Mackenzie, William L. The Lives and Opinions of Benj[ami]n Franklin Butler, United States District Attorney for the Southern District of New York; and Jesse Hoyt, Counsellor at Law, formerly Collector of Customs for the Port of New York

AUCTION 31 | Tuesday, December 13th, 2005 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Hebrew and Other Printed Books

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Mackenzie, William L. The Lives and Opinions of Benj[ami]n Franklin Butler, United States District Attorney for the Southern District of New York; and Jesse Hoyt, Counsellor at Law, formerly Collector of Customs for the Port of New York

FIRST EDITION pp. 152. Browned. Without covers. 4to Singerman 908

Boston: Cook & Co. 1845

Est: $500 - $700

Uncomplimentary Reminiscences of Mordecai Manuel Noah, et al. On pp. 34-39, several legal documents - including a libel suit - are produced to discredit Mordecai Manuel Noah, his legal partner Naphtali Phillips and the latters sons, Joshua and Aaron M. Phillips. On p. 37, there is a blatant racial slur: “Mr. Noah is a Hebrew--his partner in the Advocate was Mr. Naphtali Phillips.” It is charged that Joshua Phillips embezzled $600,000 of public funds