An Inquiry into the Causes and Consequences of the Orders in Council; and an Examination of the Conduct of Great Britain towards the Neutral Commerce of America.
New York: Re-printed from the London edition, and sold by Hopkins & Seymour, Printers, 1808. 104 pp. 8vo. Stitched. Second American edition. A very good, untrimmed copy, some minor staining to title, owner's name, otherwise clean with a small chip to top corner of last leaf. Shaw & Shoemaker 14379. Item #27856
Reprinted from the London edition. Baring argued that Britain could ill afford the damage to trade created by the Orders of Council and began a campaign to have them repealed. Important to an understanding of the policies and conditions that would eventually lead to the War of 1812.
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