Trial; Smith, William S; Ogden, Samuel G

The Trials of William S Smith and Samuel G Ogden for Misdemeanors...

      1807 [Trial]. Smith, William S., and Samuel G., Defendants. Lloyd, Thomas [1756-1827], Stenographer. The Trials of William S. Smith and Samuel G. Ogden for Misdemeanours had in the Circuit Court of the United States for the New-York District in July, 1806. With a Preliminary Account of the Proceedings of the Same Court Against Messrs. Smith and Ogden in the Preceding April Term. New York: Printed by And for I. Riley, 1807. xxxiii, 287 pp. Octavo (8" x 5"). Recent three-quarter high-quality leatherette over textured cloth, gilt title to spine, endpapers renewed. Light wear to extremities, toning and and light foxing in a few places. Early owner signatures to endleaves and head of title page, interior otherwise fresh. A nice copy in a handsome (really) binding. * Only edition. Smith, the son-in-law of John Adams, and Ogden were accused of aiding and participating in Francisco de Miranda's expedition to liberate Spanish possessions in South America. This was a violation of U.S. law and highly provocative act that strained U.S.-Spanish relations. Both defendants were acquitted. Cohen, Bibliography of Early American Law 13615.