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1744
Great Britain. Acts.
An act for the better encouragement of seamen in his Majesty's service
Passed on 1 December 1743. Printed by Thomas Baskett and Robert Baskett. Paginated 691-706 + unpaginated title page.
GLC00399
1748
Baskett, Thomas, ?-1761
[An Act for permitting Tea to be exported to Ireland, and His Majesty's Plantations in America, without paying the Inland Duties...]
Records this tea law passed by Parliament on 10 November 1747 in its entirety. Baskett was the printer.
GLC00400
1750
An act to encourage the importation of pig and bar iron...
GLC00401
1774
An act to discontinue... shipping... within the Harbour, of Boston [Port Bill]
The Boston Port Act. Paginated 515-522 + unpaginated title page. [one of the five "Intolerable Acts"]
GLC00402
1781
An act to empower his majesty to detain persons....
Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan.
GLC00403
1754
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Journal of Major George Washington, sent by the Hon. Robert Dinwiddie
First English Edition, with rare folding map (housed separately as .02) of what became the Eastern United States to Mississippi River. Howes W134, Sabin 101710, Church 999, Streeter Sale 1713. Originally published in Williamsburg.
GLC00419.01
1812
United States. Congress
Address ... to their constituents on the subject of the war with Great Britain
Disbound. Signed "J Kent." Has states pencilled next to names of delegates in a different hand. Kent was an Assoc. Supreme Court Justice and Chancellor of Columbia Law School. A-D4 E2 ($1 signed)
GLC00422
2 April 1917
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
Address of the President of the United States, delivered at a joint session of the two houses of Congress April 2, 1917
Signed by Wilson on front endpaper. Asks Congress to declare war against Germany. Marks the beginning of the American involvement in World War I. With original blue dust-jacket.
GLC00466
1948
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969
Crusade in Europe.
1304 of 1426 numbered copies. Signed on printed facsimile of D-Day message. Illustrated with photographs. Published by Doubleday & Company. Discusses World War II, including the prelude and aftermath.
GLC00471
1789
Cushing, William, fl. 1789
Acts passed at a Congress of the United States of America...
Containing the Bill of rights. This copy annotated by Assoc. Supreme Court Justice William Cushing; Collation: pi A-B4 C4(-C4)D-Z4 2A1 2B-2C4. With adverts. First 8vo edition and first unofficial edition of Acts passed at a Congress. Cushing's...
GLC00447
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