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Bond, William Key:

EXTRACTS FROM THE SPEECH OF MR. BOND, OF OHIO. DELIVERED IN CONGRESS, 1838. ON THE RESOLUTION OF MR. HOPKINS TO DIVORCE THE GOVERNMENT FROM THE PRESS.

np. Washington? 1838]. 32pp. Caption title [as issued], stitched, some spotting. About Good+. A Whig, and thus opposed to the Jackson-Van Buren administrations, Bond supported efforts to diminish the patronage power of the President, especially the selection of the printer of government documents and proceedings. Morgan 7567. OCLC 20103892 [3]..... More

Price: $65.00

Bryan, William J.:

SPEECH OF WILLIAM J. BRYAN, DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR PRESIDENT, DELIVERED AT NOTIFICATION MEETING, MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK, AUGUST 12, 1896.

Washington, D.C. Hartman & Cadick, Printers, 1896. 16pp, two staples. Tanned. Very Good. OCLC 16795002 [11]. More

Price: $25.00

Campbell, Lewis:

SPEECH OF HON. LEWIS D. CAMPBELL, OF OHIO, ON SOUTHERN AGGRESSION, THE PURPOSES OF THE UNION, AND THE COMPARATIVE EFFECTS OF SLAVERY AND FREEDOM. DELIVERED IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, FEBRUARY 19, 1850.

[Washington: 1850]. 8pp, folded. Caption title [as issued], printed in double columns. Light tanning, else Very Good. More

Price: $15.00

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal:

MEMORIAL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF WASHINGTON, REMONSTRATING AGAINST THE SURRENDER TO THE STATE OF MARYLAND OF THE STOCK HELD BY THAT CORPORATION IN THE CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL.

26th Cong., 2d Sess. SD30. 1840. 250pp, disbound, Very Good. More

Price: $50.00

Clarke, John M.:

JANUARY 13, 1853, WASHINGTON CITY, D.C.| DEAR SIR: I TAKE THE LIBERTY OF ADDRESSING YOU A FEW LINES TO KNOW IF YOU CAN PURCHASE LAND WARRANTS IN YOUR COUNTRY? IF SO, I WILL TAKE ALL YOU CAN SEND ME, AND PAY THE FOLLOWING PRICES: $140 FOR 160 ACRE WARRANTS. $70 FOR 80 ACRE WARRANTS. $35 FOR 40 ACRE WARRANTS...

Washington, D.C. 1852. Broadside, 8" x 12.5". Printed with some manuscript notations and changes. Light old folds, some tanning along folds. Signed in type by John M. Clarke. Very Good. Clarke twice made manuscript changes to the date on this solicitation, originally printed as September 1st, 1852-- to Dec. 29..... More

Price: $175.00

Item #37224 SPEECH OF THE HON. HENRY CLAY, IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES, ON THE SUBJECT OF...

Clay, Henry:

SPEECH OF THE HON. HENRY CLAY, IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES, ON THE SUBJECT OF ABOLITION PETITIONS, FEBRUARY 7, 1839.

Boston: James Munroe, 1839. 42, [2 blanks] pp. Disbound, moderately foxed. Good. This is Clay's speech supporting the Gag Rule: a Resolution that Congress should refuse to receive petitions to abolish slavery in the District of Columbia. Clay detested "ultra - abolitionists." Their persistent gnawing at the divisive issue of..... More

Price: $125.00

Compromise of 1850:

PROCEEDINGS OF THE U. S. SENATE ON THE FUGITIVE SLAVE BILL, -THE ABOLITION OF THE SLAVE TRADE IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, -AND THE IMPRISONMENT OF FREE COLORED SEAMEN IN THE SOUTHERN PORTS: WITH THE SPEECHES OF MESSR DAVIS, WINTHROP, AND OTHERS. SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES, MONDAY, AUG. 19, 1850.

[Washington: 1850]. 68pp. Modern marbled wrappers. First and last leaves foxed and tanned, with blank forecorners of title leaf repaired. Text otherwise clean. Good+. The pamphlet records the battles on the floor of Congress concerning the fugitive slave bill, which became part of the Compromise of 1850; and the disputes..... More

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Item #34357 THE PIERCE AND KING DEMOCRATIC ASSOCIATION OF THE CITY OF WASHINGTON, TO THE LABORING...

[Election of 1852]:

THE PIERCE AND KING DEMOCRATIC ASSOCIATION OF THE CITY OF WASHINGTON, TO THE LABORING AND PRODUCING CLASSES OF THE UNITED STATES.

[Washington? 1852. Caption title as issued. 16pp. At head of title, cuts of a farmer plowing with his team of horses; and an arm and hammer surrounded by a wreath. Disbound, lightly toned or foxed, else Very Good. These Washington D.C. Democrats, "possessed of no political suffrage ourselves," warn in..... More

Price: $350.00

Item #36202 JOURNAL OF THE THIRD SESSION OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, BEGUN AND...

First Congress, Third Session:

JOURNAL OF THE THIRD SESSION OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, BEGUN AND HELD AT THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, DECEMBER 6TH, 1790. AND IN THE FIFTEENTH YEAR OF THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE SAID UNITED STATES.

Philadelphia: John Fenno, 1791. 203pp. Folio. Original blind-ruled calf [lightly rubbed, rehinged]. Light scattered foxing, Very Good. This was an eventful Session of the first Senate. In late December 1790, the Journal records the receipt from Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of the Treasury, of a report "containing a plan for a...... More

Price: $4,500.00

Item #37330 JOURNAL OF THE THIRD SESSION OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, BEGUN AND...

First Congress, Third Session:

JOURNAL OF THE THIRD SESSION OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, BEGUN AND HELD AT THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, DECEMBER 6TH, 1790. AND IN THE FIFTEENTH YEAR OF THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE SAID UNITED STATES.

Philadelphia: John Fenno, 1791. 203pp. Folio. Modern leatherette, minor toning and light scattered foxing, Very Good. This was an eventful Session of the first Senate. In late December 1790, the Journal records the receipt from Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of the Treasury, of a report "containing a plan for a national..... More

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Gerry, [Elbridge]:

SPEECH OF MR. GERRY, OF MAINE, ON THE SLAVERY QUESTION. DELIVERED IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, MAY 21, 1850.

Washington: Congressional Globe Office, 1850. 8pp, untrimmed, uncut, folded. Light tanning, minimal dustsoiling of untrimmed edges. Very Good. More

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Item #38075 PROCEEDINGS OF THE OPPONENTS OF THE PRESENT ADMINISTRATION, AT PUBLIC MEETINGS, HELD...

[Harrison, William Henry]:

PROCEEDINGS OF THE OPPONENTS OF THE PRESENT ADMINISTRATION, AT PUBLIC MEETINGS, HELD IN THE CITY OF WASHINGTON, FEBRUARY 15 AND 18, 1840; WITH THE ADDRESS OF PHILIP R. FENDALL, ESQ.

[Washington: 1840]. 35, [1 blank] pp. Stitched with caption title, as issued. Untrimmed. Lightly toned and spotted. Good+. Fendall, a lawyer and a Whig, became U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia by appointment of President Tyler after the death of Whig President William Henry Harrison. Fendall was well-connected politically..... More

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Item #36587 ADDRESSES DELIVERED AT THE INAUGURATION OF THE REV. JOHN GORDON, D.D., AS PRESIDENT...

Howard University:

ADDRESSES DELIVERED AT THE INAUGURATION OF THE REV. JOHN GORDON, D.D., AS PRESIDENT OF HOWARD UNIVERSITY. WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH THE THIRTIETH, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FOUR.

Washington: 1904. Original printed wrappers and staples. 47, [1 blank] pp. Wrappers chipped and detached, with several institutional rubberstamps [including 'withdrawal']. Good+. Gordon, a white man, was President of Howard until 1906. He was unpopular with students and faculty; the Trustees unanimously accepted his resignation effective June 30, 1906. But..... More

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Item #21939 ARGUMENT BEFORE THE HON. SECRETARY OF WAR, IN THE CASES OF SAMUEL WORTHINGTON AND DR....

Jolliffe, John:

ARGUMENT BEFORE THE HON. SECRETARY OF WAR, IN THE CASES OF SAMUEL WORTHINGTON AND DR. WILLIAM W. WORTHINGTON, BY... THEIR COUNSEL.

Washington: McGill & Witherow, [1866]. 20pp + original printed yellow wrappers [dusty, chipped along gutters and at lower blank forecorner of front wrap, loosening], with wrapper title [as issued]. Good+. Jolliffe, an attorney at 15th and F Streets in Northwest Washington, says he "Attends specially to Claims against the United..... More

Price: $450.00

Lambert, William:

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, TRANSMITTING A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT OF WILLIAM LAMBERT, EXPLANATORY OF HIS ASTRONOMICAL CALCULATIONS, WITH A VIEW TO ESTABLISH THE LONGITUDE OF THE CAPITOL. DECEMBER 23, 1823.

1824. 18th Cong., 1st Sess. SD53. Washington: Gales & Seaton. 1824. pp 1-66. [bound with] MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, TRANSMITTING A REPORT OF WILLIAM LAMBERT, ON THE SUBJECT OF THE LONGITUDE OF THE CAPITOL OF THE UNITED STATES. JANUARY 9, 1822. SD 53 [continued]. Pages [67]-147..... More

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Law:

A SYSTEM OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LAW FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AND FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF THE COURTS THEREIN. 22D Cong. 2d Sess. SD85.

Washington: 1833. Original Congressional leather [rubbed], pp cxxxv, 685. Tanned, Very Good. More

Price: $150.00

Linton, Samuel:

MANUSCRIPT RECEIPT BOOK OF SAMUEL LINTON OF WASHINGTON, D.C., MARYLAND, AND PENNSYLVANIA, 1832-1889.

Oblong, 4" x 6.5". 90 pp in manuscript [remaining pages blank], pages lined. Original brushed leather, decorative tooled borders and spine [rubbed and worn, spine eroded, covers detached]. First few leaves loose [one torn, then neatly sewn together]. A couple of small clipped articles on cures for hydrophobia, recipe for..... More

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Lowrie, Walter :

AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, FROM WALTER LOWRIE AS SECRETARY OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE, DATED DECEMBER 26, 1828, TO RICHARD SMITH, ESQ., AS CASHIER OF THE BANK OF THE UNITED STATES: | SIR, I HAVE RECEIVED YOURS OF THE 22ND INST. ENCLOSING AN ORDER FROM GENL. VAN NESS FOR $2537 AS PART OF GENL. GREEN'S ORDER FOR $6000. THE PRINTING OF THE SENATE FOR THE PRESENT SESSION AMOUNTS NOW TO ABOUT $1500, FOR WHICH I SEND YOU A CHECK, AND WHICH YOU WILL PLEASE TO CREDIT ON THE ORDER OF GENL GREEN FOR $6000. | I AM SIR | RESPECTFULLY | YOUR OBT. SVT. | WALTER LOWRIE.

[Washington, D.C.]: 1828. Broadside, 8" x 9.75". Entirely in ink manuscript. A couple of small blank corner chips, reinforced at inner margin on verso. Very Good. Walter Lowrie [1784-1868] was born in Scotland and came to Butler County, Pennsylvania, with his parents in 1791. He was active in politics and..... More

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Item #36564 WHEREAS, ANDREW JOHNSON, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, DID, ON THE 7TH DAY OF...

[Loyalty Oath] Dennis D. Darden of Mosby's Cavalry :

WHEREAS, ANDREW JOHNSON, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, DID, ON THE 7TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, A.D., 1867, ISSUE A PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING FULL PARDON TO CERTAIN PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE LATE REBELLION, CONDITIONED UPON TAKING AND SUBSCRIBING A CERTAIN OATH THEREIN SET FORTH AND HERETO ATTACHED AND HEREIN INSERTED. . . "I D.D. DARDEN DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, (OR AFFIRM,) IN PRESENCE OF ALMIGHTY GOD, THAT I WILL HENCEFORTH FAITHFULLY SUPPORT, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, AND THE UNION OF THE STATES THEREUNDER; AND THAT I WILL, IN LIKE MANNER, ABIDE BY AND FAITHFULLY SUPPORT ALL LAWS AND PROCLAMATIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN MADE DURING THE LATE REBELLION, WITH REFERENCE OT THE EMANCIPATION OF SLAVES. SO HELP ME GOD." [signed] DENNIS D. DARDEN/ . . . THIS DAY PERSONALLY APPEARED BEFORE ME, THE UNDERSIGNED, A NOTARY PUBLIC IN AND FOR THE COUNTY AND DISTRICT AFORESAID, THE ABOVE-NAMED D.D. DARDEN AND SUBSCRIBED AND MADE OATH TO THE AFOREGOING. [signed] F.F. KIRBY, N.P., MAY 27, 1868.

Washington, D.C. R.A. Waters, Penn. Ave., cor. 13th Street, [1867-1868]. Broadside, 8" x 10". Printed document, with illustration of American Eagle and Shield, completed in ink manuscript with signature of Darden and Notary Public Kirby. Notary's blindstamp at bottom blank left corner. Two small pinholes at upper blank margin from..... More

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National Institution for the Promotion of Science:

CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTION FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE, ESTABLISHED AT WASHINGTON, MAY 1840.

Washington: Printed by Gales and Seaton, 1840. 14, [2 blank] pp, disbound. Very light scattered foxing and spotting. Short closed tear in blank margin of second leaf. Good+. The Constitution plus a list of all officers and members. Joel Poinsett was President, Peter Force Vice President. The Nation's governing and..... More

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Item #36801 AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, DATED AT HARRISBURG, PA., DECEMBER 12, 1832, TO JOHN BUCHER,...

[Pennsylvania Elections] Shunk, Francis:

AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, DATED AT HARRISBURG, PA., DECEMBER 12, 1832, TO JOHN BUCHER, MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, WASHINGTON, D.C.: "FRIEND BUCHER, ANOTHER UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT WAS MADE TODAY TO ELECT A UNITED STATES SENATOR. THE VOTES - 4 WERE TAKEN, WERE NOT ESSENTIALLY DIFFERENT FROM THOSE GIVEN ON YESTERDAY. WE HAVE NO NEWS./ . . . [signed] FRS. R. SHUNK/ THE CONVENTION ADJOURNED UNTIL TOMORROW."

Harrisburg, PA: 1832. Folio sheet, folded to 7-3/4" x 9-1/2". Written on the first page in ink manuscript. Addressed, with Harrisburg postal cancel and "FREE" stamp on final blank to "Honble John C. Bucher Member of the House of Reps Washington". Folded for mailing. Old wax seal with small tear..... More

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Item #33712 CLOSING ARGUMENT OF THE HON. A.G. RIDDLE, FOR THE PROSECUTION, AT THE TRIAL OF HIRAM...

Riddle, A[lbert] G[allatin]:

CLOSING ARGUMENT OF THE HON. A.G. RIDDLE, FOR THE PROSECUTION, AT THE TRIAL OF HIRAM C. WHITLEY, RICHARD HARRINGTON, AND ARTHUR B. WILLIAMS, FOR CONSPIRACY, IN THE CRIMINAL COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, NOVEMBER 23, 24, AND 25, 1874.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1874. Original printed wrappers, 214pp. Wraps chipped at the extremities. Very Good. Riddle represented the United States in a complicated, bizarre case involving the theft of documents from a vault in the office of the Washington, D.C. District Attorney. Those indicted included the Chief, Assistant Chief..... More

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Item #33220 SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES OCTOBER TERM, 1952. NO. 413 SPOTTSWOOD THOMAS...

[School Segregation Cases- Washington, D.C.]:

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES OCTOBER TERM, 1952. NO. 413 SPOTTSWOOD THOMAS BOLLING, ET AL., PETITIONERS, V. C. MELVIN SHARPE, ET AL., RESPONDENTS... BRIEF OF AMERICAN VETERANS COMMITTEE, INC. (AVC) AMICUS CURIAE.

Washington, D.C. Press of Byron S. Adams, December 1, 1952. Original printed wrappers with wrapper title, as issued, and original staples. ii, 13, [1] pp. Near Fine. The Supreme Court heard argument in December 1952, but held the cases over for reargument in the following term. This is the Amicus..... More

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Shelling Machine Patent:

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, TO ALL TO WHOM THESE LETTERS PATENT SHALL COME: WHEREAS SAMUEL LANE, A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES, HATH ALLEGED THAT HE HAS INVENTED A NEW AND USEFUL IMPROVEMENT IN THE CORN-SHELLING MACHINE, WHICH IMPROVEMENT, HE STATES, HAS NOT BEEN KNOWN OR USED BEFORE HIS APPLICATION...IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I HAVE CAUSED THESE LETTERS TO BE MADE PATENT, AND THE SEAL OF THE UNITED STATES TO BE HEREUNTO AFFIXED. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND, AT THE CITY OF WASHINGTON, THIS NINTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE, AND OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA THE FIFTIETH. J.Q. ADAMS. BY THE PRESIDENT: H. CLAY, SECRETARY OF STATE...WM. WIRT, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES...THE SCHEDULE REFERRED TO IN THESE LETTERS PATENT, AND MAKING PART OF THE SAME; CONTAINING A DESCRIPTION, IN THE WORDS OF THE SAID SAMUEL LANE HIMSELF, OF HIS IMPROVEMENT IN THE CORN-SHELLING MACHINE...SAMUEL LANE. WITNESSES: WILLIAM BLAGROVE, CORNELIUS ROOSA.

[Washington, D.C. 1825]. Printed broadside, 8" x 13.5". Light toning, untrimmed [minor edgewear], old folds [couple of pinholes at junctions, but not affecting any text]. Very Good. This rare broadside announcement of a patent issued to Samuel Lane, of Maine, is signed in type by President John Quincy Adams, Secretary..... More

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[Shillington, Joseph?]:

CLERKSHIPS IN WASHINGTON. A LETTER TO HON. _________ MEMBER OF CONGRESS. BY A CLERK.

Washington: Published by the Author, 1851. 32pp. Disbound, scattered foxing, some browning of later leaves. Some light pencil marginalia. Good+. Writing from Washington in January 1851, the author expresses himself on the salaries of clerks and congressmen "employed in the various Departments of the Government at Washington." Though "some of..... More

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