A full vindication of the measures of the Congress, from the calumnies of their enemies, in answer to a letter, under the signature of A.W. Farmer : whereby his sophistry is exposed, his cavils confuted, his artifices detected, and his wit ridiculed ; in a general address to the inhabitants of America, and a particular address to the farmers of the province of New-York.

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.