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Some Fundamental Documents in the Early History of the United States Including the Official Original Manuscript of the Proclamation of the Louisiana Purchase Signed By Jefferson and Madison with the Seal of the United States
New York: John F. Fleming, 1974 54 pages; a few black and white illustrations of documents, including a folding plate at front of Washington's original lease to Mt. Vernon beginning his mastership of the Plantation; other items of equal significance throughout offered by this prestigious firm; original blue paper wrap covers, paper cover label; some edge, tips wear to the binding; very good condition and interesting manuscript Americana reference.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. ... more information
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Some Fundamental Documents in the Early History of the United States, Including the Official Original Manuscript of the Proclamation of the Louisiana Purchase SIGNED by Jefferson and Madison with the Seal of the United States.
Some Fundamental Documents in the Early History of the United States, Including the Official Original Manuscript of the Proclamation of the Louisiana Purchase SIGNED by Jefferson and Madison with the Seal of the United States, John F. Fleming Incorporated, ca. 1976, first edition, just about fine in wraps. Profusely illustrated with photos of same. ... more information
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Recording the marriage of William M. Hatten and Saleta Evans, a partly printed document, completed in manuscript and signed by S.S. Davis, 30 December 1861 as Clerk of Court for Harrison County, Mississippi
Handbill, 6 5/8 x 7 7/8 inches, printed on blue paper, further docketed and signed by W.T. Bond, 7 January 1862, as having performed the marriage ceremony as a member of the Baptist Church. Folded; a little browned, but very good. ... more information
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Two-page folio manuscript document, 8 August 1826, accomplished and signed by Jacob Anson, attorney for Wells Horie, asking the City Court of Charleston [S.C.] to hold William McCready accountable for debts to Horie, enumerating occasions on which McCready was fraudulently avoiding settlement
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Certificate of eligibility for United Daughters of the Confederacy's Southern Cross of Honor, a partly printed document, completed in manuscript and signed by J.D. Barrett, 21 April 1903, affirming that he served as a private in Co. J., 59th Alabama Infantry, 1862-1865
Broadside, 11 x 8 1/2 inches, on green paper, countersigned by W.H. Browder as Commander Camp No. 94, United Confederate Veterans. Folded. Very good. ... more information
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Four items relating to Sullivan and Orange Counties of New York including: ALBERT STANTON'S Autograph manuscript bill to the Town of MAMAKATING , 1/4 page, Mamakating, n. d. (ca. 1850') for his services of assessment, making a Jury list, hearing grievances and making assessment Roll; A PRINTED BILLHEAD, accomplished, from JARED W. GRAVES, WHOLESALE DEALER IN GROCERIES, FRUITS, FISH AND PROVISIONS, West Street, New York, 1/4 page, 15 November 1853 for Mr. A[lbert] Stanton for 2 B[arrels?] Gin, marked paid 20 November and signed by Graves and William Startup; Autograph Manuscript, 2 pages folded meking 4 columns, N. P., 1851, recording purchases made by William Jordin, Philip McGuier, Harrison H. Stanton, Patrick Malone, Smith Barret, James Dunlap and Henry Benedict for a variety of items including drinks, sugar, crackers as well as a day's work and hay and from NEWBURGH WILLIAM H. GERARD's Printed Document regarding collecting a note (not enclosed) for the QUASSAICK BANK by the Notary WILL
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John S. Daniels leaves the Union army, as recorded in a partly printed document, completed in manuscript 17 May 1865 in Concord, New Hampshire, and signed by the local mustering officer, Capt. A.B. Munford (?)
Broadside, 11 x 8 1/4 inches, decorated with a cut of the American Eagle under the title, discharging Daniels from his unit, 2nd New Hampshire Infantry, after completing his enlistment (9 August 1862) for the duration of the war. A 22 year old farmer, the private was separated by order of "Telegram, War Dept., 3 May 1865." Docketed on verso. Accompanied by a simple manuscript receipt, 4 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches, Daniels' 1862 mustering form, signed by Lt. Col. S. Eastman, as mustering officer. Fold... more information
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POSTING BOND AS SURVEYOR OF OLDHAM COUNTY, in a manuscript document, signed by Mabry 23 September 1887
Folio. 1 page, written on lined paper; docketed on verso. Very good. Mabry, along with three associates, posts a $10,000 bond upon his pledge to "faithfully perform the duties of his office as Surveyor of Oldham County and Oldham Land District." Mabry and some associates contracted to build a four-wire fence around the XIT Ranch in the 1880s (see HANDBOOK OF TEXAS) and later published a pamphlet about his experiences in West Texas. ... more information
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ASSESSING THE VALUE OF LAND THROUGH WHICH THE MARYLAND & DELAWARE RAILROAD WILL PASS, CONDEMNED UNDER AN ACT OF THE MARYLAND LEGISLATURE FOR THE USE OF THE RAILROAD, in a partly printed document, completed in manuscript and signed by three commissioners for the railroad, John W
Tempell, Robert Denny, and J.S. Parris, 3 December 1856. Folio. 1 page; docketed on verso. Folded as for filing, but very good. Addressed in print to Judge P.B. Hooper of the Maryland Seventh Judicial Circuit, the supervising magistrate in this use of eminent domain; the commissioners' petition includes a description of the condemned lands in Talbot County and their assessed value for purchase from the owner. ... more information
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TAX NOTIFICATION, a partly printed document, completed in manuscript 1 February 1860 and signed by Henry A. Bragg, apprising a correspondent that he owes $15 in taxes (i.e., $10.48 in taxes and $4.52 for Bragg's fees) on property he owns in Linn County
Jefferson City, MO:: Bragg,, 1860.. 4to. (2) pp. Folded as for mailing, a little wear around the edges. On an integral leaf is printed "Synopsis of the Revenue Law of the State of Missouri, Now in Force, 1860," also signed by Bragg and with one manuscript correction by him. ... more information
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OFFERING BOND FOR SECURING TITLE TO LAND IN BLUFFTON, MISSOURI, as recorded in a manuscript document in a secretarial hand, signed by Green, 5 June 1820
Half-sheet 4to, 6 3/4 x 7 5/8 inches, approximately 100 words. Folded; browned, but very good. James R. Walker purchased a lot in Bluffton for $51; Green and Benjamin F. Edwards guarantee title to the land, presently held by a "New Madrid claim." Green, a Kentucky native, began his career as a land speculator in Missouri, operated the opposition newspaper in Washington, D.C. during John Q. Adams's term, and supported Jackson as a member of his "Kitchen Cabinet" until breaking with t... more information
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Financial transactions in Mason County, Kentucky, in the 1790s as recorded in five manuscript documents, 13 September 1791 – May 1801, all involving John Boyd, apparently a local farmer. 4to and half-sheet 4to, 5-pages, one docketed on verso. The documents include an accounting for 13 gallons of whisky purchased by Boyd over a four month period in early 1801; a 1799 promissory note to Alexander K. Marshall (brother of the chief justice) signed by Boyd, with his mark, and endorsed by Marshall; a judgement against Boyd for court costs; a 1791 receipt given to Boyd for payment of a loan; and a 1795 indenture to Boyd, signed by Lewis Craig, promising 150 pounds in payment for 106 acres of land. An uncommon glimpse at one Kentucky man’s financial activities in the close of the 18th-century. All of the documents have been folded, most are foxed
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A collection of 16 documents including a group of bail bonds and executions from GIDEON REYNOLDS' time as SHERIFF of the COUNTY OF RENSSELAER (1843-6) consisting of three printed Bail Bonds accomplished, signed by Doc. 1) Solomon Spicer, Henry A. Benton, James W. Pittman, Doc 2) Harlin "Stinger" Hollis, James Upham, Levi Baly, Seth H. Coons, Doc. 3)Samuel Robinson, Phillip G. Milliman and Stephen Yates; a manuscript bail bond signed by William Hunter and Edmond Daley; 4 printed Judgement Executions accomplished, signed by William Hagen as Clerk, endorsed and 6 other pieces relating to legal matters also includes two early PETERSBURGH manuscript documents being STEPHEN POTTER's autograph receipt signed "Stephen Potter," Petersburgh, 29 November 1802 for monies received of WILLIAM W REYNOLDS and a Manuscript Document, signed by DAVID CARD, WILLIAM FULLER and SILAS CARD with HENRY MUSELL JR. AND THOMAS REYNOLDS, witnessing, [Petersburgh?], 28 July 1825 dividing up the farm of WILL
Petersburgh, Rensselaer County, 1840's, 1802, 1825. (RENSSELAER COUNTY) 7 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches; 4to. 1/4 page and 1 page. Creases, some light spotting and soiling, else very good (16) . WILLIAM W. REYNOLDS and THOMAS REYNOLDS came from Westerly, Rhode Island to Petersburgh in 1780. THOMAS REYNOLDS became a a successful merchant and the father of GIDEON REYNOLDS. GIDEON REYNOLDS (1813-96) was a member of the N.Y. State Assembly in 1839, Sherriff of Rensselaer County 1843-46, Member of Congress 1847-51, w... more information
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ORDERING PROVISIONS TO BE ISSUED FOR THREE MEN IN A FORT MERRILL, TEXAS, RETURN, a manuscript document, signed by Hatch, as quartermaster, and Jones, as "Comdg Post," 11 November 1852
4to. 1 page, written on light blue paper. Folded, but very good (Hatch's signature a little faded). Jones and Hatch both served as junior officers in the Mexican War and on the frontier. Jones commanded a cavalry regiment under Stuart, received his promotion to brigadier general in September, 1862, and was killed leading his men at Piedmont in June, 1864; Hatch was given command of Banks's cavalry in the Shenandoah campaign of 1862 and was awarded the Medal of Honor for action at South Mountain. ... more information
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Manuscript Document Signed by Bunker Hill veteran Elisha Aldrich.
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PRIZE CERTIFICATE FROM ST. MARY'S COLLEGE IN BALTIMORE, a partly printed document, completed in manuscript in a secretarial hand, signed by Brute as president of the college 16 July 1817
Engraving printed on heavy stock, 7 1/4 x 6 inches. Very good. Charles Krebs of Baltimore was awarded the "Accessit. of memory in the 1st class of English at the Distribution of Premiums." Brute, born in France, graduated from medical school in Paris in 1803, became a priest in 1808, sailed to America on a missionary impulse in 1810 with his 5000 volume library, becoming first a teacher, then president, of St. Mary's where he remained until he was named bishop of Vincennes in 1826. "It i... more information
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Partly printed document, completed in manuscript and signed by William J. Grayson as Collector of Customs at Charleston, South Carolina, 25 October 1844, and with blindstamped seal, certifying that Ansel S. Gurney, an American seaman from Massachusetts "is a Citizen of the United States of America." Broadside (printed by Joseph Walker, 85 East Bay), 6 1/2 x 8 inches, the text within an ornamental border. Some wear at the edges, folded
A nice example of a southern "Seaman's Protection Certificate," designed to protect American seamen from unlawful impressment. Grayson served in Congress in the 1830s and as collector for the port of Charleston through the 1840s. Among his books of poetry are The Hireling and Slave (Charleston, 1854) and The Country (Charleston, 1858); Grayson also wrote a biography of James Lewis Petigru (New York, 1866). ... more information
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Declaring allegiance to the Constitution of the Confederate States of America, in a partly printed document, completed in manuscript and signed by W.D. Oats, 2 December 1862, in Montgomery, Alabama. Broadside, 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches, signed by A.J. Walker as a member of the Confederate Alabama Supreme Court
Oats also swears to "serve [the C.S.A.] honestly and faithfully against all their enemies or opposers whatsoever. Walker (1819-1872), a native of Tennessee, read law and moved to Alabama in the early 1840s; he was elected to the state supreme court in 1856 and served until 1868, the final nine years as chief justice. Folded, but a very good example of a scarce Confederate oath of allegiance. ... more information
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Manuscript Document Signed by Bunker Hill veteran Henry Redner (who signs with a mark, "x"), promising to pay fellow Bunker Hill Veteran Gad Smith £2 1s and requesting his Captain, Luke Drury "...take the above Sum out of my Wages..."
latest. 1p. (8 x 3 in.), Dorchester, November 10, 1775 ... more information
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Manuscript document, one page, signed by Thomas Orby Hunter, James Harris (tear affecting letter) and G. Hay, as Commissioners
Chatham, 9 april 1763. (PONTIAC'S REBELLION) Folio. . To Captain Archibald Kennedy. Two leaves, docketed on the verso of the second, folded and creased, tears in margins and along folds (affecting a few letters or words but not legibility), some browning, else very good . Kennedy was the Commander of H. M. S. "Coventry." Document instructing him that his ship was being outfitted to be sent to North America, and requiring "utmost despatch in getting her ready for the Sea." &par... more information
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