Color photograph, 4-1/4" x 6-1/4", mounted on 7-1/2" x 9" white card stock, in contemporary black frame with gilt accent border [light wear]. Bust portrait of Agnew in a suit, body turned left, facing foward. The first part of the dedication is in modern calligraphy; autographed by Agnew. The surname..... More
Philadelphia: 1864. 38pp. Disbound. Text lightly toned but quite clean. Very Good. The 1862 Test Oath required elected or appointed federal officials to swear or affirm that they had not engaged in disloyal conduct. Bayard, "the only member of the Senate present at this session who has not taken the..... More
[Boston? 1852?]. 7-1/2" x 9-1/2". One leaf of chained paper. Ink manuscript letter on recto, blank verso. Signature of H.W. Beecher at end. Top and bottom edges reinforced on verso with thin strips of woven tape. Very Good. Four lines at the head, which are crossed out, read: "Henry Ward..... More
Boston: 1865. viii, 57pp. Disbound roughly, original printed front wrapper [chipped, loose]. Else Good+. Bemis denounces Britain's diplomatic support for the Confederacy, defending the right of the North to impose its naval blockade and calling the South's secession an illegal rebellion. I Harv. Law Cat. 150. Bartlett 393... More
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
[Philadelphia: 1913]. 8" x 105". Two horizontal folds, else Very Good. Rudolph Blankenburg, the Mayor of Philadelphia, wrote an article for the Scientific American entitled, "The Municipal Need of Technically Trained Men" which was published in Vol. 108, April 12, 1913, pp. 341-343. This letter evidently pertains to that article..... More
Newark: 1870. 2pp. 5" x 7-3/4." Entirely in ink manuscript on lined paper and signed "Joseph P. Bradley." Munsell's name above the salutation covers The previously written name of Bradley. Very Good. Bradley, a Rutgers graduate, was a highly respected New Jersey lawyer, specializing in railroad and patent litigation. President..... More
[4] pp bifolium, folded. Letter written on recto of first leaf, inner pages blank, last page addressed to Fox. Old mailing folds, light margin spotting, paper loss on the blank leaf from a seal tear has been replaced with period paper. Very Good. Kentucky Revolutionary War veteran Breckinridge became Attorney..... More
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Middle Tennessee: 1862. Single sheet, written on recto in ink and signed "John A. Buckner, AAG." Docketed on verso, "Refers to Couriers & Blank Paroles." Very Good. Buckner sweetens his criticism of Wheeler by thanking him "for your kindness in sending late papers. We have quite a feast when they..... More
[Middletown, PA?]: 1852. Folio sheet, folded to 7-1/2" x 9-3/4". Written on the first page in ink manuscript. Docketed on final blank, "Gen. S. Cameron Jany. 6/9 1852, Ansd. Jany 9th"; addressed to "Col. R. Frazer, Lancaster, Pa." Folded for mailing, stamped "PAID 3" with faint circular postal cancel of..... More
Folio sheet, folded to [4]pp, all in manuscript. Docketed on page [4]: "Petition of Lawson Clark of Montgomery County. Presented by Archibald Van Horn. Recorded 5 June 1815." The first two pages, plus two lines on the third page, consist of Clark's Petition. Page [3] is Judge Chase's Opinion, signed..... More
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Washington DC: 1864. Single page, written on recto only, 8" x 10." On Treasury Department letterhead. Fine. Lincoln's Treasury Secretary, later his appointee as Chief Justice of the United States, writes to Stanton: "Sir | I transmit herewith, for such action as you think proper, copy of a letter of..... More
[Virginia: 1864]. Folio, 8" x 12". Three loose leaves making [6] pp, completely in ink manuscript. Occasional short separations at folds, light age toning and soiling, some edge wear with slight loss of text. Overall, Good+. The 1st New York Infantry Regiment was mustered for two years of service in..... More
London: January 17, 1811. One page, 7" x 9," written on recto in neat ink manuscript. With a four-line ink manuscript note on verso, signed by the activist Sophia Elizabeth De Morgan: "This letter was addressed to my father William Frend who had worked with Thomas Clarkson some years before..... More
[Mexico]: 1866. The first item on lined paper folded to 5" x 7-1/2"; the second, 4" x 8-1/2". Both in ink manuscript, written on rectos only. Old folds, a few shallow edge splits. Else Very Good. After the Civil War some diehard southerners moved to Mexico and South America. Mexico's..... More
Single leaf, in neat ink manuscript on recto and half the verso. Signed, "JJ Crittenden." Very Good plus. Crittenden held nearly every office Kentucky could bestow upon him: State legislator, Governor, Congressman, U.S. Senator; he was also U.S. Attorney General in the Harrison, Tyler, and Fillmore Administrations. As an influential..... More
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Washington: 1816. Autograph letter signed by A.J. Dallas as Secretary of the Treasury, to the Collector of Machias, Maine. Single page, entirely in ink manuscript. Old folds, Very Good. Dallas [1759-1817] was President Madison's Secretary of the Treasury from October 1814 to October 1816. He died the following year. He..... More
Providence: 1840. 8" x 10". Written in ink on the first page of a folded sheet, and signed "T.W. Dorr for State Comm." Addressed to Francis on the final blank, with Providence postal cancel. Small tear at seal [no text loss], Very Good. Dorr is unhappy with Francis's decision to..... More
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Boston: 1742. Single leaf, entirely in neat, legible ink manuscript. Signed at the end, "Your obliged & affectionate Bro. Thomas Foxcroft." Some early archival repairs, expertly repaired closed tear, none affecting the text. Light dusting and soil. Good+. Foxcroft, Pastor of the Old Church in Boston, "was learned, devout, and..... More
New York: Henry Ludwig, 1847. Original printed wrappers [some soil and chipping]. Stitched, 112pp. Very Good. The inaugural address of this influential organization. Francis, an obstetrician and professor of obstetrics and the diseases of women at the State University of New York, discusses the remarkable diffusion of knowledge for the..... More
[New York]: 1792-1793. Three printed receipts completed in manuscript. Average size 2-1/2" x 3-1/2" to 3" x 4". All printed with decorative border and "New-York, Bowery, "179__/ C. Q. lb./ HAY" with variations of "from Mr./ For Mr. / At... " "J. & G. Coutant" at bottom of each receipt..... More
Charleston: Printed by A.E. Miller, 1832. 28pp. Stitched in original printed green wrappers, untrimmed. Rear plain wrapper has a tear, and the wrapper spine is worn away. Light foxing. Very Good. Presentation copy to "The Honble Edward Everett Boston From T.S.G." Teachers, standing in loco parentis, discharge "a holy duty"..... More
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Maine: 1882. [2] pp plus integral blank leaf. Old hinges from prior mounting on blank last page. Very Good. Writing to "Hon. F. Haines," Hamlin explains that he has "no time to look over files of letters to see what I can find that you would want." He's "very busy..... More
5" x 8". Laid into a crude mat. Recto is glued to the mat, which is cut to expose the areas of text and to cover the blank areas. Some light glue stains [not affecting legibility]. Except for the choice of matting, Very Good. Vice President Hamlin's Letter suggests the..... More
[Washington Territory: c. 1870]. Broadside, 7" x 8-1/2". Printed form, several different typesettings, completed in neat purple ink manuscript. Signed by L. Hirsch. Scattered foxing, old folds, light dustsoiling and wear. Good+. Leopold Hirsch [1835-1915] appears to have been from Bohemia, Austria, although some sources cite Bavaria. He married Rosa..... More