A Brief Statement of Opinions, Given in the Board of Commissioners, Under the Sixth Article of the Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation, With Great Britain
With An Appendix, Containing Certain Articles of the Treaties with Great Britain; - The Commissions Under the Said Sixth Article of the Treaty of Amity; - And References to Opinions Delivered by Judges of the Supreme and Circuit Courts of the United States: By One of the Commissioners Under the Said Sixth Article Philadelphia: Printed by James Humphreys, 1800.
First Edition. Wraps. Disbound wraps. Approx. 8" x 5". viii, 71 pages, [1] page blank. Ex-institutional copy from the New York Historical Society with a red rubberstamp on the title page. "Dupl" written in light pencil on the half title page. Page i-viii (including the half title), pages 1-2, and the last leaf are detached. Old ink name top of the half title page, pencil marks on the half title, and a different name written on the title page. Toning to the half title and contents.
Contents concern British claims from American Loyalists resulting from the American Revolution. The Commissioners met between 1797 to 1800. Several cases and dates listed. Claims mention States of Vermont, Virginia, Maryland, South Carolina, New York, etc.
Evans 37428. Fair. Item #33581
Price: $100.00