(ALEXANDER HAMILTON) [William Coleman; editor] A Collection

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(ALEXANDER HAMILTON.) [William Coleman; editor.] A Collection of the Facts and Documents, Relative to the Death of Major-General Alexander Hamilton. [4], 238 pages. 8vo, contemporary calf, front board detached, rear joint repaired; intermittent foxing, a bit of hand-coloring to illustration on page 39. New York, 1804

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First complete edition (after first being issued in parts). "This collection (edited by one of Hamilton's warmest friends and admirers, who aimed to make it a fitting monument to him) included nearly every thing relating to his death--eulogies, resolutions of various societies, newspaper testimonials, and much else that could otherwise be found only by a reference to the papers of the day"--Ford 94. Howes C572; Sabin 14311.