Reports of cases in the County Courts of the Fifth Circuit, and in the High Court of Errors & Appeals, of the state of Pennsylvania : And charges to grand juries of those County Courts. / By Alexander Addison, president of the Courts of Common Pleas of the Fifth Circuit of the state of Pennsylvania.

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.