United States
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Aurora and Pennsylvania Gazette (Philadelphia), and Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce. Essay on the Warehousing System and Government Credits of the United States. Philadelphia: Printed by order of the Philadelphia Chamber of commerce, W. Brown, printer., 1828
Most of the printed materials in this series address financial matters at the governmental level. Topics of special note include the Bank of the United States, the national debt, trade, tariffs, and bankruptcy. Some of the publications are highly politicized. The series is arranged by publication date, then by author and title. Within the same year, works without authors precede works with authors.
Breckinridge, John C. Speech of Hon. John C. Breckinridge: At Ashland, Kentucky, September 5, 1860. Revised and Corrected. Repelling the Charge of Disunion and Vindicating the National Democracy, 1860
Caird, James. Prairie Farming in America: With Notes by the Way on Canada and the United States. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1859
The works in this series include printed lectures, scientific journals, educational literature, and information about educational methods, institutions, and organizations. A sub-theme for the series is education in Kentucky. The series is arranged by publication date, then by author and title. Within the same year, works without authors precede works with authors. All folders but two contain nineteenth-century publications.
Clay, Henry. Speech in Defence of the American System against the British Colonial System: With an Appendix of Documents Referred to in the Speech. Delivered in the Senate of the United States, February 2d, 3d, and 6th, 1832. Washington: Printed by Gales and Seaton, 1832
Series 5 is the largest series in the collection. It contains printed matter by and about national government, politics, and politicians. Many works were produced as partisan campaign literature during the tumultuous presidential elections of 1864, 1868, and 1872. Most such items promote the Republican Party’s views and candidates. The series is arranged by publication date, then by author and title. Within the same year, works without authors precede works with authors.
Collection of maps of the United States
Howe, Joseph. Speech of the Hon. Joseph Howe at the International Commercial Convention at Detroit. Delivered on Friday, 14th Instant [I.E. July 14, 1865] (Specially Revised by Mr. Howe for the Hamilton Spectator). Montreal: M. Longmoore and Co., 1865
Most of the 344 published works in this collection document aspects of the political, economic, scientific, educational, and religious thought of persons and groups within the United States during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Notable topics include Seccession, the American Civil War, Emanicipation, Reconstruction, government finances, and American partisan politics. Works in the final series originated in Canada, Switzerland, France, Great Britain, and Japan.