- 2075
(JAMES WILSON). ELIE VALETTE. THE DEPUTY COMMISSARY'S GUIDE WITHIN THE PROVINCE OF MARYLAND. ANNAPOLIS: 1774
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Description
- Valette, Elie. The Deputy Commissary's Guide within the Province of Maryland. Annapolis: Ann Catherine Green and Son, 1774
8vo (7 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.; 197 x 121 mm). Engraved title and table by Thomas Sparrow; scattered browning and dampstaining, a little blue and red crayon underlining and scrawl at head of title, front free endpaper chipped at edges. Contemporary calf, spine gilt in six compartments and with red morocco lettering-piece; worn and scuffed,
Provenance
James Wilson (two signatures) — Archer H. Jarrett (signature, 1854) — Louise L. Henry (signature)
Condition
Condition as described in catalogue entry.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Declaration signer James Wilson's copy, signed twice by him. The first original American legal work and the earliest on the law of wills. This work is signed twice by Wilson, both on the front free endpaper and on the title-page; both signatures have been scored through by subsequent owners.
James Wilson (1742–1798) was born in Scotland and educated in Edinburgh and Glasgow. He emigrated to American and became a tutor at the College of Philadelphia and assistant to Pennsylvania lawyer John Dickinson. He practiced law in Reading and Carlisle, and became a force in Pennsylvania politics. In 1774, he published Considerations on the Nature and Extent of the Legislative Authority of the British Parliament," an influential revolutionary pamphlet. Wilson was twice elected to the Continental Congress and served concurrently as a brigadier general in the state militia. Like other Pennsylvanians in Congress, including his mentor, Dickinson, Wilson was pressured by his constituents to forestall declaring independence. Wilson himself eventually changed his mind, voting for and signing the Declaration. As a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, he sat on the Committee of Detail, which produced the first draft. He proposed the Three-Fifths Compromise and was, next to James Madison, the most active participant in the Convention. Wilson was a major proponent for ratification in Pennsylvania, which became the second state to approve the new constitution in 1787. President Washington named him as one of the six original justices of the Supreme Court.
James Wilson (1742–1798) was born in Scotland and educated in Edinburgh and Glasgow. He emigrated to American and became a tutor at the College of Philadelphia and assistant to Pennsylvania lawyer John Dickinson. He practiced law in Reading and Carlisle, and became a force in Pennsylvania politics. In 1774, he published Considerations on the Nature and Extent of the Legislative Authority of the British Parliament," an influential revolutionary pamphlet. Wilson was twice elected to the Continental Congress and served concurrently as a brigadier general in the state militia. Like other Pennsylvanians in Congress, including his mentor, Dickinson, Wilson was pressured by his constituents to forestall declaring independence. Wilson himself eventually changed his mind, voting for and signing the Declaration. As a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, he sat on the Committee of Detail, which produced the first draft. He proposed the Three-Fifths Compromise and was, next to James Madison, the most active participant in the Convention. Wilson was a major proponent for ratification in Pennsylvania, which became the second state to approve the new constitution in 1787. President Washington named him as one of the six original justices of the Supreme Court.