Minnesota, Dakota & Pacific Railway Company to Central Trust Company of New York, Trustee. First Mortgage and Deed of Trust. Dated February 1, 1906.
New York: C. G. Burgoyne, 1906. Soft cover. Very Good. octavo, 89 page pamphlet, original printed wrappers, somewhat dust soiled, removed from bound pamphlet volume, else very good.
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Incoming and Outgoing Business Correspondence of the Health Merry-Go-Round Company, of Quincy, Adams Co., Illinois, 1892-1912
292 letters, 296 manuscript and typed pages, (no retained mailing envelopes), dated 8 November 1892 to 31 August 1912; plus 23 pieces of related paper ephemera mostly receipts (19) and advertisement proofs (3). Description of the Collection ... Read More
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A Report of A Trial for Bigamy, The King on the Prosecution of Thomas Falkner Phillips, Esq. against Edward Foulkes, Gent. At the Assizes Held at Mold, in the County of Flint, On the 10th and 11th Day of April 1807, Before Robert Dallas, Esquire, Chief Justice, and Francis Burton, Esquire, Puisne Judge. With a Preface and Notes. By a Student of the Inner Temple, London.
octavo, 50 page pamphlet, removed from bound volume of pamphlets, some scattered foxing, else a good copy.
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Pair of Letters to James Macmanus of Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania from two Pennsylvania Politicians, John Hasson, and E. A. Weinman, 1836, 1843, concerning Political Machinations
two letters, quarto, 3 pages, formerly folded, some wear and repairs with archival tissue, else in good condition. The first letter discusses the election by the Pennsylvania senate of James Buchanan, the future 15th United States President, to the United States Senate: 1. "Harrisburg, Decr 15th, 1836 Jno. Macmanus Esq. Dear Sir, We have had quite a storm here for some days past which has not blown very advantageously to those who have raised it. Neither has it shaped its course towards the point... Read More
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Journal of the Constitutional Convention of the State of North Carolina, Held in 1875.
octavo, 286, xx, pp., ex-library, handstamp on titlepage, rebound in early 20th century plain cloth, red and black leather spine labels, shelf number on spine, first 16 pages detached but present, paper brittle due to poor quality paper stock, else a good working copy. Reconstruction era North Carolina Constitutional Convention.
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The Trial of Alexander M’Laren, and Thomas Baird, Before the High Court of Justiciary, at Edinburgh, on the 5th and 7th March 1817, for Sedition. Taken in Short Hand by John Dow, Esq. W. S.
octavo, vi, 153 pp., pamphlet, ex-library, hand and blindstamps on title page, removed from bound volume of pamphlets, text lightly toned and foxed, else a good copy.
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Ordinances, Passed by the N. C. Constitutional Convention of 1875
octavo, 30 pages, ex-library, handstamp on titlepage, rebound in early 20th century plain cloth, red and black leather spine labels, shelf number on spine,else a good copy.
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Trial of Hon. Frederick A. Tallmadge, General Superintendent of Metropolitan Police, before James W. Nye, Esq., President, and Hon. James S. T. Stranahan, Thomas B. Stillman, Esq., and James Bowen, Esq., Commissioners of Police, Hon. Daniel F. Tiemann, Mayor of the City of New York, and Hon. Samuel S. Powell, Mayor of the City of Brooklyn, Ex-Officio Commissioners of Police. With the Argument of His Counsel. Reported by Elbridge T. Gerry, Student at Law.
first edition, octavo, 88 page pamphlet, retains front wrapper, ex-library, blindstamp on front wrap, removed from bound volume of pamphlets, else a good copy. Tallmadge, superintendent of New York City Police was charged with neglecting his duty. He was charged with failing to respond to the Quarantine Station, located on Staten Island, when it and several buildings had been set ablaze by a mob. Tallmadge was restored to duty after being cleared of one charge against him and censured for another.
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Nightingale versus Stockdale. Report of the Trial in an Action for A Libel, Contained in A Review of the “Portraiture of Methodism;” Tried at Guildhall, before The Right Hon. Lord Ellenborough, And a Special Jury, Saturday, March 11, 1809. Taken in Short-Hand, by Mr. Bartrum.
octavo, 99, [1 p., advertisement], pamphlet, ex-library, ex-library, hand and blindstamps on titlepage, removed from bound volume of pamphlets, minor toning to text, else a good copy.
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Manuscript Account Books of David Meredith, 1819-1823 and his brother, attorney William Meredith, 1810-1814, father of Secretary of Treasury William Morris Meredith
Two items, as follows: 1. Account Book of David Meredith, 20 manuscript pages, dated 26 May 1819 to 23 April 1823; with 16 manuscript receipts laid in, dated 1817-1823. Some of these receipts match entries in the account book. 2. Account Book of William Meredith, 24 manuscript pp., 1 January 1810 to 9 September 1814; with 5 manuscript receipts, dated 1822-1829. Description of Account Books ... Read More
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State of Nevada Opinion of Judge Hawley in the Case of Central Pacific Railway Company v. Nevada State Board of Assessors Filed in United States Circuit Court, Ninth District, at Carson City, Nevada
octavo, 19 page pamphlet, ex-library, handstamps on titlepage, roughly removed from bound volume of pamphlets, else good.
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Autograph Letter from an unidentified sender, New York, July 13, 1863 to his brother and sister
No Binding. Very Good. octavo, three pages, folded, lacks mailing envelope, folded, ink a trifle faded but legible, foredge of second leaf trimmed close, not affecting text, else very good. ""Dear Brother, Sister and little ones ... ... they have begun to Draft in the city last Saturday and today they are turning things upside down Burning houses, turning over cars, tearing up the tracks stopping stages from running killing policemen hanging negroes in fact having... Read More
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Arrest Du Conseil D'État Du Roi, Qui ordonne l'establissement de deux Entrepôts, l'un au port du Carénage, dans l'ile de Sainte-Lucie; & l'autre au môle Saint-Nicolas, dans l'ile de Saint-Domingue: Et qui permet aux Étrangers d'y introduire & d'en exporter certaine denrées & marchandises. Du 29 Juillet 1767. Extrait des Registres du Conseil d'État.
Paris: De L'Imprimerie Royale, 1767. No Binding. Fine. Quarto, 7, [1] pp., a fine, clean copy. This decree establishes two warehouses in the French colonies in America for goods coming from Europe destined for re-exportation from the colonies. Sabin 75409, Wroth and Annan 1737, Beinecke Lesser Antilles, 264, Maggs, French Colonisation of America, listed a variant issue, Wroth and Annan 1738 at... Read More
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Mortgage. Midland Valley Railroad Company to Girard Trust Company, Trustee. Dated January 27th, 1904
N.P., 1904. Soft cover. Good. octavo, 40 page pamphlet, original printed wrappers, ex-library, handstamp on front wrap, removed from bound volume of pamphlets, wrappers, detached, worn and brittle, else good. OCLC locates one copy (Yale).
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Bound Volume of Eleven Early 18th Century Irish Imprints – Ten Church of Ireland Sermons and A Copy of His Majesty’s Royal Charter for Erecting English Protestant Schools in the Kingdom of Ireland, 1716-1733
Quarto, eleven titles, bound in full contemporary plain calf, spine label, binding somewhat worn and scuffed, with the remains of the engraved armorial bookplate of Barto[lomew] Will[iam] Gilbert Esq., handwritten date on the title page of first item above text of January 23 1764. The Church of Ireland was the reformed, established state church in Ireland until 1871, authorized by the Irish Parliament of 1534-37, under Henry VIII. The eighteenth century was a period when the constitutional privileges of the established... Read More
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Arret Du Conseil D'Etat Du Roi, Concernant le Commerce etranger dans les Isles Francoises de l'Amerique. Du 30 Aout 1784. Extrait des Registres du Conseil d'Etat.
Paris: De L'Imprimerie Royale, 1784. No Binding. Near Fine. quarto, 10 pages, a very good, clean copy. Wroth and Annan, 1980, (Ford, no. 414), noting three copies AD, BM, JCB, not in Maggs, The French Colonisation of America
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Merchants and Planters Prices Current, [C.A.Stuart, editor?] Vol. II, No. 33
1840 Anonymous Alabaman Critiques "King Cotton" Mobile, Alabama, May 9, 1840. 2 printed pages plus Partial Autograph Letter (2 x 2" portion of letter torn out) and stamp less address leaf. Sent by the commercial freight forwarding company, Barnewall and Manroy to John Gladstone, Liverpool, England. Except for the missing portion of the letter, and some darkening at folds, the printed statement in Very Good condition and quite an attractive imprint. This is a typical printed Prices Current of the... Read More
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The Kansas City Southern Railway Company to The Mercantile Trust Company and Selwyn C. Edgar, Trustees. First Mortgage and Deed of Trust. Dated April 2, 1900.
New York:: C. G. Burgoyne, 1900. Soft cover. Very Good. octavo, 74 page pamphlet, original printed wrappers, removed from bound volume, else very good. Not listed in OCLC.
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Arret Du Conseil D'Etat Du Roi, Qui Ordonne la translation de l'Entrepot de la Pointe-a-Pitre a la Basseterre-Guadeloupe. Du 28 Decembre 1786. Extrait des Registres du Conseil d'Etat.
Paris: Chez N. H. Hyon, Imprimeur du Parlement, 1787. No Binding. Near Fine. quarto, 3, [1], pp., a very good clean copy. Variant issue of Wroth and Annan 2045 Order of the King's Council of State ordering the transfer of the warehouse from Pointe-à-Pitre to Basseterre, Guadeloupe.
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Report of the Trial of the Rev. David Brigham, Before Referees, Charged by the Trustees of Framingham Academy with Falsehood and Duplicity.
octavo, 32 page pamphlet, removed from bound volume of pamphlets, contemporary ink presentation inscriptions on title-page and last leaf, text somewhat tanned, else a good copy. Concerning David Brigham's alleged deceitful statements in regard to Rufus T. King's tenure as preceptor at Framingham Academy."Errata."--p. 32. American Imprints 54652
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Railroads in Cities. Opinions of Judges of the Supreme Court, of the State of New York, Denying the Motion for an Injunction, in the Case of Susannah Drake, & others, against The Hudson River Railroad Company
octavo, 38 page pamphlet, retains front wrapper, ex-library handstamp on wrapper, removed from bound volume of pamphlets, else very good. Concerns legal action against the Hudson River Railroad Company, who were empowered by acts of the legislature to construct a railway line connecting New York City and Albany.
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William Jeffers vs. John Tyson, being an Action for Crim. Con. Tried at the late Sitting of the Court of Common Pleas, on Friday the 28th of October, before the Honorable Pierre C. Van Wyck, Recorder of the City of New York. With the Evidence, Arguments of Counsel, and Charge of the Judge at full length. Taken in Short Hand, By a Gentleman of the Bar.
octavo, 44 page pamphlet, ex-library, handstamps on titlepage, text somewhat browned, else good. American Imprints 11987
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LANDS In The State Of Illinois.
Utica Democrat – Extra, nd. circa 1830s, broadside, measuring 13 ⅝ x 8 ⅜ inches, formerly folded, short splits along central vertical fold, light spotting, edges and corners a bit ruffled, otherwise very good. The text describes thirty-one tracts of land owned by John E. Hinman of Utica, in Schuyler, Brown, McDonough, Henderson, Pike, Adams, Hancock, Mercer, Knox, and Peoria Counties Illinois, which Hinman is offering – "For Sale, or Exchange, for good property in the Central part of the State... Read More
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Catalogue of the Library of the Late Rev. Paschal N. Strong, to be Sold at Public Auction on the 9th and 10th of May ensuing, at Broadway, New York, by John T. Boyd & Co.
12mo, 24-page pamphlet, sewn as issued, edges untrimmed, some light foxing, hole in last leaf affecting some text, bottom right corners slightly dog-eared, else a good, clean copy. Catalog of the sale of Rev. Strong's library consisting mainly of religious and theological works. American Imprints 26151, two locations: NNG, PMA. See Sabin 93067, not in McKay.
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Proceedings Against Wm. Murray Borthwick, At the Instance of His Majesty’s Advocate, and of Robert Alexander, Styling Himself Editor and Proprietor of the Glasgow Sentinel Newspaper. With an Appendix of Documents, and a Preface, by William Murray Borthwick
octavo, 57, [1], 28 pp., pamphlet, ex-library, handstamps on titlepage, some toning to text, else a good copy.
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