(CONSTITUTION) Duane William Report of a Debate in the Senat

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(CONSTITUTION.) Duane, William. Report of a Debate, in the Senate . . . Relative to the Mode of Electing a President and Vice President. 158 pages. 8vo, sewn but not bound; minor foxing; uncut, with final blank. (MRS) [New York], 1804

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On the congressional push for the 12th Amendment, allowing for separate voting for the president and vice president in the Electoral College. This was directly inspired by the 1800 election, which would have been called a train wreck if they had trains at that time. Sabin 20992; only one other copy traced at auction since a Swann sale, 28 September 1967, lot 265.