Books and Manuscripts

Journal of the Third Session of the Senate of the United States of America, Begun and Held at the City of Philadelphia, December 6th, 1790. And in the Fifteenth Year of the Sovereignty of the Said United States 
Philadelphia: John Fenno, 1791. First edition. Folio. 203, (1) pp. Full contemporary sheep, spine rebacked with tan cloth, boards stamped in blind, boards and extremities worn and scratched; ownership signature of Uriah Tracy, dated 1793, on title-page; Brown University ink stamp on title-page, foxing to same, with wear along bottom of same; shallow and faint dampstaining in top edge of several leaves; scattered foxing to text. Evans 23901

An important Journal detailing the proceedings of the third session of the first United States Senate. Includes a number of important acts, such as the formation of the Bank of the United States, the creation of the Treasury Department, the admission of the states of Kentucky and Vermont to the Union, and more. 

Uriah Tracy (1755-1807) was a Connecticut lawyer and politician, and served as a member of the House of Representatives, from 1793-96, and then in the Senate from 1796, until his death, in 1807. A staunch Federalist, he was known for his active leadership, served on several committees, was president pro tempore of the Senate, and drafted the first set of rules and regulations regarding impeachment. He was the first senator to be buried in the Congressional Cemetery.