[LORING, Edward Greeley] [DANA, Richard Henry, Jr. et al.]

House...No. 205. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. House of Representatives, April 4, 1855 [Drop title: Statement Accompanying the Testimony at the Recommitment of the Case of Edward Greeley Loring]

Boston? 1855. First Edition. Octavo (25.5cm.); stitched self-wrappers; 38pp. Later neat hole punches along spine edge, extremities a bit toned, else a Very Good, unopened and untrimmed copy.

Resolution regarding the removal from the bench of Judge Edward Greeley Loring with testimony by Richard Henry Dana Jr., Wendell Phillips, and Theodore Parker. Loring gained notoriety following his decision to return Anthony Burns to slavery under the Fugitive Slave Act. Dana, who had represented Burns and was nearly beaten to death in the street for it, argued against Loring's removal but instead stated that his aim was "simply to prevent, in future, as far as possible, the extradition of alleged, fugitive slaves from the soil of Massachusetts" (p. 9). Quite rare. Missed by Sabin and the BAL.

Price: $250.00

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