Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140

MS 240
Essay on the Powers of Government, circa 1849


Descriptive summary

creator:

 

title:

Essay on the Powers of Government

dates:

circa 1849

extent:

0.21 linear feet (1 half-document box)

collection number:

MS 240

repository:

Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

 

Administrative information

access:

Open for research

publication rights:

Consult Head, Special Collections Department

preferred citation:

Essay on the Powers of Government, MS 240, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

 

Abstract

The collection primarily contains a handwritten essay on the powers of the federal government (as opposed to the powers of the states) and an advertisement for a moveable binder. From the page numbers, it appears to contain several essays which may be earlier versions or parts of the main essay. The essay appears to have been written prior to the Civil War, though there are few clues as to its authorship or purpose.

 

Historical note

This essay appears to have been written prior to the Civil War, though there are few clues as to its authorship or purpose. There is a note on the last page stating: "Written when the debate was rife on this matter!!", followed by an initial which could either be H or A.

 

Collection description

This collection (circa 1849) contains a handwritten essay, an advertisement for a moveable binder from the original binder in which the materials were found, as well as a slip of paper marked "Norbeck P.O. Montgomery County, Md". The first page is stamped "Surplus-3 Library of Congress Duplicate". The collection mainly consists of the essay on the powers of the federal government as opposed to the powers of the states. From the page numbers, it appears to contain several essays which may be earlier versions or parts of the main essay. There is a watermark on the writing paper which reads "Moinier's 1849", which suggests the approximate year the essay was written.

 

Container list

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Title

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Advertisement from original binder, slip of paper marked "Norbeck P.O. Montgomery County, Md."

circa 1849

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Essay on the powers of government

circa 1849