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[Whiskey Rebellion]. Brackenridge, Hugh H. (1748-1816). Incidents of the Insurrection in the Western
[Whiskey Rebellion]. Brackenridge, Hugh H. (1748-1816). Incidents of the Insurrection in the Western Parts of Pennsylvania, In the Year 1794. Philadelphia: John M'Culloch, 1795.
3 parts in one, 8vo (203 x 121 mm). (Title-page starting, small marginal tear with loss on N1, toning and offsetting to text, some spotting.) Later tree calf, preserving contemporary red morocco lettering-piece gilt, edges stained yellow. Provenance: William Mcullock Esq (early ownership signature on A1).
FIRST EDITION OF BRACKENRIDGEíS FIRSTHAND ACCOUNT OF THE WHISKEY REBELLION, ONE OF THE FIRST MAJOR TESTS OF FEDERAL AUTHORITY UNDER THE CONSTITUTION.
The Whiskey Rebellion arose from the federal excise imposed on distilled spirits in 1791, part of Alexander Hamiltonís program to address the national debt. The tax proved particularly unpopular among farmers in western Pennsylvania, where grain was commonly converted into whiskey for easier transport and sale. Resistance escalated from refusals to pay and intimidation of revenue officers to open violence in 1794, culminating in the attack on the home of federal revenue inspector John Neville. After attempts at conciliation failed, President Washington called forth nearly 13,000 militia from Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, and New Jersey, personally accompanying the force into western Pennsylvania before leaving command to Henry Lee. The overwhelming display of federal power dispersed the resistance with little further violence and demonstrated the new governmentís determination and ability to enforce federal law.
Brackenridge, a Pittsburgh lawyer and later justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, played an active role in the events of 1794. Although sympathetic to many of the grievances of western Pennsylvanians, he opposed armed resistance and worked to prevent further violence, serving as an intermediary between the insurgents and the federal government. The present work is his detailed account of the rebellion and a defense of his own conduct during the crisis. The affair further widened the growing political divide between Federalists and their opponents, particularly over the power of the new federal government and its use of military force to enforce federal law. BAL 1303; ESTC W20522; Evans 28332; Howes B-690; Sabin 7189.
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This lot is located in Chicago.
[Whiskey Rebellion]. Brackenridge, Hugh H. (1748-1816). Incidents of the Insurrection in the Western Parts of Pennsylvania, In the Year 1794. Philadelphia: John M'Culloch, 1795.
3 parts in one, 8vo (203 x 121 mm). (Title-page starting, small marginal tear with loss on N1, toning and offsetting to text, some spotting.) Later tree calf, preserving contemporary red morocco lettering-piece gilt, edges stained yellow. Provenance: William Mcullock Esq (early ownership signature on A1).
FIRST EDITION OF BRACKENRIDGEíS FIRSTHAND ACCOUNT OF THE WHISKEY REBELLION, ONE OF THE FIRST MAJOR TESTS OF FEDERAL AUTHORITY UNDER THE CONSTITUTION.
The Whiskey Rebellion arose from the federal excise imposed on distilled spirits in 1791, part of Alexander Hamiltonís program to address the national debt. The tax proved particularly unpopular among farmers in western Pennsylvania, where grain was commonly converted into whiskey for easier transport and sale. Resistance escalated from refusals to pay and intimidation of revenue officers to open violence in 1794, culminating in the attack on the home of federal revenue inspector John Neville. After attempts at conciliation failed, President Washington called forth nearly 13,000 militia from Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, and New Jersey, personally accompanying the force into western Pennsylvania before leaving command to Henry Lee. The overwhelming display of federal power dispersed the resistance with little further violence and demonstrated the new governmentís determination and ability to enforce federal law.
Brackenridge, a Pittsburgh lawyer and later justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, played an active role in the events of 1794. Although sympathetic to many of the grievances of western Pennsylvanians, he opposed armed resistance and worked to prevent further violence, serving as an intermediary between the insurgents and the federal government. The present work is his detailed account of the rebellion and a defense of his own conduct during the crisis. The affair further widened the growing political divide between Federalists and their opponents, particularly over the power of the new federal government and its use of military force to enforce federal law. BAL 1303; ESTC W20522; Evans 28332; Howes B-690; Sabin 7189.
Property from Bethany College
This lot is located in Chicago.
