Morgan Bibliography of Ohio Imprints, 1796–1850

Title: Letters Written During the President's Tour, "Down East," by Myself, Major Jack Downing, of Downingville. [Four lines of quotation]

Imprint: Down East [Cincinnati]: s.n., 1833.

Description: 69, bv p. 1 ill. ; 17 cm.

Notes:

American Antiquarian Society notes: "The interest of the letters lies partly in the simple and blunt importance to the nation, are treated in them. … Jack Downing pretends to belong to the party of the president, while the real author is a member of that party which thinks that the president has wantonly disenchanted the constitution …"--Lieber, Francis, Letters to a gentleman in Germany. Philadelphia, 1834, p. 153.

"Pirated edition. Letters 3, 14, 15, 16 by Seba Smith. 'Our next president,' p. 68-69, also by Seba Smith."--BAL entry 18376.

"Stereotyped by J.A. James--Cincinnati."--verso of the title page.

First and last page blank.

American Antiquarian Society copy inscribed: Joseph Stevens; J.L. Stevens, June 1843.

Subjects:

• Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845.
• Political Satire, American.
• Satires.
• United States, Politics and Government, 1829-1837, Humor.

Library Locations:

• American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, MA
• Emory University, Atlanta, GA
• Huntington Library, San Marino, CA
• Kent State University, Kent, OH
• Library Company of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
• Library of Congress, Washington, DC
• New York Historical Society, New York, NY
• Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
• Quincy College, Quincy, IL
• State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
• State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY
• University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
• University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, LA
• Yale University, New Haven, CT

Call numbers:

American Antiquarian Society

G526 S659 L833a

References

AI 21267. BAL entry 18376. Wright, L.H. Amer. fiction, 1774-1850 (2nd ed.) 2465. Morgan, R.P. Ohio, 4319.