AN EXAMINATION OF THE QUESTION, NOW IN DISCUSSION, BETWEEN THE AMERICAN AND BRITISH GOVERNMENTS, CONCERNING THE RIGHT OF SEARCH. By an American

[Cass, Lewis]

Published by H. Fournier, Paris, 1842

About this Item

Octavo. 77, [3 (blank)] pp. Author's presentation inscription on the title page. As issued, stitched into printed wrappers. Uncut, with tattering to the covers and margins of pages and with some soiling and staining to wrappers; no text lost or obscured, but some loss of printed border on wrappers; wrinkling and creasing throughout the textblock. Ex-historical society copy: rubber-stamps, including one on the front wrapper. Contemporary ownership inscription on front wrapper. The question of whether the Royal Navy had the right to search ships on the high seas was a major questions between the two powers in the 19th century, and had been on of the causes of the War of 1812. This was especially problematic as the British often pressed sailors who were British subjects or arrested sailors who had deserted the British ships, as this pamphlet discusses. On the other hand, the British felt it was their duty to stop the slave trade, in which many American ships were still clandestinely engaged. Sabin 23369. Seller Inventory # 7711

Bibliographic Details

Title: AN EXAMINATION OF THE QUESTION, NOW IN ...

Publisher: H. Fournier, Paris

Publication Date: 1842

Binding: Original Wrappers

Condition: Good binding