The speeches at full length of Mr. Van Ness, Mr. Caines, the Attorney-General [Ambrose Spencer], Mr. Harrison, and General Hamilton, in the great cause of the people, against Harry Croswell, on an indictment for a libel on Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States
Contributors: Caines, George, 1771-1825; Spencer, Ambrose, 1765-1848; Harrison, Mr; Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804; Croswell, Harry, 1778-1858, defendant; New York (State). Supreme Court; G. & R. Waite (Firm)
Publisher: Printed by G. & R. Waite ...
Published: 1804
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 78
Notes: "This was an issue of the traverse upon an indictment, found at the General Sessions of the Peace for the county of Columbia [N.Y.] in the term of January last, and removed into the Supreme Court by certiorari, and tried before His Honor the Chief Justice, at the circuit in Columbia in July last."--Page [3].

Rare Book Hamilton copy 1: Has engraved frontispiece of Thomas Jefferson from the European Magazine, published by J. Sewell, Cornhill, June 1, 1802.

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