The whole proceedings on the trial of an information exhibited ex officio, by the King's Attorney General, against John Stockdale; for a libel on the House of Commons, tried in the Court of King's-Bench, Westminster, on Wednesday, the ninth of December, 1789, before the Right Hon. Lloyd Lord Kenyon. Taken in short hand by Joseph Gurney. To which is subjoined, an Argument in support of the rights of juries. [By T. Erskine]

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.