Sale 2519 - Fine Books & Manuscripts, October 10, 2019

AMERICANA LOTS 1 - 17 3 BRITISH THEORIST WHO OBSERVED INJUSTICE OF COLONIAL TAXATION 1 c   BURKE, EDMUND. Brief Autograph Letter Signed, “EdmBurke,” to bookseller James Dodsley: “Be so good as to send by the bearer my Observations on Mr. Grenville’s State of the Nation & the [Thoughts on the] Causes of the Discontents .” 1 / 2 page, small 4to; minor smudging to few words of text, faint marginal discoloration from prior matting, faint scattered staining, horizontal fold, remnants of prior mounting at corners verso. “B[roa]d Sanct[uar]y [London], Friday morn[ing]” [400/600] In 1769, Burke’s pamphlet, Observations on a Late Publication on the Present State of the Nation , was published; in it, he criticized George Grenville’s defense of the fiscal policies of King George III as they concerned the American colonies. Burke argued that the plan to tax the colonies and the homeland equally would result in a dangerous sentiment of alienation, which proved to be the case, as this sentiment played a significant part in bringing about the American Revolution. 2 c   BURR, AARON. Document Signed, “A. Burr,” a bond for him and Lewis Morris in the amount of £3,000 to the state of New York. Additionally signed by Lewis Morris and two witnesses. 1 page, folio; nearly-complete closed separations at vertical folds, small holes at fold intersections affecting few letters of text, vertical fold touching Morris signature with loss to “M” and paraph, moderate toning along folds, docketing on verso with minor bleedthrough, remnants of hinging at upper and lower edges verso, two paper seals intact. [New York], 20 August 1788 [600/900] “. . . [O]n the Seventh day of August Instant John Jay the said Aaron Burr and John Watts Junior were appointed Trustees for the Estate of John Cox . . . . [I]f the said Aaron Burr shall . . . Execute the said Trust . . . then the above Obligation to be void . . . .” 3 c   BURR, AARON. Party-printed Document Signed, “A. Burr,” a check to Philip Jacobs in the amount of $8.75 drawn on the Manhattan Company. 2 1 / 4 x7 3 / 4 inches; cancellation slices not affecting signature. New York, 18 September 1800 [500/750]