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CRIMINAL INDICTMENT AND CONVICTION OF ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD SLAVE ON THE CHARGE OF MURDER: "THE STATE OF ALABAMA, MOBILE COUNTY. CITY COURT OF MOBILE, JUNE TERM, 1857. "THE GRAND JURY OF SAID COUNTY, CHARGE, THAT BEFORE THE FINDING OF THIS INDICTMENT, GODFREY A SLAVE BELONGING TO MRS. MARGARET STEWART UNLAWFULLY AND WITH MALICE AFORETHOUGHT KILLED LAWRENCE GOMEZ, A FREE PERSON OF COLOUR BY STRIKING HIM OR CUTTING HIM WITH A HATCHET OR AXE AGAINST THE PEACE AND DIGNITY OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA. "ROBERT B. ARMISTEAD, SOLICITOR OF THE SIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT." [Verdict on verso]: "WE THE JURY FIND THE DEFENDANT GUILTY AS CHARGED IN THE INDICTMENT. PRICE WILLIAMS, FOREMAN. IN CONSIDERATION OF THE TENDER YEARS OF THE DEFENDANT, SAY ABOUT ELEVEN YEARS OLD, WE RECOMMEND HIM TO MERCY." Alabama Trial: Eleven-Year-Old Slave Murders a. Four-Year-Old Free Negro:.

Alabama Trial: Eleven-Year-Old Slave Murders a Four-Year-Old Free Negro:

CRIMINAL INDICTMENT AND CONVICTION OF ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD SLAVE ON THE CHARGE OF MURDER: "THE STATE OF ALABAMA, MOBILE COUNTY. CITY COURT OF MOBILE, JUNE TERM, 1857. "THE GRAND JURY OF SAID COUNTY, CHARGE, THAT BEFORE THE FINDING OF THIS INDICTMENT, GODFREY A SLAVE BELONGING TO MRS. MARGARET STEWART UNLAWFULLY AND WITH MALICE AFORETHOUGHT KILLED LAWRENCE GOMEZ, A FREE PERSON OF COLOUR BY STRIKING HIM OR CUTTING HIM WITH A HATCHET OR AXE AGAINST THE PEACE AND DIGNITY OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA. "ROBERT B. ARMISTEAD, SOLICITOR OF THE SIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT." [Verdict on verso]: "WE THE JURY FIND THE DEFENDANT GUILTY AS CHARGED IN THE INDICTMENT. PRICE WILLIAMS, FOREMAN. IN CONSIDERATION OF THE TENDER YEARS OF THE DEFENDANT, SAY ABOUT ELEVEN YEARS OLD, WE RECOMMEND HIM TO MERCY."

Mobile, Alabama: 1857. Folio broadsheet, 8" x 12 3/4". Preprinted form completed in ink manuscript. Recto contains manuscript indictment details; verso contains docketing information, manuscript name of case, prosecutor, witnesses, signature line for the grand jury foreman. Old folds [two folds split completely across, one repaired on verso with archival... More

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MAL LUI VEUT MAL LUI TOURNE DIT LE BON HOMME RICHARD/ SUJET MEMORABLE DES REVOLUTIONS DE L'UNIVERS/ LE COMMERCE DE LA GRANDE BRETAGNE SOUS LA FORME D'UNE VACHE;. American Revolution.

[American Revolution]:

MAL LUI VEUT MAL LUI TOURNE DIT LE BON HOMME RICHARD/ SUJET MEMORABLE DES REVOLUTIONS DE L'UNIVERS/ LE COMMERCE DE LA GRANDE BRETAGNE SOUS LA FORME D'UNE VACHE; ...

[Paris?]: c.1778-1780. Engraving, hand painted, 11" x 13 3/4". Laid down on later paper [part of backing chipped, does not affect engraving]. Mild toning and dusting, Very Good. From the Library of Congress description: "Cartoon shows a man with feathered cap labeled 'Ameriquain' (representing America) cutting the horns off a.... More

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THE CELEBRATION IN SAN FRANCISCO, IN COMMEMORATION OF THE SUCCESSFUL LAYING OF THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH CABLE, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH, 1858. Atlantic Telegraph Cable.

[Atlantic Telegraph Cable]:

THE CELEBRATION IN SAN FRANCISCO, IN COMMEMORATION OF THE SUCCESSFUL LAYING OF THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH CABLE, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH, 1858.

San Francisco: Sterett & Butler, Printers, Engravers and Publishers, 145 Clay Street, [1858]. Wood engraving, double-sheet. 15-3/8" x 10-1/4". Profusely illustrated. The recto is bordered by 35 small illustrations: a star in each corner, thirty small seals of the States [each noting the number of its electoral votes and population]... More

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STRICTURES ON HARVARD UNIVERSITY. -- PERSONAL SATIRE IS WORTHY OF LITTLE NOTICE-- IT IS SELDOM JUST. BY A SENIOR. William Austin.

[Austin, William]:

STRICTURES ON HARVARD UNIVERSITY. -- PERSONAL SATIRE IS WORTHY OF LITTLE NOTICE-- IT IS SELDOM JUST. BY A SENIOR.

Boston: Printed and Sold by John W. Folsom, 1798. 35, [1 blank] pp. Disbound, untrimmed, light rubberstamp, light foxing and mild wear. One small margin hole just touches a couple of letters, but does not obscure them. Good+. Austin, to whom DAB attributes authorship, graduated from Harvard in 1798. Among... More

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Benjamin, Israel Joseph, Jr:

DREI JAHRE IN AMERIKA, 1859-1862.

Hanover: Selbstverlag des Verfassers, 1862. Three volumes bound in two: xvi, 384; vi, [2], 168; viii, [4], 69, [3], 132. Engraved frontispiece portrait of the author, with original tissue guard, in volume 1. Contemporary black quarter morocco over pebble-grain cloth, gilt-paneled spines. A clean and attractive copy, with widely scattered... More

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AN ADDRESS, FROM THE COUNCIL OF PROPRIETORS OF THE WESTERN DIVISION OF NEW-JERSEY, TO THE OCCUPIERS OF LANDS WITHIN THE ANGLE. TO WHICH ARE ADDED, REMARKS ON THE SAID ADDRESS. BY ARISTIDES. PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Board of Proprietors of the Eastern Division of New Jersey.

[Board of Proprietors of the Eastern Division of New Jersey]:

AN ADDRESS, FROM THE COUNCIL OF PROPRIETORS OF THE WESTERN DIVISION OF NEW-JERSEY, TO THE OCCUPIERS OF LANDS WITHIN THE ANGLE. TO WHICH ARE ADDED, REMARKS ON THE SAID ADDRESS. BY ARISTIDES. PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

[New Brunswick: George F. Hopkins], 1795. 22, [2 blanks] pp. Stitched. Early library rubberstamp on title page, lightly toned, else a Very Good copy. Our colleague Joseph Felcone has explained the dispute that gave rise to this pamphlet; and has identified Aristides [not William Griffith, as Gaines and Evans... More

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THE BRITISH DOMINIONS IN NORTH AMERICA; OR A TOPOGRAPHICAL AND STATISTICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROVINCES OF LOWER AND UPPER CANADA, NEW BRUNSWICK, NOVA SCOTIA, THE ISLANDS OF NEWFOUNDLAND, PRINCE EDWARD, AND CAPE BRETON, INCLUDING CONSIDERATIONS ON LAND-GRANTING AND EMIGRATION; AND A TOPOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF LOWER CANADA; TO WHICH ARE ANNEXED, THE STATISTICAL TABLES AND TABLES OF DISTANCES, PUBLISHED, WITH THE AUTHOR'S TOPOGRAPHICAL MAPS OF LOWER CANADA, IN CONSEQUENCE OF A VOTE OF THE PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURE. BY JOSEPH BOUCHETTE, ESQ., SURVEYOR GENERAL OF LOWER CANADA, LIEUT. COLONEL C.M., VICE PRESIDENT OF THE LITERARY AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF QUEBEC, AND CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE SOCIETY OF ARTS, LONDON. EMBELLISHED WITH VIGNETTES, VIEWS, LANDSCAPES, PLANS OF TOWNS, HARBOURS, &C. CONTAINING ALSO A COPIOUS APPENDIX. IN TWO VOLUMES. Joseph Bouchette.

Bouchette, Joseph:

THE BRITISH DOMINIONS IN NORTH AMERICA; OR A TOPOGRAPHICAL AND STATISTICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROVINCES OF LOWER AND UPPER CANADA, NEW BRUNSWICK, NOVA SCOTIA, THE ISLANDS OF NEWFOUNDLAND, PRINCE EDWARD, AND CAPE BRETON, INCLUDING CONSIDERATIONS ON LAND-GRANTING AND EMIGRATION; AND A TOPOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF LOWER CANADA; TO WHICH ARE ANNEXED, THE STATISTICAL TABLES AND TABLES OF DISTANCES, PUBLISHED, WITH THE AUTHOR'S TOPOGRAPHICAL MAPS OF LOWER CANADA, IN CONSEQUENCE OF A VOTE OF THE PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURE. BY JOSEPH BOUCHETTE, ESQ., SURVEYOR GENERAL OF LOWER CANADA, LIEUT. COLONEL C.M., VICE PRESIDENT OF THE LITERARY AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF QUEBEC, AND CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE SOCIETY OF ARTS, LONDON. EMBELLISHED WITH VIGNETTES, VIEWS, LANDSCAPES, PLANS OF TOWNS, HARBOURS, &C. CONTAINING ALSO A COPIOUS APPENDIX. IN TWO VOLUMES.

London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1831. 4to. Two volumes: Vol. I - frontispiece with tissue guard, xxvi, [2-List of Plates, Corrigenda], 498pp, [4-plates tables], 22 plates of illustrations and maps; Vol. II - frontispiece plate illustration, [iii]-xi, [1-list of plates], 296, [360] pp, frontispiece illustration, 7 plates of... More

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THE NEW ART OF COOKERY, ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT PRACTICE; BEING A COMPLETE GUIDE TO ALL HOUSEKEEPERS, ON A PLAN ENTIRELY NEW; CONSISTING OF THIRTY-EIGHT CHAPTERS... BY RICHARD BRIGGS, MANY YEARS COOK AT THE GLOBE TAVERN FLEET-STREET, THE WHITE HART TAVERN, HOLBORN, AND NOW AT THE TEMPLE COFFEE-HOUSE, LONDON. Richard Briggs.

Briggs, Richard:

THE NEW ART OF COOKERY, ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT PRACTICE; BEING A COMPLETE GUIDE TO ALL HOUSEKEEPERS, ON A PLAN ENTIRELY NEW; CONSISTING OF THIRTY-EIGHT CHAPTERS... BY RICHARD BRIGGS, MANY YEARS COOK AT THE GLOBE TAVERN FLEET-STREET, THE WHITE HART TAVERN, HOLBORN, AND NOW AT THE TEMPLE COFFEE-HOUSE, LONDON.

Philadelphia: Printed for W. Spotswood, R. Campbell, and B. Johnson, 1792. xii, xi-xvi, 557, [1- advert. for Spotswood's books] pp. Front free endpaper absent; light to moderate foxing; one gathering bound upside down; about five leaves trimmed too closely, occasionally affecting a word or letter. Bound in attractive contemporary calf... More

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THE PROSPECT BEFORE US. VOLUME I. James Callender.

[Callender, James]:

THE PROSPECT BEFORE US. VOLUME I.

Richmond, Virginia: Printed for the Author, and sold by M. Jones, S. Pleasants, Jun. and J. Lyon, 1800. 184pp. Stitched in contemporary plain drab wrappers [spine wrapper perished]. Owner's name in ink at blank upper margin of title page. Very Good. "The design of this book is to exhibit the... More

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THE AMERICAN MUSEUM, OR REPOSITORY OF ANCIENT AND MODERN FUGITIVE PIECES, &C. PROSE AND POETICAL. VOLUME III. Matthew Carey.

[Carey, Matthew]:

THE AMERICAN MUSEUM, OR REPOSITORY OF ANCIENT AND MODERN FUGITIVE PIECES, &C. PROSE AND POETICAL. VOLUME III.

Philadelphia: Printed by Mathew Carey, 1788. Volume III, Numbers I-VI [January 1788 - June 1788]. Complete as issued. Scattered light to moderate spotting. Good+, in modern half calf and marbled boards. This Volume prints illuminating accounts of the debates and discussions in States, Towns, and Societies which resulted in the... More

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THE NARRATIVE OF LIEUTENANT-GENERAL SIR HENRY CLINTON, K.B. RELATIVE TO HIS CONDUCT DURING PART OF HIS COMMAND OF THE KING'S TROOPS IN NORTH AMERICA; PARTICULARLY TO THAT WHICH RESPECTS THE UNFORTUNATE ISSUE OF THE CAMPAIGN IN 1781. WITH AN APPENDIX, CONTAINING COPIES AND EXTRACTS OF THOSE PARTS OF HIS CORRESPONDENCE WITH LORD GEORGE GERMAIN, EARL CORNWALLIS, REAR ADMIRAL GRAVES, &C. WHICH ARE REFERRED TO THEREIN. FIFTH EDITION. [bound with] AN ANSWER TO THAT PART OF THE NARRATIVE OF LIEUTENANT-GENERAL SIR HENRY CLINTON WHICH RELATES TO THE CONDUCT OF LIEUTENANT-GENERAL EARL CORNWALLIS, DURING THE CAMPAIGN IN NORTH-AMERICA, IN THE YEAR 1781. Henry Clinton, Charles Cornwallis.

Clinton, Henry; and Cornwallis, Charles :

THE NARRATIVE OF LIEUTENANT-GENERAL SIR HENRY CLINTON, K.B. RELATIVE TO HIS CONDUCT DURING PART OF HIS COMMAND OF THE KING'S TROOPS IN NORTH AMERICA; PARTICULARLY TO THAT WHICH RESPECTS THE UNFORTUNATE ISSUE OF THE CAMPAIGN IN 1781. WITH AN APPENDIX, CONTAINING COPIES AND EXTRACTS OF THOSE PARTS OF HIS CORRESPONDENCE WITH LORD GEORGE GERMAIN, EARL CORNWALLIS, REAR ADMIRAL GRAVES, &C. WHICH ARE REFERRED TO THEREIN. FIFTH EDITION. [bound with] AN ANSWER TO THAT PART OF THE NARRATIVE OF LIEUTENANT-GENERAL SIR HENRY CLINTON WHICH RELATES TO THE CONDUCT OF LIEUTENANT-GENERAL EARL CORNWALLIS, DURING THE CAMPAIGN IN NORTH-AMERICA, IN THE YEAR 1781.

Each printed London: J. Debrett, 1783. Two separately issued volumes in one: [1], [1 blank], 112; [1], [1 blank], xvi, [6], 260 pp. Errata slip laid down at bottom of page 260, Folding Table. Untrimmed. Bound in quarter sheep and marbled paper over boards [lightly rubbed, front board nearly detached]... More

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A GROUP OF SEVEN EARLY COLORADO TERRITORIAL AND STATE LAWS. Colorado:.

Colorado:

A GROUP OF SEVEN EARLY COLORADO TERRITORIAL AND STATE LAWS.

Central City, Denver: 1867-1879. 1. GENERAL LAWS; JOINT RESOLUTIONS, MEMORIALS, AND PRIVATE ACTS, PASSED AT THE SIXTH SESSION OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE TERRITORY OF COLORADO. CONVENED AT GOLDEN CITY, ON THE THIRD DAY OF DECEMBER, 1866.. Central City: 1867. 159, [1-index] pp. Bound in 20th century tan cloth... More

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COLTON'S CONDENSED OCTAVO ATLAS OF THE UNION: CONTAINING MAPS OF ALL THE STATES AND TERRITORIES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. J. H. Colton.

Colton, J.H.:

COLTON'S CONDENSED OCTAVO ATLAS OF THE UNION: CONTAINING MAPS OF ALL THE STATES AND TERRITORIES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

New York: J.H. Colton, Publisher, 1864. 8vo, original brown cloth, stamped in blind, with title stamped in gilt on front cover [spine lightly sunned]. [8]pp + 25 Maps on 51 numbered pages, all in color; the map of California is in three folding panels. Other than a small closed tear... More

Price: $2,250.00

ARMY REGULATIONS ADOPTED FOR THE USE OF THE ARMY OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES, IN ACCORDANCE WITH LATE ACTS OF CONGRESS. REVISED FROM THE ARMY REGULATIONS OF THE OLD UNITED STATES ARMY, 1857; RETAINING ALL THAT IS ESSENTIAL FOR OFFICERS OF THE LINE. TO WHICH IS ADDED, AN ACT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND ORGANIZATION OF THE ARMY OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA. ALSO, ARTICLES OF WAR, FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE ARMY OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA. Confederate Army.

[Confederate Army]:

ARMY REGULATIONS ADOPTED FOR THE USE OF THE ARMY OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES, IN ACCORDANCE WITH LATE ACTS OF CONGRESS. REVISED FROM THE ARMY REGULATIONS OF THE OLD UNITED STATES ARMY, 1857; RETAINING ALL THAT IS ESSENTIAL FOR OFFICERS OF THE LINE. TO WHICH IS ADDED, AN ACT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND ORGANIZATION OF THE ARMY OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA. ALSO, ARTICLES OF WAR, FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE ARMY OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA.

Richmond, Va. West & Johnston, Publishers, 1861. 198, [2- Index] pp. Title page with rubberstamp and light soil, verso with ink accession number. Text lightly to moderately spotted. Bound in later buckram, gilt-lettered morocco spine labels, gum label at spine base. This foundation Confederate imprint also issued from several... More

Price: $2,000.00

DEBENTURE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OCTOBER SESSION 1791. N2229 THIS DEBENTURE REGISTERED IN THE COMPTROLLERS OFFICE FOR ONE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED FORTY ONE POUNDS FOUR SHILLINGS. J.A. KINGSBURY COMPTR. NOV. 8, 1791. Connecticut.

[Connecticut]:

DEBENTURE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OCTOBER SESSION 1791. N2229 THIS DEBENTURE REGISTERED IN THE COMPTROLLERS OFFICE FOR ONE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED FORTY ONE POUNDS FOUR SHILLINGS. J.A. KINGSBURY COMPTR. NOV. 8, 1791.

[11] manuscript pages, [5] blanks. Stitched, 7" x 12-1/4". Very Good. This unusual, perhaps unique, manuscript document is signed in ink at page [11], "made by us," the members of the House Committee: Jonth. Bull, Eph[rai]m Kirby, and [in pencil] David Daggett; and by Clerk Uriah Tracy, who writes, "In... More

Price: $2,500.00

REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THIS COLONY, TO TREAT WITH THE PROPRIETARIES OF PENNSYLVANIA, RESPECTING THE BOUNDARIES OF THIS COLONY AND THAT PROVINCE. Connecticut.

[Connecticut]:

REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THIS COLONY, TO TREAT WITH THE PROPRIETARIES OF PENNSYLVANIA, RESPECTING THE BOUNDARIES OF THIS COLONY AND THAT PROVINCE.

Norwich: Green & Spooner, 1774. 4to. [4], 37, [1 blank] pp. Stitched, untrimmed, top edge uncut, light dusting and edge wear. Very Good. Several Royal Land Grants in the 17th Century, including one to William Penn, resulted in competing claims to western lands in the Wyoming Valley of what is... More

Price: $2,500.00

THE PROMISED SEED. A SERMON PREACHED TO GOD'S ANCIENT ISRAEL THE JEWS, AT SION CHAPEL, WHITECHAPEL, ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 28, 1796...TO WHICH ARE ADDED, THE HYMNS THAT WERE SUNG, AND THE PRAYERS THAT WERE OFFERED UP, BEFORE AND AFTER THE SERMON. William Cooper.

Cooper, William:

THE PROMISED SEED. A SERMON PREACHED TO GOD'S ANCIENT ISRAEL THE JEWS, AT SION CHAPEL, WHITECHAPEL, ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 28, 1796...TO WHICH ARE ADDED, THE HYMNS THAT WERE SUNG, AND THE PRAYERS THAT WERE OFFERED UP, BEFORE AND AFTER THE SERMON.

Boston: Manning & Loring, June 1796 [i.e., 1797]. 30, [2] pp. Stitched into modern blue wrappers. Scattered foxing, with early owner's ink signature, light rubberstamp on leaf 11-12. Good+ Introductory remarks answer the question that "the reader will be naturally led to inquire," that is, "Is it known whether... More

Price: $1,000.00

MEN'S SINS NOT CHARGEABLE ON GOD, BUT ON THEMSELVES. A DISCOURSE DELIVERED AT WALLINGFORD, DECEMBER 22, 1782. OCCASIONED BY THE TRAGICAL EXIT OF WILLIAM BEADLE, HIS WIFE, AND FOUR CHILDREN, AT WETHERSFIELD, ON THE MORNING OF THE 11th INSTANT, BY HIS OWN HANDS. James Dana.

Dana, James:

MEN'S SINS NOT CHARGEABLE ON GOD, BUT ON THEMSELVES. A DISCOURSE DELIVERED AT WALLINGFORD, DECEMBER 22, 1782. OCCASIONED BY THE TRAGICAL EXIT OF WILLIAM BEADLE, HIS WIFE, AND FOUR CHILDREN, AT WETHERSFIELD, ON THE MORNING OF THE 11th INSTANT, BY HIS OWN HANDS.

New Haven: T. & S. Green, 1783. 28pp, but lacking the half title. Toned, scattered foxing. Good+, in modern cloth with institutional bookplate and withdrawal on the front free endpaper. "Beadle was a poor unfortunate who exterminated his family and himself. 'It appears he had for some time before... More

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THE DOCTRINE OF BAPTISMS, REDUCED FROM ITS ANCIENT AND MODERN CORRUPTIONS; AND RESTORED TO ITS PRIMITIVE SOUNDNESS AND INTEGRITY: ACCORDING TO THE WORD OF TRUTH; THE SUBSTANCE OF FAITH, AND THE NATURE OF CHRIST'S KINGDOM. William Dell.

Dell, William:

THE DOCTRINE OF BAPTISMS, REDUCED FROM ITS ANCIENT AND MODERN CORRUPTIONS; AND RESTORED TO ITS PRIMITIVE SOUNDNESS AND INTEGRITY: ACCORDING TO THE WORD OF TRUTH; THE SUBSTANCE OF FAITH, AND THE NATURE OF CHRIST'S KINGDOM.

Philadelphia: B. Franklin, and D. Hall, 1759. iv, 5-43, [1 blank] pp. Small gum label affixed to blank upper left corner of title page, light toning and mild foxing, a barely noticeable repair to a short closed tear. Very Good, in attractive modern, marbled paper-covered boards. "The Society of Friends... More

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THE VIGILANTES OF MONTANA, OR, POPULAR JUSTICE IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS. BEING A CORRECT AND IMPARTIAL NARRATIVE OF THE CHASE, TRIAL CAPTURE, AND EXECUTION OF HENRY PLUMMER'S ROAD AGENT BAND, TOGETHER WITH ACCOUNTS OF THE LIVES AND CRIMES OF MANY OF THE ROBBERS AND DESPERADOES, THE WHOLE BEING INTERSPERSED WITH SKETCHES OF LIFE IN THE MINING CAMPS OF THE "FAR WEST." SECOND EDITION. Thomas J. Dimsdale.

Dimsdale, Thomas J.:

THE VIGILANTES OF MONTANA, OR, POPULAR JUSTICE IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS. BEING A CORRECT AND IMPARTIAL NARRATIVE OF THE CHASE, TRIAL CAPTURE, AND EXECUTION OF HENRY PLUMMER'S ROAD AGENT BAND, TOGETHER WITH ACCOUNTS OF THE LIVES AND CRIMES OF MANY OF THE ROBBERS AND DESPERADOES, THE WHOLE BEING INTERSPERSED WITH SKETCHES OF LIFE IN THE MINING CAMPS OF THE "FAR WEST." SECOND EDITION.

Virginia City, M.T. D.W. Tilton, 1882. 241, [1 blank] pp. A clean text. Original printed front wrapper [some spotting] laid down, modern plain wrappers, Very Good. Bound in a slipcase, with printed spine title. The scarce second edition of the first and "textually the most important book ever printed... More

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SECOND CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES...AN ACT FOR ENROLLING AND LICENSING SHIPS OR VESSELS TO BE EMPLOYED IN THE COASTING TRADE AND FISHERIES, AND FOR REGULATING THE SAME. Fisheries.

[Fisheries]:

SECOND CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES...AN ACT FOR ENROLLING AND LICENSING SHIPS OR VESSELS TO BE EMPLOYED IN THE COASTING TRADE AND FISHERIES, AND FOR REGULATING THE SAME.

[Philadelphia: Printed by Francis Childs and John Swaine, 1793]. Folio. 13, [1 blank] pp, with caption title [as issued]. Disbound, a few margin spots, lightly toned. Signed in type at the end by Jonathan Trumbull, Speaker of the House; Vice President and President of the Senate John Adams; and approved... More

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ELEVEN VOLUMES, CONTAINING EIGHTEEN SESSIONS OF THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE DURING ITS POST-CIVIL WAR RECONSTRUCTION AND THE DECADE AFTER RECONSTRUCTION; THE DIGEST OF FLORIDA LAW AS OF 1872, WITH THE CONSTITUTION OF 1868; AND THE CONSTITUTION OF 1885. Florida.

[Florida]:

ELEVEN VOLUMES, CONTAINING EIGHTEEN SESSIONS OF THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE DURING ITS POST-CIVIL WAR RECONSTRUCTION AND THE DECADE AFTER RECONSTRUCTION; THE DIGEST OF FLORIDA LAW AS OF 1872, WITH THE CONSTITUTION OF 1868; AND THE CONSTITUTION OF 1885.

Tallahassee: 1868-. Eleven volumes, library cloth binding, gilt-lettered red morocco spine labels. Old library rubberstamps and bookplates, Good+ to Very Good. The volumes provide a complete picture of Florida's legislative responses to Reconstruction and the decade after the end of Reconstruction. a] FIRST SESSION, 1868. THE ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS... More

Price: $2,750.00

Garden City Mining Company:

REPORT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE GARDEN CITY MINING COMPANY OF CHICAGO, ILL. AND ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS, TOGETHER WITH THE BY-LAWS.

Chicago: Tribune Steam Book and Job Printing Office, 1861. Original printed salmon wrappers [dusted], stitched, two foldouts frontis: an enormous Transverse Section of the mines; and a large Geological Diagram. 16 clean pages. Closed tear to one map from careless opening, repaired on verso with archival tape. Very Good. A.... More

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ELEGANTLY WRITTEN MANUSCRIPT LETTER, SIGNED, TO NEW YORK ATTORNEY FRANCIS H. UPTON, REGARDING JOUETT'S CAPTURE OF A REBEL BLOCKADE RUNNER AND HIS ENTITLEMENT TO PRIZE MONEY. Lieutenant Commander James E. Jouett.

Jouett, Lieutenant Commander James E.:

ELEGANTLY WRITTEN MANUSCRIPT LETTER, SIGNED, TO NEW YORK ATTORNEY FRANCIS H. UPTON, REGARDING JOUETT'S CAPTURE OF A REBEL BLOCKADE RUNNER AND HIS ENTITLEMENT TO PRIZE MONEY.

U.S.S. 'Metacomet' off Mobile: May 16, 1864. [4]pp, folio sheet folded to 12-1/2" x 8", printed on rectos only. Fine. Signed at the end, "Very Respectfully &c | Your obdt Servt | Jas. E. Jouett | Lieut Comdr | U.S.N." Jouett, known as "Fightin Jim" Jouett, ended his illustrious career... More

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THE ADDRESS OF THE MINORITY IN THE VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE TO THE PEOPLE OF THAT STATE; CONTAINING A VINDICATION OF THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF THE ALIEN AND SEDITION LAWS. Henry? Marshall Lee, John?

[Lee, Henry? Marshall, John?]:

THE ADDRESS OF THE MINORITY IN THE VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE TO THE PEOPLE OF THAT STATE; CONTAINING A VINDICATION OF THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF THE ALIEN AND SEDITION LAWS.

[Richmond? Printed by Augustine Davis? 1799]. 16pp, caption title [as issued]. Untrimmed, gathered signatures, light to moderate spotting, Good+. "Attributed by some authorities to Henry Lee and by others to John Marshall" [NAIP]. Prefatory remarks refer to authorship by "the Member from Westmoreland", suggesting Lee, who defended the Act... More

Price: $2,750.00

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