Subject: United States--History--1783-1865

First edition printing of the Acts passed at the Second Congress of the United States of America, including both the first (1791) and second (1792) sessions, published together for the first time. Published in Philadelphia by Francis Childs and John Swaine in 1793. This volume notably includes the first twelve amendments to the Constitution (the Bill of Rights) and their ratification by each state, as well as acts establishing the Post Office, the U.S. Mint, regulations concerning fisheries and foreign coins, and the Treaty with the Cherokee Nation. The book is an octavo, bound in original calf, with 175, iii, [176]-291, ii, [24] pages. Condition: Covers scuffed and marred, extremities worn; head of spine chipped; joints splitting but cover firmly attached; interior very clean with previous owner signatures on blank and title page. Evans 26295.

Newspaper published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on December 24, 1789. This issue features the publication of the Ninth Amendment to the United States Constitution, affirming that the enumeration of specific rights does not deny or disparage others retained by the people. The newspaper also includes advertisements, one notably calling for a meeting to pursue land claims for the Indiana Company.

Supplementary report of the Committee of Claims to the United States House of Representatives regarding the petition of David Valenzin. The report details the seizure of Valenzin's property by the American squadron in the Mediterranean and his subsequent legal case. Published in Washington, D.C. in 1804.

Issue of *The Independent Gazetteer; or, the Chronicle of Freedom*, a newspaper published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August 30, 1788. This issue extensively covers the North Carolina Constitutional Convention, including the proposed "Declaration of Rights" and "Amendments" to the United States Constitution. The newspaper is significant for its historical record of the debates surrounding the ratification of the Constitution and the eventual addition of the Bill of Rights. The newspaper is complete in four pages and measures 9 x 11 inches.