Subject: Libel and slander

This is the first edition of *Gotham and the Gothamites: A Medley*, a satirical poem by Samuel Benjamin Helbert Judah, published in New York City in 1823 by Solomon King. The work satirizes over one hundred prominent New York citizens and, considered defamatory at the time, led to Judah and King's arrest and indictment for libel. This copy includes the suppressed pages xxi-xxiv, which are absent from most copies. Judah was later pardoned and became an attorney.

First edition of *Gotham and the Gothamites: A Medley*, a versified satire by Samuel Benjamin Helbert Judah, directed against prominent New York citizens. Published in 1823. This copy includes the suppressed pages xxi-xxiv, which are absent in most copies. Judah was indicted for libel and imprisoned, later pardoned. This work is considered significant as an early contribution to American literature by a Jewish author. Information on similar copies sold at auction is included in the original description. Approximately 15 copies are known to exist.

Letter from Jonathan Hart to James Reid, dated October 12, 1806, requesting representation in a defamation case. This letter is part of the Aaron Hart Archive, a collection of 56 documents related to the division of Aaron Hart's estate after his death on December 28, 1800, in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. The documents were found among the papers of Judge James Reid (1769-1848), the Hart family's lawyer. This letter belongs to the first category of papers—those written after Aaron Hart's death, primarily legal documents.

This 124-page book details the 1818 libel trial of Charles N. Baldwin in New York City. Baldwin was accused of publishing an article suggesting a conspiracy between lottery sub-manager John Sickels and Napthali Judah, a prominent bookseller and publisher. The trial examined Sickels's fraudulent lottery practices and Judah's involvement. Despite Judah's initial claims of innocence, evidence presented implicated him in prior lottery tampering. The jury quickly found in Baldwin's favor, making this a significant early American First Amendment case.