Report of the Trial of Archibald Hamilton Rowan ... for the Distribu

1794. (IRELAND). Rowan, Archibald Hamilton. Report of the Trial of Archibald Hamilton Rowan ... for the Distribution of a Libel.... Dublin: For Archibald Hamilton Rowan, and sold by P. Byrne, 1794. [2], 152 p. Removed. Paper creases and some soiling on title page, paper flaw on N3 costing the first letter of several lines, occasional foxing and one stain through several leaves. First edition. Rowan's self-published acount of his trial, with his address to the court, and related documents. Rowan was a leading Irish radical, secretary of the Society of United (truncated) Irishmen, and a leading voice in the Independent Dublin Volunteers. He was defended at the trial by John Philpot Curran. Goldsmiths' Library 16149. (Inventory #: 11780)