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Adams, John Quincy:

A LETTER TO THE HON. HARRISON GRAY OTIS, A MEMBER OF THE SENATE OF MASSACHUSETTS, ON THE PRESENT STAE [sic] OF OUR NATIONAL AFFAIRS. WITH REMARKS UPON MR. PICKERING'S LETTER TO THE GOVERNOR OF THAT COMMONWEALTH; .

Walpole, N.H. George W. Nichols, 1808. 24pp, stitched, untrimmed and partly uncut. Light wear, Good+. One of many 1808 editions, this one among the scarcest. Adams objects to "the interposition of the state Legislatures, to controul the exercise of the powers vested by the general Constitution in the Congress of..... More

Price: $100.00

Allen, Samuel:

EULOGY ON THE HON. JOHN WHEELOCK, LL.D. LATE PRESIDENT OF DARTMOUTH UNIVERSITY, WHO DIED APRIL 4, 1817.

Hanover: David Watson, Jun. 1817. 19, [1 blank] pp. Stitched, with the half title. Light wear, light institutional stamp, Very Good. AI 39965 [3]. More

Price: $30.00

HAND BOOK DESCRIPTIVE OF THE ROUTE TO OGDENSBURGH, MONTREAL, QUEBEC, WHITE MOUNTAINS,...

American Express Company:

HAND BOOK DESCRIPTIVE OF THE ROUTE TO OGDENSBURGH, MONTREAL, QUEBEC, WHITE MOUNTAINS, TICONDEROGA, SARATOGA SPRINGS, AND BOSTON, VIA LAKE ONTARIO AND RIVER ST. LAWRENCE. BY AMERICAN EXPRESS STEAMERS AND CONNECTIONS.

Buffalo: Commercial Advertiser Steam Press, 1859. 8pp + folding map, 'Great Northern Route from Buffalo and Niagara Falls Between East and West.' Original printed wrappers [lower blank forecorner clipped, small closed margin tear without loss]. Stitched, Very Good. This little booklet describes the "delightful route" and the cities along..... More

Price: $250.00

CHRISTIAN CHURCHES FORM'D AND FURNISH'D BY CHRIST. A SERMON PREACH'D AT THE GATHERING OF A...

Barnard, John:

CHRISTIAN CHURCHES FORM'D AND FURNISH'D BY CHRIST. A SERMON PREACH'D AT THE GATHERING OF A CHURCH, AND THE ORDINATION OF THE REVEREND MR. TIMOTHY WALKER TO THE PASTORAL OFFICE, AT THE NEW PLANTATION CALLED PENNICOOK. NOV. 18TH 1730. BY JOHN BARNARD, M.A. PASTOR OF A CHURCH IN ANDOVER. TO WHICH ARE ANNEXED, THE CHARGE, AND THE RIGHT HAND OF FELLOWSHIP, USED ON THAT OCCASION. NOW MADE PUBLICK AT THE DESIRE OF SEVERAL WHO WERE PRESENT AT THAT SOLEMNITY.

Boston in New-England: Printed by B. Green, for John Phillips, 1731. [4], 42 pp, with the half title but lacking the final blank. Disbound, light rubberstamp at upper blank portion of half title. Scattered foxing. Good+. Pennicook [also 'Pennycook'] is now the Concord, New Hampshire area. A scarce, early American..... More

Price: $500.00

[Blaisdell, John]:

TRIAL OF JOHN BLAISDELL, ON AN INDICTMENT FOR THE MURDER OF JOHN WADLEIGH, AT THE SUPERIOR COURT OF JUDICATURE, HOLDEN AT EXETER, SEPTEMBER 1822. BY A MEMBER OF THE BAR.

Exeter: [1822?]. 60pp, stitched and untrimmed. Light spotting, Very Good. Inscribed in ink on the title page: "To Ira Young Esq | Counsellor at Law | Darby NH | From his Friend | Philip Carrigain." "Blaisdell was convicted of manslaughter in connection with the death of Wadleigh, whom he beat..... More

Price: $750.00

[Brown, Sylvanus]:

WILL OF SYLVANUS BROWN.

[Haverhill, MA: 1870?]. Broadside, 8.75" x 19.25", printed in three columns, laid down on paper. Age toned, untrimmed, light scattered spotting. Old horizontal folds, affecting legibility of portions of a few lines of text. Signed in type and dated at the end, March 22, 1870. Good. This is the..... More

Price: $125.00

AN ANALYSIS OR OUTLINE, OF THE LIFE AND CHARACTER OF JOSIAH BURNHAM; WHO WAS SENTENCED TO DEATH,...

[Burnham, Josiah]:

AN ANALYSIS OR OUTLINE, OF THE LIFE AND CHARACTER OF JOSIAH BURNHAM; WHO WAS SENTENCED TO DEATH, AT THE SUPREME COURT, HOLDEN AT PLYMOUTH, ON THE 4TH TUESDAY OF MAY, 1806,- AND WHOSE EXECUTION WAS TO HAVE TAKEN PLACE AT HAVERHILL, THE 15TH OF JULY FOLLOWING, BUT REPRIEVED BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, WITH ADVICE OF THE HON. COUNCIL, TO THE 12TH OF AUGUST; FOR THE MURDER OF RUSSELL FREEMAN AND JOSEPH STARKWEATHER,- WHICH OCCURRENCE TOOK PLACE, AT HAVERHILL GAOL, ON THE 17TH OF DECEMBER, 1805. COMMUNICATED BY HIMSELF.

Hanover, N.H. Printed by Moses Davis, [1806]. 11, [1 blank] pp. Original stitching, untrimmed. Scattered spotting and light wear, else Very Good. This sensational murder trial drew more than 10,000 spectators on execution day. The site was the west side of Powder House Hill in the little town of Haverhill..... More

Price: $2,000.00

GOVERNORS OF THE NEW ENGLAND STATES, 1862. John Chester Buttre

[Buttre, John Chester]:

GOVERNORS OF THE NEW ENGLAND STATES, 1862.

Boston: B.B. Russell, 515 Washington St.; Engraved by J.C. Buttre, 48 Franklin St., New York, 1862. Lithograph, 11" x 15". Six uncolored oval portraits of the New England Governors in 1862 arranged around an engraving of the Bunker Hill Monument: Israel Washburn, Jr., Maine; Nathaniel S. Berry, New Hampshire; Frederick..... More

Price: $375.00

AN ADDRESS TO THE CITIZENS OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE, ON THE APPROACHING ELECTION OF STATE OFFICERS. BY A...

Citizen, A:

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

Price: $375.00

[Clark, Peter]:

A LETTER TO THE HONORABLE JAMES CLARK, ON THE USE OF RAIL ROADS.

[Nashua, NH? 1842?]. 16pp, stitched, Near Fine. The subject of the Letter was the proposed extension of a railroad from Concord to the Connecticut River. Peter Clark, upon invitation from James Clark, opines on the compensation that the Boston and Lowell Railroad, and the Concord Nashua and Lowell Railroad, ought..... More

Price: $250.00

[Colby, Anthony]:

CIRCULAR. CONCORD, N.H., MARCH 19, 1862. TO THE REPUBLICANS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE: THE REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE TAKE THIS OCCASION TO EXPRESS THEIR THANKS TO THE REPUBLICAN VOTERS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE FOR THEIR ENERGY AND PROMPTNESS IN ORGANIZING THE STATE FOR THE CAMPAIGN WHICH HAS JUST PASSED...

[Concord? 1862]. Broadside, 5.25" x 8.5", printed in double columns. Light folds, Very Good. Colby, a native of New Hampshire, operated a grist mill, was a founder of the scythe industry in New Hampshire, and was elected its governor in 1846. He delights in the election results, which routed..... More

Price: $150.00

[Corbin, Caroline Fairfield]:

TO THE HON. HENRY W. BLAIR, U.S. SENATOR FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE: -.

[np: 1887]. 7, [1 blank] pp. Disbound with a bit of loosening, one light blank margin chip, else Very Good. In 1897 Ms. Corbin founded the Illinois Association Opposed to the Extension of Suffrage to Women. She argued that suffrage would diminish women's role in home and family. Here she..... More

Price: $75.00

REPORT OF A TRIAL FOR ALLEGED MAL-PRACTICE AGAINST DIXI CROSBY, M.D., PROFESSOR OF SURGERY, &C.,...

Crosby, Dixi:

REPORT OF A TRIAL FOR ALLEGED MAL-PRACTICE AGAINST DIXI CROSBY, M.D., PROFESSOR OF SURGERY, &C., IN THE DARTMOUTH MEDICAL COLLEGE; IN THE WINDSOR COUNTY COURT AT WOODSTOCK, MAY TERM, 1854. VERDICT FOR DEFENDANT.

Woodstock: Printed by Lewis Pratt, Jr., 1854. 85pp, with rubberstamp and light blindstamp. Bound in later library buckram, gum label at spine base. Good+. "An important medico-legal case against the Professor of Surgery in the Dartmouth Medical College" [Eberstadt]. Crosby's Preface says the malpractice action "is the first suit ever..... More

Price: $450.00

FRANKLIN PIERCE. WILLIAM R. KING. THE DEMOCRATS CHOICE FOR PRESIDENT & VICE PRESIDENT FROM 1853....

Currier, Nathaniel:

FRANKLIN PIERCE. WILLIAM R. KING. THE DEMOCRATS CHOICE FOR PRESIDENT & VICE PRESIDENT FROM 1853. TO 1857. GRAND, NATIONAL, DEMOCRATIC BANNER. PRESS ONWARD.

New York: Lith. & Pub. by N. Currier, [1852]. Handcolored lithograph, 9-1/2" x 13". Presidential campaign banner featuring bust portraits of candidates Franklin Pierce and William R. King in ovals with laurel wreaths beneath an eagle perched on a globe labeled 'America' and above the phrase at bottom, 'The Democrats..... More

Price: $850.00

OPINION OF THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE, IN THE CASE OF THE TRUSTEES OF...

[Dartmouth College Case]:

OPINION OF THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE, IN THE CASE OF THE TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, VERSUS WILLIAM H. WOODWARD, ESQ. PRONOUNCED AT PLYMOUTH, IN THE COUNTY OF GRAFTON, AT THE NOVEMBER TERM, 1817. PRESENT, HON. WILLIAM M. RICHARDSON, CHIEF-JUSTICE. HON. SAMUEL BELL, HON. LEVI WOODBURY, JUSTICES.

Concord: Printed by Isaac Hill, 1818. 27, [1 blank] pp. Disbound, starting to loosen, else Very Good. This is the original lower court opinion in the famous Dartmouth College Case, brought because the anti-Federalist legislature of New Hampshire had abolished Dartmouth's Charter and turned it into a State university..... More

Price: $500.00

Dartmouth College:

AN ACT TO AMEND, ENLARGE AND IMPROVE THE CORPORATION OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE. JUNE, 1816.

[Concord, N.H.? 1816]. 8pp, disbound. Lightly tanned, scattere spotting. Top edge of two leaves clipped closely with loss of one line of text from each of three of the pages. Good. This Act, which purported to revise the Charter of Dartmouth College, was the spark that fueled the landmark Dartmouth..... More

Price: $150.00

Dartmouth College:

THE CHARTER OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE.

Hanover: Charles Spear, 1816. 15, [1 blank] pp. Disbound, library markings. Good+. The pamphlet prints Dartmouth's original Charter of 1769, which describes its founding by "our trusty and beloved" Eleazar Wheelock, recounts the accomplishments of his school for Indians, and names him the College's president. AI 37391 [2]... More

Price: $175.00

Dartmouth College:

DARTMOUTH INDEX. VOL. 2. NO. 1. WITH VOL. 3, NO. 1; VOL. 4, NO. 1; AND VOL. 5, NO. 1.

Dartmouth College: Oct. 1851- Oct. 1854. Each issue is 8pp, disbound and lightly worn. Contemporary pencil notations in margins. Good+. Each of these rare pamphlets lists the students at Dartmouth by class, College officers, Social Friends, United Fraternity, Officers and members of fraternities, clubs, and societies. OCLC 57274330 [1- NH Hist..... More

Price: $175.00

Dartmouth College:

A VINDICATION OF THE OFFICIAL CONDUCT OF THE TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, IN ANSWER TO "SKETCHES OF THE HISTORY OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE," AND "A CANDID ANALYTICAL VIEW OF THE SKETCHES," &C.

Concord: George Hough, September 1815. Stitched and untrimmed, with original printed wrappers [front wrap tattered]. Light spotting, 104pp. Good+. President John Wheelock's 'Sketches of the History of Dartmouth College' had given himself the better of the argument in his bitter controversy with the Trustees, which escalated into a statewide..... More

Price: $175.00

[Dartmouth College]:

DOCUMENTS RELATIVE TO DARTMOUTH COLLEGE. PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE LEGISLATURE. 1816.

[Concord? New Hampshire General Court?], 1816. 39, [1 blank] pp, with two folding tables. Disbound, scattered foxing, Good+. The Documents chronicle the dispute between President Wheelock and the College's Trustees, who were backed by the anti-Federalist New Hampshire legislature. The pamphlet prints President John Wheelock's Memorial to the Senate..... More

Price: $250.00

Democratic National Convention- 1852:

PROCEEDINGS OF THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION, HELD AT BALTIMORE, JUNE 1-5, 1852, FOR THE NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

Washington: Robert Armstrong, 1852. 78pp. Disbound with wrapper remnant in inner margin of title page, else Very Good. After forty-nine ballots, the 'dark horse' Franklin Pierce wrested the nomination from the early favorites--Cass, Buchanan, and Douglas. Pierce, Mexican War hero and a handsome and successful New Hampshire lawyer and..... More

Price: $250.00

WASHINGTON CITY, OCT. 9TH, 1852. DEAR SIR: THE ZEALOUS AND ACTIVE FRIENDS, ON WHOSE ABILITY AND...

[Democratic Party in 1852]:

WASHINGTON CITY, OCT. 9TH, 1852. DEAR SIR: THE ZEALOUS AND ACTIVE FRIENDS, ON WHOSE ABILITY AND ENERGY THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY RELIES FOR SUCCESS IN THE APPROACHING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, SHOULD BE TRULY INFORMED OF THE STATE OF THE CANVASS...

[Washington: 1852]. Folded sheet. [2], [2 blanks] pp. Untrimmed, Fine. Signed in type at the end: "C.H. Peaslee, J.W. Forney, A.G. Penn, Members of Democratic National Committee at Washington." A rare printed Letter, optimistically emphasizing the "perfect unanimity" of the Democratic Party behind the Pierce-King ticket. By contrast, a "breach..... More

Price: $250.00

WASHINGTON, OCTOBER 22, 1852. DEAR SIR: - THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE HAVE BEEN INFORMED...

[Democratic Party in 1852]:

WASHINGTON, OCTOBER 22, 1852. DEAR SIR: - THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT WITHIN A FEW DAYS THERE HAS BEEN A GRAND CONCLAVE OF THE ACTIVE MEN OF THE SCOTT PARTY IN PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YORK, AND THAT LARGE SUMS OF MONEY HAVE BEEN RAISED TO DESPATCH SECRET EMISSARIES TO EVERY NOOK AND CORNER OF THESE STATES TO PROVIDE BOUNTIES FOR RECRUITING SERVICE-- TO PROSTITUTE THE BASE...

[Washington: 1852]. Folio sheet folded to 8" x 10". [1], [3 blanks] pp. Signed in type at the end: "C.H. Peaslee, J.W. Forney, A.G. Penn, Members of Democratic National Committee at Washington." Docketed in ink on final blank. Very Good. A rare printed Letter from the Democratic National Committee, feverishly..... More

Price: $250.00

Dewey, Benoni; James Wheelock; Ben. J. Gilbert:

A TRUE AND CONCISE NARRATIVE, OF THE ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF THE CHURCH DIFFICULTIES, IN THE VICINITY OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, IN HANOVER. THE SAME BEING THE ORIGIN OF PRESIDENT WHEELOCK'S DISAFFECTION TO THE TRUSTEES AND PROFESSORS OF THE COLLEGE, WITH DOCUMENTS RELATIVE THERETO. BY...A COMMITTEE OF THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH THERE, APPOINTED FOR THE PURPOSE.

Hanover, N.H. Charles Spear, 1815. Stitched in contemporary plain wrappers [front wrap detached], 68pp, untrimmed with wide margins. Light tan, Very Good. This pamphlet details the prelude to the Dartmouth College Case-- the struggle between President John Wheelock and the College's Trustees. Amid prolonged and noisy public clamour, the..... More

Price: $175.00

Douglass, Malcolm:

A SERMON, COMMEMORATIVE OF HALDIMAND SUMNER PUTNAM, [CAPT. ENGINEERS, U.S.A.] COLONEL OF THE 7TH REGIMENT, NEW-HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEERS, AND ACTING BRIGADIER GENERAL, COMMANDING THE COLUMN OF ASSAULT ON FORT WAGNER, UPON WHOSE RAMPARTS HE FELL, JULY 18, 1863.

Claremont, N.H. Press of the Claremont Manufacturing Company, 1863. 16pp, disbound. Scattered foxing. Good+. Putnam [1835-1863], born in Cornish, New Hampshire, graduated from West Point in 1857. He was taken prisoner by the Confederates in Montgomery, Alabama. After his release, he served in the First Battle of Bull Run..... More

Price: $150.00

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