Van Renssalaer Stephen (2 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: Good (small fault). No Jacket. Gilt titles on green cloth. 320pp. Cover moderately soiled, with loss on gilded flask on front cover. Size: Octavo. Owner's name fep.

Folio printed Broadside, 9" x 16." Mildly toned, lightly worn, old mailing folds, two tabs on blank verso from prior mounting. Addressed in ink on blank verso: "Mr. Benjamin Warren | Augusta." Very Good. This apparently unrecorded broadside, signed in type by nearly forty worthy Federalists, urges the election of Lieutenant-Governor Stephen Van Rensselaer to succeed Governor John Jay. Jay had become New York's second Governor after resigning as the first Chief Justice of the United States. Van R is praised for his private and public character, his integrity and patriotism. "At a time when personal animosity and party spirit prevail, we have a peculiar pride and satisfaction in recommending to your support a man distinguished for his disinterestedness and moderation." Despite his sterling qualities, Federalist Van Rensselaer lost the gubernatorial election to George Clinton. Not in American Imprints, Sabin, Eberstadt, or on OCLC or the online sites of AAS, NYPL, NYHS, Harvard, Yale as of January 2025.…