An Oration: Delivered at the Request of the City Government, Before the Citizens of Boston, on the 5th of July, 1830
Boston: John H. Eastburn, 1830. Paperback. 47, [1] p.; 24 cm. Stitched; untrimmed. The author, Alexander Hill Everett (1792-1847), delivered this speech on the importance of the Declaration of Independence shortly after returning from serving as the United States ambassador to Spain. He served in the Massachusetts legislature from 1803..... More