Arrest du Conseil d'état du roi [electronic resource] : qui, à compter du 10 novembre prochain, convertit en gratifications & primes l'exemption du demi-droit accordée aux denrées coloniales provenant de la traite des noirs. Du vingt-six octobre mil sept cent quatre-vingt-quatre. Extrait des regisres du Conseil d'état.

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.