MEMORIAL OF THE CHEROKEE INDIANS RESIDING IN NORTH CAROLINA, PRAYING THE PAYMENT OF THEIR CLAIMS, AGREEABLY TO THE 8TH AND 12TH ARTICLES OF THE TREATY OF 1835.
29th Cong., 1st Sess. SD408. 1846. 24pp, dbd, minor loosening and wear. Very Good. More
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CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE CHEROKEE NATION. PUBLISHED BY AN ACT OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL. 1892.
Parsons, KS: Foley R'Y Printing Co., 1892 [i.e., 1893]. 425, VII pp. Loose textblock, early leaves chipped at blank fore-edge, covers worn and detached. One index page with large chip to corner [repaired on verso, no loss]. Good Rader 714. Hargrett 71. Gilcrease-Hargrett p.73. More
RELATIONS OF STATES. SPEECH OF THE HON. JAMES CHESNUT, JR. OF SOUTH CAROLINA, DELIVERED IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES, APRIL 9, 1860, ON THE RESOLUTIONS SUBMITTED BY THE HON. JEFFERSON DAVIS, OF MISS. ON 1ST OF MARCH, 1860.
Baltimore: John Murphy, 1860. 24pp, disbound. Very Good. In a deliberate scheme to bar Northern Democrats like Stephen Douglas from the Party's 1860 nomination, Jefferson Davis proposed Slave Code Resolutions which would prohibit, not merely Congress, but a territorial legislature as well, from restricting slavery; and require Congress to... More
BY-LAWS OF THE CHICAGO AND ROCK ISLAND RAIL ROAD COMPANY, ADOPTED JUNE 9TH, 1858.
New York: Benjamin Corlies, 1858. Original printed glossy wrappers [light fading to lettering]. Stitched. 10, [2 blanks] pp. Near Fine. Founded in 1847 as the Rock Island and LaSalle Rail Road Company, the Chicago and Rock Island reincorporated in 1851 and adopted these bylaws in 1858. In 1880, the Company... More
COOK COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT, JUNE TERM, 1857. THE CITY OF CHICAGO VS. H.C. FOSTER, SAMUEL A. HATCH, HEATON, HUSSEY & CO., JOHN W. SHARP, EDWARD A. JESSEL. IN COOK COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT.
[Chicago? 1857?]. Caption title [as issued], disbound without wrappers, 8pp. Very Good. This is the legal memorandum prepared by the law firm of Gilbert, Kearney & Nelson. The firm represents Chicago auctioneers who challenge a Chicago ordinance "imposing a duty of one per cent on the sale of all... More
SUPREME COURT OF ILLINOIS. THIRD GRAND DIVISION. APRIL TERM, A.D. 1862. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, EX REL. THE CITY OF CHICAGO, VS. ALEXANDER C. COVENTRY, FREDERICK TUTTLE AND WILLIAM WAYMAN. ARGUMENT FOR THE RELATOR, BY B.F. AYER.
Chicago: Chicago Times Book and Job Printing Establishment, 1862. Original printed front wrapper, disbound. 20pp. Good+. A rare Chicago imprint. The proposed 1862 Illinois Constitution provided for changes in Chicago's Board of Police and for home rule. However, the Constitutional Convention did not require submission of that Section "to... More
APPEAL TO THE CITIZENS OF BOSTON. TO BE READ BEFORE VOTING.
[Boston: 1838]. 12pp. Loosened stitching, lightly worn. A couple of closed tears in inner margin but text intact. Good+. Signed in type at the end, 'L. Child.' Josiah Dunham Jr., a Boston Alderman, was running for re-election. A Committee of the Massachusetts Legislature, of which Child was Chair, issued a.... More
REPORTS AND DISSERTATIONS, IN TWO PARTS. PART I. REPORTS OF CASES DETERMINED IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF VERMONT, IN THE YEARS 1789, 1790, AND 1791. PART II. DISSERTATIONS ON THE STATUTE ADOPTING THE COMMON LAW OF ENGLAND, THE STATUTE OF CONVEYANCES, THE STATUTE OF OFFSETS, AND ON THE NEGOTIABILITY OF NOTES. WITH AN APPENDIX, CONTAINING FORMS OF SPECIAL PLEADINGS IN SEVERAL CASES; FORMS OF RECOGNIZANCES; OF JUSTICES RECORDS; AND OF WARRANTS AND COMMITMENT. BY NATHANIEL CHIPMAN, LATE CHIEF JUSTICE.
Rutland: Printed by Anthony Haswell, 1793. [9], 10-296pp. Bound in modern quarter calf and marbled boards, with gilt-lettered morocco spine label. Title page margins browned, light scattered foxing. Signature of "T. Baldwin, 1795" at head of title page. Very Good. Born in Connecticut, a Yale graduate and Revolutionary War... More
ARGUMENT FOR THE DIVISION OF WORCESTER COUNTY, ON THE PETITION OF O. L. HUNTLEY AND OTHERS, BEFORE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE, APRIL, 1854. BY...PHONOGRAPHIC REPORT. A.C. FELTON AND RUFUS LEIGHTON. [NOT REVISED BY THE AUTHOR.].
Boston: William White, Printer to the State, 1854. 67, [1 blank] pp. Disbound, loosened, moderately worn, old institutional stamps. Minor text loss at leaf 63-64. Good only. OCLC 12218246 [4]. Not in Sabin, Eberstadt, or Decker. More
LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF WAR, IN RELATION TO THE ADJUSTMENT OF CLAIMS ARISING UNDER THE 14TH AND 19TH ARTICLES OF THE TREATY OF DANCING-RABBIT CREEK WITH THE CHOCTAW INDIANS.
27TH Cong., 2d Sess. SD188. 1842. 13pp, dbd, light fox. Very Good. More
AN ADDRESS TO THE CITIZENS OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE, ON THE APPROACHING ELECTION OF STATE OFFICERS. BY A CITIZEN.
[Concord? February 1804]. Caption title as issued. Stitched. 11, [1 blank] pp. Untrimmed, Very Good. A Jeffersonian plea to defeat the Federalists in upcoming State elections. The choice for Governor is John Langdon, a delegate to the Constitutional Convention and one of New Hampshire's two first U.S. Senators. According to... More
THE CITY OF LONDON'S PLEA TO THE QUO WARRANTO (AN INFORMATION) BROUGHT AGAINST THEIR CHARTER IN MICHAELMAS TERM, 1681. WHEREIN IT WILL APPEAR, THAT THE LIBERTIES, PRIVILEDGES, AND CUSTOMS OF THE SAID CITY CANNOT BE FORFEITED, OR LOST BY THE MISDEMEANOR OF ANY OFFICER OF MAGISTRATE THEREOF. NOR THEIR CHARTER BE SEIZED INTO THE KING'S HANDS FOR ANY MIS-USAGE OR ABUSAGE OF THEIR LIBERTIES AND PRIVILEDGES, THEY BEING CONFIRMED BY DIVERS ANCIENT RECORDS AND ACTS OF PARLIAMENT MADE BEFORE AND SINCE MAGNA CHARTA. ALSO, HOW FAR THE COMMONS OF THE SAID CITY HAVE POWER OF CHUSING AND REMOVING THEIR SHERIFFS. PUBLISHED IN BOTH ENGLISH AND LATIN.
London: Published by Randal Taylor, 1682. 4to. [2], 31 [i.e., 35], [1 blank] pp. Title and last leaf dusted, else Very Good, in modern quarter morocco and green cloth, with spine title stamped in gilt. The Plea expresses the Corporation of London's determination to retain and, if possible, expand, its... More
THE PLEADINGS, ARGUMENTS, AND OTHER PROCEEDINGS IN THE COURT OF KINGS-BENCH UPON THE QUO WARRANTO, TOUCHING THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF LONDON; WITH THE JUDGMENT ENTRED THEREUPON. THE WHOLE PLEADINGS FAITHFULLY TAKEN FROM THE RECORD.
London: Printed for T.D. and B.T. and are to be sold by S. Keble... 1696. 4to. [4], 35, [1 blank], 22, 16, 25-55, [1 blank], 55, [1], 65-126 pp. First leaf strengthened at margins, light rubberstamp to title page, light dusting and wear. Hole at one leaf affects several words... More
CONSTITUTION AND LIST OF OFFICERS OF THE CIVIL-SERVICE REFORM ASSOCIATION OF PHILADELPHIA, AND BY-LAWS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
[Philadelphia: Bavis & Pennypacker, Printers, 1881?]. 7, [1] pp. Original front printed wrapper present [light chipping], disbound. Light edgewear. Good+. OCLC 50404979 [2]. More
EQUALIZATION BOUNTY BILL! AS PASSED BY CONGRESS JULY 27, 1866, GIVES $100 ADDITIONAL BOUNTY! TO EVERY HONORABLY DISCHARGED SOLDIER WHO ENLISTED INTO THE ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES SINCE APRIL 19TH, 1861...
[Columbus, Ohio? 1866?]. Folio broadside printed on yellow paper, 13" x 18". A variety of bold type sizes and fonts. A couple of closed tears [no loss] which do not impair text. Else Very Good. T.W. Tallmadge of Columbus, Authorized Military Claim Agent, offers his services and explains the terms... More
GENERAL ORDERS NO. 62. HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF, NEW ORLEANS, AUGUST 17, 1863.
1863. 4pp, inner margin pinholes and light fold, Very Good. The pleas and sentences in several courts martial. Crimes included drunkenness, insubordination, desertion. One record, however, was "fatally and disgracefully defective," enabling "a gross offender to escape punishment." More
GENERAL ORDERS NO. 63. HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF, NEW ORLEANS, AUGUST 26, 18.
1863. One page, inner margin pinholes and light fold, Good+. . . By command of Major General Banks, Assistant Adjutant General Richard Irwin orders that all officers sign a registry when entering and leaving New Orleans. More
RULES AND REGULATIONS CONCERNING COMMERCIAL INTERCOURSE WITH AND IN STATES AND PARTS OF STATES DECLARED IN INSURRECTION, THE COLLECTION, RECEIPT, AND DISPOSITION OF CAPTURED, ABANDONED. AND CONFISCABLE PROPERTY, AND THE EMPLOYMENT AND GENERAL WELFARE OF FREEDMEN. PUBLISHED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE PRESIDENT...
Washington: July 29, 1864. 76. [2] pp. Bound in modern wrappers. Short closed tear to outer margin of last leaf [no loss, no text affected]. Very Good. These regulations preceded the 1865 Freedmen's Bureau bill, which President Abraham Lincoln signed in early 1865. Pages 43-49 establish 'Freedmen's Home Colonies' "where... More
WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF ONE OF THE MOST DESPERATE AND CRUEL DESPOTISMS THAT EVER DISGRACED THE CIVILIZED WORLD. THE WORST FORM IS ABOUT TO BE DEVELOPED IN THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE "CONSCRIPTION LAW," BY WHICH MEN ARE TO BE TORN FROM THEIR FAMILIES AND HOMES, AND FORCED TO FIGHT AGAINST THEIR WILL, AGAINST THE CONSTITUTION AND AGAINST THE VOICE OF A MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE...
Philadelphia: 1863. Broadside, 6" x 11". Fourteen paragraphs, 87 lines of text. Minor wear, Very Good. An unsigned, unrecorded broadside, dated 1863 in type from Philadelphia, with space for the names of 'Committee' members. No such names are printed, an understandable precaution: imprisonment and perhaps treason trials awaited those responsible... More
THOUGHTS ON THE TIMES.
Baltimore: [1863]. 8pp, disbound. Text lightly folded, Very Good. The anonymous Maryland author, writing two months after issuance of the final Emancipation Proclamation, excoriates President Lincoln, whose "preposterous schemes" and "infamous career" have resulted in "an ignoble and galling tyranny," "the ruins of the free Government he swore to... More
UNION AND LIBERTY. POWERS OF CONGRESS IN RELATION TO THE SLAVES, WITH A FORM OF ENACTMENT IN CONFORMITY THERETO. ADDRESSED TO A CONGRESSMAN.
np: [1861-1862]. 8pp, caption title [as issued], stitched. Lightly dusted, else Very Good. It was evidently the habit of this anonymous author to favor his Congressman with a "periodical letter" imparting his counsel. This one was probably written early in the War, because no mention is made of the Emancipation... More
OPINIONS OF THE...JUSTICES OF THE SUPERIOR COURT OF JUDICATURE, ON THE ACT OF THE LEGISLATURE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE, PASSED JUNE 24, A.D. 1813, ENTITLED "AN ACT ESTABLISHING A SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT, AND CIRCUIT COURTS OF COMMON PLEAS."
Concord: Oct. 1813. Disbound, 24pp. Old spine tape, age-toned, Good+. Judges Clagett and Evans assert their duty to strike down Acts of the Legislature that conflict with New Hampshire's Constitution; they do so here. The New Hampshire Court does not merely spring from its Constitution; it also has "a... More
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PROOFS OF THE CORRUPTION OF GEN. JAMES WILKINSON, AND OF HIS CONNEXION WITH AARON BURR, WITH A FULL REFUTATION OF HIS SLANDEROUS ALLEGATIONS IN RELATION TO THE CHARACTER OF THE PRINCIPAL WITNESS AGAINST HIM. BY DANIEL CLARK, OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Philadelphia: Wm. Hall, Jun. & Geo. W. Pierie, Printers, 1809. [2], 150, 199 pp [as issued]. Original pale blue paper-covered boards, paper spine label, rebacked. Untrimmed, top edge uncut. Scattered light foxing, front free endpaper stained, light to moderate spotting of first few leaves. Inscription on front endpaper, "Presented by... More
THE LEGAL DEPOSITION OF MAJOR ROBERT FLOYD, TAKEN BY MARSTON G. CLARK, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE OF KNOX COUNTY, "AT CLARKSVILLE IN KNOX COUNTY TERITORY OF THE UNITED STATES," FEBRUARY 8, 1800. ENTIRELY IN INK MANUSCRIPT, IN THE HAND OF MARSTON G. CLARK.
Single page ink manuscript, 7.5" x 11". Light age toning, old folds [split at center horizontal fold, archival tape repairs on verso]. "Deposition of Maj. Robt. Floyd" on verso. Signed by Marston G. Clark, Very Good. In August 1794 Major Floyd and Paymaster Nicholas Buckner served under General Anthony... More
THE ENEMIES OF THE CONSTITUTION AND THE UNION! PEACE OR WAR! SPEECH...DELIVERED BEFORE THE DEMOCRATIC CLUB OF LOCKPORT, ON MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 16TH, 1863.
Lockport, N.Y. 1863. 15pp, stitched, untrimmed. Light dustsoil, Good+. "The intention of the Republican leaders was to dissolve the Union, or else to destroy slavery in the States, and thus revolutionize the Government...But for Northern intermeddling with Southern institutions there would have been no secession." FIRST EDITION. More