1803 Impeachment Trial Alexander Addison 2nd Edition + Appendix, Thomas Lloyd

The Trial of Alexander Addison, Esq. President of the Courts of Common Pleas in the Circuit Consisting of the Counties of Westmoreland, Fayetteville, Washington and Allegheny, on an Impeachment, By the House of Representatives, Before the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Taken in Short Hand by Thomas Lloyd. Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Printed by George Helmbold, Junior, for Lloyd and Helmbold, Junior. 1803, 2nd Edition. 153 p + 14 p Appendix, full original leather binding measures 8 x 5 , 8vo. In fair condition. Front hinge broken, FRONT BOARD ATTACHED VIA ONE PIECE OF CORDING ONLY - VERY FRAGILE! Boards are scuffed at edges and worn/bumped at corners with scratching and soiling. Title label intact, but gilt lettering moderately soiled & illegible. Head of spine lacking with exposed binding; tail scuffed. Front end-page lacking; front fly-leaf exhibits ownership signature, in pencil, at top edge: "H. H. McCormick/ Nov. 29, 1868". Off-setting around edges of title page and advert leave. Advert leaf lacking top corner of page. Normal toning throughout text-block with regular instances of age-staining. Ink inscription on rear fly-leaf (verso): "This book is the Property of John M?". McCormick also signed rear fly-leaf (verso) in pencil. Binding intact; front board attached via one piece of cording only. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. Alexander Addison (1758 1807) was the first judge appointed to the position of president judge of the Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania - the area encompassing most of Western Pennsylvania of the newly formed United States of America. Westward expansion at this time created new legal questions about the tax on whiskey, land ownership and battles with Native Americans. This was to be important during the Whiskey Rebellion during which Addison upheld the authority of state and federal laws over Western Pennsylvania. He owned land in Washington county and 620 acres in Donegal Township, and 500 acres in Franklin Township. Addison wrote extensively with other jurists. He was impeached due to disagreements with Justice John B.C. Lucas in 1802. He was a regular contributor to The Pittsburgh Gazette (forerunner of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) expressing his opinions on the political events of the period. Presumed ownership of Hon. Henry H. McCormick (1844-1902), speaker of the PA House of Representatives and U.S. District Attorney for western PA. This second edition (most desired by collectors) includes the appendix, which was not included in the 1803 first edition. RAREA1803GLML - 06/23 FORN-TUB-0073-BB-2504-HKREV726.…