Proceedings and Speeches at a Meeting for the Promotion of the Cause of Temperance, in the United States, Held at the Capitol in Washington City. February 24, 1833
Washington: Way and Gideon, 1833.
Price: $350.00
Softcover. First edition. 48pp. Sewn printed self-wrappers. Gift inscription, probably in the hand of the recipient: "Wm. Jenks From Hon. N. Appleton, Esq. Rec'd by mail from Washington. Mar. 22, 1833." Presentation slip signed by Appleton laid in. Appleton was a prominent Massachusetts businessman and Congressman; his daughter married Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Jenks was a clergyman, and one of the founders of the American Antiquarian Society. Account of the meeting, over which Secretary of War Lewis Cass presided. Small chips to the bottom of the wrappers, a nice, very good or better copy.
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