1861 - Taylor, Thomas House (1799-1867). The Union. A Sermon Delivered in Grace Church, New York, on the day of the National Fast, January 4, 1861. By Thomas House Taylor. New York, Baker & Godwin, printers, 1861. 8vo. 32pp. Original printed wraps lightly rubbed and soiled, chipped at lower spine. Contemporary ownership inscription "F. Sheldon" to top corner o front wrap. Internally Fine or close to it. A pro-union sermon by Taylor who compares amongst other things markets and manufacturing of Northern & Southern States. [United States Civil War History, 1861-1865]. [Isaiah XXI, 11] Very Good. $45

1809 - Terry, Ezekiel (1775 - 1829). The Massachusetts Watchman, and Periodical Journal. December, 1809. Number 7. Printed at Palmer [Mass.]: by Ezekiel Terry. [1809].  12mo. p.[2], [73]-84. Recently sewn with old stitching holes still visible. Printers woodblock device to title. Leaves toned and lightly foxed with a few negligible nicks to margins. Contemporary ownership inscription: " C. Osborn" to top margin of title. A handsome example of a rare American periodical. "To note the tidings as they fly, We strictly will ourselves apply, And monthly to our readers will Our news and sentiments reveal. But difficulty we may find, To please this age so well refin'd..." A short lived periodical, publication commenced in July 1809 and ceased about May 10th 1810. Near Very Good. $125

1842 - Thirlwall, Connop (1797-1875). A Charge to the Clergy of the Diocese of St. David’s. / by Connop, Lord Bishop of St. David’s, Delivered at His primary Visitation, October, 1842. 2nd ed. London: Rivington's, 1842. 8vo. 74 pp. "Published at the request of the clergy." Disbound pamphlet in fine condition. [Oxford Movement] COPAC [4] $35

1839 - Townsend, George Fyler (1814-1900). The Church of England's Appeal to the People of England; or, A peply to Mr. O'Connell: A Letter, &c. 2d. ed. enlarged. London: Printed for J. G. F. & J. Rivington. 1839. 8vo. 48pp. Sewn pamphlet, no wraps. Title and rear leaf soiled, otherwise clean. A scarce pamphlet by the Sub-Curate of St. Margaret's, better known for his translation of Aesop's Fables into English. Scarce. Very Good. $35

Signed Copy of a Resolution Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. [THE NEGRO SEAMAN’S ACT OF 1822]

[1824] Troup, George Michael (1780-1856), Governor of Georgia. Executive Department, Georgia, Milledgeville, 10th January, 1824. Sir, In compliance with the request of the Legislature of Georgia, I en-close a copy of a Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Signed: “Very Resply GM Troup”. Two page SIGNED stampless folded letter from governor Troup of Georgia, sent to “His Excellency the Governor of Connecticut Litchfield CT”. It was originally marked Hartford then crossed-out. Two red CDS postmarks, Milledgeville, Georgia, dated Jan. 14, and Hartford CT, dated Jan. 29. Very Good. Loss of paper where wax seal was removed with loss to two words. Unrelated contemporary 4 line manuscript note to bottom margin of first page addressed to Eunice Fitch [of Stratford CT]. Lightly toned.

 "This proposal was prompted by the South Carolina [Negro] Seaman Act of 1822.  The original law, later modified, had provided for the jailing and possible enslavement of free blacks who left their ships for shore.  In his role as a circuit court judge, Associate Justice William Johnson described the law as being in conflict with both federal commerce power and a treaty with Great Britain.  William Wirt, President John Quincy Adam's attorney general, subsequently reaffirmed Johnson's opinion.  President Andrew Jackson's attorney generals, John Macpherson Berien and future Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, later reversed Wirt's opinion, and the issue continued to be contested until the Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery." Vile, Encyclopedia of Constitutional Amendments, P. 280. -- “The resolution was approved by Louisiana, Mississippi, and Missouri.  It was disapproved by Vermont, Maine, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky.” Ames, Proposed Amendments to the Constitution, [1897] Vol. II. p. 210.

"IN SENATE, 17th December, 1823. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby resolv[e]d by the authority of the same, that the following shall be proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States : That no part of the Constitution of the United States ought to be construed, or shall be construed, to authorize the importation or ingress of any person of color into any one of the United States, contrary to the laws of such State. And that his Excellency the Governor be, and he is hereby requested to communicate this resolution to the Governors of the different States, with a request that the same may be submitted to their respective legislatures; and that he do also communicate the same to our senators and Representatives in Congress.

Thomas Stocks, President of the Senate. David Adams, Speaker of the House of Representatives. G. M. Troup, Governor." Approved, 22d December, 1823. [Wolcott, Oliver Jr. (1760-1833), Governor of Connecticut.] $1100

1845 – Turner, Samuel Hulbeart (1790 – 1861). Remarks on a late editorial article in the Churchman, entitled, "Results of the General Convention, Theological Seminary”: and on certain other articles formerly published in that journal. New York: Harper, 1845. 8vo. 24 pp. Original wraps toned with few minor creases. Very Good. OCLC: 58764940 no copies listed. $45

1866 - Twelve Topics for Thoughtful Churchmen. No. 1. “The Mind of Christ; or The Goodness which is God-like.” January, 1866. Philadelphia: Theo. L. Chase. 1866. 8vo. 20pp. Original green wraps lightly rubbed/vertical creases, library number to corner of front wrap and first leaf of text also with gift inscription: “1868, April 13, Gift of Rev. Wm. S. Perry, of Litchfield, Conn.” [Note: The subject matter of the “Twelve Topics” is furnished by several Presbyters of the P. E. Church, and is arranged and edited by one of them.] Very likely the work of John Andrews Harris (1834-1922). Rare. $25

1825 - Tyng, Stephen H. (Stephen Higginson), 1800-1885. Rector of Queen Anne Parish, Prince George's County, Md. Attachment to the Redeemer's Kingdom. A Sermon, Preached Before the Prayerbook and Homily Society, in Christ Church, Baltimore, June 2, 1825. Georgetown, D. C.: James C. Dunn, Printer. 1825. 8vo. 32pp. Pamphlet removed from bound volume. No wraps. Leaves lightly foxed including title. This appears to be an unrecorded early pamphlet by Rev. Tyng published a few months after his 25th birthday. Very Good. $100

1867 - Tyng, Stephen H. (1800-1885). Liberty of Preaching : Its Warrant and Relations : Two Sermons Preached in the Church of the Holy Trinity, New York, on Sundays September 29th and October 13th, 1867 / by Stephen H. Tyng. New York : John A. Gray & Green Printers, 1867. 8vo. 34pp. Original green printed wraps lightly rubbed, few minor chips to edges. Slight crease to vertical center fold.  Very Good. [Mark XVI, 15] $35

1868 - [Tyng, Stephen H. (Stephen Higginson), 1839-1898] Publications of the American Church Union. No. 1. The Tyng case, A Narrative, Together with the Judgment of the Court, and the Admonition, by the Bishop of New-York. Published by the American Church Union. New York : Pott & Amery, 1868. 8vo. 32pp. Sewn pamphlet no wraps horizontal crease to center. lightly rubbed, front and rear leaves toned at edges. Rev. Tyng officiated a service for the Methodist society which was "plainly forbidden by the twelfth Canon." Is a Clergyman of the Church perfectly at liberty to exercise his office wherever and whenever he may choose? Apparently not. Canon Law, Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States. Very Good. $85

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