A defence of The observations on the Assiento trade as it hath been exercised by the South-Sea Company, &c. [electronic resource] : in two parts : I, In relation to the controversy : II, In relation to the queries which were published in the Craftsman and other aspersions on the author of the Observations on the assiento trade as well as on the island of Jamaica / by the Author of The observations on the Assiento trade.

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.