The American Diplomatic Code: Embracing a Collection of Treaties and Conventions Between the United States and Foreign Powers from 1778 to 1834, With an Abstract of Important

Jonathan Elliot

ISBN 10: 1584773014 / ISBN 13: 9781584773016

Published by Lawbook Exchange Ltd, 2003

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Title: The American Diplomatic Code: Embracing a ...

Publisher: Lawbook Exchange Ltd

Publication Date: 2003

Binding: hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Book Type: book

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Synopsis:

Originally published: Washington: Printed by J. Elliott, Jun., 1834. Two volumes. A useful source of original treaties and conventions with other countries worldwide, with an index organized by country, a table of the negotiators, a diplomatic chronology from 1326 to 1834 offering dates of treaties, and a summary of the law of nations from selected renowned sources. First published in 1827, this is a reprint of Elliot's second, final and updated edition, which was adopted by Secretary of State McLane for the use of his department during the Jackson administration (1829-1837).

About the Author:

Jonathan Elliot [1784-1846] is widely known as the author of the important Constitutional collection, The Debates in the Several State Conventions of the Adoption of the Federal Constitution, as Recommended by the General Convention at Philadelphia in 1787.