The trial of Thomas Muir, esq. Younger, of Huntershill; before the High court of justiciary, upon Friday and Saturday the 30th and 31st days of August, 1793. On a charge of sedition. The whole accurately taken down in short-hand. With an elegant portrait of Mr. Muir. To which is annexed, an appendix; containing all the papers referred to in the course of the trial.

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.