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Pope, Thomas:

A TREATISE ON BRIDGE ARCHITECTURE; IN WHICH THE SUPERIOR ADVANTAGES OF THE FLYING PENDANT LEVER BRIDGE ARE FULLY PROVED. WITH AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT AND DESCRIPTION OF DIFFERENT BRIDGES ERECTED IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE WORLD, FROM AN EARLY PERIOD, DOWN TO THE PRESENT TIME.

New York: 1811. 288pp, half title, illus. 18 plates, most with some foxing. Text lightly tanned, first few leaves spotted. Modern marbled boards with cloth spine, printed paper label on upper spine. Good+ or so. Pope's plan for a great "flying pendant lever bridge" over the Hudson is divided..... More

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TO THE HONORABLE THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES-- THE MEMORIAL OF THE SUBSCRIBERS, CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES, AND RESIDENT IN ---.

[Harrisburg PA? Pottsville? 1835?]. Folio broadside, 16-3/4" x 20." Printed in three columns, about eight inches at the bottom are left blank. Addressed, with postal cancel [Pottsville PA], "To his Excellency the Governor of Rhode Island, Providence." Folded for mailing. Several contemporary ink corrections. Several chips at blank margins. Very..... More

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DRAFT AGREEMENT NOT TO HIRE FORMER SLAVES "WHO LEAVE THEIR OWNERS OR FORMER PLACES OF WORK IN THE IRON BUSINESS" WITHOUT "WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM HIS MASTER OR FORMER EMPLOYER."

[Shelby, North Carolina?]: July 7, 1865. Single tanned page, 9-1/2" x 7." Sixteen lines written in ink. Several small pinholes, Good+. The document is signed by D. Froneberger of North Carolina, owner of "Froneberger's Bloomary Forge, on Buffalo Creek, four miles northeast from Shelby and five miles north of Muddy..... More

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Yale, Linus, Jr.:

AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, WITH DETAILED ILLUSTRATION ON THE FINAL PAGE, BY THE FAMED INVENTOR OF THE YALE LOCK, FROM SHELBURNE, MASS., FEBRUARY 24, 1868, TO JEROME WELLS, PRESIDENT OF THE CHICOPEE SAVINGS BANK, IN WHICH THE ENTHUSIASTIC, KNOWLEDGEABLE, AND SELF-CONFIDENT ENTREPRENEUR DESCRIBES THE BANK'S DEFECTIVE SYSTEM OF LOCKS, EXPLAINS HOW HE WOULD ELIMINATE THOSE DEFECTS, AND ILLUSTRATES HIS PROPOSED PLAN.

8" x 9.75", unlined sheet folded to 4.8" x 8". [4] pp. Completely in ink manuscript. Neat old folds. Page [4] is an illustration, neatly hand-drawn, of Yale's proposed door and lock mechanism with notations concerning materials, thickness, and design. Near Fine. The Letter: "DEAR SIR - SINCE I...... More

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