Group of Incoming Letters to Annie Parry Ladd Ward, wife of Attorney Maj. John Langdon Ward of New York City, 1875-1893
by Ward, Annie Parry Langdon
67 letters, 318 manuscript pages, (54 retained mailing envelopes), dated February 3, 1875, to October 22, 1893, the bulk of the letters date between 1875 t0 1881, there are also 12 related ephemeral items. Most of the letters are incoming correspondence to Annie Parry Ladd Ward of New York City. The letters were written to her by various family members, female friends, associates, etc. They discuss family affairs, social news and activities, their comings and... Read More
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, Autograph Letter Signed, New York, October 9, 1839, to Louis (Ludwig) Tieck, The Post, Dresden, Germany
by Ward, Samuel Ward IV
Quarto,1 page, in very good, clean and legible condition. 1839 How the Astor-New York Public Library was Born. "In recommending my young Brother in Law, Mr. Astor to your kind notice I neglected to include his travelling friend and Counsellor Mr. Cogswell because I thought you knew him already. Mr. Cogswell brings his own recommendation - a natural philosopher and gentleman he has enjoyed the friendship of many of your contemporaries - among them Goethe and Sir Walter Scott. He is now... Read More
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Autograph Letter Signed Philadelphia, June 28, 1817, to Nathan Guilford, Corresponding Secretary, Western Emigrant Society, Cincinnati
by Warner, Benjamin
1817 Leading Philadelphia bookseller-publisher and cartographer lauds "Western Emigration" quarto, one page, plus stamp-less address leaf, in very good, legible condition. Happily responding to Guilford's offer of honorary membership in the Society: "… Being convinced that a very imperfect knowledge is generally possessed by persons on the Seaboard Section of our country, in relation to their trans-mountain brethren and of their country, I rejoiced to find an association, instituted for... Read More
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Manuscript Eulogy for George Washington written by a Military Man Delivered to his Fellow Soldiers in Arms, circa February 22, 1800
by (Washington, George) [Anon.]
[N.p.] Anonymous, 1800, small quarto, 22 manuscript pages, on laid paper, no watermark, tied with ribbon (not original) through two of three slits, front wrapper detached but present entitled: "In Eulogy on the life of General George Washington" Text somewhat worn, upper right hand corners somewhat dogeared, front wrapper worn and chipped, rear wrap missing, otherwise very good. Apparently Unpublished Eulogy on Washington by a Military Man to his Fellow Soldiers. This eulogy or oration written by an anonymous militia commander and... Read More
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Autograph Letter Signed, to James Gordon Bennett, editor and founder of the New York Herald, written by “Enquirer” of New York
by “Enquirer” possibly James Watson Webb
Quarto, 4 pages, posted from "Washington Square" New York, "March 29," no year given, likely 1850's. The letter writer signs their name "Enquirer" and inquires about Bennett's opinion on the presumed upcoming American delegation to Paris, France, perhaps concerning some political matter. James Gordon Bennett (1795-1872) James Gordon Bennett was the founder, editor and publisher of the New York Herald and a major figure in the history of American newspapers. Bennett was born to a prosperous Roman Catholic family in Newmill, Banffshire, Scotland,... Read More
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Rudiments of Elocution: Founded on Rush’s Philosophy of the Human Voice. With Fifty-Six Engravings for the Illustration of Gesture.
by Weston, Sullivan H.
second edition, 12mo, 64 pp., folding plate, removed from bound pamphlet volume, lacking wrappers, else a very good, clean copy. American Imprints 42-5131, two locations, MH, NCH. OCLC locates a combined four copies of both the first and second editions.
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Autograph Letter Signed, Bombay, March 23, 1874, to a Mr. Hale
by Whitman, Minnie C.
octavo, six pages, some spotting, foxing, and wear to letter, else in good condition. American Woman in Bombay Excoriates English Gentlemen for their Treatment of Native Indians. Minnie Whitman, an American woman, living in Bombay with her husband, writes a friend in America with news from Bombay, she describes rioting between Muslim and Parsee citizens of Bombay – and then excoriates Englishmen for their treatment of the Indian inhabitants, whom she has tremendous respect for. 'Dear Mr. Hale, I was so sort of woebegone... Read More
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Group of Letters from Pioneer American Dermatologist Dr. Edward Wigglesworth, to Harvard classmate James Edward Wright, 1871-1895
by Wigglesworth, Dr. Edward
five letters, 18 pages, in very good, clean, legible condition. Group of letters pertaining to Edward Wigglesworth (1840-1896), a dermatologist who founded the Boston Dispensary for Skin Diseases, headed the Department of Diseases of the Skin at Boston City Hospital, and taught at Harvard Medical School. He was the son of Edward Wigglesworth (1804-1876) who graduated from Harvard in 1822 and studied law at Judge Prescott's office. He helped Dr. Lieber in the publication of the Encyclopaedia Americana, 1829, and served... Read More
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Manuscript Letter Copy Book of George Augustus Wilcox, of Madison, Connecticut, and Detroit, Michigan, Lawyer and Real Estate investor in Lumber Lands, 1878-1884
by Wilcox, George Augustus
Quarto, approximately 694 pages, bound in half black leather, and cloth covered boards, spine badly chipped, portions of back-strip missing, corners and tips worn, covers rubbed and scuffed, letters dated 4 February 1878 to 5 March 1884.The volume is a letter copy book, the copies are on thin tissue like paper, and according to the index contains copies of at least 213 letters, and written to at least 112 individuals, businesses, or local and state government officials. The letters deal... Read More
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A Sermon Preached at the Funeral of the Rev. George Soule: Late Pastor of the Congregational Church, in Hampton, Connecticut, on the7th October, A.D. 1867.
by Willard, Samuel G.
[N.p] Printed for the Family, 1868, 12mo, 25, [1] pp., original printed glazed paper wrappers, light damp stain to text, some chipping and wear to edges and extremities of wrappers, else very good
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Autograph Letter Signed, Adrian, Michigan to Erastus Williams, Esperance, Schoharie County, New York, November 19, 1836
by Williams, George
folio, 2 ½ pages, of a bi-folium, formerly folded, some light damp-staining, small hole, in last leaf, due to careless opening, affecting a few words of text, else in very good, legible condition. Williams a recent emigrant to Michigan from New York writes concerning land and the land boom in Michigan: "Mr. Erastus Williams, president of the coldwater society, Esperance, ... Read More
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Autograph Letter Signed, Boston, June 5, 1862, to Louis Roederer, Reims, France, Discussing Wine Shipments, Bad Corks – and the Economic Effects of the Civil War
by Williams, John D & M.,
Quarto, two pages, plus stamp less address leaf, in very good, clean, legible condition. The letter also transmits a copy of an earlier letter from this Boston firm dated May 23, 1862, which discusses wine, or I should say Sillery Champagne shipments, Sillery is a Grand Cru region in Montagne de Reims. Williams complains about losses due to poor corks, the cover letter relates news of the Civil War, particularly its economic effects. "Boston May 23, 1862 Mr. Louis Roederer, Dear Sir, We wrote to... Read More
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Autograph Letter Signed, as a brash Williams College student, Troy, New York, December 23, 1849, to college friend J. Lorenzo Lyons, Dover, Massachusetts
by Williams, Samuel
quarto, 3 pages, plus stamp less address leaf, formerly folded, in very good, clean, and legible condition. 1849 Youthful letter by a future San Francisco literary journalist who befriended Mark Twain. When in 1921, the Book Club of California commissioned the Grabhorn Press to print "City of the Golden Gate", a description of San Francisco in 1875, it was a tribute to author Samuel Williams' literary renown; when he died in 1881, after 15 years as veteran literary editor and book reviewer... Read More
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![Autograph Letter Signed. Philadelphia, July 31, 1818, to John Stirling, care of Stirling Brothers & Co., London [Hole from seal opening]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/874/109/1654109874.0.l.jpg)
Autograph Letter Signed. Philadelphia, July 31, 1818, to John Stirling, care of Stirling Brothers & Co., London [Hole from seal opening]
by Willing, Thomas Mayne
quarto, 3 pages, plus stamp less address leaf, formerly folded, postal markings on integral address leaf, in very good, clean and legible condition, marked "copy" at top edge of first page. 1818 British ties of a Philadelphia banker, reputedly the richest man in America. "Our dear Elizabeth was this morning …safely delivered of a fine hearty boy…We…have every prospect of her speedy recovery. We have been delighted to learn the dissolution of the Parliament and that the election in which you are... Read More
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Trow's New-York City Director for 1853-1854
by Wilson, H., compiler
New York: John F. Trow, publisher, 1853. Hardcover. Fair. octavo, folding map, 764, 2, 104 pp., re-bound in later cloth, red leather spine label, ex-library, handstamps, call number on spine, front hinge broken, spine torn, text block cracked, else good.
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Autograph Letter Signed. Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, to Walter Lowrie, care of Samuel Thompson, Merchant, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
by Wilson, Henry R., Jr.
Quarto, three pages, plus stamp less address leaf, folding letter sheet separated along fold, making two sheets, else in very good, clean, and legible condition. 1837 Missionary to "resettled" American Indians and first Presbyterian preacher in Mexican Texas eager to leave on mission to British India. Quarto, three pages, plus stamp less address leaf, folding letter sheet separated along fold, making two sheets, else in very good, clean, and legible condition. Wilson writes: "…I have visited several churches, made a number of subscriptions and... Read More
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Correspondence of Marie Remington Wing and Family, dated 1900-1972
by Wing, Marie Remington
No Binding. Very Good. 92 letters, 278 manuscript pages, 58 envelopes, dated 1900-1972, with the bulk of the letters from the 1910s-1940s were written to Marie R. Wing and her family. There is also some minor ephemeral material. Marie Remington Wing (1885-1982) & Family Francis Joseph Wing (1850-1918) was a United States federal judge. Born in North Bloomfield, Ohio, Wing... Read More
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Autograph Letter Signed, with initials, WCW, Switzerland, August 20, 1836, to his sister Elizabeth, Mrs. B. T. Reed, Boston
by Woodbridge, William Channing (1794-1845)
quarto, two pages, including stamp-less address leaf, small hole due to clumsy opening, otherwise in very good, clean and legible condition. With Emma Willard, the famed advocate of higher education for women, as his co-author, of Universal Geography, Ancient and Modern (1824), Woodbridge wrote the most notable works of American geography of the Jacksonian era. But Woodbridge suffered from ill health and he wrote this letter at the start of a European sojourn with his family which would last for... Read More
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Autograph Letter Signed, Boston, November 22, 1848 to Thomas J. Taylor, New York City
by Wood, T.
Quarto, 2 pages, plus stamp-less address leaf, few small tears to integral address leaf, else in good, clean, legible condition. Written by [Th.] B. Wood, of Boston, Massachusetts to his cousin, attorney Thomas J. Taylor, of 183 Second Street, New York. The letter appears to be written by Timothy B. Wood, of the firm of "A. Wood Son & Co.," of Boston. Timothy B. Wood, who ran the firm of A. Wood Son & Co., with a man by the name of... Read More
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Autograph Letter Signed (with initials WW, but identified in docketing note), New York, October 8, 1800, to Joseph Hurd, Jr., care John J. Adam Lodge, Merchants, Liverpool, Sent by ship Justina
by Wood, William
Quarto, two pages, plus stamp less address leaf, formerly folded, in very good clean and legible condition. Wood comments on the slovenliness of New Yorkers: "Dear Hurd, Once more on our nations sod, and never, never (I believe) will I leave it again, we had only 43 days passage, rather pleasant, but for the whole time, I never had one regular e -----n, think now how horrid, I certainly drank a gallon of --- I can hardly mention it, Castor Oil but thanks... Read More
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Catalogue of American Coins, Medals, &c., Being the Collection of Robert B. Chambers, Esq., of Providence, R.I., Together with a few Foreign Coins, &c., To be Sold at Auction in New York City, On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, Feb. 27 and 28, and March 1, 1866, at the Book Trade Sale Rooms of J. E. Cooley, 498 Broadway. George A. Leavitt Auctioneer… Catalogue by W. Elliot Woodward.
by Woodward, W. Elliot
octavo, 71 [1] pp., original printed paper wrappers, some edge wear and dust soiling to wraps, else very good. The results are priced in ink.
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Conditions For The Sale And Shipment Of Lackawanna Coal To New England… Providence, R. I., April 12, 1853; and Autograph Letter Signed, Providence 22, March, 1854 to Messrs. Tileston & Hollingsworth, Boston
by Wright, Alfred, Agent Delaware and Hudson Canal Co., Printed Circular Letter:
folio, printed circular letter and manuscript letter carried on a four-page folding letter sheet, formerly folded, postal markings and stamp on integral address leaf, small marginal defect to printed circular letter, which occurred when opening, else very good. The printed circular carries 16 conditions and rules for the shipment of Pennsylvania's Lackawanna Coal via the Delaware and Hudson Canal to customers in New England. Prices quoted are for tons of coal delivered by either ship from Rondout, New York or via... Read More
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