Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1856. 36 pp. 8vo. Removed. First edition. Though dealing primarily with the creation of the country, Adams securely ties the concept of freedom to the issue of slavery: "Even the habit of holding innocent men in bondage, which was universal at the opening of the..... More
Fall River: Almy & Milne, 1860. 20 pp. 8vo. Stitched. First edition. A strong anti-slavery speech that attacks the views that the right o property is the first object of all human government, that the declaration of principles in the declaration of independence was meant only for whites, and that..... More
[Washington, D.C.]: Republican Executive Congressional Committee, 1860. 7 pp., [1]. 8vo. Disbound. First edition. List of speeches and documents available from the Republican Executive Congressional Committee on last page. An attack on the south and the sessionists. Removed from a larger volume else a very good copy with tear on..... More
[Washington, D.C.]: J. & G.S. Gideon, Printers, [1848]. 8 pp. (1 sheet folded). 8vo. Self wrappers. First edition. An anti-Van Buren item by the Whigs, attacking former President and now Free Soil party candidate Martin Van Buren for his running on the Free Soil Platform after having been rejected twice..... More