1798 · Philadelphia
by [Fifth Congress]
Philadelphia: William Ross, 1798. 683, [1 blank], [52- Index] pp. Modern quarter morocco and marbled paper over boards. Gilt-lettered morocco spine label. Title page browned, lacking rear endpaper. Else Very Good.
This is a voluminous record of an eventful Session of the House. President Adams's Message to Congress of November 23, 1797, reports on the war in Europe, and its continuing threat to American interests. He reviews "the attempts of foreign agents, to alienate the affections of the Indian nations, and to excite them to actual hostilities against the United States." He describes progress in treaty negotiations with England and Spain. (truncated)
This is a voluminous record of an eventful Session of the House. President Adams's Message to Congress of November 23, 1797, reports on the war in Europe, and its continuing threat to American interests. He reviews "the attempts of foreign agents, to alienate the affections of the Indian nations, and to excite them to actual hostilities against the United States." He describes progress in treaty negotiations with England and Spain. (truncated)