A Letter to the Hon. Henry Clay, on the Annexation of Texas to the United States
Glasgow: James Hedderwick & Son, 1837. From the Fourth Boston Edition. Morocco-backed marbled boards. Duodecimo. 52 pages.
Channing was a prominent Unitarian clergyman and very much opposed to the annexation of Texas, which he believed would in essence amount to a deliberate spreading of slavery in the nation. Channing blamed slavery and speculation for what he saw as the unjust Texas Revolution.
Ref. SABIN 11912.
Original pamphlet from 1837 in an attractive modern binding. Fine condition overall.
Item #1275
Price: $125
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