Autograph Letter Signed, Roseville, Muree, Punjab, Sunday 3rd, September, 1871, to his sister, Nelly
by Ryan, Tom Tenison (1835-1876), Engineer
octavo, 12 pages, illustrated with several pen and ink line sketches, in very good, clean and legible condition. Ryan writes a highly detailed letter describing his work and life in India. Ryan was a Civil Engineer, engaged in building rail lines for the Indian Government, at the time he wrote this letter he was then in charge of the Khanpur division of the Indus Valley Line. Ryan contracted malaria while engaged in this work and died in 1876 after leaving India. "My... Read More
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Group of Letters pertaining to George H. Safford, seventh Secretary and Treasurer of Howard University, mainly letters to his mother in Hopkinton, New Hampshire, 1885-1918
by Safford, George H.
49 letters, 83 manuscript pages, 12 postcards, correspondence mainly written in ink, in very good, clean, and legible condition, many letters written on Howard University letterhead. George H. Safford was the seventh secretary and treasurer of Howard University in Washington, D.C., serving from January 19, 1899, to September 21, 1909. Safford, like Howard's president at the time, Rev. Jeremiah Eames Rankin (1828-1904), the institution's sixth, was white. (Rankin served from 1890-1903). Safford, like Rankin, also... Read More
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Proof copy of a printed circular letter, unsigned, undated – which later bore Sargent’s name, dated Washington, June 23, 1858
by [Sargent, Nathan ? attributed author]
folio, single sheet, measuring 7 ½ by 12 inches, formerly folded, light damp-stain, else in very good, clean condition. Formation of the future Constitutional Union Party- proposed by a close friend of Lincoln's – Southern papers viewed it as a "Black Republican plot", 1858. Rare. While there are undoubtedly copies of this circular to be found, as later distributed, there seems to be none... Read More
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Autograph Letter Signed, New Hartford, New York, December 21, 1830, to Hon. Charles E. Dudley, Washington
by Savage, Eli
Quarto, two pages, old folds, postal markings on stamp-less address leaf, "free franked", in very good, clean and legible condition. Savage, recently returned from Green Bay, writes to Dudley seeking the post of Indian Agent there and comments upon the Oneida, York and Buffalo Indians, and the removal of the latter. "My Dear Sir, ... Read More
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Autograph Letter Signed as US Congressman from Ohio, Washington, D.C., January 13, 1846 to Alfred Peck Edgerton, Ohio State Senator and future US Congressman
by Sawyer, William
Quarto, two pages, in very good, clean and legible condition. After discussing removing the Mercer County seat in his own district, Sawyer writes: "We are yet hammering at Origon , we will not be done with it for two weeks yet. On the whole I am very well pleased with your proceedings on the 8th, there are some little things that I would rather see different, for instance, the Resolution at the Supper, "the Democracy of Ohio sends greetings to the... Read More
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A Much Needed Defence for Liberty of Conscience Speech and Press With Special Application to Sex Discussion
by Schroeder, Theodore
[N.p.]: Republished for the Author from The Liberal Review for August and September, 1906. No Binding. Very Good. octavo, 23 page disbound pamphlet, lacking wrappers, a very good, clean copy.
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Pair of Autograph Letters Signed as a Major-General of the Northern Department June 26, 1777 and June 29, 1777 to Major Christopher Peter Yates, Saratoga and Albany - giving orders a week before the Siege of Ticonderoga
by Schuyler, Philip John (1733-1804) soldier, statesman, landowner
No Binding. Good. two letters, two pages, folio, paper tanned, some staining, old folds, some nicks and chips at edges, with some minor loss, separations at fold joints, else in good, legible condition. Inscribed on laid paper water-marked "OCR" a mark not found in Gravell. This pair of letters from General Philip Schuyler to Major Yates contains orders for the troops, including preparations, and various actions to be undertaken in the field, issued in late June the week... Read More
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Autograph Letter Signed, Washington, D. C., October 18, 1839 to Samuel Hood, Philadelphia
by Scott, R. K
quarto, 4 pp., old folds, some splits along folds, postal cancellation and sealing wax on integral address leaf, some light soiling and damp-staining, good condition. Letter to Samuel Hood, a Philadelphia lawyer, born in 1800 and who had emigrated from Ireland to America in 1826. "My dear Hood, I am inclined to the opinion that what with horrid murders - awful conflagrations - bank suspensions and presidential receptions you Philadelphians have become so engrossed in your municipal affairs as to forget that you... Read More
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Les Noirs D’Après des Documents Officiels. Préface du Génèral Mangin
by Séché, Alphonse
Paris: Payot & Cie, 1919, "troisieme mille", octavo, [6] [7] - 256, [2 blank] pp., original yellow printed paper wrappers, some dustiness to wraps, else very good. Important Source Book for W. E. B. Du Bois' The Black Man and the Wounded World This book was an important source book for W. E. B. Du Bois' The Black Man and the Wounded World: A History of the Negro Race in the World War and After, the work was of great personal importance... Read More
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Autograph Letter Signed, Hudson, New York, December 2, 1816, to his brother-in-law and sister, Charles Metcalf, Bainbridge, Yorkshire, England
by Sedgwick, Thomas
Quarto, 3 pages plus stamp-less address leaf, separations along folds of second leaf, hole in letter due to rough opening which affects several words, some minor creasing and soiling, else in good legible condition. "… I am informed that you have had very cold wet weather the last summer in England and has had your crops spoiled which it has not been the case with us in America … I never had any Cloths wet... Read More
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Autograph Letter Signed, Middle Haddam, Connecticut, November 19, 1813, to his son, David Selden, Liverpool, England, c/o Ogden, Richards and Selden
by Selden, David
folio, 2 pages, plus stamp less address leaf, separated along several folds, repaired at some point with non-archival tape, otherwise in good, clean, legible condition. 1813 letter describing the Personal and business problems of an Anglo-American family in the second year of the War of 1812. "Dear Son, ...you have not been so fortunate in receiving my letters. Some have failed by what means I cannot tell. I wrote with a view to send by the Robert Burton but the letter did... Read More
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Lincoln Memorial Dedication Poem, Washington, D.C., May 30, 1922
by Shanks, Margaret,
printed card, measuring 3 ½ x 5 ½ inches, inscribed on verso by Shanks, in very good, clean condition. Shanks is today remembered less as a poet than as the Rochester, New York nurse of Susan B. Anthony at the end of her life and as one of the few people present at her death in 1906, at age 86. After nursing service during World War 1, Shanks – who had not been active in the women's suffrage movement – moved... Read More
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The Speeches of George Shea, Esq., For the Defense on the Trial of The State of New Jersey vs. Orrin Vanderhoven, for Alleged Libelous Comments upon a Witness in the Cases of The People vs. Alfred Inglis, and Kirkpatrick vs. Alfred Inglis, Tried at Paterson, N. J.
by Shea, George
octavo, 42 page pamphlet, front wrapper present, rear wrap missing, ex-library, handstamp on front wrapper, removed from bound volume of pamphlets, presentation inscription from Shea to Rev. Samuel Seabury, on p. 3, some light chipping to edges of front wrapper, else very good.
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In the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. United States vs. Henry Hertz et. al. Charged with Hiring and Retaining Persons to go beyond the Jurisdiction of the United States, with the intent to enlist in the British Foreign Legion, for the Crimea. Taken in short hand specially for the Pennsylvanian, by James B. Sheridan, Phonographic Reporter.
by Sheridan, James B.
first edition, octavo, 106 pp., removed from bound volume of pamphlets, lacking wrappers, else a good copy.
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Letter Signed to John Stoddard Boston May 5th, 1748
by Shirley, William, Colonial Governor of Massachusetts (1694-1771)
handwritten. Very Good. folio, 1 ¼ pages, moderate wear, creased along folds, split along one fold, now professionally repaired, else very good. Written in secretarial hand with the following close of the letter in Shirley's autograph "I am with esteem Sir, your most assured Friend and Humble Servant, W. Shirley." The letter discusses attempts to raise troops from Connecticut and... Read More
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Harlem Commons Syndicate, 17 and 19 Broadway, New York, May 28, 1887
by Shupe, Walter, Trustee
Printed Circular Letter, 1 sheet, measures 4.75 x 7 inches, with original printed mailing envelope, advertising "Father Columbia's Co-operatives", of which Shupe was also a trustee. New York lawyer Shupe reports on the slow progress of the Harlem Commons Syndicate, which was expected to eventually number 1,000 "claimants", though many, out of "fear or distrust" or "pure negligence" had not yet returned their power of attorney authorizing him to act as... Read More
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Autograph Letter Signed, Washington, D. C., April 20, 1808, to the Select-Men of New London, Hillsboro, County, New Hampshire
by Smith, Jedediah Kilburn (1770-1828)
quarto, one page of a four page bi-folium, formerly folded, remains of sealing wax, free franked by Smith on integral address leaf, in very good, clean condition. Smith, jurist and congressman from New Hampshire, writes transmitting documents for dissemination in the town of New London concerning the relations between the United States and Great Britain and France: "Gentlemen, ... Read More
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Manuscript Medical Lecture Notebook of Dr. Robert K. Smith, one-time chief resident of Blockley Alsmhouse, a.k.a Philadelphia Hospital and Insane Asylum, kept while a student at Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1835-1836
by Smith, Robert K.
Small quarto, 124 manuscript pages, plus blanks, bound in original ¾ leather over marble papered boards, binding worn along edges, corners, spine and spine tips, boards rubbed and scuffed, some toning, entries written mostly in ink, a couple of pages in pencil, in a legible hand. Front flyleaf has the following ownership inscription in ink: "Notes on Lectures Delivered / at Jefferson Medical College / Taken by Robt. K. Smith T.M./ During the Session 1835.6 / Bohemia Manor Cecil... Read More
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Trial of Oscar T. Caldwell, late a conductor on the Chicago and Burlington Railroad Line, for Embezzlement: Before the Recorder’s Court of the City of Chicago, At the September Term, 1855. Reported by J. Victor Smith
by Smith, Victor J., Reporter,
first edition, octavo, 35 page pamphlet, text in double columns, original printed wrappers, ex-library, handstamps on front wrap, removed from bound volume of pamphlets, stab holes along spine, where sewn into binding, else a good copy. Caldwell was accused of stealing fares paid in cash on his run to Burlington. Pinkerton agents used marked money and rode train to gather evidence. Caldwell was found guilty by jury. The rear wrapper carries an advertisement for Pinkerton's. Byrd, Illinois Imprints, 2351, Chicago Ante-Fire... Read More
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Address, Delivered before The Columbian Institute, at Washington, on the Thirty-First December, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty-Seven
by Southard, Samuel L.,
Washington: 1828, octavo, 29, [1] pp., removed from bound volume of pamphlets, lacking wrappers, text moderately foxed, contemporary ownership inscription on titlepage, else a good copy. American Imprints 35367 ... Read More
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Autograph Letter Signed (“Mort”), Dec. 12, 1918, no place; undoubtedly written in France but inexplicably postmarked by the French military post in Smyrna, Turkey, to Laurance J. Scott, Burlingame, California.
by Stelle, Major Morton,
Quarto, 9 pages, plus original mailing envelope, paper folded, and lightly browned, otherwise in very good, clean and legible condition. 1918 US Military officer, American expatriate artist, volunteer Ambulance driver for the French at the start of the World War, witnesses President Wilson's arrival for the Peace Conference. 41 year-old Morton Burr Stelle, Jr. was a Cornell graduate, son of a Larchmont yachtsman from an old Virginia family, and a New York stockbroker who had retired at an early age to become... Read More
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Group of Love Letters to Flora Temple Lash, whom he married, with sketches and related ephemera
by Sterner, Albert (1863-1946)
No Binding. Very Good. 20 letters, 59 pages, several letters illustrated with sketches, letters dated 1922-1941, the bulk from 1923-1924, with 9 pencil and pen sketches, 17 printed and manuscript ephemeral items, including: exhibition lists, catalogs and price lists, Christmas cards designed and printed by the artist, the ephemera dates from 1912-1941, with nine snapshot photographs, plus accompanying negatives. Collection of love letters from Albert Sterner, an academically trained artist, painter, draughtsman and print-maker, who as an older married... Read More
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Vernacular Photograph Album with Early Albumen Photographic Views of Burma, India and Penang. The Album was likely compiled, and the Images taken by a Colonel W. Stevenson, circa l1850s-1860s
by [Stevenson, Colonel W., attributed]
Quarto, album containing 61 photographs, nine of which are loose and laid in, images are mounted on 31 leaves, bound in contemporary ½ roan and brown covered cloth boards, binding worn, front cover detached, but present, portions of back-strip missing, old tape repairs to binding, some foxing to mounting leaves, else very good. The views are largely identified in pencil either on mounting leaves, or in the case of the... Read More
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Autograph Letter Signed, Liverpool, England, November 21, 1837 to her niece, Mrs. Jane Dale Owen Fauntleroy, New Harmony, Ohio [sic]
by Stewart, Mary
folio, 4 pages, plus stamp-less address leaf, text neatly written in ink, splits along folds, else in good, legible condition. Robert Owen's sister-in-law writes to his daughter, future school mistress at the failed New Harmony Utopian Colony. The first famed Anglo-American advocate of Utopian Socialism, Robert Owen began his rise to wealth as a textile manufacturer in England and Scotland, marrying the daughter of Scottish merchant David Dale, who came to share Owen's passion for improving the condition of factory workers... Read More
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Autograph Letter Signed, Philadelphia, July 9, 1876, to his brother Sam
by Stifler, N
1876 octavo, 4 pages, folded, lacking mailing envelope, neatly written in pencil, in very good, clean and legible condition. Stifler relates his impressions of the 1876 Centennial Exhibition: “… I am yet alive, but not very well, as the weather here, is too hot for a northern man. The thermometer stands at 100 in the shade … and today is considered a cool day. … I arrived here on... Read More
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