(QarncU Ittioeraitg Slibrarg 3ti)aca, New ^otk Wo Cornell University Library Z1237 .B46 Illustrated catalogue of acts and laws o 3 1924 032 314 233 olin Overs Cornell University Library The original of tiiis book is in tine Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924032314233 ACTS AND LAWS OF THE THIRTEEN ORIGINAL COLONIES AND STATES CONSTITUTING THE EXTRAORDINARY COLLECTION OF I 64 I ^ V 1821 HON. RUSSELL BENEDICT JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW YORK TO BE SOLD AT UNRESTRICTED PUBLIC SALE ON MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FEBRUARY 27TH, 10)2 2 UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF THE AMERICAN ART ASSOCIATION MADISON SQUARE SOUTH "-' V NEW YORK CITY THE AMERICAN ART ASSOCIATION DESIGNS ITS CATALOGUES AND DIRECTS ALL DETAILS OF ILLUSTRATION TEXT AND TYPOGRAPHY ON PUBLIC EXHIBITION AT THE AMERICAN ART GALLERIES ENTRANCE, 6 EAST 2 3 RD STREET BEGINNING FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH, I 92 2 AND CONTINUING UNTIL THE TIME OF SALE ACTS AND LAWS OF THE THIRTEEN ORIGINAL COLONIES AND STATES CONSTITUTING THE COLLECTION MADE BY HON. RUSSELL BENEDICT JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW YORK TO BE SOLD AT UNRESTRICTED PUBLIC SALE BY ORDER OF JUDGE RUSSELL BENEDICT ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2 7 TH, I 92 2 AT 3:00 o'clock IN THE AFTERNOON AND 8:15 o'clock in THE EVENING AT THE AMERICAN ART GALLERIES i T !^ E JLAWSsc ACTS j o r T H E ! FOR j Their Majeilies Province NEW-YORK, As they were Enaclcd in divert Ssffions, the firil of which began April, the ^th, Annoq; Domin't, 1 691. ."f > .'■'■. t, -i- .; ■'■ 'v Pr.nr.d.Hd Sol.l bv »>//:.-« Br.df^r.i, Prhuo Jo .helrMajefties. King Reduced Facsimile of Title-Page [No. 311] ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF ACTS AND LAWS OF THE COLONY AND STATE OF NEW YORK AND OF THE OTHER ORIGINAL COLONIES AND STATES CONSTITUTING THE COLLECTION MADE BY HON. RUSSELL BENEDICT JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW YORK TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE OR RESTRICTION BY ORDER OF JUDGE RUSSELL BENEDICT ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2^TH, 1 92 2 AT 3:00 o'clock in THE AFTERNOON AND 8:15 o'clock in THE EVENING THE SALE TO BE CONDUCTED BY MR. THOMAS E. KIRBY AND HIS ASSISTANTS, OF THE AMERICAN ART ASSOCIATION, Managers NEW YORK CITY S FOREWORD The common law of England was styled by Blackstone lex non scripta, being that portion of the law which was based on immemorial usage and universal reception as distinguished from lex scripta, the written or statute law. The only method of proving that the common or un- written law exists is by showing that it has always been the custom to observe it. Obviously laws which depend for their authority on tradition or which are communicated from former ages to the present solely by word of mouth, never can be entirely definite or stationary; and so we see the truth of the statement that "the present common law of England is as dissimilar from that of Edward III. as is the present state of society." The same principle applies to the history of nations. A large part of that which we call history is made up of hearsay state- ments, more or less colored by the bias or prejudice of the writer. Hence the historic records of a state or nation find their most permanent as well as their most accurate expression in its statutes or written laws. By reference to the statutes of a nation we are able to trace with exact- ness the spirit, purposes and ideals which underlie its action as well as to ascertain the state of intelligence, learning and accomplishments of its people. The laws passed by the English Colonies in America are most instructive to us as showing the sources from which much of our present statutory law is derived. A comparison of their development in the several Colonies well repays the student of our institutions. Un- fortunately the collections of such material are comparatively few in number and difficult of access to the student of this branch of our history. The Honorable Nicholas Trott, Chief Justice of South Carolina, formed, about 1715, the first collection of American colonial statutory law. He describes the books in his collection in the preface to his work on Ecclesiastical Laws. By comparison with the well known collection made by Mr. Charles R. Hildeburn for Charlemagne Tower and now in the Pennsylvania Historical Society's library in Philadelphia, the first collection seems rather meagre. As time goes on collections of the original issues of works of this character become more and more difficult to form, on account of the relatively small number of copies of any particular book that was issued. For example, the collections of the Sessional issues in all the public libraries taken together do not comprise a complete original run or set of New York Colonial statutes. In form- ang the collection described in this catalogue, naturally the statute laws of my own state and city, in the colonial and constitutional periods, presented the most attractive field of research; hence the New York section of this collection contains items of greater rarity than will be found in respect of most of the other Colonies, although of the latter there are many scarce items. [Signed] Russell Benedict Brooklyn, N. Y. January i, 1922 RfiSUME OF JUDGE RUSSELL BENEDICT'S COLLECTION OF ACTS AND LAWS The Collection of Laws belonging to Judge Russell Benedict, to be offered at Unrestricted Public Sale by the American Art Association, on the afternoon and evening of February 27th, 1922, is the Most Im- portant Collection of its kind that has ever been brought together by a private party. Its interest centers not alone in its legal sphere, but also around the historical events of the most fascinating periods in American History. Not only has Judge Benedict endeavored to make his Collection as complete as possible, especially in relation to the Laws of New York, but in doing so he has also striven after the finest possible copies to be obtained, with the result that he has brought together examples of many of the most important Laws of Colonial times, which are not only excessively rare and valuable, but also unique in their state. The number of examples printed by the early New York printers, especially those by William Bradford, the first New York Printer, is remarkable in its extent, there being no less than 26 imprints by William Bradford, 16 by Hugh Gaine, 16 by James Parker, 14 by W. Weyman, 5 by John Peter Zenger, and 7 by John Holt. Among other imprints are those by Benjamin Franklin, James Franklin, Daniel Fowle, Isaac Collins, Bartholomew and Timothy Green, and other early printers of the thirteen Original Colonies, a complete list of whom will be found at the end of this r6sum6. Among The More Notable New York Items Attention is Called TO the Following, — NEW YORK STATE: The Following are All Printed by Wil- liam Bradford, the first New York Printer, — Acts of Assembly, 1691- 1725; First Compiled Laws, 1694, one of 8 known copies; Session Laws, 1695, 1697, 1702, 1708, 1709 (5 issues); Fee Ordinances, 1710; 2 copies of the Rare Second Revision of the Laws, 1710, one with added matter in the form of Ordinances; The Rare Third Revision of the Laws, 17 13, with added Acts; Session Laws, 171 5; The Rare Fourth Revision of the Laws, 1719; Ordinance for Recording Deeds, 1723; Session Law, 1726; The only known copy of The Ordinance for Regulating Fees, 1728. Complete and Certified Copy of the Duke of York's Charter, 1683; Signed Document of the Schenectady Degree of Her Majesty's Council, 1703; Autograph Document, Signed, by William Bradford, 1710; One of two known copies of the Charge of Chief Justice Morris, printed by John Peter Zenger, 1727; also Zenger's Imprint of the Complaint of James Alexander and William Smith to the Committee of the General Assembly of New York, 1735; The only known Copies of the Session Laws, for Nov., 1751, Nov., 1752, July and Dec, 1753, May, August and Dec, 1754., Feb. and Dec, 1755, Dec, 1756, March, 1758, March, 1759, March, 1760, April, 1761. Unique Copy, with Manuscript Laws in the autograph of William Smith, of his edition of the Laws of 1752; Thick Paper Copy of Livingston and Smith's Edition of the Laws for 1762; One of two known copies of Livingston's Address, 1755; The only known copy of a Form of Prayer, printed by Weyman, 1760; Rare Collection of five Ordinances printed by Gaine, 1 767-1 768; The William Smith Copies of the Session Laws for 1762 to 1769, each, one of three copies known; The only known copy of the Assembly Votes for 1764 and 1765; Gaine's issue of the Journal of the Assembly, 1764-1766; The only known copy of the Five Pounds Act, printed by Gaine, 1772; Journals of the Provincial Congress, I775-I777; Three Contemporary Issues of the Constitution of New York, 1777, including the very rare original issue by Loudon of Fish-Kill; and the most complete series of New York Assembly Documents, for 1 820-1 821 extant. Among other items of Rarity are, — Laws of New York City, printed by W. Bradford, 1731 ; Charter of New York City, printed by J. P. Zenger, 1735; Holt's Edition of the Laws and Ordinances of New York City, 1763; Laws of the British Plantations in America, 1721; Complete Collection of Printed Briefs in the House of Lords in the Case of Davison vs. Trott, 1728; Franklin's Edition of t\\e Laws of Delaware, ij ^2; Journals of Congress, 1774 and 1779; First Compiled Laws of Maryland, 1727; General Laws of Massachusetts, printed by Green, 1675; also the Com- pilation of 1699; Laws of New Hampshire, printed by Green, 1717; also the First and Second Edition of Fowle, 1761 and 1771; Rare Broadside on the New Hampshire Convention, 1778; Laws of North Carolina, by Davis, 1752; The Only Known Copy of A Modest Vindication of the Proceedings of the Assembly of New Jersey in their Resolves touching a Separate Governor, printed by W. Bradford, 1729; First Collected Lews of Pennsylvania, printed by A. Bradford, 17 14; The 1742 edition of the Laws of Pennsylvania, printed by B. Franklin; Third Revision of the Laws of Rhode Island, printed by the Widow Franklin, 1745; also the Acts and Laws of Rhode Island, printed by James Franklin, 1752 ; Trott's Laws of South Carolina, 1736; Original Issue of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1790; Statute<; of Vermont, 1787; The Only Known Copy of the "Culpepper-Grant" in Virginia, circa 1684; Purvis's Laws of Virginia, 1684; Rare Original Williamsburg Issues of the Acts of Assembly of Virginia, 1733, 1752, 1754, 1755, and others. Among the More Notable Items of Americana are the Follow- ing, — Smith's History of New York, First Edition, Fine Copy, 1757; Montanus's Onbekende Weereld, with view of New York, 1671; Long series of The Independent Reflector, a weekly paper edited by William Livingston, 1753; Two rare issues of Zenger's paper. The New York Weekly Journal, 1734; Original Edition of Horsmanden's Negro Plot, 1744; First Edition of Irving's History of New York; Complete set of Valentine's Manuals of New York, 1 841-1866; Stokes's Iconography of Manhattan Island; Thick Paper Copy of both volumes of the Original Edition of the Federalist, one with inscription by Alexander Hamilton; Rare Broadside Proclamation by Gov. De Lancey of New York, 1757, on the French and Indian War; Document Signed by Gov. Fitch of Connecticut, 1755; A Very Important Revolutionary Orderly Book by Maj.-Gen. William Heath, 1 776-1 777; Fine Signed Document by Hugh Williamson, on the Federal Constitution, and others of importance. Nearly all the Items in Judge Benedict's Collection are in Exceptionally Fine State of Preservation. Many are in Uncut State, While the Greater Number Show Unusually Wide Margins. On account of this it has been thought advisable to supplement the usual form of giving sizes by a more comprehensible method, to which end, a notation of the size of each item, in inches, is given in parentheses after the usual notation of the same. From the standpoint of the typographical art of America during its early days, down to the early 19th century. Judge Benedict's Collection shows a remarkable array of noted names connected with the introduc- tion of printing in America. It has therefore been thought advisable to give a list of the printers represented, which will be found on the fol- lowing two pages. NAMES OF 17th AND 18th CENTURY AMERICAN PRINTERS WITH DATE OF THEIR WORK AS REPRESENTED IN JUDGE RUSSELL BENEDICT'S COLLECTION OF ACTS AND LAWS Adams (Samuel and John) of Newcastle, Delaware, 1797. Adams (Thomas) of Boston, Mass., 1790-1792. Adams and Laekins of Boston, Mass., 1794-1796. Adams and Nourse of Boston, Mass., 1784-1789. AiTKEN (John) of Philadelphia, Pa., 1790-1800. Babcock (Elisha) of Hartford, Conn., 1789. Bailey (Francis) of Philadelphia, 1782. Blauvelt (Abraham) of New-Brunswick, N. J., 1800. Bradford (Andrew) of Philadelphia, 1714-1732, son of William Bradford, the first printer of New York and Pennsylvania. Bradford (Thomas) of Philadelphia, 1774, son of William Bradford, 3rd. Bradford (William) of New York, 1 694-1 731. First Printer in the Colonies of Pennsylvania and New York. Bradford (William) of Philadelphia, 1732, son of William Bradford, the first printer. Bradford (William) of Philadelphia, 1752-1774, grandson of William Bradford, the first printer. Carter and Wilkinson of Providence, R. I., 1798. Childs (Francis) and Swaine (John) of New York and Philadelphia, 1787-1795. Childs (John) of Philadelphia, 1796. Clayland, Dobbin & Co. of Philadelphia, 1795. Claypoole (David G.) of Philadelphia, 1779. Collins (Isaac) of Burlington and Trenton, N. J., 1776-1786. Craft (Gersham) of Trenton, N. J., 1799. Davis (Augustine) of Richmond, Va., 1794-1796. Davis (James) of Newbern, N. C, 1752-1773. Day (Mathias) of Trenton, N. J., 1795-1797. Draper (John) of Boston, Mass., 1734-1738. Draper (Richard) of Boston, Mass., 1765-1766. Draper (Samuel) of Boston, 1765-1766. Edes (Benjamin) and Sons of Boston, 1781-1783. Fay (Josiah) of Rutland, Vt., 1798. FowLE (Daniel) of Portsmouth, N. H., 1761-1768. FowLE (Robert) of Portsmouth and Exeter, N. H., 1768-1778. FowLE (Zechariah) of Exeter, N. H., 1780. Franklin (Anne, widow of James Franklin, the brother of Benjamin) of New- port, R. I., 1745. Franklin (Benjamin) of Philadelphia, 1742-1762. Franklin (James, son of James, the brother of Benjamin) of Newport, R. I., 1752. Gaine (Hugh) of New York City, 1753-1789. Green (Bartholomew) of Boston, 1699-1732. Green (Frederick) of Annapolis, Md., 1777-1799. Green (Jonas) of Annapolis, Md., 1754-1764. Green (Samuel) of Boston, Mass., 1675. Green (Timothy, son of Samuel Green, Jr. of Boston, Mass.) of New London, Conn., 1733-1750. Green (Timothy, grandson of the preceding) of New London, 1768-1786. Green (Thomas and Samuel, brothers) of New Haven, Conn., 1785. Green and Russell of Boston, 1763-1764. Greenleaf (Thomas) of New York City, 1789. Hall (A.) of Wilmington, N. C, 1798. Hall (D.) and Sellers (W.) of Philadelphia, Pa., 1769-1775. Hall (Samuel) of Newport, R. L, 1767. Harris (Benjamin) of Boston, Mass., 1692. Hasroell( (Anthony) of Bennington, Vt., 1791. Hodge (Abraham) of Halifax, N. C, 1797. Hodge and Willis of Newbern, Edenton, and Halifax, N. C, 1787-1795. Holt (Elizabeth) of New York City, 1784. Holt (John) of New York City, 1763-1782. Hough (George) and Spooner (Alden) of Windsor, Vt., 1787-1788. Hudson and Goodwin of Hartford, Conn., 1796. Hunter (William) of Williamsburg, Va., 1752-1755. Kneeland (Samuel) of Boston, Mass., 1732-1764. Kneeland (Samuel) and Green (Timothy) of Boston, Mass., 1742-1754. Loudon (Samuel) of Fish-Kill, N. Y., 1776-1777, and New York City, 1785-1786. Loudon (Samuel and John) of New York City, 1786-1789. M'Lean (J. AND A.) of New York City, 1788. Martin (Francois-Xavier) of Newbern, N. C, 1794. Melcher (John) of Portsmouth, N. H., 1789-1799. Miller (Peter) of Philadelphia, Pa., 1762. Nicholson (Thomas) of Philadelphia, Pa., 1785-1788. Osborne (George, Jr.) of Portsmouth, N. H., 1790. Parker (James) of New York City, 1744-1759. Parks (William) of Annapolis, Md., 1727-1733. Rind (William) of Williamsburg, Va., 1772-1773. Rind, Prudie and Dixon of Williamsburg, Va., 1769. Southwick (Solomon) of Newport, R. L, 1772. Styner and Cist of Philadelphia, Pa., 1777. Thomas (Isaiah) of Worcester, Mass., 1788. Timothy (Lewis) of Charleston, S. C, 1736. Weyman (William) of New York City, 1759-1765. Young and Minns of Boston, Mass., 1796-1805. Zenger (John Peter) of New York City, 1727-1735. ABBREVIATIONS Key to the Letters which indicate the Libraries owning the several Acts, Laws, Journals, Ordinances and Constitutions used in the making of the descriptions in this catalogue A. A. S. = American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Mass. B. A. = Boston Athenaeum, Boston, Mass. B. A. N. Y. =AssociATioN of the Bar of the City of New York. B. L. = Brooklyn Law Library, Brooklyn, N. Y. B. M. = British Museum, London, England. B. P. = Boston Public Library, Boston, Mass. C. H. S. = Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, Conn. C. S. = Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Conn. C. U. = Columbia University Law Library, New York City. D. S. = Delaware State Library, Dover, Delaware. H. B. A. = Hartford Bar Association, Hartford, Conn. H. C. = Harvard College Library, Cambridge, Mass. H. L. = Huntington Library, San Gabriel, California. H. L. S. = Harvard Law School Library, Cambridge, Mass. H. S. p. = Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. J. C. B. =JoHN Carter Brown Library, Providence, R. I. L. C. = Library of Congress, Washington, D. C. L. C. P. = Library Company of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa. M. H. S. = Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, Mass. Md. H. S. = Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore, Md. Md. S. = Maryland State Library, Annapolis, Md. N. C. S. = North Carolina State Library, Raleigh, N. C. N. H. H. S. =New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, N. H. N. H. S. =New Hampshire State Library, Concord, N. H. N. J. S. =New Jersey State Library, Trenton, N. J. N. Y. H. =New York Historical Society, New York City. N. Y. L. = New York Law Institute. N. Y. P. = New York Public Library, New York City. N. Y. S. =New York State Library, Albany, N. Y. N. Y. S. L. = New York Society Library, New York City. N. Y. S. S. O. = New York State Secretary's Office. P. L. = Pequot Library, Southport, Conn. P. R. O. = Public Record Office, London, England. P. S. = Pennsylvania State Library, Harrisburg, Pa. R. I. H. S. = Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence, R. I. R. I. S. = Rhode Island State Library, Providence, R. I. S. C. S. = South Carolina State Library, Columbia, S. C. S. L. M. = State Library of Massachusetts, Boston, Mass. T. C. = Trinity College Library, Hartford, Conn. U. N. C. = University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N. C. V. H. S. =ViRGiNiA Historical Society, Richmond, Va. V. S. = Virginia State Library, Richmond, Va. V. S. L. = Virginia State Law Library, Richmond, Va. W. U. =Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn. Y. U. =Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn. Note : Where copies are shown as located, it frequently happens in the earlier issues that there are differences in pagination or typography which are only observable on close comparison of the several copies. LIST OF REFERENCE BOOKS CONSULTED IN CATALOGUING JUDGE BENEDICT'S COLLECTION Association of the Bar of the City of New York. Catalogue of the Library of. 1892. Bates (Albert Carlos). Connecticut Statute Laws. 1900. BONGARTZ (J. Harry). Check List of Rliode Island Laws. 1893. Campbell (William J.). Franklin Imprints in the Museum of the Curtis Publishing Company, Philadelphia, Pa. 1918. Church Library. Catalogue Compiled by George Watson Cole. 1909. Clayton-Torrence (William). Bibliography of Virginia. In Special Reports of the Department of Bibliography, Virginia State Library. 1908 and 1910. Evans (Charles). American Bibliography. 1903-1914. Ford (Paul Leicester). Bibliography of Hugh Gaine. 1912. Ford (Worthington C). BibUographical Notes of the Issues of the Continental Congress. 1904-1914. Ford (W. C.) and Matthews (Albert). Bibliography of the Laws of Massachusetts. 1907. Gilman (M. D.). Bibliography of Vermont. 1897. Grolier Club of New York. Catalogue of the Bradford Exhibition. 1893. Harvard Law School. Catalogue of the Library of. 1909. Hasse (A. R.). Official Publications of the General Assembly of the Colony of New York. In Bulletin of the New York Public Library, February, March and April, 1903. Hildeburn (Charles R.). A Century of Printing in Pennsylvania. 1885. Massachusetts State Library. Hand-List of Session and Session Laws. Under the Direction of Charles F. D. Belden. 1912. Nelson (William). Bibliography of the Official Publications of the State of New Jersey. In First Report of the Public Record Com- mission of New Jersey. 1899. New Hampshire. State Library Report. 1892. Pennsylvania. Report of the State Librarian. 1904. RuTHERFURD (Livingston). John Peter Zenger, His Press, etc. 1904. Sabin (Joseph). Dictionary of Books Relating to America. 1 868-1 891. Thomas (Isaiah). History of Printing in America. 18 10. Tower. Bibliography of the Charlemagne Tower Collection of American Colonial Laws. By Charles R. Hildeburn. 1890. Weeks (Stephen B.). The Press of North Carolina. 1891. Besides the information derived from the above mentioned sources, acknowledgments are due to the Hon. Russell Benedict for his valuable notes on the more important items in his collection, and to the Librarians of various Institutions of Law and Learning for the irkindly assistance in the Association's efforts to locate all possible copies of any Benedict items, thus bringing to date, as accurately as possible, the record of " Copies Located." AMERICAN ART ASSOCIATION MADISON SQUARE SOUTH NEW YORK CITY Conditions of Sale 1. Rejection of Bids. Any bid which is not commensurate with the value of the article offered or which is merely a nominal or fractional advance may be rejected by the auctioneer if in his judgment such bid would be Ukely to affect the sale injuriously. 2. The Buyer. The highest bidder shall be the buyer, and if any dispute arises between two or more bidders, the auctioneer shall either decide the same or put up for resale the lot so in dispute. 3. Identification and Part Payment by Buyer. The name of the buyer of each lot shall be given immediately on the sale thereof and when so required, each buyer shall sign a card giving the lot number, amount for which sold, and his or her name and address. Payment at the actual time of the sale shall be made of all or such part of the purchase prices as may be required. If the two foregoing conditions are not complied with, the lot or lots so purchased may at the option of the auctioneer be put up again and resold. 4. Risk After Purchase. Title passes"' upon Ithe fall of the auctioneer's hammer and thereafter neither the consignor nor the Association is responsible for the loss or any damage to any article occasioned by theft, fire, breakage or any cause. 5. Delivery of Purchases. Delivery of any purchases will be made only upon payment of the total amount due for all purchases at the sale. Deliveries will be made at the place of sale or at the storage warehouse to which purchases may have been removed. Deliveries at the American Art Galleries will be made only between the hours of nine a. m. and one p. m. on sales' days and on other days — except holidays, when no deliveries will be made — between the hours of nine a. m. and five p. m. Deliveries at places of sale other than the American Art Galleries will be made only during the forenoon following the day of sale unless by special notice or arrangement to the contrary. Deliveries at the Storage warehouse to which goods may have been sent will be made on any day other than holidays between the hours of nine and five. Deliveries of any purchases of small articles likely to be lost or mislaid may be made at the discretion of the auctioneer during the session of the sale at which they were sold. 6. Storage in Default of Prompt Payment and Calling for Goods. Articles not paid for in full and either not called for by the purchaser or delivered upon his or her order by noon of the day following that of the sale will be turned over by the Association to some carter to be carried to and stored in some warehouse until the time of the delivery therefrom to the purchaser, and the cost of such cartage and storage will be charged against the purchaser and the risk of loss or damage occasioned by such removal or storage will be upon the purchaser. Note: The limited space of the Delivery Rooms of the Association makes the above require- ments necessary, and it is not alone for the benefit of the Association, but also for that of its pa- trons, whose goods otherwise would have to be so crowded as to be subject to damage and loss. 7. Shipping. Boxing or wrapping of purchases is a business in which the Association is in no wise engaged, and will not be performed by the Association for purchasers. The Association will, however, afford to purchasers every facility for employing at current and reasonable rates carriers and packers; doing so, however, without any assumption of responsibility on its part for the acts and charges of the parties engaged for such service. 8. Guaranty. The Association exercises great care to catalogue every lot correctly and endeavors therein and also at the actual time of sale to point out any error, defect or imperfec- tion, but guaranty is not made either by the owner or the Association of the correctness of the description, genuineness, authenticity or condition of any lot and no sale will be set aside on account of any incorrectness, error of cataloguing or imperfection not noted or pointed out. Every lot is sold "as is' and without recourse. Every lot is on public exhibition one or more days prior to its sale, and the Association will give consideration to the opinion of any trustworthy expert to the effect that any lot has been incorrectly catalogued and in its judgment may thereafter sell the lot as catalogued or make mention of the opinion of such expert, who thereby will become responsible for such damage as might result were his opinion without foundation. 9. Buying on Order. Buying or bidding by the Association for responsible parties on orders transmitted to it by mail, telegraph or telephone will be faithfully attended to without charge or commission. Any purchases so made will be subject to the foregoing conditions of sale except that in the event of purchases consisting of one or more books for one who has not himself or through his agent been personally at the exhibition or sale, any book may be re- turned within ten days of the date of sale and will be refunded the purchase money therefor, if the book in any material manner differs from its catalogue description. Orders for execution by the Association should be written and given with such plainness as to leave no room for misunderstanding. Not only should the lot number be given, but also the title, and bids should be stated to be so much for the lot, and when the lot consists of one or more volumes of books or objects of art, the bid per volume or piece should also be stated. If the one transmitting the order is unknown to the Association, a deposit should be sent or reference submitted. Shipping directions should also be given. Priced copies of the catalogue of any sale or any session thereof, will be furnished by the Association at charges commensurate with the duties involved in copying the necessary information from the records of the Association. AMERICAN ART ASSOCIATION American Art Galleries Madison Square South New York City At The American Art Galleries MADISON SQUARE SOUTH, NEW YORK UNRESTRICTED PUBLIC SALE BY ORDER OF HON. RUSSELL BENEDICT JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW YORK CONSTITUTING HIS EXTRAORDINARY COLLECTION OF ACTS AND LAWS OF THE ORIGINAL COLONIES AND STATES First Session, Numbers 1 to 266, inclusive MONDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 27th, AT 3:00 O'CLOCK COLONIAL COLONIAL. Laws of 1641. An | Abstract | or the | Lawes | of New England, | As they are now estabHshed. | [Woodcut.] Small 4to (7 by 5) , rebound in antique paneled calf, red edges, a few margins cut close, shaving a few of the outer letters on notes. London, | Printed for F. Coules, and W. Ley at Paules Chain, | 1641 The Barlow Copy of this Important Item of Colonial Laws. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Text, with type and letter caption, pp. 15; Table, pp. [16-17], verso of last blank. References: Church, No. 450; Sabin, No. 52595. Copies Located: B. M.; B. P.; M.H. S.; J. C. B.; H. L. S.; N. Y. H.; N. Y. P.; L. C; H. L.; N. Y. S.; Ayer and Ruth Libraries. "The first printed collection of Laws of New England. The laws are very concise, and each is based upon some passage in the Bible, to which reference is made in the margin. These Laws were never 'established,' or in force, in New-England. The code was drawn up by Mr. [John] Cotton for Massachu- setts, and 'presented to the General Court,' but was not adopted." — Sabin. COLONIAL. Laws of 1704. An | Abridgement | of the | Laws In Force and Use in | Her IVIajesty's Plantations; | (Vis.) Of Virginia, New-England, | Jamaica, New- York, | Barbadoes, | Carolina, &c. | IVIaryland. | Digested under proper Heads in the IVIe- I thod of Mr. Wingate, and IVIr. Washington's | Abridge- ments. I 8vo (7)4 by 4f^) , old paneled calf, binding slightly worn. London, Printed for John Nicholson . . . ] | | . . . 1704 Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Preface, 2pp.; Laws of Virginia, pp. 1-82; Tables [2], pp. 83-91, verso of last blank; Laws of Jamaica, pp. 94- 173, verso of last blank; Tables [2], pp. 175-177, verso of last blank, 179-180; Laws of Barbadoes, pp. 181-278; Tables [2], pp. 279-284; Laws of Maryland, pp. 1-80, 65-69, 57, 71 (complete, but wrongly paged, verso of last blank); Laws of New-England, pp. 1-85, 87, 88, 88, 89, 90, 91, 96, 93, 94, 95, 92, loi, 98, 104, 97, 103, 102, 100 (complete, but wrongly paged) ; Appendix, pp. 285-304. References: Tower, No. i; Sabin, No. 81. Copies Located: H. S. P.; N. Y. P.; N. Y. H.; H. L. S.; N. Y. S.; B. A. N. Y. The Benedict Collection of Eably American Laws First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th COLONIAL 3. COLONIAL. Laws of 1721. The | Laws | of the | British Plant- ations I in I America, | Relating to the | Church and the Clergy, I Religion and Learning. | Collected in One Volume. | By Nicho- las Trott, LL.D. | Chief Justice of the Province of South Caro- lina. I [Crown above rose bud and branch.] | Folio (14H by 9), rebound in half red levant morocco, gilt back and edges, slight tears in margin of title repaired. London: | Printed for B. Crouse . . Mdccxxi. [1721] [See Illustration] Fine and Perfect Copy. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Dedication to [King] William, 2pp.; Preface, pp. ix, verso of last with type ornaments; Table 2pp.; Title to Laws of South and North Carolina, one leaf, verso blank; Dedication to Lord Carteret, one leaf, verso blank; Title to Laws of South Carolina, one leaf, verso blank; Table, 4pp.; Acts, pp. 77, verso of last with type ornaments; Title to Laws of North Carolina, one leaf, verso blank; Table, 2pp.; Acts, pp. 83-104; Title to Laws of Virginia, one leaf, verso blank; Table, 5pp., verso of last with type ornaments; Acts, pp. 113-161, verso of last with type ornaments; Title to Laws of Maryland, one leaf, verso blank; Table, 5pp., verso of last with type ornaments; Acts, pp. 171-221, verso of last with type ornaments; Title to Laws of Pennsylvania, one leaf, verso blank; Table, 2pp.; Acts, pp. 227-243, verso of last with type ornaments; Title to Laws of New Jersey, one leaf, verso blank; Table, one leaf, verso blank; Acts, pp. 249-257, verso of last with type ornaments; Title to Laws of New- York, one leaf, verso blank; Table, 2pp.; Acts, pp. 263-280 [wrongly numbered 276]; Title to Laws of New-England, one leaf, verso blank; Table, 2pp.; Acts, pp. 285 [wrongly numbered 283, page 286 is wrongly numbered 284] — 298; Title to Laws of Rhode Island, one leaf, verso blank; Table, one leaf, verso blank; Acts, pp. 303-304; Title to Laws of Massachusetts, one leaf, verso blank; Table, 3pp., verso of last blank; Acts, pp. 311-337, verso of last type ornanients; Title to Laws of New-Hampshire, one leaf, verso blank; Table, 2pp.; Acts, pp. 343- 348; Title to Laws of Barbados, one leaf, verso blank; Table, 2pp.; Acts, PP- 353-370 (p. 355 wrongly numbered 354); Title to Laws of Antego, one leaf, verso blank; Table, one leaf, verso blank; Acts, pp. 375-380; Title to Laws of Nevis, one leaf, verso blank; Table, one leaf, verso blank; Acts, PP- 385-390; Title to Laws of Leward Islands, one leaf, verso blank; Table, 2pp.; Laws, pp. 395-403, verso of last with type ornaments; Title to Laws of Jamaica, one leaf, verso blank; Table, 2pp.; Acts, pp. 409-426; Title to Laws of Bermudas, one leaf, verso blank; Table, one leaf, verso blank; Acts, pp. 431-435, verso of last blank. Collation by Signatures: a-[f], A-I, K-U, X-Z, Aa-Ii, Kk-Uu, Xx-Zz, Aaa-Iii, Kkk-Uuu, Xxxzzs, Aaaa-Iiii, Kkkk-Uuuu, Xxxx-Zzzz, Aaaaa-liiii, Kkkkk-Rrrrr. All in two, and Sssss in one. Copies Located: This is the Only Known Copy with this Imprint AND Date. The New York Public Library copy, from which Miss Hasse took her information, has title-page dated 1725 and with imprint of another printer. Laid in is a two-page manuscript document, signed in the autograph of Nicholas Trott, the editor of the above Laws, dated, Carolina, 6 day of June 1702, attorney for the plaintiff n the case of which Stephen Btdl Esq. and Capt. Francis Fielding, Executors of Samuel Saxon, Deceased are Planfs. and Edmund Medlicolt, Merchant in Defendt. In a Plea of Accounts, relative to a co-partner- ship in trade. THE LAWS o F THE Britifh Plantations I N AMERICA. Relating to the CHURCHand the CLERGY, RELIGION and LEARNING CoIIeded in One Volume. By NICHOLAS TROTT, LL. D. Chief Juftice o£ the Province of South Carolim. L N D O N: Piuictd lot !( C <> V, • ; at the ^[e and Gown in St. Tadi Church-xorJ. Reduced Facsimile of Titlb-Page [No. 3] The Benedict Collection of Eably Amehican Laws First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th COLONIAL 4. COLONIAL. Carolina. Briefs In The House Of Lords In The Case Of Danson Versus Trott, 1728. Mary Danson, Widow of John Danson Esq; Appellant. | Nicholas Trott and Ann his Wife, Elizabeth Moore Widow, Henry Bertie Esq ; James Bertie Esq; and Hugh Watson Gent. Respondents. | As Follows [i] The Appellant's Case. By C. Talbot and J. Finch. Docket- ed on back, and with date inserted in ink,-Dasnon Vid' Appellant. I Trott & Ux' & Al' Respondts. | The Appellant's 1 Case. | To be heard at the Bar of the House | of Lords, on Monday the 27 of I May 1728. I pp.4. [2] The Respondents. Case. By. Thos. Lutwyche and Caven- dish Ford. Docketed on back, and with date partly inserted in ink, — Monday the 27th of May 1728. Endorsed on last page is a manuscript statement, 9 lines, of the action taken by the House in the discharge of Mary Danson and the return of her bond. pp.4. [3] The Case of the Respondents Henry Bertie and Hugh Watson. By P. Yorke and N. Fazakerley. Docketed on back, and with printed date of Monday the 24th of March, 1728, changed in ink to, Wednesday the 26th of March I72g. pp.3. [4] The Case of the Respondent James Bertie. By Davies Davenport. Docket on back, and with printed date, Monday March 24, 1728, changed in ink to Wednesday 26 March 172Q. pp.3. At the foot of page 3 and the top of page 4, are 24 lines in manuscript, dated, 27 March I72g, being a statement of the action taken by the House of Lords. [5] One copy each, without the manuscript notes and dates, of the above Appellant's and Respondent's Case. 4pp. each. Together, 6 pieces, folio, sheets. In cloth folder, lettered. [London, 1728-1729] A Highly Important Collection. These are the Original Printed Briefs Constituting the Entire Case on Appeal in the House of Lords. The mismanagement by the Lords Proprietors of their Grant for the Caro- linas and the conflicting grants of other Proprietors for lands in the same region led to much misunderstanding and litigation. The above case is one of the most noteworthy. See Note to following item. 5. COLONIAL. Carolina. Great Britain. Session Laws, 1729. Anno Regni | Georgii 11. | Regis | Magnae Britanniae, Franciae, & Hiberniae, | Secundo. | At the Parhament Begun and Holden at Westminster, | the twenty third Day of January, Anno Dom. 1727. I I I I I And from thence continued by several Prorogations to the Twenty | first Day of January, 1728. | being the Second Session of this | present Parliament. [Royal Arms.] | Small folio (11 by 7}i), full polished mottled calf, gilt, by morrell. London, | Printed by the Assigns of His Majesty's Printer, and j of Henry Hills deceas'd. 1729 Fine Copy of the Original Printed Form of "An Act for establishing an [Continued Under the Management of the American Art Association First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th COLONIAL 5. COLONIAL. Carolina: Continued. Agreement with | Seven of the Lords Proprietors of Carolina, | for the Sur- render of their Title and Interest | in the Province to His Majesty. |" Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; text, pp. 543-562. In 1663, Charles II, in the second year after his restoration, granted the region south of Virginia and extending from 31° to 36° north latitude, and westward within these parallels across the continent, to some of his adherents to whom he was indebted for distinguished service. This region was called Carolina in the grant, and the favored noblemen were, Edward, Earl of Claren- don, George, Duke of Albermarle, William Lord Craven, John Lord Berkeley, Anthony Lord Ashley, Sir George Carteret, Sir William Berkeley, and Sir John Colleton. An adverse claim was soon made to the saVne territory under a grant obtained in 1629, by Sir Robert Heath, but failing to form a colony, the claims of those to whom he had conveyed rights were set aside. Settle- ments were made in Carolina prior to this grant by settlers from Virginia and Massachusetts. In 1729 all of the Proprietors, except Lord Granville, surrendered their title in the soil to the Crown; and in 1744, his eighth part was set off to him. Lord Granville retained his title down to the Revolution, his after claims in the Circuit Court of the United States were not closed until the War of 1812. 6. COLONIAL. Charters, 1 741. A | List | of | Copies of Charters, I from the ] Commissioners for Trade and Plantations, | Presented to the Honourable the | House of Commons, | In | Pursuance of their Address to His Majesty, of the | 25th of April 1740. 1 Viz. | Maryland Charter, granted ::by King Charles I. in the 8th :: Year of His Reign. :: Connecticut Charter; :: granted by King Charles II. in ::the 14th Year of His Reign. :: Rhode-Island Charter, -granted by King Charles II. in ::the 15th Year of His Reign. :: Pennsylvania Charter, | granted by King Charles II. in I the 33d Year of His Reign. | Massachusetts Bay Char- 1 ter, granted by King William and 1 Queen Mary, in the 3d Year of | Their Reign. | Georgia Charter, granted by | His present Majesty, in the | 5th Year of His Reign. | Small folio i^H by 83^), half morocco, binding slightly rubbed. London: 1 Printed in the Year M.DCC.XLI. [1741] [See Illustration] Fine Large Copy, with Wide Margins, Some Uncut, of This Exces- sively Rare Item. , , „, r- Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Maryland Charter, I2pp; Con- necticut Charter, pp. 10; Rhode-Island Charter, pp. 14; Pennsylvania Charter, pp. 12; Massachusetts Bay Charter, pp. 21, verso of last blank; Georgia Char- ter, pp. 18. The pagination of each section is separate both as to signature anc page-number. ^ xt ^ • <.u References: Sabin, No. 41429; Tower, No. 8 (imperfect copy); Not in th( Church Collection. , „ „ , ., ,., ^, Copies Located: The copy in the Harvard College Library, like the present is perfect; that in the Pennsylvania Historical Society Library lacks th< Georgia Charter; N. Y. P. ; J. C. B. (2 copies). These as far as known are th( only other copies extant. . tx - u ^ Inserted in the present copy is a map of Georgia (15 by iiK inches) en graved by R. W. Seale. The Benedict Collection of Eably American Laws First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th CONNECTICUT 7. CONNECTICUT. Fitch (Thomas— Colonial Governor of Con- necticut). Letter Signed, one page 4to, New Haven, October 29, 1755- To Governor Hopkins. An Interesting French and Indian War letter, written the year of Brad- dock's defeat, and referring to the same. Reads in part, — ". . . I doubt not the other Governments as well as this, feel the heavy Burthen of the past Operation and are apprehensive of the Necessity of further Progress for our Defence and Security." 8. CONNECTICUT. May Session 1733. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws I Passed by the General Court . . . | . . . Begun and Held at Hartford, on the Tenth | Day of May . . . | . . ; 1733. I Small folio (11 by 6fg), sewed. [Colophon.] N. London: | Printed and Sold by T. Green, Printer to the Gov. and | Company. 1733 Collation: pp. 405-416. References: Bates, No. 87; Tower, No. 49; Evans, No. 3647. Copies Located: C. S.; C. H. S.; S. L. M.; Y. U.; H. S. P.; B.A.N.Y.- B. A.; B. P.; M. H. S.; N. Y. P. 9. CONNECTICUT. October Session, 1733. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws | Passed by the General Court . . . | . . . Begun and Held at New-Haven, on | the Eleventh Day of October . . . | | • • • 1733- I Small folio (11 by 6}4), sheets. [Colophon.] N. London, Printed & Sold by T. Green, Printer to the Gov. & Comp. 1733 Collation: pp. 417-420. References: Bates, No. 88; Tower, No. 50; Evans, No. 3648. Copies Located: C. S.; C. H. S.; Y. U.; S. L. M.; H. S. P.; B. A. N. Y.; B. A.;B. P.; M. H. S.;N. Y. P. ID. CONNECTICUT. May Session, 1734. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws I Passed by the General Court . . . | . . . Begun and Held at Hartford on | the Ninth Day of May . . . | | . . . 1734. | Small folio (11 by 6^), sewed. [Colophon.] N. London, Printed and Sold by T. Green, Printer to the Gov. & Company. 1734 Collation: pp. 421-426. References: Bates, No. 89; Tower, No. 51; Evans, No. 3760. Copies Located: C. S.; C. H. S.; Y. U.; S. L. M.; H. S. P.; B. A. N. Y.; B. A.; B. P.; M. H. S.; N. Y. P. A LIST O F Copies of CHARTERS, F K. O M THE Commilfioners for Trade and Plantations, Prefcntcd to the Honourable tlie Houle of Commons, I N Furfuance cf their Address to His MAJESTY, of the 2sth of ylprii 1740. VIZ. -MARYLAND Charter, granted b]r King Charles I. in the 8tb Year of His Reign. CONNECTICUT Chatter, "ranted I^y King Charles II. in the 14th Vtar of HisRcinn. RHODE-ISLAND Cijarter, graiitcd by King Charles II. lu the 1 5ih Year of His Reign. PENSYLVANIA Charter, granted by King Charles II. in the 33d Year of His Reign. MASSACHUSETS BAY Char- ter, granted by King tVilliam and Queen Mary, in tlic 3d Year of '1 heir-Reign. GEORGIA Charter, granted by Hisprelcat MAJESTY, mth'c jth Year of His Rcigfi. LONDON; Printed in the Year M. DCC. XI.I. Reduced FAcamiLE of Title-Pagb; [No. 6] The Benedict Collection of Eably American Laws First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th CONNECTICUT II. CONNECTICUT, October Session, 1734. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws | Passed by the General Court . . . | . . . Begun and Held at New-Haven, | on Thursday the Tenth Day of October . . . I I . . . 1734. 1 Small folio (11 by 6^), sheets. [Colophon.] N. London, Printed & Sold by T. Green, Printer to the Gov. & Company, 1734 Collation: pp. 427-429, verso of last blank. References: Bates, No. 90; Tower, No. 52; Evans, No. 3761. Copies Located: C. S.; C. H. S.; Y. U.; S. L. M.; H. S. P.; B. A. N. Y • B. A.; B. P.; M. H. S.; N. Y. P. 12. CONNECTICUT. October Session, 1735. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws | Passed by the General Court . . . | . . . Begun and Held at New-Haven, | on the Ninth Day of October . .. . | | . . . 1735. I Small folio (11 by 6^), sheets. [Colophon.] N. London, Printed & Sold by T. Green, Printer to the Gov. & Company, 1735 Collation: pp. 437-439, verso of last blank. References: Bates, No. 92; Tower, No. 54; Evans, No. 3892. Copies Located: C. S.; C. H. S.; Y. U.; S. L. M.; H. S. P.; B.A.N.Y.; B. A. ;B. P.; N. Y. P. 13. CONNECTICUT. May Session, 1736. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws I Passed by the General Court . . . | . . . Begun and Held at Hartford, on | the Thirteenth Day of May . . . | | . . . 1736. | Small folio (11 lay 6>^), sheets, [Colophon.] N. London, Printed and Sold by T. Green, Printer to the Gov. & Company, 1736 Collation: pp. 441-443, verso of last blank. References: Bates, No. 93; Tower, No. 55; Evans, No. 5005. Copies Located: C. S.; C. H. S.; Y. U.; S. L. M.; H. S. P.; H. L. S.; B. A.; B. P.; B. A. N. Y.; M. H. S.; N. Y. P. ACTS AND LAWS Of His MA J E S T Y's EngU(h Colony CONNECTICUT IN New-England AMERICA. NEfy- LONDON, Printed and Sold by Timothy Gr££n, Printer to the GOVERNOURand COM^'ANY of the abovefaid Colony. 1750. Redtjced Facsimile of Title-Page [No. 14] The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th CONNECTICUT 14. CONNECTICUT. Acts and Laws, 1750. The | Charter | Granted King Charles II. | to the | Governour, & English Colony | of | Connecticut | in | New- by I His Majesty Company | of the England | in | America. ALSO Acts | and | Laws | Of His Majesty's English Colony | of | Con- necticut I in I New-England | in America. | [Royal Arms.] The two works in one vol. small folio (ii^ by T}i), original sheep, new leather labels, one leaf torn into, no text missing. New-London, | Printed and Sold by Timothy Green, Printer to the I Governour and Company of above said Colony. 1750 [See Illustration] Collation: Title to Charter, one leaf, verso blank; Charter, pp. 6; Titles of Laws, pp. (2); Title to Acts, one leaf, verso blank; Acts, pp. 256; Acts and Laws, October, 1750, pp. 257-258; Acts and Laws, October, 1751, pp. 259-262; Acts and Laws, May, 1752, pp. 263-266; Acts and Laws, October, 1752, pp. 267-268. References: Bates, No. 127; Tower, No. 60; Sabin, No. 15634; Evans, No. 6479. Copies Located: B. A. N. Y.; C. S.; C. H. S.; H. S. P.; S. L. M.; Y. U.; N. Y. p.; N. Y. H.; H. L. S.; N. Y. S.; L. C; A. A. S.; P. L.; H. B. A.; C. U.; M H. S. (both issues). The second issue, with the continued sessions. The Index of Titles carries the same to page 258, not to page 268 as cited in Tower. The four session Laws at end have each a printer's colophon. 15. CONNECTICUT. October Session, 1768. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws, | Passed by the General Court . . . | . . . begun and held at New-Haven, on the Second Thursday of October . . . j | . . . 1768. I Small folio (n^ by 7), sheets. [Colophon.] New- London : I Printed by Timothy Green . . .| . . . 1768 Collation: pp. 337-338. References: Bates, No. 181; Tower, No. 70. Not listed by Evans. Copies Located: C. S.; S. L. M.; H. S. P.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. H. S.; P. L.; N. Y. S.; M. H. S.; C. U.; N. Y. P. 16. CONNECTICUT. Act and Laws, 1769. [Acts and Laws of his Majesty's Colony of Connecticut. With Charter.] Small folio (ii>^ by 7), original sheep, worn, title missing, and pages soiled. [Reprinted and Sold by Thomas and Samuel Green, in New- Haven, and Timothy Green, in New-London, 1769] Collation: Charter, pp. 3-8; Table, pp. 10; Acts, pp. 336. The text of the Charter, Table and Acts is complete. References: Bates, No. 185; Tower, No. 69; Sabin, No. 15758; Evans, No. 11215. Copies Located: C. H. S.; P. L.; C. U.; S. L. M.; N. Y P • H S P ; M H. S^H. L.; N. Y. H.; H. L. S.; N. Y. S.; L. C; B. A. N. Y.; New Haven Colony Historical Society. This edition is largely made up from the 1750 revision. Under the Management of the American Art Association First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th CONNECTICUT 17. CONNECTICUT. January Session, 1769. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws, | Passed by the General Court . . . | . . . holden at New-Haven, in said Colony, (by Adjournment) on the Fifth | Day of January . . . | | . . . 1769. ] Small folio (11^ by 7), sheets. [Colophon.] New-London : | Printed and Sold by Timothy Green . . . I . . . 1769 Collation: pp. 339-342- References: Bates, No. 182; Tower, No. 71; Evans, No. 11216. Copies Located: C. S.; C. H. S.; P. L.; T. C; Y. U.; N. Y. S.; C. U.; S. L. M.; H. S. P.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; M. H. S.; N. Y. P.; B. L. 18. CONNECTICUT. May Session, 1769. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws, I Passed by the General Court . . . | | . . . Held at Hart- ford ... on the I Second Thursday of May . . . | | 1 1769. j Small folio (iif< by 7), sheets. [Colophon.] New-London : | Printed and Sold by Timothy Green . . . II . . . M,DCCLXIX. [1769] Collation: pp. 343-345, verso of last blank. References: Bates, No. 183; Tower, No. 72; Evans, No. 11217. Copies Located: C. H. S.; P. L.; C. S.; T. C; Y. U.; N. Y. S.; C. U.; S. L. M.; H. S. P.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; M. H. S.; B. L. 19. CONNECTICUT. October Session, 1769. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws, | Passed by the General Court . . . | | Held at New- Haven ... on the Second Thurs- | day of October . . . | | . . . 1769. I Small folio (11^ by 7), sheets. [Colophon.] New-London: | Printed by Timothy Green . . . | . . . 1769 Collation: pp. 347-348- _ ,, ^ ., References: Bates, No. 186; Tower, No. 73; Evans, No. 11218. Copies Located: C. H. S.; P. L.; T. C; N. Y. S.; M. H. S.; C. U.; C. S.; S. L. M.; Y. U.; H. S. P.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. P. 20. CONNECTICUT. May Session, 1770. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws, I Passed by the General Court . . . | | holden at Hartford ... on the Second Thurs- | day of May . . . | | . . . 1770. I Small folio (11^ by 7), sheets. [Colophon.] New-London: Printed by Timothy Green . . . | . . . 1770 Collation: pp. 349-350. r- ^ ^ References: Bates, No. 187; Tower, No. 74; Evans, No. 1 1604. Copies Located: C. H. S.; P. L.; T. C; N. Y. S.; M. H. S.; C. U.; C. S.; S. L. M.; Y. U.; H. S. P.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. P. The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th CONNECTICUT 21. CONNECTICUT. October Session, 1770. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws, | Made and Passed by the General Court . . . | | . . . Holden at New-Haven ... | ... on the Second Thursday of October . . . | | | . . . 1770. | Small folio (11^ by 7), sheets. [Colophon.] New- London: | Printed and Sold by Timothy Green ... I I M,DCC,LXX. [1770] Collation: pp. 351-358. References: Bates, No. 188; Tower, No. 75; Evans, No. 11605. Copies Located: C. H. S.; Y. U.; P. L.; T. C; N. Y. S.; M. H. S.; C. U.; C. S.; S. L. M.; H. S. P.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. P. 22. CONNECTICUT. May Session, 1771. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws, I Made and passed by the General Court • • . | | holden at Hartford, in the said Colony, on the Second Thursday | of May . . . I I . . . 1771. I Small folio (iiK^ by 7), sheets. [Colophon.] New-London: | Printed and Sold by Timothy Green ... I I M.DCCLXXI. [1771] Collation: pp. 359-361, verso of last blank. References: Bates, No. 189; Tower, No. 76; Evans, No. 12015. Copies Located: C. H. S.; P. L.; T. C; Y. U.; N. Y. S.; M. H. S.; C, U.; C. S.; S. L. M.; H. S. P.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. P. 23. CONNECTICUT. October Session, 177 1. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws, | Passed by the General Court . . . | | . . . holden at New-Haven, in said | Colony, on the Second Thursday of Octo- ber . . . I I I . . . 1771. I Small folio (11^ by 7), sheets. [Colophon.] New-London: | Printed and Sold by Timothy Green ... I I M,DCC,LXXI. [1771] Collation: pp. 363-367, verso of last blank. References: Bates, No. 190; Tomer, No. 77; Evans, No. 12016. Copies Located: C. H. S.; Y. U.; P. L.; T. C; N. Y. S.; M. H. S.; C. U.; C. S.; H. S. P.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. P. 24. CONNECTICUT. May Session, 1772. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws, I Made and passed by the General Court . . . | | . . . holden at Hart- | ford, in said Colony, on the Second Thursday of I May ... I I ... 1772. I Small folio {11^ by 7), sheets. [Colophon.] New-London: | Printed and Sold by Timothy Green . . . I . . . M,DCC,LXXII. [1772] Collation: pp. 369-371, verso of last blank. References: Bates, No. 191; Tower, No. 78; Evans, No. 12361. Copies Located: C. H. S.; P. L.; N. Y. S.; M. H. S.; C. U.; C. S.; Y. U.; H. S. P.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. P. Under the Management of the American Art Association First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th CONNECTICUT 25. CONNECTICUT. October Session, 1772. [Royal Arms.] j Acts and Laws, | Made and passed by the General Court lony, on the Second Small folio (ii|<4 by holden at New-Haven, in said Co- Thursday of October . . . | | | . . . 1772. 7), sheets. [Colophon.] New-London: | Printed and Sold by Timothy Green . . . I I . . . M,DCC,LXXII. [1772] Collation: pp. 373-375, verso of last blank. References: Bates, No. 193; Tower, No. 79; Evans, No. 12362. Copies Located: C. H. S.; Y. U.; P. L.; T. C; N. Y. S.; M. H. S.; C. U.; C. S.; H. S. P.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. P. 26. CONNECTICUT. May Session, 1773. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws, 1 Made and passed by the General Court . . . | | . . . holden at Hartford ... on the | Second Thursday of May . . . I I . . 1773. 1 Small folio (11^ by 7), sewed. [Colophon.] Printed and sold by Timothy Green, Printer to the | Governor and Company. [New London] 1 773 Collation: pp. 377-383, verso of last blank. References: Bates, No. 194; Tower, No. 80; Evans, No. 12731. Copies Located: C. H. S.; P. L.; N. Y. S.; M. H. S.; C. U.; C. S.; Y. U.; H. S. P.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. P. 27. CONNECTICUT. October Session, 1773. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws | Made and passed by the General Court . . . | | | . . . holden at New-Haven . . . | on the second Thursday of October • • • I 1 I • • • 1773- I Small folio (11^ by 7), sewed. Colophon.] New-London: I Printed and sold by Timothy Green ... I I M,DCC,LXXIII. [1773] Collation: pp. 385-391, verso of last blank. References: Bates, No. 195; Tower, No. 81; Evans, No. 12732. Copies Located: C. H. S.; P. L.; T. C; N. Y. S.; M. H. S.; C. U.; C. S.; Y. U.; H. S. P.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. P. Contains the Act regulating New-Gate Prison in Sudbury. 28. CONNECTICUT. January Session, 1774. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws, | Made and passed by the General Court. . . | | | Holden at Hartford. . . by Adjourn- | ment, on the second Wednesday of January, in | 1 | . . . I774- I Small folio (11% by 7^ sheets. [Colophon.] New-London: | Printed and Sold by Timothy Green . . . 1 . . . M,DCC,LXXIV. [1774 Collation: pp. 393-396. ^ ,. References: Bates, No. 196; Tower, No. 82; Evans No. 13207. Copies Located: C. H. S.; P. L.; T. C; N. Y. S.; M. H. S.; C. U.; C. S. Y. U.; H. S. P.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. P. The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th CONNECTICUT 29. CONNECTICUT. May Session, 1774. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws, I Made and passed by the General Court. . . | | . , . holden at I Hartford. . . on the second Thurs- | day of May . . . | | | . . . 1774. I Small folio (iifi by 7), sheets. [Colophon.] New-London: | Printed and sold by Timothy Green . . . I . . . M,DCC,LXXIV. [1774] Collation: pp. 397-400. References: Bates, No. 198; rower, No. 83; Evans, No. 13208. Copies Located: C. H. S.; P. L.; N. Y. S.; M. H. S.; C. U.: C. S.- Y U • H. S. P.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. P. 30. CONNECTICUT. October Session, 1774. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws, | Made and passed by the General Court . . . | | . . . holden | at New-Haven ... on the Second | Thursday of Oc- tober . . . I I I . . . 1774. I Small folio (11^ by 7) , sewed. [Colophon.] New- London: | Printed and sold by Timothy Green ... I I M,DCC,LXXIV. [1774I Collation: pp. 401-406. References: Bates, No. 199; Evans, No. 13209. Not in Tower. Copies Located: C. H. S.; P. L.; N. Y. S.; M. H. S.; C. U.; C. S.; Y. U.: H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.;N. Y. P. Contains the act prohibiting the importation of slaves. 31. CONNECTICUT. March Session, 1775. [Royal Arms.] | An Act and Laws, | Made and passed by the General Court | | . . . Holden | at New-Haven ... by Adjournment | ... on Thurs- day I the second Day of March . . . | | | . . . 1775. | Small folio (11^ by 7), sheets. [Colophon.] New-London: | Printed and sold by Timothy Green . . . I . . . M,DCC,LXXV. [1775] Collation: pp. 407-110. References: Bates, No. 201; Evans, No. 13871. Not in Tower. Copies Located: C. H. S.; P. L.; N. Y. S.; M. H. S.; C. U.; C. S.; Y. U.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.;N. Y. P. The first page contains the act Regulating Naval Officers, the second page is blank; the third and fourth pages contain the act exempting debtors from imprisonment, passed April 26, 1775. The last act has its separate heading. Both these sessions are printed on one sheet, with separate signatures. 32. CONNECTICUT. May Session, 1775. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws, I Made and passed by the General Court . . | | | Holden at Hartford ... on the | second Thursday of May . . . | | | . . . 1775. I Small foHo (11 J< by 7), sheets. [Colophon.] New-London : | Printed and sold by Timothy Green . . . I . . . M,DCC,LXXV. [1775] Collation: pp. 411-412. References: Bates, No. 203; Evans, No. 13872. Not in Tower. Copies Located: C. S.; C. H. S.; Y. U.; H. L. S.: B. A. N. Y.; P. L.; N. Y. S.; M. H. S.; C. U.; N. Y. P. Under the Management of the American Art Association First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27ih CONNECTICUT 33. CONNECTICUT. October Session, 1775. [Royal Arms.] 1 Acts and Laws, | Made and passed by the General Court . . . | | . . . Holden at New- | Haven ... on the second Thursday | of Oc- tober . . . I 1 I 1775- I Small folio (11^ by 7), sheets. [Colophon.] New-London: | Printed and Sold by Timothy Green . . . I . . . M,DCC,LXXV. [1775] Collation: pp. 413-415, verso of last blank. References: Bates, No. 205; Evans, No. 13873. Not in Tower. Copies Located: C. S.; C. H. S.; Y. U.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; P. L.; N. Y. S.; M. H. S.; C. U.; N. Y. P. 34. CONNECTICUT. December Session, 1775. [Royal Arms. Acts and Laws, | Made and passed by the General Court . . . . . . Holden at New- 1 Haven ... | ... on the fourteenth Day of December, | | | ... 1775. | Small folio (ii>< by 7), sheet. [Colophon.] New-London: I Printed by Timothy Green . . . | . . . M,DCC,LXXVL [1776] Collation: pp. 417-418. References: Bates, No. 206; Evans, No. 14688. Not in Tower. Copies Located: C. S.; C. H. S.; Y. U.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; P. L.; N. Y. S.; M. H. S.; C. U.; N. Y. P. 35. CONNECTICUT. May Session, 1776. Acts and Laws, | Made and passed by the General Court | | | • . • holden at Hartford . . .] . . . on the second Thursday of | May . . . 1776. | Small folio (11^ by 7), sheets, slightly stained. [Colophon.] New-London : [Printed and sold by Timothy Green . . . I . . . M,DCC,LXXVI. [1776] Collation: pp. 419-425, verso of last blank. References: Bates, No. 210; Evans, No. 14689. Not in Tower. Copies Located: C. S.; C. H. S.; Y. U.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; P. L.; N. Y. S.; M. H. S.; C. U.; N. Y. P. This is the first Connecticut session laws printed without the royal arms. 36. CONNECTICUT. June Session, 1776. Acts and Laws, | Made and passed by the General Court | | | • . • holden at Hartford ... I I ... on the fourteenth Day | of June ... 1776. | Small folio (11^ by 7), sheets, slightly stained. [New London: Printed by Timothy Green, 1776] Collation: pp. 427-429, verso last blank. References: Bates, No. 212; Evans, No. 14690. CopiesLocated:C. H. S.; C. S.; P. L.; Y. U.; N. Y. S.; M. H. S.; C. U. N. Y. P. (pp. 427-430, with colophon); H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y. The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th CONNECTICUT 37- CONNECTICUT. October Session, 1776. Acts and Laws, | Made and passed by the General | Court . . . | | . . . holden at New-Haven, | ... on the second Thurs- | day of October . . . 1776. I Small folio (11^ by 7), sheets. [Colophon.] New London: | Printed by Timothy Green . . . . . . M,DCC,LXXVL [1776 Collation: pp. 431-436. References: 5atej, No. 213; Ewms, No. 14691. Not in Tower. Copies Located: C. S.; C. H. S.; Y. U.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y,; P. L.; M. H. S.; C. U.; N. Y. P. Contains the act approving the Declaration of Independence. 38. CONNECTICUT. November Session, 1776. Acts and Laws, | Made and passed by the General | Court . . . | | . . . holden at Hartford, | | on the 19th Day of November, A. | Dom. 1776. | Small folio (iij< by 7), sheets. [Colophon.] New-London: | Printed by Timothy Green . . . . . . M,DCC,LXXVL [1776 Collation: pp. 437-438. References: Bates, No. 217; Evans, No. 14692. Not in Tower. Copies Located: C. S.; C. H. S.; Y. U.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; P. L.; M. H. S.; C. U.; N. Y. P. 39- CONNECTICUT. November Session, 1776. An Act or Law, | Made and passed by the General | Court . . . | | . . . holden at Hartford, | | on the 19th Day of November, A. | Dom. 1776. | Small folio (11^ by 7), sheet. [Colophon.] New-London: | Printed by Timothy Green . . . . . . M,DCC,LXXVI. [1776: Collation: pp. 439-440. References: Bates, No. 218; Evans, No. 14693. Not in Tower. Copies Located: C. S.; C. H. S.; Y. U.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; P.L.; M. H. S.; N. Y. P. Contains the Embargo Act. The first Proclamation was issued on Nov. 12, 1776; a second one, continuing the same appeared Nov. 23, 1776. 40. CONNECTICUT. December Session, 1776. Acts and Laws, | Made and passed by the General | Court . . . | | . . . holden at Middle- 1 town, by Adjournment, on the i8th | Day of Decem- ber ... I 1776. I Small folio (11^ by 7), sheets. [Colophon.] New-London : I Printed by Timothy Green . . . . . . M,DCC,LXXVn. [1776 Collation: pp. 441-456. References: Bates, No. 221; Evans, No. 15258. Not in Tower. Copies Located: C. H. S.; Y. U.; H. L,S.: B. A. N. Y.; M.H.S.; C.U.; N. Y.P. This is the issue with the ten lines in last paragraph. Contains the Militia Act for encouraging the defence of the state. Under the Management of the American Art Association First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th CONNECTICUT 41. CONNECTICUT. May Session, 1777. Acts and Laws, | Made and passed by the General | Court . . . | | . . . holden at Hart- ord, in said I State, on the second Thursday of I May . . . 1777. Small folio (11 5^ by 7), sheets. Colophon.] New-London: | Printed and sold by Timothy Green . . . I . . . M,DCC,LXXVII. [1777] Collation: pp. 457-471, verso of last blank. References: Bates, No. 222; Evans, No. 15259. Not in Tower. Copies Located: C. H. S.; Y. U.; N. Y. P.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; P. L.; M. H. S.;C. U. Contains the acts relative to Freemen's Oath, Traiterous Conspiracies, and Rules for Militia regulations. 42. CONNECTICUT. August Session, 1777. Acts and Laws, | Made and passed by the General | Court . . . | | . . . holden at Hartford ... | | ... on the thirteenth Day | of August, A.D. 1777. I Small folio (11^ by 7), sheet. [Colophon.] New-London: Printed by T. Green . . . [1777] Collation: pp. 473-474. References: Bates, No. 224; Evans, No. 15260. Not in Tower. Copies Located: C. S.; C. H. S.; Y. U.; H. L. S.; P. L.; M. H. S.; C. U.; N. Y. P. 43. CONNECTICUT. October Session, 1777. Acts and Laws, ] Made and passed by the General | Court . . . | | . . . holden (by Adjournment) at Hartford, in | said State, on the eleventh Day of I October . . . 1777. | Small folio (ii^ by 7), sheets, slight stains. [Colophon.] New-London: | Printed by T. Green ... i777 Collation: pp. 475-480. References: Bates, No. 225; Evans, No. 15261. Not in Tower. Copies Located: C. S.; C. H. S.; Y. U.; H. L. S.; P. L.; M. H. S.; C. U.; N. Y. P. 44. CONNECTICUT. January Session, 1778. Acts and Laws, | Made and passed by the General | Court . . . | | . . . holden I (by Adjournment) at Hartford ... | ... on the eighth Day of I January . . . 1778. | Small folio (11^ by 7), sheets, slight stain. [Colophon.] New-London:! Printed by Timothy Green . . .1 ^ ... M,DCC,LXXVIII. [1778: Collation: pp. 481-483, verso of last blank. References: Bates, No. 226; Evans, No. 15760. Not "J Tower Copies Located: C. S.; C. H. S.; Y. U.; H. L. S.; P. L.; M. H. S.; N. Y. P The Benedict Collection of Eably American Laws First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th CONNECTICUT 45. CONNECTICUT. February Session, 1778. Acts and Laws, | Made and passed by the General | Court . . . | | . . . holden | at Hartfort, (by Adjournment) on | the twelfth Day of February, Anno I Domini, 1778. | Small folio (11^ by 7), sheets, slight stain. [Colophon.] New-London: | Printed by Timothy Green . . . . . . M.DCCLXXVIIL [1778 Collation: pp. 485-494. References: Bates, No. 227; Evans, No. 15761. Not in Tower. Copies Located: C. S.; C. H. S.; Y. U.; H. L. S.; P. L.; M. H. S.; C. U. N. Y. P. 46. CONNECTICUT. May Session, 1778. Acts and Laws, | Made and passed by the General | Court . . . | | . . . holden | at Hart- ford . . . on the second [Thursday of May, Anno I Domini, 1778. I Small folio (11^ by 7), sheets, slightly stained. [Colophon.] New-London : I Printed by Timothy Green . . . . . . M,DCC,LXXVIII. [1778 Collation: pp. 495-501, verso of last blank. References: Bates, No. 228; Evans, No. 15762. Not in Tower. Copies Located: C. S.; C. H. S.; Y. U.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; P. L.: M. H. S.; N. Y. P. Contains the act for confiscating tfie estates of persons inimical to the Independence and Liberties of the United States. 47. CONNECTICUT. October Session, 1778. Acts and Laws, | Made and passed by the General | Court . . . | | . . . holden | at Hartford (by Adjournment) on | the twenty-first Day of October, ... 1778. I Small folio (11^ by 7), sheets. Colophon.] New-London: | Printed by Timothy Green . . . . . . M,DCC,LXXVIII. [1778 Collation: pp. 503-506. References: Bates, No. 229; Evans, No. 15763. Not in Tower. Copies Located: C. S.; C. H. S.; Y. U.; H. L. S.; P. L.; M. H. S.; N.Y.P. Contains an act for the Supplies of the Continental Army. 48. CONNECTICUT. January Session, 1779. Acts and Laws, | Made and passed by the General | Court . . . | | . . . holden | at Hartford ... by Ad- | journment, on the seventh Day of | January . . . 1779. | Small folio (ii>< by 7), sheets, slight stains, lower margins repaired. [Colophon.] New-London: | Printed and sold by Timothy Green . . . I . . . M,DCC,LXXIX. [1779] Collation: pp. 507-512. References: Bates, No. 231; Evans, No. 16231. Not in Tower. Copies Located : C. S. ; C. H. S. ; Y. U. ; H. L. S. ; P. L. ; M. H. S. ; N. Y. P. Contains the acts for punishing Sharpers and for Supplying the Army. ACTS AND LAWS O E THE STATE O F CONNECTICUT, t N AMERICA. NEW-LONDON: Printed by TIMOTHY GREEN. Printer to -the Governor and State of Connbctici;t, M,DCC,LXXX1V, Reduced Facsimile of Title-Page [No. 60] The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th CONNECTICUT 49. CONNECTICUT. April Session, 1779. Acts and Laws, | Made and passed by the General | Court . . . | | . . . holden at | Hart- ford ... I I ... on the seventh Day of | April . . . 1779. | Small folio (12 by 7X)i sheets, uncut, slight stains. [Colophon.] New-London: | Printed and sold by Timothy Green . . . I . . . M,DCC,LXXIX. [1779] Collation: pp. 513-516. References: Bates, No. 232; Evans, No. 16232. Not in Tower. Copies Located: C. S.; C. H. S.; Y. U.; P. L.; M. H. S.; N. Y. P. 50. CONNECTICUT. Act and Laws, 1784. Acts | and | Laws [ of the I State | of | Connecticut, | in | America. | [State Arms.] | Small folio (11^ by 7), rebound in full sheep. New-London: | Printed by Timothy Green, | Printer to the Gov- ernor and State of Connecticut. | M,DCC,LXXIXIV. [1784] [See Illustration] Fine Copy of the issue cited by Bates and Evans as the second, with the state seal before text. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Charter, pp. 3-8; Articles of Con- federation, pp. [i]-6; Catalogue of Acts, pp. (2); Laws, pp. 1-265, verso of last blank. References: Bates, No. 250; Tower, No. 84; Sabin, No. 15635; Evans, No. 18410. Copies Located: C. S.; C. H. S.; Y. U.; S. L. M.; H. S. P.; N. Y. P.; N. Y. H.; N. Y. S.; L. C; H. L. S.; A. A. S.; B. A. N. Y.; H. B. A.; P. L.; W. U.; C. U.; New Haven Colony Historical Society. This copy has the autograph signature of John Breed, and 14 pages of Manuscript Index at back. 51. CONNECTICUT. May Session, 1784. [Seal of Connecticut. Acts and Laws, | Made and passed by the General Court . . . . . . holden at | Hartford ... on the second | Thursday of May . . . 1784. I Small folio (11^ by J^i), sheets. [Colophon.] New-London : | Printed by Timothy Green . . . . . . M,DCC,LXXXIV. [1784 Collation: pp. 267-307, verso of last blank. References: Bates, No. 251; Evans, No. 18411; Tower, No. 85. Copies Located : C. H. S. ; N. Y. S. ; B. A. N. Y. ; C. U. ; H. S. P. ; S. L. M. ; H. L. S.; H. B. A.; W. U.; Y. U.; N. Y. P. 52. CONNECTICUT. October Session, 1784. [Seal of Connecticut.] I Acts and Laws, | Made and passed by the General Court . . • | | . . . holden at New-Haven ... | ... on the second Thursday of Oc- I tober . . . 1784. | Small folio (11^ by 7), sewed. [New-London: Printed by Timothy Green, 1784] Collation: pp. 309-315, verso of last blank. References: Bates, No. 255; Evans, No. 18414; Tower, No. 86, where a colophon is given. Copies Located: C. H. S.; C. S.; Y. U.; P. L.; H B A- N Y S- B. A. N. Y.; C. U.; H. S. P.; S. L. M.; H. L. s!; N. Y. P Under the Management of the American. Art Association First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th CONNECTICUT 53. CONNECTICUT. October Session, 1785. [Seal of Connecticut.] I Acts and Laws, ] Made and passed in and by the General | Court . . . I . . . holden at New- | Haven ... on the second Thurs- 1 day of October . . . 1785. | Small folio (iiK by 7), sheets. [Colophon.] New-Haven: | Printed by Thomas and Samuel Green. [1785] Collation: pp. 329-336. References: Bates, No. 259; Evans, No. 18967; Tower, No. 88. Copies Located: C. S.; C. H. S.; Y. U.; P. L.; H. B. A.; N. Y. S.; C. U.; S. L. M.; H. S. P.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. P. 54. CONNECTICUT. May Session, 1786. [Seal of Connecticut.] Acts and Laws, | Made and Passed by the General Court . . . . . . holden at Hartford, | ... on the second Thursday of May, |. . . 1786. Small folio (12 by 7), sewed. [New-London: Printed by T. Green, 1786] Collation: pp. 337-346. References: Bates, No. 262; Tower, No. 89; Evans, No. 19569- Copies Located: C. H. S.; W. U.; Y. U.; N. Y. S.; C. U.; H. S. P.; S. L. M.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. P. 55. CONNECTICUT. May Session, 1789. [Seal of Connecticut.] | Acts and Laws, | Made and passed by the General Court | 1 . ■ ■ holden at Hartford . . . | on the second Thursday of May . . . | . . . 1789. I Small folio {i2}4 by 8^), sheets, uncut. [Colophon.] Hartford: Printed by Elisha Babcock. [1789] Collation: pp. 379-382. ^t ^ References: Soto, No. 292; £mrei. No. 21755; Towr, No. 96. Copies Located: C. H. S.; C. S.; Y. U.; P. L.; N. Y. S.; C. U.; H. S. P.; S. L. M.;H. L. S.; B.A.N. Y. 56. CONNECTICUT. Acts and Laws, 1796. Acts | and ] Laws | of the I State | of | Connecticut, | in | America. | [State seal.] | 8vo {^H by 55,>^). original sheep. Hartford: Printed by Hudson and Goodwm. | M,UCG,A«^VL [1796. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Index (with some manuscript additions), pp. (14); Charter, pp. 20; Acts, pp. 21-438. References: Bates, No. 345. ^ tt ,.t ir d ivt v u Copies Located: C. H. S.; C. S.; Y. U.; P. L.; C. U.; N. Y. P.; N. Y. H. N. Y. S.; H. L. S.; S. L. M.; A. A. S.; B. A. N. Y. The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th DELAWARE 57. DELAWARE. Laws, 1752. Laws | of the | Government | of | New- Castle, Kent and Sussex, | Upon Delaware. | Published by Order of the Assembly. | [Royal Arms.] | Small folio (11^ by 7^,) original sheep, cracked at hinges, small blank portion of title torn off. Philadelphia: | Printed and Sold by B. Franklin and D. Hall, | at the New Printing-Office, in Market-Street. | MDCCLIL [1752] [See Illustration] Good Sound Copy Interiorly. Has signature of Samuel Dickinson, and some manuscript marginal annotations. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Deeds and Charter, pp. 3-14; Acts, pp. 15-363, verso of last blank; Table, pp. xvii, verso of last blank. References: Tower, No. no; Sabin, No. 19391; Hildeburn, No. 1252; Evans, No. 6835. Copies Located: L. C; J. C. B.; H. S. P.; N. Y. P.; N. Y. H.; N. Y. S.; H. L.S.; B.A.N. Y. 58. DELAWARE. Laws, 1797. Laws | of the | State | of | Delaware. I From the Fourteenth Day of October, One Thousand Seven | Hundred, to the Eighteenth Day of August, One | Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety-Seven. | In Two Volumes. | | Pub- lished by Authority. | 2 vols. 8vo (9/^ by sH)< original sheep. New-Castle: | Printed by Samuel and John Adams. M,DCC,XCVII. [1797 Collation: Vol. I. Title, one leaf, verso blank; Certification, one leaf, verso blank; Constitutions and Schedule, pp. |v]-l; Laws, pp. l5i]-590; Appendix, pp. i-ioi, verso of last blank; one blank leaf; Addenda et Errata, pp. 3, verso of last blank; Vol. IL Title, one leaf, verso blank; Certification, one leaf, verso blank; Laws, pp. [595I-1376: Addenda, pp. 2; Tables, pp. 1-18; Index, pp. [191-128. References: SaUn, No. 19392. Copies Located: N. Y. P.; N. Y. H.; H. L. S.; N. Y. S.; L. C; S. L. M.; A. A. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U. LAW S •^^ O F T H E^^^^-^T^^ GOVERNMENT O F NezO'CafiJe, Kent and Sujfex^ Upon Delaware. Pyilijbed by Otdtr of the ASSEMBLY. PHILADELPHIA: Printed and Sold by B. Franklin and D. Hall, at the New Printing-Office^ in Market-Streets M DCC LIT. Reduced Facsimile of Title-Page [No. 57] The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 59. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. Continental Congress, 1774. Extracts | From the | Votes and Proceedings | Of the American Continental | Congress, | Held at Philadelphia on the | 5th of September 1774. [Containing | The Bill of Rights, a List of Griev- | ances, Occasional Resolves, the | Association, an Ad- dress to the People | of Great Britain, | and a Memorial | to the Inhabitants of the British | American Colonies. | Published by order of Congress. | 8vo (7^ by 4^), sheets. Philadelphia: | Printed by William and Thomas Bradford, October 27th, M,DCC,LXXIV. [1774; The Very Rare First Edition of this Famous Pamphlet. Collation: Half-title, one leaf, verso blank; Title, one leaf, verso blank; Resolve, pp. [i]-i2; The Association, pp. [i3]-^3, verso of last blank; To the People of Great Britain, from the Delegates, pp. [i]-i5; To the Inhabitants of the Colonies, pp. [i6]-36. References: Ford, No. 19; Sabin, No. 15528, where the collation is given as only 36 pages; Evans, No. 13714. Copies Located: H. L.; N. Y. S.; L. C. According to Ford, "The Association" has separate pagination of 11 pages, in the above copy this section is paged continuously from the "Resolves," and has 1 1 pages, with the last blank. This Collection of the first papers drawn up by the Continental Congress was declared by the English statesman Chatham to be "unsurpassed by any State Paper ever composed in any age or country." 60. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. Continental Congress, 1774. Journal | of the | Proceedings | of the | Congress, | Held at Phila- delphia, I September 5, 1774. | [Printer's mark.] | 8vo (8^ by SK). sewed, uncut, some pages soiled, slight tear in half-title, lacks pp. 123-144. Philadelphia: | Printed by William and Thomas Bradford, at the London Coffee-House. DCC.LXXIV. {sic) [1774] Collation: Half-title, one leaf, verso blank; Title, one leaf, verso blank; List of Deputies, pp. 3, verso of last blank; Journal, pp. [5]-i22. References: Ford, No. 43, where the collation is given as pp. (4), 144, with the statement that "some copies appear to have been issued before pp. 133-144 were printed." Copies Located : One of two known copies, the other being in the Library of Congress. Under the Management of the American Art Association First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 6i. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. American Revolution. Manu- script Orderly Book of Brigadier-General (later Major-General) William Heath, at Head Quarters, New York, March 31st to August 13th, 1776; and Warrants by Major-General Heath drawn on Deputy Pay-Master General Ebenezer Huntington, Peekskill, December 25th, 1776 to January nth, 1777, and on Deputy Pay-Master General Ebenezer Hancock, Boston, March 22nd, 1777 to June loth, 1779. 183 pages small 4to, old sheep- skin. In cloth folder and blue morocco back slip-case. Highly Interesting Unpublished Historical Material, the War- rants Being Especially So. Giving as they Do, Original Data as to Moneys Paid Out by the Continental Army During this Critical Period of the Revolutionary War. The larger part of the Orderly Book is in the Autograph of General Heath, with His Autograph Signature in Several Places. The Warrants are mainly in the handwriting of General Heath's Secretary, Mr. Seth Loring, several with autograph signature of, — "Eh. Huntington, D P M Genl." On the first page are the following notes in General Heath's autograph, — "Orders signed by Brigadier General Heath, in the City of New York during his Command in that City." "1777, May sth. Mr. Loring engaged as my Secretary." "1778, May 22. This day 350,000 Dollars arrived." The first entry begins, — "Head Quarters New York March 31st 1776. The Command 0/ the Army at New York (jor the present) being Devolved upon Briga- dier General Heath, He finds himself happy in having for his Colleagues General Thompson &f Lord Sterling — As the mimsterial Troops have Evacuated Boston Taken Shipping and the place of their Destination uncertain, and as there is some probability that New York may be their object, the General strongly Recom- mends to the officers of all Ranks to Exert themselves in preparing for the most vigorous Defense should the enemy attempt a Landing in this place. ..." Under date of April 3rd, 1776- is a most interesting entry, ordering the seiz- ure of "Mr. Justice Hulett" (Richard Hewlett, the famous Loyalist), his son, Lieut. Thomas Hewlett, and other active Loyalists, at Rockaway, Long Island. There is no record here as to the outcome of this attempt, but it is well known that the Hewletts were not arrested by the American troops at this or any later time. August 13th, 1776, General Heath records his promotion to the rank ol Major-General, and his transference from New York to the command of a Division at Kingsbridge. Among the Warrants are found the names of many persons famous then or later, in the Continental Army, including, — Ebenezer Huntington, then Deputy Pay-Master General under General Heath, who later served as Lieu- tenant-Colonel at Yorktown, and was made a Brigadier-General by Washing- ton when war with France threatened in 1799; Colonel Prescott, General James Clinton, Doctor John Warren, Colonel Keith, Major General Arthur St. Clair, and many other valiant officers. The Brigade Orders are contained in the first 38 pages of the volume, the balance of the book consisting of the Warrants. The Benedict Collection of Eakly American Laws First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 62. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. Continental Congress. Jour- nals I of I Congress, | From | Monday, February ist, | to | Mon- day, March ist, 1779. pp. 50; . . . From | Monday, March 1st, I to I Tuesday, March 30th, 1779, | inclusive, pp. 56; . . . From I Wednesday, March thirty-first | to | Saturday, April tenth, 1779, | inclusive, pp. 24; . . . From | Monday, April I2th, I to I Saturday, April 17th, 1779, | inclusive, pp. 19; . . . From I Monday, April 19th, | to | Saturday, April 24th, 1779, I inclusive, pp. 24; . . . From | Saturday, April 24th, I to I Monday, May 3d, 1779. pp. 16; . . . From | Saturday, May ist, | to | Monday, May loth, 1779. pp. 15; . . . From I Monday, May loth, | to | Saturday, May 15th, 1779, I inclusive, pp. 14; . . . From | Monday, May 17th, | to I Saturday, May 22d, 1779, | inclusive, pp. 24; . . . From I Monday, May 24th, | to | Saturday, May 29th, 1779, | in- clusive, pp. 20; . . . From I Monday, May 31st, | to | Sat- urday, June 5th, 1779, I inclusive, pp. 15; . . . From | Monday, June 7th, | to I Saturday, June 12th, 1779, | inclusive. PP- 19; • • • From 1 Monday, June 14th, | to | Saturday, June 19th, 1779, I inclusive, pp. 10; . . . From | Monday, June 2 1 St, I to I Saturday, June 26th, 1779, | inclusive, pp. 13; .... From I Monday, June 28th, | to | Saturday, July, 3rd, 1779, I inclusive pp. 15. . . . From | Monday, July 5th, | to I Saturday, July 12th, 1779, | inclusive, pp. 9; . . . From [ Monday, July 12th, | to | Saturday, July 17th, 1779, | inclusive, pp. 10; . . . From I Monday, August 30th, | to | Saturday, September 4th, 1779, | inclusive, pp. 12; . . . From | Monday, September 20th, | to | Saturday, September 25th, 1779, | inclu- sive, pp. 9; . . . From [Sunday, September 26th, ] to | Saturday, October 2d, 1779, | inclusive, pp. 11. Together, 20 pieces, 8vo, sewed, the last three with uncut edges. In one cloth folder, and cloth slip-case. Philadelphia: Printed by David C. Claypoole, | | | [1779] An Unusually Long Series of the Original Weekly (the First Two Monthly) Issues of the Journals of Congress, comprising from the second to the i8th issues, inclusive, and three later issues. References: Ford, Nos. 283 to 299, inclusive, and 306, 309 and 310; Evans, Nos. 16586 to 16602, inclusive, and 16609, 16612 and 16613. THE J KV'|- CONSTITUTION O P T H E UNITED STATES. W E the People ofShe United States, in order to form a more perfe(9r Union, efta- blifti juftice, infure domeftic tranquility, p«i«ibie. provide for the common defence, promote the general welfare, and fecure the blef- fings of liberty to ourfelves arid our pof- tcrity^ do ordain and eftabliQi this Con- ftitution for the United Statesof America. ARTICLE L • ZeU. I. A LL legiflative powers herein granted- fhill be veiled in a Snprtme jfV Congreis of the United States, which (hall coafift of 3. poutri where Senate and Hdufc of Reprefentati i/cs. vcHrf. -Stff. 2. The Houfeof Reprefcntitives (hnll be compofcd of members , cholcDevery fecoiid year by the people of the feveral ftates, and the elec- ''^^f' '^^'' tors m«ach iiate (hail have the qualifications requifite for eleftor? of the njw'chofen? mo(V numerous branch of the (bte Icgiflature. No perfon (hal! be a reprefenutive wlio (hall not have attained to the age of twenty-five years, and been f&ven years a citizen of the United 'Pi-ir qiuH- States, and who (hail not, when ele"- which he (hall be chofen. ReprefentativCT and dire<5l taxes (hall be apportioned xinoag the feve- ^^i^ „/ ^^,_ •l-al ftates which may be included within this Union, according to their iloning Rc- refpe^ive numbei-s, which (hall be determined by addir.g to the whole prefcnativei number of free perfons, including thofe bound to f.'rvice for a term ofthree ^' '"'^ '"" years, and excluding Indians not taied, three-fifths of ail other perfur^s. The a&ual enumeration (hall be made wjthin three years after trie fir(k meeting of the Congrefs of the United States, and within every fubfo- qucnt term often years, in fuch manner as they (h J by law.direS. The number of repiefentatives fliill^ot exceed one for every thirty thousand, „ . . , tut each (late (hall have at leaft one reprefcntarive -, and until fuch er.u- Rrprtftou- meration (hall be made, the (late of N«w-Hamp(hire (hall be entitled a>:--- to diufe three, Ma(&chufetts ei£h5,,Rliode-!iland and Providence Planca- ti'iiis Reduced Facsimile of First Page [No. 64] The Benedict Collection of Early Ameeican Laws First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 63. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. American Revolution. Schedule of Requisitions on the several States by the United States in Congress assembled; | Of loth Sept. 1782 — 30th Oct. 1781, and 27th and 28th April, 1784 — Of the 27th Sept. 1785, — and of 2d August, 1786— Shewing the Quotas assigned to each, the Amount | paid thereon, and the Ballances due on the ist January 1787. I [Schedule.] | Treasury of the United States, | Register's Office, 1st January 1787 \ [Signed in the autograph of] Joseph Nourse, Register. Oblong 4to {8}4 by 22^), broadside. [New York? circa 1 785-1 787] The Original Printed Schedule of the Expenses of the Revolutionary War, with the Balances due from each state set down in the manuscript. Very Rare and Important Historical Item. 64. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. Constitution of the United States, 1788. The | Constitution | of the | United States. | [With the Ratification by the State of Connecticut.] Small folio (ii>^ by 7), half crimson crushed levant morocco. [Hartford, 1788] [See Illustration] Collation: pp.8. References: Evans, No. 21523. Copies Located: C. H. S. The Rare First Official Printing in Connecticut, of the Constitu- tion OF the United States. The entire eight pages, with the exception of a short paragraph at the foot of the last page, are taken up with the text of the Constitution. The paragraph referred to contains the Resolution, — "In the Name of the People of the State of Connecticut. | We the Delegates of the People of said State, in General Convention assembled, pur- 1 suant to an Act of the Legislature in October last, have assented to and ratified . . . j . . . the Constitution, reported by the Convention | | | Done in Convention, this 9th day of January, A.D. 1788 ..." 65. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. Constitution of the United States, 1788. Williamson (Hugh— statesman, author of "The History of North Carolina.") Autograph Letters, Signed, 2 pages 4to, New York, July 27, 1788. To Governor Samuel Johnston of South Carolina. Beneath the signature of William- son is that of John Swann, one of the associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, and a son-in-law of Governor Johnston. An interesting letter relative to the adoption of the Federal Constitution by the state of New York, reads in part, — ". . . we learn that on Friday 2Sth a Motion was made for adopting the new Constitution as recommended by the general Convention on Septr. last, this motion was^ carryed by a majority of Five. . . . The Inhabitants of this city since the arrival of the above Intelligence have hardly been moderate in their Expressions of Joy. The State of New York had so many Arguments of private Interest that seemed to tempt her to adhere to the old form of Government that we confess the Act mentioned was rather unexpected. . . ." [Continued Under the Management of the American Art Association First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 65. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. Constitution: Continued. John Swann, one of the signers of the above, was the son of Samuel Swann of Pasqutank County. He graduated from William and Mary College, Va., and was at an early age elected a Member of Congress (1787). He married a daughter of Governor Samuel Johnston, by whom he had one child, which died in infancy, after the death of the father, and which gave rise to the cele- brated case of Shepard vs. jShepard, 3 Murphy's Report, which continued in the courts some twenty years. 66. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. Constitution of the United States, 1788. The | Federalist: | a Collection | of | Essays, | Written in Favour of the | New Constitution, ] as Agreed Upon By the Federal Convention, ] September 17, 1787. | In Two Volumes. | Vol. I. (6 by 3^), half morocco. Vol. IL (6^ by 3^), original calf, with leather label. Together, 2 vols. New-York: I Printed and Sold by J. and A. M'Lean, | | M,DCC,LXXXVIIL [1788] Thick Paper Copy of the Very Rare Original Edition. Both Volumes ARE Complete. Very Rare. References: 5oWm, No. 23979; £z)ow^, No. 21 127. Two Volumes of High Association Interest. The first volume belonged to Chancellor Samuel Jones of New York, and has his autograph (partly obliterated) on title. The second volume with Autograph Inscription in the Handwriting of Alexander Hamilton, — Presented by the Author to his Friend Baron Steuben. The majority of these Essays were written by Alexander Hamilton, some by James Madison, and others by John Jay. The Madison papers were much changed in subsequent editions of the work. 67. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. Constitution of the United States, 1788. The Federalist. The same as preceding. Vol. II only. i2mo (7>^ by 4>^), original boards, uncut. New-York . . . M,DCC,LXXXVIII. [1788] Undoubtedly the Finest Copy of this Volume of the Federalist Extant. Entirely Uncut and Unopened. 68. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. Constitution of the United States, 1790. The | Constitution | and 1 Laws | of the | United States. I [Arms.] | 8vo (9X by sH), sewed, uncut, slight stain on few margins. . ■ 1 r- America: | Portsmouth, (New-Hampshire) | Printed by George Jerry Osborne, Junior, | and to be sold at his office, | Guttem- berg's Head, Congress-Street. | M.DCC.XC. [1790] Fine Copy of this Exceedingly Rare New Hampshire Publication OF THE Constitution and Laws of the United States. Collation: Half-title, one leaf, verso blank; Title, one leaf, verso blank; Constitution, pp. [51-23, verso of last blank; Laws, pp. [25]-i57, verso of last blank; one blank leaf. References: Evans, No. 22851. Copies Located: A. A. S.; C. H. S.; M. H. S. The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 69. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. Constitution of the United States, 1799. By the House of Delegates, | January i, 1799. Whereas it is highly expedient that every con- 1 stitutiona barrier should be opposed to the introduction of foreign in- fluence into our national councils . . . Folio (13 by 8), sheets, uncut. [Annapolis, 1799] Contains the Resolve of the Maryland House of Delegates relative to a proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States, requiring all senators and representatives to be natural born citizens, and that none but a natural born citizen shall become Vice-President of the United States. Printed in script on the first page of a four-page folder. 70. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. Constitution of the United States. Pennsylvania Resolve, 1815. Whereas the Legis- lature of Connecticut and Massachusetts have proposed the follow- ing amendments to the Constitution of the United States: [Text, containing seven Resolves relative to taxes and the Embargo laws.] Jacob Holgate, Speaker of the House of Representatives. | John Todd, Speaker of .the Senate. | . . . 4to (9^ by 7>^), broadside. [Philadelphia, 1815] Certified Copy of these Resolutions, signed in the autograph of James Trimble, Deputy Secretary of Pennsylvania. These Resolves were passed by the Senate of Pennsylvania on March 10, 1815, and by the House of Representatives on March 11, 1865. They were certified to on March 15, 1815. They declare it to be inexpedient for Pennsyl- vania to concur in amendments to the Federal Constitution proposed by Con- necticut and Massachusetts. ' 71. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. Judicial Courts, 1789. A Bill to establish the Judicial Courts of the | United States. | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the | United States of America in Congress assembled . . . Folio (13X by 8), sewed, slight tear in last leaf. [Colophon.] New- York, Printed by Thomas Greenleaf, 1789 Very Rare. Not listed by Evans. Collation: pp. 12. This Bill was passed September 24, 1 789. Under the Management of the American Art Association First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 72. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. Acts of Congress, 1789-1791. Acts 1 Passed at a | Congress | of the | United States ] of ] Amer- ica, I Begun and Held at the City of New- York, | on Wednesday the Fourth of March, | in the Year M,DCC,LXXXIX: | and of the I Independence of the United States, | The Thirteenth. | Published by Authority. | Philadelphia: | Printed by Francis Childs and John Swaine, ] Printers to the United States [1791?] Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Resolve relative to the printing of the Constitution, one leaf, verso blank; Constitution, pp. [v]-xiv; Acts, pp. [i5]-93; Table, p. [94]; Errata, one leaf, verso blank. References: Evans, No. 23842. ALSO Acts | Passed at the | Second Session | of the | Congress | of the | United States | of | America . . . City of New York 1 . . • the Fourth of January, | in the year M,DCC,XC: | New- York: | Printed by Francis Childs and John Swaine, Printers to the Congress of the United States. | [1790 Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Acts, pp. [3]-i20; Treaties and Conventions ratified with the several countries of Europe and with the Indian Tribes, pp. [i2i]-226; Table, pp. [ccxxvii]-ccxxviii. References: Evans, 22952. ALSO Acts | Passed at the | Third Session | of the | Congress | of the | United States | of | America . . . Philadelphia | . . • Sixth of December, | in theyear M,DCC,XC: ] . . . . Philadelphia : | Printed by Francis Childs and John Swaine, | Printers to the Congress of the United States. [1791] Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Acts, pp. [2271-277, verso of last blank; Treaty with Delaware Indians, pp. 279-284; Table, pp. [285]-286; Index, pp. [28]. References: Evans, No. 23845. Together, 3 vols, in one (11^ by 7)4), rebound in full sheep. Copies Located: N. Y. H.; N. Y. S.; L. C; B. A. N. Y. 73. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. Congress of 1791. Second Con- gress I of the I United States. | At the First Session, begun and held at the City of Philadelphia . . . | . . . the twenty-fourth of October, | one thousand seven hundred and ninety-one. | An Act for the Relief of David Cook and Thomas Campbell. | Folio (16 by gyi), printed on first page of a four-page folder, uncut. [Philadelphia, 1791] Signed in the autograph of Thomas Jefferson, as Secretary of State. The Benedict Collection of Eably American Laws First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th GEORGIA 74. GEORGIA. Charter of 1741. Manuscript copy of the Georgia Charter [For the printed version of which, see Colonial Charters, 1 741. No. 6.] A Certified Manuscript copy [20 pages] from the Rolls Office, London, of the Georgia Charter, which was copied from the Original Record in the Chapel of the Rolls. With the affidavits of R. H. Holland, clerk to Messrs. Walter and Pemberton of No. 4 Sjmionds Inn Chancery Lane; G. Hop- kinson. Notary Public, Charleston, S. C. ; and the Official War- rant of the governor of South Carolina — ^John L. Manning, signed by the Secretary of State — Benjamin Perry, showing Hopkinson to be a Notary Public for the State of South Carolina. 75. GEORGIA. Council of 1789. Autograph Document, Signed, one page 4to, In Council, Augusta, 21" May 1789. "Ordered That the Governor be requested in the absence of the Commissioners of the Union, to write to the Governor of South Carolina, requesting, that some Militia of that State may be put in immediate readiness for the support of this State." Signed, — Extract from the Minutes, J. Meriwether, Sy. The above refers to the incursions of the Creek and Cherokee Indians, whose friendship was secured by treaties in 1790 and 1791. 76. GEORGIA. Digest of Laws, 1800. A | Digest | of the | Laws | of the I State of Georgia. | From the First Establishment as a British Province Down | to the Year 1798, inclusive, | and the | Principal Acts of 1799 .. . By Robert & George Watkins. 4to (10 by 7^), original calf, binding rubbed, owner's name on several pages. Philadelphia: | Printed by R. Aitken . . . | 1800 Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Address, pp. |iii]-vi; Certification and Copyright, one leaf, verso blank; Declaration of Independence, pp. 6; Constitution and Laws, pp. (7)-7ii, verso of last blank; Appendix, pp. [713]- 837, verso of last blank; Index, pp. (22); Subscribers' Names, pp. (3). Copies Located: N. Y. P.; N. Y. H.; N. Y. S.; H. L. S.: L. C ■ H. S. P.; A. A. S.; B. A. N. Y. Oration, | Corn- Republican So- MARYLAND 77- MARYLAND. Buchanan (Archibald). An posed and Delivered | at the Request of the .v^p>^^..v-«.. .^^ ciety I of | Baltimore, | on the Fourth of July, one thousand seven hun- | dred and ninety-four. | 8vo (9 by 5>^), wrappers, uncut, lower margin of title supplied. Baltimore: i Printed by Clayland, Dobbin, and Co. . . . | I M.DCCXCV. [1795] On the wrapper is the signature of Citizen Genet. Compkat C O L L E C T I O N ^j;^ OF THE LAWSofMaryland WITH An INDEX, and Marginal Notes, dircding to the fcveralLAws, and the chief Matters cuntaintd in them. Collffied and Printed by AUTHORITY. ANNATOLIS: Printed by mniant Parks. M DCC XXVD, Reduced Facsimile op Title-Page [No. 79] The Benedict Collection of Eakly American Laws First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27ih MARYLAND 78. MARYLAND. Assembly Acts, 1723. Acts | of | Assembly, | Passed in the Province of Maryland, | From 1692, to 1715. I [Royal Arms.] | Folio (13^ by 8^), original calf, rebacked. London, | Printed by John Baskett . . . | . . . MDCCXXIII. [1723] Fine Copy of the Original Edition, Some Margins Untrimmed. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Charter, pp. iii-xj, verso of last blank; Index, 7pp., verso of last blank; Laws, pp. 79, verso of last blank, 85-183, verso of last blank. References: Tower, No. 124; Sabin, No. 45045. Copies Located: Md. H. S.; H. L. S.; H. S. P.; S. L. M.; N. Y. P.r N. Y.S.;L. C; B.A.N. Y. 79. MARYLAND. Laws, 1727. A | Compleat Collection | of the | Laws of Maryland. | With | An Index, and Marginal Notes, directing I to the several Laws, and the chief Matters | contained in them. [ Collected and Printed by Authority. | [Arms of Lord Baltimore.] I Small folio (ii>^ by 7)4), original paneled sheep, binding worn, lower corner of margins of first 34 pages slightly gnawed, no text injured. In cloth folder and red levant morocco back slip-case. Annapolis: I Printed by William Parks. MDCCXXVII. [1727] [See Illustration] The Exceedingly Rare Original Issue of the First Compilation of the Laws of Maryland Printed in America. Has the autograph signature of Erasmus Gante, 1783, and some marginal manuscript annotations. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Dedication, one leaf, verso blank; Laws, pp. 300; Index, 6pp.; Slip, Advertisement to the Reader, relative to a mistake of printing on page 237, an Act not in force, pasted to back cover. References: Tower, No. 125; Sabin, No. 451 11; Evans, No. 28. Copies Located: Md. S.; Md. H. S.; H. L. S.; H. S. P.; H. L.; N. Y. P.; N. Y. H.; N. Y. S.; L. C; A. A. S.; B. A. N. Y.; M. H. S. h^ )^ D lIws ofM%i' -x^/^^??^ AffSeffioT of A S S E M B L Vf l/gun and held at the City of An n a ptf lis, on Tuejday the ,^ enth Day v{ OHokr, in the Thirteenth Year '''f)i tlie Dominion of the Right Hcnourabk CH AkLES Loni Barpn of Rahemore, Ablolutc Lord and Proprietary of the Pro- ^ vinces of Mayaland and jivg^on, &*c. Jimoq; J)omim 1727.^ — ^-^ — '^^/y }^7~l'^ i\ \ y J- '^ ^^pv/- / I -//■•^' .SoinfeZ«aw« that were omitted to be^C-oIleQced^ ^ ; iri the feound Volume A s alfo the S VE K C H i?^of .His Excellency .v^the Govtrrtow, and the |f>j\ddrc!ks of both Houfrs, and the Anfrters J y k thereto, at the Ojpenin^* this ScflrHi. ih. i,*- S ^ '^'"' ^"tsf^ ^^.^•:i. % i|^- y/^r^ w tV /'•"•^•-"Vy^ N N A P LI S:~~ "'^ >--'.->»-<. ,,- •^ /ji'^- (■• • .•• or •^x , ~ Printed and SoIdl>y ^^;,'/»Vt™ P;f/. MDCCXXVII. PiiceTwoShilUnps. J BEDticED Facsimile of Title-Page [No. 80] Th e Benedict Collection of Early American Laws First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MARYLAND 80. MARYLAND. October Session, 1727. Laws of Maryland. | Enacted | At a Session of Assembly, begun and held | at the City of Annapolis, on Tuesday the | Tenth Day of October, in the Thirteenth Year | of the Dominion of the Right Honourable | Charles Lord Baron of Baltemore, | Absolute Lord and Pro- prietary of the Pro- | vinces of Maryland and Avalon, &c. Annoq ;| Domini 1727. | To which are added, | Some Laws that were omitted to be Collected | in the bound Volume. As also the Speech | of His Excellency the Governour, and the | Addresses of both Houses, and the Answers | thereto, at the Opening this Session. | [Arms of Lord Baltimore.] | By Authority. | Small folio {11% by 7), half cardinal crushed levant morocco, margins of title and corners frayed, some margins cut close, pen-and- ink notations on title. In board slip-case. Annapolis: | Printed and Sold by William Parks. MDCCXXVH. Price Two Shillings. [1727] [See Illustration] An Item of Excessive Rarity. Only one other copy located. The colla- tion given by Sabin does not agree with that of the above copy; the present copy however is perfect, as the last page contains an announcement of the printing of the last session. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Speech of Calvert, etc., 4pp.; Acts, pp. 5-26. References: Sabin, No. 45184, where the collation is given as pp. (2), 32; Evans, No. 2898, follows Sabin in collation, but does not locate a copy. Not in Tower. Copies Located: Md. H. S.; H. L. S.; N. Y. S. (Imperfect); B. A. N. Y.; M. H. S. The title and verso of this copy contains markings and names in ink, among them the autograph signature of Bendt. Leond. Calvert, Chan., Governor of Maryland, 1727-1732. 81. MARYLAND. December Session, 1754. Act of Assembly passed in December, 1754. | [Arms of Lord Baltimore.] | At a Session of Assembly, begun and held at the | City of Annapolis, on Thursday the Twelfth Day | of December . . . | | ] f . . . 1754, the following Act passed, viz. \ An Act for taking and de- taining able-bodied Men for | His Majesty's Service. | Small folio (i2>^ by 7>^), sheet. [Colophon.] Annapolis: Printed by Jonas Green, Printer to the Province, [i 754-1 755] Exceedingly Scarce. One of Three Known Copies. Collation; pp. (2). References: Unknown to Sabin, Evans, and Tower. Copies Located: Md. H. S.; S. L. M.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. S. Of French and Indian War Interest. The men to be detained were for the ill-fated Braddock Expedition. Under the Management of the American Art Association First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MARYLAND 82. MARYLAND. February Session, 1755. Acts | Of the Province of 1 Maryland, | Made and Passed | At a Session of Assembly, begun and held | at the City of Annapolis, on Saturday the Twenty- | Second Day of February, in the Fourth Year of | the Dominion of the Right Honourable Fre- | derick. Lord Baron . of Baltimore, Absolute | Lord and Proprietary of the Provinces of Mary- | land and Avalon, &c. Annoque Domini 1755. I Pub- lished by Authority. | [Arms.] | Small folio (i2>^ by 7}i), old wrappers, front wrapper torn, text stained. Annapolis: | Printed by Jonas Green, Printer to the Province; and are to be | Sold at his Printing-Ofifice in Charles-Street, 1755 Very Rare. One of Three Known Copies. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; text, pp. 3-8. References: Evans, No. 7458, where two additional pages are given, and no copy located. The present copy however is complete. Unknown to Sabin and Tower. Copies Located: Md. H. S.; N. Y. S.; S. L. M.; H. L. S.; N. Y. P. Of French and Indian War Interest. Among the acts is one "to prevent the People of this Province from supplying the French, er their Indian Allies, with Ammunition, Warlike Stores, or Provisions of any Kind." 83. MARYLAND. Acts of Assembly, 1759. Abridgment and Col- lection I of the I Acts of Assembly | Of the Province of | Mary- land, I At present in Force. | With f A small choice | Collection of Precedents | in | Law, and, Conveyancing. | Calculated for the Use of the Gentlemen of the Province. | By James Bisset, Attorney, at Law. I [Line of quotation from Virgil.] | 8vo (8 by 5), old sheep, new leather labels. Philadelphia: | Printed by William Bradford, Printer, in Mar- ket- I Street, for the Author, 1759. | [Price line.] Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Dedication, one leaf, verso blank; Preface, 4pp.; Charter, pp. 10; Text, pp. 11-288; Half-title to Precedents, one leaf, verso blank; Text, pp. 291-338; Index, pp. 339-343. wrongly numbered, 344, verso of last blank; Index to Laws, pp. 345-366, wrongly numbered, 566. References: Tower, No. 127; Hildeburn, No. 1619; SaUn, No. 5643; Evans, No. 8391. , ^ Copies Located: Md. H. S.; H. S. P.; M. H. S.; J. C. B.; H. L. S.; N. Y. P.;N. Y. H.;N. Y. S.;L. C.;B. A. N. Y.;C. U. .,.,•, Has Autograph Signature of G. Johnston, 1761, and the armorial book-pile book-plate of Johnston, with the initial G inserted in ink [Allen, No. 436.] The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27ih MARYLAND 84. MARYLAND. Laws, 1765. Laws | of | Maryland | At Large, | With Proper | Indexes. | Now first Collected into One Compleat Body, and Published from the | Original Acts and Records remaining in the Secretary's- | Office of the said | Province. Together with Notes and other Matters, relative to the Con- stitution thereof, extracted from the Provincial Records. | To which is prefixed, The | Charter, | With an English Transla- tion. I By Thomas Bacon . . . | | | [Arms of Lord Baltimore.] Folio (15^ by io>^), new full sheep, title-page and all margins worm-eaten, some partly mildewed, the text is not injured; signature of John Tayloe, Mount Airy, on title. Annapolis: | Printed by Jonas Green, Printer to the Province. MDCCLXV. [1765 Large Paper. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Dedication, one leaf, verso blank; Preface, 4pp.; Charter, half-title and text, 17pp., verso of last blank; Text, 310 unnumbered leaves [620pp.]; Index, 88 unnumbered pages; Advertise- ment, one leaf, verso blank. References: Tower: No. 128; Sabin, No. 45186; Evans, No. 10049. Copies Located: Md. S.; Md. H. S.; J. C. B.; H. S. P.; S. L. M.; N. Y. P.; N. Y. H.; N. Y. S.; L. C; H. L. S.; A. A. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U.; C. H. S.; B. L. This compilation covers the Laws of Maryland from 1637 to 1763. 85. MARYLAND. February Session, 1777. Laws | of | Maryland, | Made and Passed | at a | Session of Assembly, | Convened by the Council of Safety, and | begun and held at the City of An- napolis, on Wednesday | the fifth of February, in the Year of our Lord, one thou- 1 sand seven hundred and seventy-seven. | [Arms of Baltimore.] | Small folio (i2>^ by 7H), sewed, uncut. Annapolis: | Printed by Frederick Green. [1777] Fine Uncut Copy. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; text, pp. (55), verso of last blank. References: Sabin, No. 45188; Evans, No. 15393. Copies Located; Md. H. S.; N. Y. P.; S. L. M.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. S.; C. U. 86. MARYLAND. June Session, 1777. Laws I of | Maryland, | Made and Passed | at a | Session of Assembly, | Begun and held at the City of Annapolis, on Monday the | sixteenth of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand | seven hundred and seventy- seven. I [Arms of Lord Baltimore.] | Small folio (11 >^ by 7^). old marbled boards, sheep back. AnnapoHs: | Printed by Frederick Green. [1777] Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; text, pp. (26). References: Evans, No. 15394. Not in Tower. Copies Located: Md. H. S.; N. Y. P.; S. L. M.; H. L. S.; B. A. N .Y.; N. Y. S.;C.U. Contains amongr other acts, one for reinforcing the Continental Army. Under the Management of the American Art Association First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MARYLAND 87. MARYLAND. March Session, 1778. Laws | of | Maryland, | Made and Passed | at a ] Session of Assembly, ] Begun and held at the City of Annapolis, on Thursday the | seventeenth of March, in the year of our Lord one | thousand seven hundred and seventy-eight. | [Arms.] | Small folio (11^ by J^i), sewed. AnnapoHs: | Printed by Frederick Green. [1778] Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; text, pp. (48). References: Evans, No. 15878. Not in Tower. Copies Located: Md. H. S.; N. Y. P.; S. L. M.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. S.; C. U. Contains among other acts those for enlarging the power of the government and for procuring troops for the Continental army. 88. MARYLAND. June Session, 1778. Laws | of | Maryland, | Made and Passed | at a | Session of Assembly, | Begun and held at the City of Annapolis, on Monday the | eighth of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand | seven hundred and seventy- eight. I [Arms of Baltimore.] | Small folio (iif^ by 7^), sewed. Annapolis: | Printed by Frederick Green. [1778] Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; text, pp. (9), verso of last blank. References: Evans, No. 15879. Not in Tower. Copies Located: Md. S.; Md. H. S.; N. Y. P.; S. L. M.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.;N. Y. S.;C. U. ,.„. ^ , The last page contains signatures of,— George Calvert, William Temple, Coll. Stall, Benjamin Hull, David Crawford, and Benjamin Bradford Norris. 89. MARYLAND. October Session, 1780. Laws | of | Maryland, | Made and Passed 1 at a | Session of Assembly, | Begun and held at the city of Annapolis, on Tuesday the | seventeenth of Oc- tober, in the year of our Lord one | thousand seven hundred and eighty. | [Arms of Baltimore.] | Small folio (iiK^ by ^yi), sewed. Annapolis: I Printed by Frederick Green, | Printer to the State. [1781] Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; text, pp. (103), verso of last blank. References: Evans, No. 17205. Not in Tower t, » xt v Copies Located: Md. S.; Md. H. S.; N. Y. P.; H. L. S.; S. L. M.; B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. S. The Benedict Collection of Eably American Laws First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MARYLAND 90. MARYLAND. November Session, 1785. Laws | of Maryland, | Made and Passed | at a | Session of Assembly, | Begun and held at the city of Annapolis, on Monday the | seventeenth of Novem- ber, in the year of our Lord one thou- | sand seven hundred and eighty-five, [to March, 1786] | [Arms of Lord Baltimore.] | Folio (i4>i by 8^), sheets, slight stain on title. Annapolis: | Printed by Frederick Green, | Printer to the State. [1786] Fine, Large and Perfect Copy, with Wide Margins. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; text, including two and one half pages of Index, 149 unnumbered pages, verso of last blank. References: Evans, No. 19770. Not in Tower. Copies Located: Md. H. S.;L. C; N. Y. P.; S. L. M. (147 pages) ; H. L. S.- B.A. N. Y.;N.Y. S.;C. U. 91. MARYLAND. November Session, 1786. Laws | of | Maryland, | Made and Passed | at a j Session of Assembly, | Begun and held at the City of Annapolis on Monday the sixth of | November, in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hun- | dred and eighty-six [to January 20, 1787] | [Arms of Lord Baltimore.] | Folio (14^ hy 9,}i), sheets. Annapolis: | Printed by Frederick Green, Printer to the State. [1787] Fine, Large and Perfect Copy, with Wide Margins. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; text, including iX pages of Index, 48 unnumbered pages. Evans calls for (2), (50) pages, but this copy is perfect. References: Evans, No. 20484. Not in Tower. Copies Located: Md. H. S.; L. C; A. A. S.; N. Y. P.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. S.; C. U. 92. MARYLAND. Laws, 1787. Laws | of | Maryland, | Made Since M,DCC,LXin, I Consisting of | Acts of Assembly | under the Proprietary Government, | Resolves of Convention, the Declar ati- I on of Rights, the Constitution and Form | of Government the Articles of Confe- | deration, And, | Acts of Assembly Since the | Revolution. | [8 lines of quotation.] | Folio (15^ by 9^), original sheep, new leather labels. Annapolis: | Printed by Frederick Green, Printer to the State. | MDCCLXXXVIL [1787] Fine, Large and Perfect Copy, with Wide Margins and Original End-Papers. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Introduction, 2pp.; Acts, 220 unnumbered leaves (440 pages); Table, 6 unnumbered leaves (12 pages); Appendix, one page, verso blank. References: Tower, No. 129; Sabin, No. 45189; Evans, No. 20483. Copies Located: Md. S.; Md. H. S.; N. Y. P.; S. L. M.; H. L. S.; A. A. S.; H. S. P.; N. Y. H.; L. C; B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. S.; C. U. This compilation was edited by A. C. Hanson. Only 100 Copies Were Printed. Under the Management of the American Art Association First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MARYLAND 93. MARYLAND. April Session, 1787. Laws | of | Maryland, | Made and Passed | at a ] Session of Assembly, | Begun and held at the City of Annapolis on Thursday the tenth of | April, in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and | eighty- seven, [to May 26, 1787] 1 [Arms of Lord Baltimore.] | Folio (14X by 8^), sewed. Annapolis: | Printed by Frederick Green, Printer to the State. [1787] Fine, Large anb Perfect Copy, with Wide Margins. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Text, 48 unnumbered pages; List, one leaf, verso blank. Evans gives pages as (2), (51). The present copy is perfect. References; Evans, No. 20485. Not in Tower. Copies Located: Md. H. S.; L. C; N. Y. P.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U.; N. Y. S. 94. MARYLAND. November Session, 1787. Laws | of | Maryland, I Made and Passed | at a | Session of Assembly, | Begun and held at the City of Annapolis on Monday the fifth of | November, in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred | and eighty- seven, [to December 17, 1787] | [Arms of Lord Baltimore.] | Folio (i4>^ by 8^), sewed, some margins uncut. Annapolis: | Printed by Frederick Green, Printer to the State. [1788] Fine, Large and Perfect Copy, with Wide Margins. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Text, including one page of List, 45 unnumbered pages, verso of last blank. References: Evans, No. 21222. Not in Tower. Copies Located: Md. H. S.; L. C; N. Y. P.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U.; N. Y. S. 95. MARYLAND. May Session, 1788. Laws | of | Maryland, | Made and Passed | at a ] Session of Assembly, | Begun and held at the City of Annapolis on Monday the twelfth ] of May, in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred | and eighty- eight, [to May 27, 1788] I [Arms of Lord Baltimore.] | Folio (14K by 8^4), sewed. Annapolis: I Printed by Frederick Green, Printer to the State. [1788] Fine, Large and Perfect Copy, with Wide Margins. Collation: Title, one leaf; Text, 15pp., verso of last. List. References: Evans, Ho. 21223. Not in Tower. Copies Located: Md. H. S.; L. C; N. Y. P.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. S.; C. U. The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MAEYLAND 96. MARYLAND. November Session, 1788. Laws | of | Maryland, | Made and Passed | at a | Session of Assembly, | Begun and held at the city of Annapolis on Monday the third of | November, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred | and eighty- eight, [to December 23, 1788] | [Arms of Lord Baltimore.] | Folio (14K by ?>H), sewed. Annapolis: j Printed by Frederick Green, | Printer to the State. [1789] Fine, Large and Perfect Copy, with Wide Margins. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Text, 50pp.; List, one page, verso blank. References: Evans, No. 21933. Not in Tower. Copies Located: Md. H. S.; L. C; N. Y. P.; A. A. S.; S. L. M. (imper- fect); H. L. S.; N. Y. S.; C. U.; B. A. N. Y. 97. MARYLAND. November Session, 1789. Laws | of j Maryland, | Made and Passed | at a | Session of Assembly, | Begun and held at the city of Annapolis on Monday the second | of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hun- | dred and eighty- nine, [to December 26, 1789] | [Arms of Lord Baltimore.] | Folio (14^ by 8^), sewed. Annapolis: | Printed by Frederick Green, | Printer to the State. [1790] Fine, Large and Perfect Copy, with Wide Margins. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Text and lyi pages of List, 84pp. References: Evans, No. 22640; Not in Tower. Copies Located : Md. H. S. ; L. C. ; N. Y. P. ; A. A. S. ; H. L. S. ; B. A. N. Y. ; N. Y. S.;C. U. 98. MARYLAND. November Session, 1790. Laws | of j Maryland, | Made and Passed | at a j Session of Assembly, | Begun and held at the city of Annapolis on Monday the first | of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hun- 1 dred and ninety, f [Arms of Baltimore.] | Folio (14 by 9X). sewed. Annapolis: | Printed by Frederick Green, | Printer to the State. [1790I Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; text, including 2}4 pages of index, PP- (93). verso of last blank. References: Evans, No. 22640, where the collation is given as pp. (2), 84. Copies Located : Md. H. S. ; N. Y. P. ; L. C. ; M. S. L. ; H. L. S. ; B. A. N. Y. ; N. Y. S.; C. U. Under the Management of the American Art Association First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27ih MARYLAND 99. MARYLAND. November Session, 1791. Laws | of | Maryland, | Made and Passed | at a ] Session of Assembly, ] Begun and held at the city of Annapolis on Monday the seventh 1 of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hun- 1 dred and ninety-one. [to December 30, 1791] [ [Arms of Lord Baltimore.] | Folio (13K by 8K)> sewed, uncut, original front board cover, slight stain on few corners. Annapolis: | Printed by Frederick Green, | Printer to the State. [1792] Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Text, including 2yi pages of List, 46 unnumbered leaves (92 pages). Evans gives collation as pp. (2), (100), the present copy however is perfect, with blank leaf at end. References: Evans, No. 24503. Copies Located: Md. H. S.; L. C; H. L. S.; N. Y. P.; A. A. S.; S. L. M.; B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. S.; C. U. 100. MARYLAND. November Session, 1792. Laws | of ] Maryland, 1 Made and Passed ] at a | Session of Assembly, | Begun and held at the city of Annapolis on Monday the fifth of 1 November, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred | and ninety- two, [to December 23, 1792] | [Arms of Lord Baltimore.] | Folio (i3>^ by 8>^), original boards, uncut. Annapolis: I Printed by Frederick Green, | Printer to the State. [1793] Fine Uncut Copy and Perfect Copy. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Text and i}4 pages of List, 37 un- numbered leaves (74 pages). xTVD CopiesLocated: Md.H.S.; H.L.S.; B.A.N. Y.;N. Y. S.; C.U.; N. Y. P. loi. MARYLAND. November Session, 1793. Laws | of | Maryland, J Made and Passed | at a | Session of Assembly, | Begun and held at the city of Annapolis on Monday the fourth of I November, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred | and ninety- three. [[Arms of Baltimore.] | Folio (i2>^ by jyi), sewed. Annapolis: I Printed by Frederick Green, | Printer to the State [1793] Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; text, including two pages of Index, pp. (Q7), verso of last blank. xt -sr c <- it . Copies Located: Md. H. S.; S. L. M.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. S.; C. U., N. Y. P. 102. MARYLAND. November Session, 1794- Laws I of i Maryland, J Made and Passed | at a [ Session of Assembly, | Begun and held at the City of Annapolis on Monday the | Third of November, in the year of our Lord one ] thousand seven hundred and ninety- four. I Folio (121^ by 7^)- sewed. , t^ • , , ^u q..+^ Annapolis: | Printed by Frederick Green, | Printer to the State Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; text, including Index, PP- (78). Copies Located: Md. H. S.: S. L. M.: B. A. N. Y.; C. U.; N. Y. P. The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MARYLAND 103. MARYLAND. Abridged Laws, 1799. A | Digest | of the | Laws of Maryland, | being | An Abridgement, | Alphabetically Ar- ranged, I of All the Public Acts of Assembly now in Force, | and of General Use, | From the First Settlement of the State, to the end of November | Session 1797, inclusive, with references to the Acts at Large. | By Thomas Herty. | [11 lines of quota- tions.] I 8vo (9!^ by 6), rebound in half morocco, slight stain on few corners. Baltimore: — Printed for the Editor. | 1799 Collation: Title, one leaf, verso copy-right line; Dedication, one leaf, verso blank; Preface, 2pp.; Index, pp. [iii]-xii; Text, pp. [131-522; Errata, one leaf, verso, advertisement of a new work "Abridgement of the Laws of the United States." References: 5aM», No. 31596. Copies Located: Md. H. S.; C. U.; L. C; S. L. M.; N. Y. P.; H. L. S ■ N. Y. S.; A. A. S.; B. A. N. Y. 104. MARYLAND. Laws, 1799-1800. The | Laws | of | Maryland, | to which are prefixed | The Original Charter, | with an | English Translation, | The Bill of Rights | and | Constitution of the State, I as Originally Adopted by the Convention, | with the Several Alterations by Acts of Assembly, | The Declaration of Independence, | The Articles of Confederation, | The Constitu- tion of the General Government, | and the Amendments made thereto, | with an | Index ] to the Laws, the Bill of Rights, and the Constitution. | In Two Volumes. | Revised and collected, under the Authority of the Legislature, | By William Kilty, Attorney at Law. | 2 vols. 4to (io>^ by 8J^), original calf, new calf backs with leather labels, a few corners with slight stains, stencilled stamp on titles. Annapolis: | Printed by Frederick Green, Printer to the State. i799[-i8oo Collation: Vol. I. Title, one leaf; Introduction, 2pp.; Half-title to Charter, and text of same and other preliminary matters, 20 unnumbered leaves (40 pages); Laws, 359 unnumbered leaves (717 pages, verso of last blank; Index, 97 unnumbered leaves (194 pages); Vol. II. Title, one leaf, verso blank; Address by George Washington, 4 unnumbered leaves; Text, 471 leaves (942 pages). The Index to both Vols, is bound in first vol. References: Sabin, No. 45190. Copies Located: Md. H. S.; C. U.; A. A. S.; L. C; S. L. M.; N. Y. P.; N. Y. H. ; N. Y. S. ; H. L. S. ; B. A. N. Y. This is the Tower copy, with the embossed portrait stamp; and the signature of Richard S. Coxe. THE GENERAL LAWS AN D LIBERTIES OF THE Maffachufets Colony IN New-England, Revifed and Reprinted, By Order of the General Court holden atBOSTOJff, Majr l^th, Ifji. E(h>ard ^^OP^fon, Seer. Whofotver therefore refifteth the Tneer, repfieth the OrdiaaHce efGoi ; tni thcj that refift, receive to then^ehes DtmniUion. Rom. 13.2. Ctmbridge in Nerv-EngUnd, Printed by Samuel Green, for foh» Ufher of Bofton, and to be fold by Richard Chifivel, • at the Rofe and Crown in St. Fauls Church-yard, ■ Lomlon, i6j^. Reduced Facsimile of Title-Page [No. 105] The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MASSACHUSETTS 105. MASSACHUSETTS. General Laws, 1675. The General | Laws | and I Liberties | of the | Massachusetts Colony | in | New-Eng- land, I Revised and Reprinted, | By Order of the General Court holden at Boston, | May 15th, 1672. | Edward Rawson, Seer. | [Two-line quotation from Rom. 13.2.] \ Small folio {11% by ^}i), old calf, rebacked. With cloth folder, in half red levant morocco slip-case. Cambridge in New-England, | Printed by Samuel Green, for John Usher of Boston, and to be sold by | Richard Chiswel, at the Rose and Crown in St. Paul's Churchyard, | London, 1675 [See Illustration] Fine Copy of This Excessively Rare Issue, Undoubtedly Printed, as Stated by Mr. Albert Matthews, at Cambridge in 1672, with a New Title and the List of Books Added by Chiswel in 1675. Collation: List of Books "Sold also by Richard Chiswel," one leaf, recto blank; Title, one leaf, verso blank; General Laws, pp. 1-161, verso of last blank (p. 16 wrongly numbered 14) ; Presidents, Forms, pp. 162-170, verso of last blank, the odd page numbers for this section are on the left-hand, and the even numbers on the right-hand pages; Several Laws and Orders made at the I General Court | Holden the 15th of May | 1672. | And Printed by their Order. | Edward Rawson Seer. | pp. 6; one blank leaf; A Summary of the Laws, 27pp., verso of last blank; one blank leaf. References: Ford and Russell, Page 10; Tower, No. 135, where the same collation as above is given, but in a different order, the Table is also placed at 28pp.; Evans, No. 200, where the collation is given as, pp. (2), 170, (27), (2), which does not take into account the six pages of "Several Laws" in the above copy. Copies Located: Only Four Other Copies Are Known, those in the John Carter Brown, the Pennsylvania Historical Society, the American Anti- quarian Society, and the British Museum Libraries. Collation of this copy agrees with that in the Pennsylvania Historical Society, others are different. For an extensive historical and bibliographical account of the printing of these laws, See, Mr. Albert Matthews's "Note on the 1672 Edition and the 1675 Volume of the Massachusetts Laws," where a full comparison of the two volumes is given, the copy of the 1675 issue referred to being the present one, and where the only alteration to be made is that relative to the number of lines m the "Errata" on page 170, which contains nine, as in the 1672 edition, and not ten. In this work the differences of the two issues are fully treated, and the further statement is made, that "the text and Summary of the 1675 volume were pnnted at Cambridge in 1672; that for some reason which cannot now be determined, it became necessary to reset in some copies the three pages num- bered 168-170, and they were reset either in Cambridge or in London; that a new title-page was printed in London; and that the List of Books was printed in London." A Copy of Matthews's Pamphlet Accompanies the Above Copy of Laws, which contains also, the armorial book-plate of William Dobyns of Lmcolns-Inn. ACTS AND LAWS, Faffed by the Great and General Court or Affembly of Their Majefties Pro- vince of the Maffachufets-Bay, in New-England. Begun at Btflon, the Eighth Day of June, 169%. And Con- tinued by Adjournment, unto Wednefday the Twelfth Day of Othher following : Being the Second i"e(I)ons. Amm fiegni Culielmi, et Maria, Regis et Kegints Anglie, Scetie, Francis, et Hibernie, Quart: §L^§^ B S T O H Printed by Betijamin Harris, Printe? to His EJCellency, 1 the Govcmour and Gnioci^ xfipx. Reduced Facsimile of Title-Page [No. a06] The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MASSACHUSETTS io6. MASSACHUSETTS. October Session, 1692. Acts | and | Laws, | Passed by the Great and General Court | or Assembly of Their Majesties Pro- 1 vince of the Massachusets-Bay, in | New-Eng- land. I Begun at Boston, the Eighteenth Day of June, 1692. And Con- | tinned by Adjournment, unto Wednesday the Twelfth I Day of October following: Being the Second Sessions. | Anno Regni Guilelmi, et Mariae, Regis et Reginae Angliae, Scotiae, | Francise, et Hiberniae, Quarte. | [Type ornaments.] | Small folio (11 by 7}i), full claret crushed levant morocco, triple gilt fillet border on sides, gilt back and edges, inside gilt border, BY RIVIERE. Boston I Printed by Benjamin Harris, Printer to His Excellency, | the Governour and Council, 1692 [See Illustration] Fine, Large and Perfect Copy. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Leaf of authorization to the Printer by the Governor, one leaf, recto blank; Contents, one leaf, verso blank; Acts, pp. 1-90 (pp. 83-84 misbound). References: Ford and Matthews, Page 20; Sabin, No. 45565; Evans, No. 618, where the preliminary matter is cited as pp. (3); Tower, No. 140; Church, No. 726. Copies Located: S. L. M.; H. L. S.; H. S. P.; B. A.; B. P.; M. H. S.; B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. P.; H. L.; A. A. S. This copy was once owned by Mr. Charles R. Hildeburn. THE ^ ^ CHARTER Granted by Their Majeftiesl King WILLIAM AND •^ ** ■«•» ** j^ J, ^VK ^v,^ 4 Queen MARw""^"^ 5Co tide < -r, llNHABITANXS PROVINCE OF T H E Maffachufetts-Bay I N New-England BOSTON in NEW- ENGLAND. Printed by Btrthclomrw Green, and JohnAllm, (Printers to His Excellency the GOVERNOUR & COUNCIL. ) for, and Sold by Miehtiil ferrj, and Benjtmin Eliot, 1699. Reduced Facsimile of Title-Page [No. 107] 4/ The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MASSACHUSETTS 107. MASSACHUSETTS. Acts and Laws, 1699. The | Charter Granted by Their Majesties | King William | and | Queen Mary, To the I Inhabitants | of the | Province | of the | Massachusetts' Bay I in | New- England. | Boston in New-England. | Printed by Bartholomew Green, and John Allen, (Printers to His Excellency | the Governour & Coun- cil,) for, and Sold | by Michael Perry, and Benjamin Eliot. | 1699 ALSO Acts | and | Laws, | Of His | Majesties Province of the Massachu- setts- I Bay, in | New-England. | [Royal Arms.] | Boston. I Printed by Bartholomew Green, | and John Allen, (Printers | to His Excellency the Governour and Council,) | for, and Sold lay Michael Perry at his Shop over against | the Town- House, and Benjamin Eliot under the West- | End of the Town- House. 1699 The 2 vols., as issued, in one, small folio (11^ by 7>^), original paneled calf, rebacked, cracked at hinges, stencilled library stamp on first title. In cloth folder and red levant morocco back slip-case. Boston, 1699 [See Illustration] Complete, Both As to Laws and Charter. One of the Few Copies Known in the Original Binding, Uncleaned, and. Interiorly, in Re- markably Fine State of Preservation. Collation: Title to Charter, one leaf, verso blank; Charter, pp. 3-15, verso of last blank, but with autograph signature of Samuel Browne; Title to Acts, one leaf, verso Authorization of printing; Acts, pp. 3-158; Table, 4pp. . References: Ford and Matthews, Page 30; Sabin, No. 45566, where addi- tional Session Laws are apparently included, making 192 pages; Evans, Nos. 867 and 868; Tower, No. 148; Church, Nos. 781 and 782, and where the follow- ing note appears, — "This is a part of the first revision of the Province Laws, the text of which contains the Acts from the session beginning on the 8th of June, 1692, to that beginning on the 31st day of May, 1699, inclusive." Copies Located: S. L. M.; H. S. P.; B. P.; M. H. S.; A. A. S.; C. H. S.; Y. U.; N. Y. P.; B. A. N. Y.; H. L.; L. C; H. S. P.; H. L. S.; N. Y. S. This copy contains the Autograph Signature, in two places, of Samuel Browne, 1699, Justice and Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas for Essex County, from 1715 to 1731. He was born, October 8, 1669, and died at the age of 62, June 16, 1731. He succeeded his father. Judge William Brown, as Judge, and lived in Salem, Massachusetts. The above copy is the one once owned by Mr. Charles R. Hildeburn. Under the Management of the American Art Association First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MASSACHUSETTS io8. MASSACHUSETTS. Acts and Laws, 1714. The | Charter | Granted by Their Majesties | King William | and | Queen Mary, I to the I Inhabitants | of the | Province | of the | Massachusetts- Bay I in I New-England. | ALSO Act I AND I Laws, ] Of Her Majesties | Province | of the | Massa- chusetts-Bay I in I New-England. | [Royal Arms.] | The two works, as issued, in one vol., small folio (iij^ by7>^), original sheep, new leather labels. Boston in New-England: | Printed by B. Green, Printer to His Excellency the | Governour & Council, for Benjamin Eliot ] and Sold at his Shop on the North side of King's Street. 1 1714 Fine and Perfect Copy, in the Original Binding. The imprint and date on both title-pages reads the same. Collation; Title to Charter, one leaf, verso blanlc; Charter, pp. 13, verso of last blank; Title to Laws, one leaf, verso authorization for printing; Acts, pp. 239, verso of last blank; Table, pp. vi. References: Ford and Rmsell, Page 50; Evans, No. 1686; Tower, No. 184, where additional Session Laws are mentioned. Copies Located: S. L. M.; H. S. P.; B. P.; L. C; H. C; J. C. B.; N. Y. P.; M. H. S.; A. A. S.; N. Y. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U.; C. H. S. This is the issue cited in the Preface to the new edition of the Province Laws (1869) as "among the rarest of rare books." The Acts cover dates from June 8th, 1692 to May 27th, 1713, inclusive. 109. MASSACHUSETTS. May Session, 1714. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . | . . . Begun and Held | at Boston upon Wednesday the Twenty-sixth of May, 1 7 14. I Small folio (11^ by 7X), sheets, slightly stained, small tear in three leaves. [Boston : Printed by B. Green, 1714] Collation: pp. 241-247, verso of last blank. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 50; Tower, No. 184. Copies Located: B. P.; L. C; N. Y. P.; M. H. S.; H. S. P.; S. L. M.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U.; N. Y. S. 1 10. MASSACHUSETTS. October Session, 1714. [Royal Arms.] I Acts and Laws | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . | . . . Begun and Held | at Boston upon Wednesday the Twenty- sixth of May, 1714. And | continued . . . unto Wednesday the Twentieth | of October following, and then Met. 1 Small folio (11^ by 7)4), sheets, slightly stained. [Boston: Printed by B. Green, 17 14] Collation: pp. 249-254. ^t „ References: Ford and Matthews, Pa.ge 51; Tower, No. 184. Copies Located: B. P.; L. C; M. H. S.; H. S. P.; S. L. M.; A. A. S.; H.L.S.;B. A. N. Y.;C. U.;N. Y. S.;N. Y. P. This copy has an imperfect copy of the Session for May, 1715 (.pp. 253- 254), attached. The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MASSACHUSETTS 111. MASSACHUSETTS. July Session, 1715. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . | . . . Begun and Held | at Boston upon Wednesday the Twenty-fifth of May, 1 7 15. And conti- | nued . . . unto Wednesday the Twentieth Day of July | following, and then Met. | Small folio (ii|4 by 7^), sheets, slight stain on margin. [Boston: Printed by B. Green, 1715] Collation: pp. 255-258. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 52; Evans, No. 1751; Tower, No. 184. Copies Located: B. P.; L. C; N. Y. P.; M. H. S.; H. S. P.; S. L. M.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U.; N. Y. S.; N. Y. P. 112. MASSACHUSETTS. November Session, 1715. [Royal Arms.] Acts and Laws | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . . . . Begun and Held | at Boston Wednesday the Twenty-fifth of May, 1715. And con- 1 tinued . . . unto Wednesday the Twenty-third | Day of November following, and then Met. | Small folio (ii|4 by T%), sheets, slight stain on margin. [Boston: Printed by B. Green, 1715] Collation: pp. 259-268. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 52; Evans, No. 1752; Tower, No. 184. Copies Located: B. P.; L. C; N. Y. P.; M. H. S.; H. S. P.; S. L. M.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U.; N. Y. S. 113. MASSACHUSETTS. May Session, 17 16. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws, | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . | . . . Begun and Held | at Boston upon Wednesday the Thirtieth of May, 1716. I Small folio (11^ by 73<)> sheets. [Boston: Printed by B. Green, 17 16] Collation: pp. 269-278. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 52; Evans, No. 1815; Tower, No. 184. Copies Located: B. P.; L. C; N. Y. P.; M. H. S.; H. S. P.; S. L. M,; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U.; N. Y. S. 114. MASSACHUSETTS. November Session, 1716. [Royal Arms.] Acts and Laws, | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . . . . Begun and | Held at Boston upon Wednesday the Thirtieth of May, 1 7 16. And | continued . . . unto Wednesday the seventh | Day of November following, and then Met. | Small folio (11^ by 7}4), sheets, slight stain on margin. [Boston: Printed by B. Green, 1716] Collation: pp. 279-286. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 53; Evans, No. 1816; Tower, No. 184. Copies Located: B. P.; L. C; N. Y. P.; M. H. S.; H. S. P.; S. L. M.; A. A. S.;H. L. S.;B. A. N. Y.;C. U.; N. Y. S. Under the Management of the American Art Association First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MASSACHUSETTS 115. MASSACHUSETTS. May Session, 1717. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws, | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . | . . . Begun and | Held at Boston upon Wednesday the Twenty-ninth of May 1717. I Small folio (iiH by 7>^), sheets, slight stain on margin. [Boston: Printed by B. Green, 1717] Collation : pp. 287-289, verso of last blank. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 53; Evans, No. 1891; Tower, No. 184. Copies Located: B. P.; L. C; N. Y. P.; M. H. S.; H. S. P.; S. L. M.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U.; N. Y. S. 116. MASSACHUSETTS. October Session, 1717. [Royal Arms.] Acts and Laws, | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . . . . Begun and 1 Held at Boston upon Wednesday the Twenty- ninth of May 1 7 17. I And continued . . . unto Wednesday the Twenty- | third of October following, and then Met. | Small folio (11^ by Tyi), sheets, slight stain on margins. [Boston: Printed by B. Green, 17 17] Collation: pp. 291-294. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 53; Evans, No. 1892; Tower, No. ' Copies Located: B. P.; L. C; N. Y. P.; M. H. S.; H. S. P.; S. L. M.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U.; N. Y. S. 117. MASSACHUSETTS. February Session, 1718. [Royal Arms.] Acts and Laws, | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . . . . Begun and ] Held at Boston upon Wednesday the Twenty- ninth of May, 1717. I And continued . . . unto Thursday the Sixth I Day of February following, and then Met. 1 Small folio (11^ by 7K). sheets, slight stain on margins. [Boston: Printed by B. Green, 17 18] Collation: pp. 295-298. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 53; Evans, No. 1966: Tower, No. '\opies Located: B. P.; L. C; N. Y. P.; M. H. S.; H. S. P.; S. L. M.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; C. U.; B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. S. 118. MASSACHUSETTS. May Session, 1718. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws, | Passed by the Great and General Court . . • I. ■ ■ • Begun and | Held at Boston upon Wednesday the Twenty-eighth of May, 1718. I Small folio (11^ by 7X)- sheets, slight stain on margin. . . [Colophon.] Boston: Printed by B. Green . . . | . . . 1718 Collation: pp. 299-309, verso of last blank. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 54; Evans, No. 1967; Tower, No. '\opiEs Located: B. P.; L. C; H. S P.; S. L. M.; A. A. S.; H. L. ;S.; B. A. N. Y.;C. U.;N. Y. S. . ^ ,. t ^• Contains among other acts that for preventing abuses to the Indians. The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MASSACHUSETTS 119. MASSACHUSETTS. October Session, 1718. [Royal Arms Acts and Laws | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . . . Begun and | Held at Boston upon Wednesday the Twenty- eighth of May, 1718. I And continued . . . unto Wednesday the Twenty- | ninth Day of October following, and then Met. | Small folio {ii~i4, by 7/^), sewed, slight stain on margins. [Colophon.] Boston: Printed by B. Green . . . | . . . 1718 Collation: pp. 311-314. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 54; Evans, No. 1968; Tower, No. 184. Copies Located : B. P. ; L. C. ; N. Y. P. ; H. S. P. ; S. L. M. ; A. A. S. ; H. L. S. ; B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. S.; C. U. 120. MASSACHUSETTS. May Session, 1719. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . | . . . Begun and Held | at Boston upon Wednesday the Twenty- seventh Day of May, 1719. | Small folio (11^ by T^i), sheets, slight stain on margins, and small pieces torn from lower last leaf, some text missing. [Colophon.] Boston: Printed by B. Green ...[... 1719 Collation: pp. 315-318. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 55; Evans, No. 2031; Tower, No. 184. Copies Located: B. P.; L. C; N. Y. P.; H. S. P.; S. L. M.; A. A. S.; H. L.S.; B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. S.; C. U. 121. MASSACHUSETTS. Acts and Laws, 1724. Acts and Laws, | - Passed by the | Great and General Court or Assembly | Of the Province of the | Massachusetts-Bay | in | New-England, |From 1692, to 1719. I To which is Prefix'd, | The Charter, Granted by Their late | Majesties King William and Queen Mary, to the I Inhabitants of the said Province, A.D. 1691, | Annoq; Regni 3°. | [Royal Arms.] | Folio (13H by 8>^), original calf, rebacked, stain on few leaves. London, | Printed by John Baskett, Printer to the King's most Excellent | Majesty, MDCCXXIV. [1724] Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Index, pp. iii-xvi; Title to Charter, one leaf, verso blank; Charter, pp. iii-xvi; Acts, pp. 359, 30 of which are blank. References : Ford and Matthews, Page 62 ; Sabin, No. 45567 ; Tower, No. 214. Copies Located: S. L. M.;H. S. P.; B. A.;B. P.;H. C; J. C. B.;N. Y. P.; M. H. S.; N. Y. H.; A. A. S.; N. Y. S.; L. C; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y. The Acts cover dates from June 8th, 1692 to May 27th, 1719, inclusive. Under the Management of the American Art Association First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MASSACHUSETTS 122. MASSACHUSETTS. Acts and Laws, 1726. The | Charter | Granted by Their Majesties | King William | and | Queen Mary, I to the I Inhabitants | of the | Province | of the | Massachusetts- Bay I in I New-England. I ALSO Acts ] and ] Laws, | Of His Majesty's | Province | of the | Massa- chusetts-Bay I in I New-England. | [Royal Arms.] | The two works in one vol. small folio (11 "/le by yVa), original sheep, rebacked. Boston in New-England: | Printed by B. Green, Printer to the Honourable the Lieut. | Govemour & Council, for Benjamin Eliot, I and Sold at his Shop near the Town-House in King's Street. | 1726 Complete Copy. The imprint reads the same on both titles. Collation: Blank leaf; Title to Charter, one leaf, verso blank; Charter, pp. 12; Explanation to Charter, pp. 13-14; Table, pp. 17, verso of last blank; Title to Acts, one leaf, verso authorization of printing; Acts, pp. 347, verso of last blank. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 63; Sabin, No. 45568; Tower, No. 215; Evans, No. 2762. Copies Located: S. L. M.; H. S. P.; B. A.; B. P.; L. C; B. A. N. Y.; H. C; J. C. B.; N. Y. P.; M. H. S.; N. Y. H.; A. A. S.; N. Y. S.; H. L. S.; C. H. S.; C. U. 123. MASSACHUSETTS. November Session, 1726. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws, | Passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly . . . | . . . Begun and | Held at Boston upon Wednes- day the Twenty-fifth Day of May, 1726. | And continued by several Prorogations unto Wednesday the Twenty- | third Day of November following, and then Met. | Small folio (11 "/i« by *77 / I Q ll Pf*i"Q [Colophon.] Boston: Printed by B. Green ... | ... for Benjamin Eliot. 1727 Collation: pp. 349-354- „ ,, , r- ^r References: Ford and Matthews, Page 64; Tower, No. 216; Evans, No. ^^ Copies Located: S. L. M.; H. S. P.; B. A.; B. P.; L. C; H. C.; J. C. B ; N.Y. R; M. H. S.; N.Y. H.; A. A. S.; N. YTS.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. H. S.; C. U. The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MASSACHUSETTS 124. MASSACHUSETTS. May Session, 1727. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws, | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . | . . . Begun and Held | at Boston, upon Wednesday the Thirty-first Day of May, 1727. | Small folio (11 "/i« by 7Vs), sheets. [Colophon.] Boston : Printed by B. Green ...]... for Benja- min Eliot. 1727 Collation: pp. 355-370- References: Ford and Matthews, Page 64; Tower, No. 217; Evans, No. 2901. Copies Located: S. L. M.; H. S. P.; B. A.; B. P.; L. C; H. C; T. C. B.; N. Y. p.; N. Y. H.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. H. S.; N. V. S. M. H. S.; C. U. Contains among other acts, those for erecting the towns of Uxbridge and Hanover. 125. MASSACHUSETTS. August Session, 1727. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws, | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . | . . . Begun and Held | at Boston, upon Wednesday the Thirty-first Day of May, 1727. | And continued ... to the Sixteenth Day of August I following. | Small folio (11 "/n by T'li), sheets. [Colophon.] Boston: Printed by B. Green . . . ] . . . for Benja- min Eliot. 1727 Collation: pp. 371-373, one blank. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 65; Tower, No. 218; Evans, No. 2902. Copies Located: S. L. M.; H. S. P.; B. A.; B. P.; L. C; H. C; J. C. B,; N. Y. P.; M. H. S.; N. Y. H.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. H. S.; C. U.; N. Y. S. 126. MASSACHUSETTS. October-November Session, 1727. [Royal Arms.] I An Act Begun and Passed by the Great and General Court Held at Boston, upon Wednesday the Thirty- first Day of May | 1727. And continued . . . unto Wednesday | the Fourth Day of October following. | ALSO [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws | Passed by the Great and General Court ... I ... I Begun and Held at Boston, upon Wednesday the Twenty-second Day of | November, 1727. j The two sessions issued as one. Small folio (11" /« by Tl^Ji sheets. [Colophon.] Boston: Printed by B. Green . . . | 1728 Collation: pp. 375-400. The first signature shows that these two sessions were printed at one time. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 65; Tower, Nos. 219 and 220; Evans, Nos. 3054 and 3055. Copies Located: S. L. M.; H. S. P.; B. A.; B. P.; L. C; H. C; J. C. B.; N. Y. P.; M. H. S.; N. Y. H.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. H. S.; N. Y. S.; C. U. Contains among other acts, one relating to the Forty Petitioners for a tract of land at Hassanamisco. Under the Management of the American Art Association First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MASSACHUSETTS 127. MASSACHUSETTS. May Session, 1728. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . | . . . Begun and Held | at Boston upon Wednesday the Twenty-ninth Day of May, 1728. | Small folio (11 "/le by y'/s), sheets. [Colophon.] Boston: Printed by B. Green ... | ... for Benja- min Eliot. 1728 Collation: pp. 401-412. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 66; Tower, "Ho. 221; Evans, No. 3056. Copies Located: S. L. M.; H. S. P.; B. A.; B. P.; L. C; H. C; J. C. B.; N. Y. P.; M. H. S.; N. Y. H.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. H. S.; N.Y. S.;C. U. Contains among other acts, that relating to the exemption from taxation of Anabaptists and Quakers. 128. MASSACHUSETTS. July Session, 1728. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . | . . . Begun and Held | at Boston, upon Wednesday the Twenty-ninth Day of May, 1728. | And continued . . . unto Wednesday the Twenty-fourth | Day of July following, and then met. | Small folio (11 "/16 by 7'/s), sheets. [Without colophon. Boston: B. Green, 1728] Collation: pp 413-416. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 66; Tower, No. 222; Emns, No. ^"copies Located: S. L. M.; H. S. P.; B. A.; B. P.; L. C; H. C; J. C. B.; N. Y. P.; M. H. S.; N. Y. H.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. H. S.; N. Y. S.;C. U. ^ , Contains among other acts, that for the repeal of the act for the punishment of Duelling. 129. MASSACHUSETTS. April Session, 1729. [Royal Arms.] | An Act I Passed by the Great and General Court . . . | . . . Begun & Held I at Boston upon Wednesday the Twenty-ninth Day of May, 1728. I And continued ... to Salem | the Second of April, 1729. I Small folio (11 "/le by T'l,), sheets. [No colophon. Boston: B. Green, 1729] Collation: pp. 417-419, one blank. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 67; Tower, No. 223; Evans, JNo. ^'copies Located: S. L. M.; H. S. P.; B. A.; B. P.; J C. B.; N. Y P ; M. H. S.; N. Y. H.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. H. S.; N. Y S.; C. U. Among other acts is one for allowing supplies to the Eastern Indians. The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MASSACHUSETTS 130. MASSACHUSETTS. November Session, 1730. [Royal Arms.] Acts and Laws | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . . . . Begun and | Held at Salem upon Wednesday the Twenty eighth Day of May, | 1729. And continued ... | to Boston the Nineteenth Day of November following. | ALSO [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . I . . . Begun and | Held at Cambridge upon Wednes- day the Twenty-seventh Day of | May, 1730. and continued . . . to Wednesday | the Ninth Day of September following, and con- tinued . . . II to Roxbury and thence to Boston. | The two sessions issued as one part. Small folio (11 "As by 7^), sheets. [Colophon.] Published, October 31, 1730. [Boston: B. Green] Collation: pp. 421-436. The first of the above was not printed till after October, 1730, when it was issued with the second. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 68; Tower, Nos. 224 and 225; Evans, Nos. 3306 and 3307. Copies Located: S. L. M.; H. S. P.; B. A.; B. P.; L. C; H. C; J. C. B.; N. Y. P.; M. H. S.; N. Y. H.; A. A. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. H. S.; N. Y. S.; C. U. 131. MASSACHUSETTS. February Session, 1731. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . I . . . Begun and | Held at Boston upon Wednesday the Tenth Day of February, 1730 [Wrongly numbered, should be 1731.] | Small folio (11 "/i» by 7>^), sheets. [Colophon.] Published, April 24th. 1731. [Boston: B. Green] Collation: pp. 437-456. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 69; Tower, No. 226; Evans, No. 3440. Copies Located: S. L. M.; H. S. P.; B. A.; B. P.; L. C; H. C; J. C. B.; N. Y. p.; M. H. S.; N. Y. H.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. H. S.; N. Y. S.;C. U. Among other acts is one irapowering the Commissioners to determine the Bounds between Massachusetts and New-Hampshire. 132. MASSACHUSETTS. May Session, 173 1. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . | . . . Begun & Held | at Boston, upon Wednesday the Twenty-sixth Day of May, 1731. | Small folio (11 »/i, hy T}i), sheets. [Colophon.] Published, Aug. i8th. 1731. [Boston: B. Green] Collation: pp. 457-462. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 69; Tower, No. 227; Evans, No. 3441- Copies Located: S. L. M.; H. S. P.; B. A.; B. P.; L. C; H. C; I. C. S.; N. Y. P.; M. H. S.; N. Y. H.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. H. B.; N. Y. S.;C. U. Under the Management of the American Art Association First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MASSACHUSETTS 133. MASSACHUSETTS. November Session, 1731. [Royal Arms.] Acts and Laws | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . . . . begun & Held | at Boston, upon Wednesday the Twenty- sixth Day of May, 1731. | and continued . . . unto Wednesday the Third | Day of November following. | Small folio (11^ by 7^), sheets. [No colophon. Boston: B. Green, 1731] Collation: pp. 463-468. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 70; Tower, No. 288; Evans, No. Copies Located: S. L. M.; H. S. P.; B. A.; B. P.; L. C; H. C; J. C. B.; N. Y. P.; M. H. S.; N. Y. H.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. H. S.; N. Y. S.;C. U. Among other acts is one for supplies for the Eastern and Western Indians. 134. MASSACHUSETTS. December Session, 1731. [Royal Arms.] Acts and Laws | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . . . . Begun and | Held at Boston upon Wednesday the Twenty- sixth Day of May I 1 73 1, and continued . . . | unto Wednesday the First Day of December following. | Small folio (iiK by T'H), sheets. [No colophon. Boston: B. Green, 1732] Collation: pp. 469-476. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 70; Tower, No. 229; Evans, No. ■^'164. Copies Located: S. L. M.; H. S. P.; B. A.; B. P.; L. C; H. C; J. C. B.; N. Y. P.; M. H. S.; N. Y. H.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U.; C. H. S.; N. Y. S. ^ ^ , Among other acts is one relative to the exemption from taxation of Quakers. 135. MASSACHUSETTS. May Session, 1732. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . | . . . Begun & Held | at Boston, upon Wednesday the Thirty-first Day of May, 1732. | Small folio (11^ by 7>^), sheets. [Colophon.] Published, July i. 1732. [Boston: B. Green] Collation: pp. 477-483, one blank. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 70; Tower, No. 230: Evans, No. , ^^Copies Located: S. L. M.; H. S. P.; B. A.; B. P.; L. C; H. C; J. C B.; N. Y. P.; M. H. S.; N. Y. H.; A. A.S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U.; C. H. S.; N. Y. S. Among other acts is one relating to the erecting of the town of Harvard. The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws First Session, Monday Afternoon, FehrucMj 27th MASSACHUSETTS 136. MASSACHUSETTS. November Session, 1732. [Royal Arms.] Acts and Laws | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . . . . begun and | Held at Boston upon Wednesday the Thirty- first Day of May 1732. | and continued . . . unto Wednesday the first Day of | November following. | Small folio (11^ by Tj/i), sheets. [Colophon.] The foregoing Acts were Published, Jan. 6. 1732. [Boston: S. Kneeland, 1733] Collation: pp. 485-490. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 71; Tower, No. 231; Evans, No. 3679. Copies Located: S. L. M.; H. S. P.; B. A.; B. P.; L. C; H. C; N. Y. P.; M. H. S.; N. Y. H.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U.; C. H. S.; N. Y. S. 137. MASSACHUSETTS. April Session, 1733. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . | . . . begun & held | at Boston, upon Wednesday the Thirty-first Day of May, 1733 [wrongly printed, should be 1732] | and con- tinued . . . unto Wednesday the Fourth ] Day of April follow- ing. I Small folio (11^ by 7>^), sheets. [Colophon.] The seven foregoing Acts were published, April 28. 1733- [Boston: S. Kneeland] Collation: 491-498. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 71; Tower, No. 232; Evans, No. 3680. Copies Located: S. L. M.; H. S. P.; B. A.; B. P.; L. C; H. C; N. Y. P.; M. H. S.; N. Y. H.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U.; C. H. S.; N. Y. S. Among other acts is one authorizing the Commissioners to determine the Boundary the late Colony of Plymouth and Rhode Island; also one for supplies for the Eastern and Western Indians. 138. MASSACHUSETTS. May Session, 1733. [Royal Arms.] | An Act Passed by the Great and General Court . . . | . . . begun & leld I at Boston, upon Wednesday the Thirtieth Day of May 1733. I Small folio (11^ by 7>^), sheets. [No colophon. Boston: S. Kneeland, 1733] Collation: pp. 499-500. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 72; Tower, No. 233-500; Evans, No. 3681. Copies Located: S. L. M.; H. S. P.; B. A.; B. P.; L. C; H. C; N. Y. P.; M. H. S.; N. Y. H.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U.; C. H. S.; N. Y. S Contams the act erecting the township of Sheffield. Under the Management of the American Art Association First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27ih MASSACHUSETTS 139. MASSACHUSETTS. October Session, 1733. [Royal Arms. Acts and Laws | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . . . begun & held | at Boston, upon Wednesday the Thirtieth Day of May 1733. | and continued . . . unto, Wednesday the | Third Day of October following. | ALSO January Session, 1734. Acts and Laws | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . | . . . begun and held | at Boston, upon Wednesday the Thirtieth Day of May 1733, and | continued . . . unto Thursday the Twenty- | fourth Day of January fol- lowing. I Small folio (iiK by Tpi), sheets. [No colophon. Boston: S. Kneeland, 1734) Collation: pp. 501-510. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 72; Tower, Nos. 234 and 235; Evans, Nos. 3790 and 3682. Copies Located: S. L. M.; H. S. P.; B. A.; B. P.; L. C; H. C; N. Y. P.; M. H. S.; N. Y. H.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U.; C. H. S.; N. Y. S. Contains the act for erecting the town of Rumford. The first of the above was probably not printed until the early part of 1734, as the last page of same forms the first of the next signature, and the caption of the second is without the royal arms. 140. MASSACHUSETTS. April Session, 1734. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . | . . . begun and held | Boston, upon Wednesday the Thirtieth Day of May 1733, and | continued . . . unto Wednesday the Tenth | Day of April following. | Small folio (ii>< by 7^), sheets. . [No colophon. Boston: S. Kneeland, 1734] Collation: pp. 511-512. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 73; Tower, No. 236; Evans, No. 37QI. Copies Located: S. L. M.; H. S. P.; B. A.; B. P.; L. C; H. C; N Y P ; M. H. S.; N. Y. H.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U.; C. H. S.; N. Y. S. 141. MASSACHUSETTS. May Session, 1734- [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws Passed by the Great and General Court . . . | . . . Begun and Held | at Boston, upon Wednesday the Twenty-ninth Day of May 1734. | Small folio (ii^ by 7>^). sheets. [Colophon.] The Eleven foregoing Acts were Publish'd July 6, 1734. [Boston: S. Kneeland, 1734] Collation: pp. 513-525, one blank. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 73; Tower, No. 237; Evans, JNo. ^^CoPiES Located: S. L. M.; H. S. P.; B. A.; B. P.; L C; H C ; N Y p ; M. H. S.; N. Y. H.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U.; C H. S ; N. Y S. Contains among other acts those for erecting the townships ot Hallitax, Somers and Litchfield; also the one exempting Anabaptists from taxation. The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MASSACHUSETTS 142. MASSACHUSETTS. November Session, 1734. [Royal Arms.] Acts and Laws | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . . . . begun and held at Boston, upon Wednesday the Twenty ninth Day of May 1734, | and continued . . . unto Wednesday the Twentieth | Day of November following. | Small folio (11^ by iJ^), sheets. [Colophon.] The four foregoing Acts were published, Jan. 4. 1734. [Boston : John Draper] Collation: pp. 527-530. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 74; Tower, No. 238; Evans, No. 3923- Copies Located: S. L. M.; H. S. P.; B. A.; B. P.; L. C; H. C; N. Y. P.; M. H. S.; N. Y. H.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U.; C. H. S.; N. Y. S. Contains the act -for erecting the township of Tewksbury. 143. MASSACHUSETTS. April Session, 1735. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . | . . . begun and held at Boston, upon | Wednesday the Twenty-ninth Day of May 1734, and continued by | . . . unto Wednesday the Ninth Day of April following. | Small folio (11^ by 7^), sheets. [Colophon.] Boston: Printed by John Draper, Printer to His] Excellency the Governour and Council. [1735] Collation: pp. 531-534. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 74; Tower, No. 239; Evans, No. 3924- Copies Located: S. L. M.; H. S. P.; B. A.; B. P.; L. C; H. C; N. Y. P.; M. H. S.; N. Y. H.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U.; C. H. S.; N. Y. S. Contains the acts for erecting the townships of Taunton, Dighton and Grafton. 144. MASSACHUSETTS. May Session, 1735. [Royal Arms. | Acts and Laws | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . | . . . Begun and Held at | Boston, upon Wednesday the Twenty-eighth Day of May 1735. | Small folio (n^ by 7>i), sheets. [Colophon.] Boston: Printed by J. Draper ... | ... 1735 Collation: pp. 535-549, one blank. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 75; Tower, No. 240; Evans, No. 3925- Copies Located: S. L. M.; H. S. P.; B. A.; B. P.; L. C; H. C; N. Y. P.; M. H. S.; N. Y. H.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U.; C. H. S.; N. Y. S. Under the Management of the American Art Association First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MASSACHUSETTS 145. MASSACHUSETTS. November Session, 1735. [Royal Arms.] ] Acts and Laws | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . I . . . Begun and Held at | Boston, upon Wednesday the Twenty- eighth Day of May 1735. | And continued ... to Wednesday the Nineteenth Day | of November following. | Small folio (iij^ by 7^), sheets. [Colophon.] Boston: Printed by J. Draper . . . | | [1736] Collation: pp. 551-558. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 75; Tower, No. 241; Evans, No. 4034- Copies Located: S. L. M.; H. S. P.; B. A.; B. P.; L. C; H. C; N. Y. P.; M. H. S.; N. Y. H.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U.; C. H. S.; N. Y. S. Contains the act regulating trade with the Indians. 146. MASSACHUSETTS. March Session, 1736. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . | . . . begun and held at Boston, upon | Wednesday the Twenty-eighth Day of May 1735, and continued by | . . . unto Wednesday the Seventeenth of March following. | Small folio (11^ by T}i), sheets. [Colophon.] Boston: Printed by J. Draper . . . | | [1736] Collation: pp. 559-560. References: Fori and Matthews, Page 76; Tower, No. 242; Evans, No. 40^5. Copies Located: S. L. M.; H. S. P.; B. A.; B. P.; L. C; H. C; N. Y. P.; M. H. S.; N. Y. H.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U.; C. H. S.; N. Y. S. 147. MASSACHUSETTS. May Session, 1736. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws | Passed by the Great and General Court begun and held at | Boston, upon Wednesday the Twenty-sixth Day of May 1736. | Small folio (11^ by 7yi), sheets. I Colophon. J Boston: | Printed by J. Draper ... | ... 1736 Collation: pp. 561-564. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 76; Tower, No. 243; Evans, No. '^"^cIdpies Located: S. L. M.; H. S. P.; B. A.; B. P.; L. C; H. C; N. Y. P.; M. H. S.; N. Y. H.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. H. S.; N. Y. S. The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MASSACHUSETTS 148. MASSACHUSETTS. November Session Laws, 1736. [Royal ArmsJ I Acts and Laws | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . I . . . begun and held at | Boston, upon Wednesday the Twenty-sixth Day of May 1736. And | continued . . . unto Wednesday the Twenty-fourth | Day of November following and then Met. | Small folio (ii|^ by 7^), sheets, slight tear in margin of one leaf. [Colophon.] Boston: Printed by John Draper . . . | | [1737] Collation: pp. 565-592. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 77; Tower, No. 244; Evans, No. 4157- Copies Located: S. L. M.; H. S. P.; B. A.; B. P.; L. C; H. C; N. Y. P • M. H. S.; N. Y. H.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.rC H. S.; N. Y. S.; C. u! 149. MASSACHUSETTS. May Session, 1737. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . | . . . Begun and Held at Boston, | upon Wednesday the Twenty-fifth Day of May 1737. | Small folio (11^ by 7^), sheets. [Colophon.] Boston, Printed by J. Draper . . . | | [1737] Collation: pp. 593-626. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 78; Tower, No. 245; Evans, No. 4158. Copies Located: S. L. M.; H. S. P.; B. A.; B. P.; L. C; H. C: N. Y. P.: M. H. S.; N. Y. H.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U.; N. Y. S. Contains the acts relative to the supplies for the Indians, and the making of small bills of several denomination, with illustrations of the latter. 150. MASSACHUSETTS. November Session, 1737. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . I . . . Begun and Held at Boston, | upon Wednesday the Twenty- fifth Day of May 1737, and continued bv | . . . to Wednesday the 30th Day of November | following. [Small folio (11 K by 7^), sheets. [Colophon.] Boston: | Printed by J. Draper . . . | . . . [1738] Collation: pp. 627-644. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 79; Tower, No. 246; Evans, No. 4265. Copies Located: S. L. M.; H. S. P.; B. A.; B. P.; L. C; H. C; N. Y. P.; M. H. S.; N. Y. H.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U.; N. Y. S. Under the Management of the American Art Association First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MASSACHUSETTS 151. MASSACHUSETTS. Acts and Laws, 1742. The | Charter Granted by their Majesties | King William | and | Queen Mary, to the I Inhabitants | of the | Province | of the | Massachusetts Bay I in | New-England. | ALSO Acts | and | Laws, chusetts-Bay | in Of His Majesty's | Province | of the | Massa-, New-England. | [Royal Arms.] | The two works in one vol. small folio {iiyi by Tj4), original sheep, rebacked, with new labels. Boston in New-England : | Printed and Sold by Samuel Kneeland and Timothy Green, | by Order of His Excellency the Govemour, Council and | House of Representatives. MDCCXLH. [1742] Collation: Title to Charter, one leaf, verso blank; Charter, pp. 12; Explanation to Charter, pp. 13-14; Table, pp. 28; Title to Acts, one leaf verso, authorization for printing; Acts, pp. 333, verso of last blank; Session for March [1743] pp. 335-337. This is the last Session of the General Court of 1742-1743. The imprint on both titles reads the same. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 87; Tower, No. 262; Evans, Nos. 5002, 5003 and 5236. Copies Located: S. L. M.; B. A.; B. P.; L. C; H. C; N. Y. P.; M. H. S.; H. S. P.; N. Y. H.; A. A. S.; N. Y. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U.; C. H. S. Both Tower and Evans include in their pagination the Session for March, 1743. This session, though included in the General Index, was printed later than the body of the work, and its inclusion in the Index shows that the latter must also have been printed after March, 1743. The session has its own caption with the royal arms, and its own colophon. The Acts and Laws in this issue comprise the years 1692 to 1742, inclusive. The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MASSACHUSETTS 152. MASSACHUSETTS. Temporary Laws, 1742. Temporary | Acts and Laws | Of His Majesty's | Province | of the | Massachusetts- Bay I in New-England. | [Royal Arms.] | Small folio (iiH by 7^), three-quarter cardinal crushed levant morocco, gilt back, title-page neatly hinged at inner margin, corner of one leaf repaired. Boston, N. E. | Printed and Sold by Samuel Kneeland and Timothy Green, | by Order of His Excellency the Governour, Council and | House of Representatives. MDCCXLH. [1742] Fine Copy of This Exceedingly Rare First Revised Edition of the Temporary Laws of Massachusetts, with the Index covering first 74 pages. > Collation: Title, one leaf, verso authorization of printing; Table, pp. 4; Acts, pp. 1-74 -I- 75-76, 77-81 (verso blank), and 83-89 (verso blank). References: Ford and Matthews, Page 85; Tower, Nos. 351, 352, 353, and 354; Evans. Nos. 5004, 5240, 5241, and 5242. Copies Located: B. A.; L. C; N. Y. P.; H. S. P.; N. Y. S.; B. P.; H. C; M. H. S.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; C. U.; B. A. N. Y. Perfect Copy of This Issue, with Additional Acts, each with its own colophon, and paged continuously. The four pages of Table, covering pages 75 to 205, mentioned by Tower and Evans, were issued later, and are not included in this issue. These Laws cover dates from May 26, 1736, to May 26, 1742, inclusive. The additional Acts are, — (i) An Act, Passed by the Great and General Court . . . of His Majesty's Province of the Massachusetts-Bay . . . Boston upon Wednesday the twenty-sixth Day of May. And continued by Adjournment and Prorogations unto Thursday the thirty first of March following. Tower, No. 352. (2) Acts and Laws, . . . Begun and Held at Boston upon Wednesday the twenty-fifth Day of May, 1743. Tower, No. 353. (3) Acts and Laws . . . Begun and Held at Boston upon Wednesday the twenty-fifth Day of May, 1743, and continued ... to Thursday the eighth Day of September following. Each one of the additional Acts has Royal Arms at top of first page. 153- MASSACHUSETTS. May Session, 1743. [Royal Arms.] j An Act, I Passed by the Great and General Court . . . | . . . Begun and Held at Boston upon | Wednesday the twenty fifth Day of May 1743. I Small folio (ii>^ by 7K), sheet. [Colophon.] Boston, N. E. | Printed and Sold by Samuel Knee- land and Timothy Green . . . | | . . . MDCCXLHL [1743] Collation: pp. 339-340. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 89; Tower, No. 263: Evans, No. 5237- Copies Located: S. L. M.; H. S. P.; B. A.; B. P.: L. C; H C : N. Y. P.; M. H. S.; N. Y. H.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U.; N. Y. S. Under the Management of the American Art Association First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MASSACHUSETTS 154. MASSACHUSETTS. September Session, 1743. [Royal Arms.] | An Act I Passed by the Great and General Court . . . | . . . Begun and Held at Boston upon | Wednesday the twenty-fifth Day of May 1743. | and continued ... | ... to Thursday the eighth Day of September following. | Small folio {iiyi by T]A), sheets. [Colophon.] Boston: N. E. | Printed and Sold by Samuel Knee- land and Timothy Green . . . | | . . . MDCCXLHI. [1743] Collation: pp. 341-344. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 90; Tower, No. 265; Evans, No. 5238. Copies Located: S. L. M.; H. S. P.; B. A.; B. P.; L. C; H. C; N. Y. P.; M. H. S.; N. Y. H.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U.; N. Y. S. 155. MASSACHUSETTS. October Session, 1743. [Royal Arms.] | An Act I Passed by the Great and General Court ... | ... . Begun and Held at Boston upon | Wednesday the twenty-fifth Day of May 1743, and continued ... | ... to Thursday the twentieth of October following. | Small folio (i i>^ by 7^2), sheets. [Colophon.] Boston: N. E. | Printed and Sold by Samuel Knee- land and Timothy Green . . . | | . . . MDCCXLHI. [1743] Collation: pp. 345-348. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 91; Tower, No. 266; Evans, No. 5239. Copies Located: S. L. M.; H. S. P.; B. A.; B. P.; L. C; H. C; N. Y. P.; M. H. S.; N. Y. H.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U.; N. Y. S. Contains the act for more speedy finishing of the Land Bank. 156. MASSACHUSETTS. February Session, 1744. [Royal Arms.] I Acts and Laws | Passed by the Great and General Court - - . | . . . Begun and held at Boston upon | Wednesday the twenty- fifth Day of May 1743, and continued ... | ... to Wednesday the eighth Day of February following. | Small folio (ii>^ by 7>^), sheets. [Colophon.] Boston: N. E. | Printed and Sold by Samuel Knee- land and Timothy Green, . . . | | . . . MDCCXLHL [1743I Collation: pp. 349-352. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 92; Tower, No. 267; Evans, No. 5427. Copies Located: S. L. M.;H. S. P.; B.A.;B. P.; L.C.; H. C; H. L. S.; M. H. S.; N. Y. H.; A. A. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U.; N. Y. S.; N. Y. P. The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MASSACHUSETTS 157. MASSACHUSETTS. February Session, 1744. [Royal Arms.] Acts and Laws | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . ^--< Begun and Held at Boston upon | Wednesday the twenty- ' fifth Day of May 1743, and continued ... | ... to Wednesday the eighth Day of February following. | Small folio {iiyihy TjA), sheets. [Colophon.] Boston: | Printed and Sold by Samuel Kneeland and Timothy Green . . . | | . . . MDCCXLHI. [1743] Collation: pp. 353-356. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 92; Tower, No. 267; Evans, No 5427. Copies Located: S. L. M.; H. S. P.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.: M. H. S • N. Y. S.; C. U.; N. Y. P.; N. Y. H. Contains the act relative to the Land Bank. 158. MASSACHUSETTS. August Session, 1744. [Royal Arms.] | An Act I Passed by the Great and General Court ...]... Begun and Held at Boston upon 1744, and continued Wednesday the thirtieth Day of May to Thursday the ninth Day of August following. I Small folio (ii>^ by T}4), sheets. [Colophon.] Boston: Printed by Samuel Kneeland and Timothy Green, i | . . . MDCCXLIV. [1744] Collation: pp. 357-359, one blank. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 94; Tower, No. 268; Evans, No. 5428. Copies Located: S. L. M.; H. S. P.; B. A.; B. P.; L. C; H. C; N. Y. P.; M. H. S.; N. Y. H.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U.; N. Y. S. Contains the act for the more speedy finishing of the Land Bank. 159- MASSACHUSETTS. October Session, 1744. [Royal Arms.] 1 An Act, I Passed by the Great and General Court . . . | . . . Begun and Held at Boston upon | Wednesday the thirtieth Day of May 1744, and continued ... | ... to the tenth Day of October following. | Small folio (ii>^ by Jj/i), sheets. [Colophon.] Boston : Printed by Samuel Kneeland and Timothy Green, | | . . . MDCCXLIV. [1744] Collation: pp. 361-362. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 95; Tower, No. 269; Evans, No. 5429. Copies Located: S. L. M.; H. S. P.; B. A.; B. P.; L. C; H. C; N. Y. P.; M. H. S.; N. Y. H.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U.; N. Y. S. Contains the act to appropriate part of Governour's Island, Boston Har- bor, for government use. Under the Management of the American Art Association First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MASSACHUSETTS i6o. MASSACHUSETTS. November Session, 1744. [Royal Arms.] Acts and Laws, | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . . . . Begun and held at Boston upon | Wednesday the thirtieth Day of May 1744, and continued ... | ... to Wednesday the twenty-eighth Day of November ] following. ] Small folio {11 }4 by 7>?), sheets. [Colophon.] Boston: Printed by Samuel Kneeland and Timothy Green, 1 | • • . 1745 Collation: pp. 363-366. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 95; Tower, No. 270; Evans, No. 5626. Copies Located: S. L. M.; H. S. P.; B. A.; B. P.; L. C; H. C; N. Y. P.; M. H. S.; N. Y. H.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U.; N. Y. S. 161. MASSACHUSETTS. December Session, 1745. [Royal Arms.] Acts and Laws | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . . . . Begun and held at Boston upon | Wednesday the twenty ninth-Day of May 1745. And continued by | . . .to Wednes- day the eleventh Day of December | following. Small folio (ii>^ by 7^), sheets. [Colophon.] Boston: N. E. Printed and Sold by Samuel Kneeland and I Timothy Green . . . | . . . MDCCXLV. [1745] Collation: pp. 367-372. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 97; Tower, No. 271; Evans, No. S627 Copies Located: S. L. M.; H. S. P.; B. A.; B. P.; L. C; N. Y. P.; M. H. S.; N. Y. H.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U.; N. Y. S. 162. MASSACHUSETTS. November Session, 1746. [Royal Arms.] | An Act I Passed by the Great and General Court . . . j . . . Begun and held at Boston upon | Wednesday the twenty-eighth of May 1746. And continued ... | ... to Thursday the sixth of November following. | Small folio {iiyi hy 7}4), sheets. [Colophon.] Boston: I Printed and Sold by S. Kneeland and T. Green . . . | . . . MDCCXLVL [1746] Collation: pp. 373-374- ^ xt e. xt References: Ford and Matthews, Page 100; Tower, No. 272; Evans, No. ^^'COPIES Located: S. L. M.; H. S. P.; B. A.; B. P.; L C; H C.; N. Y. P.; M. H. S. ; N. Y. H. ; A. A. S. ; H. L. S. ; B. A. N. Y. ; C. U ; N. Y S. Contains act for making Taunton the County-town of Bristol County. The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MASSACHUSETTS 163. MASSACHUSETTS. August Session, 1747. [Royal Arms.] Acts and Laws | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . . . . Begun and Held at Boston upon | Wednesday the twenty- seventh Day of May 1747, and continued by | Adjournments to Wednesday the twelfth Day of August following. | Small folio (11^ by 7>i), sheets. [Colophon.] Boston: N. E. Printed and Sold by S. Kneeland and T. Green | | . . . MDCCXLVH. [1747] Collation: pp. 375-377, verso of last blank. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 102; Evans, No. 5995; Tower, No. 272.* Copies Located: B. A.; B. P.; L. C; H. C; N. Y. P.; M. H. S.; N. Y H • H. S. P.; S. L. M.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U.; N. Y. S. 164. MASSACHUSETTS. February Session, 1748. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws, | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . I . . . Begun and held at Boston upon | Wednesday the twenty- seventh Day of May 1747, and continued ... | ... to Wed- nesday the third Day of February | following. | Small folio (ii>^ by 7><), sheets. [Colophon.] Boston: N. E. | Printed and Sold by S. Kneeland and T. Green . . . | | MDCCXLVH. [1747] Collation: pp. 379-380. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 103; Evans, No. 6180; Tower, No. 273- Copies Located: B. A.; B. P.; L. C; H. C; N. Y. P.; M. H. S.; N. Y H ■ H. S. P.; S. L. M.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; A. A. S.; C. U.; N. Y. S. 165. MASSACHUSETTS. December Session, 1748. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . I . . . Begun and held at Boston | upon Wednesday the twenty- fifth Day of May 1748, and continued ... | ... to Wednesday the twenty-first Day of | December following, and then met. | Small folio (11^ by 7^^), sheets. [Colophon.] Boston: N. E. Printed and Sold by S. Kneeland and T. Green, | | . . . MDCCXCIX. [1749] Collation: pp. 381-390. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 105; Evans, No. 6353; Tower, No. 274. Copies Located: B. A.; B. P.; M. H. S.; S. L. M.; H. L. S.; B. A.N. Y.: N. Y. S.; A. A. S.; C. U.; N. Y. P.; N. Y. H. Contains among other acts that "for the more speedy finishing the Land Bank. Under the Management of the American Art Association First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MASSACHUSETTS i66. MASSACHUSETTS. November Session, 1749. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . I . . . Begun and held at | Boston upon Wednesday the thirty- first Day of May 1749. and contin- | ued ... to the twenty- third of November follow- | ing, and then met. | Small folio (11^ by 71^4), sheets. [Colophon.] Boston: Printed and Sold by S. Kneeland and T. Green, | | . . . MDCCXLIX. [1749] Collation: pp. 391-394- _ ,, References: Ford and Matthews, Page 108; Evans, No. 6354; Tower, No. "^^ Copies Located: B. A.; B. P.; L. C; H. C; N. Y. P.; M. H. S.; N. Y. H.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U.; H. S. P.; S. L. M.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; N. Y. S. 167. MASSACHUSETTS. March Session, 1750. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . I . . . Begun and held at | Boston upon Wednesday the thirty- first Day of May 1749, and conti- 1 nued ... to the twenty- second I Day of March following, and then met. | Small folio (11 j4 by 7^), sheets. [Colophon.] Boston: N. E. Printed and Sold by S. Kneeland and T. I Green . . . | . . . MDCCL. [1750] Collation: pp. 395-398. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 109; Evans, No. 6535; lower, No. ^^ Copies Located: B. A; B. P.; L. C; H. C; N. Y. P.; M. H. S.; N. Y. H.; H. S. P.; S. L. M.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. S. 168. MASSACHUSETTS. September Session, 1750. [Royal Arms.] | An Act I Passed by the Great and General Court . . •. I •. • • Begun and Held at 1 Boston upon Wednesday the thirtieth Day of May 1750, and continued | ... to Wednesday the twenty-sixth of September following. Small folio (11^ by J}i), sheet. fColophon.l Boston: Printed and Sold by S. Kneeland and \ T. Green . . . | . . . 1750 Collation: p. 399, verso blank. ,,j . . t m„ References: Ford and Matthews, Page 109; Evans, No. 6536; Tower, No. '"copies Located: B. A; B. P.; H. C; N. Y. P.; M. H. S. ; N. Y. H.; H. S. P.; S. L. M.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. S. The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MASSACHUSETTS 169. MASSACHUSETTS. January Session, 1751. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws | Passed by the Great and General Court , . . I . . . Begun and Held | at Boston upon Wednesday the thir- tieth Day of May 1750; and con- | tinned ... to Thursday the tenth of January following. | Small folio (11^ by 7>^), sheets. [Colophon.] Boston : Printed and Sold by S. Kneeland and | T. Green . . . | . . . 1750 Collation: pp. 401-404. References: Ford and Matthews, Page iii; Evans, No. 6705; Tower, No. 278. Copies Located: B. A.; B. P.; L. C; H. C; N. Y. P.; M. H. S.; N. Y. H.; H. S. P.; S. L. M.; H. L. S.; A. A. S.; B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. S. 170. MASSACHUSETTS. March Session, 1751. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . I . . . Begun and Held | at Boston upon Wednesday the thir- tieth Day of May 1750; and con- | tinned ... to Wednesday the twenty- 1 seventh Day of March following. | Small folio (li^ by 7/4)^ sheets. [Colophon.] Boston: Printed and Sold by S. Kneeland and | T, Green . . . | . . . 1751 Collation: pp. 405-410. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 112; Evans, No. 6706; Tower, No. 279. Copies Located: B. A.; B. P.; L. C; H. C; N. Y. P.; M. H. S.; N. Y. H.; H. S. P.; S. L. M.; H. L. S.; A. A. S.; B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. S. Contains the act "for the more speedy finishing the Land Bank." 171. MASSACHUSETTS. December Session, 1751. [Royal Arms.] [ Acts and Laws, | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . I . . . Begun and Held at Boston | upon Wednesday the twenty- ninth Day of May 1751, and continued ... | ... to Friday the twenty-seventh Day of December following. | Small folio (ii^by 7^), sheets. [Colophon.] Boston : Printed and Sold by S. Kneeland and | T. Green . . . | . . . 1752 Collation: pp. 421-424. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 114; Evans, No. 6875; Tower, No. 282. Copies Located: B. A.; B. P.; H. C; N. Y. P.; N. Y. H.; H. S. P.; S. L. M.: A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y; N. Y. S.; M. H. S. Contains the act for erecting the township of l3anvers. Under the Management of the American Art Association First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MASSACHUSETTS 172. MASSACHUSETTS. November Session, 1752. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws, ] Passed by the Great and General Court . . . I . . . Begun and Held | at Concord . . . upon Wednesday the twenty- | seventh Day of May 1752. And continued . . . to Wed- 1 nesday the twenty-second Day of November follow- ing, and then met | at Cambridge. | Small folio {ii}i by 6>^), sheet. [Colophon.] Boston: Printed and Sold by S. Kneeland and | T. Green . . . | . . . 1753 Collation: pp. 431-432. Resferences: Ford and Matthews, Page 117; Evans, No. 7047; Tower, No. 285. Copies Located: B. A.; B. P.; L. C; H. C; N. Y. P.; N. Y. H.; H. S. P.; S. L. M.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. S.; M. H. S. Contains the acts for erecting the townships of Shirley and Southampton. 173. MASSACHUSETTS. March Session, 1753. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws, | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . I . . . Begun and Held | at Concord . . . upon Wednesday the twenty- | seventh Day of May 1752. And continued . . . I ... to Wednesday the twenty-eighth of March following. | and then met at Boston. | Small folio (iij^ by 7), sheets. [Colophon.] Boston: Printed and Sold by S. Kneeland and | T. Green . . . | . . . 1753 Collation: pp. 433-438. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 117; Evans, No. 7048; lower, JNo. 286 Copies Located: B. A.; B. P.; L. C; H. C; N. Y. P.; N. Y. H.; H. S P.; S. L. M.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; M. H. S.; B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. S. (pp.,433-436). Contains the act for erecting the township of Groton. 174. MASSACHUSETTS. May Session, 1753- [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws, | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . | . . . Begun and held at Boston | . . . upon Wednesday the thirtieth Day of I May, 1753. | Small folio (12 by 8), sheets, uncut. [Colophon.] Boston: Printed and Sold by S. Kneeland and T.| Green . . . | . . . 1753 Collation: pp. 439-443. verso of last blank. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 118; Evans, No. 7049; lower. No. ''^Copies Located: B. A.; B. P.; L. C; H. C ; N Y P.; N Y. H.; H. S. P. ; S. L. M.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; M. H. S.; B. A. NY.; NY. S. This is the issue with "Greenfield a District," in headhne on page 442. The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MASSACHUSETTS 175. MASSACHUSETTS. December Session, 1753. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws, | Passed by the Great and General Court. I . . . Begun and held at | Boston . . . upon the thirtieth of May 1753 . . . I . . . continued ... to Tuesday the fourth Day of Decern- | ber, 1753. | Small folio {i2}i by 8X), sheets, uncut. [Colophon.] Boston: Printed and Sold by S. Kneeland and T. Green . . . | . . . 1754 Collation: pp. 447-452. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 121; Evans, No. 7241; Tower No 289. ' Copies Located: B. A.; B. P.; L. C; H. C; N. Y. P.; N. Y. H.: H S P ■ S. L. M.; a. a. S.; H. L. S.; M. H. S.; B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. S. (pp. 447-450). " Contains acts for incorporating the Marine-Society, and erecting the Dis- tricts of Granville and Montague. 176. MASSACHUSETTS. Temporary Laws, 1755. Temporary | Acts and Laws | Of His Majesty's | Province | of the [Massa- chusetts-Bay I in I New-England. | [Royal Arms.] | Small folio (ii|/i by Tj4), three-quarter cardinal crushed levant morocco, gilt back, top corner of title-page repaired, stencilled stamp partly removed from title, slight stain on leaves of table. In cloth slip-case. Boston, N. E. I Printed by Order of His Excellency the Gover- nour, I Council and House of Representatives: | And Sold by S. Kneeland in Queen-Street. | 1755 Rare Issue. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso, authorization for printing; Table, pp. 4 (should be 8) ; 2 blank leaves inserted; Acts, pp. 166, one blank leaf inserted. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 125; Tower, No. 401; Evans, No. 7467. Copies Located: S. L. M.; H. S. P.; H. C; N. Y. P.; M. H. S.; A. A. S.; B. P.; N. Y. S.; H. L. S.; L. C; B. A. N. Y.; C. U. Contains Laws covering dates from May 26, 1736 to March 31, 1755. The Acts contain among others, those relating to the Boundary between New York and Massachusetts, the French Encroachments, the building of a Fort at Kennebeck River, Trade with the Indians, etc. Under the Management of the American Art Association First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MASSACHUSETTS 177. MASSACHUSETTS. Acts and Laws, 1759. The ] Charter Granted by their Majesties | King William j and | Queen Mary, to the I Inhabitants | of the | Province | of the | Massachusetts- Bay I in I New-England. | ALSO Acts | and | Laws, | Of His Majesty's | Province | of the | Massa- chusetts-Bay 1 in I New-England. [ [Royal Arms.] | The two volumes in one, small folio (ii^ by 7}4), rebound in calf, signature on title and fly-leaf. Boston, in New-England: | Printed by S. Kneeland, by Order of His Excellency the | Governor, Council and House of Repre- sentatives. I MDCCLIX. [1759] Collation: Title to Charter, one leaf, verso blank; Charter, pp. 1-12; Explanation to Charter, pp. 13-14; Table, pp. 24; Title to Laws, one leaf, verso, authorization for printing; Acts, pp. 396 (pp. 323-324 aredropt by the printer, the signature is complete without same). References: Ford and Matthews, Page 146; Tower, No. 311: Evans, Nos. 8400 and 8'?QQ. Copies Located: S. L. M.; H.S. P.; H.L.; B. A.; B. P.; L. C; H. C; N Y. P.; H. L. S.; N. Y. H.; A. A. S.; N. Y. S.; B.A.N. Y.; M. H. S.; C. H.S.;C. U. . , . This issue covers the Acts and Laws from 1692 to 1757, mclusive. Ihe Index to this copy has manuscript additions to later laws, in the autograph of Shearjab Bourne, whose signature appears on fly-leaf in several places accom- panied by dates of 1765, 1769 and 1776. 178. MASSACHUSETTS. January Session, 1761. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws, | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . I I Begun and held at Boston, upon Wednesday the Twenty- sixth Day of May, 1756. And continued ... | to the sixth Day of January following, and then met. | Small folio (11% by 7}^), sheets. [No colophon. Boston: Printed by S. Kneeland, 1761J Collation: pp. 411-414. ^ ^t r- m References: Ford and Matthews, Page 153; Tower, No. 314; Uvans, No. ^^ Copies Located: B. A.; B. P.; L. C; H. C; N. Y P.; N. Y H ; H. L. S.; S. L. M.; H. S. P.; B. A. N. Y.; A. A. S.; C. H. S.; N. Y. S.; M. H. S. This session was not printed until after the May Session, 1761. The Benedict Collection of Eably Amebican Laws First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MASSACHUSETTS 179. MASSACHUSETTS. March Session, 1761. [Royal Arms.] | An Act, I Passed by the Great and General Court . . . | . . . Begun and | held at Boston, upon Wednesday the twenty-eighth Day of May, | 1760. And continued . . . until Wednesday the I twenty-fifth of March following, and then met. | Small folio (11^ by Tyi), sheets. [Colophon.] Boston: N. E. | Printed by S. Kneeland . . . | . . . 1761 Collation: pp. 397-403, one blank. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 152; Tower, No. 312; Evans, No. 8913- Copies Located: S. L. M.; H. S. P.; B. A.; B. P.; L. C; H. C; N. Y. P.; N. Y. H.i a. a. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; M. H. S.; C. H. S.; N. Y. S. 180. MASSACHUSETTS. May Session, 1761. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws, Passed by the Great and General Court . . . | . . . Begun and | held at Boston, upon Wednesday the twenty- seventh Day of May, | 1761. | Small folio (11^ by 7^), sheets. [Colophon.] Boston: N. E. | Printed by S. Kneeland . . . | . . . 1 761 Collation: pp. 405-409, one blank. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 152; Tower, No. 313; Evans, No. 8914. Copies Located: S. L. M.; H. S. P.; B. A.; B. P.; L. C; H. C; N. Y. P.; N. Y. H.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; M. H. S.; C. H. S.; N. Y. S. Contains the act for erecting the township of Great-Barrington. 181. MASSACHUSETTS. November Session, 1761. [Royal Arms.] Acts and Laws, | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . I Begun and held at Boston, upon Wednesday the twenty- seventh I Day of May, 1761. and continued . . . | unto Thurs- day the twelfth Day of November following, and | then met. | Small folio (11^ by 7}4), sheets. [Colophon.] Boston N E: | Printed by S. Kneeland . . .|| M,DCC,LXL [1761] Collation: 415-418. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 153; Tower, No. 315; Evans, No. 8916. Copies Located: S. L. M. ; H. S. P.; B. P.; H. C; N. Y. P.; A. A.S.; H. L. S.; B. a. N. Y.; M. H. S.; C. H. S.; N. Y. S. Contains the act for erecting Ware-River Parish. Under the Management of the American Art Association First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MASSACHUSETTS 182. MASSACHUSETTS. January Session, 1762. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws, | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . I I Begun and held at Boston, upon Wednesday the twenty- seventh I Day of May, 1761. and continued . . . | unto Wednes- day the thirteenth Day of January following, ] and then met. | Small folio (ii5< by T}4), sheets. [Colophon.] Boston, N. E. | Printed by S. Kneeland . . . | | M,DCC,LXn. [1762] Collation: pp. 419-429, one blank. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 154; Tower, No. 316; Evans, No. ^' Copies Located: S. L. M.; H. S. P.; B. A.; B. P.; L. C; H. C; N. Y. P.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; M. H. S.; C. H. S.; N. Y. S. Contains the act for Propagating the Gospel among the Indians; also acts for erecting the townships of Sandisfield, Bernardston, Templetown, Tyring- ham, Natick, and Athol. 183. MASSACHUSETTS. April Session, 1762. [Royal Arms.] \ Acts and Laws, | Passed by the Great and General Court . . • | | Begun and held at Boston, upon Wednesday the twenty-seventh Day of May, 1761, and continued • . . | unto Wednesday the fourteenth Day of April following and | then met. | Small folio (ii^by 7>^), sheet. [Colophon.] Boston: N. E. I Printed by S. Kneeland . . . 1 | M,DCC,LXn. [1762] Collation: pp. 430-431, for 431-432. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 155; Tower, No. 317; Evans, No. ^'copies Located: S. L. M.; H. S. P.; B. A.; B. P.; H. C; N. Y. P.; L. C; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; M. H. S.; C. H. S.; N. Y. S. 184. MASSACHUSETTS. May Session, 1762. [Royal Arms.] 1 Acts and Laws, | Passed by the Great and General Court ... | | Be- gun and held at Boston, upon Wednesday the twenty-sixth | Day of May, 1762. | Small folio (iiM by T}4), sheets. [Colophon.] Boston, N. E. | Printed by S. Kneeland . . . | | M,DCC,LXn. [1762] Collation: pp. 433-436. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 155; Tower, No. 318; Evan'i. No. ^'copies Located: S. L. M.; H. S. P.; B. A.: B. P.; L. C, H. C; N. Y. P.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; M. H. S ; C. H. S.; N. Y S. Contains the acts for incorporating the towns of Windham, Chesterneia, Oakham, and Pepperellborough. The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MASSACHUSETTS 185. MASSACHUSETTS. September Session, 1762. [Royal Arms. I Acts and Laws, | Passed by Great and General Court ■ ■ . | Begun and held at Boston, upon Wednesday the twenty-sixth Day of May, 1762. And continued ... to Wed- | nesday the eighth of September following, and then met. | Small folio (11^ by 7>^), sheets. [Colophon.] Boston, N. E. | Printed by S. Kneeland ... I I M,DCC,LXn. [1762] Collation: pp. 437-439, one blank. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 156; Tower, No. 319; Evans, No 9176. Copies Located: S. L. M.; H. S. P.; B. P.; N. Y. P.; A. A. S.; H. L. S ■ B. A.^N. Y.; M. H. S.; C. H. S.; N. Y. S. Contains the acts for erecting the townships of South-Brimfield and Bowdoinham. 186. MASSACHUSETTS. Temporary Laws, 1763. Temporary | Acts and Laws | Of His Majesty's | Province | of the | Massachusetts- Bay I in I New-England. | [Royal Arms.] | Small folio {i2}4 by ^^), half red crushed levant morocco, lettered. Boston; New-England: | Printed by Order of His Excellency the Governor, | Council and House of Representatives: | And Sold by Green and Russell in Queen-Street. | MDCCLXHL | [1763] Fine, Large and Perfect Copy of this Rare Issue, a Few Margins Uncut. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso, authorization for printing; Table pp. x; Note ordering certain Acts to be left out, one leaf, verso blank; one blank leaf inserted; Titles to Acts, viii; Laws, pp. 1-139, verso of last blank, 141-179, verso of last blank. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 157; Tower, No. 437; Evans, No. 9430. Copies Located: L. C; S. L. M.; H. S. P.; A. A. S.; H. C; B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. P.; B. A.; B. P.; N. Y. S.; H. L. S.; M. H. S.; C. H. S. (Imperfect, but continued to page 388, — 1768). These Laws cover dates from May 26, 1736 to January 12, 1763, inclusive, and include among others, those relating to trade with the Indians. Inscription on title, — For Mr. Wolcott, 1764. The Royal Arms appear also at top of page 141, before December, 1760 Under the Management of the American Art Association First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MASSACHUSETTS 187. MASSACHUSETTS. January Session, 1763. [Royal Arms.] I Acts and Laws, | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . | . . . Begun and | held at Boston, upon Wednesday the twenty- sixth Day of May, | 1762. and continued ... to Wednesday the twelfth | of January following, and then met. | Small folio (11^ by 7K). sheets. [Colophon.] Boston, N.E. Printed by S. Kneeland . . . | . . . 1763 Collation: pp. 441-444. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 157; Tower, No. 320; Evans, No. 0428. Copies Located: S. L. M.; H. S. P.; B. P.; L. C; H. C; N. Y. P.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; M. H. S.; C. H. S.; N. Y. S. Contains the act for incorporating the township of Warwick. 188. MASSACHUSETTS. May Session, 1763. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws, | Passed by the Great and General Court . • . | | Begun and held at Boston, upon Wednesday the twenty- | fifth Day of May, 1763. | Small folio (11 J< by 7}^), sheets. [Colophon.] Boston: N.E. I Printed by S. Kneeland . . . | | M,DCC,LXnL [1763] Collation: pp. 445-450. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 158; Tower, No. 321; Evans, No. Q42Q. Copies Located: S. L. M.; H. S. P.; B. P.; L. C; H. C; N. Y. P.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; M. H. S.; C. H. S.; N. Y. S. Contains the acts for incorporating the towns of Wilbraham and Wellfleet. 189. MASSACHUSETTS. December Session, 1763. [Royal Arms.] Acts and Laws, | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . I Begun and held at Boston, upon Wednesday the twenty- fifth I Day of May 1763, and continued ... to Wed- \ nesday the twenty-second Day of December next, and then met. | Small folio (ii^ by 7>^), sheets. [Colophon.] Boston, N.E. | Printed by S. Kneeland . • . | | ^ ^ M,DCC,LXIV. [1764] Collation: pp. 451-455. one blank. _ ^t i? xt References: Ford and Matthews, Page 159; Tower, No. 322; Evans, JNo. ^^ Copies Located: S. L. M.; H. S. P.; B. A.; L. C; H. C; N. Y. P.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.;B. A. N. Y.;M. H. S.;C. H. S.;N. Y. S. „ ^ , . Contains the acts for erecting the towns of Newbury-Port, Topsham and Fitchburg. The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MASSACHUSETTS 190. MASSACHUSETTS. May Session, 1764. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws, | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . | . . . Begun I and held at Concord, upon Wednesday the thirtieth Day of I May, 1764. | Small folio {iiH by TJ/2), sheets. [Colophon.] Boston: | Printed by S. Kneeland . . . | . . . MDCCLXIV. [1764] Collation: pp. 457-458. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 159; Tower, No. 323; Evans, No. 9722. Copies Located: S. L. M.;H. S. P.; B. P.;L. C.;H. C; N. Y. P.; A A S • H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; M. H. S.; C. H. S.; N. Y. S. Contains act for erecting the town of Winchendon. 191. MASSACHUSETTS. May[?] Session, 1764. [Royal Arms.] | An Act of Parliament, | Passed in the Sixth Year of the Reign of His Majesty | King George the Second. 1733. | Small folio (ii|< by 7H), sheets. [No colophon. Boston: Printed by S. Kneeland, 1764] Collation: pp. 459-477, one blank, numbered as follows, 459, 160, 161, 164, 463-470, 469-477- References: Ford and Matthews, Page 161; Tower, No. 324; Evans, No. 9723- Copies Located: S. L. M.;H. S. P.; B. A.;L. C.:H. C; N. Y. P.;A A S • H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. S.; C. H. S. Contains the Act for "Encouraging the Trade of the British Sugar Colonies in America." On page 464, is "An Act of Parliament, passed in the | Fourth Year of the Reign of His Majesty King | George the Third. 1764. |" granting certain duties in the British Colonies and Plantations in America, better known as the Stamp Act. This is the issue with the ornamental "W" in "Whereas" on first page. 192. MASSACHUSETTS. October Session, 1764. [Royal Arms. Acts and Laws, | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . , Begun and held at Concord, upon Wednesday the thirtieth Day I of May, 1764. And continued ... to | Thursday the eighteenth Day of October following, and then | met at Boston. I Small folio (iij< by 7K), sheets. [Colophon.] Boston: Printed by S. Kneeland . . . | . . . 1764 Collation: pp. 479-480. References: Tower, No. 325; Evans, No. 9724. Copies Located: S. L. M.; H. S. P.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. H. S.r N. Y. S.;_N. Y. P. (Imperfect;. Contains the acts for erecting the townships of Gorham and Boothby. Under the Management of the American Art Association First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MASSACHUSETTS 193. MASSACHUSETTS. House Journal, 1764. Journal | Of the Honourable House of | Representatives, | Of His Majesty's Province of the | Massachusetts-Bay, | in | New-England, ] Be- gun and held at Concord, in the County of Mid- f dlesex, on Wednesday the Thirtieth Day of May, | Annoque Domini, 1764. I [Royal Arms.] ] [Also] Votes 1 Of the Honorable House of Representatives. Folio {_12}4 by 7>^), new boards, uncut. Boston: N.E. I Printed by Green and Russell ■ ■ ■\ M,DCCLXIV. [1764 Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Journal, pp. 3-21, verso of last blank; Votes, June 4 to 9, 1764, pp. 23-58; Votes, June 11 to 15, pp. 59-91, verso of last blank. References: Ford, Page 76; Evans, No. 9732. Copies Located: B. P.; H. C; N. Y. P.; M. H. S.; A. A. S. 194. MASSACHUSETTS. January Session, 1765. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws, | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . I . . . Begun and held at Concord | • • . upon Wednesday the Thirtieth Day of May, 1764 . . . | continued ... to Wednes- day the I Ninth Day of January following, and then met at ] Boston in the County of Suffolk. | Small folio (ii^ by T}i), sheets. [Colophon.] Boston; New-England: | Printed by Richard and Samuel Draper . . . | . . . 1765 Collation: pp. 481-489, verso of last blank. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 163; Evans, No. 10052; Tower, No. ^^ Copies Located: B. P.; L. C; H. C; N. Y. P.; H. S. P.; S. L. M.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.;B. A. N. Y.;M. H. S.;N. Y. S.;C. H. S. Contains the acts for erecting the towns of Royalston and Ashburnham. 195. MASSACHUSETTS. May Session, 1765. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws, | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . M . . . Begun and held at Boston . . . | . . . upon Wednesday the Twenty- 1 ninth Day of May, 1765. | Small folio (ii^ by 7 >^) sheets. [Colophon.! Boston: Printed by Richard and Samuel Draper . . . I . . . 1765 Collation: pp. 491-497, verso of last blank. ^ ^^ „ References: Ford and Matthews, Page 165; Evans, No. 10053; Tower, ^°Copms Located: B. P.; L. C; H. C; N. Y. P.; H. S. P.; S. L. M.; A. A. S.; H L S • B a N Y ■ N. Y. S.; C. H. S.; M. H. S. ■ Contains act for erecting the townships of Bristol, WiUiamstown, R.chraont, Becket, Lanesborough, Charlemont, and Ashfield. The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MASSACHUSETTS 196. MASSACHUSETTS. January Session, 1766. [Royal Arms.] Acts and Laws, | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . I . . . Begun and held at Boston . . . | . . . upon Wednesday the Twenty- | ninth Day of May, 1765; and continued . . . | . . . unto Wednesday the fifteenth Day of | January, 1766, and then met. Small folio (11^ by 7), sheets. [Colophon.] Boston: Printed by Richard and Samuel Draper . . . I . . . 1766 Collation: pp. 501-503, verso of last blank. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 167; Evans, No. 10370; Tower, No. 329. Copies Located: B. P.; L. C; H. C; N. Y. P.; H. S. P.; S. L. M.: A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. S.; C. H. S.; M. H. S. 197. MASSApHUSETTS. December Session, 1767. [Royal Arms.] | Acts and Laws, | Passed by the Great atnd General Court . . . I I . . . begun and held at Boston, the Twenty- 1 seventh Day of May 1767, and continued ... | ... to Wednesday the 30th of De- I cember following, and then met. Small folio (13^ by 8)4), sheets, uncut. [Colophon.] Boston ; New-England, | Printed by Richard Draper, and Green & Russell, Printers | to the Government, 1768 Collation: pp. 543-548. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 172; Evans, No. 10959; Tower, No. 336. Copies Located : B. P. ; L. C. ; H. C. ; N. Y. P. ; H. S. P. ; S. L. M. ; A. A. S. ; H. L. S.; B. a. N. Y.; N. Y. S.; C. H. S.; M. H. S. 198. MASSACHUSETTS. May Session, 1769. | [Royal Arms.] | An Act I Passed by the Great and General Court . . . | . . . begun and held at Boston ... | ... on Wednesday the Thirty-first Day of May, 1769. | Folio (13^^ by 8>^), sewed, uncut, last leaf torn into, without loss of text. [Colophon.] Boston: Printed by Richard | Draper, and Green and Russell I Printers to the Government, 1769 Collation: 13 pages, numbered, i, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 8, and one blank. References: Ford and Matthews, Page 173; Evans, No. 11328; Tower, No. 507, Copies Located: H. S. P.; S. L. M.; N. Y. P. (Imperfect). Contams the "Act for appropriating and assessing a Tax of Thirty Thousand Pounds. Under the Management of the American Art Association First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MASSACHUSETTS 199. MASSACHUSETTS. April Session, 1781. Acts and Laws, [ Passed by the Great and General Court . . . | . . . Begun and | held at Boston ... on Wed- | nesday the Twenty-fifth Day of October, A.D. 1780; | . . . continued ... to Wed- | nesday the Eleventh Day of April, 1781, and then | met. | Small folio {i\j4 by Tyi), sewed. [Colophon.] Boston: | Printed by Benjamin Edes and Sons, | | M,DCC,LXXXI. [1781] Collation: pp. 51-74. References: Evans, No. 172 13. Copies Located: N. Y. P.; S. L. M.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; A. A. S.; N. Y. S.; M. H. S. The last act passed is that for May 18, 1781. 200. MASSACHUSETTS. May Session, 1781. Acts and Laws, | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . | . . . begun and held I at Boston ... on Wednesday | the Twenty-eighth Day of May, A.D. 1781. | Small folio (iij^ by T^i), sewed. [Colophon.] Boston: I Printed by Benjamin Edes and Sons, | | M,DCC,LXXXL [1781] Collation: pp. 75-85, verso of last blank. References: Evans, No. 17214. Copies Located: S. L. M.; N. Y. P.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; A. A. S.; N. Y. S.; M. H. S.;C. U. The last act passed is that for July 6, 1781. 201. MASSACHUSETTS. January Session, 1782. Acts and Laws, | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . | . . . Begun | and held at Boston ... on | Wednesday the Thirtieth Day of May, A.D. 1781; | . . . continued ... to | Wednesday the Six- teenth Day of January 1782;] and then met. | Small folio (iiK by T}4), sewed. [Colophon.] Boston: I Printed by Benjamin Edes and Sons, | | M,DCC,LXXXn. [1782] Collation: pp. 109-12 1, verso of last blank. References: £iiow^. No. 17589. ., ,, . , c. Copies Located: S. L. M.; N. Y. P.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; A. A. S.; N. Y. S.; M. H. S.;C. U. Contains the act for establishing a National Bank. The last act passed is that for March 8, 1782. The Benedict Collection of Eably American Laws First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MASSACHUSETTS 202. MASSACHUSETTS. April Session, 1782. Acts and Laws, \ Passed by the Great and General Court . . . | . . . Begun and I held at Boston ... on Wed- | nesday the Thirtieth of May, A.D. 1 781; and I . . . continued . . . to Wednes- | day the Eleventh Day of April, 1782, and then met. | Small folio (il>^ by yyi), sewed. [Colophon.] Boston: | Printed by Benjamin Edes and Sons, 1 I M.DCC.LXXXH. [1782] Collation: pp. 123-131, verso of last blank. References: Evans, No. 17590. Copies Located: S. L. M.; N. Y. P.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; A. A. S.; M. H. S.; C. U. The last act passed is that for May 9, 1782. 203. MASSACHUSETTS. May Session, 1782. Acts and Laws, | Passed by the Great and General Court . . . | . . . Begun and held I at Boston ... on Wednesday | the Twenty-ninth Day of May, 1782.J Small folio (iif^ by 7f^), sewed, figures in ink on some margins. [Colophon.] Boston: | Printed by Benjamin Edes and Sons, | j M,DCC,LXXXn. [1782] Collation: pp. 133-163, verso of last blank. References: Evans, No. 17591. Copies Located: S. L. M.; N. Y. P.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; A. A. S.; N. Y. S.; M. H. S.; C. U; Contains the act relative to "the Springfield Lands Incorporated." The last act passed is that for May 4, 1782. 204. MASSACHUSETTS. January Session, 1783. Acts and Laws j Passed by the Great and General Court . . . | . . . Begun and held I at Boston . . . Wednesday the | Twenty-ninth Day of May, A.D. 1782; . . . | . . . continued ... to Wednesday I the Twenty-ninth Day of January following, and | then met. | Small folio (ii>^ by 7fl), sewed. [Colophon.] Boston: | Printed by Benjamin Edes & Sons, | | M,DCC,LXXXHL [1783] Collation: pp. 207-245, verso of last blank. References: Evans, No. 18022. Copies Located: S. L. M.; N. Y. P.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.: N. Y. S.; M. H. S.;C.U. Contains the act for "apprehending and securing Deserters from the Con- tinental Army." The last act passed is that for March 25, 1783. Under the Management of the American Art Association First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27ih MASSACHUSETTS 205. MASSACHUSETTS. January Session, 1784. [Arms of Mass- achusetts.] I Acts and Laws, | Passed by the General Court | of Massachusetts: | Begun and held at Boston ... | ... on Wed- nesday the Twenty- | Eighth Day of May . . . 1783; | . . . continued ... | ... to Wednesday the Twenty-First Day of January, 1784, and then met. 1 Folio (14^ by 8^), sewed, uncut. [Colophon.] Boston: Printed by Adams and Nourse, | | M,DCC,LXXXIV. [1784] Fine Large Uncut Copy. Collation: pp. 49-129, verso of last blank. References : £Da»5, No. 18588. Copies Located: S. L. M.; N. Y. P.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; M. H. S.; N. Y. S.; C. U. Contains acts for establishing a Bank in the state; Incorporating the Marine Society at Salem; appointing Commission on Boundary Line between New York and Massachusetts; Incorporating the Academy of Leicester, etc. The last act passed is that for March 23, 1784. 206. MASSACHUSETTS. May Session, 1784. [Arms of Massachu- setts.] I Acts and Laws, | Passed by the General Court | of Massachusetts: | Begun and held at Boston ... | ... on Wed- nesday the Twenty-Sixth | Day of May . . . 1784. | Folio {i2,H by 8>^), sewed, uncut. [Colophon.] Boston: Printed by Adams & Nourse, | | M,DCC,LXXXIV. [1784] Fine Large Uncut Copy. Collation: pp. 131-196. References: Evans, No. 18589. Copies Located: S. L. M.; N. Y. P.; H. L. S.; B.A. N. Y.; A. A. S.; N.Y. S.; M. H. S. Contains the act relative to the Commissioners on the Boundary line be- tween New York and Massachusetts. The last act passed is that for July 9, 1784. 207. MASSACHUSETTS. October Session, 1784. [Arms of Massa- chusetts.] I Acts and Laws, | Passed by the General Court | of Massachusetts: | Begun and held at Boston ... | ... on Wed- nesday the Twenty-Sixth | Day of May . . . 1784; and | . . . continued ... | to Wednesday the Thirteenth Day of | October following. I Folio (i3>^ by 8^), boards, uncut. [Colophon.] Boston : I Printed by Adams & Nourse, | | [1784] Fine Large Uncut Copy. Collation: pp. 197-218. References: Evans, No. 18590. Copies Located: S. L. M.; N. Y. P.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; M. H. S.; N. Y. S.; C. U. Contains the act relative to the incorporation of Derby School m Hmgham. The last act passed is that for November 13, 1784. The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MASSACHUSETTS 208. MASSACHUSETTS. October Session, 1785. [Arms of Massa- chusetts.] I Acts and Laws, | Passed by the General Court | of Massachusetts: | Begun and held at Boston . . . | Wednesday the 25th Day of May, A.D. 1785; | . . . continued ... to | Wednesday the 19th Day of October following. | Folio (12^ by 8>^), sheets, uncut. [Colophon.] Boston: | Printed by Adams & Nourse, I M,DCC,LXXXV. [1785 Fine Large Ukcut Copy. Collation: pp. 314-342, verso of last blank. Odd numbers on left-hand page. References : £s;oMi, No. 19080. Copies Located: S. L. M.; N. Y. P.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.: M. H. S.; N. Y. S.; C. U. The last act passed is that for November 30, 1785. 209. MASSACHUSETTS. September Session, 1786. [Arms of Massa- chusetts.] I Acts and Laws, | Passed by the General Court | of Massachusetts: | Begun and held at Boston . . . | on Wednesday the thirty-first Day of May, Anno | Domini, 1786 . . . con- tinued ... I ... to Wednesday the twenty-seventh | Day of September following. | Folio (i2>^ by 8>^), sewed, uncut. [Colophon.] Boston: I Printed by Adams and Nourse, | M,DCC,LXXXVI [1786 Fine Large Uncut Copy. Collation: pp. 487-545 [544]; there are two pages numbered 526, after which the odd numbers are on the left-hand pages. References: Evans, No. 19780. Copies Located : S. L. M. ; L. C. ; N. Y. P. : A. A. S. ; H. L. S. : B. A. N. Y. : M. H. S.; N. Y. S.; C. U. Contains the act confirming the Treaty with the Penobscot Indians. The last act is that passed November 17, 1786. 210. MASSACHUSETTS. January Session, 1787. [Arms of Massa- chusetts.] I Acts and Laws, | Passed by the General Court | of Massachusetts; | Begun and held at Boston . . . | on Wednesday the thirty-first Day of May, Anno Domini, 1786 . . . con- tinued ... I ... to Wednesday the thirty-first Day of Jan- uary, 1787. f Folio (12^ by 8^)- sewed, uncut. [Colophon.] Boston : | Printed by Adams and Nourse, | M,DCC,LXXXVIL [1787 Fine Large Uncut Copy. Collation : pp. 546-627; the odd numbers are on the left-hand page. References : Evans, No. 20496. Copies Located: S. L. M.; N. Y. P.; L. C; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B.A.N.Y. M. H. S.; N. Y. S.; C. U. The last act passed is that for February 14, 1787. Under the Management of the American Art Association First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MASSACHUSETTS 211. MASSACHUSETTS. April Session, 1787. [Arms of Massa- chusetts.] I Acts and Laws, | Passed by the General Court | of Massachusetts; | Begun and held at Boston . . . | on Wednes- day the thirty-first Day of May, Anno | Domini, 1786 . . . con- tinued ... I ... to Wednesday the | twenty-fifth Day of April 1787. I Small folio (11 by 7K). sheets. [Colophon.] Boston: Printed by Adams and Nourse, | | M,DCC,LXXXVn. [1787] Collation: pp. 628-630, verso of last blank; the odd numbers are on left- hand page. References: Evans, No. 20497. Copies Located: S. L. M.; N. Y. P.; L. C; A. A. S.; H. L.S.; B. A.N. Y.; M. H. S.; N. Y. S. The last act passed is that for May i, 1787. 212. MASSACHUSETTS. May Session, 1787. [Arms of Massa- chusetts.] I Acts and Laws, | Passed by the General Court ] of Massachusetts; | Begun and held at Boston . . . | on Wednes- day the thirty-first Day of May, Anno | Domini, 1787. | Folio (i3>^ by 8>^), original wrappers, uncut. [Colophon.] Boston: Printed by Adams and Nourse, | | | M,DCC,LXXXVn. [1787] Fine Large Uncut Copy. Collation: pp. 632-644, verso of last blank; the odd numbers are on left- hand pages. References: Evans, No. 20498. Copies Located: S. L. M.; L. C; N. Y. P.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; M. H. S.;N. Y. S.;C. U. 213. MASSACHUSETTS. October Session, 1787. [Arms of Massa- chusetts.] I Acts and Laws, | Passed by the General Court | of Massachusetts; | Begun and held at Boston ... | on Wednes- day the thirty-first Day of May, Anno | Domini, 1787 .. . continued . . . | . . .to Wednesday, the seventeenth Day of | October following. | Folio {i2,j4 by 8fg), sewed, uncut. [Colophon.] Boston: Printed by Adams and Nourse, | | M,DCC,LXXXVH. [1787] Fine Large Uncut Copy. , , , , . Collation: pp. 646-665; the odd numbers are on the left-hand pages. References: £»anj, No. 20499. ,. , ^ t^ « ^t ir Copies Located: S. L. M.; L. C; N. Y. P.; A. A. S.; H. L.S.; B. A. N. Y.; M. H. S.; N. Y. S.; C. U. The last act passed is that for November 21, 1787. The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MASSACHUSETTS 214. MASSACHUSETTS. Perpetual Laws, 1788. The | Perpetual Laws, I of the | Commonwealth | of | Massachusetts, | from the | Establishment of its Constitution | to the First | Session of the General Court, A.D. 1788. | Compiled, Arranged and Printed | To the Wishes of many respectable Law Characters, and | the Approbation of the Honourable Judges of the | Supreme Judicial Court. I Carefully Compared with the Original Acts. | | | | 8vo (7/^ by 4f^), rebound in calf, slight stain on few comers. Printed at Worcester, by Isaiah Thomas, | MDCCLXXXVHL [1788] CoLLAiiON: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Certificate of Comparison, one leaf, verso blank; Dedication, one leaf, verso blank; Preface, 2pp.; Constitution, pp. 5-20; Statutes, pp. 21-344; Appendix, pp. 345-364; Index, pp. 365-380, last nine pages (381-389) missing. References: Hand-List Mass. State Library, Page 231; Sabin, No. 45932; Evans, No. 21245. Copies Located: S. L. M.; A. A. S.; H. C; J. C. B.; N. Y. S.; L. C; B. A. N. Y.; C. U.; M. H. S.; B. L.; N. Y. P. 215. MASSACHUSETTS. February Session, 1788. [Arms of Massa- chusetts.] I Acts and Laws, | Passed by the General Court | of Massachusetts; | Begun and held at Boston . . . | on Wednes- day the thirty-first Day of May . . . | . . . 1787 . . . con- tinued ... I ... to Wednesday, the Twenty-seventh Day of I February following. | Folio (i3>^ by 8)4), sewed, uncut, slight stain on some margins. [Colophon.] Boston: Printed by Adams and Nourse, | | | M.DCC.LXXXVHL [1788] Collation: pp. 662-693; odd numbers are on left-hand pages. No page numbers are dropped as stated by Evans. References: Evans, No. 21233. Copies Located: S. L. M.; L. C; N. Y. P.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U.; M. H. S.; N. Y. S. The last act passed is that for March 31, 1788. - Contains an act preventing slave trade. 216. MASSACHUSETTS. May Session, 1788. [Arms of Massa- chusetts.] I Acts and Laws, | Passed by the General Court | of Massachusetts; | Begun and held at Boston . . . | Wednesday the twenty-eighth Day of May, Anno | Domini, 1788. | Folio (i3>2 by 8}4), original wrappers, uncut. [Colophon.] Boston: | Printed by Adams and Nourse, M,DCC,LXXXVnL [1788 Fine Large Uncut Copy. Collation: pp. 694-715. References: Evans, No. 21234. Copies Located : S. L. M. ; L. C. ; N. Y. P. ; A. A. S. ; H. L. S. ; B. A. N. Y. ; C. U.; M. H. S.; N. Y. S. The last act passed is that for June 20, 1788. Under the Management of the American Art Association Fir^st Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MASSACHUSETTS 217. MASSACHUSETTS. House Resolve, 1783. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. | In the House of Representatives, July 11, 1783. I [Text of Resolution.] | Commonwealth of Massachusetts. | In Senate, June 5, 1788. | [Text of Resolution.] Commonwealth of Massachusetts. | Secretary's Office, Boston, June 11, 1788. | [Text of letter transmitting Resolutions, signed in the auto- graph of John Avery, Secretary.] Folio, broadside. [Boston: Printed by Adams and Nourse, 1788] This contains the Resolutions of the General Court of Massachusetts in relation to the return of bounties paid to soldiers during the American Revolu- tionary War. References: Evans, No. 21241. No copy located. 218. MASSACHUSETTS. October Session, 1788. [Arms of Massa- chusetts.] I Acts and Laws, | Passed by the General Court | of Massachusetts; | Begun and held at Boston . . . | Wednesday the Twenty-eighth Day of May . . . | . . . 1788 . . . con- tinued ... 1 ... to Wednesday, the Twenty-ninth Day of | October following. ] Folio {i2,}4 by %}4), sewed, uncut. [Colophon.] Boston: Printed by Adams and Nourse, | M,DCC,LXXXVIII. [1788 Collation: pp. 716-722, verso of last blank; the odd numbers are on left- hand page. References: Evans, No. 21235. Copies Located: S. L. M.; L. C; N. Y. P.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. S.; C. U.; M. H. S. The last act passed is that for November 22, 1788. 219. MASSACHUSETTS. May Session, 1789. [General Title-page.] Laws I of the Commonwealth | of | Massachusetts. | Passed by the General Court: | Begun and holden at Boston, in the County of Suffolk, on Wed- | nesday the Twenty-Seventh of May, Anno Domini, 1789. | Volume II. | Folio (13%^ by 8>^), original wrappers, uncut, writing in ink on title, some pages stained. Boston: I Printed by Adams and Nourse, | | M,DCC,LXXXIX. ' [1789] Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Acts, with regular caption, pp. 3-32. References: Evans, Nos. 21944 and 21945. .,„„,„ n 4 m v Copies Located: S. L. M.; L. C; N. Y. P.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; M. H. S.; C. U.; N. Y. S. The last act passed is that for June 25, 1789. The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MASSACHUSETTS 220. MASSACHUSETTS. Perpetual Laws, 1789. The | Perpetual Laws I of the | Commonwealth | of | Massachusetts, |From the Commencement of the Constitution, | in October, 1780, | To the Last Wednesday in May, 1789. | To which are Prefixed, | The Declaration of Independence, the Articles | of Confederation, the Constitution of the | Commonwealth, the Treaty of Peace, between | Great-Britain and America, and the Constitu- 1 tion of the United States. | Published by Order of the General Court. I [Arms of Massachusetts.] | Folio {i2}i by 7^), original sheep and leather labels. Boston : | Printed by Adams and Nourse, | Printers to the Hon- ourable General Court. | M,DCC,LXXXIX. ] [1789] Fine, Large and Perfect Copy, a Few Leaves Show Uncut Edges. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; In Congress, July 4, 1776, Declara- tion, 4pp. ; Articles of Confederation, pp. 3-7, verso of last blank; Constitu- tion of Massachusetts, pp. 9-27, verso of last blank; Definitive Treaty, pp. 29-34; Constitution of the United States, pp. 35-48; Laws, pp. 1-495, verso of last blank; Index, pp. vi. References: Hand-List Mass. State Library, Page 232; Sabin, No. 45932; Tower, No. 350; Evans, No. 21948. Copies Located: S. L. M.; A. A. S.; H. S. P.; L. C; M. H. S.; H. L.; N. Y. S.; N. Y. P.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U.; C. H. S. 221. MASSACHUSETTS. January Session, 1790. [Arms of Massa- chusetts.] I Acts and Laws, | Passed by the General Court | of Massachusetts; j Begun and held at Boston . . . | Wednesday the Twenty-seventh Day of May . . . | . . . 1789 . . . con- tinued ... I ... to Wednesday the thirteenth of January | following. I Small folio (12 by 8), sewed. [Colophon.] Boston : I Printed by Thomas Adams, | | [1790] Collation: pp. 33-74. References: Evans, No. 22650. Copies Located : S. L. M. ; N. Y. P. ; L. C. ; A. A. S. ; H. L. S. ; B. A. N. Y. ; M. H. S.; C. U.; N. Y. S. The last act passed is that for March 9, 1790. 222. MASSACHUSETTS. May Session, 1790. [Arms of Massa- chusetts.] I Acts and Laws, | Passed by the General Court of | Massachusetts: | Begun and held at Boston . . . | Wednesday the Twenty-sixth Day of May, Anno | Domini, 1790. | Folio {13H by 8)4), original wrappers, uncut, slight stain on margins. [Colophon.] Boston: | Printed by Thomas Adams, | | [1790] Collation: pp. 75-87, verso of last blank. References: Evans, No. 22651. Copies Located: S. L. M.; L. C; N. Y. P.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. S.; M. H. S.; C. U. Contains the "Act to set off to the Patentees and other Purchases, certain Lands on the Island of Chapequiddick, in the County of Dukes-County, and finally to adjust and determine all disputes between said Patentees and other Purchasers, and the Indians on said Island." The last act passed is that for June 24, 1790. Under the Management of the American Art Association First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MASSACHUSETTS 223. MASSACHUSETTS. January Session, 1791. [Arms of Massa- chusetts.] I Acts and Laws, | Passed by the General Court of | Massachusetts; | Begun and held at Boston . . . | Wednesday the Twenty-sixth Day of May . . . | . . . 1790 . . . con- tinued ... I ... to Wednesday the Twenty-eighth | Day of January following. | Folio (12 by 8), sewed. [Colophon.] Boston: ] Printed by Thomas Adams . . . | | M,DCC,XCL [1791] Collation: pp. 75-105, verso blank. References: Evans, No. 23548, where pages are given as pp. 89-105. Copies Located: S. L. M. (wrongly paged); L. C; N. Y. P.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; M. H. S.; N. Y. S. Contains the acts for incorporating the Humane Society of Massachusetts, and Hallowell Academy. The last act passed is that for March 11, 1791. 224. MASSACHUSETTS. May Session, 1791. [Arms of Massachu- setts.] I Acts and Laws, | Passed by the General Court of | Massachusetts: | Begun and held at Boston . . . | Wednesday the Twenty-fifth Day of May, Anno | Domini, 1 791. | Folio (i3>^ by 8}4), original wrappers, uncut. [Colophon.] Boston : Printed by Thomas Adams . . . | . . . 1791 Fine Large Uncut Copy. Collation: pp. 107-120. References: Evans, No. 23547. , , „ t, , xt ,, Copies Located: S. L. M.; L. C; N. Y. P.; A. A. S.; H.L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; M. H. S.; N. Y. S.; C. U. . , „ , ^ ,j Contains the act for establishing the Boundary Line between Brookheld and New-Braintree. The last act passed is that for June 18, 1791. 225. MASSACHUSETTS. January Session, 1792- [Arms of Massa- chusetts.] I Acts and Laws, | Passed by the General Court of ] Massachusetts. | Begun and held at Boston ... j on Wednes- day the Eleventh Day of January, Anno | Dommi, 1792. | Folio (12 by 8), sewed. [Colophon.] Printed in Boston, ] At the State Press, by Thomas Adams, 1 1 M,DCC,XCn. I [1792] Collation: pp. 121-189, verso of last blank. References: Evans, No. 24516. tt t c- o a xt v Copies Located: S. L. M.; L. C; N. Y. P.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; M. H. S.; C. U.; N. Y. S. . ,, ^ tu ^r Contains the acts for incorporating the Academy of Fryeburg, The Massa- chusetts Society for the Promoting of Agriculture, and Washington Academy in Machias. The last act passed is that for March 9, 1792. The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MASSACHUSETTS 226. MASSACHUSETTS. May Session, 1792. [Arms of Massachu- setts.] I Acts and Laws, | Passed by the General Court of I Massachusetts. | Begun and held at Boston . . . | on Wednes- day the Thirtieth Day of May, Anno | Domini, 1792. | Small folio (10^ by 7), sewed. [Colophon.] Printed in Boston, Massachusetts: | At the State Press, by Thomas Adams, | | 1792 Collation: pp. 191-222. References: Evans, No. 24517. Copies Located: S. L. M.; L. C; N. Y. P.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A N Y ■ M. H. S.;C. U.;N. Y. S. Contains the acts for incorporating the Society in Rehoboth, the Union Bank, and Joseph Siorer for a better Harbour in Mousom-River. The last act passed is that for June 29, 1792. 227. MASSACHUSETTS. November Session, 1792. [Arms of Massa- chusetts.] I Acts and Laws, | Passed by the General Court of | Massachusetts. | Begun and held at Boston ... | on Wednes- day the Thirtieth Day of May ...(... 1792 . . . continued ... I ... to Wednesday, the Se- | cond Day of November, at Concord, in the Coun- | ty of Middlesex. | Folio (14 by 9), sheets, uncut, slight tear at corner of first leaf. [Colophon.] Boston: Printed by Thomas Adams. | [1792] Collation: pp. 223-230. References: Evans, No. 24518. Copies Located: S. L. M.; L. C; N. Y. P.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.: M. H. S.; C. U.; N. Y. S. Contains the act for ascertaining the Boundary Line between Franklin and Med way; also the act for incorporating the Marblehead Academy. The last act passed is that for November 17, 1792. 228. MASSACHUSETTS. May Session, 1794. [Arms of Massachu- setts.] I Acts and Laws | Passed by the General Court of | Massachusetts: | Begun and held at Boston . . . | . . . Wednes- day the Twenty-eighth Day of | May, Anno Domini, 1794. | Folio (14 by 8}4), original wrappers, uncut. [Colophon.] Boston: (Massachusetts) | Printed at the State- Press, by Adams and Larkin, | | M,DCC,XIV. [1794] Collation: pp. 405-434. References: Hand-List Mass. State Library, Page 206. Copies Located: H. L. S.; S. L. M.; B. A. N. Y.; M. H. S.; C. U.; A. A. S.; N. Y. S.;N. Y. P. Contains the act for incorporating Bowdoin College. The last act passed is that for June 26, 1794. Under the Management of the American Art Association First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MASSACHUSETTS 229. MASSACHUSETTS. January Session, 1795. [Arms of Massa- chusetts.] I Acts and Laws | Passed by the General Court of 1 Massachusetts : |. Begun and held at Boston . . . | . . . Wednesday the Twenty-eighth | Day of May . . . 1794 . . . | . . . continued ... to Wednes- | day, the Fourteenth Day of January, 1795. Folio (15 by 9), sewed, uncut, manuscript index on first margin. Colophon.] Boston (Massachusetts:) | Printed at the State Press, by Adams and Larkin, | | M,DCC,XCV. [1795] Large Uncut Copy. Collation: pp. 435-491, verso of last blank. References: Hand-List Mass. State Library, Page 206. Copies Located: H. L. S.; S. L. M.; B. A. N. Y.; M. H. S.; C. U.; A. A. S.;N. Y. S.;N. Y. P. Contains the act for establishing the New Salem Academy. The last act passed is that for February 28, 1795. 230. MASSACHUSETTS. May Session, 1795. [Arms of Massa- chusetts.] I Acts and Laws ] Passed by the General Court of | Massachusetts: | Begun and held at Boston . . . | . . . Wednes- day the twenty-seventh | Day of May, Anno Domini, I795- I Folio (i4>^ by 9), original wrappers, uncut, slightly stained. [Colophon.] Boston, (Massachusetts) | Printed at the State- Press, by Adams and Larkin, | | 1795 Large Uncut Copy. Collation: pp. 493-521, verso of last blank. References: Hand-List Mass. State Library, Page 206. Copies Located: H. L. S.; S. L. M.; B. A. N. Y.; M. H. S.; C. U.; A. A. S.;N. Y. S.;N. Y. P. , ^. , Contains the acts for incorporating the Massachusetts Fire Insurance Com- pany, The Massachusetts Society for the Aid of Emigrants, The Proprietors of the Cumberland Canal, and the Falmouth Canal. The last act passed is that for June 25, 1795. 231. MASSACHUSETTS. January Session, 1796. [Arms of Massa- chusetts.] I Acts and Laws | Passed by the General Court of 1 Massachusetts: | Begun and held at Boston . . . | . . . Wednes- day the twenty-seventh | Day of May . . . I795 • ■ • I • ■ • continued ... to Wednes- 1 day the Thirtieth day of January following. I Folio (14K by 9K), sheets, uncut, few margins slightly mouse eaten. o t 1 ■ [Colophon.] Printed at the State Press by Adams & Larkm 1796. [Boston] Collation: pp. 523-582. -Revek^vicvs: Hand-List Mass. State Library, Page 206. Copies Located: H. L. S.; S. L. M.; B. A. N. Y.; M. H. S.; C. U.; A. A. S.; N. Y. S.;N.Y. P. The last act passed is that for February 27, 1796. The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MASSACHUSETTS 232. MASSACHUSETTS. May Session, 1796. [General Title.] Laws I of the I Commonwealth of Massachusetts, | Passed at | Several Sessions | of the | General Court, | Holden in Boston. | Vol. HI. [Arms of Massachusetts.] | [The twenty-fifth of May, 1796.] Folio (i4>^ by 9), original wrappers, uncut. Boston^ — (Massachusetts) — | Printed by Young and Minns, | | [1796: Fine Large Uncut Copy. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; text, pp. 3-23, verso of last blank. References: Hand-List Mass. State Library, Page 206. Copies Located: H. L. S.; S. L. M.; B. A. N. Y.; M. H. S.; C. U.; A. A. S.;N. Y. S.;N. Y. P. Contains the act relative to the Western and Palmer Turnpike Gate. The last act passed is that for June 18, 1796. 233. MASSACHUSETTS. January Session, 1797. [Arms of Massa- chusetts.] I Acts and Laws, | Passed by the General Court of | Massachusetts: | Begun and held at Boston . . . | Wednesday, the twenty-fifth Day of January, Anno Dom- 1 ini, 1797. | Folio (i4}4 by 9), sewed, uncut. [Colophon.] Boston: | Printed by Young & Minns . . . [1797] Fine Large Uncut Copy. Collation: pp. 41-120. References: Hand-List Mass, State Library, Page 206. Copies Located: H. L. S.; S. L. M.; B. A. N. Y.; M. H. S.; C. U.; A. A. S.; N. Y. S.;N. Y. P. Contains acts incorporating the Deerfield Academy, the establishing of a Turnpike Gate at Hoosuck Mountains, incorporating the Massachusetts Turn- pike Corporation, etc. The last act passed is that for March 11, 1797. 234. MASSACHUSETTS. May Session, 1797. [Arms of Massachu- setts.] I Acts and Laws, | Passed by the General Court of | Massachusetts: | Begun and held at Boston . . . | Tuesday, the thirty-first Day of May . . . 1797. | Folio (13^ by 8^), sewed, uncut. [Colophon.] Boston: | Printed by Young & Minns . . . [1797] Fine Large Uncut Copy. Collation: pp. 121-154, one blank leaf. References: Hand-List Mass. State Library, Page 206. Copies Located: H. L. S.; S. L. M.; B. A. N. Y.; M. H. S.; C. U.; A. A. S.; N. Y. S.; N. Y. P. There is a long act relative to the spreading of Contagious Sickness. The last act passed is that for June 23, 1797. Under th? Management of the American Art Association First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MASSACHUSETTS 235. MASSACHUSETTS. January Session, 1798. [Arms of Massa- chusetts,] I Acts and Laws, | Passed by the General Court of | Massachusetts: | Begun and held at Boston . . . | . . . the tenth Day of January . . . 1798. | Folio (14 by 9), sewed, uncut. [Colophon.] Boston: | Printed by Young & Minns . . . [1798] Fine Large Uncut Copy. Collation: pp. 155-206. References: Hand-List Mass. State Library, Page 206. Copies Located: H. L. S.; S. L. M.; B. A. N. Y.; A. A. S.; N. Y. S.; C. U.; N. Y. P. Contains act incorporating the Massachusetts Mutual Fire Insurance Com- pany. The last act passed is that for March 3, 1798. 236. MASSACHUSETTS. May Session, 1798. [Arms of Massachu- setts.] I Acts and Laws, | Passed by the General Court of ] Massachusetts : ] At the Session begun and held at Boston . . . I ... the thirteenth [thirtieth] day of May, and | ended on Friday the twenty-ninth day of June . . . | . . . 1798- Folio (133^ by 9), sewed, uncut. [Colophon.] Boston: I Printed by Young & Minns . . . [1798J Large Uncut Copy. Collation: pp. 207-236 (wrongly numbered 136), and one blank leal. References: Hand-List Mass. State Library, Page 206. Copies Located: H. L. S.; S. L. M.; B. A. N. Y.; M. H. S.; C. U.; A. A. S.;N. Y. S.;N. Y. P. , ,, , u tt v j Contains the act relative to the cession of Castle Island to the United States. 237. MASSACHUSETTS. January Session, 1799. [Arms of Massa- chusetts.] I Acts and Laws, | Passed by the General Court of | Massachusetts: | At the Session begun and held at Boston . . . I ... the tenth day of January . . . | . . . I799- Folio (14 by 9), original wrappers, uncut, index, in manuscript on first page. [Colophon.] Boston: I Printed by Young & Minns . . . [1799] Fine Large Uncut Copy. Collation : pp. 237-294, and one blank leaf. References: Hand-List Mass. State Library, Page 206. Copies Located: H. L. S.; S. L. M.; B. A. N. Y.; M. H. S.; C. U.; AAS'NYS'NYP ■ Contains the acts relative to the incorporation of The Boston Marine Insur- ance Company: the Wil iamstown Turnpike, etc. The last act passed is that for March i, 1799. The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MASSACHUSETTS 238. MASSACHUSETTS. May Session, 1799. [Arms of Massachu- setts.] I Acts and Laws, | Passed by the General Court of | Massachusetts: | At the Session begun and held at Boston . . . I . . . the twenty-ninth day of May . . . | . . . 1799. | Folio (14 by 9), sewed, uncut. [Colophon.] Boston: Massachusetts: | Printed by Young and Minns . . . | | [1799] Large Uncut Copy. Collation: pp. 295-339, verso cf last blank. References: Hand-List Mass. State Library, Page 206. Copies Located: H. L. S.; S. L. M.; B. A. N. Y.; M. H. S.; C. U.; A. A. S.; N. Y. S.;N. Y. P. Contains acts incorporating the Newbury-port Marine Insurance Company, Boston and Salem Boards of Health, etc. The last act passed is that for June 22, 1799. 239. MASSACHUSETTS. January Session, 1800. [Arms of Massa- chusetts.] I Acts and Laws. | Passed by the | General Court of Massachusetts, | At the Session begun and held at Boston . . . I . . . the eighth of January . . . | . . . 1800. Folio {i^yi by 9), sewed, uncut. [Boston: Printed by Young & Minns, 1800] Fine Large Uncut Copy. Collation: pp. 341-410, and one blank leaf. References: Hand-List Mass. State Library, Page 206. Copies Located: H. L. S.; S. L. M.; B. A. N. Y.; M. H. S.; C. U.; a. A. S.;N. Y. S.;N. Y. P. Contains the act incorporating The Maine Fire and Marine Insurance Com- pany. The last act passed is that for March 4, 1800. 240. MASSACHUSETTS. May Session, 1800. [Arms of Massachu- setts.] I Acts and Laws, | Passed by the | General Court of Massachusetts, | At the Session begun and held at Boston . . . I . . . the twenty-eighth day of May, | . . . 1800. | Folio (i4>i by 8J4), sewed, uncut. [Colophon.] Boston : I Printed by Young and Minns, | | [1800] Fine Large Uncut Copy. Collation: pp. 411-438. References: Hand-List Mass. State Library, Page 206. Copies Located: H. L. S.; S. L. M.; B. A. N. Y.; M. H. S.; C. U.; A. A. S.; N. Y. S.; N. Y. P. Contains act establishing the Tenth Massachusetts Turnpike Corporation. The last act passed is that for June 17, 1800. Under the Management of the American Art Association First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MASSACHUSETTS 241. MASSACHUSETTS. November Session, 1800. [Arms of Mass- achusetts.] I Acts and Laws. | Passed by the | General Court of Massachusetts, | At the Session begun and held at Boston . . . I . . . the eleventh day of November, | . . . 1800. Folio (13^ by 8|<4), sheets, uncut. [Boston: Printed by Young and Minns, 1800] Collation: pp. 439-441, verso of last blank. References: Hand-List Mass. State Library, Page 206. Copies Located: H. L. S.; S. L. M.; B. A. N. Y.; M. H. S.; C. U.; A. A. S.; N. Y. S.;N. Y. P. The last act passed is that for November 15, 1800. 242. MASSACHUSETTS. January Session, 1801. [Arms of Mass- achusetts.] I Acts and Laws. | Passed by the | General Court of Massachusetts, | At the Session begun and held at Boston . . . I . . . the eighteenth day of January, | . . . 1801. [Boston: Printed by Young and Minns, 1801] Large Uncut Copy. Collation: pp. 443-482. References: Hand-List Mass. State Library, Page 206. Copies Located: H. L. S.; S. L. M.; B. A. N. Y.; M. H. S.; C. U.; A. A. S.; N. Y. S. ; N. Y. P. Contains the act establishing the Nantucket Academy. The last act passed is that for March 7, 1801. 243. MASSACHUSETTS. May Session, 1801. [Arms of Mass- achusetts.] I Acts and Laws, | Passed by the | General Court of Massachusetts, | At the Session begun and held at Boston . . . I . . . the twenty-seventh | day of May . . . 1801. | Folio (14 by 9), sewed, some leaves uncut, slight stained. [Colophon.] Boston: | Printed by Young and Minns . . . [1801] Collation: pp. 483-518. References: Hand-List Mass. State Library, Page 206. Copies Located: H. L. S.; S. L. M.; B. A. N. Y.; M. H. S.; C. U.; A. A. S.;N. Y. S.;N. Y. P. Contains the act authorizing the Proprietors of the Third Turnpike Road in New-Hampshire, to extend the same to Townsend. The last act passed is that for June 19, 1801. The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MASSACHUSETTS 244. MASSACHUSETTS. January Session, 1802. [Arms of Mass- achusetts.] I Acts and Laws, | Passed by the | General Court of Massachusetts, | At the Session begun and held at Boston . . . I . . . the fourteenth | day of January . . . 1802. | Folio (14 by 9), sewed, uncut. [Boston: Printed by Young and Minns, 1802] Fine Large Uncut Copy. Collation: pp. 519-584. References: Hand-List Mass. State Library, Page 206. Copies Located: H. L. S.; S. L. M.; B. A. N. Y.; M. H. S.; C. U.; A. A. S.;N. Y. S.;N. Y. P. Contains the act incorporating the Salem Turnpike. The last act passed is that for March 11, 1802. 245. MASSACHUSETTS. May Session, 1802. [General Title.; Laws I of the | Commonwealth of Massachusetts, | Passed at Several Sessions | of the | General Court, | Holden in Boston I Vol. IV. I [Arms of Massachusetts.] | [Session for May, 1802.] Folio (14 by 9), sewed, uncut. Boston— Massachusetts- 1 Printed by Young and Minns, | | | [1802] Fine Large Uncut Copy. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Acts, pp. 3-48. References: Hand-List Mass. State Library, Page 207. Copies Located: H. L. S.; S. L. M.; B. A. N. Y.; M. H. S.; A. A. S.; N. Y. S.;C. U.;N. y. P. Contains acts relative to the Turnpike Roads in Camden and Scarborough. The last act passed is that for June 24, 1802. 246. MASSACHUSETTS. January Session, 1803. [Arms of Mass- achusetts.] I Acts and Laws, | Passed by the | General Court of Massachusetts, | At the Session begun and held at Boston . . . I ... the thirteenth | day of January . . . 1803. ] Folio (14K by 9), original wrappers, uncut. [Colophon.] Boston : I Printed by Young & Minns, | | [1803] Fine Large Uncut Copy. Collation : pp. 49-234, and one blank leaf. References : Hand-List Mass. State Library, Page 207. Copies Located : H. L. S. ; S. L. M. ; B. A. N. Y. ; A. A. S. ; N. Y. S. ; C. U. ; N. Y. P. Among the acts are various ones relating to Turnpike roads throughout the state. The last act passed is that for March 8, 1803. Under the Management of the American Art Association First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MASSACHUSETTS 247. MASSACHUSETTS. May Session, 1803. [Arms of Mass- achusetts.] I Acts and Laws, | Passed by the | General Court of Massachusetts, | At the Session begun and held at Boston . . . I . . . the twenty-fifth day of May, | . . . 1803. ] Folio (14X by 9), sewed, uncut, one leaf torn into, without loss of text. [Colophon.] Boston: | Printed by Young & Minns, | | [1803] Large Uncut Copy. Collation: pp. 235-324, and one blank leaf containing manuscript Index. References: Hand-List Mass. State Library, Page 207. Copies Located: H. L. S.; S. L. M.; B. A. N. Y.; M. H. S.; C. U.; A. A. S.;N. Y. S.;N. Y. P. Contains acts relating to various Turnpike roads, etc. The last act passed is that for June 23, 1803. 248. MASSACHUSETTS. January Session, 1804. [Arms of Mass- achusetts.] I Acts and Laws, | Passed by the | General Court of Massachusetts, | At the Session begun and held . . . | . . . the twelfth Day of Janu- | ary . . . 1804. | Folio (14 by 9), sewed, uncut. [Colophon.] Boston: | Printed by Young & Minns, | | [1804] Fine Large Uncut Copy. Collation: pp. 325-496. References: Hand-List Mass. State Library, Page 207. Copies Located: H. L. S.; S. L. M.; B. A. N. Y.; M. H. S.; C. U.; A. A. S.;N. Y. S.;N. Y. P. The last act passed is that for March 9, 1804. 249. MASSACHUSETTS. November Session, 1804. [Arms of Mass- achusetts.] I Acts and Laws, | Passed by the | General Court of Massachusetts, | At the Session begun and held at Boston . . . I ... the fifteenth day of Novem- | ber . . . 1804. | [Also] ... At the Session begun and held at Boston . . . | . . . the seventeenth of Janua- | ry . . . 1805. | The two sessions in one vol. folio (14K by 9), original wrappers, uncut. [Colophon.] Boston: | Printed by Young & Minns, | | [1805] Fine Large Uncut Copy. Collation: November Session, 1804, pp. 543-545, verso of last blank; January Session, pp. 547-697, verso of last blank. References: Hand-List Mass. State Library, Page 207. Copies Located: H. L. S.; S. L. M.; B. A. N. Y.; M. H. S.; C. U.; A. A. S.; N. Y. S.;N. Y. P. The last act passed is that for March 16, 1805. The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th MASSACHUSETTS 250. MASSACHUSETTS. May Session, 1805. [General Title.] Laws I of the I Commonwealth of Massachusetts, | Passed at | Several Sessions | of the | General Court, | Holden in Boston. | Vol. V. | [Arms of Massachusetts.] | [May Session, 1805.] Folio (14 by 9), original wrappers, uncut. Boston-Massachusetts, | Printed by Young and Minns, | | | [1805] Fine Large Uncut Copy. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Acts, pp. 3-29, verso of last blank, and one blank leaf. References: Hand-List Mass. State Library, Page 207. Copies Located: H. L. S.; S. L. M.; B. A. N. Y.; M. H. S.; C. U.; a. a. S.; N. Y. S.;N. Y. P. The last act passed is that for June 15, 1805. NEW HAMPSHIRE 251. NEW HAMPSHIRE. Acts and Laws, 1716. Acts | and | Laws, | Passed by the | General Court | or | Assembly | Of His Majesties I Province | of | New-Hampshire | in | New- England. | [Royal Arms.] I Small folio iii}4 by 7X). original sheep. Boston in New-England: | Printed by B. Green: Sold by Eleazar Russel I at his Shop in Portsmouth. 1716 [See Illustration] Original Issue of the Second Compilation of Laws of New Hamp- shire. The title-page is in exact photostat facsimile, as is to be expected, some of the margins are soiled. Collation: Title (in photostat), one leaf, verso blank; Table, pp. iv. (this is the second issue, the first leaf is somewhat imperfect and the second has margin torn into); Acts (Original Issue), pp. 1-59, verso of last blank; blank leaf. References: Tower, No. 542; Sabin, No. 52781; Evans, No. 1842. Copies Located: L. C; H. S. P.; M. H. S.; N. Y. P. (2 copies); S. L. M.; N. H. H. S.; N. Y. H.; H. L. S.; A. A. S.; B. A. N. Y. The "Table" is not the original, but the one printed with the Session Laws of 1718, and contains a list of the additional laws covering the same. The last blank leaf is original. On both blank leaves are several signatures in ink, including those of, Abra. Perk, David Lawrence, Jonathan Smith, 1789, and Jonathan Norris, 1745. Laid in is the original document relative to the publication of these Laws; this is a one-page manuscript document in the autograph of Samuel Kevis, Clerk of the House of Representatives of New Hampshire, dated. May 15, 171 1, relative to the appointment of a Committee to Revise the Laws. This volume was for a long time supposed to be the first printed Laws of New Hampshire, but in 1888 a pamphlet, containing five Acts, passed at a Session in August, 1699, and printed at Boston in the same year, was dis- covered by Dr. George H. Moore. As the 1699 issue however contains only the Laws for the session of August for that year, it would seem that the present edition, 1716, would still have to be regarded as the first printed collection of New Hampshire Laws. A census of the fourteen copies located shows 12 of them without the title- page. JL A A N D s, "Paflcd by the General Ccmrt O R ASSEMBLY Of His Majclhcs PROVINCE o I iicto2?ampn)ite I N New-England/ If.OtlOJl ill /;=Jf\l) CUQl.mD : .ii liii Shop in pOUfmOUtU- i 71 • • , H Reduced Facsimile of Title-Pagb [No. 251] The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th NEW HAMPSHIRE 252. NEW HAMPSHIRE. May Session, 1718. [Royal Arms, above which are the two Hnes of the usual caption.] Acts and Laws, | Passed by the General Court or Assembly of the Province of | New- Hampshire in New- England: Begun and Held at Portsmouth, | the 13th Day of May, 1718. | Small folio {ii}4 by 7}i), sheets, tear in two leaves, no text missing, and as is to be expected, some leaves soiled, a blank portion of last leaf torn off. [Colophon.] Boston: | Printed by B. Green, . . . | | 1718 Collation: pp. 61-131, verso of last blank. The Index, which was printed with this Session, is included in preceding item. References: Tower, No. 543; Evans, No. 1985. Copies Located: H. S. P.; N. Y. P.; S. L. M.; N. H. H. S.; N. H. S.; H. L. S.; M. H. S.; B. A. N. Y. Pages 91 to 98 contain the act for Regulating the Militia. 253. NEW HAMPSHIRE. May Session, 1719. [Royal Arms, with the usual two lines above.] Acts and Laws, | Passed by the General Court or Assembly of His Majesties Province | of New- Hampshire in New-England : Begun and Held at Portsmouth, | on the Second Day of May, 1719. | Small folio (ii>^ by y}i), sheets, slight tears in first and last leaf, a few letters damaged on last, the last two leaves (pp. 153-156) are missing. [Boston: Printed by B. Green, 1719] Collation: pp. 133-152. Copies Located: N. H. H. S.; N. H. S.; H. L. S.; H. S. P.; S. L. M.; N. Y. P.; B. A. N. Y. Contains among other acts, those relating to the Militia and Purchases from the Indians. 254. NEW HAMPSHIRE. Acts and Laws, 1761. Acts | and | Laws | of I His Majesty's Province | of | New-Hampshire, | in | New- England. I With sundry Acts of Parliament. | By Order of the Governor, | Council and Assembly, | Pass'd October i6th. 1759. | Small folio (12^ by 7^), original marbled wrappers, uncut. Portsmouth, Printed by Daniel Fowle. | 1761. Splendid Copy, in the Original Wrappers, as Issued, Entirely Uncut, and without a Blemish." One of the Finest Copies Extant of This Compilation, Known as "Fowle's First Edition". The title printed within an ornamented type-border. Collation: Two blank end-papers; title, one leaf, verso blank; Table, pp. xii; Laws, pp. 240; one blank leaf. References: Evans, No. 8943, where the collation is given as pp. (2), xii, 252, the additional pages referring apparently to an additional Session Law, not prmted with this issue; Not in Sabin or Tower. Copies Located: N. H. H. S.; N. H. S.; N. Y. P.; N. Y. H.; N. Y. S.; L. C; H. L. S.; S. L. M.; C. U.; B. A. N. Y. Under the Management of the American Art Association First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th NEW HAMPSHIRE 255. NEW HAMPSHIRE. Acts And Laws, 1761. Acts | and | Laws | of I His Majesty's Province | of | New-Hampshire, | In | New- England. I With Sundry Acts of Parliament. | By Order of the Governor, | Council and Assembly, | Pass'd October i6th. 1759. | Small folio (iiK^ by 7), old calf, new leather label, a small piece torn from lower margin of title destroying date and part of type- border. Portsmouth, Printed by Daniel Fowle. [1761] Collation: Same as preceding item, but without the blank leaves at end. On the fly-leaf is the signature of Sand. Lane's Book, Stratham, Sept. 14th, 1761. 256. NEW HAMPSHIRE. Temporary Laws, 1761. Temporary | Acts and I Laws | of | His Majesty's Province | of | New-Hampshire, In I New-England. | By Order of the Governor, | Council anc Assembly, ] Pass'd October 16th. 1759. | Small folio (ii^^ by 6^), sheets. Portsmouth, Printed by Daniel Fowle. | 1761 [Colophon, — 1766] Very Rare. The title-page is similar to that in the First Edition of Fowle's Laws of New Hampshire, only slight changes being made in the border, the main set-up is changed to comply with the new contents, but the authorization by the governor and imprint are the same. The colophon shows that these laws were printed in 1766. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Laws, pp. 28, the last with colo- phon, — Portsmouth, in New-Hampshire; | Printed and Sold by D. & R. Fowle, 1766. References: Evans, No. 8945, where the pagination is given as pp. (2), 49, with the statement that the colophon is dated, 1768; Not in Tower or Sabin. Copies Located: N. H. S.; N. Y. P.; N. Y. H.; N. Y. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y. 257. NEW HAMPSHIRE. Act To Establish Fees, 1768. [Laws of the Province] of New Hampshire. | Type-line.] Anno Regni Regis Tertii, . . . | | An Act | In Amendment of the Acts for establish- ing Fees I belonging to several Officers in this Province. | Small folio (11^ by 6}i), sheets. [Colophon.] Portsmouth, New-Hampshire, | Printed and sold by D. and R. Fowle. 1768 Collation: pp. 39-49, verso of last blank. References: Evans, No. 10994. Copies Located: N. H. S.; N. Y. P.; N. Y. H.; N. Y. S.; H. L. S. The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th NEW HAMPSHIRE 258. NEW HAMPSHIRE. Acts And Laws, 1771. Acts and Laws | of | His Majesty's Province | of | New-Hampshire. | in | New-Eng- land. I With sundry Acts of ParHament. | By Order of the General Assembly. | To which is prefix'd the | Commissions | of | Presi- dent Cuttss, Esq; | And His Excellency | John Wentworth, Esq; | Small folio (12 by Tyi), half red morocco, top margin of title cut off above type border. Portsmouth, Printed by Daniel and Robert Fowle, | And Sold at their Office near the State-House. | 1771 Fine Copy of Fowle's Second Edition, with Addition of Temporary Laws to 1775. With two blank leaves at front. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Cuttss' Commission, pp. 6; Went- worth's Commission, pp. 8; Titles, pp. iv; Laws, pp. 1-272; Temporary Laws, pp. 1-51, verso of last blank; Continuation of Temporary Laws, December 23, 1771-May 28, 1773, pp. 53-63, verso of last blank; Table, pp. xiii, verso of last blank. The 5pp. of the "Vice Admiral Commission" is not present. References: Tower, No. 546, the continuation not mentioned; SaUn, Nos. 52782 and 52936; Evans, Nos. 12146 and 12880, the pagination of the continuation not cited by either of the latter. The "Continuation" in this copy slightly cut down. Copies Located: N. H. H. S.; N. H. S.; S. L. M.; H. L. S.; J. C. B.; H. S. P.; N. Y. P ; N. Y. H.; N. Y. S.; L. C; A. A. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U. 259. NEW HAMPSHIRE. Constitutional Convention, 1778. State of New-Hampshire. | In the House of Representatives, | February 26th, 1778. [Text of Resolve.] | State of New-Hampshire. | To the Selectmen . . . | [Text of notification.] | Dated at Exeter the fourth day of March in the year of our | Lord, One thousand seven hundred and seventy eight. | Attest, | M. Weare, Presi- dent. I Small folio (i I >g by 8), broadside. In cloth folder, lettered. [Colophon]. Printed [by Robert Fowle] at the Printing-Office in Exeter. [1778] [See Illustration] An Excessively Rare New Hampshire Broadside, Containing the Resolve of the House of Representatives Calling upon the Inhab- itants to Meet at a Convention to be Held in Concord for the Purpose OF Forming a Government for the State. Unknown to Sabin and Evans. No copy recorded as sold at public sale in America. STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE. In the Houfe of Reprcfentativcs, February 26th, 1778. WHEREAS the prefent fitUation of Affairtin this State, make !t neceflary that a full and free Reprefemtation of the Inhabi- tants thereof, (hould meet in Convention for the fole Pur- pofe of forming and laying a permanent Plan or Syftem of Government for the future Happinefs and Well-being »f the good Peo- ple of this State, and this HoosE having received Inftruftions Irom a con- - fldcrable part of their Conftituenis for that Purpofe Therefore, VOTED and RESOLVED, THAT the Honorable the PKESlDENT of the COUNaL iffiie to every Town, Parilli, atid Diftrifl, within this State, a Pre- cept rccomtnendirig to them to elcft) and choofe one, or more Perfons as they fhall judge expedient, to convene at Concord in faid State on the tenth Day of June next, for the Pur;iofe aforefaid, faving to the fmall Towns liberty to join twe, or more together, if they fee fit, to cleft and fend one Perfon to reprefent them in faid Conven- tion. And fuch Syftem or Form of Government as may be agreed upon by fuch Convention, being printed, and fent to each and every Town, Parim and Diftrift in this State; for the Approbation of the People, which Syf- tem, or Form of Government being approved of by three fourth Parts of the Inhabitants of this State in their refpeftive ToWn Meetings legally called for that Purpofe. And a Return of fuch Approbation being made to faid Convention, and confirmed by theffl ftiall remain as a permanent Syftem or Form of Government ef this State, and not otherwife, and that the Charge and Expertce of each Member of fuch Convention be de- frayed by their refpeftive Eleftors. Sent up for Concurrencej JOHN DUDLEY, speaker, P. T. in COUNCIL, the fame Day; read and concurred. E. THOMPSON, sec'iy. STATE OF NE W-H A M P S H I R E. To the Eclcamen of in faid State. GREETING. IN Purfuanc(^ of the above Vote of the GfiNERAL-ASSEMBLY. - - - It is hereby recommended to you to notify the legal Inhabitants pay- ing Taxes in yolir Town, giving them fifteen Days notice to meet at fome convenieiit Place for the Purpofe of aftingon the above Vote of Ihe Gcncral-Aflembly. And make return hereof with your Doings herein on the faid tenth Day of June next to the faid Convention. Dated at EXETER the fourth Day of March in the Year of out LORD, One thoufand feven hundred and feventy eight. Attcft, M. Weare, ?^,,,^,^r, jP Printed at the PrtnCing-OfSce in Exeter. ^ »»-^), rebound in full sheep, a few edges at top slightly gnawed. Portsmouth: Printed by John Melcher, ] 1792 Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Certificate for printing, one leaf, verso blank; 2 blank leaves; Declaration of Independence, pp. [9]-i4; Treaty of Peace, pp. 15-21; Constitution of New Hampshire, pp. 22-46; Constitution of the United States, pp. 47-62; Laws, pp. 63-375, verso blank; Index, pp. [377I-396. References: Sabin No. 52843; Evans No. 24585. Copies Located: N. H. S.; N. Y. S.; B. A. N. Y.; L. C; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; S. L. M.; N. Y. P.; N. Y. H.; C. U. This is the first real revision in New Hampshire. It was adopted at the Sessions of February and June, 1791, after having been reported by a com- mission. Most copies lack the two blank leaves before page 9 which this copy contains, this volume in its present state being probably unique. 263. NEW HAMPSHIRE. June Session, 1792. The | Laws | of the | State of New-Hampshire, ] Passed at a Session | of the | Honorable General-Court, | Begun and Holden at Dover, | June, 1792. | Prin- ted from Attested Copies, and since collated with | the Originals in the Secretary's Office. | 8vo (9K by 6), sewed, uncut, name on title. Portsmouth: ] Printed and sold by John Melcher, | 1792 Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Laws, pp. 397-422; one blank leaf. References: Sabin, No. 52843; Evans, No. 24586. Copies Located: N. H. S.; L. C; S. L. M.; H. L. S.; A. A. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U.;N. Y. P. 264. NEW HAMPSHIRE. December Session, 1796. The | Laws | of the I State of New-Hampshire, | Passed at a Session of the Honorable General-Court, | Begun and holden at Concord, December, 1796. | Printed from Attested Copies. | 8vo (9 by 5>^), sewed, uncut, name on title and margin. Portsmouth-New-Hampshire: | Printed by John Melcher . . . | 1797 Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Laws, pp. [3I-22. „ , ^, ,, Copies Located: N. H. S.; S. L. M.; H. L. S.; A. A. S.; B.A. N.Y.; N. Y. S.; C. U. The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws First Session, Monday Afternoon, February 27th NEW HAMPSHIRE 265. NEW HAMPSHIRE. Laws, 1797. The | Laws | of the | State of New-Hampshire, | The Constitution | of the | State of New- Hampshire, I and the | Constitution of the United States, with | its Proposed Amendments. | Printed by Order of the Honorable the General-Court. | 8vo (8f^ by 5) , rebound in full sheep, small hole in title, corner of one leaf torn. State of New-Hampshire: | Portsmouth: — Printed by John Mel- cher, I Printed to the State. | 1797 Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Constitution of New Hampshire, PP- [5]~3i; Attestation, p. [32]; Constitution of the United States, pp. 33-48; Acts, pp. 49-470; Index, pp. [4711-492. Copies Located: N. H. S.; N. Y. P.; H. L. S.; N. Y. S.; L. C; S. L M.; A. A. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U.; N. Y. S. Evidently an official compilation of such parts of the 1 792 Revision as were still in force in 1797, with the Public Arts of the subsequent sessions inserted under their appropriate subjects. 266. NEW HAMPSHIRE. December Session, 1799. The | Laws | of the I State of New-Hampshire, | Passed at a session of the Honorable General Court, | Begun and holden at Concord, December, 1798. | Printed from Attested Copies. | 8vo (9 by 5f^) sewed, uncut. Portsmouth-New-Hampshire : | Printed by John Melcher . . . | 1799 Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Laws, pp. 517-530. Copies Located: N. H. S.; L. C; H. L. S.; A. A. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U.; n. y. p. At The American Art Galleries MADISON SQUARE SOUTH, NEW YORK UNRESTRICTED PUBLIC SALE BY ORDER OF HON. RUSSELL BENEDICT JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW YORK CONSTITUTING HIS EXTRAORDINARY COLLECTION OF ACTS AND LAWS OF THE ORIGINAL COLONIES AND STATES Second Session, Numbers 267 to 479, inclusive MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 27th, AT 8:15 O'CLOCK 267. NEW JERSEY. [Alexander (James).] A Modest Vindication of the Proceedings of the | Last Assembly of New-Jersey, in their | Resolves touching a separate Governour. | Small folio (12 by 7), half blue crushed levant morocco, lettered up back, text smoke stained having been damaged by fire, no text missing and good margins, each leaf neatly and skilfully protected by transparent gauze, in a permanent manner. [New York: Printed by William Bradford, 1729] An Item of Excessive Rarity: Being the Only Known Copy of This Exceedingly Interesting Historical Tract Relative to the Dispute BETWEEN the ASSEMBLY OF NeW JeRSEY AND GOVERNOR MONTGOMERIE ON THE Subject of a Separate Governor. Inserted is a two-page Signed Autograph Document by James Alexander, dated, New York, February 19th, 1721, relative to the practice of the Court of Chancery, and the survey of some land. There is also inserted, a one-page folio manuscript document "To his Excellency Lewis Morris, Esq. Captain Generall and Governour in Chief of the province of New Jersey," being the Petition of Jos. Murray and Wm. Smith, Counsel for the Complainant in the Case of Jerokiman against Post and Speir, with a six-line Signed Autograph Note by Governor Lewis Morris, dated, July 20th, 1742, ordering the defen- dants to be served with a copy of this petition. In 1720 William Burnet succeeded Hunter as Governor of New Jersey, and continued to preside over New York and New Jersey until 1727, when he was removed to the governorship of Massachusetts, being succeeded in that of New York and New Jersey by John Montgomerie, who continued in office until his death in the summer of 173 1. The death of Governor Montgomerie threw the governorship upon Lewis Morris, President of the Council, the duties of which office he assumed until the arrival of William Crosby (appointed, March 27, 1732), who continued to hold office until his death in March 10, 1736, when the duties of the office fell upon John Anderson, President of the Council. After a short period of two weeks, Anderson died, being succeeded by John Hamilton (son of Andrew Hamilton, governor in the Proprietors' time). Hamilton governed for nearly two years; during his administration there was submitted to the crown, cer- tain "Reasons" why New Jersey and New York should each have a separate \Conlinued The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW JERSEY 267. NEW JERSEY. [Alexander (James). ]:.Co«/OTMe(Z. governor. These "Reasons" finally, in the summer of 1738, resulted in the arrival of a commission to Lewis Morris, as Governor of New Jersey, separate from New York. The Eleventh Assembly, at its Perth Amboy session, in the "i2th of George II, 1738" was the first separate Assembly held after the appointment of the first separate Governor of New Jersey, viz. Lewis Morris, formerly Chief-Justice of New York, but removed by Governor Crosby. John West, Lord Delaware, was appointed, as Crosby's successor, on June 20, 1737, but owing to his public activities, he never left England, and his commission was subsequently, September, 1737, revoked. The attempt to separate the governorship of New York and New Jersey was first made in Governor Burnet's time, and renewed during the short governor- ship of John Montgomerie. The action of the Assembly of New Jersey on the subject of a separate governor was so unpalatable to Governor Montgomerie and his Council, that he dissolved them. The present tract, which is a defence of the action of the Assembly, in their controversy with Gov. Montgomerie, was written by James Alexander, a lawyer, born in Scotland about 1690, who was obliged to leave England on account of his active partisanship with the pretender. He came to America in 1715, and became the first official recorder of the town of Perth Amboy, N. J., in 1 718. He held many public offices, serving for several years in the Colonial legislature of New Jersey, and was attorney-general in 1 721-1723, and Secre- tary of the Province of New York. This tract shows no printer's name or place, but is without question the work of William Bradford. 268. NEW JERSEY. Acts of Assembly, 1732. The | Acts | Of the General Assembly | Of the Province of | New- Jersey, From the Time of the Surrender of the | Government of the said Province, to the I Fourth Year of the Reign of King | George the Second. | Collected and Published by Order of the said | Assembly. With a Table of the Principal Matters therein contained. | [Royal Arms.] I Small folio (iiH by 7>i), old paneled sheep, back repaired, new leather labels. Philadelphia: Printed and Sold by William and | Andrew Brad- ford, Printers to the King's Most Excellent | Majesty, for the Province of New-Jersey, | MDCCXXXII. [1732] [See Illustration] Fine Copy of this Compilation of the Laws of New Jersey. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Table, pp. [12]; Acts, pp. 281, verso of last blank. One blank leaf at beginning and two at end. References: Nelson, Page 61; Tower, No. 559; Sabin, No. 53043; Hilde- burn. No. 444; Evans, No. 3578. Copies Located: N. Y. P.; N. Y. H.; B. A. N. Y.; N. J. S.; H. S. P.; H. L.; N. Y. S.;L. C.;C. U. There are several signatures on title and blank leaves; also the inscription in the autograph of William Bradford, "Printed and Sold by William Bradford." This compilation is known as "Kinsey's Laws," having been edited and com- piled by John Kinsey, Speaker of the New Jersey Assembly, 1730, 1733, and who was appointed Chief Justice of Pennsylvania in 1743. ^' ACTS Of the GENERAL ASSEMBLY Of the PROVINCE of N E W-J E R S E T, From the Time of the Surrender of the Government of the faid Province, to the sFourth Year of the Reign of KING GEORGE the Second.. ColleSed and Puhlhliied by Order of tTie faid Assembly. Wjih^ TABLE of tie Principal Matters therein contained. PHILADELPHIA: Printed and Sold by miliam and Andrtw Bradford, Printers to the King's Moft Excellent Majefty, for the Province of New-Jerfey MDCCXXXIL Reduced Facsimile of Title-Page [No. 268] The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW JERSEY 269. NEW JERSEY. Elizabethtown Bill in Chancery, 1747. A | Bill I in the Chancery of New-Jersey, | At the Suit of | John Earl of Stair, and others, Proprietors | of the Eastern-Division of New -Jersey; | Against | Benjamin Bond, and some other Persons of Elizabeth- | Town, distinguished by the Name of the Clinker Lot Right Men. | With | Three large Maps, done from Copper- Plates. I To which is added; | The Publications | of | The Council of Proprietors of East New- Jersey, | and | Mr. Nevill's Speeches to the General Assembly, | Concerning | The Riots committed in New-Jersey, | and | The Pretences of the Rioters, and their Seducers. | [These] Papers will give a better Light into the His- tory and Constitution of New- | [JJersey, than any Thing hither- to published, the Matters whereof have been chiefly | [Col.]lected from Records. | Published by Subscription: | With three engraved maps and some additional matter. Folio (13K by 8^), half brown, somewhat damaged by fire and smoke, only a few letters missing on title, and three last leaves, one map has portion of one corner missing, other two maps have each one margin slightly damaged, some of the edges are ink-stained. The whole has been skilfully repaired, each leaf being preserved with transparent gauze. [Prin]ted by James Parker, in New-York, 1747; and a few Copies are to be Sold by | him, and Benjamin Franklin, in Philadelphia; Price bound, and Maps coloured, ] Three Pounds; plain and stitcht only. Fifty Shillings, Proclamation Money. An Exceedingly Scarce New Jersey Item. Collation: Title, one page, verso. Errata; The Bill, pp. 3-81; Schedules, Nos. I to XIV, pp. 82-124; By the Council of Proprietors of the Eastern Divi- sion of New-Jersey, | met at Perth-Araboy, the 25th Day of March, 1746, in Behalf of | themselves and the rest of the General Proprietors of the Eastern Division I of New-Jersey, whom they represent. 1 pp. 11, verso of last blank; By the Council of Proprietors of the Eastern Division of New-Jersey, met at Perth- | Amboy the 25th Day of March, 1747 . . . | | |, pp. 13-15, 17-24 (page number 16 has been dropped by the printer ana the page-numbers thereafter transferred to wrong side of pages) ; verso of last blank; By the Coun- cil of Proprietors of the Eastern Division of New-Jersey, met at | Perth-Amboy the 14th Day of September, 1747 . . . | | |, pp. 25-39, verso of last blank; Reprinted from the New- York Weekly Post Boy, of March 19, 1746. Numb. 174. I Nevill's Speech to the House of Representatives . . . | | | 26th April, 1746. | 2pp.; Reprinted from the New-York Weekly Post Boy, of May 26, 1746. Numb. 175. I 2pp.; [Contemporary Reprint of the first page of] The New-York Ga- zette, March 7, 1747 | 48; Maps I, II and III. Engraved & printed by James Turner near the Town House Boston. References: Tower, No. 9; Sabin, No. 5378; Evans, No. 6021; Church, No. 961. Copies Located: N. J. S.; B. M.; H. C; N. Y. H.; L. C; H. S. P.; H. L.; N. Y. P.; B. A. A weighty historical item relating to the Proprietary lands in New Jersey, containing papers which give a better light into the history and the constitu- [Continued Under the Management of the American Art Association Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW JERSEY 269. NEW JERSEY. Elizabethtown Bill: Continued. tion of New Jersey, than anything hitherto published, comprising the Bill presented by the Proprietors, with documents relating to the same. Inserted is a copy of "The New York Gazette, revived in the Weekly Post-Boy," May 7, 1747 (inner margin torn); there are, also, four pages reprinted from the "Post Boy," containing the two Speeches of Mr. Nevill (not given by Evans in his collation of the volume). For more than thirty years prior to the publication of this item, there had been no important controversy between the grantees of Carteret and the Elizabethtown claimants under the Indian titles, due to the abstinence of the Carteret interests from enforcing their claims. During this time, a large quantity of these interests had come into the hands of Robert H. Morris and James Alexander, who held important offices in the colony. With other large proprietors they commenced action of ejectment and suit for the recovery of quit-rent against the settlers, who immediately resorted to their Indian titles and formed an association consisting of a large portion of the inhabitants of the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Somerset and Morris. In September 1745 the Associators broke open the county goal and delivered all persons com- mitted at suit of the Proprietors. This led to the above-mentioned Bill, calling for a "Riot-Act," which was supported by the Governor and Council, but the Assembly not only rejected the bill, but sought to give more favorable color to the offences of the Association. The title page of the present copy contains the autograph signature of Daniel Coxe, once a member of his Majesty's Council of New Jersey, whose property was burnt and pillaged by his friends, and later confiscated by the State of New Jersey. 270. NEW JERSEY. Laws, 1758. The | Grants, Concessions, | And [ Original Constitutions | Of The Province of | New-Jersey | The Acts I Passed during the Proprietary Governments, and other ma- 1 terial Transactions before the Surrender thereof to | Queen Anne. | The Instrument of Surrender, and Her formal Acceptance | thereof. | Lord Cornbury's Commission and In- structions conse- 1 quent thereon. | Collected by some Gentlemen employed by the General Assembly. | And Afterwards | Pub- hshed by Virtue of an Act of the Legislature of the said | Province | With proper Tables alphabetically digested, containing the prin- cipal Matters in | the Book. | By Aaron Leaming and Jacob Spicer. I Small folio (ii^ by 7><), new full sheep, lacks pp. 76. Philadelphia: I Printed by W. Bradford, Prmter to the Kmgs Most Excellent | Majesty for the Province of New-Jersey. | [1758] Collation: Title, one leaf , verso, Errata ; Preface, 2pp. ; Grants, in Car- teret's, etc. Time, half-title, one leaf, verso blank, text, pp. 3-72, 77-138; Half-title to Duke's Release, one leaf, verso blank; text, pp. 141-223, verso of last blank; Half-title to Laws, one leaf, verso blank; Laws, pp. 227-419, verso of last blank; Half-title to Acts, 1681-1701, one leaf, verso blank; Acts etc., pp. 423-692; Index, pp. [6931-710; Index for East New-Jersey, pp. [711J-740; Index for West New-Jersey, pp. [741I-763. verso of last blank. A few pages wrongly numbered by printer. \_ConUmiea The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW JERSEY 270. NEW JERSEY. Laws of 1758: Continued. References: Nelson, Page 70; Tower, No. 561; Sabin, 39527; Evans, No. 8205; HUdeburn, No. 1596; Not in Church. Copies Located: N. J. S.; L. C; S. L. M.; H. S. P.; H. L.; N. Y. P.; N. Y. S.; N. Y. H.; B. A. N. Y.; H. L. S.; C. U.; B. L. Generally known as Learning and Spicer's Laws. Prepared under authority of an act of Assembly passed in 1752. Subscribers' names were first solicited in February, 1755. The compilers spent nearly two years in its preparation. In the printing more than three years were consumed, and it was not until May, 1758, that it was ready for delivery. It is the largest production of the Bradford Press, and a very handsome volume. This copy has the autograph signature of J. Kinsey, the jurist, born at Philadelphia in 1731, died at Burlington, N. J., in 1803, and some marginal annotations in his hand. 271. NEW JERSEY. Laws, 1752-1761. The | Acts | Of the General Assembly | Of the Province of | New-Jersey, | From the Time of the Surrender of the Government in the Second | Year of the Reign of Queen Anne, to this present Time, be- | ing the Twenty- Fifth Year of the Reign of King George the | Second. | Collected and published by Order of the General Assembly | of the said Province. | With Proper Tables; and an Alphabetical Index containing all the | Principal Matters in the Body of the Book. | By Samuel Nevill Esq. | Second Justice of the Supreme Court of Judicature of the | said Province. | [Philadelphia:] Printed by William Bradford, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty for the Province of New- Jersey, I MDCCLIL [1752] ALSO The I Acts | of the | General Assembly | of the | Province | of New- Jersey, | From the Year 1753, being the Twenty-sixth of the Reign | of King George the Second, where the First | Volume ends, to the Year 1761, being the First of | King George the Third. | With Proper Tables; and an Alphabetical Index . . . I . . . Together | with an Appendix; containing several Acts of Parli- 1 ament now in Force in America, relating to His Majesty's Forces, and the Articles of War. | | | By Samuel Nevill, Esq; I I I Volume the Second. | Woodbridge, in New-Jersey: | Printed by James Parker, printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty, for the Province. M.DCC.LXI. [1761 Together, 2 vols, small folio (11^ by 7), full new sheep. Philadelphia and Woodbridge, 1752-1761 Complete Copies of Both Volumes. Collation [Vol. I.] Title, one leaf, verso. Errata; Dedication, one leaf, verso blank; Acts, pp. 454; Table, pp. i455]-47o; Index, pp. 471-507, verso of last blank, with inscription in ink, "George Washington, President." Vol. II; [Continued Under the Management of the American Art Association Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW JERSEY 271. NEW JERSEY. Laws of 1 752-1 761: Continued. Title, one leaf, verso, blank; Dedication, one leaf, verso blank; Table, pp. x. List of Subscribers, 2pp.; Acts, pp. 368; Tables, 2 leaves, first and last page blank; Addenda, pp. 369-401, verso of last blank; Complete. Index, pp. 56; Title to Appendix, one leaf, verso blank; Appendix, pp. 3-59, verso blank; In- dex to Appendix, pp. 61-64. Blank fly-leaf has inscription, — The Gift of Saml. Allison, [the editor of the 1776 edition] to Samuel Shaw, Dec. 24, 1772. References: Nelson, Pages 66 and 71; Tower, Nos. 560 and 562; Sabin, Nos. 53044 and 53045; Evans, Nos. 6893 and 8947; Hildeburn, No. 1268. CopiesLocated: L. C; N. J. S.; S. L. M.; H. S. P.; N. Y. P.; H. L.; C. U.; N. Y. H.; N. Y. S.; A. A. S. (Vol. 2); B. A. N. Y. This forms Vols. I and II of Nevill's Edition of the Laws of New Jersey, covering period from 1703 to 176 1. 272. NEW JERSEY. Laws, 1776. Acts | of the | General Assembly | of the Province of ] New-Jersey, | From the | Surrender of the Government to Queen Anne, on the 17th Day of April, | in the Year of our Lord 1702, to the 14th Day of January 1776. | To which is Annexed, | The Ordinance for the regulating and es- tablishing the Fees | of the Court of Chancery of said Province. | With three Alphabetical Tables, and an Index. | Compiled and published under the Appointment of the General Assembly, and I compared with the Original Acts, | By Samuel Allinson. | [Seven lines of quotation.] | Folio (13X by 9), full new sheep. Burlington: I Printed by Isaac Collins . . . | M.DCC.LXXVI. [1776] Fine Copy. With original blank end-papers. Autograph Signature of Wm. Paterson, member of the New Jersey State Constitutional Convention, 1776 and Governor of the State, 1791; and marginal manuscript annotations. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Preface, pp. iii-viii.; Acts, pp. 493, verso of last blank; Appendix, pp. 6; Ordinance, pp. 6; Table of Publick Acts in Force, pp. 4; Table of Publick Acts Disallowed pp. 4; Table of Private Acts, pp. 3, verso of last blank; Index, pp. 15, verso of last blank. References: Nelson, Page 75, Tower, No. 563; Sabin, No. 53047; Evans, CoPffiV Located: N. J. S.; L. C; B. A. N. Y.; S. L. M.; H. S. P.; H. L.; H. L. S.; A. A. S.; N. Y. P.; N. Y. S.; C. U.; B. L. 273. NEW JERSEY. Session, 1778. Acts | of the | General Assembly | of the I State | of | New-Jersey. | At a Session begun at Trenton on the 28th Day of | October 1777, and continued by Adjourn- ments. I Being the first Sitting of their second Session. | Folio (14 by 8^), sewed, uncut, writing on title. Burlington: I Printed by Isaac Collins, M.DCC.LXXVIII. [1778] Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Acts, pp. 3-24; Table, one leaf, verso blank. References: Nelson, Page 78, No. 4; Evans, No. 15926. Copies Located: S. L. M.; N. Y. P.; B. A. N. Y.; N. J. S.; N. Y. S. Contains among other acts that for procuring clothmg for the use ot the New Jersey Regiments in the Continental Establishment. The last act passed is that for December 12, 1777. The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW JERSEY 274. NEW JERSEY. March Session, 1780. State of New-Jersey. | An Act for compleating the Quota of Troops belonging to this State in the Service of the United-States. | [Two columns of text.] I Passed at Trenton, March 11, 1780. | M. Ewing, jun. Clerk. I Folio (15^ by 9K). broadside. [Trenton: Printed by Isaac Collins, 1780] Very Rare Revolutionary Broadside. References: Not in Evans or Nelson. This act was passed to complete the New Jersey quota for the Continental Army, in compliance with a resolution by the Continental Congress of Febru- ary 9th, 1780. 275. NEW JERSEY. October Session, 1783. Acts | of the Eighth | General Assembly | of the | State | of | New-Jersey, | At a Session begun at Trenton the 28th Day | of October, 1783, and continued until the 24th Day of | December following. | [First Sitting, 8th Session.] Folio (13 by 8), sewed, uncut, writing on title. Trenton: | Printed by Isaac Collins, Printer to the State. M.DCC.LXXXIV. [1784 Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Acts, pp. 3-72; Table, one leaf, verso blank. References: Nelson, Page 83, No. 22; Evans, No. 18633. Copies Located: N. Y. P. (Lacks Table); S. L. M.; B. A. N. Y.; N. J. S.; N. Y. S. The last act passed is that for December 24, 1783. 2/6. NEW JERSEY. Laws, 1784. Acts | of the | Council | and | Gen- eral Assembly | of the State of | New-Jersey, | From the | Es- tablishment of the present Government, and Declaration of Independence, the | End of the first Sitting of the eighth Session, on the 24th Day of December, 1783; | With the Constitution prefixed. | To which is annexed,] An Appendix, containing the Articles of Confederation | of the United States, &c. | With two Alphabetical Tables and an Index. | Compiled under the Ap- pointment of the Legislature, | By Peter Wilson, A.M. | Folio (13X by 8>^), full new sheep, top margin of title, above text, torn off, small hole cut in first leaf. Trenton : | Printed by Isaac Collins, Printer to the State of New Jersey. | M.DCC.LXXXIV. [1784] Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Constitution, pp. iii-x; Acts, pp. 389, verso of last blank; Appendix, pp. 28; Alphabetical Table of Publick Acts in Force, pp. 4; Same, Publick Acts obsolete, pp. 4; Alphabetical Index, pp. 30. References: Tower, No. 564; Sabin, No. 53048; Evans, No. 18632; Nelson, No. 804. Copies Located: N. J. S.; J. C. B.; H. S. P.; N. Y. P.; H. L.; N. Y. H.; N. Y. S.; L. C; H. L. S.; S. L. M.; B. A. N. Y. This copy has the autograph signatures of /. Benjamin, Garret D. Wall, and James W. Wall. Under the Management of the American Art Association Second Session, Monday Eveninrj, February 27th NEW JERSEY 277. NEW JERSEY. October Session, 1784. Acts | of the Ninth | General Assembly | of the | State | of | New-Jersey, | At a Ses- sion begun at Trenton on the 26th Day of | October, 1784, and continued by Adjournments. | Being the First Sitting. | Folio (13^ by 8^), sewed, uncut. Trenton: | Printed by Isaac Collins, Printer to the State. | M.DCC.LXXXIV. [1784] Collation : Title, one leaf, verso blank; Acts, pp. 125-186; Table, one leaf, verso blank. References: Nelson, Page 84, No. 24; Evans, No. 18634. Copies Located: N. Y. P.; B. A. N. Y.; N. J. S. M. H. S.; H. S. P.; B. L.; S. L. M.;C.U.;N.Y.S. Contains among other acts, those relating to the sale of forfeited estates. The last act passed is that for December 24, 1784. 278, NEW JERSEY. October Session, 1786. Acts | of the Tenth | General Assembly | of the | State | of | New-Jersey. | At a Ses- sion begun at Trenton on the 25th Day of | October, 1785, and continued by Adjournments. Being the Second Sitting. | Folio {i4}4 by 9), sewed, uncut, few margins stained. Trenton: I Printed by Isaac Collins, Printer to the State. M.DCC.LXXXVI. [1786 Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Acts, pp. 235-288; Table, one leaf, verso blank, remargined. References: Nelson, Pages 84-85, No. 26; Evans, No. 19833. Copies Located: H. S. P.; S. L. M.; N. J. S.; B. A. N. Y.;C. U.; N. Y. S.; N. Y. P. The last act passed is that for March 23, 1786. 279. NEW JERSEY. October Session, 1794. Acts | of the | Nine- teenth I General Assembly | of the | State | of | New-Jersey. | At a Session begun at Trenton on the 28th Day of October I794. and continued by Adjournments. | Being the First Sitting. 1 [Arms.] 1 Folio (12 by 7)4), sewed. Trenton: | Printed by Matthias Day. | M,DCC,XCV. [1795] Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Acts, pp. 925-976; Table, pp. 977- 0*78 References: Nelson, Page 90, No. 42; Hand-List Mass. State Library, ^ToPi'ls Located: S. L. M.; H. L. S.; N. J. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U.; N. Y. S. The last act passed is that for December 3, 1794. The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW JERSEY 280. NEW JERSEY. October Session, 1795. Acts | of the | Twentieth I General Assembly | of the | State | of | New-Jersey. | At a Ses- sion begun on the 27th Day of October, 1795, | and continued by Adjournments. | Being the First Sitting. | [Arms.] | Folio {11% by 7), sewed. Trenton: I Printed by Matthias Day. | M,DCC,XCV. [1795] Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Acts, pp. 3-19, verso of last blank; Table, one leaf, verso blank. References: Nelson, Page 90, No. 44; Hand-List Mass. State Library, Page 316. Copies Located: S. L. M.; H. L. S.; N. Y. P.; N. J. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U.; N. Y. S. The last act passed is that for November 25, 1795. Autograph Signature of Chief- Justice James Kinsey, member of Continental Congress, in two places. 281. NEW JERSEY. October Session, 1796. Acts | of the | Twen- tieth I General Assembly. | of the | State of New- Jersey. | At a Session begun at Trenton on the 27th Day of October, 1795, 1 and continued by Adjournments. | Being the Second Sitting, f [Arms.] I Folio (i2>^ by 7}4), sewed, name in ink on title. Trenton: | Printed by Matthias Day. | M,DCC,XCVI. [1796] Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Acts, pp. 25-113; Table, p. 114, IIeferences: Nelson, Page 91, No. 45; Hand-List Mass. State Library, Page 316. Copies Located: S. L. M.; H. L. S.; N. Y. P.; N. T. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U.; N. Y. S. The last act passed is that for March 18, 1796. 282. NEW JERSEY. October Session, 1797. Acts | of the |jTwenty- First I General Assembly | of the | State | of i New- Jersey, j At a Session begun at Trenton on the twenty-fifth day of | October, seventeen hundred and ninety-six, and | continued by adjourn- ments. I Being the Second Sitting. | [Arms.] | Folio (i2>^ by 7K). sewed. Trenton : | Printed by Matthias Day, Printer to the State. | M,DCC,XCVII. [1797] Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Acts, pp. 129-234; Table, pp. 235-238. References: Nelson, Page 91, No. 47; Hand-List Mass. State Library, Page 316. Copies Located: S. L. M.; H. L. S.; N. Y. P.; N. T. S.; B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. S.;C. U. . J . The last act passed is that for March 10, 1797. Autograph Inscription, — "for Mr. James Craft from his friend W. Coxe. Under the Management of the American Art Association Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW JERSEY 283. NEW JERSEY. October Session, 1797. Acts | of the Twenty- Second 1 General Assembly | of the | State | of | New-Jersey. | At a Session begun at Trenton the twenty-fourth day of | October, seventeen hundred and ninety-seven, | and continued by ad- journments. I being the First Sitting. | [Arms.] Folio (i2>^ by T}4), sewed. Trenton: I Printed by Matthias Day, Printer to the State. | M,DCC,XCVn. [1797] Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Acts, pp. 241-256; Appendix, pp. ix, verso blank; Contents, one leaf, verso blank. References: Nelson, Page 91, No. 48; Hand-List Mass. State Library, Page 316. Copies Located: S. L. M.; H. L. S.; N. Y. P.; N. J. S.; B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. S. The last act passed is that for November 10, 1797. 284. NEW JERSEY. October Session, 1798. Acts of the | Twenty- Second I General Assembly | of the | State ] of New-Jersey. | At a Session begun and held at Trenton on the twenty-fourth day of I October, seventeen hundred and ninety-seven, | and con- tinued by adjournments. | Being the Second Sitting. | [Arms.] | Folio {\2>y% by 7^, sewed, partly uncut, inscription in ink on title. Trenton : I Printed by Matthias Day, Printer to the State. | ' M,DCC,XCVIII. [1798] Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Acts, pp. 259-408; Table, pp. 409- 4l2,last leaf repaired. o, , i -i References: Nelson, Page 92, No. 49; Hand-Ltst Mass. State Library, ^TopIes Located: S. L. M.; H. L. S.; N. Y. P.; N. J. S.; B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. S.;C. U. The last act passed is that for March 16, 1798. 285. NEW JERSEY. October Session, 1799- Acts | of the | Twenty-. Third | General Assembly | of the | State | of | New-Jersey. | At a Session begun at Trenton, on the twenty-third day of | October, one thousand seven hundred and ninety- | eight, and continued by adjournments. | Being the Second Sitting. 1 [Arms.] | Folio (i2>^ by 7H)< sewed. , Trenton: I Printed by Gershom Craft, Printer to the State. ' M,DCC,XCIX. [1799] Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Acts, pp. 425-508; Table, pp. 509- ^^°R^^E^cTsT'' Nelson, Page 92, No. 51; Hand-List of the Mass. State Li- ^TopLTlocated: S. L. M.; N. Y. P.; N. J. S.; B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. S. The last act passed is that for February 21, 1799. The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW JERSEY 286. NEW JERSEY. October Session, 1799. Acts | of the | Twenty- Third I General Assembly | of the | State | of | New- Jersey. | At a Session begun at Trenton, on the twenty-third day of October, | one thousand seven hundred and ninety-eight, and con- | tinued by adjournments. | Being the Third Sitting. | [Arms.] Folio (i2>^ by 7^), sewed, writing in ink on title. Trenton: | Printed by Gershom Craft, Printer to the State, M,DCC,XIX. [1799 Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Acts, pp. 513-629, verso of last blank; Appendix, pp. 631-635; Table, pp. 635-637, verso of last blank. References: Nelson, Page 93, No. 52; Hand-List Mass. Slate Library, Page 316. Copies Located: S. L. M.;N. Y. P.; N. J. S.; B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. S.; C. U. The last act passed is that for June 13, 1799. 287. NEW JERSEY. Laws, 1800. Laws | of | the State | of | New Jersey, | Revised and Published under the Authority of | the Legislature. | By | William Paterson. | [Arms of New Jersey.] | Folio (15?^ by ioX)> full new sheep. New Brunswick: | Printed by Abraham Blauvelt. | M.DCCC. [1800] Fine Copy. With original blank end-papers. With autograph signature of Eph. Martin, Esqr. Councelor for the County of Middlesex, New Jersey. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Grant of Charles II., pp. iii; Re- lease of James Duke of York, pp. iv-v; Constitution of New-Jersey, pp. vi-ix; Declaration of Independence, pp. x-xii; Constitution of the United States pp. xiii-[xxii]; Laws, pp. 455, verso of last blank; Explanation, one leaf, verso blank; Table, 2pp.; Index, 27pp.; Errors, one page. Copies Located: N. Y. P.; N. Y. H.; H. L. S.; N. Y. S.; L. C; S. L. M. A. A. S.; N. J. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U. NEW YORK CITY 288. NEW YORK CITY. Montanus (Arnoldus). De Nieuwe en Onbekende | Weereld: | of 'tZuid-Land, I Vervaetende Beschryving | van | America | en d'Oorsprong der Americaenen en Zuid- I landers . . . Door | Aroldus Montanus. Engraved vig- nettes, and plates. Folio (i2>^ by 7^), old paneled calf. t'Amsterdam : By Jacob Meurs . . . 1671 Fine Copy of the Rare Original Dutch Edition, with Engraved View of New York. Has both the engraved and the printed title-pages. A work much sought after for the beauty of its engravings, which in this edition surpass in brilliancy those of latter issues. The View of New York is especially fine. The work is devoted in the main to Mexico, Peru and Brazil, though with chapters on New York, Virginia and California. Under the Management of the American Art Association Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW YORK CITY 289. NEW YORK CITY. Newspaper Printed by John Peter Zenger. Numb. XXVII. | The | New-York Weekly Journal. | Containing the freshest Advice, Foreign, and Domestic. |Mun- day May 13th, 1734. | Small folio {i\yi by T^i), sheets, 4 pages. [Colophon.] New-York: Printed and Sold by John Peter Zenger •••III [1734] This Early Issue of Zenger's Famous Paper is Exceedingly Scarce. The present issue contains a List of "All the ships of War designed for His Britanic Majesty's service this Spring." 290. NEW YORK CITY. Newspaper Printed by John Peter Zenger. Numb. XXX. | The | New- York Weekly Journal. | Containing the freshest Advices, Foreign, and Domestic, j Munday, May 27th, 1734. | Small folio {\o}4 by 6), sheets, 4pp., slightly chipped at old fold and one comer, with the loss of three or more letters. [Colophon.] New- York: Printed and Sold by John Peter Zenger • ■•III [1734] Like the preceding this is one of the rare numbers. 291. NEW YORK CITY. Newspaper. The | Independent Reflector: | or, I Weekly Essays | on | Sundry Important Subjects, j More particularly adapted to the Province of New- York. | [Crowns within two type borders, followed by type-line and line of quota- tion from Cicero.] Numbers XIV to LII, inclusive, March i to November 22, 1753. With the Rare Preface, Title, and leaf of Advertisement. Folio (i2>^ by T^A), uncut, as issued, stitching removed, slight tear in margins of last two leaves. New-York: I Printed [by James Parker] (until tyrannically suppressed) in MDCCLIII. [1753] An Item of Great Rarity, Seldom Found Complete. The present copy does not contain the first 13 numbers, and lacks besides, Nos. 22, 31 and 37. There is no Index, but the rare prefatory matter is present. All the Numbers as Well as the Prefatory Matter are Uncut. The set includes the King's College Numbers. Collation: Advertisement, one leaf, recto blank; Title, one leaf, verso blank; Preface, pp- 31, verso of last blank; Issues, pp. l55]-86, |9i]-i22, [127]- 146, |l5l]^l2 (pp. 197 to 208 being wrongly numbered |i96]-207). References: Sahin, No. 34452; Evans, No. 7042. To this paper, which was edited by William Livingston, many noted men of the day contributed. Livingston himself wrote a series of letters in which he vigorously opposed the establishment of an American Episcopate, and the incorporation of an Episcopal College (now Columbia University). Among other contributors were Aaron Burr, John M. Scott, William Alexander (afterwards known as Lord Stirling), and William Smith. The paper was published every Thursday. Its attacks on men in power by members of a literary society in New York City ultimately suppressed the paper. The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW YORK CITY 292. NEW YORK CITY. Squire (Francis). An [Answer | To some late Papers, | Entitled, The | Independent Whig; | So far as they I relate to the | Church of England, | As by Law Established. | . . . Small 8vo (7K by 4^), original paper wrappers uncut, slight stain on a few corners. New-York: | Printed and Sold by Hugh Gaine, at | the Printing Office opposite the Old-Slip-Market, 1753 Fine Copy. Entirely Uncut and Unopened. Rare in this State. Only two copies located by Evans. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Advertisement, one leaf, verso blank; Dedication, pp. v-vi; Preface, pp. vii-xii; text, pp. i -132. References: Evans, No. 7124; Ford's "Bibliography of Gaine Imprints," Page 89. 293. NEW YORK CITY. Horsmanden's Negro Plot. [Horsmanden (Daniel).] A | Journal | of the Proceedings ] in The Detec- tion of the Conspiracy | Formed by | Some White People, in Conjunction with Negro and other Slaves, | For Burning the City of New- York in America, | And Murdering the Inhabitants.] Which Conspiracy was partly put in Execution, by Burning His Majesty's House in | Fort George, within the said City, on Wednesday the Eighteenth of March, 1741, and | [14 lines.] | By the Recorder of the City of New- York. | [One line from I Virgil.] I Small 4to (9>^ by 7^), original boards, sheepback, binding worn, half-title missing, name on title, text somewhat soiled. In cloth folder. New- York: | Printed by James Parker, at the New Printing- Office, 1744 The Exceedingly Rare First Edition. Only two or three copies are known with the half-title. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Preface, pp. vi; Introduction, pp. 10; Journal, pp. [ii]-i92; Conclusion, pp. 193-205; Errata, p. [206]; one blank leaf; Appendix, pp. 10; Lists of Persons, pp. 11-16. References: Sabin, No. 33058; Evans, No. 5413; Church, No. 951. Laid in is a one-page Autograph Document, Signed, by Daniel Horsmanden, dated, N. York, 12th April, 1768, certifying to the appointment of Philip Livingston and three others as qualified for Trustees in the Estate of Abraham De Peyster, Treasurer; also, a one-page Document, Signed, by Horsmanden, March 10, 1767, containing List of Jurors. The work contains a Narrative of the Trials, Condemnations, Executions and Behavior of the several Criminals; the Evidence concerning the Con- spiracy, and Lists of persons committed. Horsmanden, who was one of the judges concerned in the condemnation of the negroes, wrote this book in defence of his conduct. An accidental fire in the fort, and, at the same time, a discovery of some stolen goods in the house of a negro led to a panic in which it was supposed the negroes of the city had conspired to destroy the city and kill the white people. Prosecutions and executions hastily resulted, and it was only sometime later that doubts were thrown on the whole affair. EftabliOied by the Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen and Affiftants OF THE City of New -York Gonven'd in Gommon-Council, For the good Rule and Government of the Inhabitants of the faid Gity. Published the Eighteenth Day of November, in the Fifth Tear of the Reign of Our Sovereign Lord King George tht Second^ by the Grace of Cody 0/ Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c. jinno^; Domini 1 73 1. and in the Mayoralty of Robert Lurting, Efq; Printed and Sold by WtUiam Bradford in the City of iie■w^^'fork , I 73 I. Reduced Facsimile of Title-Page [No. 297] The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW YORK CITY 294. NEW YORK CITY. [Irving (Washington).] A History | of | New York, | From the Beginning of the World to the | End of the Dutch Dynasty . . . | Folding view of New York. 2 vols, in one, i2mo (6pi by 4), full red crushed levant morocco, sides with an elaborate panel in gilt, fillets, rosettes, flowers, full gilt back, inside gilt border, gilt over marbled edges, by david. New York, 1809 Fine Copy of the Rare First Edition. The plate is nearly always want- ing; in the present case it shows a slight tear in center, repaired and rebacked. The Robert Hoe Copy. 295. NEW YORK CITY. Valentine (D. T.). Complete set of Valen- tine's Manuals of the Corporation of the City of New York, from 1841 to 1866 inclusive. Illustrated with maps, plans, tinted lithographic views, facsimiles, etc. Together, 25 vols. l6mo, l2mo I ' ' - and 8vo, all in the original cloth bindings except the one for 1866 which is in full leather. New York, 1841-1866 A Complete File of Valentine's Manuals, from 1841 to 1866 inclusive. One of the volumes is inscribed by the Compiler. A few of the bindings are worn and some of the plates are torn, some very slightly. The first three volumes, however, which comprise the rarest volumes in the set are in unusual- ly fine condition. The volumes are all perfect as far as the plates are concerned with the exception of the following, — • 1845-1846, lacks "The Fort in New York." 1848. The frontispiece "Park Fountain, New York" is in facsimile. 1 85 1, lacks "Map of the State of New- York . . . with the Population as determined by the Census of 1850," and "[Bradford Map, same as in volumes for 1842-3 and 1844-5.]" 1853, lacks "Washington Institute and City Reservoir." 1854, lacks "Table of Semi-centennial Mortality of the City of New York, Jan. I, 1804 to Dec. 31, 1853." 1859, lacks "Diagram of Aldermen's Chamber;" half the plate "North Battery, foot of Hubert St. looking South, 1820" is lacking, and the same app ies to "View of t le Quarant ne Grounds and Build- ings, Staten Islani, May 1858." 1866, lacks [map] "New York City County and Vicinity." THE OF THE CITY OF NEW-YORK; Printed by Order of the Mayor, Recor- der, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City aforefaid. TO WHICH IS ANNEXED, The Aft of the General Affembly Confirming the fame. NEW-rORK, Printed by John Peter Zenger. 1735. Reduced Facsimile op Title-Page [No. 298] The Benedict Collection of Eahly American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW YORK CITY 296. NEW YORK CITY. Stokes (I. N. Phelps). The Iconography of Manhattan Island 1498, 1909. Compiled from Original Sources, and Illustrated by Photo-intaglio Reproductions of important Maps, Plans, Views and Documents in Public and Private Collections. Maps, colored on plain plates, and illustrations. 3 vols. 4to, half vellum, gilt tops, uncut, in cloth wrappers and slip-cases. New York, 1915-1918 One of 360 copies printed on English hand-made paper. Judge Benedict subscribed and paid for the set of four volumes at the time of publication. Vol. 4 will be ready shortly and the above set is sold as tour vols, not three, and on the understanding that volume 4 will be delivered to the purchaser without charge. Mr. Stokes has found that it is impossible to complete the work in four volumes and, therefore he has decided that an additional volume, making five in all, will be necessary to complete the work, and it is assumed that the buyer of the above set will subscribe for vol. 5, which will be supplied to him by the publisher, Mr. Dodd, at the original subscription price of I40.00. 297. NEW YORK CITY. Laws, 1731. Laws, Orders & Ordinances | Established by the | Mayor, Recorder, | Aldermen and Assist- ants I of the I City of New- York | Conven'd in Common-Council, I For the good Rule and Government of the | Inhabitants of the said city. | Published the Eighteenth Day of November, in the I Fifth Year of the Reign of Our Sovereign Lord King George the Second, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France anc I Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c. Annoq; Domini 1731. and in the Mayoralty of Robert Lurting, Esq ; | [Type ornament. I Small folio (11 by 7), half crimson crushed levant morocco. Printed and Sold by William Bradford in the City of | New- York, 1 73 1 [See Illustration] Fine Copy of an Excessively Rare Item. Only three copies known. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Laws, pp. 3-32; Contents, 2pp. References: SaUn, No. 54333; Evans, No. 3458; Church, No. 914; Tower, No. 634; Grolier Club Exhibition, i8p3, No. 77. "The only other known copy of these Laws is that in the New York His- torical Society's Library, which has 36 pages of text instead of 32, and table of Contents, i leaf." Church Catalogue. Copies Located: N. Y. H.; H. L. The Present Copy is the De Puy Copy, and tallies with the Church copy in collation. According to the Contents this copy is perfect, the last entry on same being for page 32. L A W ^ STATUTES, ORDINANCES AND CONSTITUTIONS, ORDAINED, MADE and ESTABLISHED, BY THE Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty, OF THE City of New-Tork, Convened in Common-Council, FOR The good Rule and Government of the . Inhabitants and Refidents of the faid City. Published the Ninth Day of November, in the third Tear of the Reign oj our Sovereign Lord, GEORGE the Third, Ijy the Grace of GOD, of Great Britain, France and Ireland, King, Defender 0} the Faith, iSc. Annoque Domini 1762.' And in the Mayoralty of John Crucer, £/y; To which is added, /^» Appendix, cmlaining Extratls of fundry A3s of the General M'tmhly, of the Colony of New- York, immediately relating to the good Government of the faid City and Corporation, I'rinted and Sold, by John Holt, mheNeiv Printing Office, at the lower End ot Broad Street, oppofite the Exchange, 1763, REDtJCED Facsimile of Title-Page [No. 299] The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW YORK CITY 298. NEW YORK CITY. Charter, 1735. The | Charter | of the | City I of I New- York; | Printed by Order of the Mayor, Recor- 1 der. Aldermen and Commonalty of | the City aforesaid. | To which is annexed, | The Act of the General Assembly Confirming the same. | Small folio (i2>^ by 8), original wrappers with pictorial illustration of birds and animals, slight stain on title page. In cloth folder and red levant morocco back slip-case. New- York, | Printed by John Peter Zenger. 1735 [See Illustration] The Largest and Finest Copy of the "Montgomerie" Charter Ex- tant. Very Rare. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank: Charter, pp. [3]-52. Pages 12 and 13 are wrongly numbered 10 and 11. References: Sabin, No. 54165; Evans, No. 3942; Church, No. 920; Ruther- furd's"Imprints of Zenger," Pages i$2-l5$;GroHer ClubExhibiHon,i8c)3, N0.106. Copies Located: N. Y. P.; N. Y. H.; H. L.; Holden Collection. Laid in a one-page Manuscript Document, Signed in the Autograph of Christopher Bancker, dated, September 9, 1739, giving the result of the vote in the North Ward of the City of New York, for Alderman, Christopher Bancker; for Assistant, W. Vreedenburgh ; for Assessors, Isaac Stoutenburgh and Jan Van Arenham; Also, for Collector and Constables. 299. NEW YORK CITY. Laws and Ordinances, 1763. Laws, | Statutes, Ordinances | and | Constitutions, | Ordained, Made and Established, | by the | Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty, | of the I City of New- York, | Convened in Common-Council, | For the good Rule and Government of the | Inhabitants and Resi- dents of the said City. | Published the Ninth Day of November, in the third Year of the | Reign of our Sovereign Lord, George the Third . . . | | . . . Annoque Domini 1762. And in the Mayoralty of | John Cruger, Esq; | To which is added, | An Appendix, containing Extracts of sundry Acts of the General Assembly, | of the Colony of New- York, immediately relating to the good Government | of the said City and Corporation.] [Arms of New York.] | Folio (i i>< by 7^), original front wrapper. In cloth folder and crimson crushed levant morocco back slip-case. Lacks last three leaves. [New York:] Printed and Sold, by John Holt; at the New Printing Office, at the lower | End of Broad Street, opposite the Exchange, 1763 [See Illustration] Rare Issue. Collation: Members of the Corporation, one leaf, recto blank; Title, one leaf, verso blank; Authorization for printing, one leaf, verso blank; Laws, PP- 5-51; Tables, pp. 52-54; Appendix, pp. 55-104. References: Basse, No. 836; Sabin, No. 54335; Evans, No. 9463; Tower, No. 636; Grofer Club Exhibition; iSqj, No. 151. Copies Located: N. Y. H.; H. S. P.; A. A. S. Under the Management of the American Art Association Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW YORK CITY 300. NEW YORK CITY. Laws and Ordinances, with Charter, 1786. Laws 1 and | Ordinances, | Ordained and Established | by the I Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty | of the | City | of | New- York, | In Common Council convened; ] For the good Rule and Government of the Inhabitants | and Residents of the said City. | Published the Twenty-Ninth Day of March, 1786, in the Tenth Year of | our Independence, | And in the Mayoralty of James Duane, Esq. | [Also] The | Charter | of the I City | of New- York. | Printed by Order of the | Mayor, Recorder, | Aldermen and Commonalty | Of the City aforesaid. | To which is Annexed, | The Act of the General Assembly con- firming the same. | 2 vols., in one small folio (12^ by 8), original boards, new sheep back, few margins stained. In cloth folder. New- York: | Printed by Samuel and John Loudon, Printers to the State. | M,DCC,LXXXVL [1786] Complete Copy of Each Work. Published simultaneously, with separate titles and pagination. No copy containing both works known to Evans. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Laws, pp. [31-28; Index, one leaf, verso blank; Title to Charter, one leaf, verso blank; Text, pp. [3I-44. Two blank leaves at front and two at end. References: Sabin, Nos. 54336 and 54169; Evans, No. 19855; Not in Tower. Copies Located: N. Y. H. The title-page of the Charter is the same, with the exception of the Imprint and date, as that appearing on the issue printed by Hugh Gaine in 1774. Has Autograph Signature, on title, of Colonel Rich. Varick, military secre- tary to General Philip Schuyler, and who served in the Revolution; and be- came a member of Washington's military family. 301. NEW YORK CITY. Charter, 1805. The | Charter | of the City of New- York, | together with the | Acts of the Legislature in Relation thereto, | or which have vested additional powers in the 1 Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty | of the said city. Published pursuant to an Order of Common Council, | Made February 18, 1805. | 8vo (8K by 5), original sheep and leather labels. New- York, | Printed by James Cheetham, | | 1805 Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; half-title, one leaf, verso blank; Montgomerie Charter, pp. [5]-! 18; Appendix (containing various Acts, March 8, 1803 to March 21, 1806), pp. 119-240; Index, pp. lvi. References: Sabin, No. 54171, where the Index is not mentioned. 302. NEW YORK CITY. Special Laws, 1806. A Law | For Prevent- ing and Extinguishing | Fires | in | the City of New- York. | 8vo (9/^ by 5^), sewed, uncut. New- York, | Printed by James Cheetham, | | 1806 Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Law, pp. [3]-! 2. References: Sabin, No. 54330, where the issue is given as 21 pages. The above is complete, and an issue unknown to Sabin. The Benedict Collection of Eakly Ameeican Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW YORK CITY 303. NEW YORK CITY. Laws and Ordinances, 1808. Laws | and | Ordinances, | Ordained and Established | by the | Mayor, Alder- men, and Commonalty Council Convened, of the I City of New- York, | In Common III Passed and published the i8th day of January, 1808. | In the Mayoralty of | Marinus Willett. 8vo (8X by ^yi), sheep, cracked at hinges. New- York: | Printed by Frank, White & Co. | 1808 Collation: Title, one leaf; Laws, pp. [3]-i52; Title to Health Laws, one leaf; text, pp. [iSSj-iSg; one blank; Index, pp. Ixv. References: Sabin, No. 54340. 304. NEW YORK CITY. Laws and Ordinances, 1817. Laws | and | Ordinances | Ordained and Established by the | Mayor, Alder- men, and Commonalty | of the | City of New- York, | In Common Council Convened, | During the Mayoralty of | Jacob Rad- cliff. I Passed the Fifth of May, 1817. | To which is added, | The I Law of the State of New- York | Relative to the | Trans- portation of Gun-Powder, j 8vo (8>^ by 5K)i new cloth, blank portion of top of title-page cut off. New- York: | Printed by T. and J. Swords, j | 1817 Collation: Title, one leaf; Members of the Council, pp. [3]-4; Contents PP- [5I-7; Laws, pp. [9]-i55; one blank; Appendix, pp. [i57]-i6o; Index, pp. [i6ii-i72. Interleaved copy. References: SaHn, No. 54342. 305. NEW YORK CITY. Charter, 1819. The | Charter | of the j City of New- York. | Published pursuant to an Order of Common Council, Passed j June 14th, 1819. | 8vo {8yi by 5), half sheet, somewhat foxed, name written on half-title, some margins have marginal annotations. New- York: j Printed by Grattan and Banks, j | 1819 Collation: Half-title, one leaf; Title, one leaf; Charter, pp. 114; Index, pp. xxi. References: Sabin, No. 54172. 306. NEW YORK CITY. Laws and Ordinances, 182 1. Laws | and | Ordinances j Ordained and Established by the | Mayor, Alder- men, and Commonalty | of the | City of New- York, j In Common Council Covened ; j During the Mayoralties of | Cadwallader D. Golden, | and of | Stephen Alle, Esqrs. 8vo {sfi by sX), original calf and leather label, the front cover having name of Judah Hammond, in gilt. Interleaved copy. New- York: | Printed by G. L. Birch, | 1821 Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; members and officers, 2pp.; Con- tents, pp. [v]-vii., one blank; Laws, pp. [gj-iss; one blank; Index, pp. [157I- 167. References: Sabin, No. 54343. Under the Management of the American Art Association Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW YORK CITY 307. NEW YORK CITY. Laws and Ordinances, 1823. Laws | and | Ordinances | Made and Established by the | Mayor, Aldermen & Commonalty | of the | City of New- York, | In Common Council Convened, | On the 27th day of October, 1828. | 8vo ifiyi by syi), new cloth. Interleaved copy. New- York: | Printed by P. & H. Van Pelt, | 1 1823 Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Members and Officers, 2pp.; Con- tents, pp. [v]-vii; one blank; Laws, pp. [91-40 [pages 41 to 56 missing), 57-167; one blank; Index, pp. [1691-175. References: Sabin, No. 54344. 308. NEW YORK CITY. Laws and Ordinances, 1827. Laws | and | Ordinances, | Made and Established by | The Mayor, Aldermen & Commonalty | of the | City of New- York, | In Common Council Convened, ] A. D. 1827. | 8vo (8^ by 5^) original calf and label, name of Cample P. White, in gilt, on front cover. New- York: | Printed by E. Conrad, | | 1827 Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Members and Officers, 2pp.; Con- tents, pp. [vl-viii; Laws, pp. [9I-198; Index, pp. [199I-208. References: Sabin, No. 54345. NEW YORK COLONY AND STATE 309. NEW YORK. Smith (William). The | History | Of the Province of I New- York, | From The | First Discovery to the Year M.DCC.XXXII. I To which is annexed, | A Description of the Country, with short Account of the | Inhabitants, their Trade, Religious and Political State, and the | Constitution of the Courts of Justice in that Country. | [Quotation from Thomson.] | By William Smith, A.M. | Folding copperplate by I. Mynde, "The South View of Oswego on Lake Ontario." 4to (10^ by 8), full crimson crushed levant morocco, sides with triple fillet border, full gilt back, inside gilt border, gilt edges, by lloyd, wallis & LLOYD. London: | Printed for Thomas Wilcox . . . | | M.DCC.LVII. [1757] Fine Copy of the Exceedingly Rare First Edition of this Important AND Authentic Historical Work of Colonial New York. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Dedication, 3pp., verso of last blank; Preface, pp. [vii.l-xii; History, pp. 1-180; Half-Title, one leaf, verso blank; Text, pp. [1831-255, verso of last blank. The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW YORK 310. NEW YORK. Duke of York's Charter, 1683. The Duke of York's Charter of Liberties & Priviledges to the Inhabitants of New York, anno 1683, with Acts of the Assembly of that year & the year 1684. A Certified and Exemplified Manuscript Copy of Dongan's Laws, 1683-1684, made from the Original Manu- script in the Ofifice of the Regents of the University of New York for the Hon. E. F. De Lancey, under the direction of David Murray, Secretary of the University of New York. Written in ink in a beautiful and legible hand, on inore than 100 sheets of fine paper folio size (14^ by 10). Bound in one vol. half red morocco, gilt top. These Laws were Never Printed, and this is the Only Complete Manuscript Copy of the Same Ever Made from the Original Manu- script Volume. It contains the sworn statement of David Murray, Secretary of the Board of Regents, as follows, — "I have compared the preceding copy of 'Dongan's Laws, 1683-1684,' with the Original thereof deposited in this office, and I do hereby certify the same to be a correct transcript therefrom and of the whole thereof . . . the fourth day of August, 1885." 311. NEW YORK. Laws, 1694. Bradford Imprint. The I Laws & Acts I of the I General Assembly | for | Their Majesties Province | of I New- York, | As they were Enacted in divers Sessions, the first of I which began April, the 9th, Annoq; Domini, | 1691. | [Printers type-ornaments of three lines.] | Small folio (11 by GJ/i), full orange crushed levant morocco, lettered on back, gilt edges. In full crimson straight-grain morocco solander case, lettered on back, by bradstreet. At New- York, | Printed and Sold by William Bradford, Printer to their Majesties, King | William & Queen Mary, 1694 [See Frontispiece for Illustration] An Exceptionally Fine Copy of this Exceedingly Rare Issue of the First Compiled Laws of New York, with Manuscript Note of Resolu- tions BY THE House Authorizing the Publication laid in. This is the Only Copy Known to Be in a Private Collection, Its Appearance Offers What Will Undoubtedly Be the Last Opportunity OF Obtaining a Copy of These Highly Important Laws. Collation: Title (in exact facsimile), one leaf, verso blank; Table, 2pp.; Acts, pp. 1-84, (pages 58 and 59 wrongly numbered 57 and 58); Catalogue of Fees, pp. II, verso of last blank; several new blank leaves added at end. References: Basse, No. 20; Tower, No. 575; Evans, No. 703; Church, No. 750; Sahin, No. 53726; Grolier Club Exhibition, 18(13, No. 21. Copies Located: One of 8 known copies, the others being in,— H. S. P.; N. Y. P.; N. Y. S. L.; H. L. (2 copies); N. Y. S. (2 copies). This Copy is Perfect as First Issued, with the exception of the title-page, which is in excellent facsimile. The "Catalogue of Fees," which was printed the preceding y^ar, is included at the end of this copy, with its separate pagina- tion and colophon,— Printed and Sold by William Bradford, Printer to Their Majesties, | King William and Queen Mary, at the Bible in New- York, 1693. [Continued Under the Management of the American Art Association Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW YORK 311. NEW YORK. Laws, 1694: Continued. The present copy is the one formerly owned by the Pennsylvania Historical Society, and latter by A. C. and Henry C. Berheim, with bookplates of latter two. The note referred to above is an exceedingly interesting autograph docu- ment, signed in the handwriting of James Graham, Speaker of the Assembly, and First Recorder of the City of New York. It is dated, "Die martis — Aprill 21, 1691," and refers to the printing of the Resolutions by the House. The action being taken the year before Bradford came to New York, it therefore does not authorize the printing of the same by Bradford, but undoubtedly Bradford acted upon this order in printing the present laws. The document reads as follows, — "House of Representattves for ye Prouince of New Yorkais "Die martis — Aprill 21, i6gi. "Nemine Contra Duenti that Mr. Merrett Mr. Coortland Mr. Nanscayeh & Mr. Poline doe waite upon his Excelly. — & Councill with ye Concurrence of this house to ye Publication of the Resolues of this house — agreed unto by his Excelly. and the Councill — and yt his Excelly. would be Pleased to order the Publishing of them accordingly." 312. NEW YORK. Session Laws, 1695. Bradford Imprint. [Royal Arms.] 1 The sixth Assembly, First Sessions : | Beginning the first Day of October, and ending the 26th of the same. Anno Regni | Regis Guilielmi, Angliae, Scotise, Francia; & Hibernije, Septimo. | Small folio (n by 6y&), full blue crushed levant moroc- co, tripple gilt fillets on sides, full gilt back, gilt edges, by the CLUB bindery. [New York: William Bradford, 1695] [See Illustration] Fine Copy of the Acts of the Fifth Assembly, Second Session, October I to 26, 1695. In placing the above caption at the top of the first page the printer headed the same (wrongly) "The Sixth Assembly, First Session. Collation: pp. 107-1 13 verso of last blank. References: Hasse, No. 40; Tower, No. 576; Evans, No. 7^,2; Groher Club Exhibition, 1803, No. 24. Copies Located: N. Y. P.; H. S. P.; H. L.; N. Y. S. Among the various Acts is one "for raising the Sum of Eight Hundred bixty Four Pounds and fifteen Shillings, for paying and maintaining a Company pf Fuzileers imployed on the Frontiers, and at present under the Command of Major Schuyler." The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW YORK 313. NEW YORK. March Session, 1697. Bradford Imprint. [Royal Arms.] | Acts made the 5th Assembly, 5th Sessions. | Beginning the 25th of March, 1697. and ending the 22th day of April fol- I lowing, Anno Regni Regis Guilielmi Tertij, Anglise Scot*ae Francise & | Hiberniae, Nono. | Small folio (11 by f/i), full blue crushed levant morocco, triple gilt borders, gilt back, gilt edges, by the club bindery. [New York: William Bradford, 1697] Fine Copy of this Rare Colonial New York Session Law. Collation: pp. [5], verso of last blank. References: /foiie, No. 63; Tower, 577; Evans, No. 803; Not in Grolier Club Exhibition, 1893. Copies Located: N. Y. P.; H. S. P.; H. L.; N. Y. S. Among the various acts is one "for the raising the Sum of Three and Twenty Hundred Pounds to Enable his Excellency to secure the Frontiers at Albany, and for recruiting his Majesties three Companies posted there." 314. NEW YORK. October Session, 1702. [Royal Arms.] [Acts passed the First Sessions of the General Assembly. | Beginning the 20th Day of October, 1702. Anno Regni Regniae Anna, Angliae, | Scotiae, Franciae & Hiberniae, Primo. | [Line.] An Act for the Levying and Collecting the Sum of | Eighteen Hundred Pounds, for the raising, paying and maintain- | ing one hundred and fifty Fuzileers, with proper Officers | for five Moneths, and Thirty Men with their proper Officers, | to be imployed as Scouts sixty two Days, for the Defence of | the Fronteers. | [And several other acts, including one for further defence.] Folio (i2f^ by 7^), half crimson levant morocco, lettered up back. [New-York: Printed by William Bradford, 1701.] Fine Copy of this Exceedingly Rare Session Laws, Including Laws for the Defence of the Frontier in the Time of the Old French and Indian War, Known as Queen Anne's War. Collation: pp. [i77]-202. One leaf slightly shorter then rest. References: Tower, No. 583; Evans, No. 1080; Not in Grolier Club Exhi- bition, 1893. Copies Located: H. S. P. ; N. Y. P. (Imperfect). 315. NEW YORK. Schenectady. Decree of Her Majesty's Council, 1703. Document, Signed, 15 pages, folio, Executed at Fort Ann, (New York), July 23, 1708. Of Excessive Rarity. Decree of Her Majesty's Council consisting of Lord Cornbury the Governor, Peter Schuyler, Gerrard Beekman, Rip Van Dam, Thomas Wenham and John Barbaric, Councellors thereof, in answer to the complaint upon the part of certain freeholders of the Town of Schenectady, that the town lands were bemg improperly sold, and mismanaged. "That since the death of the former trustees, or some of them, the Defendants to Defraud the Freeholders and Inhabitants of the said lands to them belonging are got with possession of the said lands and withhold the same from the Complts." The defendants in the case were William Teller and Reyer Schermerhorn though to all mtents and purposes the latter was the sole defendant. {^Continued The fixth Affembly, Firft Seffions: BegioningthcfirftDaycfO^oiff, and ending the 2 6th of the Hime, AmoReiHi i<^M Giriielmi, Anglit, ScotU^FruttU & HihtrnU, Sf{tio!o. Jit AJ for the I't'^ng the Sum of Eight Hundred Sixty Four Poundi trii'-ffttgn BE it Enafled by the Govemour and Council, and Reprd^ntatives-Oonvenad io General A(ire.mbly,.and by the Authortiy of the fame, That the fum of ■Eight Hundred rixtyfourPdund&^ifttl'firrecn Shillings current' Mosey of this Province belaid, affefled, raifed aod levied upon ail and evcfy of fhelnhabi- tants, ReRdenters, Sofourners and Fretholdets of and in thisPrcwinqe,'fortbc paying and raaintatrMng the Officers and Souldrcl-s Imployed onihe Prbnteers, andatprefenc under: the Command of Major Scfiuyler; nowfin fevicq-for the Security>ofth4Fronteersat/*/54»y, from the firft dj|r of Angaji now laflpaft, until thi firft Buy ofiWircA next enfuing the publication hereof, "accCf<), half crimson crushed levant morocco. [New York: Printed by William Bradford, 1708] Fine Copy, and of Great Rarity. Collation: pp. [12]. References: Hasse, No. 152; Evans, No. 1367; Tower, No. 596; Not in Grolier Club Exhibition, 1893. Copies Located: P. R. O.; N. Y. P.; N. Y. H.; H. S. P.; N. Y. S. These Acts also form one of the Supplements to the 1710 Law Book. 317- NEW YORK. Journal, 1709. Bradford Imprint. A Journal of the I Votes | of | The General Assembly of Her Majesties | Colony of New- York in America. ) Beginning the 20th day of October, 1702, under the Administra- 1 tion of his Excellency Edward Lord Cornbury, Capt. General and Govern- 1 our of this Colony. | [Continued to November 27, 1708.] Small folio (iifi by 7}i), half crimson crushed levant morocco, some leaves stained. [New York: Printed by William Bradford, 1708] Collation: pp. 1-78. References : if a««, No. 150. Copies Located: N. Y. P.; B. A. N. Y. The Journal, as here printed, is included in Bradford Edition of the Laws for 1710. Bound in are the Journal and Votes, from May 19, 1709 to November 12, 1709, pp. 13-40, with colophon, — Printed by William Bradford, Printer to the Queens most Excellent Majesty | for the Colony of New- York, 1709. (l) Anno Sexto Annas Re^nae. A N Ad of Parliament For Afcerfaining the Katei of horreign Coyns in Her Majvftics PlaniiijtiuHs In AtiKile*, W Helens for Remedying the Inconveniencies whjch have arffea from the different Rates at which the fame Species of Forreigji Silver Coyns did pafs in her Majeftics feveral Colonies and Plan- tations in' Amnic'i^ her moft excellent Majefty has thought fit, by her Royal Pioclamation, bearing datethe i8th" Day pf7»»», 1704. andihc. third yearo* her Reign, to fettle and afccrtain the Currency of Forreign Coyns in her faid Colonies and Plantations, in the manner and words foUowinfj, "c» WE having had under our Confideratibnthe different Rates at which the fame Species of forreign Coyns do pafs in our fever ai Colonies and Plantations in Jmertct, and the Inconveniencies thereof, by the indirefl: PraQice of drawing the Money from one Plan- tation to another, to the great prejudice of the Trade of our Svibjecls. And being fenfible, that the fame cannot otherwife be Remedied, than by reducing of aljForreignCoyns to the fame current Rate within all o«r Dominions in Americx. And the principal Officers- of Our Mint having laid REDtrcED Facsimile of Fikst Page fNo. 318] The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW YORK 318. NEW YORK. Special Law, 1709. Bradford Imprint. [Royal Arms.] I Anno Sexto Annse Reginee. | An | Act of Parliament | For Ascertaining the Rates of Foreign Coyns in | Her Majesties Plantations in America. | Small folio (iij^ by 7>^), full red crushed levant morocco, uncut, signature of Joun Hyatt, on last leaf. [Colophon.] Re-printed by William Bradford in New- York, 1709 [See Illustration] Collation: pp. 4. References: Hasse, No. 154; Not in Grolier Club Exhibition, 1893. Copies Located: N. Y. H. 319. NEW YORK. Special Law, 1709. Bradford Imprint. An Act for Regulating and Establishing Fees. | [Colophon.] This Act was Published the 24th Day of May, 1709.] Small folio (11^ by 7)4), half crimson crushed levant morocco. [New York: Printed by William Bradford, 1709] Fine Copy, and of Great Rarity. Collation: pp. 13, verso of last blank. References: Hasse, No. 157; Church, No. 836; Evans, No. 1414. Copies Located: P. R. 0.; N. Y. P.; N. Y. H.; H. S. P.; H. L. Contains the Fees established for the various government and court officials. The act in its present form, appears as a Supplement to the 1710 Law Book. 320. NEW YORK. Special Laws, 1709. Bradford Imprint. An Act for Levying Four Thousand Pounds. | [Passed, June 21, 1709.] Small folio (iiK by 7}^), half crimson crushed levant morocco, uncut. [New York: Printed by William Bradford, 1709] [See Illustration] Fine Copy, and of Great Rarity. One of Two Copies Known. Collation: pp. 4. References: Sabin, No. 53442; Hasse, No. 162; Tower, No. 596, Evans, No. 1418. Copies Located: N. Y. P.; H. S. P.; H. L. This Act also forms one of the Supplements of the 1710 Law Book. Contains the Resolve authorizing the Commission appointed for managing the Expedition to Canada to pay 100 pounds to Colonel Petter Schuyler; also the Resolve relative to Carpenters impressed for the Expedition. The above refers to the campaign against Quebec and Montreal undertaken by Colonels Nicholson and Vetch, which was abandoned at Wood Creek, Lake Champlain, when the news of the non-arrival of the British fleet was received. C ' ) An Act for Ij:vyiig Four Thmfand Pounds. BE It En/tcled by the Lemt. Goveriiifur, Covacil indQcmr/il /!(jtinbh, mi by the Authority of the pfne. That t;-. Sum of four Ti-.oufand Pound; be laid, alTctTed, raifcdand Icvyed upon tlicEftates, real and pcrfonal •fall and every the Inhabiunts, Rcfidcjns, Sojourners and rrcc-IiolJcrs of and in this Colony of Netv-TDiL; to be paid and iffued by Coll. Abrah.tiD De Peyfier, the Trcafurer of this Colony, according to the value of Money mentioned in an A^^ of General AlfciTibly of this Colony, made in the Seventh year'of I'sr Maicftys Rci^n, Entituledt An Act for the regulating and p-ei citing the rurriiption of the Currnt Coin, in manner following, that IS to fay, 'Two Thoufand Pounds, part thereof, at or before the laft Bivoi Mny, which will be in the \cir of our Lord 1712. and the other Two Thoufand Pounds, remainder thereo*, at or before the laft Day of Nc vrnktr thin i-ext following, according to the Quot'as and Proportions herein exprefTcd, -viz. Fo- the City and County of Nerv-Tork, E^ght Hundred Eighty five Pounds. For the City and County of Albi/iy, One hundred feventy five Pounds Ten Shilltnnj For Klfgt Ccantj, fcaven Iiundied and Thirty Pounds. Vor Sl'ffiif Court J, SixHimdred fourtyfour Pound Tea Shillings. The,Counry orSnffdlk', fix hundred Eighty Pounds ten Shttlimgs. The County of "yZ/Zfr, Three hundred & Eleaven Pounds ten Shtttings'. (The County ot tVtit-CheJfer, Two IiunJica anA Forty Pounds. The County of Richmoni, Two hundred and Twenty fix Pounds thirteen S'ntlings and four pence. The County of Ortngt, Sixty Pounds. Dmchrs County, forty fix Pounds fw ShMmgs ^nA eight pence. And be tt further En/icted by the Authority aftreftii. That the faid funj of Four Thoufand Pounds be, and is hereby given and granted to her Majefty, hit heirs and Succelfors, to-be applied for the payment of fuch of the four lyhidrc^ Fiijhty fcven Men of the Militia of this Colony appointed to ferve in t;,c Exncclition to Reduce C4wi<, as appear, on the return of the Forces, to have fcrvd and to and for no other ufe, intent or purpofc whatfoever. Ti'-it is to fay 'a Colt at Twenty Shillings per Day, a Major at ten SliUlings pcrDw fixrfW'«"?'atEi£;htShillingsper Day each, fixtcen Z,/f»^ffl.i»f/atfour ShiJIinCs per Day each, twenty four Serjtnts at two Shilling per Day eacfi^ TwentV four Corporals at Eighteen pence per Day each. Eight Drummers Volunteers, cxprcfTin? when lifted, and of thofc Imprclf^, when detatched, be rPnfmittcd o thetaid Treafurer by the principal Officer of the Militia c'eva-yC.ttv and County, f.gncd by him. and by that Officer who flia 1 makcfuch detachment or enter the Volunteers, as aforefaid wit Inn a V^netU, a7tcr fuS' l:ft "g or Dctatdirrenr, to remain with the Treafurer lor the^beuer Reduced Facsimile of First Page [No. 320] The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW YORK 321. NEW YORK. Special Laws, 1709. Bradford Imprint. Acts passed by the General Assembly of the Colony of | of New- York, in May, June, September, October & November, | 1709 being the 8th year of her Majestys Reign. | Small folio (iif^ by T%)i half crimson crushed levant morocco. [New York: Printed by William Bradford, 1709] Fine Copy, and of Great Rarity. Collation: An Act for laying Six Thousand Pounds. For and towards defraying the Charge of the Expedition to Canada . . ., pp. 73-76; An Act for levying divers Sums of Money for defraying the Charge of f this Colony. | [And other Acts.] pp. 89-96. Published the 24th Day of September, 1709; An Act for Currency of Bills of Credit for Four Thousand Pounds. | [And other Acts, passed and Published the 12th of November, 1709.] | pp. 101-112, pages 102 and 103 wrongly numbered 98 and 99; An Act to Repeal an Act of General Assembly [relative to the account of Robert Livingston], pp. 113- 114. References: See Bradford's Edition of Laws of 1710. Hasse, No. 171; Tower, No. 596; Evans, No. 14*0; Church, No. 839. These Acts form part of the 17 10 edition of Bradford's Laws. Copies Located: N. Y. P.; N. Y. H.; H. S. P.; B. A. N. Y. 322. NEW YORK. Special Law, 1709. Bradford Imprint. Anno Regni Octavo Annae Reginae. | An Act for an Assignment to Lady Lovelace. | Folio (11^ by 714), sheet, enclosed in board folder. [Colophon.] Printed by William Bradford, Printer to the Queens most Excellent IVIajesty | for the Colony of New- York, 1709 Collation: p. 113, verso blank. References: This Act is also included, in the 1710 edition of the Laws, prmted by W. Bradford; but is missing in some copies. Lajd in is a two-page Manuscript Document, dated "New York, July 22, 1714, signed in the autographs of George Clarke (Lieutenant-Governor of t T X?""*^)' John Johnston (Mayor of New York, 1713-1720, and a member of the Royal Council in 1718), and Henry Lane (appointed a member of the Ir.2""")' °y Crosby upon his arrival in 1732). This document is a Petition To ms Excelcy Robert Hunter Esqr. Captain General and Governor in Chief of the Provinces of New York & New Jersey . . . for and on behalf of the Right Rouble Charlott Lady Lovelace," and is referred to in the Council Minutes for May, 1709 [Pages lo-ii of the Second part of the Journal and Votes]. THE LAWS, Of Her MAJESTIES Cclonpof ^CUj-^O^It, As they were Enadled by the Govcrnour, Council and Ge- neral Aflembly. for the time being, in divers SeflTions, the firS of which began ^fril the gtli, Annoj; Dom. 1691. To which It Addedy His Excellency's Speeches and Meflages to the General Aflembly, and a Journal of the Votes and Ad-.lrefTesof I'lc Hc.'fe during the Adminiftratibns of the Rt. Honorable the Lord Corntui ■, Lord Leveltce, and the honourable Cnll Rich.trd hgolt/esfy, Elqj Governorsoffaid Colony, to the i ath of A/ci/f m^tr, 1709. Printed by tVilluta Brtdfori^ Printer to the Queens moft Excellent Majefty for the Colony of Nti*~Tork, 1710. Reduced Facsimile of Title-Page [No. 3261 The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW YORK 323. NEW YORK. Bradford, William. — First New York Printer. Autograph Document, Signed, one page 4to (7>^ by 5^). February 8, 1710. Original and Authentic Document Entirely in the Autograph of William Bradford, of Extreme BIarity. Reads as follows, — "Die Jovis P. M. 8 Febry 1710 (New York). "Ordered That Mr. Hudd and Mr. Marsh do wait upon his Excellency and Council and acquaint them that this house Desired that board to appoint a Com- mittee of Ye Council to Joyn a Committee of this House to Confer on Ye amend- ments made by Ye Council to the Bill Entit. An Act for raising of Money for building and Repairing Goals, Courthouses in each respective County 0} this - Province. "By order of Ye house "Will Bradford Pr." This letter shows smoke stain. It has been most skillfully protected in a permanent manner by transparent silk. The document relates to an Act for building and repairing Gaols and Court House within the Province of New York, passed January 21, 1709 / 10. For which see, Allinson's Acts of New Jersey, 1776; and Nevill, Vol. I., page %2, Chap. XVII. 324. NEW YORK. Ordinance, 17 10. Bradford Imprint. An Ord- nance for Regulating and Establishing Fees. | By his Excellency Robert Hunter, Esq; Capt. General and Go- | vernour in Chief in and over the Provinces of New- York, New-Jersey, and | of all the Territories and Tracts of Land depending thereon in America, | . . . this 19th Day of October, | . . . 1710. | Small Folio {12% by 7), half blue crushed levant morocco, some edges uncut, lettered up back. [New York: William Bradford, 17 10] Fine Copy. Collation: 12 pp. References :i7owe. No. 173; Tower, No. 597, gives an issue under this date, with different set-up of title, and pages 20. Copies Located: N. Y. P.; N. Y. H.; H. S. P.; H. L.; N. Y. S. 325. NEW YORK. Ordinance, 17 10. An | Ordinance | For regulating and establishing Fees. | By His Excellency Robert Hunter, Esq ; Captain General and | Governor in Chief, in and over the Provinces of New- York, New-Jersey, | and of all the Territories and Tracts of Land depending thereon in America, | and Vice Admiral of the same, &c. In Council, this 19th Day of October I in the Ninth Year of Her Majesty's Reign, Annoq; Domini 1710. I Small folio (13 by %yi), half crimson crushed levant morocco, lettered on back. [New- York: Printed and Sold by James Parker, 1752] Fine Copy of this the Only Known Copy. The William Smith, Jr. copy. Collation: 8 unnumbered pages. The fifth page has signature "4 Z." References: Evans, No. 6898. | No copy located. Not in Tower or Hasse. THE LAWS, Of Her MAJESTIES Colon? of j^tio l?o?k. As they were Enaded by the Governour, Council and General Afletnbly, for the time being, in divers Seflions, the firft of which began Afnt the gtb, Knnoq; Dam ^6tji. Printed by WiHnm Bradford, Printer to tlic Qiicoens mod J^xcellcnt Majcfty for the Colony of Nea-York, i 7 ( j Reduced Faosmiile of Title-Page [No. 328J The Benedict Collection of Eably American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW YORK 326. NEW YORK. Laws, 1710. Bradford Imprints. The | Laws, | Of Her Majesties | Colony of New- York, | As they were Enacted by the Governour, Council and Ge- | neral Assembly, for the time being, in divers Sessions, the first of | which began April the 9th, Annoq; Dom. 1691. | To which is Added, | His Excel- lency's Speeches and Messages to the General | Assembly, and a Journal of the Votes and Addresses of the House | during the Administrations of the Rt. Honorable the Lord Cornburry, | Lord Lovelace, and the honourable Coll. Richard Ingoldesby, Esq; I Governors of said Colony, to the 12th of November, 1709. I [Royal Arms.] | Small folio {ii}i by 7%), original pan- elled sheep. I [New York:] Printed by William Bradford, Printer to the Queens most Excellent | Majesty for the Colony of New- York, 17 10 [See Illustration] Fine, Clean and Crisp Copy of the Rare Second Revision of the Laws of the Colony of New York, with the Original End-Papers at Front and Back, and the autograph signature of Lawrence Reade, a promi- nent merchant of New York, whose name appeared on several of the currency bills of credit issued by the colony in 1 709, to defray the expenses of the colony in the proposed expedition against Canada. The DePuy Copy. Contains all of the text as described in the Tower Copy, and some additional matter as below described. Collation: Three blank leaves; Title to Laws, one leaf, verso blank; Contents [covering pages 1-114], 2pp.; Acts, perfect, but irregularly paged, as follows, — ^Acts, 1691-1706, pp. 1-72; Acts, September and October, 12 unnumbered leaves; Acts, May, June, September, October, and November, 1709, pp. 73-76, 89-96, 1-4 [for 97-100?] 101, 98-99 [for 102-103?], 104-112 [14 leaves]; An Act for an Assignment to the Lady Lovelace, p. 113. [Colo- phon.] Printed by William Bradford . . . 1709, verso blank; Act, to Repeal an Act of General Assembly [Relative to Robert Livingstone's accounts], pp. 1 13-1 14; Act for Regulating and Establishing Fees [published. May 24, 1709], pp. 1-13, verso blank. [Also] A Journal of the | Votes | of | The General Assembly of Her Majesties | Colony of New York in America. | Beginning the 20th day of October, 1702 ... [to November 27, 1708] pp. 1-78 [page 5 wrongly numbered 3]. A Journal of the | Votes | of | The General Assembly of Her Majesties Colony of I New York in America. | [April 7, 1 709-November 11, 1 709], pp. 1-40. [Royal Arms.] | Instructions to Our Trusty and Vvell- | beloved Coll. Vetch ... | | ... the 28th of February, 1708 | | [and] To our Right Trusty and Well Beloved | John Lord Lovelace; | 4pp.; (Royal Arms.] An | Ordinance | of | His | Excellency and Council | For the Establishing | Courts of Judicature | For . . . I | New- York, pp. 4; An I Ordinance | for | The Further Establishing | the ] Supream [sic] jCourt of Judicature | For | The Province of New- York, | And Encreasing the Terms and Returns | thereof. | Title with imprint, — Printed by William Bradford ...!... 1704, one leaf, verso blank; Text, pp. 2; An I Ordinance | of | His Excellency | Edward Viscount Cornbury Captain General and Go- | vernour in Chief in and over the Provinces of New- York, | New-Jersey and Territories ... | | pp. 5, verso blank; 3 blank end-papers. \Conlinued Under the Management of the American Art Associa tion Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW YORK 326. NEW YORK. Laws, lYio: Continued. Referen'ces: Hai^e, No. 171; Tower, No. 596; Evans, No. 1480; Grolier Club Exhibition, 1893, No. 48. The present copy contains material not referred to by any of these. Copies Located: B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. P.; N. Y. H.; H. S. P.; L. C. P.; H. L.; B. L.;N. Y. S. (pp. 1-114). Among the Acts passed are those confirming Grants and Patents, the calling of Long Island the Island of Nassaw, Punishment of Privateers and Pirates, The Bolting Act, against the Jesuits, regulating Slaves, to prevent rum selling to the Indians, etc. The Entire Contents Is Printed by William Bradford, the various sections being each a separate imprint and pagination. 327. NEW YORK. Laws, 1710. Bradford Imprints. The | Laws, | Of her Majesties | Colony of New- York, | As they were Enacted by the Governour, Council and Ge- | neral Assembly, for the time Being, in divers Sessions, the first of | which began April the 9th, Annoq ; Dom. 1691 . | [etc., same as preceding title]. Small folio (11^ by ^yi) original panelled sheep. [New York:] Printed by William Bradford, Printer to the Queens most Excellent | Majesty for the Colony of New- York, 17 10 The Rare Second Revision of the Laws of the Colony of New York. Charles Carroll's Copy, with his book-plate. This is Barrister Carroll of Baltimore. References; 4. R. Hasse, No. 171; Tower, No. 596; Eziore^, No. 1480. Grolier Club Exhibition, 1893, No. 48. Copies Located: See preceding item. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Contents [covering pages 1-114], 2 pp.; Manuscript Index [covering pages 1 14-165], one page, verso blank; Acts, 1691-1706, pp. 1-72 [pages 35-42 are in duplicate]; Acts, September and October, 1708, 12 unnumbered leaves, numbered by a contemporary hand, pp. 73-84; Acts, May, June, September, October and November, 1709, pp. 73-76 [renumbered in a contemporary hand, 85-88], 89^6, 1-4 [for 97-100?], loi, 98-99 [for 102-103], 104-112; An Act for an Assignment of the Lady Lovelace. [Colophon.] Printed by William Bradford . . . 1709, p. 113, verso blank; Act to Repeal an Act [relative to Robert Livingston], pp. 131-114; Act for Regulating and Establishing Fees, pp. 1-13; verso blank; [Also] A Journal of the | Votes | of | The General Assembly of Her Majesties | Colony of New York in America. | [October 20, 1702 to November 27, 1708J pp. 1-78 [pages 5, 21 and 24 wrongly numbered 3, 19 and 18, see preceding item]; [A Journal of the Votes and Proceedings, April 7, 1709 — November 11, 1709], pp. 7-40 [lacks pp. 1-6, page 34 wrongly numbered 34]. [Royal Arms.] | Instruction to Our Trusty and Well-be- 1 loved Coll. Vetch ... I I ... the 28th of February, 1708. | |. pp. 4. [Royal Arms.] | An | Ordinance | of | His Excellency and Council | For the Establishing j Courts of Judicature, pp. 4. The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW YORK 328. NEW YORK. Laws, 1713. Bradford Imprints. The ] Laws, | Of Her Majesties | Colony of New- York, | As they were Enacted by the Governour, Council and | General Assembly, for the time being, in divers Sessions, | the first of which began April the 9th Annoq; Dom. 1691. | [Royal Arms.] | Small folio {11% by 7) original panelled sheep, some of the pages water-stained, a few leaves cockled, first two leaves of "Acts" damaged. [New York:] Printed by William Bradford, Printer to the Queens most Excellent | Majesty for the Colony of New- York, 1713 [See Illustration] The Very Rare Third Revision of the Colonial Laws of New York. An almost perfect copy, with Additional Laws of 1714 to 1717, two Ordinances, — "The Fee Ordinance of 1710" and "The Ordinance of October 20th, 1715" bound in. The work is padded at end with 8 sheets (the last being pasted to cover) covering 4 impressions of pages 141 to 156 inclusive of the Second Edition, 1710 of William Bradford's Issue of "The Secretary's Guide." Collation: Blank leaf; Title, one page, verso blank; Table, 3pp., verso blank; Acts, pp. 1-80, 81 (wrongly numbered 18), 82-88, [no pages numbered 89-154, so issued.] i55-[i68], pages 159, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, being misnumbered 162, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163. And the Following Important Additional Session Laws and Ordi- nances, All Printed by William Bradford, — Acts passed by the General Assembly of | the Colony of New- York, in October, 1713. pp. i7i-[i8o], the last five wrongly numbered, 178, 179, 178, 181, 182. [New- York: W. Bradford, 1713.] Tower, No. 601. Acts passed by the General Assembly of the Colony | of New- York, In June and July, 1714. ] pp. 183-196. [New York: W. Bradford, 1714.] Hasse, No. 201; Tower, No. 602. Acts passed by the General Assembly of the Colony | of New- York, July, 1715 ... I I I pp. 207-238. [New York: W. Bradford, 1715.] Hasse, No. 205; Tower, No. 603. [Royal Arms.] | Acts passed by the General Assembly of the Colony | of New- York in June, 1716 . . . | | | pp. 239-245, several pages wrongly num- bered, in all, 7 leaves (should be 8?), the verso of last blank. [New York: W. Bradford, 1716.] Hasse, No. 209; Tower, No. 606. An Act passed by the General Assembly of the | Colony of New- York the Fourth Day of September, 1714 . . . | pp. 239-280, for 290. [Colophon.] Printed by William Bradford, . . . New- York, 1715. Tower, No. 604. [Royal Arms.] [ Acts passed by the General Assembly of the Colony | of New- York, in May, October and November, 1717 . . . j I | | pp. 246-302 [of the first sixteen pages, the odd numbers are on the left hand side]. [New York: W. Bradford, 1717.] Hasse, No. 211. Not in Tower. An I Ordinance | for I Regulating & Establishing Fees. | By His Excellency | Robert Hunter, Esq.; Captain General and Governour i in Chief in and over the Provinces of New York, New- | Jersey, and of all the Territories and Tracts of Land depending thereon in America . . . | | | pp. 20. [New York: W. Bradford, 1 716.] Tower, No. 607. By His Excellency | Robert Hunter, Esq. ; Captain General and Governour | in chief of the Provinces of New- York, New-Jersey, and | Territories depend- ing thereon in America . . . | | An Ordinance | For Altering the Times of sitting of the Supreme Court of | Judicature in the City of New- York . . . | | I pp. 3, verso of last blank. [New York; W. Bradford, 1715.] Tower, No. 605. References: Hasse, No. 192; Tower, No. 600. Not in Grolier Club Ex- hibition, 1893. Copies Located: N. Y. P.; N. Y. H.; B. A. N. Y.; H. S. P.; H. L.; N. Y. S. L. (2); N. Y. S.; C. U. (Imperfect). A Highly Important Collection of Bradford Imprints. .[ ■ ] To All %vhom thefe Prefents may Concern. HA D I not been an Eye and Ear-Witr.efs. of the late rafli Mea- fures in this Province, 1 could not have believ'd that an Infant Colony of Engbud, as yet fucJcing her Breafts, could thus have flowd.in her Face; or that a Body of People fo diftinguilh'd by many Marks-of Her Majefty's Grace and Favour, could be fo ungrate- ful, as to bxand Her moft juft and gentle Reign with the odious Name oi Tyranny': 'For if Supporting her Government in the Manner She has ditefted, be Sl-wsry, ( as the angry Faftion have induftrioufly pro- claimed abroad, and taught the unthinlcing People to echo bacjc) the giving fuch Directions or Inilruftions, mull, by undeniable Conie- qufence, be Tyranny. The Apprehenfion of the Danger that attends thefe Meafures ( for whatever my Concern may be in the Country, I have as great a one for it as any Man) has induced me to publifli, in the cleareft Manner I am able, the State of the Cafe in Difpute, between the QUEEN (for fb it is) and the late Aflemblies here, in order to prevent, if poffi- ble, the Next from running upon the fame Rocks, aijd, by that>Means, tie Effefts of Her Majefty's juft Refentmeift for their undutiful Beha- viour. And indeed there is nothing wanting but a true State of the Caft, to Ihew the Unreaibnablenels and Danger of llich an unnatural and impotent Struggle, the Neceffity of Recanting and Remedying what is paft, and to open the Eyes and Underitandings of the People blinded withfalfc Colours, and bambouzled with Noife and Abfurdities. The C JSE Jlands thus • The Revenue being dropt in the Year lyop, Her Majefty has, by the Mouths of Her feveral Governors fince that Time, earneftly recom- mended to the Aflemblies here, the fettling of a Revenue for the Sup- port of her Government in this Province. The Lords Commiflioners of Trade (a Body of Men confifting of aU the Chief Minifters of State, with others fet apart for the Care and Management of Her Majefty's Plantations) have, in their ftveral Letters to the prefent Governor, affirmed. The not Settling, or deferring to fettle fuch a Revenue, to be Ohptmcy, DifrefpeB, and Want of Duty to Her Majefty. The Aflembly, or more properly a PARTY there, pretend, That they were ready and willing tofuffort the Government, but the Governor had rejeBed their Bills for that 'Purpofe. In the Firfl 'Place, it is obvious, Tliat in the Courfe of Three Years that he has refided amongftus, and during the many (by him) unin- tempted Seflions of Aflembly, there has not been one fingle Bill for that Purpofe offered to him for his Affent. Tme it is, that feveral Money BUls have been fent up from the Houfe of Reprefentatives, to the Council, for their Concurrence, of which Number there was only One that raention'd the Support of Government ; but all of them in fuch Terms, and clog'd with fuch ClaufeS, that the Council, without the higheft breach of their Truft, their Oath and their Allegiance, could not pais them. A Th Reduced Facsimile of First Page [No. 329] The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW YORK 329. NEW YORK. Revenue Measures, 1713. Bradford Imprint. To All whom these Presents may Concern. | [Commencing] Had I not been an Eye and Ear- Witness of the late rash Mea- 1 sures in this Province, I could not have believ'd that an Infant | Colony of England, as yet sucking her Breasts, could thus have I flown in her Face; . . . | Small folio (123^ by "]%), sewed, uncut. In cloth folder and crimson crushed levant morocco back slip-case. [Colophon.] Printed and Sold by William Bradford in the City of New- York, 17 13 [See Illustration] A Splendid Copy of this Exceedingly Rare Tract. Collation: pp. 8, the above caption appears on first page. References: Evans, No. 1641; Church, No. 857. Not in Grolier Club Exhi- bition, 1893. Copies Located: DePuy; Holden; N. Y. P.; H. L. Relates to the question of the Right of the Assembly to Settle and Dispose of the Revenue without the Direction of the Governor (Robert Hunter). 330. NEW YORK. July Session, 1715. Bradford Imprint. [Royal Arms.] I An Act passed by the General Assembly of the Colony I of New- York in July, 17 15, in the first year of the Reign of our Soveraign Lord George, by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, &. | Small folio (13 by &%), sewed, in cloth folder and half crimson crushed levant morocco slip-case. [New York: William Bradford, 1715] [See Illustration] Beautiful Large Uncut Copy of this Exceedingly Rare Issue. One of Two Copies Known. Collation: pp. 6. References: Not mentioned by Hasse, Tower, Evans, or Church. Not in Grolier Club Exhibition, 1893. Copies Located : N. Y. S. Contains "An Act Declaring that all Persons of Foreign Birth, heretofore inhabiting within this [New York] Colony, and dying seized of any Lands, Tenements or Hereditaments, shall be forever hereafter deemed, taken and esteemed to have been Naturalized; and for Naturalizing all Protestants of Foreign Birth, now inhabiting within this Colony." An AS parted by the General Affembly of the Colony <»f New-Tork in July^ « 7 ' 5 in the firft year of the Reign of ourSovetaign Lotd George^ bv the Grace of God, King of Great Britain^ France and Ireland^ ^c. An Aft I>claring that all Perfons of Forreign Birth, hereto- fore inhabiting within this Colony, and dying fei/ed of any Lands, Tenements or Hireditaments, ihafl be forever here- after deemed, taken and efleemed ro have been Naturalized ; and for Naturalizing all Proteftants of Forreign Birth, now inhabiting within this Colony. WHereas by Letters Parents Under theG rtit Seal of EjuUvid, dated the Twel'th Day of March, in the fixteenth Year rf Charlei the fecoad, tlie Soyl and Government' bf this Colony was by the ftid King given and granted to his then dearcft Brother, Jamet Duke leather labels. London, I Printed by John Baskett ... II ... MDCCXIX. [1719] Fine, Clean and Perfect Copy. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Index, pp. iii-xv, verso of last blank; Acts, pp. 1-292. References: Tower, No. 609. Not in Grolier Club Exhibition, 1893. Copies Located: H.S. P.; H. L.; N. Y. P.; N. Y. H.; H. L. S.; N.Y.S.; L. C; B. A. N. Y.; C. U. A N ORDINANCE FOR Regulating the Recording of Deeds and other Writings. By his Rxcellency Vf^illiam Btrnet^ Efq; Capt. General and Go- vernor inChief in 8c over theProvinces of New-Tork^New-Jerfiyy and of all the Territories dep'.ndin^ thereon in America^ and Vice-Adrairal of thefame, {fc. in Council^this twenty fecond day ot Augt^^m the Tenth year of His Majefty's Reign,i4nw^; Dombu One thoufand leveh hundred twenty Three. HIS Excellency the Govcrnour, and Council of this Provincetaking into thcirConlideratibn the Irregularity and want of Care inRecording of Deeds and other Writings within tnis Province, And that the Peace and Property of this Province^ may in Time, be very much afFcfted thereby, if fome Remedy be not thereto quickly applyed. ,His Excellency the Goverrioiu- by and with the Advice and Conlent of His Majefty's Council for the faid Province, and b^ Virtue of the Power and Authority to him given by his Majefty's Letters. Patents under the Great Seal of Great Britain^ Hath thought fit to Ordain and Direft, and his faid Excellency the Governour, by and with the Advice and Confent aforelaid, Doth hereby Order and Dirc£t, That from and after the Firft Day of OHober next to come. All Deeds and other Writings before they be entered Oir Recprd in the Secretary's Office, or in any of the Offices or the CIcrVs 6f the Counties in this Province, fliall be Acknowledged by the Grantor or Grantors of the fame Deeds or Writiiigs, or proved by the Oath of one of the Witncftes to the fame, or by other uifficient Evidence, before one -of the Gentlemen of his Majefty's Council, Judges of the Supreme Court, Mafters in Chancery, or judges of the Court of Common -Pleas h the rcfpcftivc Coimties where mch Records are kept. Ard it u further Ordained, That the Perfon or Perfons aforefaid, before Vhfim fiich Acl'"'i''wlcdgmcnt or Proof is taken, fliall Examine fuch Deeds «r Writings, rnd if he or they find no material Raifures or Interlineations, kur fucti as arc fp .cified in a Memorandum made upon the fame Writing be- isrcScaline and V\'itnen]ng of the fiid Deeds or Writings, Ihall a'low the faid D« c!s or Writings to be fntred on Record, by an Endorfument on the faid Deedy Reduced Facsimile of First Page [No. 333] The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW YORK 333. NEW YORK. Ordinance, 1723. Bradford Imprint. An Ordinance | For | Regulating and Recording of Deeds and other Writings. | By his Excellency William Burnet, Esq; Capt General and Go- | vernor in Chief in & over the Provinces of New- York, New-Jersey, | and all the Territories depending thereon in America, and | Vice-Admiral of the same, &c. in Council, this twenty second | day of August, in the Tenth year of His Majesty's Reign, Annoq; | Domini One thousand seven hundred twenty Three. | Small folio (i2>^ by 7}i), 2pp. half blue crushed levant morocco, lettered up back, top corner re- paired. [New York: William Bradford, 1723] [See Illustration] Original Issue. Collation : 2pp. References: Hasse, No. 297; Tower, No. 611; Evans, No. 2469; GroUer Club Exhibition, iSgs, No. 62. Copies Located: P. R. O.; L. C; N. Y. P.; H. S. P.; H. L.; N. Y. S.; C.U. 334. NEW YORK. June Session, 1726. Bradford Imprint. Anno Regni | Georgii | Regis | Magnae Britannia, Francise & Hiberniae | Duodecimo. | At a Sessions of the General Assembly for the Pro- I vince of New- York, begun the 5th of April, 1726. and con- I tinned to the 17th of June following, at which time the fol- I lowing Acts were Passed and Published. | [Royal Arms.] | Small folio (ii>^ by 6^), full straight-grain morocco, gilt fillets on sides, gilt back and top, outer edges of three leaves cut close, BY STIKEMAN. [New York:] Printed and Sold by William Bradford, Printer to the King's most Ex- | cellent Majesty, for the Province of New- York, 1726 [See Illustration] Fine Copy. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Acts, pp. 46. References: Hasse, No. 346; Tower, No. 614; Evans, No. 2786; GroUer Club Exhibttion, No. 70. Copies Located: N. Y. P.; H. S. P.; P. R. O.; B. A. N. Y.; L. C. (Imper- fect); N. Y. S. Among the Acts is one relative to the building of Fort George. Anno Regni GEORGII r; E G I S Magna 'Brhafinia, Fraricu i^ UibemU DUODECIMO. At a Seffions of the General AfTembly for the F'ro- yince of N(fir-7ori^ begun the 5^^ of ^|>ri7, 1726. and con- tinued to the 17^^ of June following, at which time the fol- lowing A£ls were Faffed and Publilhed. Printed Jna Sold by inilia»t Bi /idfor^. Printer to the King's moft E: ceilcn' Vhfftv, ior tiie ProviiKcot-'iVif»'-7w^t, 17*6. Reduced Facsimile of Title-Page [No. 334] The Benedict Collection of Early Amebican Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW YORK 335. NEW YORK. Assembly Acts, 1691-1725, Bradford Imprint. Acts I of I Assembly | Passed in the | Province of New- York; | From 1691, to 1725. | Examined and Compared with the Orig- inals in the | Secretary's Office. | Small folio (i2>^ by 7K), half blue crushed levant morocco, writing on title-page, a slight stain on few of top margins. [New York:] Printed and Sold by William Bradford, Printer to the King's most Excellent | Majesty for the Province of New- York, 1726 Complete Copy of the Fifth Revision of the Laws of New York, WITH All the Ordinances. The page-numbers are irregular, a printer's error. Collation: Title, one page, verso blank; Index and Alphabetical Table, 8 pp.; Acts, pp. 1-319, numbered,— 1-30, 13, 32-50, 49, 48-57. 85. 59-73. 75. 74. 76-109, loii, looi, 1021, 1 13-124, 121-129, 103, 131-197. 189, 199- 219, 210, 211-214, 225-252, 261-316, 251, 318-319, verso of last blank. Also the Following, — An Ordinance for Regulating and Establishing Fees. | By his Excellency Robert Hunter . . . 1710. 12pp. [Tower calls for 20pp.]; An Ordinance for Regulating and Establishing the Fees | . . . Court of Chancery | in the Province of New- York. | 4pp.; An I Ordinance | For | Regulating the Recording of Deeds and other | Writings. | By his Excellency William Burnet. 2pp., corners rounded. References: Hasse, No. 331; Tower, No. 613; Evans, No. 2785. Not in Grolier Club Exhibition, 1893. Copies Located: N. Y. H.; N. Y. P.; H. S. P.; H. L.; H. L. S.; N. Y. S.; L. C; B. A. N. Y.; A.A. S.; C. U. 336. NEW YORK. Assembly Acts, 1691-1725, Bradford Imprint, Acts I of I Assembly | Passed in the | Province of New- York, | From 1 69 1, to 1725. | Examined and Compared with the Orig- inals in the | Secretary's Office. | [Arms.] ] Small folio (12^ by 7^), original sheep, binding somewhat worn and a small piece of lower corner of title-page torn off. [New York:] Printed and Sold by William Bradford, Printer to the King's most Excellent | Majesty for the Province of New- York, 1726 Fine Copy of the Fifth Revision of the Laws of New York, with All THE Ordinances, and the Original Blank End-Papers. The page-numbers are irregular, and vary slightly from those given in the preceding copy. With Armorial Chippendale book-plate of Rufus Chandler, engraved by N. Hurd, and so signed. Collation: Title, one page, verso blank; Index and Alphabetical Table, 8 pp.; Acts, pp. 1-3 19, numbered, — 1-30, 13, 32-50, 49, 48, 49, 54-60, 57, 85, 59-73. 75. 74, 76-109, ion, looi, 1021, 113-124, 121-129, 103, 131-197. 189, 199-219, 210, 211-214, 225-252, 261-319, verso of last blank; Also, the Following, — An Ordinance for Regulating and Establishing Fees. | By his Excellency Robert Hunter . . . 1710. 12pp.; An Ordinance for Regulating and Establishing Fees | . . . Court of Chan- cery I in the Province of New- York. 4pp. ; An I Ordinance | For | Regulating the Recording of Deeds and other | Writings. | By his Excellency William Burnet. . . . [1723] 2pp. References: Hasse, No. 331; Tower, No. 613; Emns, No. 2785. Not in Grolier Club Exhibition, 1893. Copies Located: See Preceeding Item. THE CHARGE Given by The CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE Province of NEW-YORK, T O T HE GRAND JURY O F The CITY of NEW-TORK, In March Terfff, 1726-7. Printed ah the Requeft of the [aid Grand Jury. ■Neya-Yer'k, Printed-and fold hy John Peter Zenger, 1727. (.pr. 6 ^ by 8), full crimson crushed levant morocco, uncut, janseneste, lettered up back, by brad- streets. Top margin of last leaf, outer corner of first leaf and inner corner of next to last leaf skilfully inlaid with new paper. [New York: Printed by William Bradford, 1727] [See Illustration] Splendid Copy, Entirely Uncut, of this Excessively Rare Item. One OF Three Perfect Copies, with Full and Complete Addenda Known. Collation: Caption as above, followed by text, pp. 1-22; Appendix | To the Decree in the Suit of Palmer, & others, [ Complaints | Against Philipse, and others, Defendants, pp. 23-51 ; | Observations on the | Answer | In General I PP- 51-54; Observations | on the | Clamours, | pp. 55-58. At the foot of page 22 is the printer's ornament. References: Hasse, No. 361; Sabin, No. 58366; Evans, No. 2940; Grolier Club Exhibition i8q3. No. 72. Copies Located: N. Y. H. ; A. A. S. "This action was brought to determine the bounds of the 'Great Neck' at Mamaroneck, and to establish a partition between the parties." — Sabin. For Item relative to the Proceedings of the Assembly of New Jersey, in their Resolves touching a separate Governor. See, — New Jersey, No. 267. CO Obadiah Palmer, Nehemiali Palmer, Sylvanus Palmer^ Solomon Palmer, Jofiah Quenby. Tho. Townfend, Richard Cornwall and Henry Cock, Complainants AGAINST Jacobus van. Cartland & Adolph Philipfe, Defendants, in Cancellaria Nova Eborac. THe Decree in this Caufe conUim the BtU of Complaint and the Defendants Anjwer both at length, t(ie,jSill beim 173 Sheets, ^ by 7>^\ uncut edges, half blue crushed levant morocco, lettered up back. [Colophon.] Printed and Sold by William Bradford, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty for | the Province of New- York [1728] Fine Copy of this Exceedingly Rare Ordinance. Collation: pp. 4. References: Hasse, No. 378; Tower, No. 618; Emns, No. 3076. Not in Grolier Club Exhibition, 1893. Copies Located: P. R. O.; H. S. P.; H. L.; N.Y. P.; N. Y. H.; L. C; N. y. s. 340. NEW YORK. Alexander and Smith in the Case of Zenger, 1735- The Complaint of James Alexander and | William Smith to the Committee of | the General Assembly of the Colony | of New- York, &c. | Small folio (i2|^ by 8}4), sewed, uncut. In cloth folder and crimson crushed levant morocco back slip-case. [New York: Printed by John Peter Zenger, 1735] [See Illustration] Fine, Large and Entirely Uncut Copy of this Rare Item. Collation: Caption, as above, at top of first page, below three type lines, followed by text, pp. 19, i blank. Dated at end, December 27, 1753. References: Hasse, No. 500; Sabin, No. 729; Evans, No. 3864; Rtither- furd, Page 153; Grolier Club Exhibition, iSgs, No. 103. Copies Located: N. Y. P.; N. Y. H.; H. L.; De Puy Collection. Alexander and Smith, Counsel for Zenger, having raised a point as to the legality of the Court, were immediately disbarred. Their Complaint to the Assembly on this Act of the Court was printed by Zenger, of which the above is a copy. This Petition was presented to the Assenibly on October 22, 1735, and reported to the Committee on Grievances. On October 24 it was ordered that a copy of the same be served on the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court within 20 days, and that the Judge make answer within 40 days. James Alexander was elected to the Assembly in 1737. On September 16, 1731 he was prohibited from acting as Counsellor while he was a member of the Assembly. f 'J The Complaint Qi James Alexander and William Smith to the Committee of the General Aflembly of the Colony of Netp-York, &c. Mr. Chairman } a[ ^tlil^^ '? '^''^ tf"^ ^^nioft R^gfef. that we attend this Coni- es T ^ T ^ ""tt**'" the Qjjality of Complainants; tut the Matter J "i3 fir of It too nearly afFefts us and the Liberties of this al*i'^ Country, to be buried in Silence. , Had our pcrfonal . Interefts been folely concerned, we mlghr'Jiave reded in a patient Expcftation of a perfonal Remedy in fojne other Way : But when the Liberties of a Country. are at Stake, and the Civil Enjoyments of a People fap'd at-the very Foundation of them, it behoves every Man that loveS his Country to try out and givepuhlick Waning of the Danger. This Duty incum- bent upon all, engages us in particular,' to inform you. That in the Term of Jpril laft; we, in the Cafe of John Pfter Zenger, then depending in the Supream Court, filed Exceptions to the Commiffions of the Juftices theJe : The Tenour whereof follows. ite Attorney General, > agalnft > Upoi JoinPtUrZenstr. i m an Information fbi ti Mifdemeanour. ]Szj -options h)knJbl7 affered,by ^ute Vitn Zin^er^ to tjbe Power of tW Ho'ii6}iXibli'Jm(i Dt Laitity, tin\ to judge in (b.\ik% The Defendint comersAil jf«>i ^earlA^ bt the 'Commillion, by Virtue of 'Vhich ^e Bbiioutable James De Lancf/, Efqs ClaiuW tVf'olwr «iill Ail- tfioTity to judge In thitCauft,JlM i.fllTciiunto him in theCe Wdrdf; 'GEOIiGE ihtjimi ijllirervtcfGcJ, of « Great' Britain, France 8 Irelnili, Jtfnj, t>ifui& ^cflHF^ith,(3c',V>0ttrtTufty a v>tllirli>vid jimes * Pe Lancey, EJij^ Gretttni We repojins e/peclalTrpfi (3 ^Conjiienct in your Integrity, yitilit^ i3 Learning Jisve *'a^ned, conjiitated and affointedj and Ife do by * tkeff Prejents a^gn^ confiiiuU and appoint you tfu/aid * l^m^s De Ijtncey, to bt Chief Jajtiu in and over * our frovinft 0/ New-Yor|c,7irimeric»,iff the Room * D/Lewis Moris, Eff\ ^ivini and by theft Prefenis ^ grantiag unto youi full Pvner and lavlful Authority, 'ft bear, try and determine atl Pleat ■vonatfoever, ciml, * trimtnal and mixt^ according to the LaUf , Statutes * and Cijims of Our Kimdom of England, and the * LoTios Had Vfaiet ofOurJaidPrfoinet o/New-York, * not beilig repit^nant thereto^ and ^x:eulion of all "* Judgments of the fold Court to.avard, and to make *Jaeh Rules andOtdtrstn the faid Courts as iiraj In ' found convenient and ufefuh and as near as maf be k' Agreeable to Ikt Rules and Orders of Oitr Courts of ' Kini*s Bench, Common Pleas, and Eneheijuer in Eng- ' land. To have hold and tnjoy the faidOffiee or Plate ' of Chief Jj4fiiee In and over Our /aid Province^ 'with 'flH and fn^ular the Rlihts, Privlledies Profits * Advantaier, SaUrits, Fees and Perquifites unto the ' fald Place belonging, or in any Wafs appertaining, in ^.as full and ample Manner as any Per/on heretofore ' Chief Jaflite of Our faid Province hath held- and en- ^ joyed, or of Ri^ht aught to have held and enpyed the ^ fame. To you the faid lamca De Ijncey, for and 'DtTRING OUR WILL ANDPLE&SURE. In ' Tifiimony vihere^fWe have caufed tkefe Our Letters to * be made Patent, and the great ieal of Our faid Pro- * vinct of New- York to be hereunto affixfd. Wltnefs * Our trujly and vlelbeloved William Cosbj', Eftj; Our ^Captain General and Governour in Chief of Our Pro- '- vinces of New-York, Ncw-]erfev, and terri- * torl/lx thereon depending in America, Flee Admiral of ' the fame, B Colonel in Our Arm, 8^ by 9K)> rebound in full calf, leather labels, title-page torn across and at margin. New- York: | Printed by James Parker, Printer to the Govern- ment, at the New | Printing-Ofifice, in Beaver-Street, MDCCLII. [1752] Unique Copy of the Large Paper Edition of the First Volume Laws OF New York Digested by William Livingston and William Smith, Jr. Fine Copy, with Wide Margins. For Second Volume see following title. [Conlinwd tU« Under the Management of the American Art Association Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW YORK 343. NEW YORK. Laws OF 1752: Continued. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; List of Subscribers, 2 leaves, verso of last blank; Preface, pp. i-iii, verso of last blank; Acts, pp. 1-455, verso of last blank; Index, pp. 457-488; Errata, one leaf, verso blank; followed by 98 pages OF Manuscript Entirely in the Autograph of William Smith, Jr., AND Relative to the Agreements Referring to the Connecticut-New York Boundary, with Index to same. References: Hasse, No. 774; Tower, No. 624; Evans, No. 6897. Not in Sabin. Copies Located: N. Y. P. This is William Smith's (One of the Compilers) Own Copy, the Manu- script Additional Laws are Entirely in His Autograph, as Well as the Numerous Marginal Notes, Many of the Latter Cover Nearly the Entire Margin, and Refer to the Acts Cited in the Text, Giving a More Detailed Account of the Same and Statistical Information Regarding Them. On the title-page is his autograph signature, — Wm. Smith Jun. Laid in is a one-page Signed Autograph Letter by William Smith, Jun., Dated, Huntington, November 22, 1774, to his daughter, Mrs. Rebecca Aspinwall of New York, referring to the death of his daughter Caty; Also, Document, Signed in the autographs of Whitehead Hiclis, Wil. Livingston and Wm. Smith, Jun. (the last two compilers of the above laws), as a Com- mittee to Referee in the case of John Wood vs. Samuel Bayard, New York, April 25, 1759. The additional manuscript material at end contains, — ^copy of the Agree- ment concerning Limits of New York and Connecticut, in 1664; King Wil- liam's approbation of the Agreement in 1683 and Survey in 1684; King William's Letter, March 29, 1700; Third Agreement in 1725 pursuant to which the Lines were finished. May 14, 1731; Report of an Actual Survey pursuant to the last Agreement; The Instrument certifying the Actual Execu- tion of the Agreement in 1725; Copy of Patent to Sir Joseph Eyles, May 15, 1731; Queries by New Proprietors under Stanley's Patent, June 8, 1731; The Answer to Dudley Ryder, to the above Queries; Minutes of Council as to the Petition of Livingston, Jr.; Duke's Laws of 1755; etc. 344. NEW YORK. Laws, 1762. Laws 1 of New- York, | From | The nth Nov. 1752, to 22nd May 1762. Published according to an Order of the General Assembly. The | Second Volume, with I A Table common to both Volumes. | [Arms of New York.] Digested by William Livingston, And | William Smith, jun. Folio (14^ by 9>^), original calf, leather label, binding worn. New- York: | Printed by William Weyman, Printer to the Govern- ment, at the New | Printing-Ofifice in Broad-Street, MDCCLXIL [1762] Good Sound and Perfect Copy of the Thick-Paper Issue. With four blank leaves at front and 26 blank leaves at end. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Errata, one leaf, verso blank; List of Subscribers, 2 leaves, verso of last blank; Acts, pp. 1-263, verso of last blank; Index, pp. 265-268. References: Tower, No. 625; Sahin, No. 53732; Evans, No. 9213. See preceding item for Vol. I of this compilation. The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW YORK 345. NEW YORK. Laws, 1752-1762. Laws | of | New- York, [ From | The Year 1691, to 1751, inclusive. | [Vol. I. of the Livmgston- Smith compilation.] New York: James Parker, 1752. Some pages stained; [Also] Laws | of | New- York, | From | The nth Nov. 1752, to 22d May 1762. | The | Second Volume. | Digested by William Livingston, And | William Smith, jun. New- York: William Weyman, 1762. Together, 2 vols, small folio (12^ by 8^), rebound in full calf, leather labels. New York, 1752-1762 The Two Volumes Complete. The first has signature of P. V. B. Living- ston on title-page. This is the Livingston born at Elizabeth, New Jersey, who settled in New York after graduating from Yale University in 1731. He was a Delegate to the First and Second Provincial Congress of New York, 1775- 1776. For a full collation and title-pages, see the two preceding items. This copy does not however contain the additional manuscript by Smith. Copies Located: H. L.; N. Y. P.; N. Y. H.; H. S. P.; H. L. S.; N. Y. S.: L. C.;S. L. M.; B. A. N. Y.;C. U.;B. C. 346. NEW YORK. November Session, 1752. Anno Regni | Georgii n. I Regis, I Magnae Britanniae, | Franciae & Hibernise, | Vices- imo Sexto. ] At a Session of the General Assembly of the Colony of I New- York, held at the House of Jacob Dyckman, | in the Out- Ward of the City of New- York; begun the | Twenty-fourth of October, 1752, and continued by diverse | Adjournments to the Eleventh of November following, | in the Twenty-sixth Year of the Reign of Our Sovereign Lord | George the Second, by the Grace of God, of Great- | Britain, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the | Faith, &c. | [Arms of New York.] | Small folio (13 by 8^), half red crushed levant morocco, lettered up back, a small piece of the blank right-hand top corners of title and first leaf missing, a new piece inserted. New York: | Printed and Sold by James Parker, at the New Printing-office, in | Beaver-Street, M,DCC,LIL [1752] Of Excessive Rarity. The Only Known Copy. The William Smith, Jr., copy. One margin has contemporary manuscript referring to the Act on Strong Liquors. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Acts, pp. 1-13, this last has Table, verso blank. Pages 6 and 7 are wrongly numbered 7 and 8. References: Not in Tower, Evans, or Hasse. Anno Regni G EO RG in II. REGIS MAG.V^E BB,ITANNI^, FRANCIiE & HIBERKIvE. VICESIMO SEPTIMO. At a SESSION of the General Aflembly of the Colony of NEW-YORK, held at the Houfe of Benjamin Hinchman, at 'Jamaica, in ^ueeits-County ; began the Thirtieth Day of May, 1753, and coatinucd by diverfe Adjournments to the Fourth of yt'y following, in the Twenty-Seventh Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord CEORGE the Second, by the Grace of- GOD, of Great Britain, France and Jreland, ' KING, Defender of. the Faith, &c. NEff^-rOR^- Printed aid Sold by James Parker, »t the New Printing-office, in Betrjtr- Street, I7J3- - Reduced Facsimile of Title-Paqe [No. 347] The Benedict Collection of Eaely American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW YORK 347. NEW YORK. July Session, 1753. Anno Regni | Georgii II. | Regis I Magnae Britanniae, Franciae & Hibernise, | Vicesimo Sep- timo. I At a Session of the General Assembly of the Colony of | New York, held at the House of Benjamin Hinchman, | at Jamaica, in Queens-County; began the Thirtieth Day of | May, 1753. and continued by diverse Adjournments to the | Fourth of July following, in the Twenty-Seventh Year of | the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second, | by the Grace of God of Great Britain, France and Ireland, | King, Defender of the Faith, &c. I [Arms of New York.] | Small folio (13 by Syi), half crimson crushed levant morocco, lettered up back. New- York: | Printed and Sold by James Parker, at the New Printing-office, | in Beaver-Street. 1753 [See Illustration] Fine Copy of the Only Copy Known. The William Smith, Jr., copy. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Acts, pp. 3-19, Table at foot of last, with verso blank. References: Not in Tower, Hasse, or Evans. Among other Acts is one for Raising a sum of Money by a Public Lottery, for a further Provision towards the founding of a College in the Province of New York. 348. NEW YORK. December Session, 1753. Anno Regni | Georgii II. I Regis I Magnae Britanniae, Franciae & Hiberniae, | Vicesimo Septimo. | At a Session of the General Assembly of the Colony of I New- York, held at the City-Hall in the City of New- 1 York; began the Thirtieth Day of October, 1753, and | continued by diverse Adjournments to the Twelfth Day of | December fol- lowing, in the Twenty-Seventh Year of the 1 Reign of our Sov- ereign Lord George the Second, by the | Grace of God, of Great- Britain, France and Ireland, | King, Defender of the Faith, &c. | [Arms of New York.] | Small folio (13 by 8}4), half crimson crushed levant morocco, lettered on back, slight stain on title. New- York: | Printed and Sold by James Parker, at the New- Printing-Office, I in Beaver-Street. 1754 The Only Known Copy and an Exceptionally Fine One. The William Smith, Jr., copy. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Acts, pp. 3-48, Table at foot of last page. References: Not in Tower, Hasse, or Evans. A N ADDRESS T O His Excellency Sir CHARLES HARDT, Knt. Captain General and Governor in Chief of the Province of New-Tork, and Territories thereon depending in America, and Vice-Admiral of the fame. By the KUTHOV. of a Weekly Paper y ENTITLED, The WATCH-TOWER. N E W - Y R K: M,DCC,LV. Reduced Facsimile of Title-Page [No. 352] The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW YORK 349. NEW YORK. May Session, 1754. Anno vicesimo septimo Georgii secundi Regis. | Acts passed at Two Sessions of the General | Assembly of the Colony of New- York, held at |the City-Hall, in the City of New- York; one | begun the Ninth Day of April, 1754, and | continued by diverse Adjournments to the First of | May following; and the other begun the Second | of May, 1754, and continued by diverse Adjourn- | ments to the Fourth Day of said Month following, | { | | { Small folio (13 by %}4), half crimson crushed levant morocco, lettered on back. [New- York: Printed and Sold by James Parker, 1754] The Only Known Copy and an Exceptionally Fine One. The William Smith, Jr., copy. Collation: Acts, pp. 1-4, the title as given above appears at top of first page, the first line being between ruled lines. References: Not in Tower, Hasse, or Evans. 350. NEW YORK. August Session, 1754. Anno vicesimo octimo Georgii secundi Regis [Within print-lines]. | Chap. I. | An Act for paying Five Thousand Pounds, for | and towards assisting the Colonies of Virginia and Pennsylvania, | to disposses the French and Indians, who have settled and | erected Forts on His Majesty's Lands, on the River Ohio, and | Parts adjacent thereto. | [Colophon.] This Act was published the 29th Day of August, 1754. Small folio (13 by ^}4), half crimson crushed levant morocco, lettered on back. [New- York: Printed and Sold by James Parker, 1754] Fine Copy. One of Two Known Copies. The William Smith, Jr., copy. Collation: p. I., verso blank. Broadside Form. References: Hasse, No. 789; Evans, No. 7272; Not in Tower Collection. Copies Located: P. R. O. An exceedingly fine item of French and Indian War interest, relative to the campaign under Braddock and Washington. 351. NEW YORK. December Session Laws, 1754. Anno Regni Georgii H. | Regis | Magnse Britanniae, Franciae & Hiberniae, Vicesimo Octavo. | At a Session of the General Assembly of the Colony of | New- York, held at the City-Hall in the City of New- I York; began the Twentieth Day of August, 1754, and continued by divers Adjournments to the Seventh Day of December following, in the Twenty-Eighth Year of the | Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second, by the | Grace of God, of Great-Britain, France and Ireland, | King, Defender of the Faith, &c. | [Arms of New York.] | Small folio (13 by 8^), half crimson crushed levant morocco, lettered on back. New- York: | Printed and Sold by James Parker, at the New- Printing-Office, I in Beaver-Street, 1755 The Only Known Copy. Lacks pages 31 to 44, covering an Act for Regu- lating the Militia, and portion of the following Act relative to a tax on Estates. [Ccmtinued Under the Management of the American Art Association Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW YORK 351. NEW YORK. December Session, 1754; Continued. The William Smith, Jr., copy. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Acts, pp. 3-29, Table at foot of last page covering preceding Acts; 45-67, verso of last blank; 69-89, verso of last blank; 91-100; Table of All Acts, one leaf, verso blank. References: Not in Tower, Hasse, or Evans. Among the 35 Acts are two relative to the building of a fort at Crown-Point. 352. NEW YORK. Address by William Livingston, 1755. An | Address | to ] His Excellency | Sir Charles Hardy, Knt. | Captain General and Governor in Chief of the Profince | of New-Yorkl and Territories thereon depending | in America, and Vice- Admiral of the same. | By the Author of a Weekly Paper, | Entitled, | The Watch-Tower. ] [Type ornaments.] | Small folio (12^ by T^i), full crimson crushed levant morocco, janseneste, lettered up back, with inside gilt border. New- York: | [Printed by Hugh Gaine,] M,DCC,LV. [1755] [See Illustration] Splendid Copy of This Excessively Rare Item of which only two OTHER copies ARE KNOWN. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Address, pp. iii-xiii, verso of last blank. References: Sabin, No. 30352, where the printer is given as Zenger; Evans, No. 7451, where the author is cited, and the printer given as Gaine; Ford's Bibliography of Gaine Imprints, Page 93. Copies Located: N. Y. H. ; N. Y. P. This Address, published on the arrival of the new governor, was intended to inform him as to the state of the parties in the colony. It implores him to protect the rights of the people, and not to follow in the footsteps of his prede- cessors. "The Watch-Tower was a series of essays printed in The Mercury, and edited by William Livingston." Paul Leicester Ford. 353. NEW YORK. February Session, 1755. Anno Regni | Georgii H. I Regis I Magnae Britanniae Francise, & Hiberniae, | Vicesimo Octavo. I At a Session of the General Assembly of the | Colony of New- York, held at the City-Hall | in the City of New- York; began the Twen- | tieth Day of August, 1754, and continued | by diverse Adjournments to the Nineteenth Day of February, 1755 • • . I [Four lines, and Royal Arms.] ] Small 8vo (7>i.by 4^), half cardinal crushed levant morocco, uncut, title soiled and edges thumbed. In board slip-case. New- York: I Printed by J. Parker, at the New-Printing-Office in I Beaver-Street, MDCCLV. [1755] Exceedingly Scarce. Perfect and the Only Copy Known. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Acts, pp. [3]-47 verso blank. References: Evans, No. 7510, where the title is given, but no collation and no copy located; Not in Tower, Hasse, or Sabin. ^ Of French and Indian War Interest. The entire volume is devoted to 'An Act for regulating the Militia of the Colony of New- York." The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW YORK 354. NEW YORK. December Session, 1755. Anno vicesimo nono Georgii secundi Regis. [Session Laws for December, 1755, and July, 1756.] Small folio (13 by S}4), half crimson crushed levant morocco, lettered on back. [New- York: Printed and Sold by James Parker, 1756] The Only Known Copy. Fine large copy, but lacking title-page. The William Smith, Jr. copy. Collation: Acts, pp. 3-12 (at foot of last, "published the 22d of December, 1755"). 13-29 (at foot of last, "published the 19th Day of February, 1756"), 30-52 (at foot of last, "published the first Day of April, 1756"), 53-57 (at foot of last, "published the Fifth Day of May, 1756"), 58 blank, 59-65 (at foot of last, "pass'd the 9th July, 1756"); Table, p. [66]. References: Not in Tower, Hasse, or Evans. Among the 31 Acts, is one relative to raising a detachment of Militia for the defence of the Frontier, and another for supplying troops for an Expedition against the French forces at Crown-Point. 355. NEW YORK. December Session, 1756. Anno Regni | Georgii II. I Regis Magnse Britanniae, Franciae, & Hiberniae, [ Trigesimo. I At a Session of the General Assembly of the Colony of | New- York, held at the City-Hall in New- York; | begun the Twenty- first of September, 1 756, and continued | by divers Adjournments to the First of December following; | in the Thirtieth Year of the Reign of Our Sovereign Lord | George the Second, by the Grace of God, of Great- 1 Britain, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the I Faith, &c. | [Arms of New York.] | Small folio (13 by 8)4), half crimson crushed levant morocco, lettered on back. New- York: | Printed and Sold by James Parker, at the New Printing-Ofifice in | Beaver-Street, 1757 The Only Known Copy and an Exceptionally Fine One. The William Smith, Jr. copy, with some of his manuscript annotations. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Acts, pp. 3-41; Table, pp. [42]. References: Not in Tower, Hasse, or Evans. Of the 15 Acts, one relates to erection of a Stamp-Office in the Colony, another for Granting of several Duties on Imported merchandize. 356. NEW YORK. French and Indian War Broadside, 1757. [Royal Arms.] | By the Honourable | James De Lancey, Esq; | His Majesty's Lieutenant-Governor and Commander in Chief, in and | over the Province of New- York, and the Territories depending | thereon in America. | A Proclamation. | . . . [Ap- points] Wednesday the Thirteenth Day of July next [1757] . . ■ as a Day of solemn publick Prayer, Fasting and Humiliation . . . Given under my Hand and Seal at Arms, at Fort-George, in the City of New- York, | the Twenty-first of June, One Thou- sand Seven Hundred and Fifty-seven, . . . | 1 1 James De Lancey. I By His Honour's Command, | Gw. Banyar, Dep. Secry. | God [Continued Under the Management of the American Art Association Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW YORK 356. NEW YORK. Broadside, 1757: Continued. Save the King. ] Folio (i5>^ by io}i), broadside, framed. Tear in old fold at center, some letters gnawed away. [New York: Printed by James Parker (?) 1757] A Broadside of Excessive Rarity, Unknown to Bibliographers. No Copy Recorded as Sold at Public Sale. This Proclamation is for the success of his Majesty's arms (Oswego had but lately been captured by the French, and Fort Henry was soon to be taken by them also), and an honorable and lasting peace. 357. NEW YORK. February Session, 1757. Anno trigesimo Georgii secundi Regis. [Session Laws passed the 26th of February and the 24th of December, 1757.] Small folio (13 by 8>^), half crimson crushed levant morocco, lettered on back. [New-York: Printed and Sold by James Parker, 1757-1758] Fine Copy of These Two Session Laws, both however without title-page The William Smith, Jr. copy. Collation: Acts, pp. 3-15 (at foot of last, "passed the 26th of February,. 1757"). 16 blank; 3-22 (at foot of last, "passed the 24th Day of December, 1757"); Table [covering last Session], one leaf, verso blank. References: Not in Tower, Hasse, or Evans. Two separate Sessions in one volume, a few of the marginal notes are in Smith's manuscript. The first Session contains VII Acts, nearly all of which relate to the British forces in America in connection with the French and Indian War. Of the 13 Acts contained in the second Session, one relates to the erection of a Stamp-Office in the Colony of New York. Copies Located: B. L. 358. NEW YORK. March Session, 1758. Extract | Of | An Act | of the I General-Assembly | of the | Colony of New- York. | Pub- lished the 24th of March, 1758. | Entitled, | An Act for raising, paying, and clothing Two | Thousand Six Hundred and Eighty effective | Men, Officers included, for forming an Army of | Twenty Thousand Men, with the Forces of the | neighbouring Colonies, to invade the French Pos- | sessions in Canada, in Conjunction with a Body of His Majesty's regular Troops; and other Pur- | poses therein mentioned. | [Royal crown.] | Small 8vo (8 by ipi), half cardinal crushed levant morocco, lettered on back, uncut. In board slip-case. New- York: | Printed by J. Parker, at the New-Printing- | Office in Beaver-Street, 1758 [See Illustration] A Splendid Example (though the margins are slightly soiled, as is to be expected), and of Excessive Rarity. Complete and the Only Copy Known. , , ,, .1 , Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Act, pp. [i]-i7, verso of last blank. References: Evans, No. 821 1, where the title is given, but no collation, or copy mentioned; Not in Tower, Hasse, or Sabin. , x.- u Of French and Indian War Interest. The army raised was that which, under General Wolfe, later captured Quebec. The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW YORK 359. NEW YORK. December Session, 1758. Anno Regni | Georgii II. I Regis I Magnse Britanniae, Franciae & Hibernise, | Trigesimo Secundo. | At a Session of the General Assembly of the Colony of I New York, held at Flatbush, in King's-County; | begun the Fifteenth of February 1757, and continued by | divers Adjourn- ments, at the City of New- York, to the Six- | teenth of Decem- ber 1758, in the Thirty Second Year of | the Reign of Our Sov- ereign Lord George the Second, | by the Grace of God, of Great- Britain, France, and | Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c. I [Arms of New York.] | Small folio (13 by 8^), half crimson crushed levant morocco, lettered on back. New- York: | Printed and Sold by James Parker, at the New Printing-office in | Beaver-Street, M,DCC,LIX. [1759] Fine and Perfect Copy. The William Smith, Jr. copy. A few of the margins contain his manuscript annotations. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Acts, pp. i-65; Table, one leaf, verso blank. References: Evans, No. 8431; Hasse, No. 811. Not in Tower. Copies Located: P. R. O.; B. L. Of the 30 Acts contained herein, several relate to the Militia of New York and are of French and Indian War interest. 360. NEW YORK. March Session, 1759. Extract | of | An Act | of the General -Assembly | of the | Colony of New- York. | Published the 7th of March, 1759. | Entitled, | An Act for raising a Supply of One Hundred Thousand | Pounds, for levying, paying, and cloathing, Two thousand six | hundred andeighty effective Men, Officers included, for forming | an Army of Twenty Thousand Men, to invade, in Conjunction | with a Body of His Majesty's Regular Troops, the French | Possessions in Canada ; for emitting Bills of Credit for the like | Sum; and for sinking and cancelling the said Bills in short | Periods. | Small 8vo (8 by 5)4), half cardinal crushed levant morocco, lettered on back, uncut. In board slip-case. There is a small hole in title destroying two letters. New- York: | Printed by W. Weyman, Printer to the | Govern- ment. [1759] Fine Large Uncut Copy of Excessive Rarity. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Act, pp. [i]-i8. References: Evans, No. 8435, where the collation is given as pp. 19, and the above mentioned copy located. Not in Tower, Hasse, Sabin, or Church. Copies Located: M. H. S. Of French and Indian War Interest as relating to supplies for the army under General Wolfe, which captured Quebec. On the title-page is the inscription "For Mr. Aaron Van Norhandt." JEXTRACti O F An ^ C T OF THE Gejsieral-Asse ivr b l y OF THE Colony oi' New-York,' Publijhed the z^tb of March, 1758. E'NTI T LE,D, An' A C TV for raifiw, faying, and cloatbing Two f houtaui4 Six fiundrcd and Eighty effeifive ' -J^ifn, ^jfcerfirttludtd, fot fornung'an Army of • Twenty 'ThcMifan'd Men\ with tlu Forcts of the heiohbsufntg Cclontis, to invfde the French P(if- fejiom in Canada, Jk ConjimSicn with a Hody of Hisj^lajejly's regular Troops j and other Pur- . i)ofit thtrein mention A. • N E JF : r OR K,: %".ntcd hy-, J. Par i-er, at the New-f rijiting- OiSce .n-^cavcr-flrcet, 1758. ■v^ Reduced Facsimile of Title-Page [No. 358] The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW YORK 361. NEW YORK. March Session, 1760. Extract | of | An Act | of the I General-Assembly | of the Hshed the 22d of March, 1760. Colony of New- York. | Pub- Entitled, I An Act for levying, paying, and cloathing. Two Thousand | Six Hundred and Eighty effective Men, Officers included, for | forming an Army of Twenty Thousand Men, with the Forces | of the neighbouring Colonies, to reduce, in Conjunction with | His Majesty's Regular Troops, Montreal, and other Posts be- 1 longing to the French in Canada; for emitting Bills of Credit | for the Sum of Sixty Thousand Pounds, and for sinking and | cancelling the said Bills in short Periods. | Small 8vo (8 by sK). half cardinal crushed levant morocco, lettered on back, uncut. In board slip-case. New- York: | Printed and Sold by W. Weyman, | in Broad- street. [1760] Fine Large Uncut Copy of Excessive Rarity. The Only Known Copy. Collation : Title and Act, pp. 16. The Acts start on verso of title. References: Unknown to Tower, Hasse, Evans, and Sabin. Of French and Indian War Interest, as relating to the army under General Wolfe. 362. NEW YORK. Form of Prayer, 1760. A I Form | of | Prayer | with I Thanksgiving | Proper to be used 1 In the Churches throughout the Province | of New-York, on Thursday the Twenty-third Day | of October, being the Day appointed, by Procla- I mation, for a General Thanksgiving, to Almighty God, I For the Continuance of his Divine Presence and Blessing with the Forces of our most Gracious Sovereign, em- 1 ploy'c in North-America, and to enable them, not | only to recover those Territories of which the French | had unjustly and per- fidously possess'd themselves, but | also to reduce the whole Country of Canada to the | Dominion of his Majesty, | Small 4to (7^ by 6), half crimson crushed levant morocco, lettered on back. New- York: | Printed and Sold by W. Weyman, at his New- Printing Office, in Broad-street, ] not far from the Exchange. MDCCLX, (Price 6d) [1760] [See Illustration] Splendid Copy, Perfect, and an Item of Excessive Rarity, Unknown TO Bibliographers and the Only Known Copy. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Text, pp. [jl-S. References: Not in Sabin, Evans or Church. Of French and Indian War Interest. This tract was apparently printed early in the year 1760, and before the news of the Reduction of Quebec had been received. FORM O F PRAYER WITH THANKSGIVING Proper to be ufed In the Churches throughout the' Province of New-Tork^ on Ihurj'day the T^wenty -third Day of Odtober, being the Day appointed, by Procla- mation, for a General Thankfgiving, to Almighty GQD, For the Continuance of his Divine Prefence andBleflIng with the Forces of our moil Gracious Sovereign j em- ploy'd in North-America, and to enable them, not only to recover thofe Territories of which the French had unjuftly and perfiidioufly poiTefs'd themfelves, but alfo to reduce the whole Country of Canada to the Dominion of his Majefly, N E ir - r R K: Printed ^mdSold by W,Wevman, at Iiis New-Priniwg-Offce, in Bnati^tity not far from the f«,iii), half cardinal crushed levant morocco, lettered up back, uncut. In cloth slip-case. New- York: | Printed and Sold by W. Weyman, Printer | to the Government [1761] Fine, Large and Entirely Uncut Copy. Of Excessive Rarity. The Only Copy Known. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Act, pp. 3-16. References: Unknown to Tower, Hasse, Sabin and Evans, Of French and Indian War Interest. Laws of New- York.] | [Passed the nth of 364. NEW YORK. December Session, 1762. The Honourable Monckton, Governor December, 1762.] Small folio (14 by 8^), half crimson crushed levant morocco, lettered on back, slightly spotted, and four margins repaired. [New- York: Printed by William Weyman, 1762] One of Only Three Known Copies. The William Smith, Jr. copy, with his signature. Collation: pp. 269-308. The signatures are in twos, — 3U, 3X, 3Y, 3Z, 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, 4E, 4F. The Acts are headed from Chap. CCLX to Chap. CCLXXXV, inclusive; Chap. CCLXVI being wrongly numbered Chap. CCLXI. The page captions are, — to left, "Laws of New York;" to right, "The Honourable Robert Monckton, Governor." References: Not in Tower, Hasse, or Evans. Copies Located: N. Y. S. L.; N. Y. S. Among the Acts are those providing for Volunteers for the different Posts on the Frontiers, for quartering British troops in New York, the boundary Line between New York and New Jersey, etc. Of French and Indian War Interest. Under the Management of the American Art Association Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW YORK 365. NEW YORK. December Session, 1763. [Laws of New- York.] | Cadwallader Colden, Esq; Lieut. Governor. | [Type-line] | Gov- ernor Monckton having Leave to go to England, the Chief Command again devolved on | Cadwallader Colden, Esq; Lieutenant Governor. | The Twenty-first Assembly. | Fourth Sessions. | [Acts passed, December 13, 1763 to April 21st, 1764.] Small folio (i3fi by 8^), half crimson crushed levant morocco, lettered on back. [Colophon.] Printed by W. Weyman, in Broad-street, New- York, 1764 Fine Copy. One of Three Known. The William Smith, Jr. copy. ' Collation: pp. 309-357 (wrongly numbered 353). Signatures in twos, — 4G, 4H, 4I, 4K, 4L, 4M, 4N, 4O, 4P, 4Q, 4R, and 4S in three. The Acts are headed. Chap. CCLXXXVI to CCCXV, inclusive. The page captions are, — to left, "Laws of New-York;" to right, "Cadwallader Colden, Esq; Lieut. Governor." Copies Located: N. Y. S.; N. Y. S. L. References: Not listed in Tower, Hasse or Evans. The Acts include those for providing men and officers to be employed against the Western Indians, the Militia of the Colony of New- York, etc. 366. NEW YORK. October Session, 1764. [Laws of New- York.] | Cadwallader Colden, Esq; Lieut. Governor. | [Passed October 20, 1764.] Small folio (i3>^ by 8J^), half crimson crushed levant morocco, lettered on back, comer of first leaf repaired. [New-York: William Weyman, 1764] One of Four Copies Known. The William Smith, Jr. copy. Collation: pp. 359-407, verso of last blank. Signatures in twos, — 4T, 4U, 4X, 4Y, 4Z, 5A, 5B, 5C, 5D, 5E, 5F, and 5G in three. The Acts are headed Chap. CCCXVI to CCCLXIX, inclusive. The page captions are,— to left, "Laws of New- York," to right, "Cadwallader Colden, Esq; Lieut. Governor." Copies Located: N. Y. S.; N. Y. S. L.; A. A. S. References: Not in Tower, Hasse or Evans. Contains an Important Act relative to the Militia of New York, and one on the Settlement of the Partition Line between New York and Massachusetts. 367. NEW YORK. Assembly Votes, 1764. [Votes and Proceedings of the General Assembly of the Colony of New York, September 6 to October 17, 1764.] Small folio (i2>^ by 8), sewed, uncut. [New York: Printed by William Weyman, 1764] Excessively Rare. Unknown to Bibliographers. Collation: pp. 3-56. The title and all after page 56 wanting. References: Unknown to Sabin, Evans, or Hasse. The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW YORK 368. NEW YORK. Assembly Journals, 1764-1765. Journal | of the 1 Votes and Proceedings | of the | General Assembly | Of the Colony of I New- York. I Began the 9th Day of April, 1691;! and I Ended the 27th of September, 1743. | Vol. I. [also, Vol. Published by Order of 2 vols, folio (i4>^ by II. continued to December 23, 1765.] the General Assembly. | [Royal Arms. 9/4) < original sheep, bindings worn. New- York: | Printed by Hugh Gaine . . . | . . . M,DCC,LXIV. [1764-1766] Both Volumes are Perfect as to Interior. The signature of J. Ogden Hoffman appears on one title, and a note reads "Bound by Robert McAlpine." Collation: Vol. L Title, one leaf, verso blank; Preface, pp. [iii]-iv; Journal, pp. [i]-840; Appendix, pp. [2]; Vol. IL Title, one leaf, verso blank; Journal, pp. 1-811; Index, pp. viii. References: Sabin, No. 53719; Evans, Nos. 9756 and 10418; Ford's Issues of Gaine' s Press, Pages 113 and 116. Copies Located: N. Y. P.; N. H. S.; N. Y. S.; L. C; B. A. N. Y. Edited by Abraham Lott. This is the largest issue from Gaine's Press, as well as the first piece of government printing he secured. The first volume contains the Rare Leaf of Appendix containing "An Act for Reversing the Attainder of Jacob Leister, and others." This leaf is often missing. 369. NEW YORK. Assembly Proceedings, 1765. [Votes and Pro- ceedings of the General Assembly of the Colony of New York, November 29 to December 14, 1765.] Small folio ii2}i by 7)4), sewed, uncut. [New York: Printed by William Weyman, 1765] Excessively Rare. Unknown to Bibliographers. Collation: pp. 15-4.2. Pages 19 and 31 have the following caption, — Votes and Proceedings ( of the | General Assembly | Of the Colony of New- York. I The former with date 2d December, 176$; the latter, gth December, 176}. References: Unknown to Sabin, Evans, or Hasse. 370. NEW YORK. November Session, 1765. [Laws of New- York.] | Sir Henry Moore, Baronet, Governor. | [Type-line.] | On the 1 2th Day of November, 1765, His Excellency Sir Henry Moore, Baronet, | arrived from England, and assumed the Government, by Commission from his | Majesty bearing Date, Westminster the 19th Day of July, 1765. | [Type-line.] The Twenty-first Assembly. | [Acts passed December 23, 1765.] Small folio (13^ by 8^), half crimson crushed levant morocco, lettered on back. [Colophon.] New- York: | Printed by W. Weyman, in Broad- Street, where a few Copies may be had. | [1765] Fine Copy. One of Three Known Copies. The William Smith, Jr. copy. Collation: pp. 409-440. Signatures in twos, — 5H, 5I, 5K, 5L, 5M, 5N, 5O, 5P. The Acts have chapter headings, the first being Chap. CCCLXX, and the last CCCLXXII. In all 22 acts. The page captions are, — to left, "Laws of New- York"; to right, "Sir Henry Moore, Baronet, Governor." References: Not in Tower, Hasse, or Evans. Copies Located: N. Y. S.; N. Y. S. L. Under the Management of the American Art Association Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW YORK 371. NEW YORK. July Session, 1766. [Laws of New- York.] | Sir Henry Moore, Baronet, Governor. | [Type-line.] | The Twenty- first Assembly. | [Acts passed the 3rd of July, 1766.] Small folio {i^yi by ^}i), half crimson crushed levant morocco, lettered on back. [Colophon.] New-York: Printed by W. Weyman, in Broad- Street. [1766] Fine Copy. One of Three Known Copies. The William Smith, Jr. copy. Collation: pp. 441-444. Signature, 5Q, in two. Acts headed. Chap. CCCLXXIV to CCCLXXVII, inclusive. Caption at top of pages,— to left, "Laws of New- York;" to right, "Sir Henry Moore, Baronet, Governor." References: Not in Tower, Hasse, or Evans. Copies Located: N. Y. S.; N. Y. S. L. The Acts relate to the furnishing of the Barracks of the Cities of New- York and Albany, the erecting of certain lands on the West Side of Connecticut River into a sgperate County, etc. 372. NEW YORK. December Session, 1766. [Laws of New-York.] | Sir Henry Moore, Baronet, Governor. | [Acts passed December 19th, 1766 to June 6, 1767.] Small folio (13^^ by %y&), half crimson crushed levant morocco, lettered on back. [New- York: Printed by W. Weyman, 1767] Fine Copy and One of Three Known. The William Smith, Jr. copy. Collation: pp. 445-269. Signatures in twos,— 5R, 5S, 5T, 5W, 5X, 5Y, and 5Z. The Chapters commence with No. CCCLXXVIII and end with CCCC. The page headings read,— to left, "Laws of New- York;" to right, "Sir Henry Moore, Baronet, Governor." References: Not in Tower, Hasse, or Evans. Copies Located: N. Y. S.; N. Y. S. L. 373. NEW YORK. Ordinances, 1761-1768. A Highly Important Collection, [i] An Ordinance, | Declaring the Commence- ment and Duration of the | several Terms, and Powers and Juris- diction of the Supreme | Court, as also the Times of holding the Circuit Courts, in the | respective Counties, within the Province of New- York. | [At end] ... at our Fort-George, in our | City of New- York, the seventh Day of October, the Year of our Lord, | One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty-One, and our Reign [George HL] the First. | [Signed] Clarke. 2 pages. [New York: Printed by W. Weyman, 1761 (?) ;] [2] Sir Henry Moore, Baronet, Governor. | An Ordinance, | For regulating and establishing the Fees to be hereafter | taken, by the Officers of the Court of Chan- cery, of the Province | of New- York. | George the Third, . . . | [at end] ... at our Fort, in our City of New-York, | the eigh- [Cominued The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW YORK 373. NEW YORK. Ordinances, 1761-1768: Continued. teenth Day of May, in the Year of our Lord, One Thousand Seven | Hundred and Sixty-Eight, and in the eighth Year of our Reign. | H. Moore, Passed the Secretary's Office. Clarke. | 4 pages, numbered, 1-4. [New York: Printed by Hugh Gaine, 1768;] [3] Sir Henry Moore, Baronet, Governor. | An Ordi- nance, I For regulating and establishing the Fees to be taken I by the Officers of the Supreme Court, and Court of Errors, before the Governor and Council, and the Inferior Courts of Sessions, Common Pleas and Mayor's Courts ; and of the Courts for Tryal of Causes to the Value of. Five Pounds, and under; in the Province of New- York. | George the Third . . . |, [At end] ... at our Fort, | in our City of New- York . . . | . . . the eighteenth Day of May, in the Year of our | Lord, One Thou- sand Seven Hundred and Sixty-Eight, in the Year | of our Reign. H. Moore. Passed the Secretary's Office. Clarke, j 8 pages, numbered, 1-8. [New York: Printed by Hugh Gaine, 1768;] [4] Sir Henry Moore, Baronet. | An Ordinance, | For prolonging the Sitting of the Annual Circuit Court | for the County of Albany. | George the Third . . . | [At end] ... at our Fort in our City of New- York, the Eighteenth Day of May, | in the Year of our Lord, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty Eight ... | | | [On verso.] Proclamation. | By His Excellency | Sir Henry Moore, Baronet. | [Establishing Sittings for the Court of Chancery to be held at stated times in the City- Hall, of New York City.] Given ... | ... the ninth Day of January, 1767 . . . | 2 pages, numbered, 1-2. [New York: Printed by Hugh Gaine, 1768;] [5] Sir Henry Moore, Baronet, Governor. | An Ordinance for establishing a Court of Common Pleas, and | a Court of General Sessions of the Peace, in the County of Cumberland, in | the Province of New- York. | At] end] ... at our Fort, in our City of New York . . . | . . . the seventh Day of April, | in the Year of our Lord, One thousand seven hundred and sixty eight . . . | | . 2 pages, numbered, 571-572, the first wrongly paged 471. [Colophon.] New- York: Printed by Hugh Gaine, Printer to the Government, | M,DCC,- LX,VnL The 5 ordinances bound in one vol. small folio (13^ by 8^), half crimson crushed levant morocoo, lettered on back. New York, 1 767-1 768 Five Exceedingly Rare Proclamations; the First Four Unknown TO Bibliographers, the last listed by Evans [No. iiooi] and Ford [Page 120], as belonging to the Acts of Assembly for 1768. "On January 15th, at his own request, Weyman was 'discharged from the office of Public Printer,' and Hugh Gaine was appointed in his stead."— Ford, Bibliography of the Issues of Gaine' s Press. Copies Located: Of the first four only one other copy is located of each, that in the Bar Association of New York. Under he Management of the American Art Association Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW YORK 374. NEW YORK. December Session, 1767. [Laws of New- York.] | Sir Henry Moore, Baronet, Governor. | [Acts passed December 21, 1767 to February 6, 1768.] Small folio (13^ by 8f^), half crimson crushed levant morocco, lettered on back. [New- York: Printed by Hugh Gaine, 1768] One of Three Known Copies. The William Smith, Jr. copy. Collatton: pp. 471-568. Signatures in twos, — ■6A, 6B, 6C, 6D, 6E, 6F, 6G, 6H, 61, 6K, 6L, 6M, 6N, 60, 6P, 6Q, 6R, 6S, 6T, 6U, 6X, 6Y, 6Z, 7A, and 7B, the last in one. The catchword on last page is "Letters." There is however, a printer's mark, which would indicate that this section is complete in itself. References: Not in Tower; Evans, No. iiooi, and Ford, Page 120, both give pagination as 471-572. Copies Located: N. Y. S.; N. Y. S. L. The "Acts of Parliament" intended for "Laws of New- York," and which were repealed in 1770, occupy pages 475 to 523. These are the various "Acts of Parliament" specified in the text of the Act, and are here printed in full. They are not to be found anywhere else, not even in the original written copies in the Secretary of States Office, nor in the 5 volume reprint of Colonial Laws issued by the State of New York in 1894. 375. NEW YORK. Assembly Journals, 1767. Journal I of the Votes and Proceedings | of the | General Assembly f of the Colony 1 of New- York, | Began the 17th of November, 1767, and / ended, | by dissolution, the 6th of February, 1768. | ; The Same. Began the 27th of October, 1768, and ended, by | dissolution, the 2d of January, 1768. I ; The Same. Began the 4th of April, 1769, and ended, by pro- 1 rogation, the 20th of May following. The Same. Began the 21st of November, 1769, and ended, by prorogation, the 27th of January, 1770. | ; The Same. Began the nth of December, 1770, and ended, | by prorogation, the 4th of March, 1774. | ; The Same. Begun the 7th of January, 1772, and ended, by | prorogation, the 24th of March follow- ing. I ; The Same. Begun the 5th January, 1773, and ended, by I prorogation, the 8th of March following. | ; The Same. Begun the 6th January, 1774, and ended, by | prorogation, the 19th of March following. | ; The Same. Begun the loth January, 1775, and ended, by | adjournment, the 3d of April following. | Together, 9 vols, small folio (each, 13 by 8>^), sewed, uncut. In cloth slip-case. New- York: ] Printed by William Weyman [and] H. Gaine [1769]- 1775 Albany: Reprinted by J. Buel, 1820 Complete Set of These Rare Reprints, comprising the Votes and Pro- ceedings from 1767 to 1775, inclusive, the most eventful period of the 17th century in the History of America. Entirely Uncut. Only 50 copies of each were printed. Copies Located: N. Y. S.; L. C. The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW YORK 376. NEW YORK. December Session, 1768. [Laws of New- York.] | Sir Henry Moore, Baronet, Governor. | [Passed the 31st De- cember, 1768.] Small folio (i3>^ by 8^), half crimson crushed levant morocco, lettered on back. [Colophon.] Printed by H. Gaine . . . | | of New- York, 1769 The William Smith, Jr. copy. Collation: pp. 569-605; Index, p. [606]. Signatures in twos.^yC, 7D, 7E, 7F, 7G, 7H, 7I (wrongly lettered I 7), 7K, 7L, and 7M in one. References: Not in Tower; Evans, No. 11359; Ford, Page 122. Copies Located: N. Y. S.; N. Y. S. L.; B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. P. The Act to prevent Frauds by Bills of Sale has an extended margin with a long manuscript note by William Smith, relative to the same. 377. NEW YORK. Address of Robert Livingston, 1769. The | Address | of | Mr. Justice Livingston, | to the | House of As- sembly, I In Support of his Right to a Seat. | [Commences When the Colonies are struggling for their Liberties, the Publi- cation of the following Thoughts upon a Subject of the utmost Consequence to the People, will doubtless be acceptable to al the I real Sons of Freedom . . . | Small folio (11^ by 7}4), sheets. In cloth folder and green crushed levant morocco back slip-case. There are slight tears in old folds. [New-York: Printed by John Holt, December, 1769] [See Illustration] Very Rare. One of Three Known Copies. Collation: Caption as above, below type-lines, on first page, followed by text, pp. 5, verso of last blank. References: Hasse, No. 889; Sabin, No. 41635, where an 8vo New York issue of 15 pages and a Boston 4to issue of 5 pages are mentioned; Evans, No. 11313- Copies Located: N. Y. H.; L. C. Judge Livingston was a member of the Stamp Act Congress of 1765, and was energetic in his refusal to sustain measures compelling the adoption of stamps. The present address was dated November 24, 1769. Laid in is a one-page 4to Sipned Autograph Document by John Holt, the printer of the above, dated, 1768, being a Bill "To the Estate of Abraham De- peyster," for advertisements. 378. NEW YORK. May Session, 1769. [Laws of New- York.] | Sir Henry Moore, Baronet, Governor. | [Acts of Assembly passed May 20, 1769.] Small folio (i3>i by 8^), half crimson crushed levant morocco, lettered on back, one leaf has margin ink- stained. [Colophon.] Printed by H. Gaine ... | ... of New- York, 1769 One of Three Known Copies. The William Smith, Jr. copy, with manuscript annotations in his autograph. Collation: pp. 607-637; Table, p. [638]. Signatures in twos,— 7N, 7O, 7P, 7Q. 7R, 7S, 7T, and 7U. References: Not in Tower; Evans, No. 11360; Ford, Page 123. Copies Located: N. Y. S.; N. Y. S. L. THE ADDRESS O F Mr, Justice LIVINGSTON, TO T H E HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY, In Support of his Right to a SEAT* WHEN the Colonics arc ilruggling for their Liberties, the Publi- cation of the following Thoughts upon a Subjeft of the utmoft Confequcnce to the People, will doubtlcfs be acceptable to all .the real Sods of Freedom — Whether the Affcmbl/s lUfufal, to admit Judge. Livingfton, to a Seat in the Houfe, is juftifiable by'Lavf and the Principles of Our moft excellent Conftitntion, I fh.zll- no: prOuOUutLc ; every Mjiv is Icfi. \o Lis own Judgment.- 1 was prefent when he affertcd and maintaijied bis Claim :— 'The Doors ot this Houfe are open to all ; and as it is now underftood to be the Right of the People to infpeft the Condufl of thofc they have fent to a£t for them, it follows by Confequcnce, that the difclofing to others what is there feen and heard, is equally the Right of every Obferver. The Public may be afliired, that what is now offered as the Judge*s Speech, is in Subftance what was really delivered by his Honour, who I hope will pardon the well-meant Dcfign of the Publifher, fmcc ^ has endeavoured to retain as far as his Memory \i^ould permit, both his Sentiments and Mode of Expreffion. It may not be amifs to inform the Public, that Mr. Philip liivingtlon, was returned the laft Seffions, for the Manor ; that he was difmiffed on Ac- count of his noii-Refidency, by Virtue of an old Aft of Aflembly, which had been difufcd for a great Number of Years : That after his Difmiflion, a Writ was ifluefl for a new Eteftionj that a few Days before the Eleflion of Mr. Juftice Livingfton, {tbe Manor bang unreprefentcd) a Vote paiTed for the Exclufion of Judges of the Su- j>reme Coitrt from a Seat in the Houfe. Mr. Livingfton was elected at the prefent Seffions, prefented his Indentures, which were read ; and thisQueflion being put by ihc Speaker, ' Whether it was agreeable to the Houfe, that two Members ftiould wait • on one of the Coramiffioners appointed to qualify the Reprefeniatives to ferve in the • prefent General Aflerably. and fee Mr. Livingfton qualified ?' But, before this Cjjucftion was determined, Mr. De Noyellis, moved in Words following, " I move, •• that the Queftion be put. Whether this Houfe will enter into examining the Pro- " prieiy of the Refolution,- entered on their Journals the laft Seffions, againft Judges '• of the Supreme Court, or no?" He was fecondcd by Mr. Delancey : — The previous- (^eftion was then put, — not carried. Mr. De Noyellis"' Motion being put^ was carried. — After which Mr'. Livingfton, having obtained Leave to fpeakj delivered himfclf as follows; Mr. SPEAKER, WHEN Iconfider the Svibjeft now to be debated before this Hdtiourible Houfe, merely with Refpeft tomyfelf; Iconfider it asa Matter almoft too trifling to defcrve their Notice : Bu.t when I confider it as it affefls my Couftituents, as it iffefls .the Conftitution, — As it affefls the Privileges of evtry Freeholder of this Colony — I coufider it as the mofl important Point that was ever dciermined by this or aoy Reduced Facsimile of Title-Page [No. 377] * The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW YORK 379. NEW YORK. December Session, 1769. [Laws of New- York.] | Cadwallader Colden, Esq ; Lieut. Governor. | [Acts of Assembly, passed, December 30, 1769 to January 27, 1770.] Small folio (13^ by 8^), half crimson crushed levant morocco, lettered on back. [New- York: Printed by Hugh Gaine, 1770] One of Three Known Copies. The last two leaves are missing. The William Smith, Jr. copy, with his signature and manuscript marginal notes. Collation: pp. 639-728. Signatures bv twos, — 7X, 7Y, 7Z, 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D, 8E, 8F, 8G, 8H, 81, 8K, 8L, 8M, 8N, 80, 8P, 8Q, 8R, 8S, 8T, and 8U in one. The catch-word on last leaf is "The." References: Evans, No. 11 772; Ford, Page 126. Both mention an addi- tional leaf at end. Not in Tower. Copies Located: N. Y. S.; N. Y. S. L. 380. NEW YORK. December Session, 1770. [Laws of New- York.] | John, Earl of Dunmore, Governor. | [Acts of Assembly, Decem- ber 22, I77(>-February 16, 1771.] Small folio (13^ by 8^), half crimson crushed levant morocco, lettered up back, lacks pp. 819-822, including table and colophon, portion of leaf 815- 816 missing. [New-York: Printed by Hugh Gaine, 1771] The William Smith, Jr. copy, with manuscript marginal annotations by him. Collation: pp. 731-818. Signatures, in twos, — 8X, 8Y, Z (sic), 9A, 9B, 9C, 9D, 9E, 9F, 9G, 9H, 9I, 9K, 9L, 9M, 9N, 9O, 9P, 9Q, 9R, 9S, and 9T, References: Evans, No. 12154; Ford, Page 128. Not in Tower. Copies Located: N. Y. S.; N. Y. S. L. ; N. Y. P. Among the various Acts is one Establishing the Boundary Line between New York and New Jersey. 381. NEW YORK. Document by George Banyar, 1771. Secretary TO Governor Tryon's Council, New York. Document, Signed in the Autograph of Geo. Banyar. One page folio. "At a Council held at Fort George in the City of New York on Tues- day the 31st Day of December 1771. Present. His Excellency William Tryon Esquire, Captain General, &c. Mr. Horsmanden, Mr. Watts, Mr. De Lancey, Mr. Smith, Mr. Cruger, Mr. Wal- lace, Mr. White, Mr. Axell. It is Ordered by his Excellency the Governor . . ." "A true Copy Examd by me Geo. Banyar." A Most Interesting Document relative to Fees of the Governor and the Secretary of the Council and auditor in respect to Grants of Land. 5 Anno R.EGNI GEORG S. R E G I i Magna' Britannia^ Francis DUODECIMO. At a Sellion of the General > Hiberniie^ > > Assembly of the \ Colony of New-Thrk^ held at the City-Hall in the > City of Nemo-Tor k ; begun the yth of yanuary^ || 1772, and continued by divers Adjournments to ^ the 24th of March following, in the 1 2th Year > of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord G E O R G E | the Third, by the Grace of G O D, of Great- > Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender ^ of the Faith, &'c. > \ N E W - Y R K: J \ }» *^ Printed by H. Gaine, Printer to the King's Moft Excellent M^jefty, }» *{ in the Province of JV>w-/'w<^, 1772. )* Reduced Facsimile op Title-Page [No. 383] The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW YORK 382. NEW YORK. January Session, 1771. [Laws of New- York.] | John, Earl of Dunmore, Governor. | [Acts of Assembly, January 12, 1771-February 16, 1771, and April i, 1775-April 3, 1775.] Folio {i6}4 by ioj4), half roan, uncut, some margins of last stained. [New York; Printed by Hugh Gaine, 1772-1775] Both Sessions Entirely Uncut, as Issued, an Unusual Feature in These Works. Both are imperfect, the first lacking pages 731-738 (but containing pages 819-822, with the Table and Colophon, which the preceding item laclw); the second lacking pages 81-104 ^"d 181-202. Collation: pp. 739-822; 105-180. Signatures, in twos, — Z (sic), 9A, 9B, 9C, 9D, 9E, 9F, 9G, 9H, 9I, 9K, 9L, 9M, 9Ni, 9O, 9P, 9Q, 9R. 9S, 9T, qU; Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, li, Kk, LI, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, 5fx, and Yy. References: Evans, Nos. I2i94and 14292; Ford, Pages 128 and 140. Both give pagination of last as, pp. 81-202, (2). Copies Located: N. Y. P.; N. Y. H.; H. L. Among the Acts is one to Confirm the Proceedings of the Commissioners in the matter of the boundary-line between City of New York and the township of Haerlem. 383. NEW YORK. March Session, 1772. Anno Regni J Georgii III. I Regis. I Magnae Britanniae, Franciae & Hiberniae, | Duode- cimo. I At a Session of the General Assembly of the | Colony of New- York, held at the City-Hall in the | City of New- York; begun the 7th of January, 1772, | and continued by divers Ad- journments to I the 24th of March following, in the 12th Year | of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George | the Third, by the Grace of God, of Great- | Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender | of the Faith, &c. | [Royal Arms.] | Small 4to (8^ by 6>^), sewed, uncut. In cloth folder and half crimson crushed levant morocco slip-case. New- York: | Printed by H. Gaine, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty, | in the Province of New- York, 1772 [See Illustration] A Magnificent Copy, Entirely Uncut, of This Exceedingly Rare Separate Publication of the "Five Pounds Act." The Only Copy Known. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Act, pp. [3]-i6. References: Unknown to Tower, Hasse, Sabin, Evans, Church or Ford. Evans [No. 12482] gives a short title of the "Five Pound Act" as being pub- lished separately; Mr. Ford in his extensive "Bibliography of the Issues of Gaine's Press," gives this Act (without mention of pagination), stating that The Mercury, No. 1064, announced its separate publication by Gaine. Under the Management of the American Art Association Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW YORK 384. NEW YORK. Laws, 1774. Laws | of | New- York, | From | The Year 1691, to 1773 inclusive. | Published According to an Act of the I General Assembly. | Volume the First. | [Also Volume the Second.] [Arms of New York, and 3-line quotation from B^con.] I 2 vols, in one, small folio (14^ by 9^)- original sheep, binding worn, some margins stained, and owing to softness of paper other margins are foxed and some leaves discolored. New-York: | Printed by Hugh Gaine . ... | | MDCCLXXIV. [1774] Complete and Perfect Copy of the Two Volumes. Collation: Title, i leaf, verso blank; Preface, pp. iii-iv; text, pp. 420; Title to second volume, I leaf, verso blank; text, pp. 421-807; ip. blank; Index, pp. 809-835; Errata, ip. References: Tower, No. 627; Haase, No. 923; Evans, No. 13467; Ford, Page 137. Copies Located: N. Y. P.; H. S. P.; N. Y. H.; H. L.; N. Y. S.; L. C; C. U.; A.A. S.; B. A. N. Y.; B. L. This Collection of Laws was edited by Peter Van Schaack, whose Signed Autograph Bill to "The Representatives of the late Elizabeth Hamilton," one pcige, folio, April 8, 1772, is laid in. The autograph signature of Richard Woodhull, 1774, appears on fly-leaf. 385. NEW YORK. Legislative Council, 1691-1775. Journal | of the I Legislative Council | Of the Colony of | New- York. | Began the 9th Day of April, 1691; | and | Ended the 27 of September 1743. 1 [Also — Began the 8th Day of December, 1743; | and| Ended the 3d of April, 1775. | ] Published by Order of the Senate of the State of New- York. | [Royal Arms.] | 2 vols, small folio {iiH by 7H), buckram. Albany: | Weed, Parsons & Company, Printers, | 1861 Collation: [Vol. I.] Title, one leaf, verso blank; Historical Introduction by E. B. O'Callaghan, pp. [iiij-xxvii; one blank; Standing Rules, pp. [xxix]- XXX, Missing Votes, p. verso blank; Journal, pp. 814; [Vol. II.] Title, one leaf, verso blank; Journal, pp. [8191-1998; Index, pp. [19991-2078; Errata, one leaf. References: Sabin, No. 53714; where the following note appears, — Copies Located: N. Y. S.; L. C; N. Y. B. A.; M. H. S.; C. H. S.; N Y. P. "The greater part of this edition was destroyed by fire . . . These volumes, with the "Journals of the Assembly," printed by Hugh Gaine, and the supple- mentary volume issued from the State press, in 1821, make up a complete series of the Legislative Journals of the Colony, from 1691 down to the Revo- lution." The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW YORK 386. NEW YORK. Provincial Congress, 1775-1777. Journals | of the Provincial Congress, | Provincial Convention, | Committee of Safety and Council of Safety | of the I State of New- York. | [Arms of New York.] | 1775-1776-1777. ] Vol. I. | [Also— Vol. II.] 2 vols, folio (12^ by 9), rebound in half russia, marbled edges. Albany: | Printed by Thurlow Weed . . . | 1842 Collation: Vol. I. Title, one leaf verso blank; Journal, pp. in8; Index, pp. [11191-1196; Vol. n. Title, one leaf, verso blank; Leaf of certification by Seward; Correspondence, pp. 519; one blank; Index, pp. [5211-543. References: Sabin, No. 53723, where the following note is given, — "Two hundred and fifty copies printed. These volumes contain documents and records of proceedings which shed great light upon the question of the New Hampshire Grants and the Government of New- York, during the first three years of the Revolution." Copies Located: N. Y. S.; L. C; B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. P. 387. NEW YORK. Provincial Congress, 1775. In Provincial Con- gress, I New- York, Sept. i, 1775. | [Commences] Whereas At- tempts may be made to | promote Discord among the Inhabi- 1 tants of this Colony, and to assist and | aid the Ministerial Army and Navy | in their Endeavours to carry into | Execution the cruel and oppressive Acts of Parliament, | against the Rights and Liberties of the Inhabitants of | this Continent ... | [At end] A true Copy from the Minutes. | Robert Benson, Secretary. | 8vo (8= by 5^), folded, uncut, in blue cloth folder and cloth slip-case. [Colophon.] New-York: | Printed by John Holt, in Water- Street, near | the Coiifee-House, 1775 A Revolutionary Item of Great Rarity, and an Exceptionally Fine Copy. Collation: pp. 4. References: Hasse, No. 954; Evans, No. 143H. Not in Sabin. Copies Located: N. Y. H. The Resolve contains the penalty to be imposed on any one found guilty of giving aid or information to the British. It is one of the earlier Resolves of the Provincial Congress of New- York, the earliest known one being that for May 29, 1775. 388. NEW YORK. Provincial Congress, 1776. Letter Signed, one page 4to, Fort Edward, March 29th, 1776, by Order of the County Committee of Charlotte, to Peter V. Livingston, Treas- urer of the Provincial Congress. Requisition for one hundred pounds for expenses. Attested in the autograph of Edward Savag, Clerk. Endorsed on back and made payable to Alex- ander Webster, through the order of Henry Quackenboss, both of whose signatures appear. Under the Management of the American Art Association Second Sessio7i, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW YORK 389. NEW YORK. Provincial Congress, 1776. Documents Signed, as follows, — In Provincial Congress of New York, June 14, 1776. "Resolved that the public Records of this Colony now at the House of Nicholas Bayard Esquire be forthwith removed to Kingston in Ulstar County. That Samuel Bayard Junr. Esquire the Deputy Secretary be or- dered and requested to go & remain with the said Records and con- tinue to exercise his Office till the further Order of this House. That Dick Wynkoop Esquire Colo. Abraham Haasbrouck, Joseph Gasherie and Christopher Tappen be and they are hereby authorized and directed to provide a proper Place for the said Records and proper Accomodations for the said Deputy Secretary . . . extract from the Minutes." A One-Page Autograph Dociment. Signed Robt. Benson, Secretary. In Provincial Congress, New York, Febry. 22d, 1776. Docu- ment, Signed, one page, 4to, signed in the autograph of John Kesson, Secretary, to the effect that Mr. Benson had informed the Congress of the removal of the documents at an expense for cartage of forty shillings, and ordered that the Treasurer of the Provincial Congress repay Mr. Benson's disbursements. En- dorsed on back is the receipt of Benson to Livingston for the amount of the appropriation. Together, 2 pieces. Of Great Historical Importance. Relative to the removal of the records at the opening of the War of the Revolution. 390. NEW YORK. Provincial Congress, 1777. A Declaration, or Ordinance, | of the Convention of the State of New- York, passed May 10, | 1777, offering free pardon to such of the sub- jects of the said | State, as, having committed treasonable acts against the same, | shall return to their allegiance. | [Signed] Robert Benson, Sec'ry. Small 4to {()}4 by 7^), broadside sheet. In cloth folder and blue levant morocco back slip-case. [Fish-Kill: Printed by Samuel Loudon, 1777] Fine Copy. Very Rare. One of three copies known. References: Evans, No. 15475; Not in Sabin. The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW YORK 391. NEW YORK. Assembly Journal, 1777. The | Votes and Pro- ceedings I of the I Assembly | of the | State of New- York, | At their first Session, begun and holden in the Assembly Chambers, at I Kingston, in Ulster County, on Wednesday, the tenth Day of September, 1777 [and continued to March 24, 1778]. | Small folio (13K by 7K)> new cloth, uncut, a few slight stains. Kingston: (Ulster County) Printed by John Holt, the State of New-York. I M,DCC,LXXVII, Printer to [ 1 777-1 778] Large Uncut Copy. No Perfect Copy Located. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Votes, pp. [31-92. References: Sahin, No. 54009, where the pagination is given as pp. 125; Evans, No. 15478, where the pagination is given as pp. 16. Copies Located: N. Y. P.; N. Y. H.; N. Y. S.; L. C. Laid in is a one-page i2mo Signed Autograph Note by John Holt, the prin- ter, dated, July 19, 1773, relative to an engagement. 392. NEW YORK. Senate Journal, 1777. Votes and Proceedings of the I Senate | of the | State of New- York, | at their First Session, | Held at | Kingston, | In Ulster County, | Commencing September 9th, 1777 [and ending with the Third Session, March 17. 1779]- Folio (i3>< by 8X), sewed, uncut. In cloth folder and blue crushed levant morocco back slip-case. Margin of last two leaves slightly gnawed. Kingston: (Ulster County) Printed by John Holt, Printer to the State of New- York. |M,DCC,LXXVII. [1777-1779] [See Illustration] Fine, and Entirely Uncut Copy. One of Three copies known. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Votes, pp. [3]-2i6. References: Sabin, No. 5401 1; Evans, No. 15479, where an issue of the First Session is cited, with same title as above, but only 16 pages, this issue being unknown to him. Copies Located; N. Y. H.; N. Y. S. The present issue comprises the Votes of the Senate extending from Sep- tember 9, 1777 to March 17, 1779, and is evidently a revised form of the first three issues, with the title-page of the first, dated, 1777. Votes and Proceedings fe mc Mf^ OP THE SENATE ^ O F T H E isTATE or NE W- Y O R k/ ' m AT THEIR FIRST SESSION, HELD AT KINGSTON, In vlster count y, CoMMEKCiNo Septemier 9th, 1777. ^ KINGSrONi (Uljler County) Printed sy JOHN HOLT, ^ ^ Printer to the S T A T E or N E W- Y O R K ^ Reduced Facsimile of Title-Page [No. 392] The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW YORK 393. NEW YORK. Constitutional Convention, 1776-1777. An Address | of the | Convention | of the | Representatives | of the State I of I New- York | To Their | Constituents. | 8vo (7^^ by 4>^), boards, cloth back, a few of the lower margins uncut. Fish-Kill: Printed by S. Loudon, | M,DCC,LXXVI. [1776] Fine Copy of the Rare Original Issue, Printed by the State Printer, OF the First Address Delivered by the First Provincial Convention OF New York, which met at White Plains, August ist, 1776. The De Puy Copy. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Text, pp. [3]-i9, verso of last blank. References: Sabin, No. 53480; Evans, No. 14921. Copies Located: L. C; N. Y. H.; H. L. Two issues were printed by Loudon for this year, one with and the other without date. A Revolutionary item of the greatest interest, especially so to New Yorkers as it bears contemporary evidence of the spirit and patriotism of the times. The Address is dated, "Fish-Kill, Dec. 23, 1776," just three days before Wash- ington's Victory at Trenton, and only a short while after the State Govern- ment had been driven from New York. See following two items for Ordinance and Constitution adopted by this Convention. 394. NEW YORK. Constitutional Convention, 1776-1777. An Ordinance | Of the Convention | Of the State of | New- York, | For organizing and establishing the Government, | agreed to by the said Convention. | 8vo (8^^ by 5>i), sheets, folded, uncut, in blue cloth folder and cloth slip-case. Fish-Kill: I Printed by Samuel Loudon. | M.DCC.LXXVII. [1777] The Very Rare Original Issue of the Ordinance of the First Con- stitutional Convention of New York. Only Three Other Copies Known. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Text, pp. [3]-i2. References: Sabin, No. 53952; Evans, No. 15477. Copies Located: J. C. B.; N. Y. P.; L. C. P.; H. L.; L. C; B. A. N. Y. The First Provincial Convention of New York met at White Plains, West- chester County on the first of August, 1776, and appointed a Committee to draw up and report a Constitution for the state. The Convention was made migratory by the stirring events in the ensuing autumn and winter, and it sat, after leaving White Plains, at Fish-Kill and Kingston. See preceding and following items. CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE O F NEW YORK. »ameA&mvi» w?.! m^ i? I S H- K I L L / Printed by SAMUEL LOUDON. M.DCCLXXVII, Reduced Facsimile of Title-Page [No. 395] ''"V:;^ The Benedict Collection of Eahly American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW YORK 395. NEW YORK. Constitution, 1777. The | Constitution | of the | State I of I New- York. | 8vo (8^ by 5^), sewed, uncut, slightly spotted owing to softness of paper. In cloth folder and half blue- levant morocco slip-case. Fish-Kill: | Printed by Samuel Loudon. | M.DCC.LXXVII. [1777I [See Illustration] Fine and Entirely Uncut Copy of the Original and Officially Printed Issue of the First Constitution of the State of New York. The Issue with 34 pages. Title has autograph of Timo. Langdon, ifSy. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Constitution, pp. [3]-34; one blank leaf, forming part of last signature. References: Sabin, No. 53626, where the issue of 33 pages is mentioned; Evans, No. 15473, where the issue of 34 pages is mentioned, he also cites in the preceding number the issue of 33 pages; Not in Church. Copies Located: N. Y. P.; H. L.; N. Y. S. (Imperfect); L. C. The last page of the present issue contains the Resolve of the Convention, April 20, 1777, which adopted the Constitution, appointing Robert R. Living- ston, General Scott, Mr. Morris, Abraham Yates, Mr. Jay and Mr. Hobart, as a "Committee to prepare and report a plan for organizing and establishing the government, agreed to by this Convention." Of this Constitution, two issues were put out the same year by Loudon, the State Printer, one of 33 pages and the other of 34 pages. Of both issues only five copies are known, of which the above is the Finest as Well as the Rarest. The copies located above are probably the 33 page issue. A draft of this Constitution, written by Mr. Jay, was reported to the Con- vention, sitting at Kingston, N. Y. It was under consideration in Convention for more than a month, and was finally adopted, April 20, 1777. See two preceding and following items. 396. NEW YORK. Constitution, 1777. The | Constitution | of the | State I of I New- York. | Svo (8^ by 5), new boards, lower edges uncut, former owner's name partly removed from title-page. Philadelphia: | Printed and Sold by Styner and Cist . . . | j MDCCLXXVII. [1777] The Rare Philadelphia Issue of the First State Constitution of New York. Of which only 5 other copies are known. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Text, pp. [31-32. References: Sabin, No. 53626; Evans, No. 15474; Church, No. 1147. Copies Located: N. Y. P.; N. Y. H.; L. C; L. C. P.; B. M.; H. L.; B. A. N. Y. Under the Management of he American Art Association Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW YORK 397. NEW YORK. Constitution and Ordinance, 1777. The | Con- stitution I of the I State | of | New- York. | Small 8vo (7^ by 5), half calf, signature of Abn. B. Bancker on title. New- York: | Re-printed by E. Holt, Printer to the State. | M,DCC,LXXXV. [1785] Fine Copy of this Rare Issue. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Constitution, pp. [31-31; An Ordinance | Of the Convention | Of the State of | New- York, | For organizing and establishing the Go- | vernment, agreed to by the said | Convention.] [May 8, 1777.] pp. [321-48. References: Evans, No. 19130; Sabin, No. 53626. Copies Located: N. Y. P.; H. L.; B. A. N. Y. 398. NEW YORK. Laws, 1782. Laws | of the | State of | New-York, Commencing with the first Session of the Senate and Assembly, after the Declaration of Independency, and the Organization of the New Government of the State, Anno 1777. | By Order of the Legislature. | [Contains, the Acts of the first five Sessions, February 6, 1778 to November 22, 1781, and Two Additional Sessions, for 1782 and 1783.] Folio (i^pi by g}4), half blue crushed levant morocco, two of the margins are cut close, pages 47-48 have piece torn from lower corner, and one other leaf has been repaired. Poughkeepsie, State of New- York, | Printed by John Holt, Printer to the State. | MDCCLXXXH. [1782] Complete Copy of the First Compiled Laws [First Six SessionsI of THE State of New York. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Table (first five sessions), pp. iv; Laws, pp. 3-129, verso of last blank; 137^255; verso of last blank; Laws (July 12-25, 1782, First Meeting of Sixth Session), pp. 257-268; Laws (February 14- March 27, 1783, Second Meeting of the Sixth Session), pp. 269-300. References: Evans, Nos. 17630 and 18060; Sabin, No. 53734; Tower, Nos. 628, 629, and 630. Copies Located: H. S. P.; N. Y.S.; N. Y. P.; N. Y. H.; H. L.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U. Inserted are two Signed Autograph Receipts by John Holt, one dated, March 29, 1780, and the other, June 18, 1781, both for money received from the Treasurer of the State of New York. The first, for One Thousand Pounds, for printing the above laws, is referred to in the Act for March 13, 1780, au- thorizing the advance of Six Thousand Pounds on Account. The signature of Colonel Isaac Stoutenburgh, whose name appears on the New York Poll List for 1761, and who was also a member of the Committee known as "The Council for the Southern District of New York," 1779, which was charged with the control of New York City after the evacuation by the British, and who was also one of the Commission of Forfeitures, appears in two places. The Benedict Collection of Eaely American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW YORK 399. NEW YORK. February Session, 1784. Laws | of the | State | of I New- York, | Passed at the first Meeting of the Seventh Session of the Legislature of said State; | Beginning the 12th Day of February, 1784, and ending the 12th Day of May | fol- lowing. I Folio {14H by 9, some signatures slightly shorter), half blue crushed levant morocco, lacks two leaves. New- York: | Printed by Elizabeth Holt, Printer to the State, I M,DCC,LXXXIV. [1784] Collation: Title, one leaf, commencing on verso with Table, which extends three pages, the last numbered iii; Laws, pp. 3-38, [39-42, missing], 43-127, verso of last blank. References: Tower, No. 631; Evans, No. 18646. Copies Located: B.A. N.Y.; N. Y. P.; S. L. M.; N.Y.H.; N.Y.S.; H. L.;H. L. S.;C. U. 400. NEW YORK. October Session, 1784. Laws | of the | State i of ] New- York, \ Passed at the First Meeting of the Eighth Session of the | Legislature of said State. | Beginning the Fourth Day of October, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty- Four, and I Ending the Twenty-ninth Day of November follow- ing. I Folio (14^ by g}i), half blue crushed levant morocco New- York: | Printed by Elizabeth Holt, Printer to the State. M,DCC,LXXXIV. [1784] Fine Perfect Copy. Collation: Title, one leaf verso blank; Laws, pp. [3]-34. References: Evans, No. 18647. Copies Located: N. Y. P.; S. L. M.; N. Y. H.; N. Y. S.; H. L.; H. L S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U. 401. NEW YORK. February Session, 1785. Laws | of the | State | of I New- York, | Passed by the Legislature of said State, at their Last [2nd] Meeting | of the Eighth Session. | [February 15 to April 27, 1785.] Folio (14^ by 9>^), half blue crushed levant morocco. New- York: | Printed by Samuel Loudon, Printer to the State. M,DCC,LXXXV. [1785 Fine Perfect Copy. Collation: Title, one page, commencing on verso with Table, which extends over three pages, the last numbered, 4; Laws, pp. [5]-l04. References: Evans, No. 19133. Copies Located: N. Y. P.; A. A. S.; S. L. M.; N. Y. H.; N. Y. S.; H. L.; H. L. S.;B. A. N. Y.;C. U.;B. L. Under the Management of the American Art Association Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW YORK 402. NEW YORK. Special Laws, 1786. Laws | of the | Legislature | of the 1 State | of | New York, I in Force Against the | Loyal- ists, I and 1 Affecting the Trade ( of Great Britain, | and | British Merchants, | and others having Property in | that State. | 8vo (8J^ by 5), 8vo, half red morocco, original marbled wrappers bound in. London:] Printed by H.Reynell . . . M.DCC.LXXXVL [1786] Collation: Half-title, one leaf, verso blank; Title, one leaf, verso blank; Preface, pp. v-viii; Contents, pp. ix-xv, verso of last blank; Laws, pp. [9]-i55, I blank; The Definitive Treaty . . . between His Britannic Majesty, and the United States, pp. 157-163, i blank; Appendix, pp. 165-186. References: Sahin, No. 53743. Copies Located: H. L.; N. Y. S.; B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. P. 403. NEW YORK. January Session, 1786. Laws | of the | State | of I New- York, | Passed by the Legislature of said State, at their Ninth Session. | [January 31 to May 5, 1786.] Folio (i4>i by 9^), half blue crushed levant morocco, lacks two leaves. New- York: I Printed by Samuel and John Loudon, | Printers to the State. | M,DCC,LXXXVL [1786] Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Table, pp. [3]-4; Laws, pp. [5]- 137. This copy lacks pp. 65-68 (signature S) and has the following pages wrongly numbered, — 70 is 71, 71 is 70, 113 is 109, and 116 is 112. Pages 53- 56 are in duplicate forming signatures O and P. References: Evans, No. 19854. Copies Located: L. C; N. Y. P.; A. A. S.; S. L. M.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U. N. Y. S.; 404. NEW YORK. January Session, 1787. Laws | of the | State | of | New- York, | Passed by the Legislature of said State, at their Tenth Session. [January 21 to April 21, 1787.] | [Arms of New York.] I Folio (17 by \o}4), half blue crushed levant morocco, uncut, name in ink on title-page, small tear in title and last leaf repaired, a few slight stains on margins of a very few leaves. New- York: I Printed by Samuel and John Loudon, Printers to the State, i M,DCC,LXXXVIL [1787] Magnificent Copy, Entirely Uncut and Perfect. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Contents, 2 pages; Laws, pp. [5]- 212. References: Evans, No. 20578. , ^ „ . »t ,, Copies Located: L. C; N. Y. P.; A. A. S.; S. L. M.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. S. The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW YORK 405. NEW YORK. Special Laws, 1788. Mercantile Laws | of the | State of New- York. | Collected and Arranged | For the Con- venience of I Merchants and Others | Concerned | in Trade. | 8vo (7>^ by 4^), half blue crushed levant morocco, slight stain on few comers. New-York: | Printed by Francis Childs. | M,DCC,LXXXVIII. [1788] [See Illustration] Exceedingly Rare. "The First Work of Its Kind Put Forth in New York." — Sabin. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Printer's Note and Contents, 2 pages; Laws, pp. 1-54. References: Evans, No. 21317; Sabin, No. 53772. Not in Church. This is The Only Copy Known. The copy formerly in the New York State Library was destroyed by fire. Has the Autograph Signature of Comfort Sands, an important personage in the affairs of New York City, who was a member of the Committee of Observa- tion on the Non- Importation Agreement of 1775; also of the Committee of 100 charged with the Administration of local affairs in 1775; and a Director of the Bank of New York, as well as a member of the First New York Chamber of Commerce. 406. NEW YORK. February Session, 1788. Laws | of the | State | of New- York, | Passed by the Legislature of said State, at their Eleventh Session. [February 6 to March 22, 1788.] | [Arms of New York.] | Folio (13^ by 9}i), half blue crushed levant mor- occo, lower corner of a few of the first leaves very slightly gnawed, two leaves have margins cut close at top. New- York: | Printed by Samuel and John Loudon, Printers to the State, | M,DCC,LXXXVIII. [1788] Fine and Perfect Copy. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso Table of Contents, 3 pages, the last one numbered, 4; Laws, pp. [5J-222, the last one ending with text, — End of the Laws of the Eleventh Session. References: Evans, No. 21316, where the pagination is given as pp. 223. Inserted is a one-page contemporary manuscript Index, containing entries in reference to the laws in this volume, among them, one on Slaves. Copies Located: L. C; N. Y. P.; B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. S. 407. NEW YORK. Letter by Gerard Bancker, 1788, Treasurer OF New York State. Letter, Signed, 2 pages, 4to, New York, May 30th, 1788. To Egbert Benson, Attorney General, asking for instructions as to the method of issuing pensions paid to New York pensioners payable according to "An Act making provisions for OfiScers, Soldiers and Seamen, who have been disabled in the service of the United States," which was passed April 22, 1786. MERCANTILE LAWS of TH£ STATE OF NEW-YORK. .0 O L LE C T ED AND AR R A,,N G E D FOR THE CONVENIENCE Ot I^IERGHANTS AND OTHERS coNcr r: N f. T' I N T R A D £, N E W . Y O F-. K PRINTED BY FRAKC* Ci-'tPiN ■UjDSCjLiXJi « iii. Reduced Facsimile of Title-Page [No. 405] The Benedict Collection of Eably American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW YORK 408. NEW YORK. Laws, 1789. Laws | of the | State of New- York, | Comprising | The Constitution, | and | The Acts of the Legis- lature since the Revolution, | From | The First to the Twelfth Session, inclusive. | Published According to an Act of the Legis- ifotj^j-'^ lature, the 15th April, 1786. | [Arms of New York.] | In Two Volumes. | 2 vols, folio (15 by 10), original calf and leather labels, small piece torn from blank corners of three leaves. New- York: | Printed by Hugh Gaine, at his Printing-Ofifice and Book-Store, at the Bible, in Hanover-Square. M,DCC,LXXXIX. [1789 Fine and Perfect Copy of These Compiled Laws. Edited by Samuel Jones and Richard Variclc. With the blank end-papers. Collation: Vol. I. — Title, one leaf, verso blank; Preface, one leaf, verso blank; Constitution, pp. 1-14; Laws, pp. 15-336; Index, pp. (ii), i blank; Appendix, pp. xii; Contents, i leaf, verso blank. — Vol. II. Title, one leaf, verso blank; Laws, pp. 1-461; i blank; Index, pp. (17). References: rirae^ No. 632; Eirani, No. 22.012; ^oJiw, No. 53735; Forii, Page 163. Copies Located: L. C; N. Y. P.; N. Y. H.; Y. U.; H. S. P.; A. A. S.; H. L.; N. Y. S.; L. C; S. L. M. (Vol. 2 only); B. A. N. Y.; C. U. 409. NEW YORK. January Session, 1789. Laws | of the | State | of I New- York, | Passed by the Legislature of said State, at their Twelfth Session. [January 5 to March 3, 1789.] | [Arms of New York.] | Folio (14 by 9>?), half blue crushed levant morocco, corners slightly rounded, a few slight stains on mar- gins. New- York: | Printed by S. & J. Loudon, Printers to the State. M,DCC,LXXXIX. [1789 An Exceptionally Fine Copy Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Table, pp. [31-4; Laws, pp. [6]-8l, verso of last blank. References: Evans, No. 22013. Copies Located: L. C; N. Y. P.; N. Y. H.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. S. The autograph Signature of John M. Hogenkamp, Town Clk. is in three places. 410. NEW YORK. July Session, 1790. Laws | of the | State of New- York.] I Volume the Third. [First and Second Meetings of the Thirteenth Session, July 14 to April, 6, 1790.] | [Arms of New York.] I Folio (15 by 9)4), half blue crushed levant morocco, very slight stain on few corners. New-York: | Printed by Francis Childs and John Swaine, | Printers to the State. — 1790 Fine and Perfect Copy. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Laws to First Meeting, pp. 2; Laws to Second Meeting, pp. [31-48. References: Evans, No. 22720. Copies Located: L. C; N. Y. P.; N. Y. H.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. S. Under the Management of the American Art Association Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW YORK 411. NEW YORK. January Session, 1791. Laws | of the | State | of I New- York. | Fourteenth Session. [January 18 to March 24, 1 79 1.] I [Arms of New York.] | FoHo (i3>i by 9) half blue crushed levant morocco, corners rounded. New- York: | Printed by Francis Childs and John Swaine, Printers to the State. | M,DCC,XCI. [1791 Perfect Copy. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Laws, pp. [31-38; Table, 2pp. References: Evans, No. 23617. Copies Located: L. C; N. Y. P.; N. Y. H.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U.;N. Y. S. 412. NEW YORK. January Session, 1792. Laws | of the | State | of I New- York. | Fifteenth Session [January 12 to April 12, 1792.] I [Arms of New York.] | Folio (153^ by 9>^), half blue crushed levant morocco, corners slightly rounded, a very slight stain on few pages. New- York: | Printed by Francis Childs and John Swaine, [ Printers to the State. | M,DCC,XCn. [1792] Fine and Perfect Copy. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Laws, pp. [3]-74i Table, 2 pages. References: Evans, No. 24603. Copies Located: L. C; N. Y. P.; N. Y. H.; B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. S.; C. U. 413. NEW YORK. Proclamation by Governor Clinton, 1793. [Woodcut of Arms of New York.] By George Clinton, Governor of the State of New- York, | General and Commander in Chief of all the Militia, and | Admiral of the Navy of the Same: | A Proclamation. | Whereas by the Statute entitled "An Act to prevent bringing | "in and spreading of Infectious Distempers in this I "State," it is enacted "That all Vessels of whatever kind | "they may be having on board any Person or Persons infect- 1 ed with the Yellow Fever . . . | [Signed] Given at the City of JSfew-York under my Hand and the | Privy Seal this thirteenth day of September in the Se- | venteenth year of the Independence of the said State. | Geo: CHnton. | Folio (13H by 8>^), Broadside. [New York, 1793] An Exceedingly Rare Broadside Relative to Yellow Fever Epi- demic IN Philadelphia. Issued by Governor Clinton in Order to Pre- vent the Speading of the Same to New York. Hitherto Unrecorded. , „t 1 j 1 Orders that no person infected shall come nearer than the Island commonly called Bedlow's Island." Prohibits vessels entermg from Philadelphia, Pa. The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW YORK 414. NEW YORK. Military Patents, 1793. A | List | of the | Names of Persons to Whom | Military Patents | have Issued Out of the I Secretary's Office, | and to whom | Delivered. | Published by Order of the Legislature. | Folio (13^ by 8^), sewed, uncut. In cloth folder and blue crushed levant morocco back slip-case. Slight stains. [New- York:] Printed by Francis Childs and John Swaine, Printers to the State. | 1793 [See Illustration] Fine Copy of the Original Edition of the First Complete List, Issued by Authority of the State of New York, Containing the Names OF Over 1800 Men Who Served During the American Revolution, and TO Whom Military Patents Were Issued by the State. Unknown TO Sabin. Exceedingly Scarce. Collation: Title, one leaf, ve^so, authorization by Senate and Assembly; List, pp. [3]-25, verso of last blank. Copies Located: N. Y. P.; N. Y. H.; B. A. N. Y. Only 300 copies of this Abstract, made by the Secretary of New York, were authorized to be printed. The work is of great historical importance. The names are arranged in alphabetical order. 415. NEW YORK. January Session, 1794. Laws | of the | State | of of I New- York. | Seventeenth Session. [January 8 to March 27, 1794.] I [Arms of New- York.] | Folio (i4>^ by ^yi), sewed, margins of all leaves gnawed on lower right half, some badly, resulting in the loss of some of the text of the Act on first leaf, the text of the Acts on succeeding pages is not damaged, but the printed marginal notes are gnawed into in several cases; altho the title is badly gnawed, no text of the same is missing, with the exception of the last two letters of Swaine the printer. New- York. | Printed by Francis Childs and John Swaine, Printers to the State. | M,DCC,XCIV. [1794 As far as the actual "body" of the Laws is concerned, this copy (with the exception of the first leaf of same) is complete with no text missing. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Laws, pp. [31-36; Table, 2 pages. Copies Located: H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U.; N. Y. S.; N. Y. P. 416. NEW YORK. January Session, 1795. Laws | of the | State | of I New- York. | Eighteenth Session. [January 29 to April 9, I795-] I [Arms of New York.] | Folio (14^ by 9>^), half blue crushed levant morocco, outer margins slightly gnawed near center, beyond marginal notes, a few slight stains on some corners. New- York: — Printed by Francis Childs, Printer to the State. M,DCC,XCV. [1795] Fine and Perfect Copy. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Laws, pp. [3]-55; Table, pp. [56-57], verso of last blank. Copies Located: H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U.; N. Y. S.; N. Y. P. LIST OF T H t NAMES OF PERSONS TO WHOM MILITARY PATENTS HAVE ISSUED OUT Of THX SECRETARY'S OFFICE, AND TO WHOM DELIVERED. Published ^^ Order tf the LEcisLAxuRr. r.imcd by'FRANCIS CHILDS and JOHN SWAINE, Prhifcrs to the St«W. — 1793-— Reduced Facsimile of Title-Page [No. 414] The Benedict Collection of Early | American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW YORK 417. NEW YORK. January Session, 1796. Laws | of the | State | of I New- York. I Nineteenth Session. [January 9 to April 11, 1796.] i [Arms of New York.] | Folio {i^}4 by 9)4), half blue crushed levant morocco, margins gnawed at right center, out- side of notes. New- York: | Printed by John Childs, For the Printer to the State. I 1796 Perfect and Desirable Copy. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Laws, pp. [3]-54; Table, 2 pages. Copies Located: H. L. S.; C. U.; N. Y. P. 418. NEW YORK. Special Laws, 1801. Laws | of the | State of New- York, I viz, I An Act for the assessment and collection of Taxes; I An Act for defraying the public and necessary Charge of the | respective Counties of this State ; | An Act to regulate High- ways ; I An Act recommending a Convention for the purposes therein | mentioned ; | An Act to Repeal the Acts and parts of Acts therein mentioned; | Passed at the Second Meeting of the Twenty-Fourth | Session of the Legislature, and Published pur- 1 suant to a concurrent Resolution of the | 8th Day of April, 1 801. I 8vo (8^ by sX), stitched, uncut. In cloth folder and blue crushed levant morocco back slip-case. Corner of one leaf torn, with the loss of a few letters. Albany: | Printed by | Charles R. & George Webster, | Corner of State and Pearl Street, | 1801 [See Illustration] Fine Copy, Entirely Uncut, of This Excessively Rare Item. The Only Copy Known. Unknown to Bibliographers. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso Resolve relative to the printing of the above; Acts; pp. [3]-54. 419. NEW YORK. Special Acts, 1818. An Act. | To Organize the Militia | of the | State of New- York, | Passed April 21, 1813 Published | By order of the Legislature. | [Emblem and Arms.] Albany: | Printed by I. W. Clark. | 1818 ALSO Amendments | to the | Militia Law, | Passed March 13, 1821. | Printed by Webster and Skinners, Albany [1821] The two tracts bound together as one vol. 8vo (8J^ by $}4), sewed, some leaves stained. Albany, 181 2-182 1 These two tracts are seldom found together. Collation: Title to Act, one leaf, verso blank; Index, pp. [3]-i2; Act, PP- [91-46; one leaf blank; Amendments, pp. 12. References: Sahin, No. 53459, where the first is cited under the Act of 1793, a wrong entry as this Act was passed April 21, 1818. The "Amendments" IE unknown to him. LAWS OF THE State of new.york, VI z~ JN /fUT for iheaffemnent and colleaion of Taxes; AN ACT Sar defraying the pubUc and neceffary Chacge of tKe refpeftive Counties of this State ; 4Ar JCT to regulate HigLvvaj-s j •^N JCT recommending 4 Convention for ihe purpoies therein mentioned ; ./^iV /i'CT to REPEAL the ACTS and parts ot acts therein racritioned. Ififlicl ..-'i-i^^je:,. Sncqmd Meeting of -the twenty, fotrih fi,:%.M) 'pi; of the Legiflature, find Publiflied pur- rS'^^jii* ioa concurrent Refolution of the 8fh;.B,iy.of April, 1801. ALBANY. PRmrsD Br CHARLES R. isf GEORGE WEBSTER, Corner of State and Pearl Sfreet?. iSO!. Reduced Facsimilb op Title-Page [No. 4181 The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW YORK 420. NEW YORK. Letter by Archibald M'Intyre, 1819. A I Letter | to | His Excellency | Daniel D. Tompkins, | Late Gov- ernor I of the I State of New- York. | 8vo (9^ by 6%"), original wrappers, uncut, slight stain on few corners. Albany: | Printed by Jeremiah Tryon . . . | 1819 First Edition. Fine Copy, Entirely Uncut. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Letter, pp. [3]-ii2; Appendix, xl. References: Sabin, No. 43337. Written to Tompkins while Vice-President of the United States, and signed by Archibald M'Intyre, Comptroller of the State of New York. It relates to the settlement of the accounts of the late governor, of which a full abstract is given, together with the correspondence. 421. NEW YORK. Assembly and Senate Documents, 1820-1821. A Series of Numbered and Un-numbered Assembly Documents, from November 7th, 1820 to March 20, 1821. Number 5 is the first one bearing its number and No. 123 the last. Together, 120 documents (i3>^ by 8>^), broadsides and leaflet. [Albany, 1820-1821] An Almost Complete Series of These Publications. Very Rare, Especially so in the Above State. No Complete Series of Legislative Documents Was Published Prior to 1830. The Above Set Is Probably Unique. All the Documents are Assembly unless otherwise stated. Contents. 1820: — • Nov. 7. Governor's Speech, pp. 7, wrongly numbered 4. Nov., no date. Rules and Orders. Broadside. Nov. 9. Resolution relative to Slavery. Broadside. [Nov., no date.] Alphabetical List of Counties, and Members. Broadside Nov. 10. No. 5. Act Recommending a Convention, pp. 3. Nov. 10. No. 6. Act, declaring that Slavery cannot exist by the Consti- tution and Laws of the State. Broadside. Nov. 10. No. 7. Standing Committees for the Assembly, pp. 4. Nov. II. No. 8. Act for final settlement of the Accounts of the governor, pp. 2. Nov. II. No. 9. Act concerning the Erie and Champlain Canals, pp. 2. Nov. 8. No. 10. Message from the governor, pp. 10. Nov. 13. No. II. Substitute for bill relative to settlement of governor's accounts, pp. 2. Nov. 13. No. 12. Report of the Attorney General, pp. 2. Nov. 17. No. 14. Act recommending a Convention, pp.3. Nov. 17. No. 15. Act concerning the Erie and Champlain Canals, pp. 2. Nov. 20. No. 16. Objections of the Council to the bill calling a Conven- tion, pp. 3. Nov. 20. No. 17. Act for directing the mode of levying executions on real estate, pp. 2. Contents, i 82 i : — Jan. 9. No. 18. Report of Committee on the objections of the Council of Revision, to the bill calling a Convention, pp. 14. Jan. 10. No. 19. Report of the Commissioners of the Canal Fund. pp. 4. Jan. 12. No. 20. Act to amend and Act to extend the jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace, pp. 3. \Coniiniied Under the Management of the American Art Association Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW YORK 421. NEW YORK. Assembly Documents, 1 820-1 821 : Continued. Jan. 12. No. 21. Report of the Comptroller on the sale of Bank Stock, pp. 4. Jan. 13. No. 22. Report of the Comptroller on the Sinking Fund. pp. 10, Jan. 15. No. 23. Act to obtain the authority of the People for a State Convention, pp. 7. Jan. 16. No. 24. Resolutions relative to Trade, pp. 2. Jan. 16. No. 25. Amendment to Bill relative to State Printers. Broadside. Jan. 17. No. 26. Act to amend an Act providing for the dissolution of Insurance companies in New York City. pp. 2. Followed by two un- numbered issues containing the names of Members and Officers of the Senate and Assembly for 182 1. Jan. 18. No. 29. Act for collecting public revenue. Broadside. Jan. 18. No. 30. Message of the Governor, pp. 36. Jan. 18. No. 31. Petition of the National Institution to Promote Indus- try, pp. 6. Jan. 18. No. 32. In Senate. Same as preceding, pp. 6. Jan. 19. No. 33. Report for the Incorporation of Lancaster Schools, pp.3. Jan. 19. No. 34. Act relative to the poor of Madison County, pp. 2. Jan. 20. No. 35. Act declaring owners of equitable freehold estates entitled to vote. On verso, No. 36. Act directing the Canal Commissioners to levy and collect the local tax. 2pp. \ Jan. 20. No. 38. Communication from the Comptroller, pp. 3. Jan. 22. No. 39. Act concerning Estates of habitual Drunkards, pp. 2. Jan. 22. Un-numbered. Albany Post-Office. Regulations for closing Mails. Broadside. Jan. 26. No. 40. Act for relief of certain School Districts. Broadside. Jan. 26. No. 41. Comptroller's Annual Report, pp.34- Jan. 27. No. 42. In Senate. Act to alter the mode of taking evidence in the Court of Chancery, pp. 2. . Jan. 27. No. 43. In Senate. Act to facilitate the administration of Justice. Jan. 30. No. 44. In Senate. Act limiting the compensation of certain Offi- cers of the government, ip. ■ ■. r^- Jan. 26. No. 45. Act for establishing a Court of Common Pleas in the City of New York. pp. 2. ■ ■ l /-• r Jan. 26. No. 46. Report of the Inspectors of State Prison, in the City ot New York. pp. 14, and three tables. , „ . . d j Jan. 31. No. 47. In Senate. Act to reduce the price of Printing. Broad- side. , . ,, Feb. I. No. 48. Act to repeal a portion of an act to prevent abuses in the practice of the Law. Broadside. Jan. 30. No. 49. Treasurer's Annual Report, pp. 6. , , ,,. Feb. 2. No. 50. Act authorizing Freeholders to alter time of holding town meetings. Broadside. Feb. I. No. 51. Message of the Governor. Broadside. Jan. 30. No. 52. Report of the Trustees of Union College, pp. 4. Feb. 3. No. 53. Communication from the Comptroller relative to Courts Martial, pp. 71. Feb. 5. No. 54. Act to erect the County of Monroe, pp.3. Feb. 5. No. 55. In Senate. Opinion of the Chancellor on the bill relative to evidence, pp. 4. , ■ c a. Feb. 6. No. 56. In Senate. Act providing for the appointment ot otticers. Broadside. , ^ ■ nn n Feb. 7. No. 57. Report of the Committee on the Convention Bill. pp. 6. Feb. 7. No. SS. Act recommending a Convention, pp. 4. r • ^ ' \C(mhnuea The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27ih NEW YORK 421. NEW YORK. Assembly Documents, 1820-1821: Cow/wwed. Feb. 7. No. 59. In Senate. Report of the Joint Committee on Quit-Rents. pp. 2. Feb. 7. No. 60. Communication from the Comptroller on the value of estates, pp. 4. Feb. 10. No. 61. Report of the Committee on the Acts imposing Oaths, pp. 4. Feb. 10. No. 62. Act to amend certain Acts whereby oaths of office are required, pp. 2. Feb. 10. No. 63. Act providing for taking a Census, pp. 3. Feb. 10. No. 64. Message of the Governor, pp. 24. Feb. 10. No. 65. Act establishing Town Courts, pp. 14. Feb. 12. No. 66. Report of the Inspectors of the Auburn Prison, pp. 8. and 2 tables. Feb. 16. No. 67. In Senate. Act to divide certain Cities and Counties, pp. 2. Feb. 16. No. 68. Report of the committee on the Memorial of J. Swart- wout. pp. 3. Feb. 16. No. 69. Act incorporating Directors in the North River Bank. pp. 4- Feb. 17. No. 70. Act relative to an Act concerning Judgments and Exe- cutions. Broadside. Feb. 17. No. 71. Act recommending a Convention, pp. 4. / Feb. 14. No. 72. Communication from the Comptroller relative to Gover- nor's Accounts, pp. 4. Feb. 12. No. 73. Message of the Governor, pp. 6. Feb. 19. No. 74. Report of the Committee of Claims upon the Petition of Ezekiel Sayles. pp. 2. Feb. 19. No. 75. Act relative to lands in Military tract, ip. Feb. 19. No. 76. Act for recording Deeds in Greene County. 2pp. Feb. 20. No. 77. Message of the Governor, ip. Feb. 21. No. 78. In Senate. Act to amend an Act concerning costs, ip. Feb. 16. No. 79. Message of the Governor. 2pp. Feb. 19. No. 80. Communication from the Comptroller, pp. 4. Feb. 21. No. 81. Report of the New York Bank for Savings, pp.5. Feb. 26. No. 82. In Senate. Act to amend an Act regulating Highways. Broadside, pp. 3. Feb. 21. No. 83. Report of the Superintendent of Common Schools, pp.17. Feb. 23. No. 84. Communication from the Controller, ip.; verso, — Feb. 23. No. 85. Continuation of the preceding. 2 pp. Feb. 24. No. 86. Message from the Governor, pp. 4. Feb. 28. No. 87. Report of the Committee on Currency, pp. 3; verso, Feb. 28. No. 88. Act to enable the bank of New York to buy and sell stock. Feb. 28. No. 89. Act to amend an act concerning Mortgages, pp. 2. Feb. 21. No. 90. Communication from the Comptroller on Canal Contracts, pp. 130. March 2. No. 91. In Senate. Act for Distribution of Insolvent Estates, pp. 2. March 3. No. 92. In Senate. Amendment offered by Mr. Granger on the bill recommending a Convention. Broadside. March 5. No. 94. Report of the Committee on the Memorial to Eckford. pp. 2. March 5. No. 95. Act to Incorporate the New York Mechanic Life Insur- ance Co. pp. 4. March 5. No. 96. Act to regulate Internal Navigation, pp. 2. [Continiud Under the Management of the American Art Association Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW YORK 421. NEW YORK. Assembly Documents, 1820-1821: Continued. March 5. No. 97. Act to amend and act relative to powers of certain Judges, pp. 2. March 5. No. 98. Report of the Committee on Colleges, pp. 6. March 5. No. 99. Act for Increasing School Fund. pp. 2. March 5. No. 100. Act concerning State Prisons, pp. 2. March 7. No. loi. In Senate. Act concerning Reports of adjudications in Chancery. Broadside. March 8. No. 102. Act compelling certain officers to make reports. March 8. No. 103. Report relative to Freeholders and Agriculturists in the County of Westchester, pp. 2. March 8. No. 104. Report of the Committee on Salaries, ip. March 9. No. 105. Act authorizing a fund for the support of female literature, pp. 2. March 13. No. 106. Act to amend an act relative to the Organization of the Militia, pp. 6. March 13. No. 107. Report of the Committee on Auburn Prison, pp. 9. March 13. No. 109. Report of the Committee on Agriculture, pp. 2. ' March 13. No. no. Act to amend an act relative to Judgments and Exe- cutions. Broadside. March 15. No. iii. Report of the Joint Committee on the conduct of individuals holding office under the general government, pp. 44. March 15. No. 112. Act to amend an act to prevent Usury, pp. 2. March 16. No. 114. Report of the Committee on the petition of the Seventh Day worshippers, ip.; verso, — March 16. No. 115. Act for suppressing Immorality, ip. March 16. No. 116. Report of the Committee on the petition of the Sufferers on the Niagara Frontier, pp. 3. March 16. No. 117. Act to remunerate the Sufferers on the Niagara Frontier, pp. 3. March 17. No. 118. Act to amend an act to perpetuate the testimony of witnesses. Broadside. March 17. No. 119. Amendments to the State Prison Bill. pp. 2. March 20. No. 120. Act concerning Banks, pp. 2. March 17. No. 121. Act for the payment of the officers of the government. pp. 3. March 19. No. 122. Report of the Attorney General on the petition of Martha Bradstreet. pp. 6. „ . _ , March 20. No. 123. Report of the Standing Committee on Erie Canal. March 20. No. 124. Act to provide construction of Salina Branch Canal. pp. 2. From the Above it Will be Seen that, with the Possible Exception OF Three or Four Numbers, this is a Complete Series of Assembly Documents for this Period. The Benedict Collection of Eably Amehican Law s Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NEW YORK 422. NEW YORK. Assembly Report, 1821. Report [ of the | Joint Committee | of the | Senate and Assembly, | In relation to the Message of the Governor of the | i8th of January last, implicat- ing the conduct | of sundry individuals holding office | under the General Government. | With the | Documents | accompany- ing the same. | 8vo (9X by 6), sewed, uncut. Signature of John M. Williamson on title. Albany: | Printed by Cantine & Leake, | 1821 Fine Copy, Entirely Uncut. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank. Report, pp. [sJ-yi. Relative to Governor Clinton's charge, which the Committee reports must "have been designed to apply to the President of the United States, and to the heads of Department at Washington; and to implicate them, as 'having an organized and disciplined corps' of their officers in this state, for the purpose of improperly interfering in our elections." NORTH CAROLINA 423. NORTH CAROLINA. Laws, 1752. A i Collection | of | All the the Public | Acts of Assembly, | of | The Province of | North- Carolina: I Now in Force and Use. | Together with the Titles of all such Laws as are Obsolete, Ex- | pir'd or Repeal'd. | And also, an exact Table of the Titles of the Acts in Force. | Revised by Commissioners appointed by an Act of the General As- | sembly of the said Province, for that Purpose; and Examined with the | Records, and Confirmed in full Assembly. | [Printer's orna- ments.] I Small folio (11 by yf^), half crimson crushed levant morocco; lacks pp. 331-334 (Sig. P4). [Newbern: Printed by James Davis, M,DCC,LII. [1752] [See Illustration] Exceedingly Scarce. The title and leaves have been washed. The Tower copy with date of 175 1 calls for Table of 8 pages. Collation: Title, verso blank; Dedication, one leaf, verso blank; Second Charter of Carolina, pp. xii; Great Deed of Grant, one leaf, verso blank; Acts, pp. 1-65, verso of last blank, 67-77, verso of last blank, 79-83, verso of last blank, 85-101, verso of last blank, 103-125, verso of last blank, 127-173, verso of last blank, 175-245. verso of last blank, 247-291, verso of last blank, 293- 330, 335-353, verso of last blank; Additional Session Law, — Anno Regni | Georgn II, | | | At a General Assembly, held at Bath-Town, the | Thirty First Day of March. . . One | Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty Two. I pp. 355-371, verso of last blank; Table, pp. 2. References: Weeks, No. 5; Tower, Nos. 638 (dated, 1751) and 639; Evans, No. 6903, the additional Session Law not being listed; Evans, this issue not listed. Copies Located: L. C; N. Y. S.; N. C. S.; U. N. C; H. S. P.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; A. A. S. (Imperfect); C. U. These Laws were printed in 1751, but the greater portion bear the date of 1752.. This copy has Autograph Signature of Samuel Johnston, member of the Con- tmental Congress from 1780-1783, on original fly-leaf. A COLLECTION O F All the PUBLIC ACTS OF ASSEMBLY, O F The PROVINCE of NORTH'CAROLINA: Now in FORCE and USE. Together with the TITLES of all fuch L A W.S as aiR Obfoletc, Es pir'd, or Repeal'd. And alfo, an exafl TABLE of the Titles of the ACTS in Force. Revised by CommiJ^oners appointed by an AB of the GENERAL AS- SEMBL T cf the faid^ Province, for that Purfofe ; and Examinrdiiith iii Records, and Cftifirmed iilfuV AJfembly. NE JVB E R N: Printed by James Davh. M.DCQLIL Reduced Facsimile of Title-Page [No. 423] The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NORTH CAROLINA 424. NORTH CAROLINA. Revised Laws, 1773. A | Complete Revisal | of all the | Acts | of | Assembly, | of the Province of I North-Carolina, | Now in Force and Use. | Together | with the Titles of All such Laws as | are Obsolete, Expired, or Repealed. With I Marginal Notes and References, and an | Exact Table to the Whole. | Small folio (11^ by 7K). original sheep, new leather labels, cracked at hinges and few margins stained. Newbern: | Printed by James Davis, Printer to the Honourable the House of | Assembly. MDCCLXXIII. [1773] [See Illustration] Perfect Copy as to text, with the original end-papers, the signature of (John) Sitgreaves the jurist, and an officer in Richard Caswell's regiment of Militia in 1776, member of the Continental Congress, and U. S. District Judge for North Carolina, is on title-page. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Dedication by James Davis, 2pp.; The Second Charter of Carolina, pp. ix, verso of last. Great Deed of Grant; Acts, pp. 1-566; Table, 9pp., verso of last blank. References: Weeks, No. 34; Sabin, No. 55603; Evans, No. 12904; Not in Tower. Copies Located: N. C. S.; U. N. C; S. L. M.; L. C; N. Y. P.; N. Y. H ■ H. L. S.; B. a. N. Y.; N. Y. S.; C. U.; M. H. S. Compiled by James Davis, who infers in his dedication to Governor Martin, that this is the second edition of the revised laws of North Carolina ; it is how- ever commonly known as the third revisal. 425. NORTH CAROLINA. November Session, 1787. The | Laws | of I North Carolina. | At a General Assembly, begun and held at Tarborough on the eighteenth | Day of November, in the Year of our Lord One-Thousand Seven Hun- | dred and Eighty-seven, and in the Twelfth Year of the Independence of | the said State, being the first Session of the said Assembly. | [ — December 22, 1787.] Folio (13^ by 8|4), sewed, uncut. [Colophon.] Newbern: Printed by Hodge & Willis, Printer to the State. [1787] Fine Uncut Copy. Collation: Laws, pp. [i]-30; authorization of printing, one page, verso. Contents. References: Weeks, No. 68. Copies Located: N. C. S.; U. N. C; B. A. N. Y.; C. U.; N. Y. S.; N. Y. P. Contains the act declaring the Treaty of Peace between the United States and Great Britain "to be part of the law of the land." A COMPLETE RE #1 SAL OF ALL THE ACTS 1773, o F ASSEMBLY, OF THE PROVINCE OF , NORTH-CAROLINA, NOW IN FORCE AND USE. U oia TOGETHER WITH THE TITLES OF ALL SUCH LAWS AS ARE OBSOLETE, EXPIRED, OR REPEALED. WITH MARGINAL NOTES AND REFERENCES, AND AN EXACT TABLE TO THE WHOLE, N E W B E R N: Printed by JAMES DAVIS, Printer to the Honourable the House or Assembly. MDCCLXXIII. Reducbd Facsimile of Title-Page [No. 424] The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NORTH CAROLINA 426. NORTH CAROLINA. November Session, 1788. Laws | of | North-Carolina. | At a General Assembly, begun and held at Fayetteville, on the third Day | of November, in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred | and Eighty-Eight . . . I . . . being the first Session of the said Assembly. | [ — | December 3, 1788.] Folio (14^^ by ^}4), sewed, uncut. [Colophon.] Eden ton: Printed by Hodge & Willis, Printers to the State. [1788] Fine Uncut Copy. Collation: Laws, pp. [i]-27; Contents, p. [28]. References: Weeks, No. 76. Copies Located: N. C. S.; U. N. C; B. A. N. Y.; C. U.; N. Y. S.; N. Y. P. 427. NORTH- CAROLINA. Laws, 1791. Laws i of the | State | of | North-Carolina. | Published, According to Act of Assembly, | By James Iredell, | Now one of the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States. | [Printer's ornaments.] j Small folio {i2}i by 7}i), original sheep, new back and leather labels. Edenton : | Printed by Hodge & Willis, | Printers to the State of North-Carolina, j M,DCC,XCI. [1791] Fine Copy, with original end-papers, and an additional Session Law bound in. Laid in is an excerpt of Hampton L. Carson's article on "James Wilson and James Iredell." The autograph signature of William Norwood is on title. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; blank leaf; Preface, pp. |iii]-iv; Contents, one leaf, verso blank; Second Charter of Carolina, pp. [i]-7, verso of last, Great Deed of Grant; Laws, pp. [91-647; Treaty of Peace, between Ameri- ica and Great Britain and Constitution of U. S. pp. 648-660; Appendix, pp. 661-712; Index, pp. xxi; List of Subscribers, pp. [xxii]-[xxiv]; Also Addi- tional Session Law, — Laws | of | North-Carolina. | At a General Assembly, begun and held at Newbern, | On the Fifth Day of December, in the year of our Lord One Thous- | sand Seven Hundred and Ninety-One, . . . f pp. 713-732. References: Weeks, No. 88; Tower, No. 639; Sabin, No. 55637; Evans, No. 23641. Copies Located: N. C. S.; U. N. C; H. S. P.; N. Y. H.; N. Y. P.; J. C. B.; S. L. M.; H. L.; N. Y. S.; L. C; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U. Contains the Laws passed at the various Sessions from 1715 to 1790, printed in the form of Session Laws, with caption at head of each session. The Laws for 1791, which this copy contains, do not appear in all copies. Under the Management of the American Art Association Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NORTH CAROLINA 428. NORTH CAROLINA. Laws, 1792. A | Collection | of the | Stat- utes I of the Parliament of | England | in Force in the State of | North-Carolina. | Published According to a Resolve of the General Assembly | By Francois-Xavier Martin, Esq. | Coun- sellor at Law. I 4to (9>^ by 7^), rebound in full sheep, lacks pp. 401-404. Newbern: | From the Editor's Press. | 1792 Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Preface, pp. iii-iv; Table, pp. v- xxvi; Statutes, pp. [ii-396; Appendix, pp. 397-400, 405-407; Index and Errata, pp. 408-424; Subscribers, 3pp., verso of last blank. References: Weeks, No. 92; Sabin, No. 44870; Evans, No. 24627. Copies Located: L. C; N. C. S.; U. N. C; H. C; S. L. M.; A. A. S.; J. C. B.; N. Y. p.; N. Y. S.; N. Y. H.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U. The Subscribers' List contains 104 names, indicating that not many more than this number of copies were printed. 429. NORTH CAROLINA. Laws, 1794. A | Collection | of the | Private Acts | of the | General Assembly | of the | State of North- Carolina. I From the Year 1715, to the Year 1790, inclusive, | Now in Force and Use. | [Printer's ornament.] | 4to {ioj4 by 8), original calf, new leather label. Newbern: | Francois-Xavier Martin. | 1794 Fine and Perfect Copy. With original end-papers, and the Editor's— F. X. Martin, book-plate. Collation: Leaf containing "Extracts from the Journals of the General Assembly," January, 1794, with report of Committee on Publication, recto blank; Title, one leaf, verso blank; Prefatory Note, one leaf, verso blank; Acts. pp. [i]-246; Appendix and Table, pp. 247-1252]. Duplicate Signature L (pp. 41-44) bound in. References: Weeks, No. gg; Sabin, No. 55602. , „ „ ,, ,, ,, Copies Located: N. C. S.; U. N. C; S. L. M.; H. L.; N. Y. P.; N. Y. H.; H. L. S.; N. Y. S.; L. C; B. A. N. Y.; C. U. 430. NORTH CAROLINA. July Session, 1794. Laws | of | North- Carolina. I At a General Assembly, begun and held at Newbern, on the I seventh day of July, in the Year of our Lord One Thous- and Seven Hundred and Ninety-Four . . . | . . . Bemg the Second Session of the said As- | sembly. | Folio (15M by 8K). sheets uncut. fColophon.l Newbern: From the Press of Francois X. Martin. [1794] Fine Uncut Copy. , , \t rr r 1 Collation: Laws, pp. [i]-9; Extract of a letter from N. Knox, p. [lo]. References: Not in Weeks. , ^ „ , xt -ir m x? c r- it Copies Located: S. L. M. (8pp.); H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. S.; C. U.; N. Y. P. The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NORTH CAROLINA 431. NORTH CAROLINA. December Session, 1794. Laws | of | North-Carolina. | At a General Assembly begun and held at the city of I Raleigh, on the thirtieth Day of December, in the Year of our I Lord One thousand seven hundred and ninety-four . . . I . . . Being the First | Session of said Assembly. | [ — Feb- ruary 7, 1795.] Folio (13^ by 8), sewed, uncut. [Colophon]. Halifax: Printed by Hodge & Will[is]. [1795] Fine Uncut Copy. Collation: Laws, pp. [iJ-39; Contents, pp. 39-[4o]; page 17 blank. References: Weeks, No. 104. Copies Located: N. C. S.; N. Y. P.; N. C; S. L. M. (20); B. A. N. Y.; H. L. S.;N. Y. S.;C. U. 432. NORTH CAROLINA. November Session, 1779. Laws | of | North-Carolina. | At a General Assembly, begun and held at Raleigh, on the twentieth day of | November, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety-seven, | . . . Being the first Session of the said Assembly. | [ — December 23, 1797.] Folio (143^ by 9), sewed, uncut. [Colophon.] Halifax: Printed by Abraham Hodge, Printer to the State. [1797] Fine Large Uncut Copy. Collation: Laws, pp. (i]-25; Contents, pp. 25-[26]. References: Weeks, No. 118. Copies Located: N. C. S.; U. N. C; B. A. N. Y.; S. L. M. (20pp.); H. L. S.;C. U.; N. Y. S.;N. Y. P. 433. NORTH CAROLINA. November Session, 1798. Laws | of | North-Carolina. | At a General Assembly begun and held at the city of Raleigh, on Monday the | nineteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and | ninety- eight ... I It being the First Session of this Assembly. | [ — -De- cember 24, 1798.] Folio (12 by Tyi), sewed, uncut. [Colophon.] Wilmington, (N.C.) Printed by A. Hall, Printer to the State. [1798] Fine Uncut Copy. Collation: Laws, pp. [i]-5o; Appendix, pp. 51-55 (wrongly lettered 56); Contents, pp. [56J-58. References: Weeks, No. 122. Copies Located: N. C. S.; U. N. C; S. L. M. (27pages); H. L. S.; C. U.; B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. S.;N. Y. P. THE LAWS Of the Province of PENNSILVANIA CoUeded into One Volumn, By Order of the Govermur and Affemhly of the faid Province. PrmedtSoldhy Andr. Bradford in Philadelphia, 1714. Reduced Pacsmilb op Titlb>Pagb LNo. 435] The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th NORTH CAROLINA 434. NORTH CAROLINA. Laws, 1804. The | Public Acts | of the | General Assembly | of | North-Carolina. | Volume L | Containing the Acts from 1715 to 1790; | Revised and Published, | Under the Authority of the Legislature, | By the Honorable James Iredell, Esquire, 1 1 and now Revised | By Francois-Xavier Martin. | [Also] The I Public Acts | of the | General Assembly | of | North-Carolina. I Volume n. I Containing the Acts from 1790 to 1803; | | | By Francois-Xavier Martin. | The 2 vols, in one, 4to (9^^ by 7^), original calf, binding somewhat worn. Newbern; | Martin & Ogden, 1804 Collation: Vol. I. Title, one leaf, verso blank; Prefatory Note, 2pp. Charter of Carolina, pp. 7, verso of last Great Deed of Grant; Acts, pp. [9]- 501; Errata, p. [502]; One blank leaf; Title to Vol. II, one leaf, verso blank; Prefatory Note, 2pp.; Acts, pp. [51-132; Session Laws, 1791-1803, pp. 133- 226; Index, 8 unnumbered pages; Errata, one leaf, verso blank; Advertisement of Books printed, one leaf, verso blank. References: Sabin, No. 55670. Copies Located: N. Y. P.; N. Y. H.; N. Y. S.; L. C; H. L. S.; S. L. M.; B. A. N. Y. PENNSYLVANIA 435. PENNSYLVANIA. Laws, 1714. The | Laws | Of the Province of | Pennsylvania Collected into | One Volumn, | By Order of the Governour and Assembly of the | said Province. | Small folio (12^ by 7^), original panelled calf, cracked at hinges, slight tears into margins of five leaves. In cloth folder and red levant morocco back slip-case. Printed & Sold by Andr. Bradford in Philadelphia, | 1714 [See Illustration] Fine, Perfect Copy of the Exceedingly Rare First Collected Laws OF Pennsylvania. With the original binding and the original end-paper at front. Collation: Blank leaf; Title, one leaf, verso. Advertisement to the Read- er; Contents, 2pp.; Acts, 89 leaves, numbered irregularly, as follows, — 1-13, 12, 13, 16-32, 34-37, 43, 40-54, 52, 56, 57, 58, 69-77, 76, 77, 80-96, 95, 96, 93. 94. 99-130. 127-142; 139, 144-175, 172, 177-184; blank leaf. References: Tower, No. 643; Hildeburn, No. 128; Sabin, No. 60192; Evans, No. 1712; Church, No. 860. Copies Located: B. M.; L. C. (2, both imperfect); H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; H. S. P.; N. Y. P.; P. S.; H. L.; N. Y. S. "Intended to give in full all the laws then in force, with titles of such as were obsolete, expired or repealed." — Hildeburn. Under the Management of the American A rt Association Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th PENNSYLVANIA 436. PENNSYLVANIA. Laws, 1728. The | Laws | of the | Province of I Pennsylvania: | Now in Force, Collected into One | Volumn. Publish'd by Order of the General [ Assembly of the aforesaic Province. | [Royal Arms.] | Small folio {ii}i by 7>^), full new sheep. Philadelphia : Printed and Sold by Andrew | Bradford, Printer to the Province, MDCCXXVIII. [1728] Fine and Perfect Copy of This Rare Second Issue of Bradford's Laws of Pennsylvania, Which Was Edited by Chief Justice David Lloyd. With the leaf at end, printed later and to be inserted in the body of the work. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Table, 4pp.; Acts. pp. [i]-302, 304-352, verso of last blank; and leaf [pp. 280-281], with colophon, "This Act comes in between Folio 280 and 281." In his page-numbers the printer dropped that for page 303, after which the odd numbers are transferred to the left-hand page, and the even numbers to the right. References: Tower, No. 655; Hildeburn, No. 336; Sahin, No. 60193; Evans, No. 3086. Copies Located: H. S. P.; N. Y. P.; S. L. M.; P. S.; H. L. S.; N. Y. S.; L. C; B. A. N. Y. This copy has the name of George Boone in large printed script, twice, on title; there is also the Autograph of Edw. Burd, on title. 437. PENNSYLVANIA. Laws, 1742. The | Charters | of the | Province of Pennsylvania | and | City of Philadelphia. | [Arms of Penn.] ALSO A I COLLECTION | of all the | Laws | Of the Province of | Penn- sylvania: I Now in Force. | Published by Order of Assembly. | [Arms of Penn.] | The two works in one volume, small folio (11^ by 7), original sheep, back strengthened by new hinges. Philadelphia: | Printed and Sold by B. Franklin. | M,DCC,XLII. [1742] Fine Copy. Perfect. The imprint and date of each title is the same. Collation: Title to Charter, one leaf, verso blank; Charter, pp. 3-30; Title to Laws, one leaf, verso blank; Laws, pp. 3-562 [pages 434, 435, 510 and 511, wrongly numbered, 418, 419, 511 and 512 respectively]; Appendix, title, one page, verso blank, Advertisement to Reader, pp. iii-iv, text, pp. 24; Table, pp. xi, verso of last blank. References: Tower, No. 670; Hildeburn, Nos. 755 and 757; Sabin, No. 59982; Curtis, Pages 75-76; Evans, No. 5033; Church, No. 943. Copies Located: H. S. P.; M. H. S.; S. L. M.; P. S.; H. L.; N. Y. P.; N. Y. H.; H. L. S.; N. Y. S.; L. C; B. A. N. Y.; C. U. These Laws are arranged in chronological order as passed by each Assem- bly, from 1700 to 1742. The work was edited by John Kinsey, who added the Appendix. All Three Titles Bear Franklin's Imprint. The autograph of Philip Syng appears in two places. The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th PENNSYLVANIA and I Acts of In Two Vol- 438. PENNSYLVANIA. Laws, 1762. The | Charters Assembly | of the | Province | of | Pennsylvania, umes. I Vol. I. | Containing the Charters of the said Province, and the City, | Boroughs and Towns thereof: The Titles of all the Laws of I the said Province, since its first Establishment down to the Year 1700; | The Acts of the said Assembly from the Year 1700 to 1743, now I in Force; and the Royal Confirmations and Repeals of | the said Acts. | Compared with the Public Records. | [Arms of Penn.] | [Also, main title as above] Vol. II. | Containing the Acts of Assembly of said Province, from the | Year 1744 to 1759, now in Force: A Collection of all the Laws | that have been formerly in Force within this Province, for Regulating | of Descents and Transferring the Property of Lands, but are since | expired, altered or repealed: From the Establishment of the Province, down | to this present Time. | Compared with the Public Records. | Together with | An Index, referring to the Matters | contained in both the Volumes. | [Arms of Penn.] | The 2 vols, in one, folio (14^ by 9}4), full new sheep. Philadelphia, | Printed by Peter Miller and Comp. MDCCLXII. [1762] Fine, Large and Perfect Copy, a Few Margins Show Uncut Edges. With Original Blank End-Papers at Front and Back. Known as "Big Peter Miller." Collation: Title to Vol. I., one leaf, verso certificate of Committee; Char- ter, pp. 21, verso of last blank; Acts, to 1700, pp. 4; Acts, 1700-1742, pp. 164; Title to Vol. II., one leaf, verso blank; Titles, pp. iii, verso of last blank; Acts, pp. 116; Appendix, title, one leaf, verso blank, text, pp. 18; Abridgement in form of Index, pp. 32. The Rare Errata Slip is pasted to inside of front cover. References: Tower, No. 712; Hildeburn, No. 1791; Sahin, No. 59972; Evans, No. 9227. Copies Located: H. S. P.; P. S.; N. Y. P.; N. Y. H.; H. L. S.; N. Y. S.; L. C.; S. L. M.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U. "These Laws were edited by Lewis Weiss and Charles Brockden, but are known as 'Big Peter Miller.' " — Hildeburn. This copy has the autograph signature of Wm. Peters and some contempo- rary marginal manuscript annotations in his hand. Laid in are two manuscript documents, in the handwriting of Peters, one being a Petition "To the Honble Representatives of the Freemen of the Province of Pennsylvania," from the Supervisor of the Public Roads of the Township of Blockley, 2 pages folio. 439. PENNSYLVANIA. February Session, 1762. Anno Regni | Georgii III. | Regis, | Magnae Britannise, Francise & Hiberniae I Secundo. | At a General Assembly of the Province of Penn- 1 sylvania, begun and holden at Philadelphia, | the Fourteenth Day of October, Anno Domini 1761, in | the First Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord | George III . . . | | | And from {Continued Under the Management of the American Art Associatiofi Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th PENNSYLVANIA 439. PENNSYLVANIA. February Session, 1762: Continued. thence continued by Adjournments to the Seven- 1 teenth Day of February, 1762. | [Arms of Penn.] | Folio (13 by 8^), sheets, uncut, writing on title, title remargined. Philadelphia: | Printed and Sold by B. Franklin, at the New- 1 Printing-office, near the Market. MDCCLXII. [1762] Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; text, pp. 129-183, verso of last blank. References: Hildeburn, No. 1784; Tower, No. 714; Evans, No. 9229. Copies Located: H. S. P.; N. Y. P.; H. L. S.; P. S.; N. Y. S.; B. A. N. Y.; Curtis Collection. 440. PENNSYLVANIA. March Session, 1762. Anno Regni | Georgii III. I Regis, I Magnse Britanniae, Franciae & Hibemiae, Secundo. I At a General Assembly of the Province of Penn- sylvania, begun and holden at Philadelphia, | the Fourteenth Day of October, Anno Domini 1761, in | the First Year of the Reign of our Sovereign, Lord | George III . . . | | | And from thence continued by Adjournments to the | Twenty-sixth Day of March, 1762. I [Arms of Penn.] | Folio (13 by 8yi), sheets, uncut, slight stain on last leaf. Philadelphia: i Printed and Sold by B. Franklin, at the New- Printing-Ofhce, near the Market. MDCCLXII. [1762 Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; text, pp. 187-211, verso of last blank. References: Hildeburn, No. 1784; Tower, No. 715; Evans, No. 9230. Copies Located: H. S. P.; N. Y. P.; P. S.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. S. 441. PENNSYLVANIA. February Session, 1769. Anno Regni Georgii III. Regis, | Magnae Britanniae, Franciae & Hiberniae, Nono. I At a General Assembly of the Province of Penn- | syl- vania, begun and holden at Philadelphia the Fourteenth Day of October, Anno Domini 1768, in | the Eighth Year of the Reign of our sovereign Lord | George III . . . | | And from thence continued by Adjournments to the | Eighteenth Day of February, 1769. I [Arms of Penn.] | Folio (13 by 8), contemporary wrappers, signature of Joseph Fox on title. Philadelphia : | Printed and sold by D. Hall, and W. Sellers, at the | New Printing-Ofifice, near the Market. MDCCLXIX. [1769] Collation: One blank leaf; title, one leaf, verso blank, text, pp. 639-737, verso of last. Table; one blank leaf. .r r- at References: Hildeburn, No. 2418 (first part); Tower, No. 735; Evans, No. 1 1 ^q6. Copies Located: H. S. P.; P. S.; H. L. S.; N. Y. S.; N. Y. P. The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th PENNSYLVANIA 442. PENNSYLVANIA. Assembly Acts, 1775. The | Acts of Assembly I of the I Province | of | Pennsylvania, | Carefully compared with the originals. | and an | Appendix, | Containing such Acts, and Parts of Acts, relating to | Property, as are expired, altered or repealed. | Together with | The Royal, Proprietary, City and Borough Charters; | and the Original Concessions of the Honourable | William Penn to the First Settlers of the Province. | Published by Order of Assembly. | [Arms of Penn.] | Folio (13^ by 8>^), antique calf, back repaired, shows slight crack at hinges. Philadelphia: | Printed and Sold by Hall and Sellers, in Market- street, between | Front and Second-streets. MDCCLXXV. [1775] Fine Copy. This collection was edited by Joseph Galloway. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Charter, pp. iii-xxi, verso of last blank; Acts, pp. [i 1-536; Title to Appendix, one leaf , verso "To the Reader;" Text, pp. 3-22; Index, 12pp.; Addendum. | Extract from the Fifth Volurtie of the Votes of Assembly, | Page 466, May 6, 1766. | [Extract from letter of Ben- jamin Franklin, January 11, 1766, sending official copies of the Representation of the Board of Trade.] pp. 3, verso of last blank. References: Tower, No. 754; Hildehurn, No. 3147; Sabin, No. 59820; Evans, No. 14364. Copies Located: H. S. P.; S. L. M.; P. S.; N. Y. P.; N. Y. H.; H. L. S.; N. Y. S.; L. C; B. A. N. Y.;C. U. 443. PENNSYLVANIA. Quaker Broadside, 1775. The Testimony of the People | called Quakers, given forth by a Meeting of the | Representatives of said People, in Pennsylvania | and New- Jersey, held at Philadelphia the twenty- ( fourth Day of the first Month, 1775. | [Text, in four paragraphs.] Signed in, and on behalf of the said meeting, | James ^Pemberton, Clerk at this time. I Folio (11^ by 7^), broadside.' In cloth folder, lettered. [Philadelphia, 1775] References: Hildeburn, No. 3293.- Contains the following declaration. — "We . . . publicly to declare against every usurpation of power and authority, in opposition to the laws and govern- ment, and against all combinations, insurrections, conspiracies, and illegal assemblies; and as we are restrained from them by the conscientious discharge of our duty to almighty God, 'by whom kings reign, and princes decree justice,' we hope through his assistance and favour, to be enabled to maintain our testimony against requisitions which may be made against us, inconsistent with our religious principles, and the fidelity we owe to the king and his gov- ernment." An Exceedingly Rare Revolutionary Broadside. The first official Declaration of Principles by the Society of Friends (Quakers) opposing the Continental Congress in their usurpation of power and authority. Among the more conspicuous members of the order who conspired against the Independence of America were James Pemberton and his brother John, who, together with other leading Quakers of Philadelphia, were arrested and exiled to Virginia. Under the Management of the American Art Association ,^ Second Sessioti, Monday Evening, February 27th PENNSYLVANIA 444. PENNSYLVANIA. Assembly Acts, 1782. The | Acts | of the General Assembly | of the | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Carefully compared with the Originals. | and an | Appendix. | Con- taining the Laws now in Force, passed between the 30th | Day of September 1775 and the Revolution. | Together with | The Declaration of Independence; the Constitution of the State of Pennsylvania; and the Articles of Confederation of the United States of America. | Published by order of the General Assembly I [Arms of Pennsylvania.] | Small folio (11^ by Tyi), half brown crushed levant morocco, gilt back and top. Philadelphia: | Printed and Sold by Francis Bailey, | in Market- Street. I M,DCC,LXXXII. [1782] Splendid Copy. This collection was edited by Chief Justice Thomas Mc- Kean. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Authorization, one leaf, verso blank; Index, pp. viii; Declaration, pp. vi; Constitution, pp. [vii]-xxxi; Direc- tion to Binder, p. [xxxii]. Laws, pp. [l]-520; Appendix, pp. 521-527, verso of last blank. References: Tower, No. 774; Hildeburn, No. 4179; Sabin, No. 59821; Evans, No. 17656. Copies Located: H. S. P.; S. L. M.; A. A. S.; P. S.; H. L.; N. Y. P.; N. Y. H.; H. L. S.; N. Y. S.; L. C;. B. A. N. Y.; C. U. 445. PENNSYLVANIA. Laws, 1807. Geseze | der | Republik Penn- sylvanien, | in iibersezten Ausziigen. | Enthaltend | die branch baren offentlichen Geseze bis su dem Jahr | 1805, einschlieszlich ; So wie auch | die Regierungs-Verfassungen der Vereinigten Staaten un von Pennsylvanien. | | | 8vo (8^ by 5), original sheep, somewhat foxed. Reading | gedrucktund herausgegeben von Johann Ritter | und | Carl Kessler, | 1807 Rare German Edition. Unknown to Sabin. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso, copyright; Vorrede, 5pp., verso of last blank; Regierungs-Verfassung, pp. xxiv; The same, for Pennsylvania, pp. [xxv]-xlix, verso blank; Half-title, Geseze, one leaf, verso blank; text, pp. [i]-766; one blank leaf; Inhalt, 12pp. RHODE ISLAND 446. RHODE ISLAND. Assembly Proceedings, 1647. The | Pro- ceedings i of the I First General Assembly 1 of | "The Incorpora- tion of Providence Plantations," ] and | the Code of Laws | Adopted by I That Assembly, | in 1647. | With Notes Historical and Explanatory, | By William R. Staples. | | 8vo (9^ by 5M). wrappers, pp. 64. Providence. | | 1847 First Printing of These Assembly Proceedings. Sometimes called "Staples" Code. The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th RHODE ISLAND 447. RHODE ISLAND. Acts and Laws, 1705. Laws and Acts | of | Her Majesties Colony of | Rhode Island, | and | Providence Plantations | Made from the | First Settlement in 1636 to 1705. | With a I Historical Introduction | by | Sidney S. Rider. | Small folio (12 by 8), full new sheep, uncut, original wrappers bound in. Providence, Rhode-Island | Sidney S. Rider and Burnett Roder, i 1896 Printed from the Original Manuscript, in Exact Facsimile, and Strictly Limited to 100 Copies. Collation: Title and preliminary matter, 4 leaves; Facsimile, Title and text, 61 leaves; Printed text of the preceding, pp. 1-65, including Table. 448. RHODE ISLAND. Acts and Laws, 1745. The | Charter ] Granted by His Majesty | King Charles II. | to | The Governor and Company | of | The English Colony | of | Rhode-Island | and \ Providence-Plantations, | In New-England | in | America. | Newport . . . | | . . . MDCCXLIV. [1744] ALSO Acts | and | Laws, | Of His Majesty's | Colony | of | Rhode-Island, and I Providence-Plantations, | In New-England, | In America. [Printer's armorial ornament.] | The two works in one vol. small folio (11^ by 7>i), half crimson crushed levant morocco, lettered on back, original wrappers bound in, 4 leaves have margins cut, slightly shaving marginal notes. Newport, Rhode-Island: | Printed by the Widow Franklin, and to be Sold at the | Town-School-House. M,DCC,XLV. [1745] [See Illustration] Fine Copy of the Third Revision of the Laws of Rhode Island. With the original marbled paper wrappers, and blank fly-leaves at beginning and end. Collation: Two blank leaves; title to Charter, one leaf, verso blank; Charter, pp. 3-15, verso of last blank; Table, 15pp., verso of last blank; Title to Acts, one leaf, verso blank; Laws, pp. 1-308; two blank leaves. References: Tower, No. in; Sabin, No. 70512; Evans, No. 5638; Church, Nos. 952 and 952A. Copies Located: R. L H. S.; H. C; H. S. P.; J. C. B.; M. H. S.; N. Y. P.; L. C; H. L.; B. A. N. Y.; S. L. M.; N. Y. H.; H. L. S.; A. A. S.; C. H. S. (Imperfect) ; N. Y. S. ; R. I. S. ; C. S. ; B. L. ; B. B. L. ; Y. U. "The printer was Ann Franklin, the widow of the former printer [James Franklin], She appears to have been disposed to take a little advantage and to have printed a number of copies of this digest on her own account, without consent of the committee, whereupon the General Assembly, at a session, in June, 1745, passed a vote prohibiting her, or any one in her behalf, from selling any copies within one year from the rising of the Assembly, upon the penalty of £5 for every book sold." — Providence Journal, January 2^, 1882. T H F CHARTER Granted by His Majesty King CHARLES II. T O The Governor and Company OF The Englijh COLONY O F Rhode-Ifland AND PROVIDENCE- Plantations, In NEW-ENGLAND I N AMERICA. NEWPORT, Rhode-IJJand : Printed by the Widow Franklin, and to be Sold at the Town School-Houfe. M.DCC.XLIV. Reduced Facsimile of Title-Page [No. 448] The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th RHODE ISLAND 449. RHODE ISLAND. Acts and Laws, 1752. Acts | and | Laws | Of His Majesty's | Colony | of | Rhode-Island, | and | Providence- Plantations, I In New-England, | | In America, | From Anno 1745, to Anno 1752. ] [Printer's armorial mark.] | Small folio (iiK by 7^), full new sheep, original wrappers bound in, top corner of first four leaves slightly gnawed. Newport, Rhode-Island: | Printed by J. Franklin, at the Print- ing-Office under the | Town-School-House. M,DCC,LII. [1752] [See Illustration] Splendid Copy of These Rare Laws. A continuation of the "Third Re- vision." With the original marbled wrappers. Very Rare. Printed by James Franklin, 2nd. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Table, 6pp.; Laws, pp. i-iio. References: Tower, No. 812; Sabin, No. 70513; Evans, No. 6919; Not in Church. Copies Located: R. L H. S.; H. C; H. S. P.; J. C. B.; M. H. S.; N. Y. P.; L. C; H. L.; B. A. N.Y.; S. L. M.; N. Y. H.; H. L. S.; A. A. S.; C. H. S.; N. Y. S.; R. I. S.; C. S.; B. L.; B. B. L.; Y. U. 450. RHODE ISLAND. Acts and Laws, 1767. The | Charter, | Granted by His Majesty, | King Charles II. | to | The Governor and Company | of | The English Colony | of | Rhode-Island | and Providence-Plantations, | in | New-England, | in | America. | ALSO Acts | and | Laws | of | The English Colony | of | Rhode- Island and I Providence-Plantations, | in | New-England, | in | America. The two works in one vol. small folio (iif^ by 7), new full sheep Newport: | Printed and sold by Samuel Hall, Printer to the | Honorable General Assembly. | MDCCLXVII. [1767] Fine Copy of the Exceedingly Rape Fourth Revision of the Rhode Island Laws, of Which Only 200 Copies Were Printed, and with the Very Rare Leaf Containing the Resolve of the Session of May, 1767. Collation: One blank leaf; Title to Charter, one leaf, verso blank; Char- ter, pp. 3-15, verso of last blank; Title to Acts, one leaf, verso blank; Acts. pp. 3-272; At the General Assembly | Of the Governor and Company of the | English Colony of Rhode- Island . . . | . . . begun and held at Newport . . . on the I First Wednesday in May . . . | One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty-seven. . . . | | | | One leaf, verso blank. References: Tower, No. 836; Sabin, No. 70514; Evans, No. 10749. Copies Located: R. I. H. S.; J. C. B.; M. H. S.; H. S. P.; N. Y. P.; B. L.; N. Y. H.; N. Y. S.; L. C; H. L. S.; A. A. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U. This copy does not contain the Table, which is said to have been published separately, But Has the Leaf at End Relative to the Repeal of the Acts of the General Assembly, Passed in 1746, requiring all Freemen then in the colony "to take an oath against Bribary and Coruption." Has the autograph signatures of Isaac D. Hall and David Y. Hall. On both sides of the original fly-leaf, here included, are early manuscript records, — (i) Certificate of Intention of the Marriage between Captain Ephraim Peap and Jane Kelley, both of Edgatown in Duke's County, Island of Martha's Vineyard, dated, March 9, 1782. Signed by Thomas Cooke, town clerk, and certified to, as being a true copy, by S. Southwick, Justice of the Peace; (2) Copy of a Sheriff Notice, relative to an assault on a citizen of Newport. ACT f AND LAWS Of Mis MAJESTY'S C O L^O N Y Rhode-Ifland, A 'N D Providence - Plantations, In NEW-ENGLAND, In AMERICA. Yxom Anno 1745", 10 Anno 1752. IJEfF'POAr, Rhode. Is LA ND : Printed by J. Fran kl i n, at the Priating-OtSce under the Town-School- Houfc. M,DCC,Lir. Reduced Facsimile of Title-Page [No. 449] The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27ih RHODE ISLAND 451. RHODE ISLAND. Acts and Laws, 1772. Acts | and | Laws | of I The English Colony | of | Rhode-Island | and | Providence Plan- tations, I in I New-England, | in | America: | Made and passed since the Revision in] June, 1767. | Compared and corrected by the Secretary. | Small folio (iif^ by 7), full new sheep, last leaf has small portion of blank corner torn off. Newport: | Printed and sold by Solomon Southwick, | MDCCLXXII. [1772] [See Illustration] Fine and Perfect Copy of This Exceedingly Rare Issue, being a "Supplement" to the edition of 1767. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Acts, pp. 3-41, verso of last blank. References: Sabin, No. 70515; Evans, No. 12537. Not in Tower. Copies Located: J. C. B.; N. Y. P.; N. Y. H.; L. C; H. L. S.; R. H. S.; B. A. N. Y. The copy of this issue in the Rhode Island Historical Society and in the State Library of Massachusetts are both facsimiles. Contains the Laws from 1767 to 1772. The present is Solomon Southwick's own copy, and has 42 additional leaves inserted at end, some of which contain manuscript entries. These leaves are in the form of an Index. There are also two early Indentures inserted, — (l) Bond of Samuel Margott, of Hopkinton, Rhode Island to Solomon South- wick, of Newport, as printer's apprentice, 1774, signed by himself and father, and witnessed by Ishachar Ploock and T. Cosart; (2) Walter Rodman, of New- port, Rhode Island, appointing Solomon Southwick, his attorney, April 23, 1780. 452. RHODE ISLAND. Public Laws, 1798. The | Public Laws | of the State of | Rhode-Island | and | Providence Plantations, | As revised by a Committee, and finally enacted by | the Honourable General Assembly, at their | Session in January, 1798. | To which are prefixed, | The Charter, Declaration of Independence, Arti- cles I of Confederation, Constitution of the United | States, and President Washington's Address of Sep- | tember, 1796. | Pub- lished by Authority. | [Two lines of quotation.] 8vo (8X by 4|^), original calf, stain on few margins, small worm hole in few mar- gins. Printed at Providence, by Carter and Wilkinson, ] and sold at their Book-Store. 1798 Fifth Revision. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Charter, etc., pp. [31-74; Laws, PP- [75] — 618; Index, pp. [6191-642, 647-652. By a printer's error pages 643 646 are omitted. References: Sabin, No. 70626. Copies Located: J. C. B.; H. C; S. L. M.; R. I. H. S.; N. Y. P.; N. Y. H.; N. Y. S.; L. C; H. L. S.; A. A. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U. o-''>^^- ^ ,/ 1^^- A C T S AND "L A W S The O F Englifli Colony O F RHODE -ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE-PLANTATIONS, T XT NEW-ENGLAND, A M ERICA: Made and pafled fmce the Revifion in June, 1767. Comp ared and correflcd by the Secrgtary^ NEWPORT: Printed and fold by SOLOMON SOUTHWICK, MDCCLXXII. Reduced Facsimile of Title-Page [No. 451] The Benedict Collection of Eably American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th SOUTH CAROLINA 453. SOUTH CAROLINA. Laws, 1736. The | Laws | of the | Province | of I South-Carolina, | In Two Parts. | The First Part containing all the Perpetual Acts | In Force and Use. | With the Titles of such Acts as are Repealed, Expired or Obsolete, | Placed in the Order of Time in which they passed. The Second Part containing all the Temporary Acts | In Force and Use. | To which is added the Titles of all the Private Acts, | And the Two Charters granted by King Charles H. to the | Lords Proprietors of Carolina. | And also the | Act of Parliament | For Establishing an Agreement with Seven of the said Lords Proprietors for the | Surrender of their Title and Interest to His Majesty. | Collected in Two Volum- es. I By Nicholas Trott, LL.D. | Vol. I only. Folio (13H by 9), original vellum. Charles-Town, Printed by Lewis Timothy, MDCCXXXVI. [1736] [See Illustration] Complete Copy the First Volume. The earliest known South Carolina imprint. Has autograph of Thomas Hepworth, 1741, on first title-page. Collation: Title to Vol. I, one leaf, verso blank; Half-title, one leaf, verso blank; Full title, one leaf, verso blank; Preface, pp. i-vj; Introduction, pp. vij-pp. xviij; Half-title to Charters, one leaf, verso blank; Charters, pp. xxj-xliv. Title to Laws, First Part, one leaf, verso blank; Table, pp. (15), verso of last blank; Acts, with special title-page (19) to those passed by suc- cesive Governors, pp. (2), 1-473, verso of last blank. References: Tower, No. 892; Evans, No. 4080; Church, No. 927. All list two volumes. Copies Located: B. M. (incomplete); S. C. S.; H S. P.; S. L. M. (Vol. I) ; C. S. ; N. Y. P. (imperfect) ; L. C. (2, both imperfect) ; IL L. (imperfect) ; H. L. S.; N. Y. S.; B. A. N. v.; N. Y. P. Has autograph signature of Thomas Hepworth, Dec. 28th, 1741, on title. Laid in is a Manuscript Document, Signed in the Autograph of Nicholas Trott, the editor of the above Laws, one page, oblong 4to, dated, CharlesTown, the I2th day of October, 1715, headed "His Excellency John Lord Carteret, Palatine and the Rest of the True and Absolute Lords & Proprietors of this Province. To the Marshal of the Court of Common pleas, being an attach- ment for the body of John Neeves, Planter." With the original wax seal in fine state of preservation. 454. SOUTH CAROLINA. Constitution, 1790. The Constitution of the State of South- 1 Carolina. | We, the delegates of the People of the State of South | Carolina, in general convention met, do ordain and establish | this constitution for its government. | [Text, signed at end] Done in convention, at Columbia, in the state of South Carolina, the 3rd day | of June, in the year of our Lord 1790, and the 14th year of the indepen- 1 dence of the united states of America. | By the unanimous order of the Convention, | Charles Pickney, President. | Attest. John Sandford, Dart, Sec'y- ! 8vo {q}i by 6), sheets, folded, uncut, somewhat soiled. In cloth folder and half morocco slip-case. [Charleston, 1790] The Rare Original Issue. There is a copy of this Constitution, printed by Timothy, at Charleston, 1790, consisting of 12 pages, in the New York Public Library. THE LAWS OF THE PROVINCE O F sour H.CAROLINA, Vol I. ooooC3asojacax)g3o a C!OiOoooagooooo sc3ooczaa ec3o3QoBC3.? Containing all the ACTS paffed from the firft Settlement of the Province, till the time that the L^rds Proprietors furrendered their Title andlncerefl: in the faid Province to His Majefly. Reduced Facsimile of Title-Page [No. 453] The Benedict Collection of Eably American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th SOUTH CAROLINA 455. SOUTH CAROLINA. Laws, 1790. The | Public Laws | of the State of I South-Carolina, | From its First Establishment as a British Province | down to the Year 1790, inclusive, | | J With an Appen- dix containing such other Statutes as have been enacted or dedared to be of force in this State, either virtually or expressly, to which is added | the Titles of all the Laws . . . | | The Constitution of the United States . . . | and likewise The Newly adopted Constitution of the State of South-Carolina, | Together with a Copious Index to the Whole. | By the Honorable Faucheraud Grimke . . . | | | 4to (10 by 8), original sheep, rubbed and slightly foxed, name in ink on title, one margin torn, three leaves at end torn across. Philadelphia: | Printed by R. Aitken & Son ... | M. DCC. XC, [1790] Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank (this copy has manuscript of a Court Session under Judges Burke and Bay, September 26, 1793); Dedication, one leaf, verso. Preface; Titles, pp. [V]-LXXVII, verso of last blank; Laws, PP- [i]-504! Appendix, pp. [i]-36; Constitution of South Carolina, pp. [371-43, verso of last blank; Index, pp. (58). References: Tower, No. 896; Evans, No. 22897. Copies Located: L. C; H. S. P.; S. L. M.; J. C. B.; N. Y. H.: N. Y. P.; B. M.; N. Y. S.; H. L. S.; A. A. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U. 456. SOUTH CAROLINA. Assembly Acts, 1808. Acts | of the | General Assembly | of the State of | South-Carolina, | From February, 1791, to December, 1794, | Both inclusive. | Volume I. | [Also] . . . From December, 1795, to December, 1804, | both inclusive. | Volume II. | Together, 2 vols. 8vo (Vol. I, uncut, 9yi by 5^; Vol. II, 8?4 by 5><), half brown crushed levant morocco, gilt backs, lower margins of first volume somewhat stained. Columbia: | Printed by D. & J. J. Faust, State Printers. | 1808 Perfect Copy of This Rare Issue. Collation: Vol. I. Title, one leaf, verso blank; Index, 80 unnumbered pages; Half-title to Acts, one leaf, verso blank; Acts, pp. [31-394; Titles of Acts, 9 unnumbered pages, verso of last blank; Vol. H. Title, one leaf, verso blank; Acts, pp. [31-567, verso of last blank; Titles to Acts, 13 unnumbered pages, verso of last blank. Copies Located: N. Y. P.; H. L. S.; N. Y. S.; L. C; B. A N Y • C H • A. A. S.; C. U. ' STATUTES « f T H .» 8 T A T l£ « i V E R MONT, Faffed by. the Lcgillature ia February and March 1787* K3O<^i'O-Page [ No. 457 ] The Benedict Collection of Eably American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th VERMONT 457. VERMONT. Statutes, 1787. Statutes | of the | State | of | Ver- mont, I Passed by the Legislature in February and March 1787. | Small folio (9|4 by 6^), original sheep, new leather label, some margins stained or foxed. Windsor: | Printed by George Hough and Alden Spooner, | Printers to the General Assembly of Said State. | M, DCC.LXXXVII. [1787] [See Illustration] Perfect Copy of the Original Issue, with the original blank end-papers, several at back. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Table, pp. (2); Constitution of Vermont, pp. [5]-i8; Statutes, pp. 19-171, verso of last blank. Pages loi, 102, 103, and 104 are wrongly numbered as 102, 103, 104 and 105. References: Gilman, Page 296; Evans, No. 20827; Tower, No. 902. Copies Located: H. S. P.; A. A. S.; H. L. S.; S. L. M.; B. M.; H. L.; N. Y. P.; N. Y. H.; N. Y. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. H. S. 458. VERMONT. October Session, 1788. Acts and Laws, j Passed by the Legislature of the State of Vermont, | At their session at Manchester, the second Thursday of October, | 1788 [ — October 24, 1788.] I Small 4to (9^ by 7), sewed. In cloth folder and slip- case. [Windsor: Printed by Hough and Spooner, 1788] Collation: pp. 28. References: Gilman, Page 296; Evans, No. 21540. No copy located. Copies Located: N. Y. S. Contains the act for incorporating the towns of Newhaven, Panton and Ferrisburgh. 459. VERMONT. Statutes, 1791. Statutes | of the | State | of | Ver- mont; I Revised and Established | By Authority, j In the Year M,DCC,LXXXVII, I Including those passed since that period until the session | of the assembly of said state, holden at Benning- ton in I January 1791. | Likewise, | The [several 'acts respecting sales by the Surveyor | General. | 8vo (8^ by 5), original sheep and label, the signature of Josias Smith appears in several places. Printed in Bennington, Vermont, in the year | M,DCC,XCI. | By Anthony Haswell. | [1791] Complete, with original end-papers. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Constitution, pp. [31-14; Statutes, PP- 15-315; Table, pp. [316H320]. References: Gilman, Page 299; Evans, No. 23939. Copies Located: L. C; N. Y. H.; A. A. S.; J. C. B.; H. L. S.; S. C. M.; B. M.; B. A. N. Y.; N. Y. S.; C. U. Complete Colledion OF ALL THE LAWS OF VIRGINIA NOW IN FORCE. Carefully Copied from the ASSEMBLY RECORDS. To which is Annexed an ALPHABETICAL TABLE. Printed by T.J. for J. P. and arc to be fold by Tbo. Mercer at the Sign of the Half Moon the Cornet Shop of the Royal-b'.xchntige in Cornhil. , Reduced Facsimilb of Title-Page [No. 462] The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th VERMONT 460. VERMONT. Revised Laws, 1798. Laws | of the | State of Ver- mont; I Revised and passed | By the Legislature, | in the year of our Lord, | One Thousand Seven Hundred and | Ninety Seven. Together with | The Declaration of Independence, the Con- stitution of the United States, with its | Amendments, and the Constitution | of the State of Vermont: | With an Appendix: Containing | several Laws, which have heretofore been | passec . . . I I I I I and the | Titles of all the Acts | which have not been repealed, or become obsolete. | Published by Authority. | 8vo (7^ by 4/^), original sheep and label. State of Vermont. | Printed at Rutland, by Josiah Fay. I M,DCC,XCVin. I [1798] Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Declaration of Independence, etc., PP- [31-67. verso of last blank; Laws, pp. [69]-62i; Appendix, pp. 1-151; Index, pp. [i52]-205; Certificate of Publication, pp. (2). The page numbers after 621 start with page one of the Appendix, on verso of last leaf of Laws, after which the odd numbers are on left-hand side of pages. References: Gilman, Page 299. Copies Located: S. L. M.; N. Y. P.; N. Y. H.; H. L. S.; A. A. S.; C. U.; B. A. N. Y.;N. Y. S.;L. C; VIRGINIA 461. VIRGINIA. Culpepper Grant, 1673. [Woodcut head-piece.] Septima Pars Patentium de Anno Regni | Regis Jacobi Secundi Quarto. | [Six pages of text] | In Witness, &c. | Witness the King at Westminster, the seven and twentieth | Day of September. [1673]. By Writ of Privy Seal. | [Docketed on back] Grant | of the I Northern Neck | in | Virginia | to | Lord Culpepper. | Folio (15K by loK), stitched, uncut, sHghtly stained. In cloth folder. [London, 1674- 1684] Collation: pp. 6; one leaf, recto blank, verso caption. Of Great Rarity, Unknown to Evans. The Only Copy Known. None Located in Any Library in America or Abroad. This is the Original Printed Issue of the Grant issued by King James Second to Lord Culpepper and the Earl of Arlington, for "all the domain of land and water called Virginia." Culpepper was given a Commission as Governor for Life, to take effect whenever Berkeley should vacate the office. Culpepper later purchased the interest of Arlington, but did not go to Virginia until 1680. His profligacy and rapacity finally led to the revocation of his Grant and the loss of his office. 462. VIRGINIA. Laws, 1684. A | Complete Collection | of all the I Laws I of I Virginia Now in Force. | Carefully copied from the | Assembly Records. To which is Annexed an | Alphabetical Table. | [Edited by Captain John Purvis.] Small folio (iii^ by Ty&), half cardinal crushed levant morocco. [Continued Under the Management of the American Art Association Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27tl VIRGINIA 462. VIRGINIA. Laws OF 1684: Continued. London, | Printed by T. J. for J[ohn] P[urvis] and are to be sole by Tho. Mercer | at the Sign of the Half Moon the Corner Shop o the I Royal-Exchange in Cornhill. [1684 [See Illustration] The Excessively Rare Original Edition of the Second Compilation This copy, with the exception of the title-page and the four pages of dedication which are in exact facsimile, reproduced by the photostat process, is entirelj of the original issue, with wide margins, a few of the latter having slight tear ai foot. Collation: Title (in photostat), one leaf, verso blank; Dedication, 4pp (in photostat on four leaves, the versos being blank); Laws (Original Issue) pp. 1-300, pages 145-148, being repeated in numbering by the printer, the firs constituting signature O and the second signature P; Table, 22pp. References: Clayton-Torrence, No. 90; Swem, No. 4437; Tower, No. 904 Copies Located: V. S.; H. S. P.; N. Y. P.; H. L. S.; V. S. L.; B. A. N. Y. L. C. The exact date of the publication of this work is not known, it was howeve sometime between 1684 and 1687. The last two laws given by the compile were passed at an Assembly convened November 10, 1682, and Lord Howard of Effingham, to whom the work is dedicated, became governor by commissioi dated September 28, 1683, assuming the office Aprilis, 1684, holding the sami until April, 1687. 463. VIRGINIA. Acts of Assembly, 1733. A Collection | of all the Acts of Assembly, | Now in Force, in the Colony of | Virginia. With the I Titles of Such as are Expir'd, or Repeal'd. | And Note in the Margin, showing how, | and at what Time, they war Repeal'd. | Examin'd with the Records, | By a Committe appointed for that Purpose. | Who have added | Many usefu Marginal Notes, and References : And an exact | Table. | Publish< pursuant to an Order of the General Assembly, held at | Williams burg, in the Year M.DCC.XXVII. | [Arms.] | Folio (i4>< by 9K) new full sheep. Williamsburg: | Printed by William Parks. M,DCC,XXXIII [1733 [See Illustration] Fine Large Copy, with Wide Margins, With the blank leaf forming las leaf of signature Gg, but which is not included in page-numbering. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; List of Subscribers, 4pp.; Laws pp. 1-509, verso of last blank; Catalogue of Titles, pp. 511-622. The binder ha misbound signatures M and N, transposing the same. References: Clayton-Torrence, No. 125; Evans, No. 3728. Not in Towei Copies Located: V. S.; J. C. B.; B. P.; N. Y. P.; V. S. L.; N. Y. H.; C. tU, B. A. N. Y.; L. C; H. L.; N. Y. S.; S. L. M. (imperfect). This is the first edition of a revisal of the Laws of Virginia printed in th Colony. In the Journal of the House of Burgesses, under date of February 22 1727/8, it is stated that "William Parks' petition and proposals . . . for print [Continue The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th VIRGINIA 463. VIRGINIA. Acts OF Assembly, 1733: Continued. ing a complete body of Laws of this Colony, now in force . . . was refer'd by the Governor and Council to the Consideration of the House." The printing was not executed until 1733. This revisal contains the Laws from 1662 to 1732. There is a manuscript record which shows that John Buckner was called before Lord Culpepper and his Council, on February 21, 1682/3, for printing the Laws for 1680; but the first authentic information of actual printing or of an established press in the Colony is that of the press established at Williams- burg in 1729 by William Parks, the printer of the above volume. Thomas in his History of Printing in America states that "I have not seen any thing from a Virginia press earlier than 1729. Printing was not courted, and it would seem not desired, till many years after the establishment of the province." 464. VIRGINIA. Acts Of Assembly, 1752. The | Acts | of | Assembly, I Now in Force, in the Colony of | Virginia. | With the | Titles of Such as are Expir'd, or Repeal'd; | Notes in Margin, shewing how, and at | what Time they were Repealed : | and An exact Table to the Whole. | Publish'd pursuant to an Order of the General Assembly. | [Arms.] Folio (i3>^ by 9), rebound in sheep. Williamsburg: | Printed by William Hunter. MDCCLII.[i752] Fine Large Copy of the Second Revisal of the Laws of Virginia printed in the Colonies. Collation: Title, one'leaf, verso blank; Catalogue, pp. vi.; Acts, pp. 1-411, verso of last blank; Table, pp. 413-455; Errata, p. [456]; Also the following Session Law, — Anno Regni | Georgii H, | | | At a General Assembly, begun and held I at the College, in Williamsburg, on Thursday I the Twenty Seventh Day of February, in the | Twenty Fifth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George II . . . | | | . . . 1752. | pp. 1-47, verso of last. List of Laws made in the Year 1748, which were repealed by Proclamation in April 1752. References: Evans, No. 6941 and 6942; Not in Tower or Church. Copies Located: N. Y. P.; N. Y. H.; NTy. S.; H. L. S.; L. C; V. S.; H. L.: V. S. L.; V. H. S.; B. A. N. Y.; S. L. M.; A. A. S. This is the Third American Collection of Virginia Laws. 465. VIRGINIA. February Session. 1752. Anno Regni | Georgii II, I Regis Angliae, Scotise, Francise, & Hiberniae, vi- | cessimo quinto. ( At a General Assembly, begun and held | at the College, in Williamsburg, on Thursday | the Twenty Seventh Day of Februa- ry, in the | Twenty Fifth Year of the Reign of our So- vereign Lord George II . . . | | | . . . 1752. | [First Session.] Folio (13^ by 9), new boards, some leaves stained. [Williamsburg: Printed by William Hunter, 1752] Collation: pp. 1-47, verso of last, Laws made in 1748, repealed by Proc- lamation, April, 1752. References: Clayton-Torrence, No. 206; Evans, No. 6942; Not in Tower Copies Located: H. L. S.; S. L. M.; N. Y. P.; V. S. L.; L. C: H. S. P ■ N. Y. H.; A. A. S.; B. A. N. Y;. N. Y. S. COLLECXtpN OF ALL THE \^ ACTS of ASSEMBLY, Now in Force, in the Colony of VIRGINIA WITH THE T I T L E S of Such as are Expird, or Repeal'd. And Notes in the Margin, fhewing how, and at what Time, they were Repeal'd. Examin'd with the Records, ByaCoMMiTTEE appointed for that Purpofe. Who have added Many ufcful Mdigiiial Notes, and Rcf:rences And an exaft TABLE. t'MiJh'd, purjuiint to nn Order of the G i n c n. a 1 A j 1 e m b l r, held at W 1 I t I -« M J B 1/ » c, ia l/je 7 ear M, DCC, XXVII. H^ 1 L L I A M S B V R G Pimtcd by W . 1. i I A M P A K. K s. M, DCC, XXXIII. Reduced Facsimile of Title- Page [No. 463] Th e Benedict CoLLECTioisr of Early American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th VIRGINIA 466. VIRGINIA. August Session, 1754. Anno Regni | Georgii II, | Regis, Magnae Britanniae, Franciae & Hibernise, | vicesimo octavi. I At a General Assembly, begun | and held at the College in the City of Williams- | burg, on Thursday the Twenty Seventh Day of I February, in the Twenty Fifth Year of the Reign | of our Sovereign Lord George II . . . | | | . . . One Thousand Seven | Hundred and Fifty Two. And from thence con- | tinued by several Prorogations, to Thursday the i Twenty Second Day of August . . . I I . . . One Thousand Seven Hundred | and Fifty Four, and then held at the Capitol in the | City of Williams- burg; being the Fourth Session | of this Assembly. | [Fourth Session] Folio (14 by 9), new boards, slight stains at corners. [Williamsburg: Printed by William Hunter, 1754] Of Excessive Rarity and a Highly Important Virginia Item, Issued During the Governorship of Robert Dinwiddie. No Copy Has ever Been Offered at Public Sale in America, and There Is no Rjecord of the Same in Evans or Tower, or Any of the Catalogues of the Great Private Americana Collections. Collation: pp. 1-6. References: Clayton-Torrence, No. 222. Copies Located: N. Y. P.; L. C; B. A. N. Y.; B. L. 467. VIRGINIA. August Session, 1755. Anno Regni | Georgii II, Regis Magnae Britanicae, Franciae & Hiberniae, | Vicesimo Nono. At a General Assembly, begun and held at the | College, in the City of Williamsburg, on Thursday | the 27th Day of February in the 25th Year of the | Reign of our Sovereign Lord George II . . . I I I . . . 1752. And from thence | continued by several Prorogations, to Tuesday the | 5th Day of August . . . | Year 1755, I and then held at the Capitol, in the City of | Williamsburg: Being the Seventh Session of this | Assembly. | [Seventh Session]. Folio (14 by 9), new boards, slight stain on margins, slight tear in one leaf. [Williamsburg: Printed by William Hunter, 1755] Of Excessive Rarity and a Highly Important Virginia Item, Issued during the Governorship of Robert Dinwiddie. No Copy Recorded AS Sold at Public Sale in America, and Not Listed in Evans or any of the Great Private Americana Collections. Collation: pp. 22. References: Clayton-Torrence, No. 232. Copies Located: N. Y. P.; L. C; H. S. P.; B. A. N. Y. Of French and Indian War Interest. Contains the act for raising Forty Thousand Pounds, for the protection of the frontiers of the colony. Under the Management of the American Art Associai Second Session, Monday Evening, February VIRGINIA 468. VIRGINIA. Abridged Laws, 1759. An Exact | Abridgement all the I Public | Acts of Assembly | of | Virginia, | In Force Use. I January i, 1758. | Together with a Proper Table. John Mercer, Gent. | 8vo (7>? by 4^) original calf, cracke hinges. Glasgow: | Printed by John Bryce and Davis Paterson. | MDCCLIX. [I Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Table, pp. xxii; Text, pp. i- verso of last blank; Table, pp. 423-482. References: Clayton-Torrence, No. 271; Swem, No. 3653; Not in T( Copies Located: V. S.; L. C; A. A. S.; N. Y. P.; B. A.; M. H. S.; V. \ J. C. B.; H. S. P.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U.; N. Y. S. In 1737 Mercer published his first Abridgment of the Acts of the Vir Assembly, the present issue continues the same down to 1758. 469. VIRGINIA. Acts of Assembly, 1769. The | Acts | of | Assen: I Now in Force, | in the | Colony of Virginia. | With | An e Table to the Whole. | Published by Order of the General sembly. | [Arms]. | Folio, (14^ by 9), rebound in full sheep, s leaves have margins stained, and four or five have same slig torn into. Williamsburg. | Printed by W. Rind, A. Purdie, and J. Dix MDCCLXIX. [I Perfect Copy. With original front fly-leaf on which is the inscriptu John Glassford, Bladensburgh (Virginia) Novr. 1769. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Acts, pp. 1-487, verso of last b Appendix, pp. 489-497, verso of last blank; Table pp. 499-577, verso o blank. References: Clayton-Torrence, No. 359; Tower, No. 921 ; Evans, No. i Copies Located: V. S.; N. Y. P.; H. S. P.; M. H. S.; S. L. M.; 1 H. L. S.; A. A. S.; V. H. S.; L. C. P.; J. C. B.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U.; N. 470. VIRGINIA. July Session, 1771. Acts | of the | General Assen I 12 Geo. III. With an j Index. | [Arms.] [Second Session, ^ 1771.] Folio (i3fi by 8^). sewed. Williamsburg: I Printed by William Rind, Printer to the Colo M,DCC,LXXII. [i Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; text, pp. [i]-8. References: Clayton-Torrence, No. 2,^2; Evans, No. 12591. Copies Located: V. S.; S. L. M. (no title-page); H. L. S.; S. L. M.; C N. Y. P. (no title-page); B. A. N. Y.; C. U.; N. Y. S. There was no Index published with this portion of the Session. The law relative to the "Relief of the Sufferers by the Loss of Tol damaged or burnt in several Warehouses," covers T^i pages. The Benedict Collection of Early American Laws Second Session, Monday Evening, February 27th VIRGINIA 471. VIRGINIA. Act Of Assembly, 1773. By the Upper House of Assembly, October 28, 1773. | Gentlemen, | We return the Bill, en- titled, "An Act for the Regula- 1 tion of the Staple of Tobacco, and for preventing | Frauds in his Majesty's Customs," with our Negative; [15 lines, recommending changes in same.] Signed by Order, U. Scott, CI. Up. Ho. | 4 to (9 by 7), broadside. In cloth folder. [Williamsburg: Printed by William Rind, 1773] Very Rare. No copy located. 472. VIRGINIA. Acts Of Assembly, 1785. A. Collection | of all such General Assembly, | and | Ordinances | of Public Acts I of the the I Conventions I of Virginia, Passed since the year 1768, as are now in force; | With a Table of the Principal Matters. Published under inspection of the Judges of the High Court of I Chancery, by a resolution of General Assembly, | the i6th day of June 1783. I Folio (12^ by 7^), half green levant morocco. Richmond: | Printed by Thomas Nicolson and William Prentis. | M,DCC,LXXXV. [1785] Fine and Perfect Copy of the First State Compilation. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso of last blank; Laws, pp. 3-221, verso blank; Table, pp. 223-235, verso blank. References: Tower, No. 929; Evans, No. 19351. Copies Located: V. S.; H. S. R; N. Y. R; A. A. S.; S. L. M.; N. Y. H.; H. L. S.; N. Y. S.; L. C; N. Y. R; B. A. N. Y.; C. U. The present copy has the autograph signature of Paul Carrington, Jr. 1787, who served in the Continental Army, distinguishing himself in the battles of Guilford Court-House and Green Spring. He later served in both Houses of the Virginia Legislature, and afterwards on the bench of the Superior Court. 473. VIRGINIA. Board Of Council, 1786. To prevent Impositions, | The Board in Council, Dec. i, 1786, | Advise, | That from and after the first day of March, | 1787, no Testimonial be given unless the in- | strument of writing, to which it is to be annexed be I sealed with the seal of the Office from which it may | come, if such office be by law required to keep a | seal. | The Governor orders accordingly, | Copy Teste, | Archibald Blair, C. C. | Folio (11^ by 7}4), broadside, piece inset in lower margin. In cloth folder, lettered. [Richmond? 1786] Original Issue. Not listed and no copy located. The words "in Council' and the date following the same have been crossed out, and across the top of the sheet is written in ink, "In Council Dec. 4, 1786." Under the Management of the American Art Associ Second Session, Monday Evening, Februar VIRGINIA 474. VIRGINIA. Council of 1788. In Council, 29th Dec. 1 . Gentlemen, | In the settlement of the account of this Con wealth with the United | States, vouchers are required to that the recruits, provisions, clothing, | forage, arms, ammui horses, waggons and teams, and every other species of | s raised for the support of the late war were actually approp to that purpose . . . | [21 lines] | I am Gentlemen, I with respect, | Your most obedient. \ Beverley Randolph. | 4 to 6J4)j printed on the first page of a 4-page folder. In cloth I lettered. [Richmond: Printed by Thomas Nicolson? A Very Rare Printed Circular Letter Relative to the Vi Line in the Continental Army. No Copy Located. References: Evans, No. 21562. 475. VIRGINIA. October Session, 1793. Acts | Passed at a | G Assembly | of the | Commonwealth | of I Virginia. | Begun held at the Capitol, in the City of Rich- 1 mond on Monda twenty-first day of Oc- | tober, one thousand seven hundrec ninety- three. | Folio {13^ by 8}i), sewed, uncut, signat John Peackle, Seiir., on title. Richmond : I Printed by Augustine Davis, Printer for the Pi M,DCC,XCIV. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; text, pp. [3]-52; Table, p References: Tower, No. 392; Hand-List Mass. State Library, Pa Copies Located: B. A. N. Y.; S. L. M.; H. S. P.; N.Y.S.; C. U.;l The last act passed is that for December 11, 1793. 476. VIRGINIA. Acts of The Assembly. 1794. A | Collecti All such Acts I of I the | General Assembly | of | Virginia, Public and Permanent Nature, as are now in | Force; ] \ Table of the Principal Matters. | To which are Prefix* Declaration of Rights, | and Constitution, or Form of G ment. | Published Pursuant to an Act of the General Ass Inti- 1 tuled, "An Act Providing for the Republication of the of the Commonwealth," Passed on the Twenty- 1 Eighth 1 December, One Thousand Seven | Hundred and Ninety- Folio (14 }4 by 9}4), original sheep, binding somewhat wor Richmond: | Printed by Augustine Davis, Printer to the monwealt Fine and Perfect Copy. Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Acts, pp. 3-342; Table, i 380. References: Tower, No. 932. ., ,r ,, ■ Copies Located: L. C; H. S. P.; S. L. M.; N. Y. P.; N. Y. H.; f N. Y. S.; B. A. N. Y.; A. A. S.; C. U. 'he Benedict Collection of Early American Laws econd Session, Monday Evening, February 27th VIRGINIA i6. VIRGINIA. Acts OF Assembly, 1794: Continued. This Compilation contains 181 statutes, from 1736 to 1794, including those acts relating to Titles of Land, the Erection of the District of Kentucky INTO A Separate State. This copy contains the autograph signature, in two places, of Jos. Hop- kinson (son of Francis Hopkinson, the Signer), born in 1770, died in 1842; graduated at Pennsylvania University in 1786; District Judge of Pennsylvania, 1828-1842. He is better known as the author of "Hail Columbia." 77. VIRGINIA. November Session, 1795. Acts | Passed at a | General Assembly | of the | Commonwealth | of | Virginia, | Be- gun and held at the Capitol, in the City of Richmond, | on Tuesday, the eleventh day of November, one | thousand seven hundred and ninety-four, f Folio (13 by 8), sewed, uncut, auto- graph of Col. Levi Todd on title. Richmond: | Printed by Augustine Davis, Printer to the Public. M, DCC, XCV. [1795] Collation; Title, one leaf, verso blank; text, [31-35; Table, pp. [36J-39. verso of last blank. References: Hand-List Mass. State Library, Page 585. Copies Located: S. L. M.; H. L. S.; B. A. N. Y.; C. U.; N. Y. P. The last act passed is that of December 23, 1794. 1%. VIRGINIA. Abridged Laws, 1796. [Randolph (Edmund).] Abridgment | of the | Public Permanent Laws | of | Virginia. | [27 lines relative to contents.] Small 4 to (93^ by 6}i), original boards, sheep back. Richmond: | Printed byAugustine Davis, | M,DCC,XCVI. [1796] Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; Preface, pp. ii; Text, pp. [3]-375; verso of last blank; Laws Omitted in the Revised Code, pp. [3771-381 ; Appen- dix, pp. [38i]-382; Index, pp. [3831-385. Pages after 381 have odd numbers on left side. Copies Located: S. L. M. ; N. Y. S. ; L. C. ; H. L. S. ; B. A. N. Y. '9. VIRGINIA. December Session, 1803. Acts | Passed at a | General Assembly | of the | Commonwealth | of | Virginia : | Begun and held at the capitol, in the | City of Richmond, on Monday, the I fifth day of December, one | thousand eight hun- 1 dred and three. | Folio (12 by jyi), half sheep, autograph of Doctor William Foushee on title. Richmond: | Printed by Meriwether Jones, | Printer to the Commonwealth. [1804] Collation: Title, one leaf, verso blank; text, pp. [3I-91, verso of last blank; Index, pp. V, verso of last blank. References: Hand-List Mass. State Library, Page 585 Copies Located: S. L. M. ; A. A. S. ; B. A. N. Y. ; N. Y. S. (Index imperfect). The last act passed is that of February 3, 1804. THE AMERICAN ART ASSOCIATION, TT^,...^ Managers. HOMAS E. KIRBY, Auctioneer. 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