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Item #37447 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, THAT WE, ELIJAH ROBINSON OF STAFFORD & JAMES...

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, THAT WE, ELIJAH ROBINSON OF STAFFORD & JAMES CHAMBERLAIN OF TOLLAND BOTH IN THE COUNTY OF HARTFORD ARE HOLDEN AND FIRMLY BOUND UNTO THE GOVERNOR AND COMPANY OF THE ENGLISH COLONY OF CONNECTICUT, IN NEW-ENGLAND, IN THE SUM OF THREE THOUSAND POUNDS, LAWFUL MONEY, TO BE PAID TO SAID GOVERNOR AND COMPANY; TO THE WHICH PAYMENT WELL AND TRULY TO BE MADE AND DONE, WE JOINTLY AND SEVERALLY BIND OURSELVES, OUR HEIRS, &C. BY THESE PRESENTS. SEALED WITH OUR SEALS, THIS 24TH DAY OF JUNE A.D. 1776. THE CONDITION OF THE ABOVE OBLIGATION IS SUCH, THAT WHEREAS THE ABOVE BOUNDEN ELIJAH ROBINSON IS APPOINTED PAY-MASTER TO HIS OWN COMPANY, NOW TO BE RAISED, TO JOIN THE CONTINENTAL ARMY IN CANADA [,] NOW IF THE SAID ELIJAH ROBINSON SHALL FAITHFULLY AND JUSTLY DISPOSE OF ALL THE MONEYS HE SHALL RECEIVE OUT OF THE PUBLIC TREASURY, FOR THE PURPOSE OF INLISTING THE SOLDIERS IN, AND PAYING SAID COMPANY, AND SHALL ACCOUNT WITH THE COMMITTEE OF THE PAY-TABLE FOR THE SAME, WHEN THERETO REQUIRED, THE ABOVE OBLIGATION TO BE VOID, OTHERWISE TO REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT.

[Connecticut]: June 24, 1776. Folio printed broadside, completed in manuscript, 8-7/8" x 14-1/4." Docketed on verso in ink script. Signed in ink by Elijah Robinson and James Chamberlain; signatures as witnesses of Thos. Seymour and Henry Seymour. Their bond secured their proper disposition of funds for raising a Company of..... More

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Item #38721 A COLLECTION OF SERMONS, IN EARLY 19TH CENTURY HALF SHEEP, BY OR ABOUT JEREMY...

A COLLECTION OF SERMONS, IN EARLY 19TH CENTURY HALF SHEEP, BY OR ABOUT JEREMY BELKNAP.

1767. Various places, various dates [1767-1801]. Binding moderately rubbed, with hinges starting. Very Good. An unusual collection by and about the eminent historian-clergyman who, among his other contributions, helped to found the Massachusetts Historical Society. The pamphlets have some scattered foxing and light wear. 1. Haven, Samuel: A SERMON, PREACHED..... More

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ALL NATIONS OF THE EARTH BLESSED IN CHRIST, THE SEED OF ABRAHAM. A SERMON PREACHED AT BOSTON, AT THE ORDINATION OF REV. MR. JOSEPH BOWMAN, TO THE WORK OF THE GOSPEL-MINISTRY, MORE ESPECIALLY AMONG THE MOHAWK-INDIANS, ON THE WESTERN BORDERS OF NEW-ENGLAND. AUGUST 31, 1762. BY...ONE OF THE PASTORS OF THE FIRST CHURCH IN BOSTON.

Boston: John Draper, 1762. [4], viii, 50, [2 blanks] pp. With the half title [ink signatures of "B. Merrill 1803" and, beneath it, "A. Holmes", highly regarded minister; and father and grandfather, respectively, of the two Oliver Wendell Holmeses. Errata at base of page 50. Attractive typographic ornamentation. Stitched, untrimmed..... More

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Item #35654 JOURNALS OF CONGRESS. CONTAINING THE PROCEEDINGS FROM JANUARY 1, 1777, TO JANUARY 1,...

JOURNALS OF CONGRESS. CONTAINING THE PROCEEDINGS FROM JANUARY 1, 1777, TO JANUARY 1, 1778. PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF CONGRESS. VOLUME III.

New-York: Printed by John Patterson, [1788?]. 603, [1 blank], xxii pp. Bound in original pale paper-covered boards [spine worn, covers detached but present]. Pages 207 and 408 are misnumbered as 107, 480, respectively, as issued. Text untrimmed and clean. Very Good. "Date of publication suggested by Evans. Patterson is not..... More

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Item #27837 WEATHERWISE'S TOWN AND COUNTRY ALMANACK, FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD, 1784...EMBELLISHED...

WEATHERWISE'S TOWN AND COUNTRY ALMANACK, FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD, 1784...EMBELLISHED WITH A PLATE, REPRESENTING THE VICTORIOUS GENERAL WASHINGTON, SURVEY'D IN PLEASING ATTITUDES, BY WISDOM AND VALOUR, WHILE BRITANNIA DEPLORES HER LOSS OF AMERICA.

Boston: Printed for, and Sold by Nathaniel Coverly, opposite the sign of the White Horse, in Newbury Street, [1783]. Twelve leaves, as issued. With the full-page woodcut of Washington preceding the title page, as described in the title. Stitched and untrimmed. Uniformly toned, lightly foxed; a short, expertly repaired, closed..... More

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Item #24265 THE CHARTER GRANTED BY THEIR MAJESTIES KING WILLIAM AND QUEEN MARY, TO THE...

THE CHARTER GRANTED BY THEIR MAJESTIES KING WILLIAM AND QUEEN MARY, TO THE INHABITANTS OF THE PROVINCE OF MASSACHUSETTS-BAY IN NEW-ENGLAND.

Boston, in New-England: S. Kneeland. 1742. [bound with] ACTS AND LAWS, OF HIS MAJESTY'S PROVINCE OF THE MASSACHUSETTS - BAY IN NEW ENGLAND. Boston in New England. Printed and Sold by Samuel Kneeland and Timothy Green... 1742. [2], 14, 28, [2], 333, [1 blank] pp [as issued]. [bound with] five..... More

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Item #38803 TITLES OF THE LAWS PASSED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF NEW-YORK, AT THEIR TWENTY THIRD...

TITLES OF THE LAWS PASSED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF NEW-YORK, AT THEIR TWENTY THIRD SESSION, BEGAN AND HELD AT THE CITY OF ALBANY, THE TWENTY-EIGHTH DAY OF JANUARY, 1800.

[Albany: 1800]. Folio broadside, 13-1/2" x 16-3/8." Printed in five columns beneath the caption title. Expertly repaired long horizontal closed tear [no loss]. Very Good. During John Jay's term as Governor, the Legislature passed 133 Acts, listed here. ESTC lists holdings only at AAS; OCLC adds a few more. Evans..... More

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Item #38709 A SERMON, PREACHED AUGUST THE 15TH, 1798, AT HAMILTON, AT THE ORDINATION OF THE REV....

A SERMON, PREACHED AUGUST THE 15TH, 1798, AT HAMILTON, AT THE ORDINATION OF THE REV. DANIEL STORY, TO THE PASTORAL CARE OF THE CHURCH IN MARIETTA, AND ITS VICINITY, IN THE TERRITORY OF THE UNITED STATES, NORTH-WEST OF THE RIVER OHIO.

Salem: Thomas C. Cushing, 1798. 43pp, lacking the half title. Scattered light foxing, disbound with some loosening. Good+. This pamphlet "also contains [Manassah] Cutler's charge to the good doctor about to become Ohio's pioneer preacher" [Eberstadt], and "the Proceedings of the Council called to ordain Dr. Story" [Thompson]. Indian Mounds..... More

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Item #37813 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES, AT THE FIRST SESSION OF...

JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES, AT THE FIRST SESSION OF THE FIFTH CONGRESS.

Philadelphia: W. Ross, 1797. 140, [12 Index] pp. Bound in attractive original quarter calf and marbled paper over boards, with gilt-lettered morocco spine label. Occasional light foxing, Very Good. [offered with] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES, AT THE SECOND SESSION OF THE FIFTH CONGRESS. Philadelphia..... More

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Item #23947 THE IMPORTANCE OF RELIGION IN THE CIVIL RULER, CONSIDERED. A SERMON, PREACHED BEFORE...

THE IMPORTANCE OF RELIGION IN THE CIVIL RULER, CONSIDERED. A SERMON, PREACHED BEFORE THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT, AT HARTFORD, ON THE DAY OF THE ANNIVERSARY ELECTION, MAY 14TH, 1778. BY...PASTOR OF THE FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST IN NEW-HAVEN.

New Haven: Thomas and Samuel Green, 1778. 23, [1 blank] pp, with the half title [which is spotted at the blank lower forecorner]. Stitched and disbound, lightly toned, Very Good. Whittelsey reflects on "the present very critical situation of affairs...The hand of God has been very conspicuous" in aiding "the..... More

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