Titles starting with 1 from Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc.

Due to repressive constraints on the middle and working classes, such as the requirement of being a landowner in order to vote. and poor economic conditions throughout the country, the peasantry staged a protest against the powers that be in France, which ultimately turned bloody and led to yet another revolution in France. These events spawned the disorganized Second Republic, which caused the infamous "June Days" that ultimately led to Napoleon III coming to power. Universal male suffrage, however, came f... more information

2pg. 9 ½" x 8 ½". June 4th 1861. Whitehall. A letter that discusses events linked to the Civil War and a particularly gruesome axe murder: "... It is hard times for certain as so many of the banks have gone down since the Government troubles all banks that were secured by southern bonds are smashed... Alfred Worcester has enlisted in the Army... A horrible murder was committed three weeks ago last Saturday two miles above Wilmington and about eight miles from here. An old man by the name of mace his wife ... more information

1pg. 8" x 12". February 20th, 1866. Manlius, NY. A document signed by "William C. Taggart" and "Edwin Applegate" regarding funding for Taggart's invention, the "Pendulum Washer". The document reads: "... That whereas said Taggart is the inventor of a new Washing Machine to be known as the 'Pendulum Washer' for which he is about taking out Letters Patent from the United States of America; and for obtaining which Letters Patent & to pay all the attendant expenses thereof said Applegate proposes to furnish the... more information

2pg. 1829. New Bedford. Two letters from William Grinnell concerning coppering whaling ships. Grinnell was a prominent New Bedford whaling family. a) ALS. 1pg. 8" x 9 ¾". November 6, 1829. New Bedford, MA. An autograph letter signed "Wm. P. Grinnell" to Harmon Hendricks, a New York merchant and one of the richest men in the country at that time. In part: "In course of 2 weeks from this, a large whale ship just arrived will have to be coppered, in case you can supply me with 24, 26, 28, 30, & 32 oz. copper... more information