Archive of Incoming Correspondence to Episcopal Minister the Rev. George William Douglas, of New York City, New York, American Preacher, Author, and Religious Leader, 1831-1925
by Douglas, Rev. George William
Archive of correspondence consisting of 186 incoming letters, 356 manuscript pages, dated from 1831 to 1925 and written by over one hundred individuals to Rev. George William Douglas (1850-1926). The collection includes 130 letters (250 pp.) from American correspondents, dated between 1864 and 1923; 27 letters (60 pp.) from English correspondents, dated between 1842 and 1909; and 29 Miscellaneous Letters (46 pp.), dated 1831 to 1925. There are also 27 pieces of ephemera, ranging from used empty envelopes, to Trinity... Read More
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The True Story of the Hart-Meservey Murder Trial, in which light is thrown upon Dark Deeds, Incompetency, and Perfidy; and Crime Fastened upon those whose Position, if not Manhood, Should have Commanded Honest Dealing.
by Dunton, Alvin R.
first edition, 12mo, portraits, 309 pp., original pictorial cloth, ex-library, handstamps on title-page, shelf label on spine, binding somewhat rubbed and shaken, else a good copy. "Mrs. Sarah Meservey was last seen alive in Tenants Harbor, Maine, on December 22, 1877. Her strangely incurious neighbors did not look behind her blinds for five weeks; then her strangled body was finally found. Hart, a neighbor, was convicted, mainly because he talked too much before the body was found of how he dreamed... Read More
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T. S. Eliot The Waste Land A Facsimile and Transcript of the Original Drafts including the Annotations of Ezra Pound Edited by Valerie Eliot
by Elliot, T.S.
London: Faber and Faber, 1971. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12"" tall. xxx, [2], 149 pages, bound in cloth, no dustjacket, ex-library copy, library markings inside front and rear flyleaves and boards, title page & verso, minor wear to tips of spine, and edges of boards, otherwise good. Table of Contents include: Preface by Ezra Pound; Introduction; Acknowledgments; Editorial Policy; T.S.E. on the Waste Land; Facsimile Transcript; Editorial Notes; The Waste Land (1922) Text... Read More
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Autograph Letter Signed, as Minister Plenipotentiary to Mexico, dated Mexico August 1, 1839, to Messrs. Clopman & Co., Bordeaux, France, concerning a large shipment of Wine.
by Ellis, Powhatan (1790-1863), jurist, politician, foreign minister,
Quarto, 3 pages, plus original mailing "envelope", formerly folded, in very good, clean, and legible condition. Ellis writes: "Gentlemen, I have resumed my duties at this place as Minister of the United States and will thank you to forward me the following named wines – that is 20 Boxes of Champagne 10 " Chateaux Margaux 5 " Verde Baune 5 " Johannesberg Hock 5 "... Read More
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Autograph Letter Signed, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, September 23, 1881, to Mrs. B. W. Edwards, Laceyville, Pennsylvania
by Ely, R. H.
octavo, 4 pages, accompanied by original pictorial mailing envelope, in very good, clean and legible condition. "…so far this week Philada has been one of the most profound sorrow on the account of the death of our beloved President, in fact, while upon the streets there is nothing visible, either in the surrounding or countenance of the people, but a sadly gloom aspect. The buildings are draped without regard to the expense and even apple women have small mourning badges upon... Read More
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![Autograph Letter Signed, Mobile, Alabama, January 19, 1846, to Frederick Huth & Co., [bankers] London pr “Hibernia”](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/398/104/1654104398.0.l.jpg)
Autograph Letter Signed, Mobile, Alabama, January 19, 1846, to Frederick Huth & Co., [bankers] London pr “Hibernia”
by Eslava Murrell & Co.
Quarto, one page plus stamp less address leaf, and tipped in copy of a letter to Huth dated January 1, laid in. "… Our prices will continue to be governed by the state of our relations with England on the Oregon question and remain unsettled until that matter is definitely and amicably adjusted. Should Great Britain decline the 49th degree recently offd. by the U.S., peace between the two nations will no doubt be interrupted as this Government will not go... Read More
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Autograph Letter Signed, Pittsburgh, June 15, 1819 to John R. Parker Music Warehouse Boston, Mass.
by Evens, William
Folio, two and a half pages, in very good clean and legible condition. William Evens, "music teacher," and an English immigrant, writes discussing various aspects of music and music publishing, along with other topics, including the preponderance of Irish, both "old" and "raw" in Pittsburgh: John Rowe Parker (1777-1844) the recipient of this letter, made his mark in history by his contribution to early American music. From 1820 until April 1823, he was editor and publisher of the "Euterpeiad, or Musical... Read More
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The Essential Doctrines of the Gospel: A Sermon
by Fairchild, J. H.
octavo, 40 page pamphlet, roughly removed from bound pamphlet volume, text somewhat browned, else good. American Imprints 38525
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Correspondence between Rev. Nehemiah Adams and Rev. J. H. Fairchild, with Notes and Comments. By a Committee of the Payson Church.
by Fairchild, Rev. J. H., and Adams, Rev. Nehemiah
first edition, octavo, 48 page pamphlet, retains front wrapper, removed from bound pamphlet volume, front wrapper somewhat dust-soiled, text clean, else good. The pamphlet concerns a notorious scandal of the day in which Fairchild was accused of immoral conduct after seducing and impregnating a domestic servant. The woman gave birth to the child and named Fairchild as the father and ecclesiastical trials and proceedings ensued, Fairchild's response, seemingly typical in such situations, was to accuse others, in this case Rev. Adams,... Read More
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Archive of material related to Daniel Dunscomb Bradford, of New York, New York, Consul at Paris, France, and a great-grandson of William Bradford, Pennsylvania's first printer, 1824-1838
by (Bradford Family)
Hardcover. Very Good. The archive includes: 16 letters, 45 manuscript pages, dated 1824-1838, with 11 manuscript pages of documents and papers, dated 1827-1836, plus 162 manuscript page genealogy book of the Bradford family, dated 1825; and a 76 page manuscript "Friendship Book" of Mary Ann Rodgers Bradford, c. 1828-1838. Daniel Dunscomb Bradford (1808-1837) Daniel Dunscomb Bradford was born on 14 May 1808, the son of Jacob Bradford (1771-1816) and Elisa Dunscomb, of New York City. He was baptized... Read More
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Manuscript Travel Diaries of Dr. Frederick E. Hyde, 1887-1932, widower of Babbitt Soap heiress Ida J. Babbitt Hayes; with Diaries of his daughter, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Alvina Hyde, 1911-1912
by (Hyde Family)
Collection of 28 diaries, comprising approximately 5362 manuscript pages of entries, 389 manuscript pp. of memorandum notes, cash accounts, etc., dated 1887-1932; with 5 miscellaneous account, memorandum, and address books, totaling 184 manuscript pp., plus 14 photographs, as follows: Diaries: 26 diaries, approximately 5154 manuscript pp. of diary entries, plus 365 manuscript pp. of memorandum notes, cash accounts, etc., written by Dr. Frederick E. Hyde, dated 1887, 1896 -1897, 1900, 1903-1904, 1907-1909, 1911-1912, 1914-1919, 1921-1925, 1927-1929, and 1932; one day entry per... Read More
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Archive of Correspondence, Diaries, Memorandum and Account Books, and Ephemera, for the Related Families of Barger, Gilkeson, Hall, Van Meter, and Whitesel, of Buckhannon, Moorefield and Petersburg, West Virginia, 1820s-1950s
by (Papers of the Gilkeson and related families)
Large manuscript archive consisting of: -571 letters, 1074 pages, dated 1820s-1940s, the bulk from 1898-1900. -5 Diaries (540 pp.), of Thomas R. Hall, of Buckhannon, West Virginia, dated 1937-1949 (with gaps). -7 Memorandum and Account Books, possibly of John P. Barger, of Petersburg, West Virginia, 1883-1884. -572 pieces (approximately) of ephemera, including contracts, deeds, agreements, postcards, invitations, circulars, receipts, printed and manuscript materials such as accounts and financial statements, etc., plus several photographs, the ephemera dates from 1820s-1950s.Archive Description: Correspondence ... Read More
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Correspondence of William Harrison Westall and Emily I. “Pink” Justice Westall, of Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina – Family of the novelist Thomas Wolfe, with family photographs, and ephemeral material, 1878 – 1903
by (North Carolina - Westall Family)
The collection contains 126 letters, 377 manuscript pages, 7 manuscript essays, 19 pages, and one Christmas card, sent to his Westall cousins by Thomas Wolfe, manuscript sentiment in his hand. The collection also includes over 165 Westall – Justice family photographs, from the 1880's – 1940s, including carte-de-visite, cabinet cards, boudoir cards, snapshots, large format studio portraits, as well as press photographs. The bulk of the images have been identified by a Westall family member in ink on the verso... Read More
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Collection of Correspondence and Ephemera pertaining to Judge Adelbert Canedy Fanning, of Towanda, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, 1902-1923
by Fanning, Adelbert Canedy
Manuscript archive consisting of 507 letters, 693 pages, both manuscript and typed, (without retained mailing envelopes), dated 1902-1923, the bulk of correspondence being from 1916 to 1923. Correspondence includes 161 retained copies of letters (174 pp) written by Judge Fanning; plus 346 incoming letters (519 pp), written to Fanning by various politicians, judges, attorneys, business associates, clients, friends, or family. Also included are 180 pieces of ephemera, of which 58 pieces deal with Judge Fanning's interest in the Yolo Olive... Read More
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Collection of Correspondence and Ephemera, concerning Benjamin Fewkes and Family, lace and hosiery weavers, of Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, and Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, considered to be the originator of the Hosiery Industry in America, 1819-1866
by Fewkes, Benjamin
49 letters, 120 manuscript pages, written on folio and quarto size sheets, some letters are joint letters, having one page written by a parent, another page from a sibling, all letters dated from 20 June 1819 to 15 October 1860. There are also 15 pieces of manuscript and printed ephemera, dated between 28 May 1820 to 9 May 1866. The ephemera includes a medical receipt (1820); foodstuff account (1824); account book of the household goods of Fewkes (1819); 1 manuscript... Read More
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Cavelier & Fils, Autograph Letter Signed to Auguste Chouteau Nouvelle Orleans, August 16, 1806
by Cavelier & Fils
quarto, two page autograph letter signed, old folds and creases otherwise very good. Rene Auguste Chouteau, to whom this letter was written, was assistant to Pierre Laclede in the founding of St. Louis in 1763-1764. For some time, under the Spanish regime, he and his half brother Pierre traded among the Osage Indians, but chiefly he was identified with St. Louis, of which by his death in 1829 he had become the wealthiest citizen and largest landholder. Born in... Read More
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Colton’s Traveler and Tourist’s Guide-Book Through the Western States and Territories, Containing Brief Descriptions of Each, With the Routes and Distances on the Great Lines of Travel. Compiled by Richard S. Fisher, M.D. … Accompanied by a Map, Exhibiting the Township Lines of the U.S. Surveys, the Boundaries of Counties, Position of Cities, Villages, Settlements, etc.
by Fisher, Richard S., M.D.,
New York: J. H. Colton and Company, 1857, 16mo, xii, [13] – 149, 37 pp., catalog of Colton's publications, large folding colored map, measuring 53.5 x 72 cm, entitled: Guide Through Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska & Kansas. Showing the Township lines of the United States Surveys, Locations of Cities, Towns, Villages, Post Hamlets, Canals, Rail and Stage Roads. By J. Calvin Smith. Published by J. H. Colton & Co., 1857, bound in original red cloth,... Read More
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Autograph Letter Signed. Nashville, April 27, 1851, to John Bills, Bolivar, Tennessee
by Fogg, Frances Brinley
quarto, one page, plus stampless address leaf, formerly folded, in very good, clean, and legible condition. 1851 Tennessee lawyer from Connecticut who represented the slave Phebe, winning her freedom in a famed case of "Negro identity" Attorney Fogg had received Bills' check for "lands sold for Hon. George E. Badger" (U.S. Senator from North Carolina; Secretary of the Navy under William Henry Harrison and John Tyler; nominated for Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court). He wished Bills, a rich plantation owner,... Read More
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Diaries, Account and Memorandum Books, Correspondence, and Ephemera of businessman Samuel W. Folsom, of Cleveland, Ohio, and his son art dealer Arthur H. Folsom of "Folsom Galleries," an important modern art gallery of New York City, New York, 1867-1927
by Folsom, Samuel W. and Arthur H. Folsom
58 volumes of diaries of Samuel W. Folsom, over 7,000 manuscript pages, dated 1867-1927, lacking years 1891, 1906, and 1921; 44 account books of Samuel W. Folsom, various paginations, 68, 72, or 120 pages per book (earlier volumes have less pages), with the majority of the entries dated 1880-1927, lacking volumes for 1883, 1926; 6 volumes of memorandum books/diaries, approx. 1500 pages, kept by Arthur H. Folsom, dealing with his Folsom Galleries, dated 1908, 1911-1913, 1915, 1919-1920; plus 95 letters,... Read More
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An Address Delivered before The Euglossian and Alpha Phi Delta Societies of Geneva College, August 1, 1832. Subject – Conversation as a branch of Education.
by Foot, Samuel A.
octavo, 23, [1] pp., lacking wrappers, removed from bound pamphlet volume, scattered light foxing to text, else a good copy. American Imprints 12438
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Sketches, Historical and Topographical, of The Floridas; More Particularly of East Florida.
by Forbes, James Grant
first and only edition, octavo, folding plate, (map and plan), Map showing the Apalachicola Bay and River and a plan of the proposed town of Colinton (the Forbes purchase area), viii, [9] – 226, 1 leaf, [publishers advt.], bound in contemporary ¼ sheep and marbled paper covered boards, map somewhat foxed, 4 inch tear from right hand gutter edge of map, separation at fold intersection, small tear along fold at bottom edge, portion of spine missing at base, outer hinges... Read More
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Small collection of 18 letters written by and to Dr. Francis and his wife, Maria Eliza Cutler Francis: 6 to Francis from colleagues (including his mentor David Hosack and Columbia President W.A. Duer); 5 from Francis to his brother, travelling in Europe as companion to young Sam Ward; 7 to Mrs. Francis from her mother, brother, sister and a friend.
by Francis, Dr. John Wakefield (1789-1861)
18 letters, 28 manuscript pages, mainly quarto and folio, some old tape repairs at fold joints, generally in good legible condition, despite the idiosyncratic handwriting of Francis and several of the correspondents in the collection. Family Letters of Dr. John Wakefield Francis, leading High Society Doctor of New York City, guardian of Julia Ward Howe and future "King of the Lobby" Sam Ward and "Literati" physician of Edgar Allan Poe and Herman Melville - 1825- 1856 John Wakefield Francis was born in... Read More
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Autograph Letter Signed, as Governor of Rhode Island. Warwick, Rhode Island, June 7, 1837, to Secretary of the Navy Mahlon Dickerson.
by Francis, John Brown
Quarto, 2 pages, in very good, clean and legible condition. "Sir, My young Friend, Benjamin Cowell Jr. of Providence, R.I. is solicitous for an appointment in the S.S.E. [South Seas Exploring] Expedition. His Father. Judge Cowell informs me that his son is well acquainted with Natural History so far as it relates to Ornithology. Indeed I have in my possession a Specimen of his ingenuity and taste in this pursuit. He is a member of the N.E. [New England] Society of Natural... Read More
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Collection of Correspondence, Ephemera and Photographs pertaining to Mary Vandever Frederick and her husband, John of Los Angeles, California, circa 1900-1939, with a Folder of Earlier Family Letters circa 1860-1880
by Frederick, Mary Vandever and John Frederick,
Collection of 258 letters, 741 pages, approximately 60 postcards and ephemeral items, 20 newspaper clippings, approximately 256 photographs, the material dates from 1860 to 1939, and the bulk of the letters date from 1890-1935. This correspondence consists mainly of a record of Mary Vandever Frederick's efforts to trace her family history and genealogy. She writes to family members, librarians and historians across the country. From the responses we can follow the family from their arrival in 17th century New Amsterdam, south... Read More
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Collection of 56 Manuscript Diaries kept by Henry S. Funk of Springtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 1869-1886, 1888, 1894-1905, 1907-1931
by Funk, Henry S.
56 pocket diaries, totaling approximately 6167 pages of diary entries, plus 420 pages of memoranda, accounts and notes, various bindings, entries in ink in very good, clean and legible condition. An unusually lengthy run of diaries in which Funk records the daily events of his life. He records the incidents in his many business activities, domestic and daily life, and his time in the State Legislature. The diaries present over half a century of... Read More
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