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The vindication of James Alexander, one of His Majesty's Council . . . ; and of William Smith, attorney at law 1734

Object Status:

Extant

Accession Date:

N.d.

Primary Source Reference:

Descriptive Catalogue of the Du Simitière Papers in the Library Company of Philadelphia (Philadelphia, 1940), p. 149, 16.8

Author/Composer:

Alexander, James, 1691-1756

Title Information:

The vindication of James Alexander, one of His Majesty's Council for the province of New-York; and of William Smith, attorney at law. From the matters charged and suggested against them in two pamphlets lately published. The one a paper addressed to the mayor aldermen and commonalty of the city of New-York, by the Honourable Francis Harison, Esq; one of His Majesty's Council for the province of New-York. The other a report of the committee of His Majesty's Council, to whom it was referred to examine and make enquiry touchiug [sic] a letter found in the house of Mr. Alexander, in New-York, on Fryday the 1st of Februray, [sic] 1733-4, in order to make the fullest discovery concerning the auther [sic] of the same. To which is added a supplement containing a brief account of the case of William Trusdell, plaintiff, against the Honourable Francis Harison, Esq; defendant. For arresting and imprisoning the plaintiff and keeping him 9 weeks in prison, at the suit of Joseph Weldon

Imprint Information:

[New York]: Printed by John Peter Zenger, and to be sold by him at his house in Broad Street, near the upper end of the long bridge, in New-York, 1734. Price 1 s.

Repository:

LCP, Call no. *Am 1734 New York (bw) 412.F.8