[WILKINSON, James, General]. Public Plunder. Documents Presented to Congress by the Committee appointed to inquire whether any Advances of MONEY have been made to the Commander in Chief of the Army… Boston? 1809? Presumed FIRST EDITION.
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[WILKINSON, James, General]. Public Plunder. Documents Presented to Congress by the Committee appointed to inquire whether any Advances of MONEY have been made to the Commander in Chief of the Army, by the Department of War, contrary to Law; and if any, to what amount. With a few Remarks. Boston? 1809?
16pp. (Dampstaining, spotting.) Sewn into modern wrappers (repairs to folds).
Presumed FIRST EDITION. The anonymous author, taunting the Jeffersonians for their hypocrisy, presents documents relating to Wilkinson's activities at Natchitoches, New Orleans. Wilkinson is singled out for receiving an illegal payment -- by “our Jeffersonian friends of economy” -- of more than $50,000 to General Wilkinson, “not only without any appropriation, but in direct violation of the express and formal terms of an Act of Congress, and with full notice of the illegality.” Wilkinson was eventually court-martialed and subjected to congressional inquiries for his suspicious activities. RARE: We trace no copy at auction.
This lot is located in Chicago.
Property from the Collection of Kay Michael Kramer
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