$1,512
Estimate: $500 - $800
Auction: September 27, 2023 11:00 AM EDT
Four-volume set of the Journals of Congress, covering the First Continental Congress to the final session before the institution of the Federal Constitution, privately printed with Congressional approval in 1823. The Declaration of Independence is printed on pp. 394-396 in the first volume. Published during the period of renewed interest and reflection on the history of the United States in the lead up to the 50th anniversary of the Declaration, this set unfortunately failed to sell, and after unsuccessfully lobbying the Senate for financial assistance, the House of Representatives, in February 1825, resolved to purchase 300 copies for their members’ use.
Samuel Swan, born near Scotch Plains, New Jersey, was a medical doctor, and five-term Congressman in the House of Representatives for New Jersey. He served consecutive terms in the 17th-21st Congresses (1821-31), largely as an at-large delegate, affiliated with the Whig Party.
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