[Sedgwick, Theodore.]

Thoughts on the proposed annexation of Texas to the United States. First published in the New-York Evening Post under the signature of Veto

New York: printed by D. Fanshaw, 1844. 8vo, pp. 55, [1]; removed from binding, wrappers wanting, vertical crease; all else very good. A lengthy treatise, containing a history of the state and its position in relation to the Union, other states, and Mexico, with particular emphasis on the issue of slavery. Sedgwick, a New York lawyer, originally published this work as a series of essays in New York's Evening Post. Not in Howes; American Imprints 44-5562; Sabin 78843; Streeter 1533: "Lengthy and learned argument against annexation." Item #57662

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