An answer to a calumny [electronic resource] : with some remarks upon an anonimous pamphlet address'd to his Grace the Duke of Newcastle, entitled, Some observations on the assiento trade, as it has been exercised by the South-Sea Company, &c. : whereby the damage which has, or is likely to accrue thereby to the British commerce and plantations, and particularly to Jamaica, is also considered.

After nearly 60 years of collecting, Sid Lapidus ’59 has presented to the Library more than 2700 volumes representing the fruits of his enthusiasm. Broadly conceived, the collection charts the definition and re-definiton of rights and liberties endemic to Western political traditions. The main focus is texts and documents relating to the American Revolution, its run-up dating back to the Commonwealth men, and coming down to documents of the early Federal government.