1857 - 1859 Congressional Globe 35th U.S. Congress Sessions 1 & 2 + Specials

Description: The Congressional Globe: Containing the Debates and Proceedings of The First and Second Sessions of The Thirty-Fifth Congress. By John C. Rives. City of Washington: Printed at The Congressional Globe Office. 1857-59. Fine & uniform half-leather marbled binding measuring 11 x 8.5”, 4tos. Book 1: **Title page lacking** First Session: No. 1, Thursday, December 10, 1857 - No. 64, Thursday, March 11, 1858. LXIV, 1 - 1024 p.Book 2: First Session: No. 65, Thursday, March 11, 1858 - No. 128, Wednesday, May 12, 1858. LXIV, 1025 - 2048 p. Book 3: First Session: No. 129, Wednesday, May 12, 1858 - No. 191, Wednesday, June 16, 1858. + Special Session No. 192, Thursday, June 17, 1858. LXIV, 2049 - 3061 p. Book 4: Appendix to the First Session. 605 p. Book 5: Second Session: No. 1, Friday, December 10, 1858 - No. 65, Wednesday, February 16, 1859. LXIV, 1 - 1040 p. Book 6: Second Session: No. 66, Thursday, February 17, 1859 - No. 106, Friday, March 11, 1859. + Special Session March 4, 1859. LXIV, 1041 - 1692 p. + Appendix to Second Session: 364 p. In fair condition. Boards normally scuffed at edges and worn/bumped at leather corners. Heads and tails of spines rubbed, but intact. Gilt lettering overall bright and clean. Front hinge of Book 4 cracked. Title page of Book 1 lacking, text begins at index. Light foxing to text-blocks’ fore-edges. Some off-setting and toning throughout text-blocks. Light toning throughout text-blocks; mostly at edges of leaves. Some instances of finger-soiling. Some leaves are dog-eared. Bindings all intact. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. John Cook Rives (1795 - 1861) was a journalist, born in Franklin county, Virginia, 24 May, 1795; died in Prince George county, Maryland, 10 April, 1864. He removed to Kentucky at eleven years of age, was brought up by his uncle, Samuel Casey, acquired a good education, and in 1824 removed from Edwardsville, Illinois (in which city he had been connected with a bank), to Washington, D. C., where he became a clerk in the fourth auditor's office. During the early part of President Jackson's administration, with Francis Blair, senior, he founded the Congressional Globe, of which he was sole proprietor till 1864. He possessed much humor, and was generous in the extreme in his public and private benefactions. The 35th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1857, to March 4, 1859, during the first two years of James Buchanan's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1850 United States census. Both chambers had a Democratic majority. Major Events: Panic of 1857March 4, 1857. James Buchanan became President of the United StatesMarch 6, 1857: Dred Scott v. SandfordJuly 18, 1857: Utah Expedition left Fort Leavenworth, effectively beginning the Utah WarAugust 21, 1858: First of the Lincoln-Douglas debates was heldMarch 3, 1859: Financial appropriations for the improvement and construction of lighthouses. FORN-SHELF-0527-XX-2407-HK1881

Price: 400 USD

Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

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