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New York City 1844 Election:

MANUSCRIPT LETTER ADDRESSED TO CHARLES P. BROWN, NEW YORK, SEPT. 21, 1844, FROM WM. THRONEBERRY: D. SIR, UNDERSTANDING THAT THE GRAND JURY ARE INVESTIGATING THE SUBJECT OF ILLEGAL VOTING, I REJOICE IN THIS MOVEMENT AND SHALL BE GLAD TO AIDE IN THIS INVESTIGATION. WE WERE SATISFIED THAT THERE WAS ILLEGAL VOTING IN THE 12TH WARD AND APPOINTED A COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE THE SUBJECT...| WM. THRONEBERRY, COR 6TH AVENUE & 43D. [On verso: MR. CHARLES P. BROWN, FORMAN OF THE GRAND JURY].

[New York: 1844]. 6.5" x 8", one leaf. Three light vertical folds. Very Good. In the 1844 election, New York City's voters cast 35% more votes than there were people. Charles P. Brown, to whom this letter was addressed, was on the Board of Assistant Aldermen for New York City..... More

Price: $125.00

ADDRESS OF THE NEW-YORK CITY ANTI-SLAVERY SOCIETY, TO THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF NEW-YORK. New...

New York City Anti-Slavery Society:

ADDRESS OF THE NEW-YORK CITY ANTI-SLAVERY SOCIETY, TO THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF NEW-YORK.

New York: West & Trow, 1833. 46pp, lightly foxed, small inner margin remnant of original wraps. Disbound, else Very Good. The Society's Constitution is included, pledging it "to effect a total and immediate abolition of Slavery in the United States." Relying on the Declaration of Independence, the Address urges..... More

Price: $450.00

PRINTED FORM AUTHORIZING SERGEANTS OF THE NEW YORK CITY AND COUNTY MILITIA TO FINE AND, IF...

[New York City Militia]:

PRINTED FORM AUTHORIZING SERGEANTS OF THE NEW YORK CITY AND COUNTY MILITIA TO FINE AND, IF NECESSARY, IMPRISON ANY PRIVATE FOR VIOLATION OF HIS REGIMENTAL DUTIES.

[New York: 179-]. Unaccomplished printed folio broadside form, 8" x 13". Printed on laid paper. Very Good. New York's militia law required able-bodied males between the ages of sixteen and forty-five to serve in the militia, with certain stated exemptions [clergy, certain public officials, schoolmasters and students, Quakers]. Militia members..... More

Price: $500.00

New York City:

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF THE FUNDS OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF NEW-YORK, FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1845, INCLUDING ACCOUNTS OF ITS REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES IN DETAIL, AND OF THE RECEIPTS AND INVESTMENTS OF THE COMMISSIONERES OF THE SINKING FUND, DURING THE SAME PERIOD. BY THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CITY OF NEW-YORK.

New York: J.L. O'Sullivan, Printer to the Common Council, 1846. Original printed wrappers [light soil and wear], stitched, 132pp. Very Good. AI 57492 [the series, 1839-1884]. More

Price: $35.00

New York City:

BY-LAWS OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN YOUNG MEN'S GENERAL COMMITTEE. PASSED JANUARY 27TH, 1848.

New York: Casper C. Childs, 1848. 18mo. Contemporary plain wrappers, stitched, 18pp, contemporary marginalia and light wear. Good+. Listing ninety members of the Committee, with addresses by Ward. They would support Lewis Cass of Michigan later this year in his contest with Zachary Taylor for the Presidency. More

Price: $100.00

New York City:

COMMUNICATION FROM HIS HONOR THE MAYOR, TRANSMITTING THE OPINION OF JUSTICE ROOSEVELT, GIVEN ON THE 9TH JULY, 1859, ON SETTING ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ALL SUBSEQUENT PROCEEDINGS IN THE WEST WASHINGTON MARKET CASE. DOCUMENT NO.

1859. 6. New York: 1859. Original printed wrappers, stitched, 29pp. Foxed, Good+. A dispute over a lease granted by the State of New York's Land Office Commission to James B. Taylor "of the entire land, known as West Washington Market, with the piers adjoining the same." Taylor immediately sought the..... More

Price: $150.00

LAWS AND ORDINANCES, ORDAINED AND ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR, ALDERMEN AND COMMONALTY OF THE CITY...

New York City:

LAWS AND ORDINANCES, ORDAINED AND ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR, ALDERMEN AND COMMONALTY OF THE CITY OF NEW-YORK, IN COMMON COUNCIL CONVENED; FOR THE GOOD RULE AND GOVERNMENT OF THE INHABITANTS AND RESIDENTS OF THE SAID CITY. PUBLISHED THE TWENTY-NINTH DAY OF MARCH, 1786, IN THE TENTH YEAR OF OUR INDEPENDENCE, AND IN THE MAYORALTY OF JAMES DUANE, ESQ.

New York: Printed by Samuel and John Loudon, Printers to the State, 1786. Folio. 29, [1 blank], 44 pp. Library rubberstamp in upper corner of title page. Scattered foxing, some leaves toned, some margin spotting. Good+, in modern half brown morocco and marbled boards. Contemporary signature of "J. Watts, Jun."..... More

Price: $3,500.00

LAWS AND ORDINANCES, ORDAINED AND ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR, ALDERMEN AND COMMONALTY OF THE CITY...

New York City:

LAWS AND ORDINANCES, ORDAINED AND ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR, ALDERMEN AND COMMONALTY OF THE CITY OF NEW-YORK, IN COMMON COUNCIL CONVENED; FOR THE GOOD RULE AND GOVERNMENT OF THE INHABITANTS AND RESIDENTS OF THE SAID CITY. PUBLISHED THE TENTH DAY OF MAY, 1793, IN THE FOURTH YEAR OF THE MAYORALTY OF RICHARD VARICK, ESQ.

New York: Printed by Hugh Gaine, 1793. 51, [2], 79, [2], 96 pp, as issued. Rubberstamp on title page, with date and accession number stamped on its verso; accession number stamped in blank margin of last page. Else a clean and bright text. Very Good in modern legal buckram, with..... More

Price: $2,500.00

New York City:

MANUAL OF THE NORMAL COLLEGE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK.

New York: 1877. 46, [2 blanks] pp. 16mo. Original printed, gilt-lettered wrappers [some edge and spine wear]. Very Good. The Manual lists Members of the Board of Education and their addresses, Faculty and other instructors [including many women], State laws and By-Laws of the Board of Education relating to the..... More

Price: $75.00

New York City:

MEMORIAL FROM THE AUCTIONEERS, OF THE CITY OF NEW-YORK.

[New York? 1824?]. 12pp, disbound with some loosening and light wear. Good+ to Very Good. The Memorial is "Addressed to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives in opposition to a petition of 'the Merchants, Traders, and other Citizens of the city of New-York,' that Congress impose a duty..... More

Price: $275.00

New York City:

THE METROPOLIS EXPLAINED AND ILLUSTRATED IN FAMILIAR FORM, WITH A MAP.

New York: Devlin and Company, 1871. viii, [9]-61, [2 advts], [1 blank] pp. 4" x 6". Original cloth-covered wrappers with gilt lettering on front, blind stamped on back. Several text illustrations. LACKS the folding map. Light wear. Rubberstamps of "Peirce Watches and Jewelry...New Orleans, LA." Private bookplate on front pastedown..... More

Price: $75.00

New York City:

SUPREME COURT, NEW YORK COUNTY. DECISION OF JUDGE VAN BRUNT SUSTAINING THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF THE NEW YORK ARCADE RAILWAY COMPANY'S CHARTER. [Caption title: SUPREME COURT. JOHN JACOB ASTOR ET AL. VS. NEW YORK ARCADE RAILWAY COMPANY, SPECIAL TERM DECR. 1886.].

[New York: 1886]. 14, [2 blank] pp. Original printed blue wrappers, stitched. Near Fine. New York State authorized Alfred E. Beach in 1868 to construct pneumatic tubes beneath New York City and Brooklyn for the purpose of conveying letters and parcels; an 1873 Act authorized Beach to construct an..... More

Price: $125.00

[New York City]:

ELECTION DISTRICTS OF THE SEVERAL ASSEMBLY DISTRICTS OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW YORK AND THE BOUNDARIES THEREOF, AS ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD OF POLICE, JULY 22D, 1879.

New York: 1879. 116pp, stitched and early staples; some loosening of text. Blank portions of inner lower corners chewed on first few leaves. Original printed wrappers [worn, chipped]. Blank portions of title page with remnants of old newspaper clipping. The text is otherwise quite clean. More than 20 color maps..... More

Price: $200.00

[New York City]:

GUIDE MAP AND STREET DIRECTORY OF NEW YORK CITY.

[New York: nd. @1885]. Original printed bright blue title wrappers [title letters fading], stitched. 16, [14] pp. Gigantic New York City Guide Map, in color on recto; map continues on verso, uncolored. Map with some fold splits but complete. Good+, with detailed street directory and a guide on "How to..... More

Price: $250.00

[New York City]:

QUESTIONS OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH, IN RELATION TO MALIGNANT CHOLERA, WITH THE ANSWERS OF THE SPECIAL MEDICAL COUNCIL: TOGETHER WITH A REPORT UPON THE CAUSES OF THE CESSATION OF CHOLERA AT BELLEVUE. PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH.

New York: Peter Van Pelt, 1832. 14, [2 blanks] pp. Stitched, scattered dustsoil, untrimmed, Good+. The Special Medical Council answers questions about New York City's epidemic of Malignant Cholera: its prevention, mitigation, appropriate public health procedures. "All local sources of impure exhalations, such as privies, sinks, sewers, pools of..... More

Price: $375.00

UNION REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN CLUB, OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. 1864-1868. AT A LARGE AND...

[Republican Party in New York City]:

UNION REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN CLUB, OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. 1864-1868. AT A LARGE AND ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING OF THIS CLUB, HELD AT CORNER BROADWAY AND 22D ST., TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 12, 1868, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS OFFERED BY HON. CHARLES S. SPENCER, WERE UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED...

[New York: 1868]. Single sheet, folded to 5" x 8". [4]pp. Printed in gilt type on thick paper, on recto of first page only. Old horizontal folds, Near Fine. New York City Republicans issued these rare Resolutions only a few days before the Senate voted in the Johnson impeachment trial..... More

Price: $375.00

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