Lot 133
Bache, Benjamin Franklin. Remarks Occasioned by the Late Conduct of Mr. Washington As President of the United States. Remarks Occasioned by the Late Conduct of Mr. Washington As President of the United States," Philadelphia: Printed for Benjamin Franklin Bache, 1797, 8vo, 84pp. Later covers with "Loganian Library" bookplate. Early owner's name and date on title page. Small tear at top margin of last page. Pamplet attacking Washington as a general and as a politician, accusing him of acting only in his self interests. Bache (1769-1798) who was the grandson of Benjamin Franklin, was an anti-Federalist and a francophile. He published the General Advertiser/Aurora from 1790 and wrote politcal pamphlets. His 1798 arrest for publishing an important letter from French Foreign Minister Talleyrand played a role in Adams' signing of the Sedition Act. He was never tried because he died during the yellow fever epidemic that gripped Philadelphia that summer. Bache is now considered an early proponent of free speech. Evans 31759.
Estimated Value $300 - 500.
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