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Andrew Jackson’s Famous Address Regarding the Removal of the Indians West of the Mississippi [Third State of the Nation Washington, DC. December 6, 1831]

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

[Jackson, Andrew, 1767 - 1845] TO BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS, AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE FIRST SESSION OF THE 22d CONGRESS. GLOBE—EXTRA. BY F. P. BLAIR, CITY OF WASHINGTON …., 1831. Single sheet broadside, printed on recto only in five columns. Elephant Folio. (17 X 22 ½) Faint creases at folds lightly toned. Two old repairs to verso resulting in no loss of text. Untrimmed edges. Clean and bright, a superb copy.

Fellow Citizens of the Senate and House of Representatives: “Time and experience have proved that the abode of the native Indian within their limits is dangerous to their peace and injurious to himself... I had the happiness to announce that the Chickasaws and Choctaws had accepted the generous offer of the Government and agreed to remove beyond the Mississippi River, by which the whole of the State of Mississippi and the western part of Alabama will be freed from Indian occupancy and opened to a civilized population… At the request of the authorities of Georgia the registration of Cherokee Indians for emigration has been resumed, and it is confidently expected that half, if not two-third, of that tribe will follow the wise example of their more westerly brethren. Those who prefer remaining at their present homes will hereafter be governed by the laws of Georgia… During the present year the attention of the Government has been particularly directed to those tribes in the powerful and growing State of Ohio, where considerable tracts of the finest lands were still occupied by the aboriginal proprietors. Treaties, either absolute or conditional, have been made extinguishing the whole Indian title to the reservations in that State, and the time is not distant, it is hoped, when Ohio will be no longer embarrassed with the Indian population. The same measures will be extended to Indiana as soon as there is reason to anticipate success... What the native savages become when surrounded by a dense population and by mixing with the whites may be seen in the miserable remnants of a few Eastern tribes, deprived of political and civil rights, forbidden to make contracts, and subjected to guardians, dragging out a wretched existence, without excitement, without hope, and almost without thought…Now subject to no control but the superintending agency of the General Government, exercised with the sole view of preserving peace, they may proceed unmolested in the interesting experiment of gradually advancing a community of American Indians from barbarism to the habits and enjoyments of civilized life.” Very Good. $2000

1815 - James, John. On the Usefulness and Necessity of a Standard of Christian Faith. A Sermon. By The Rev. John James, Rector of Penmaen. Swansea: Printed and Sold by D. Jenkin. 1815. 8vo. 22pp. [First Edition]. An extremely rare Welsh pamphlet, one of six Sermons published by the author on the request of Bishop of St. David's (Thomas Burgess 1756-1837). Skillfully printed, including a tailpiece reminiscent of Isaiah Thomas's work. Sewn pamphlet in original blue wraps. Harvard Library stamp to rear of title, otherwise unmarked and in Fine condition. $175

Signed by Author

[1857] Jay, John (1817-1894). Mr. Jay’s Argument in The Du Lux Case. Nov. 27th, 1857. [s.l.-s.n.] Tall 4to. 88pp. [Presentation copy: “J. C. Devereux Esq. with J. W. Jay’s regards”] John Jay’s inscription to top margin of front cover. He was the son of William Jay (1789 - 1858), and grandson of John Jay (1745 – 1829), First Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and Governor of New York. Original wraps rubbed and soiled. Leaves uniformly toned. A Good solid copy. Counsel for appellants: John Jay and Charles E. Whitehead, Counsel for respondent: R. H. Sherwood, Patterson & Eastwood, and Mr. Ball of Ohio. Relates to the case of “Jeanne Du Lux, a woman of French extraction, died November 15th, 1854, at an advanced age, in the city of New York, intestate, leaving a large personal estate, to be administered and distributed according to the laws of the place of her domicile.” Within a month of her decease, John Pierre Ferrie applied to the surrogate of the county of New York for letters of administration on her estate, claiming them on the ground that he was her only child [by the aid of a special enabling act “in the character of a bastard] and, therefore, her sole heir at law and next of kin. [Mr. Ferrie is established that he was her lawful son…by Valentine Ferrie, illegitimately begotten while the parties were living in a state of concubinage.”] During the pendency of the proceedings, Benoit Julien Caujolle, Bert Barthelemy Caujolle, and Mauretta Elie, with their respective wives, appeared before the surrogate and asked to be heard, alleging that they were the next of kin, and for that reason, entitled to intervene in the matter of the administration, and 'to share upon the distribution of the estate;' and asking to receive their distributive share of the same. Despite Jay’s efforts, the case was finally resolved in 1871 in favor of ferrie [U.S. Supreme Court CAUJOLLE v. FERRIE, 80 U.S. 465 (1871)] $125

1772 - Jebb, John (1736-1786). A Short Account of Theological Lectures now Reading at Cambridge. To which is added A New Harmony of the Gospels / by John Jebb. Cambridge : Printed by J. Archdeacon ... for T. & J. Merrill ... sold by B. White, Richardson & Urquhart and G. Pearch in London and J. Fletcher in Oxford, 1772. 4to. [2], 56] pp. Sewn pamphlet in modern wraps paper label to front cover. Bottom corner of leaves to p. 15 stained more pronounced at title. Top margin of p. 21 with old tear. Otherwise Very Good, clean and bright. The second edition of a pamphlet first published in 1770, includes Jebb's vindication, plan and a Harmony of the Gospels [in parallel columns p. 32-56]. His proposals for academic reform at Cambridge were rejected, and he found himself attacked from all sides. Here he appeals to the "unprejudiced public" for support. Jebb eventually resigned as a clergyman and moved to London to work as a doctor, and follow his political ambitions, he was a strong supporter of the American rebellion. $175

[1840] Johnson, Evan M. (Evan Malbone), 1791-1865. Missionary failures, the reason for renovated exertions: a sermon, delivered in St. John's Church, Brooklyn, on Sunday, March 15th A.D. 1840, on occasion of a collection for the benefit of St. Mary's Church, Wallabout. Johnson demands more funds to be allotted for domestic issues rather than sent to foreign missions. [S.l. : s.n.] [New York?: Louis Sherman, at the Protestant Episcopal Press?, 1840] Disbound pamphlet no wraps lightly foxed. [Caption title]. 16pp. From the library of Walter Farquhar Hook, with his name in brown ink to top margin of first leaf.

OCLC: 58771812 locates no copies. [Chase, Philander, 1775 – 1852]. $45

1721 - Jones, Jeremiah (1693-1724). A Vindication of the Former Part of St. Mathew’s Gospel, from Mr. Whiston’s Charge of Dislocations. / or An Attempt to prove, that our present Greek Copies of that Gospel, are in the same Order, wherein they were Originally written by that Evangelist...Salop: Printed for John Rogers: and sold in London by John Clark...1721. 8vo. [16], 240pp. Contains in parallel columns p. 57-73: "A Table of several Instances in which St. Mark relates his Stories more fully with more particular Circumstances than St. Matthew." Dedicated to Samuel Jones. Sewn pamphlet in modern wraps paper label to front cover. Leaves generally clean, lightly toned with sporadic foxing. [Whiston, William, 1667-1752]. $275