Observations on Certain Documents Contained in No. V & VI of "The History of the United States for the Year 1796,"; in which the Charge of Speculation against Alexander Hamilton, late Secretary of the Treasury, is Fully Refuted.
Philadelphia: for John Fenno, by John Bioren, 1797.
The notorious "Reynolds pamphlet." 37, (1), lviii pages. 8vo, full contemporary sheep (well-worn and joints cracked; some browning at edges and a few pages with light scattered staining but overall rather clean. Philadelphia: Printed for John Fenno, by John Bioren, 1797 First edition. A very good unsophisticated copy -- rather rare as many copies were bought up by the Hamilton family in an effort to suppress it.
The notorious "Reynolds pamphlet." in which Hamilton reveals: "The charge against me is a connection with one James Reynolds for purposes of improper pecuniary speculation. My real crime is an amorous connection with his wife for a considerable time, with his privity and connivance." First printed in 1979, but quickly suppressed by Hamilton's own mortified family who tried to buy up all copies. In 1800, in the midst of the Jefferson-burr election, anti-Federalists such as William Duane reprinted Hamilton's admission of infidelity.. --Evans 37571; Howes H-120; Sabin 29970
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Edition: First
Language: English
Price: $30,000.00
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