
Description
Key-notes of American Liberty is a rare, Civil War-era collection of iconic American speeches and documents. It includes some of the most American-defining pieces including:
George Washingtons Farewell Address
the Declaration of Independence
The Constitution
Amendments to the Constitution
Fugitive Slave bills
Missouri Compromise
Dred Scott case decision
Monroe Doctrine
Abraham Lincolns Inaugural addresses
Bibliographic Details
Title: Key-notes of American Liberty: Comprising the Most Important Speeches, Proclamations, and Acts of Congress
Author(s): United States
Publisher: New York: E.B. Treat; Chicago, Ill.: R.C. Treat and C.W. Lilley
Edition: 1866 edition
Binding: Hardcover
Format: (12mo), single volume
Size: 7.5 in x 5 in (19 cm x 13 cm)
Collation: [viii], 273, [3] p
Illustrations: added color title page, frontispiece portrait of Washington
Contents Include:
George Washingtons Farewell Address
Declaration of Independence
Constitution of the United States
Amendments to the Constitution
Fugitive Slave bills
Missouri Compromise
Dred Scott decision
Monroe Doctrine
Abraham Lincolns Inaugural Addresses
Condition:
Good. Hardcover; binding tight and secure. Cloth shows fading and staining at the spine. Pages are generally clean with age toning. Complete.
Why Collect This?
Founding and Civil War era texts in one volume
Includes Dred Scott and Fugitive Slave legislation
Item Number: #50097
George Washingtons Farewell Address
the Declaration of Independence
The Constitution
Amendments to the Constitution
Fugitive Slave bills
Missouri Compromise
Dred Scott case decision
Monroe Doctrine
Abraham Lincolns Inaugural addresses
Bibliographic Details
Title: Key-notes of American Liberty: Comprising the Most Important Speeches, Proclamations, and Acts of Congress
Author(s): United States
Publisher: New York: E.B. Treat; Chicago, Ill.: R.C. Treat and C.W. Lilley
Edition: 1866 edition
Binding: Hardcover
Format: (12mo), single volume
Size: 7.5 in x 5 in (19 cm x 13 cm)
Collation: [viii], 273, [3] p
Illustrations: added color title page, frontispiece portrait of Washington
Contents Include:
George Washingtons Farewell Address
Declaration of Independence
Constitution of the United States
Amendments to the Constitution
Fugitive Slave bills
Missouri Compromise
Dred Scott decision
Monroe Doctrine
Abraham Lincolns Inaugural Addresses
Condition:
Good. Hardcover; binding tight and secure. Cloth shows fading and staining at the spine. Pages are generally clean with age toning. Complete.
Why Collect This?
Founding and Civil War era texts in one volume
Includes Dred Scott and Fugitive Slave legislation
Item Number: #50097
Condition
Good. Hardcover; binding tight and secure. Cloth shows fading and staining at the spine. Pages are generally clean with age toning. Complete.
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1866 – Famous American Documents | Declaration, Constitution, Dred Scott
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