The history of the United States for 1796; including a variety of interesting particulars relative to the federal government previous to that period.

People / Organizations

• James Thomson Callender (Author)

Imprint

Philadelphia: from the press of Snowden & McCorkle, no. 47, North Fourth-Street, 1797.

Publication year

1797-1797

ESTC No.

W19872

Grub Street ID

329495

Description

viii, 312 p. ; 8⁰

Note

Attributed to Callender by Evans and the Library of Congress. Evans considers it a new edition of Callender's American annual register for 1796 (Evans 31905); the Library of Congress describes it as a supplement to that title.

Chapter VI contains reprinted depositions accusing Alexander Hamilton of financial speculation for personal gain while serving as Secretary of the Treasury.

Errata note, p. 312.

Uncontrolled note

Signatures: [A]? B-2R? (2D4, signed "Dd2", is a cancellans)