Investigation into the fifteen gallon law of Massachusetts, before a joint committee of the legislature, which began Jan. 29 and closed Feb. 20, 1839, upon the memorial of Harrison Gray Otis and others for the repeal of the law
Boston: J. H. Buckingham, 1839. 8vo, pp. 111, [1]; removed from binding, light toning to title and final pages, else clean and sound. Concerning a law allowing only purchase of liquor at 15 gallons or above. It was criticized as unfairly privileging the rich, who could buy in such quantities..... More