KENT, James (1763-1847)]. A COLLECTION OF TEN PAMPHLETS FROM THE LIBRARY OF JAMES KENT, American jurist and legal scholar, first professor of law at Columbia University, chief justice of the New York Supreme Court, and Chancellor of New York; with one volume from his father's library. Together 11 volumes. Various octavo sizes. Various 20th-century quarter morocco or calf bindings, generally in fine condition. COMPRISING
KENT, James (1763-1847)]. A COLLECTION OF TEN PAMPHLETS FROM THE LIBRARY OF JAMES KENT, American jurist and legal scholar, first professor of law at Columbia University, chief justice of the New York Supreme Court, and Chancellor of New York; with one volume from his father's library. Together 11 volumes. Various octavo sizes. Various 20th-century quarter morocco or calf bindings, generally in fine condition. COMPRISING: [HAMILTON, Alexander]. A Second Letter from Phocion to the Considerate Citizens of New-York. Containing remarks on Mentor's Reply . New York: Samuel London, 1784. FIRST EDITION of Hamilton's reply to Isaac Ledyard's criticism of his initial letter. Throughout the debate over what to do with Tory property, Hamilton advocated justice and toleration and believed the treaty of peace in 1783 established precedence over all state laws. SIGNED BY KENT on the title and dated 1797, his manuscript identification of Hamilton's authorship on title, notes on blank verso of final leaf. Evans 18516; Ford 15; Howes H-124; Sabin 29964. [IVERNOIS, François d']. Authentic History of the Origin and Progress of the Late Revolution in Geneva . Philadelphia: Mountford, Bioren & Co., 1794. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, recounting the events which led to French hegemony over the Republic of Geneva. SIGNED BY KENT on the title and dated 1794, and with one page of his manuscript notes on title verso. Evans 27159. [OSWALD, Eleazer]. Letters of Franklin, on the Conduct of the Executive, and the Treaty Negociated . Philadelphia: E. Oswald, 1795. FIRST EDITION. Oswald, the publisher of the Independent Gazetteer , translated these pseudonymous letters from the French for the readers of his newspaper. They strongly criticize the Jay Treaty, claiming that it was devised without the advice of Congress. Kent was a strong supporter of John Jay. SIGNED BY KENT on the title. Evans 29256; Howes O-138; Sabin 25640. [COBBETT, William]. A Little Plain English, Addressed to the People of the United States, on the Treaty Negociated with His Britannic Majesty, and on the Conduct of the President Relative Thereto . Philadelphia: Thomas Bradford, 1795. Half-title. FIRST EDITION. Cobbett gives a strong, detailed defense of Jay's Treaty, which was under attack, in this reply to Eleazer Oswald's Letters of Franklin . SIGNED BY KENT on the title. Evans 28437; Gaines 7a; Howes C-521; Sabin 13895. HAMILTON, Alexander. Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, for the Improvement and Better Management of the Revenues of the United States . Philadelphia: Francis Child, 1795. FIRST EDITION of the last official document written by Hamilton. Offering specific recommendations regarding import duties and taxation, it was signed by him on the very day he resigned as Secretary of the Treasury. SIGNED BY KENT on the title, and note about Hamilton's resignation at end. Evans 29773; Ford 268. [BIDWELL, Barnabas]. The Susquehannah Title Stated and Examined . Catskill: Mackay Croswell, 1796. FIRST EDITION of this comprehensive review of the Connecticut claim to lands in Pennsylvania. "Especially worthwhile for its discussion of the decision by the Commissioners of the Conferation [sic] made at Trenton, New Jersey" (Streeter sale II:982). SIGNED BY KENT on the title and dated 1797, and with extensive notes on title verso on Barnabas Bidwell recorded variously by Kent ca 1810, 1832 and following Bidwell's career as a tutor at Yale, a student of Judge Sedgwick, a politician in Massachusetts and his disgrace in flight to Canada. Evans 30061; Howes B-431; Sabin 93937. Instructions to the Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary from the United States of America to the French republic In conformity with the Resolution of Congress, of the 22nd June 1798. Philadelphia: W. Ross, [1798]. SIGNED BY KENT on the title and dated 1799. Evans 34838; Sabin 34870. The Connecticut Gore Title, Stated and Considered. Hartford: Hudson & Goodwin, 1799. FIRST EDITION. A statement of Con
KENT, James (1763-1847)]. A COLLECTION OF TEN PAMPHLETS FROM THE LIBRARY OF JAMES KENT, American jurist and legal scholar, first professor of law at Columbia University, chief justice of the New York Supreme Court, and Chancellor of New York; with one volume from his father's library. Together 11 volumes. Various octavo sizes. Various 20th-century quarter morocco or calf bindings, generally in fine condition. COMPRISING
KENT, James (1763-1847)]. A COLLECTION OF TEN PAMPHLETS FROM THE LIBRARY OF JAMES KENT, American jurist and legal scholar, first professor of law at Columbia University, chief justice of the New York Supreme Court, and Chancellor of New York; with one volume from his father's library. Together 11 volumes. Various octavo sizes. Various 20th-century quarter morocco or calf bindings, generally in fine condition. COMPRISING: [HAMILTON, Alexander]. A Second Letter from Phocion to the Considerate Citizens of New-York. Containing remarks on Mentor's Reply . New York: Samuel London, 1784. FIRST EDITION of Hamilton's reply to Isaac Ledyard's criticism of his initial letter. Throughout the debate over what to do with Tory property, Hamilton advocated justice and toleration and believed the treaty of peace in 1783 established precedence over all state laws. SIGNED BY KENT on the title and dated 1797, his manuscript identification of Hamilton's authorship on title, notes on blank verso of final leaf. Evans 18516; Ford 15; Howes H-124; Sabin 29964. [IVERNOIS, François d']. Authentic History of the Origin and Progress of the Late Revolution in Geneva . Philadelphia: Mountford, Bioren & Co., 1794. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, recounting the events which led to French hegemony over the Republic of Geneva. SIGNED BY KENT on the title and dated 1794, and with one page of his manuscript notes on title verso. Evans 27159. [OSWALD, Eleazer]. Letters of Franklin, on the Conduct of the Executive, and the Treaty Negociated . Philadelphia: E. Oswald, 1795. FIRST EDITION. Oswald, the publisher of the Independent Gazetteer , translated these pseudonymous letters from the French for the readers of his newspaper. They strongly criticize the Jay Treaty, claiming that it was devised without the advice of Congress. Kent was a strong supporter of John Jay. SIGNED BY KENT on the title. Evans 29256; Howes O-138; Sabin 25640. [COBBETT, William]. A Little Plain English, Addressed to the People of the United States, on the Treaty Negociated with His Britannic Majesty, and on the Conduct of the President Relative Thereto . Philadelphia: Thomas Bradford, 1795. Half-title. FIRST EDITION. Cobbett gives a strong, detailed defense of Jay's Treaty, which was under attack, in this reply to Eleazer Oswald's Letters of Franklin . SIGNED BY KENT on the title. Evans 28437; Gaines 7a; Howes C-521; Sabin 13895. HAMILTON, Alexander. Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, for the Improvement and Better Management of the Revenues of the United States . Philadelphia: Francis Child, 1795. FIRST EDITION of the last official document written by Hamilton. Offering specific recommendations regarding import duties and taxation, it was signed by him on the very day he resigned as Secretary of the Treasury. SIGNED BY KENT on the title, and note about Hamilton's resignation at end. Evans 29773; Ford 268. [BIDWELL, Barnabas]. The Susquehannah Title Stated and Examined . Catskill: Mackay Croswell, 1796. FIRST EDITION of this comprehensive review of the Connecticut claim to lands in Pennsylvania. "Especially worthwhile for its discussion of the decision by the Commissioners of the Conferation [sic] made at Trenton, New Jersey" (Streeter sale II:982). SIGNED BY KENT on the title and dated 1797, and with extensive notes on title verso on Barnabas Bidwell recorded variously by Kent ca 1810, 1832 and following Bidwell's career as a tutor at Yale, a student of Judge Sedgwick, a politician in Massachusetts and his disgrace in flight to Canada. Evans 30061; Howes B-431; Sabin 93937. Instructions to the Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary from the United States of America to the French republic In conformity with the Resolution of Congress, of the 22nd June 1798. Philadelphia: W. Ross, [1798]. SIGNED BY KENT on the title and dated 1799. Evans 34838; Sabin 34870. The Connecticut Gore Title, Stated and Considered. Hartford: Hudson & Goodwin, 1799. FIRST EDITION. A statement of Con
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