A letter from an American now resident in London to a member of Parliament on the subject of the restraining proclamation : and containing strictures on Lord Sheffield's pamphlet on the commerce of the American states / said to be written by William Bingham, Esquire, late agent for the Congress of the United States of America at Martinico ; to which are added Mentor's reply to Phocion's letter, with some observations on trade, addressed to the citizens 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.