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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 #37669 ABSTRACT OF JOURNAL OF EXECUTIVE SESSION OF THE CONGRESS, C.S.A. FEBRUARY 27, 1861....

ABSTRACT OF JOURNAL OF EXECUTIVE SESSION OF THE CONGRESS, C.S.A. FEBRUARY 27, 1861. THE CONGRESS BEING IN EXECUTIVE SESSION MR. RHETT FROM THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, MADE THE FOLLOWING REPORT.

[Montgomery, Alabama: 1861]. Autograph document, entirely in ink manuscript, in the hand of Alex. B. Clitherall, Assistant, and signed "J.J. Harper, Secretary per Alex B. Clitherall Asst." Letter written by Clitherall, an Alabama lawyer and assistant to Burton Harrison, Jefferson Davis's private secretary. Written on the recto of first leaf;..... More

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Item #37945 "WAR DEPARTMENT, JUNE 11TH, 1802. | SIR, | IT HAS BEEN REPRESENTED THAT SUNDRY...

"WAR DEPARTMENT, JUNE 11TH, 1802. | SIR, | IT HAS BEEN REPRESENTED THAT SUNDRY PERSONS, WHO HAVE BASELY DESERTED THE SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES, ARE DESIROUS OF BEING PARDONED FOR THIS OFFENCE, AND READMITTED INTO THE ARMY. BUT IT IS THE DETERMINATION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO EXCLUDE SUCH DISHONORABLE CHARACTERS FROM THE RANKS FOR THE FUTURE. HE THEREFORE DIRECTS: THAT NO DESERTER, WHOSE NAME IS NOT BORNE ON THE ROLLS OF THE ARMY AS ORGANIZED IN PURSUANCE OF THE ACT OF THE 16TH OF MARCH, ENTITLED "AN ACT FIXING THE MILITARY PEACE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE UNITED STATES," BE HEREAFTER CONSIDERED AS BELONGING TO THE ARMY: THAT PROPER MEANS BE TAKEN FOR APPREHENDING SUCH PERSONS AS HAVE DESERTED ... AND THAT ALL OFFICERS BE STRICTLY ENJOINED NOT TO RECRUIT OR RECEIVE AS A RECRUIT, ANY MAN WHO HAS BEEN GUILTY OF DESERTION. H. DEARBORN"

[Washington]: 1802. Broadside, 7-1/8" x 12-3/4." Signed in type, "H. Dearborn." At the end, in print, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas H. Cushing writes, "The foregoing exact copy of an original order of the Secretary of War, on file in this office, is communicated for your information and government." Followed by the..... More

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THE LATE GENERAL DUNCAN, C.S.A. THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS AND EDITORIAL NOTICES ARE SELECTED FROM A NUMBER OF SIMILAR PUBLICATIONS AT THE TIME OF THE DEATH OF THE ILLUSTRIOUS DECEASED.

[np: 1862]. Folio broadside, 8" x 20." Printed in two columns separated by a double rule. Generously margined, with chip at blank lower right margin. Old horizontal folds expertly strengthened. Good+. A Pennsylvanian and West Point graduate, Duncan resigned from the Army in 1855 to live and work in New..... More

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Item #37546 TEN ENGRAVED AND ILLUSTRATED BANK CHECKS FROM THE BANKING HOUSE OF AN AMERICAN JEWISH...

TEN ENGRAVED AND ILLUSTRATED BANK CHECKS FROM THE BANKING HOUSE OF AN AMERICAN JEWISH PIONEER WESTERN BANKER, ALL WITH U.S. REVENUE STAMPS AND SIGNED BY L.H. HERSHFIELD OR HIS BROTHER AND PARTNER AARON HERSHFIELD.

Helena, MT: 1866-1874. Ten engraved bank notes, completed in manuscript, from the "Banking House of L.H. Hershfield," "Banking House of L.H. Hershfield & Co.," and "Banking House of L.H. Hershfield & Bro." All signed by Hershfield or his brother and partner Aaron. All with U.S. Revenue Stamps and endorsements. A...... More

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Item #39508 GENL. S. COOPER, C.S.A., IN NAPOLEONIC POSE. Sterling C. McIntyre

GENL. S. COOPER, C.S.A., IN NAPOLEONIC POSE.

[Richmond? Alabama?]: Published by S.C. McIntyre, [1861?]. Upper body photograph of General Cooper in civilian dress, his left hand in a Napoleonic pose. "Published by S.C. McIntyre" on left portion of the oval; "Copy right secured" on right portion of the oval [both notices faded]. Else Near Fine, Confederate General..... More

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. IN THE MATTER OF THE CLAIM OF T.A. CARLISLE FOR A SLAVE LOST IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE. REPORT OF THE STATE AUDITOR.

Columbia, S.C. Office of State Auditor, 1863. Printed folio broadside, completed in neat ink manuscript and docketed on verso. 8-5/8" x 14-1/4." Signed in ink at the end, "James Tupper," as Auditor of South Carolina. Old horizontal folds with several expertly accomplished repairs of clean fold splits. Very Good. The..... More

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CANDIDATE FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. COLONEL ANDREW NEILL, OF SEGUIN, TEXAS, - - HIS ACTS, QUALIFICATIONS AND CLAIMS.

Austin: 1855 [July 12]. Broadside, 6-1/4" x 13-3/8." Title followed by eight laudatory paragraphs of text. Signed in type at the end, "J. DOUGLASS BROWN. Austin, July 12th, A.D. 1855." Light foxing in blank margins. Very Good. Neill -- a brave, principled, selfless man -- offers his services "free of..... More

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Item #39517 THE WOMAN'S BIBLE. EDITOR ELIZABETH CADY STANTON. CARRIE CHAPMAN CATT, PRESIDENT OF...

THE WOMAN'S BIBLE. EDITOR ELIZABETH CADY STANTON. CARRIE CHAPMAN CATT, PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION, ONE OF THE REVISING COMMITTEE... THIS IS THE TEACHING OF NATIONAL SUFFRAGE LEADERS. ARE YOU WILLING FOR WOMEN WHO HOLD THESE VIEWS TO BECOME POLITICAL POWERS IN OUR COUNTRY?

[np: 1920]. Folio Broadside, 16-1/2" x 9-1/2". Title and ending in bold type. Near Fine. "In the early nineties a group of leading Suffragists decided that the 'Christian Bible, the Christian religion and the Christian ministry were the greatest obstacles to the spread of woman suffrage'." To challenge the religiously..... More

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