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Pamphlet 8vo, paperbound 16 pp. Partially disbound, but still in tact. Normal aging and browning, with some chips and folds at the extremities. Also, slight fold at the center, and early owner’s signature on title page. About very good. Very interesting pamphlet prepared during the Madison administration that takes a look at the challenges facing a new country. For the most part the report addresses the belligerent acts of England and France prior to the War of 1812. The report also challenges the legality of the British blockade and the taking of our ships on the high seas. Importantly, it points out that France is no better than the English in this respect, and that it would be hard to justify war against one without the same treatment of the other. However, the authors were also very realistic about going to war with both England and France who were "two of the most powerful [nations] in the world". The report recommends that we not submit to French and English legal rationalizations for their… Read More

Washington DC: A. and G. Way, 1814. First Printing. Wraps. Very good. 8.25 x 5 inches, disbound, 52 pp, folding table, very good, light toning and foxing. Shaw and Shoemaker 33405. This is the short version; a longer version with accompanying documents, 370 pp, was published at the same time (Shaw and Shoemaker 33404).

Washington: A. and G. Way, 1814. First. hardcover. very good. of the Invasion of the City of Washington, by the British Forces in the Month of August, 1814. November 29, 1814. Folding table. 52pp. 8vo, modern 3/4 black morocco. Washington: A. and G. Way, 1814. First Edition. Very good<br/><br/> Report of the United States House of Representatives Committee, "...to inquire into the causes of the success of the enemy in his recent enterprises against this metropolis, and the neighboring town of Alexandria; and into the manner in which the public buildings and property were destroyed, and the amount thereof..." Preface. Shaw and Shoemaker 33404.<br/><br/>