Principles of Government A Treatise on Free Institutions, Including the Constitution of the United States

Chipman, Nathaniel. Principles of Government. A Treatise on Free Institutions Including the Constitution of the United States. Burlington: Edward Smith, 1833. viii, 144, 145a-188a, [145]-330 pp. Reprinted 2001 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. LCCN 99-048863. ISBN 1-58477-046-5. Cloth. $80. * An early treatise on the subject of the underlying principles of government and their successful manifestation in the budding years of the United States government. His Principles include civil laws and obligations, the social state, rights of property, sovereignty, and political power. Chipman [1752-1843] was a Hamiltonian Federalist who was early instrumental in Vermont's admittance to the Union. He became chief Justice of the state of Vermont, and then United States Senator from Vermont. His Dissertations were included by Warren in his list of "... the four general works on the Common Law... [of] permanent value in American Legal Literature." Warren, A History of the American Bar 335-336. See Cohen, Bibliography of Early American Law 5752, Sabin, A Dictionary of Books Relating to America 12824, Dictionary of American Biography II:73-74.Chipman, Nathaniel is the author of 'Principles of Government A Treatise on Free Institutions, Including the Constitution of the United States' with ISBN 9781584770466 and ISBN 1584770465.