Jackson, Miss. 1869. Eleven Special Orders, May 6-8, 10, 12-18, 1869. Each 2-4 pages. Special Orders Nos. 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103. Several manuscript emendations. Each signed in type and manuscript at the end by William Atwood, Aide-de-Camp and Acting Assistant Adjutant General. Light..... More
[Vicksburg]: 1869. [3], [1 blank] pp. Folded. Toned, old folds [with a short, closed margin tear]. Title printed within a border. Good+. Signed in ink by Brevet Major John Tyler, Aide-de-Camp, and Acting Assistant Adjutant General. The pamphlet lists Staff Officers, Quartermasters at the Vicksburg Depot, and Commanding Officers of..... More
Jackson, Miss. 1869. Special Orders No.75. 3, [1 blank] pages. Two leaves, separated and lightly spotted. Good+.. Mississippi's Reconstruction occurred under military rule. As evidenced by these Special Orders, the military authorities appointed and removed Justices of the Peace, members of the Board of Police, and other officers normally elected..... More
Davenport: Sanders & Davis, 1853. 24pp. Stitched, lightly foxed. Very Good. This pamphlet provides "elaborate details of the projected road across the State from Davenport to Council Bluffs" [130 Eberstadt 311]. The incorporators included the well known civil engineer, John Jervis of New York. 130 Eberstadt 312. Graff 2828. Not..... More
[Memphis: 1863]. Broadside, 9" x 11". Lined paper with columns in blue and red inks, entirely in manuscript. Two large stains at left edge, moderate dusting to right edge on verso. A few small edge chips, old folds with archival tape repairs of short splits on verso. Good to Good+..... More
Hancock, County MS: 1868. [6] pp on lined, legal-size paper, entirely in ink manuscript. Consisting of the answer of the Executor to the complaint of Mary Tomasich. Light wear, a couple of short closed tears without loss. Very Good. Mary Tomasich, calling herself "the widow of Joseph Tomasich, late of..... More
[Cincinnati, OH: Peter G. Thomson, Arcade Book Store], 1878. [3], [1 blank] pp., folded, printed in red, green, black and gilt. Front of invitation ornately decorated in gilt and colored ink with several fancy typesettings and decorative banners. Second page contains the list of officers printed within a gilt border..... More
Jackson: W.W. Gates & Co., 1870. 16mo. 15, [1] pp. Stitched in original printed and lightly worn wrappers. Very Good. The By-Laws of Jackson Council No. 13 are printed at pages 12-15. Page [16] prints a list of eight "Officers for 1870" and 24 Members. Not located on OCLC as..... More
Claiborne County MS: 1857 [October 7]. 4to. [4] pp, entirely in ink manuscript. Signed with a flourish by the Clerk, Dan McDougall, and the Deputy Sheriff, G.R. Girault. Daniel McDougall [1813-1863], born in Schenectady, migrated to Port Gibson, Claiborne County. He was appointed Clerk of the Claiborne County Circuit Court..... More
Claiborne County, MS: 1845. Folio manuscript broadside, 8" x 13", in a neat, legible hand. With a detailed plat drawing at head. Lightly tanned and worn. Small corner tear costing a couple of letters. A few expert tape repairs to fold splits [no text loss]. Good+. The document shows several..... More
[Copiah County, MS: 1877]. Broadside, 4-1/4" x9-1/4". Illustration of American Screaming Eagle at head of title. Light wear, Very Good. The unrecorded and probably unique political ticket is from Copiah County, Mississippi: the candidates on the underticket-- Sheriff, County Treasurer, Assessor, and Surveyor-- were all from Copiah County. They won..... More
[Franklin County, MS: 1832]. Folio, 7.75" x 12.25". [4] pp, folded, entirely in manuscript. The writing on either side of the first leaf is visible from the other side, but everything is legible. Oneal's Complaint appears on the first two pages and on five lines of page three, where it..... More
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[Franklin County, Mississippi: 1832]. Folio, 7.5" x 13". [4] pp, folded. Completely in ink manuscript, docketed on final page. Minor edgewear, old folds. The writing on either side of each leaf is visible from the other side, making the document difficult to read. Wax seal in interior blank margin of..... More
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[Mississippi Territory: 1814]. Broadside injunction, oblong 11.5" x 7.25". Printed with names, dates and details in manuscript. The signature 'Theodore Stark' appears in the left margin. Theodore Stark was a notary in the Mississippi Territory. Tanned, light wear, Very Good. This is a rare legal writ from the Superior Court..... More
MAY 29, 1812. Washington: Way. 1812. 4pp, bound in attractive modern quarter calf and marbled boards. Very Good. The Committee attempts to cure the uncertain status of land titles that resulted from the Spanish evacuation of the Mississippi Territory. "Many persons holding lands" under Spanish authority, "who were either ignorant..... More
Washington City: Printed by Roger C. Weightman, 1814. 10, [2 blank] pp. Folded, untrimmed, uncut. Two pinholes in blank left margin, lightly tanned and foxed. Very Good. An unsophisticated copy of this plea by landowners in the Yazoo area of Mississippi Territory for federal assistance in quieting titles to land..... More
[Philadelphia: 1800]. [2] leaves [printed on rectos only], disbound. A couple of small tears to blank upper margin, else Very Good. Burling et al, owners of land in the Mississippi Territory, claimed title to their property derived from Spanish land grants. They seek an Act of Congress confirming their title;..... More
[Washington: 1815]. 6pp, caption title [as issued], disbound and toned. Good+. Considering the terms of the Georgia Cession of the Mississippi Territory to the United States, the Committee recommends admission. AI 36393 [2]. Not in De Renne. More
Jackson: Thomas Palmer, Printer, 1853. 55, [1 blank] pp. Disbound with scattered foxing, else Very Good. The court held the State of Mississippi liable for the payment of a State Bond payable to the order of the directors of the Mississippi Union Bank. The bond, executed under seal by Mississippi's..... More
Meridian, Miss. J.J. Shannon. 1865. 71, [1 blank] pp.Disbound, lacks printed wrappers. Moderately foxed. Good+. One of the last Mississippi confederate imprints. Among its Acts are the emancipation of the "male slave Loyd," for his bravery on the field of battle in recovering the body of his mortally wounded master;..... More
Jackson: Palmer & Pickett, 1852. pp [3], [vii]-xvi, 219pp. Bound in later buckram, institutional bookplate. Title and certification leaves reinforced with some creasing. Lightly toned, some spotting. About Good+. Babbitt 266. More
Jackson, Mi. B.D. Howard, State Printer, 1838. Later plain wrappers [light spine wear], stitched. viii, [1 blank], [9]-368pp. Some tan and fox, Good+. These early Mississippi laws treat a variety of subjects, including banking, incorporation, police, courts, internal improvements, voluntary associations, state and local government. One law relieves Henry Foote..... More
Jackson, Mi. G.R. & J.S. Fall, State Printers, 1836. Contemporary plain wrappers [worn], stitched. viii, [9]-440pp. Early and late leaves foxed, tanned. Else light scattered foxing. Good+. These early Mississippi laws treat a variety of subjects, including banking, incorporation, police, courts, internal improvements, voluntary associations, state and local government. One..... More
Jackson: G.M. Price, State Printer, 1841. Contemporary plain pale pink wrappers [worn at extremities and spine], stitched. 302pp. Early leaves with a margin spot. Clean text. Very Good. This collection of the Laws prints Mississippi's Constitution of 1832, which replaced the original Constitution of 1817, and which governed Mississippi until..... More
Jackson, Miss. Sword and Shield Book Print, 1887. 23pp, stitched, original printed wrappers. Lightly tanned, blank inner margin stab holes, old rubberstamp date. Good+. An accounting of the doings of the Session. "The report on Prohibition was read, and after lengthy and spirited discussion, adoption was postponed for further discussion."..... More