Correspondence of Wellesley College graduate Persis Loring Conant, of Portland, Maine, and her fiancé, later husband, Law Professor Hugh Webster Babb, of Boston University, along with letters of their parents, siblings, children, Wellesley College friends, and associates, including art collector Edward Perry “Ned” Warren, author of “A Defence of Uranian Love,” 1884-1964
by (Babb – Conant Family Correspondence)
Large archive of 1507 letters, 6631 manuscript pp., dated 31 October 1884 to 19 May 1964; plus over 300 pieces of ephemera related to the Babb and Conant families. Note: A complete inventory of the collection, and biographical sketches of its main correspondents, can be emailed upon request. Persis Loring Conant (1887-1964) and Hugh Webster Babb (1887-1971) Persis Loring Conant was born on 29 May 1887. She was the daughter of merchant Frederick "Pardi" Odell Conant (1857-1928) and his wife Eva "Mardi" Merrill... Read More
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Group of Letters of Paul Arpin, (1811- 1865) French journalist in the United States, and his brother-in-law, artist Louis-Pierre Henriquel-Dupont, (1797-1892) known as Henriquel, 1846-1888
by (Henriquel – Arpin Correspondence)
A collection of manuscript letters dated 1846-1888, in French, from the family of Paul Arpin, identified as the "oldest French journalist" in the United States, and his brother-in-law Louis-Pierre Henriquel-Dupont. Paul Arpin1 (b. France 1811 – died New York, 1865), was editor of the New Orleans Bee, and later in charge of the New York Courier Des Etats Unis. He married Caroline Boyer in New Orleans. The family was well-connected in France, with social links... Read More
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Correspondence of the family of Sarah “Sally” B. Keithly, of Ringo’s Mills, Kentucky and fiancé, and later husband, William J. Hisha, of Lake Village, Indiana, including letters of family, friends, and associates, 1885-1923
by (Keithly – Hisha Correspondence)
67 letters, 225 manuscript pages, dated 3 May 1885 to 6 September 1923; the bulk of the letters date from 1885 to 1892; 2 of the letters are not dated; 50 of 68 letters were written between 1889-1890. The collection offers a late 19th Century group of letters of a family that appears to have spread out over the Midwest in Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois, and elsewhere, seeking opportunity, either work, school, farming, etc., they write to each other to keep... Read More
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Court Docket Ledger for Magistrate's Court Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1818-1824
by (Chester County)
folio ledger, 169 manuscript pages, entries dated 1818-1824, bound in half-leather, marbled paper backed boards, spine lacking, corners worn through, boards and edges very worn, otherwise good, written in ink, in a legible hand, comprising summaries of 725 cases. A printed carrier's address the "News Boy's Address, To the Patrons of The American Republican. January 1, 1820, - Almanac included" [Downingtown: Printed by Charles Mowry, 1819], not in American Imprints, McDonald, Checklist of American newspaper carrier's address, 934,... Read More
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Unpublished Manuscript, labor themed novel by William Count, early Labor Party candidate, of Bristol, England, circa 1877-1878
by Count, William
Small quarto, 307 manuscript pages, bound in ¼ blue cloth, with paper-backed limp boards, possibly a self-made binding, spine chipped, boards worn and stained, some minor staining to preliminary pages, otherwise very good, minor tanning at edges, written in ink, in a legible hand. The volume also includes 15 pages of tipped in manuscript corrections and/or emendations, not dated, however since Count ran for office for the breakaway Liberals as an early Labor Party candidate in 1877 and 1878, we... Read More
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Autograph Letter Signed. Philadelphia, March 30, 1840., to Edward Burd, Paris (care of Hottinguer & Co., by Steamship British Queen via England)
by Coxe, Daniel W.
quarto, three pages plus stampless address leaf, heavily stained and with hole from seal opening, but no loss of text. 1840 Brother of the late Tench Coxe, Economist and Jeffersonian politician, sends news of the "revolutionary" presidential election of William Henry Harrison to a fellow Philadelphia grandee vacationing in Europe. Coxe writes: "…Our last letter from you mentioned your intention of leaving Baden for Paris, where I presume you now are…Our political Revolution is complete and Harrison has 19 States with 234 Electoral... Read More
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Manuscript Circular from the Treasury Department March 10, 1791, addressed to Jeremiah Olney, Collector for Providence, Rhode Island, signed by Coxe
by Coxe, Tench, (1755-1824) as Assistant Treasury Secretary
quarto, three pages, of a bi-folium, old folds, split along central vertical fold, now comprising two sheets, small hole in last leaf occasioned by careless opening, else in very good clean, legible condition. Signed by Coxe and also free franked in Coxe's hand on address leaf, docketed on verso "From Tench Coxe, A. Secretary of the Treay. 10th March 1791 Returns transmitted 10th May 1791." "An avowed economic nationalist, Coxe actively supported the financial program of Secretary of the... Read More
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Autograph Letter Signed. Berlin, Germany, June 15, 1879To his sister, Mrs. J.E. Leaycroft, New York City.
by Crawford, Hanford
1879 FUTURE ST. LOUIS MOGUL SEES KAISER WILHELM CELEBRATION IN BERLIN Octavo, 4 pp. with stamped mailing envelope., in very good clean and legible condition "…in honor of the emperor's golden wedding…there was a concert on a square near here, from a chorus of 1500 male voices and 400 instruments (among them 100 drums); the execution was very fine, the selections good, the silence among the thousands of spectators singularly impressive. Not only was the entire square covered…but the windows, balconies and... Read More
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Manuscript Notebook kept by Albert Cushing Crehore in 1899 relating to his work with George Owen Squier on Synchronous AC Telegraphic Systems
by Crehore, Albert Cushing and Squier, George Owen
Small quarto, approximately 180 pages, entries in both pencil and ink, plus numerous laid in materials, including diagrams, etc., bound in contemporary oil cloth covered flexible boards, paper label mounted on front cover reads: "A.C. Crehore & G. O. Squier Cable E." Some rubbing to covers, in very good, clean condition. Significant scientific notebook kept by Cornell and Dartmouth physicist Albert Cushing Crehore1 (1868-1958) while working on synchronous AC telegraphic systems with George Owen Squier2 (1865-1934). Squier was a soldier... Read More
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Printed Circular Letter, Signed, for The Independent Telephone Association of the United States of America, Mt. Vernon, Ohio, Jan. 1, 1898
by Critchfield, H. D.
quarto, three pages, sending a membership application to J. W. Richard, Wadsworth, Ohio. Includes a printed Constitution of the newly established Independent Telephone Association of the United States of America, Adopted at Detroit, June 23, 1897. (Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1898, 12mo, 12 pp., original blue printed wrappers, with original mailing envelope. Critchfield writes in the letter: "... the American Bell Telephone Company has brought two suits on the Berliner patent and has been and is threatening to bring many others... Read More
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![Autograph Letter Signed, [New York, Republican National Committee] June 10, 1884 to Hon. S. B. Elkins](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/485/073/1012073485.0.l.jpg)
Autograph Letter Signed, [New York, Republican National Committee] June 10, 1884 to Hon. S. B. Elkins
by Cropsey, Edward
12mo, two pages, inscribed in ink, in good, clean and legible condition. "Dear Sir, … this AM, after I had been at work … going over the papers, and to my great comfort finding a large quantity of ammunition to use against the enemy, a gentleman came from down stairs and burst upon me like a flash of lightning from a cloudless sky... Read More
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Autograph Letter Signed to General John Barrington, Fort Royal, Guadeloupe, April 1, 1759
by Cunninghame, Col. William
folio, two pages, inscribed on four page bi-folium, docketed in ink on rear leaf, paper somewhat stained holes in paper affecting text of about seven words, in upper portion of each page, however the sense of the letter is unaffected, else good. Cunninghame writes to Barrington concerning Governor Melvill who commanded the Citadel at Port Royal and the general state of affairs there during a crucial point in the British campaign... Read More
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Autograph Letter Signed, Forks of the Yough Settlement, Fayette County, Washington Township, Pennsylvania, to his cousin, R. C., 1795
by Cunningham, William
folio, 2 ½ page letter, inscribed on a four page folding letter sheet, old folds and creases, some spotting, ink faded on several lines of text, remains of sealing wax on integral address leaf, else in good, clean legible condition. Cunningham, in this letter, writes to his cousin giving an account of his family's life and activities, the death of his brother, and a picture of conditions at this frontier settlement in Western Pennsylvania along... Read More
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![Autograph Letter Signed, with initials G.W.C., North Shore, [Staten Island] April 11, 1861 to “X” a friend living in Paris who apparently wrote for the New York Evening Post](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/691/888/1106888691.0.l.jpg)
Autograph Letter Signed, with initials G.W.C., North Shore, [Staten Island] April 11, 1861 to “X” a friend living in Paris who apparently wrote for the New York Evening Post
by Curtis, George W.
12mo, 4 pages, in very good, clean and legible condition.1861 Journalist and writer, George William Curtis critiques New York Art – as Civil War begins. "My dear X – I foolishly sent you the first of the exchange to the old number in Ecurie d'Artois… My novel is published and I shall send it to you as soon as I find a good chance. And the Academy is open... Read More
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Arguments of Geo. T. Curtis, Esq., in the Court of Appeals of the State of New York, Upon the Power of Congress to Make United States Treasury Notes a Legal Tender. Reported by William Blair Lord, Stenographer.
by Curtis, George T.
octavo, 50 page pamphlet, ex-library, handstamp on titlepage, removed from bound volume of pamphlets, lacking wrappers, else a good copy.
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![Typed-Printed Letter signed, as Chairman, Motion Picture Committee, New York Federation of Churches, New York, undated [1923], to State Assemblyman, Frank Wilson, Albany, New York](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/186/289/1620289186.0.l.jpg)
Typed-Printed Letter signed, as Chairman, Motion Picture Committee, New York Federation of Churches, New York, undated [1923], to State Assemblyman, Frank Wilson, Albany, New York
by Curtiss, L. Roy
quarto, three pages, some minor wear, rust stain from old paper clip, else in good, clean, legible condition. 1923 The Case for Movie Censorship after the First Red Scare. In 1921, the same New York legislator who had launched the state's Legislative Committee to investigate "seditious activities" and "Revolutionary Radicalism" during the post-war "Red Scare", sponsored a law to have movies censored for "objectionable material" by government commissioners. Movie industry lobbyists who had failed to convince the legislature to allow "self-censorship" by... Read More
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Correspondence and Ephemera of Martha Curtis and her fiancé and later her husband, oil producer Warren E. Burns, of Marietta, Ohio, 1903-1966
by Curtis, Martha
No Binding. Very Good. Collection of 261 letters, 1951 pages, (with 243 retained mailing envelopes), dated 1903-1966, the bulk date from the years 1900-1920, and almost all are hand written. There are also over 360 pieces of ephemera as follows: 94 calling cards, greeting cards, and invitations, for Burns/Curtis family and friends; 59 black and white photographs, various sizes, includes snapshots and cabinet cards; 34 photographic negatives; 54 printed items concerning church, school, social activities, including brochures, circulars, pamphlets, programs,... Read More
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Autograph Letter Signed, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 10, 1789, to Jasper Yeates, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
by Davis, George,
Quarto, two pages, plus stamp less address leaf, old folds, some archival tape repairs at fold joints, some light creasing and wrinkling, else very good. Davis writes to Jasper Yeates of Lancaster, Pennsylvania seeking his support for appointment to the prothonotaryship of Chester County: "Sir, Under the permission of Mr. Burd, I have presumed to address this to you, requesting you will not be offended at the liberty I have taken. In consequence of an idea that prevailed sometime since that the prothonotaryship... Read More
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Autograph Letter Signed. Hall of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Harrisburg, Feb. 27, 1853 (though mistakenly dated 1852)., (free franked by B. B. Chamberlin), to Sam B. Wilson, Beaver, Pennsylvania.
by Denlinger, William
Quarto, 4 pages, plus original mailing envelope, in very good, clean, and legible condition. 1853 Politicking at the Pennsylvania Capitol Awaiting the Presidential Inauguration of Franklin Pierce. The politically well-connected writer, apparently seeking a federal appointment as Postmaster or some other position appointed by the Postmaster General of the United States, was lobbying friends in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to support his candidacy. The newly-elected President Franklin Pierce was about to sworn into office the following week but Denlinger... Read More
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, Plan Showing the Timber Berths in the Yukon Territory in Force on the 1st January 1910. Scale = Six Miles to an Inch. Samuel H. Genes, Chief Draughtsman, Mining Lands & Yukon Branch.
by Department of the Interior Canada. Honorable Frank Oliver, Minister. H.H. Rowatt, Chief Clerk, Mining Lands & Yukon Branch
[N.p. 1910] Large manuscript map, measuring 40 x 103 ¾ inches, pen and ink, with pencil additions on drafting linen, some minor soiling to edges, else in very good, clean condition. Large scale manuscript map which delineates the territory from Skagway, portions of British Columbia, the Yukon and Klondike Country as far north as the Porcupine River. The map shows the rivers, creeks, settlements, rail roads, N.W.M.P. barracks, timber berths and reserves.
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Autograph Letter Signed, Paris June 8, 1762, to an unidentified recipient
by d’Estaing, Jean Baptiste Charles Henri Hector, Comte, (1729-1794)
small quarto, one page, formerly folded, in very clean, legible condition, fine. Jean Baptiste Charles Henri Hector, comte d’Estaing, French general and admiral who fought in the American War for Independence. He began his service as a soldier in the Seven Years War, spending time as a prisoner of war of the British. Following the entry of France into the Revolutionary War in 1778, he led a fleet to aid the American rebels, and participated in failed Franco-American attacks on... Read More
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Autograph Letter Signed, Springfield, June 7, 1849, to his son, Rev. Cyrus Dickson, Wheeling, Virginia
by Dickson, William (1783 -1869)
folio, two pages, plus stamp less address leaf, formerly folded, some light wrinkling to paper, otherwise in very good, clean and legible condition. William Dickson, an Illinois pioneer, writes his son discussing a legal case he was involved in, taking place in Springfield. He mentions Stephen Trigg Logan (1800-1880), who was apparently trying the case. Logan was Abraham Linclon's law partner from 1841 – 1843. Logan apparently was fond of telling "backwoods" stories, not unlike Lincoln, according to Dickson, who was... Read More
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![Autograph Letter Signed, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to Jason Toory [Torrey], Bethany, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, March 21, 1821](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/972/648/1575648972.0.l.jpg)
Autograph Letter Signed, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to Jason Toory [Torrey], Bethany, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, March 21, 1821
by Dimmick, Daniel
Quarto, three pages, plus stamp less address leaf, formerly folded, postal markings, some staining and some minor damage caused when the letter was first opened, else very good. Dimmick writes: "The Improvement bill passed Senate and was returned to our house yesterday…They have made many amendments, cut down several sections and added others; we think we have a Majority in our house that will agree to concur in the amendments…if we take them up separately, I still think there will be no... Read More
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Autograph Letter Signed, as United States Senator, Washington, June 23, 1841, to William Rhodes, Esq., Providence
by Dixon Nathan F., (1774-1842)
Quarto, three pages, plus stamp less address leaf, in very good, clean, and legible condition. Dixon writes to a constituent concerning the disposition of various political posts, patronage, and appointments, before turning to discussion of affairs in Congress: "… I had the pleasure of receiving several communications from you since my return to Congress, - and have not been inattentive to your suggestions, but from the doubts that have over cast most of the subjects alluded to, I have not been able... Read More
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Autograph Letter Signed, New York, September 6-7, 1835, to his future wife, Ann Shepperson, Benwick, Cambridgeshire, England
by Dixon, James Willis
No Binding. Very Good. folio, three pages, partially cross written, some splitting at fold joints, few words missing from rough seal opening on third page, some old tape repairs to third page as well, few additional notes on integral address leaf, else in good, readable condition. The famed British silversmith, James Willis Dixon, writes to his fiancé describing Andrew Jackson's White House, eight months after an assassination attempt against the President: ... Read More
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