Greenland New Hampshire Decides to Build a Church 1838
Two page manuscript document regarding the First Evangelical Society of Greenland [NH], agreeing to build a church. Dated 1838. The participants agree to buy land and to sell shares to raise the money necessary to build the church. There is language about selling pews after the church is built. Good with the usual folds.
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Ledger belonging to Hon. George A. Hardin. Justice Supreme Court of New York for the year 1882
375 pp. Missing the backstrap. Manuscript notes regarding the nature of the cases and whether the order was affirmed, modified or reversed. It includes both criminal and civil cases. Hardin (1832-1901) served on the New York Supreme Court from 1872-1899.
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![Two-page letter from Simon P. Meads dated Scarboro [ME] Dec. 30, 1846, to Mr. and Mrs. H. Y. Richardson in the holy hands of wedlock united](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/504/828/1497828504.0.l.jpg)
Two-page letter from Simon P. Meads dated Scarboro [ME] Dec. 30, 1846, to Mr. and Mrs. H. Y. Richardson in the holy hands of wedlock united
Single sheet, folded. Good condition. Meads offers the couple marital advice including "Conjugal affection is a delicate plant that cannot thrive under indifference"...Personal neatness is necessary for the wife," "should there appear even disturbances of tempers, she should make allowance for agitation of mind, to which men are more liable"..."Let her leave the control of affairs which properly belong to his sphere, to the husband. yet let him not undervalue her opinion" and much more.
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One page letter from George Sleeper dated Newport Center, VT Nov 4th, 1876, to Joseph Poland
Sleeper writes that there have been several fires in the area that he believes were set to get the insurance. He would like them investigated but does not want his neighbors to know that he made this request.
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War Songs
New York, NY: Ukrainian Book Store, 1920. 64 pp. Fair condition. A scarce collection of Ukrainian war songs published around the time of World War I.
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Account book belonging in ship captain William Noyes of Newburyport, MA: 1798-1828
Paper wraps. 22pp. One page loose and one torn, some of the penmanship is poor. Mentions Schooner Amazon, Sally and William. Also references the renting of his house on Lime Street and mentions Capt. Rolf and Capt. Rutherford. Not a lot of detail.
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The Christian History; Containing Accounts of the Propagation and Revival of Religion in England, Scotland, and America. Saturday October 8, 1743, No. 32
Boston: Printed by[S. Kneeland and T. Green, for Thomas Prince, junr.], 1743. Removed. Pages [249]- 256 pp. Foxed and soiled. A single issue of this important and early American periodical. This issue has an account on revivals in Wrentham, Massachusetts and in New Jersey.
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3 Page Letter Francis Moore RE: Royal Almanacks/Anglo Gallic Documents
Moore, Francis. 3 page letter to unidentified recipient. Paris: Dec. 12, 1849. Talks about purchasing Royal Almanacks and says his specialty is Anglo Gallic Documents, of which he posses about 4800. Address part of letter closely cropped, else in good condition. According to Norton's Literary Letter, Moore was a well known collector who had lived in Paris for 50 years. His collection was sold at auction in 1856.
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Manuscript Signed by James Duane, Mayor NYC 1784
City of New York payment to Elias Burger regarding a wharf across Beckham Slip. Signed by James Duane. Aug. 26, 1774? Folds and small tear on fold. Duane was the first post-colonial Mayor of NYC.
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$200 Reward Signed V.W. Greene Sheriff of Avery County, 1916
Measures 11" x 8 1/2". Faded stamp at top. Nat and Ed Young escaped from the Newland Jail. They both are described in detail, noting that Ed has a morphine problem and they both hang out around logging camps. It says they will most likely be caught riding on freight trains.
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New Year's Eve Gift Broadside
1850. 5 1/2" x 4 1/4". On purple polished paper. No printing information.
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Washington Temperance Songs
n.p., 1840. Folds, wear and stains. Five temperance songs are printed on this broadside. No other copies found.
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Trial of John Fox, for the Murder of John Henry, at the Special Term of the Middlesex Oyer and Teriner at New Brunswick, N.J., May 1856..
Brunswick: The Fredonian and Daily New Brunswick Office, 1856. 16, [2] pp. In later binding. Ex-Clements Library with withdrawn stamp. McDade, 317.
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![Large Albumen Photograph of the Allen County [OH] Infirmary 1876](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/584/845/1497845584.0.l.jpg)
Large Albumen Photograph of the Allen County [OH] Infirmary 1876
Some soiling to the image and the margins cut unevenly. The Infirmary took care of the poor of the county. There appears to be at least one African American in the image.
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A Christian Memento, With Observations On Some Of The Prevalent Amusements Of The Day
Philadelphia: Tract Assocation Society Of Friends, 1830. 12 pp, some staining.
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Telegram from A.G. White to Mrs. P.H. Thomas dated August 21, 1852, stating "Father and Mother saved from Steamer Atlantic sunk on Lake Erie
The telegraph company is Troy and Canada Telegraph. Some staining, not examined out of the frame. This telegram was sent one day after the Atlantic sunk killing at least 150 passengers.
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Four Programs from the Upsilon Tau Delta Club of Tonawanda, NY, 1899-1903
Some light staining. Gives the yearly program and who is speaking. They had themes for the year such as History of Painting.
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The Celebrated Trial Madeline Pollard vs. Breckenridge. The Most Noted Breach of Promise Suit in the History of Court Records
[np]: American Printing and Binding Company, 1894. 394 pp. Pages fragile but complete with illustration. Madeleine Pollard was a young Kentucky student when congressman William Breckenridge seduced her it what became a 10-year affair. He promised to marry her when is wife died. He backtracked and refused to marry Pollard, and she sued him for breach of promise. Along with this copy is Elizabeth DeWolfe's new book Alias Agnes, The Notorious Tale of a Gilded Age Spy which tell... Read More
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Sheriff Sale. January 1, 1866 at 4 o'clock
Sansom Street Hall. Henry C. Howell, Sheriff. King & Baird Printers, Philadelphia. Measures 18 1/2" x 12". Folds and a few small tears, ink writing on back, The property includes three brick buildings and land at the Corner of Black Horse Alley and Letitia St.
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Little Charley's Games and Sports Embellished With Engravings
Philadelphia: C.G. Henderson & Co, 1865. Paper wraps. 32 pp. Paper covers with a 16 page book catalogue.
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Catalogue of the Public Library of Merrimac, MASS. Edition of 1884
Merrimac, MA: Chas. A King, Budget Print, 1885. Hardcover. 208 pp. With Bulletin Number One of Additions to the Public Library of Merrimac, MASS. From January 1885 to January 1887.
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Five Newsletters Citizens Committee For Cancer Survivors on Krebiozen, Inc
Newsletter 1 May, June 8, July 26, Aug. 18 and Sept. 16, 1965. In good condition. This group fought the U.S. Government claiming this was a great cancer drug. It was eventually found to be a fraud.
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Nebraska Road Problems Editorial World Herald
February 9, 1917. 13 1/2" x 4 1/2". Small tear and folds. A plea to the legislature to pass legislation to take advantage of Federal Good Road Law.
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CDV Pennington New Jersey Seminary Circa 1870s
CDV Pennington Seminary of the N.J. Conference. Nice clear image. Thos. Hanlon is listed on back as president. He served 1868-72, thus circa 1870's. Good condition.
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Vermont Doctor A.G. Dana Gives Recipe Laudanum to Brandon Vermont Merchants 1829
One page letter from Dr. A. (Anderson) G. (Greene) Dana dated Pittsford VT Jan. 22, 1829 to J.N. Bulton Merchants of Brandon Vermont. Tears on folds. The letter gives directions for making Unguentum Cerulean and Laudanum. Dana was a well known Vermont doctor. In 1814 he gave the first public dissection of a corpse using the body of the murderer James Anthony. See McDade 16.
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