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American Colonization Society:

FOUR POST-CIVIL WAR PAMPHLETS ON THE CONTINUING EFFORTS OF THE AMERICAN COLONIZATION SOCIETY TO TRANSPORT WILLING AFRICAN-AMERICANS TO LIBERIA.

Washington City: Colonization Building, 1878, 1886, 1888, 1889. 1. Allen, William H.: THE ELEVATION OF A RACE AND THE REDEMPTION OF A CONTINENT. AN ADDRESS DELIVERED BEFORE THE AMERICAN COLONIZATION SOCIETY, JANUARY 15, 1878, BY WILLIAM H. ALLEN, LL.D., PRESIDENT OF GIRARD COLLEGE. Original printed wrappers, stitched. 11, [1 blank]... More

Price: $375.00

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, TOGETHER WITH THE JOURNAL OF THE COMMITTEE, AND THE TESTIMONY TAKEN BEFORE THEM, IN REGARD TO THE INTERFERENCE BY UNITED STATES TROOPS WITH THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD IN THE STATE ON THE FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1862. PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. Delaware in the Civil War.

[Delaware in the Civil War]:

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, TOGETHER WITH THE JOURNAL OF THE COMMITTEE, AND THE TESTIMONY TAKEN BEFORE THEM, IN REGARD TO THE INTERFERENCE BY UNITED STATES TROOPS WITH THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD IN THE STATE ON THE FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1862. PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Dover, Del. Printed by James Kirk, 1863. xxx, [2 blanks], 358, ii [Index] pp. Pages xiv-xxx prominently margin-foxed; else scattered and generally light foxing, occasional browning. Stitched. Good+. "Although Delaware remained firmly in the Union, widespread division of Union and Confederate sympathies within the state caused considerable tension among the... More

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VOICE AROUND THE JAIL. VOL. I. NO. 2. Sylvanus Brown.

Brown, Sylvanus:

VOICE AROUND THE JAIL. VOL. I. NO. 2.

Essex County, Mass. Sunday, May 14, 1843. Folio sheet folded to 10-1/4" x 15". Old folds, some spotting. Good+. An idiosyncratic preacher, Sylvanus Brown was arrested in Rockport for disturbing the peace at the Union Meeting House, a church which once had served Universalists but now excluded them. He was... More

Price: $350.00

FIRST LESSON IN PHONOGRAPHY. THE ALPHABET | EXERCISES. Phonography.

[Phonography]:

FIRST LESSON IN PHONOGRAPHY. THE ALPHABET | EXERCISES.

New York: Stereotyped by C. Davison & Co., 33 Gold St. Copyright 1847 by Andrews & Boyle, [1847]. 4to broadside, 9-1/2" x 12", text and illustrations surrounded by decorative border. Lightly foxed, Very Good. The first portion of this rare broadside is divided by a rule into two columns. The... More

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THE USE OF BRANDY AND SALT, AS A REMEDY FOR VARIOUS INTERNAL AS WELL AS EXTERNAL DISEASES, INFLAMMATION AND LOCAL INJURIES; CONTAINING AMPLE DIRECTIONS FOR MAKING AND APPLYING IT. EXPLAINED BY THE REV. SAMUEL FENTON, M.D., LIVERPOOL, AND WM. LEE, ESQ., OF LA PERTE IMBAULT, IN FRANCE. SECOND EDITION, REVISED AND CORRECTED. Samuel Fenton, Wm. Lee.

Fenton, Samuel; Wm. Lee:

THE USE OF BRANDY AND SALT, AS A REMEDY FOR VARIOUS INTERNAL AS WELL AS EXTERNAL DISEASES, INFLAMMATION AND LOCAL INJURIES; CONTAINING AMPLE DIRECTIONS FOR MAKING AND APPLYING IT. EXPLAINED BY THE REV. SAMUEL FENTON, M.D., LIVERPOOL, AND WM. LEE, ESQ., OF LA PERTE IMBAULT, IN FRANCE. SECOND EDITION, REVISED AND CORRECTED.

New York: Carvill & Co., 108 Broadway, 1842. 42, [2 blanks] pp. Original printed dark blue wrappers [disbound]. Narrow extremity wear to wrappers. Else Very Good. This, the second American printing, followed the New York 1841. Previously it had been published in Britain in 1840. Fenton's concoction is "a simple... More

Price: $350.00

[Newport, N.H.]:

THE NEWPORT BUSINESS DIRECTORY AND ADVERTISER.

Newport [NH]: Published by the Business Men, 1870. 82, [1], [1 blank] pp. Stitched in original printed wrappers. Fine. A handsome copy of this Directory. In addition to a detailed listing of merchants and businesses, it sketches the early history of Newport, the various churches, points and items of interest... More

Price: $150.00

JUDAH P. BENJAMIN'S ENGRAVED CALLING CARD: "J.P. BENJAMIN | LA." Judah P. Benjamin.

Benjamin, Judah P.:

JUDAH P. BENJAMIN'S ENGRAVED CALLING CARD: "J.P. BENJAMIN | LA."

[New Orleans?]. Oblong 3-3/8" x 2-1/8". In elegant script. Light toning, Fine. The engraved card is likely from Benjamin's residency in New Orleans before the Civil War, and certainly before he became a resident of England after the War. The second Jew to serve in the U.S. Senate, after... More

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FIREMAN'S PARADE. PRESENTATION OF TWO SILVER FIRE HORNS TO THE HIBERNIA ENGINE COMPANY, NO. 1. PHILADELPHIA, OCTOBER 5TH, 1857. Hibernia Fire Engine Company.

[Hibernia Fire Engine Company]:

FIREMAN'S PARADE. PRESENTATION OF TWO SILVER FIRE HORNS TO THE HIBERNIA ENGINE COMPANY, NO. 1. PHILADELPHIA, OCTOBER 5TH, 1857.

Philadelphia: Published by Wm. Smith... Looking Glass, Portrait & Picture Frames of every description, 1877. Folio broadside, 14" x 17". Printed in three columns: the first, an 'Address of Hon. R.T. Conrad; second, 'Fireman's Address. Written at the request of the Association for the Relief of Disabled Firemen,' by 'Hon... More

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American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions:

COLLECTION OF THIRTY-FOUR ANNUAL SERMONS DELIVERED AT ANNUAL MEETINGS OF THE AMERICAN BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR FOREIGN MISSIONS, 1816-1905; AND TEN SERMONS AND PAMPHLETS DELIVERED AT OR ABOUT THE ABCFM, 1817-1895.

[various places: various dates, as noted]. A total of 44 documents, in varying conditions ranging from Good to Very Good. Mostly Good+. Some original printed wrappers, a few disbound, most stitched [occasional loosening], scattered foxing and wear. Overall Good+. Details on request Annual Sermons for the years 1816,1818,1821,1822, 1825, 1831... More

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A COLLECTION OF TWENTY-FOUR MASSACHUSETTS ELECTION SERMONS, 1800-1835. Massachusetts Election Sermons.

Massachusetts Election Sermons:

A COLLECTION OF TWENTY-FOUR MASSACHUSETTS ELECTION SERMONS, 1800-1835.

Boston [one Northampton]: various printers, 1800-1835. Conditions vary from Good+ to Very Good. Scattered foxing, some disbound, some in original printed wrappers, occasional rubberstamp. The years represented are 1800, 1801, 1803, 1804, 1804, 1805, 1809, 1811, 1812, 1813, 1814, 1815, 1818, 1820, 1821, 1822, 1823, 1826, 1828, 1829, 1832, 1833... More

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[Kennebec Whig County Committee]:

AUGUSTA, AUGUST 22, 1849. GENTLEMEN: THE COUNTY COMMITTEE, IN CONCURRENCE WITH THE STATE COMMITTEE, HAVE APPOINTED YOU TO TAKE CHARGE OF THE INTERESTS OF THE WHIG PARTY IN YOUR TOWN. A GREAT EFFORT IS MAKING BY THE WHIGS AND FREESOILERS OF THIS STATE TO CARRY THE LEGISLATURE...

[Kennebec, Maine? 1849]. Pale blue folio sheet, folded to [4] pages, printed on the first two pages. Final leaf filled with pencil numerical calculations. Very Good. The recipients of this printed mailing were [names in manuscript] T.D. Millett, L. Lothrop, and J. Lane, the Whig Committee of the... More

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FREEMEN OF BERLIN, READ! READ! SHAMEFUL CONDUCT OF THE FEDERAL WHIG BOARD OF BERLIN, AND THE STILL MORE INFAMOUS CONDUCT OF THEIR MASTER. CITIZENS OF BERLIN:. Connecticut.

[Connecticut]:

FREEMEN OF BERLIN, READ! READ! SHAMEFUL CONDUCT OF THE FEDERAL WHIG BOARD OF BERLIN, AND THE STILL MORE INFAMOUS CONDUCT OF THEIR MASTER. CITIZENS OF BERLIN:

[Berlin, CT]: April 4, 1840. Broadside, 7" x 13-3/4". Some spotting, a repaired fold split [no loss], else Good+. This rare broadside, a wonderful example of uninhibited political invective, is an angry Democratic attack against Whigs' illegal disruption of the recent local election. "At your Town Election last fall, by... More

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THE JACKSON OR FENNER PAMPHLET. James Fenner.

[Fenner, James]:

THE JACKSON OR FENNER PAMPHLET.

[Providence? 1831]. Broadside, 11" x 18". Printed in three columns. Browned uniformly. Several holes along the blank vertical line separating the second and third columns but text unaffected. Old folds, some spotting. Good to Good+ Governor Fenner, Rhode Island's leading Jacksonian, was opposed by the Whig Lemuel Arnold in the... More

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AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, PHILADELPHIA, 4 MARCH 1811, FROM WILLIAM DUANE TO AN UNKNOWN RECIPIENT DISCUSSING TURMOIL IN THE MADISON WHITE HOUSE: "... IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO MISTAKE THE OPERATION OF MEASURES AS THEY ARE NOW GOING ON. MR. MADISON'S HOUSE IS A SCENE OF ODIOUS INTRIGUE. WASHINGTON A SCENE OF DISSIPATION AND EXTRAVAGANCE WHICH THOSE WHO HAVE SEEN THE COURTS OF EUROPE SAY THEY DO NOT EQUAL. IN THE CABINET, MR. GALLATIN WITH ALL THE POWERFUL AND FLEXIBLE FACULTIES WHICH HE POSSESSES AND KNOWS SO DEXTEROUSLY TO APPLY ON ONE SIDE; THE SMITHS WITH AN EQUALLY POWERFUL INFLUENCE... BETWEEN THEM MR. MADISON IS LIKE A MAN WITH HIS HEAD IN A NOOSE, AND THESE PARTIES HOLDING EACH OF THEM AN END OF THE ROPE--HE MUST SELECT OR PERISH BETWEEN THEM. . . . IT IS WELL KNOWN AT THE PRESD'TS HOUSE THAT THE SMITHS HAVE BEEN CONCERNED IN AN INTRIGUE AGAINST MR. M." SECRETARY OF THE NAVY PAUL HAMILTON "HAS BEEN SICKENED TO THE SOUL TO SEE WHAT HE HAS SEEN. THESE THINGS AND A THOUSAND OTHERS HAVE MADE ME ALMOST DESPAIR OF THE REPUBLIC, AND HUNDREDS OF THE BEST MEN IN THE NATION FEEL THE SAME SAD EMOTIONS... BUT TO GO ON, I AM REALLY AT A LOSS HOW TO ACT, I CANNOT BE A HYPOCRITE NOR A TRAITOR TO THE PRINCIPLES OF MY LIFE - AND I SEE THE COUNSELS OF THE COUNTRY RUSHING INTO THE ARMS OF FEDERALISM.../ YRS WM. DUANE." William Duane.

Duane, William:

AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, PHILADELPHIA, 4 MARCH 1811, FROM WILLIAM DUANE TO AN UNKNOWN RECIPIENT DISCUSSING TURMOIL IN THE MADISON WHITE HOUSE: "... IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO MISTAKE THE OPERATION OF MEASURES AS THEY ARE NOW GOING ON. MR. MADISON'S HOUSE IS A SCENE OF ODIOUS INTRIGUE. WASHINGTON A SCENE OF DISSIPATION AND EXTRAVAGANCE WHICH THOSE WHO HAVE SEEN THE COURTS OF EUROPE SAY THEY DO NOT EQUAL. IN THE CABINET, MR. GALLATIN WITH ALL THE POWERFUL AND FLEXIBLE FACULTIES WHICH HE POSSESSES AND KNOWS SO DEXTEROUSLY TO APPLY ON ONE SIDE; THE SMITHS WITH AN EQUALLY POWERFUL INFLUENCE... BETWEEN THEM MR. MADISON IS LIKE A MAN WITH HIS HEAD IN A NOOSE, AND THESE PARTIES HOLDING EACH OF THEM AN END OF THE ROPE--HE MUST SELECT OR PERISH BETWEEN THEM. . . . IT IS WELL KNOWN AT THE PRESD'TS HOUSE THAT THE SMITHS HAVE BEEN CONCERNED IN AN INTRIGUE AGAINST MR. M." SECRETARY OF THE NAVY PAUL HAMILTON "HAS BEEN SICKENED TO THE SOUL TO SEE WHAT HE HAS SEEN. THESE THINGS AND A THOUSAND OTHERS HAVE MADE ME ALMOST DESPAIR OF THE REPUBLIC, AND HUNDREDS OF THE BEST MEN IN THE NATION FEEL THE SAME SAD EMOTIONS... BUT TO GO ON, I AM REALLY AT A LOSS HOW TO ACT, I CANNOT BE A HYPOCRITE NOR A TRAITOR TO THE PRINCIPLES OF MY LIFE - AND I SEE THE COUNSELS OF THE COUNTRY RUSHING INTO THE ARMS OF FEDERALISM.../ YRS WM. DUANE.".

9 3/4" x 7 3/4". [4] pp, on two loose leaves of unlined paper, completely in ink manuscript. Small corner chip to first leaf [one letter barely touched upon]. Thin strip of mounting tape in margin of final page just touching signature. The paper is quite thin, resulting in some... More

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[Cutler, James]:

J. RUSSELL'S GAZETTE. COMMERCIAL AND POLITICAL. PUBLISHED ON MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS, BY JAMES CUTLER, AT HIS OFFICE, IN CONGRESS-STREET, (FORMERLY QUAKER-LANE,) BOSTON.

Boston: James Cutler, Monday, September 15, 1800. Elephant folio broadsheet, folded to 12-1/4" x 20-1/2". [4]pp. Old folds, several fox spots, untrimmed. Good+. This issue is No. 4 of volume IX. The Gazette is filled with advertisements; a several-column list of wholesale prices current at Boston; commercial news; and several... More

Price: $150.00

AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, DATED WASHINGTON, 29 MARCH 1824, FROM NEW YORK CONGRESSMAN JAMES STRONG TO FUTURE CONGRESSMAN AND JUDGE AARON VANDERPOEL, ESQ. OF KINDERHOOK, NEW YORK, COMMENTING ON THE UPCOMING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: "... I CANNOT TELL YOU WHO WILL BE PRESIDENT. I SUPPOSE NO MORTAL CAN TELL. ONE OF OUR MEMBERS TOLD ME TODAY THAT VIRGINIA WOULD GIVE UP MR. CRAWFORD IF N.Y. DID NOT GO FOR HIM. THIS MUST BE TAKEN WITH SOME GRAINS OF ALLOWANCE. VIRGINIA IS MUCH DIVIDED - AND SHE IS IN A FAIR WAY TO BE IN AS FINE A PICKLE AS N.Y. YOU KNOW I HAVE LITTLE CHOICE BETWEEN THE FOUR. I AM CLEAR FOR ONE THING - IF WE DO NOT HAVE A NORTHERN PRESIDENT - I AM FOR HAVING THEM BOTH, NAMELY, THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT SOUTH OF THE POTOMAC & OHIO. IF WE HAVE NOT WIT ENOUGH TO PUT OUR HEADS TOGETHER AND MAKE A PRESIDENT AT THIS TIME OF OUR OWN LIKING, WE NEVER SHALL DO IT, UNTIL WE HAVE LEARNED WISDOM IN OUR FOLLY. "IF MR. ADAMS CAN GET THE VOTE OF N.Y., IT IS THE BETTER OPINION HERE, THAT HE WILL STAND THE BEST CHANCE OF BEING ELECTED. NEXT IN ORDER GEN. JACKSON, MR. CRAWFORD, & MR. CLAY. "I AM NOT ABLE TO SAY WHETHER OR NOT IT IS BEST TO KEEP UP THE OLD ORGANIZATION IN THE COUNTRY? THIS MUST BE DETERMINED BY THE TEMPER, SPIRIT AND WISHES OF THE PEOPLE. ONE THING I CAN SAY. THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY HAS DIVIDED UPON THE QUESTION OF PRESIDENT, AND I HAVE NO DOUBT THIS DIVISION IS IRRECONCILABLE. THE BREACH IS DAILY GROWING WIDER. IT MUST INEVITABLY RESULT IN TWO GREAT NATIONAL PARTIES. THEY DIFFER NOT ONLY ABOUT MEN- BUT THEY ALREADY BEGIN TO DIFFER ABOUT MEASURES. AN ATTENTIVE EXAMINATION OF THESE THINGS MAY SERVE TO INDICATE THE PRESENT CAUSE. WHATEVER MAY BE THAT COURSE, FRIENDS SHOULD GO TOGETHER "I HAVE BEEN INFORMED FROM OTHER QUARTERS ALSO THAT W.C.L. INTENDED TO BE MY SUCCESSOR. WELL, I SHALL NOT QUARREL ABOUT IT. I OWN I SHOULD LIKE TO BE CONTINUED HERE- BUT IF THE PEOPLE PREFER HIM OR ANY OTHER ONE TO ME, I AM CONTENT..." James Strong.

Strong, James:

AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, DATED WASHINGTON, 29 MARCH 1824, FROM NEW YORK CONGRESSMAN JAMES STRONG TO FUTURE CONGRESSMAN AND JUDGE AARON VANDERPOEL, ESQ. OF KINDERHOOK, NEW YORK, COMMENTING ON THE UPCOMING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: "... I CANNOT TELL YOU WHO WILL BE PRESIDENT. I SUPPOSE NO MORTAL CAN TELL. ONE OF OUR MEMBERS TOLD ME TODAY THAT VIRGINIA WOULD GIVE UP MR. CRAWFORD IF N.Y. DID NOT GO FOR HIM. THIS MUST BE TAKEN WITH SOME GRAINS OF ALLOWANCE. VIRGINIA IS MUCH DIVIDED - AND SHE IS IN A FAIR WAY TO BE IN AS FINE A PICKLE AS N.Y. YOU KNOW I HAVE LITTLE CHOICE BETWEEN THE FOUR. I AM CLEAR FOR ONE THING - IF WE DO NOT HAVE A NORTHERN PRESIDENT - I AM FOR HAVING THEM BOTH, NAMELY, THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT SOUTH OF THE POTOMAC & OHIO. IF WE HAVE NOT WIT ENOUGH TO PUT OUR HEADS TOGETHER AND MAKE A PRESIDENT AT THIS TIME OF OUR OWN LIKING, WE NEVER SHALL DO IT, UNTIL WE HAVE LEARNED WISDOM IN OUR FOLLY. "IF MR. ADAMS CAN GET THE VOTE OF N.Y., IT IS THE BETTER OPINION HERE, THAT HE WILL STAND THE BEST CHANCE OF BEING ELECTED. NEXT IN ORDER GEN. JACKSON, MR. CRAWFORD, & MR. CLAY. "I AM NOT ABLE TO SAY WHETHER OR NOT IT IS BEST TO KEEP UP THE OLD ORGANIZATION IN THE COUNTRY? THIS MUST BE DETERMINED BY THE TEMPER, SPIRIT AND WISHES OF THE PEOPLE. ONE THING I CAN SAY. THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY HAS DIVIDED UPON THE QUESTION OF PRESIDENT, AND I HAVE NO DOUBT THIS DIVISION IS IRRECONCILABLE. THE BREACH IS DAILY GROWING WIDER. IT MUST INEVITABLY RESULT IN TWO GREAT NATIONAL PARTIES. THEY DIFFER NOT ONLY ABOUT MEN- BUT THEY ALREADY BEGIN TO DIFFER ABOUT MEASURES. AN ATTENTIVE EXAMINATION OF THESE THINGS MAY SERVE TO INDICATE THE PRESENT CAUSE. WHATEVER MAY BE THAT COURSE, FRIENDS SHOULD GO TOGETHER "I HAVE BEEN INFORMED FROM OTHER QUARTERS ALSO THAT W.C.L. INTENDED TO BE MY SUCCESSOR. WELL, I SHALL NOT QUARREL ABOUT IT. I OWN I SHOULD LIKE TO BE CONTINUED HERE- BUT IF THE PEOPLE PREFER HIM OR ANY OTHER ONE TO ME, I AM CONTENT...".

9-3/4" x7-3/4". [3], [1- free-frank address, seal remnant] pp, on two loose leaves of unlined paper, completely in ink manuscript. Old light folds, a few short closed edge tears, some small all chips at edges from when wax seal was opened [no text loss]. Good+ . James Strong [1783-1847] was... More

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SPEECH OF HON. HORATIO SEYMOUR! AT THE DEMOCRATIC RATIFICATION MEETING, AT UTICA, OCTOBER 28TH, 1861. Horatio Seymour.

Seymour, Horatio:

SPEECH OF HON. HORATIO SEYMOUR! AT THE DEMOCRATIC RATIFICATION MEETING, AT UTICA, OCTOBER 28TH, 1861.

Utica: Utica Observer- Extra, Oct. 31st, 1861. Elephant folio broadside, printed in seven columns. 18" x 27". Some old folds and crimps, several fox marks. Good+. Seymour's speech is rare in this broadside form. Seymour was a prominent Democrat in the 1850's and 1860's. He belonged to the accommodationist wing... More

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Adams, Zabdiel:

THE BISHOP'S OFFICE A GOOD WORK. A SERMON PREACHED AT THE ORDINATION OF THE REV. MR. CHARLES STEARNS, TO THE PASTORAL CARE OF THE CHURCH IN LINCOLN, NOVEMBER 7, 1781.

Boston: Printed by T. and J. Fleet, 1782. 30, [2 blanks] pp, with the half title, as issued. Erratum at the base of page 30. Disbound, scattered foxing, light old rubberstamp on half title. Good+. Adams was Pastor of the Church in Lunenburg. "Men of unprincipled hearts, of empty heads... More

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[Goodere, Samuel]:

THE AUTHENTICK TRYAL OF SAMUEL GOODERE, ESQ; MATTHEW MAHONY, AND CHARLES WHITE, AT THE CITY OF BRISTOL, ON THURSDAY THE 26TH, AND FRIDAY THE 27TH OF MARCH, 1741. FOR THE MURDER OF SIR JOHN DINELY GOODERE, BART. ON BOARD THE RUBY MAN OF WAR, IN KING-ROAD, BRISTOL. THE SECOND EDITION.

London: Printed for E. Hill, 1741. 14pp. Disbound, light wear, light rubberstamp on title page. Good+. The prosecutor deems Samuel "a criminal of the First Rate," for murdering his own brother. The reason: "to ratify a Revenge he had conceived against his Brother for some Prejudice he thought Sir John... More

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[Whitelocke, John]:

TRIAL OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL JOHN WHITELOCKE, COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE EXPEDITION AGAINST BUENOS AYRES. BY COURT-MARTIAL, HELD IN CHELSEA COLLEGE, ON THURSDAY, THE 28TH JANUARY, 1808, AND SUCCEEDING DAYS.

London: Printed for Samuel Tipper... T. Gillet, Printer, Crown-Court, 1808. [6], [1]-214, [2 blanks], 215*, 216*, [1-12] pp. Rubberstamp on title page. Rebound in buckram, spine title and Bar Assn call numbers in gilt. With the half title and frontis map. Several leaves sprung. Printed in two columns per page... More

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Mably, L'Abbe de:

OBSERVATIONS SUR LE GOUVERNEMENT ET LES LOIX DES ETATS-UNIS D'AMERIQUE.

Amsterdam: J.F. Rosart & Comp. 1784. [2], 213, [1 blank] pp, as issued. Contemporary plain wrappers [worn, some chipping]. Untrimmed and uncut. Early leaves dusted. Else Very Good. In an attractive modern folding case, with the bookplate of James Copley, gilt-lettered spine title. Howes calls this the first edition, but... More

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DE TUMULTIBUS AMERICANIS DEQUE EORUM CONCITATORIBUS MEDITATIO SENILIS. Edward Bentham.

[Bentham, Edward]:

DE TUMULTIBUS AMERICANIS DEQUE EORUM CONCITATORIBUS MEDITATIO SENILIS.

Oxonii: J. Fletcher, and D. Prince; B. White, Londini, 1776. [4], 36 pp. Title leaf and last page dusted. Else Very Good, with, as in every copy, a word blotted out on page 7. Bound in modern quarter morocco and marbled boards. A loyal Oxford man, Bentham wrote to... More

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JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES, AT THE FIRST SESSION OF THE THIRD CONGRESS. United States.

United States:

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

Philadelphia: Childs and Swaine, 1793 [i.e., 1794]. 438, [29], [1 blank] pp. Stitched, untrimmed, top edge uncut as issued. Remnant of original plain front wrapper, rear wrapper present. Very Good or better. This document includes several Messages of President Washington, including his December 1793 Address opening the Session, his first... More

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AT A GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT, HOLDEN AT NEW-HAVEN ON THE SECOND THURSDAY OF OCTOBER, ANNO DOM. 1800. THE PERSONS RETURNED BY THE VOTES OF THE FREEMEN OF THIS STATE, TO STAND IN NOMINATION FOR ELECTION FOR ASSISTANTS IN MAY NEXT TO THIS ASSEMBLY, ARE AS FOLLOWS, VIZ. Connecticut.

[Connecticut]:

AT A GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT, HOLDEN AT NEW-HAVEN ON THE SECOND THURSDAY OF OCTOBER, ANNO DOM. 1800. THE PERSONS RETURNED BY THE VOTES OF THE FREEMEN OF THIS STATE, TO STAND IN NOMINATION FOR ELECTION FOR ASSISTANTS IN MAY NEXT TO THIS ASSEMBLY, ARE AS FOLLOWS, VIZ...

New Haven: Printed by Thomas Green and Son, [1800]. Folio broadside, 8" x 13-1/2". Old folds, moderately foxed. Good+. The rare broadside lists twenty men who are candidates. They include Simeon Baldwin, Chauncey Goodrich, Zephaniah Swift, David Daggett, Thomas Seymour, William Hillhouse, and other early Connecticut luminaries. In type at... More

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AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, DATED JANUARY 6, 1845, TO H.E. LEMAR: "DEAR SIR, AFTER YOU WENT AWAY, I PUT ON FIRST AN ATTEMPT TO GET THE LOW BIDDER OUT OF THE WAY. IF YOU HAD BEEN THERE IT COULD POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN DONE, BUT WE GAVE IT UP, FOR A PLAN TO HAVE A NEW ADVERTISEMENT, AND ANOTHER BIDDING. THIS I THINK WILL BE DONE; AND IF SO, WE WILL GET IT. "I WILL WRITE YOU AT THE TIME IT MAY BE NECESSARY FOR US TO GO OVER TOGETHER. KEEP THIS TO YOURSELF./ VERY TRULY, SIMON CAMERON, JAN. 6/45. "THERE ARE 4 BIDS FOR $7, & ONE FOR $6.50 - THE LAST MAN HAS AGREED TO BACK OUT. Simon Cameron.

Cameron, Simon:

AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, DATED JANUARY 6, 1845, TO H.E. LEMAR: "DEAR SIR, AFTER YOU WENT AWAY, I PUT ON FIRST AN ATTEMPT TO GET THE LOW BIDDER OUT OF THE WAY. IF YOU HAD BEEN THERE IT COULD POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN DONE, BUT WE GAVE IT UP, FOR A PLAN TO HAVE A NEW ADVERTISEMENT, AND ANOTHER BIDDING. THIS I THINK WILL BE DONE; AND IF SO, WE WILL GET IT. "I WILL WRITE YOU AT THE TIME IT MAY BE NECESSARY FOR US TO GO OVER TOGETHER. KEEP THIS TO YOURSELF./ VERY TRULY, SIMON CAMERON, JAN. 6/45. "THERE ARE 4 BIDS FOR $7, & ONE FOR $6.50 - THE LAST MAN HAS AGREED TO BACK OUT.

n.p. 1845. Broadside, 7 3/4" x 9 3/4". Completely in ink manuscript. Very Good. Simon Cameron [1799-1889] was running for the United States Senate from Pennsylvania at the time of this letter. The special election, which Cameron won, occurred in March 1845 after Senator James Buchanan resigned to become... More

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