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Book/Printed Material Observations leading to a fair examination of the system of government proposed by the late Convention, and to several essential and necessary alterations in it

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Title

  • Observations leading to a fair examination of the system of government proposed by the late Convention, and to several essential and necessary alterations in it : in a number of letters from the Federal Farmer to the Republican

Names

  • Federal Farmer
  • Lee, Richard Henry, 1732-1794
  • Greenleaf, Thomas, 1755-1798, printer
  • Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826, former owner
  • American Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Thomas Jefferson Library Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Ebenezer Hazard Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)
  • James Madison Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Oliver Wolcott Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • [New York] : [Thomas Greenleaf], printed in the year MDCCLXXXVII [1787]

Headings

  • -  United States.--Constitutional Convention--(1787)
  • -  Constitutions--United States
  • -  New York (State)--New York

Notes

  • -  Has been wrongly attributed to R.H. Lee. Cf. William and Mary quarterly, 3rd ser., v. 31 (1974) p. [299]-308.
  • -  Continued by: An additional number of letters from the Federal Farmer to the Republican ...
  • -  Place and printer supplied by Evans.
  • -  Signatures: A-E⁴.
  • -  Sowerby, E.M. Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson, 3020
  • -  Evans, C. American bibliography, 20455
  • -  English Short Title Catalogue, W21305
  • -  JK146.F35 1787a formerly shelved under: JK146.L45 and JK146.O27 1787. LAC nsk 2019-08-20
  • -  LAC tnb 2021-02-05 no edits (2 cards)
  • -  LAC ecr 2019-04-17 no edits (2 cards)
  • -  LAC nsk 2019-08-20 no edits (5 cards)
  • -  LAC ael 2021-03-02 no edits (1 card)

Medium

  • 40 p. ; 20 cm (8vo)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • JK146 .F35 1787a
  • JK146 .F35 1787a Copy 2 Forms part of the Jefferson Exhibit Collection. Thomas Jefferson's copy. With: Federal Farmer. An additional number of letters prom [i.e. from] the Federal Farmer to the Republican ...
  • AC901 .H3 vol. 51 Copy 1 Forms part of the Jefferson Exhibit Collection. With the Library of Congress's 1815 bookplate. With: Jones, T.S. Mankind accountable creatures ... Edinburgh, anno 1786. Issued separately.
  • E302 .M192 vol. 2, no. 34 Copy 1 Transfer from Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Dec. 1937-June 1938. Formerly part of the James Madison Papers, vol. 77, p. 25.
  • AC901 .W7 vol. 3, no. 6 Attributed to Lee in ms. on t.p.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 28025400

Online Format

  • online text
  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Federal Farmer, Richard Henry Lee, Thomas Greenleaf, Thomas Jefferson, American Imprint Collection, Thomas Jefferson Library Collection, Ebenezer Hazard Pamphlet Collection, James Madison Pamphlet Collection, and Oliver Wolcott Pamphlet Collection. Observations leading to a fair examination of the system of government proposed by the late Convention, and to several essential and necessary alterations in it: in a number of letters from the Federal Farmer to the Republican. [New York: Thomas Greenleaf, printed in the year MDCCLXXXVII, 1787] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/28025400/.

APA citation style:

Federal Farmer, Lee, R. H., Greenleaf, T., Jefferson, T., American Imprint Collection, Thomas Jefferson Library Collection [...] Oliver Wolcott Pamphlet Collection. (1787) Observations leading to a fair examination of the system of government proposed by the late Convention, and to several essential and necessary alterations in it: in a number of letters from the Federal Farmer to the Republican. [New York: Thomas Greenleaf, printed in the year MDCCLXXXVII] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/28025400/.

MLA citation style:

Federal Farmer, et al. Observations leading to a fair examination of the system of government proposed by the late Convention, and to several essential and necessary alterations in it: in a number of letters from the Federal Farmer to the Republican. [New York: Thomas Greenleaf, printed in the year MDCCLXXXVII, 1787] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/28025400/>.