Speech of David Paul Brown in defence of Alexander William Holmes, one of the crew of the ship William Brown, indicted for manslaughter upon the high seas, April 21, 1842, before the circuit court of the United States, for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia: Robb, Pile & M'Elroy, 1858. 8vo, pp. [2], 34, [2]; original printed tan wrappers; spine with short cracks else near fine. The ship William Brown struck an iceberg in 1841 and quickly sank. Some of the crew and passengers escaped in two boats. One of the boats swamped and..... More
