Behind The Gray Walls and After Being A Review of the Prison Work of The Salvation Army in the United States for the Statistical Year 1915-1916
New York CIty: Salvation Army Printing Department, 1916. Paper wraps. 52 pp. Quite a bit of material on women and juvenile prisoners.
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Ninth Annual Report of the Prison Commission of Georgia From June 1, 1905, to May 31, 1906
Atlanta, GA: Lester Book and Stationary Co, 1906. Paper wraps. 22pp. Ex library. Contains several paragraphs on women in chain gangs.
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Catalogue of the Baptist Sunday School Library Farmington Maine
Single sheet folded listing 103 books. Circa 1880's.
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Two Sabbath School Hymns Broadside
Two broadside both titled Sabbath School Hymns but with different content on single sheet. Measures 12" x 15". Staining and folds. No date or location. Most likely New England, circa 1840's.
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An Act to Incorporate the Lodi Manufacturing Company for Purposes of Agriculture Passed 6th February 1840
New York: H. Cassidy, 1840. With Accompanying Remarks and Documents. 33pp. Some soiling. The company controlled all of the night soil in New York City and turned it into a marketable product.
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Catalogue of Books in the Library of the First Congregational Church Sabbath School Upton, Mass
Worcester, MA: Press of W.A. Cheney, 1895. Paper wraps. 20 pp. With a loose supplement for Jan. 1, 1900, 4p.
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Circular Letter Advertising Mechanic Institute Lectures of the Year 1847-8
Also includes a season ticket. The letter was sent to Eliot Smith of the city. The speakers include Professor Home, C.W. Copeland and Professor Mapes. The letter also mentions debate classes. Slight staining on folds.
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Civil War era Gutta Percha case with an eagle and proclamation Constitution and the Law
Two unidentified ambrotypes inside. One of the images is loose. Case measures 3 3/4 x 3 1/4.
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania VS. Charles Grether Oyer & Terminer of Monroe Co. May Sessions, 1902 Charge of Murder
1902. 12 pages type and manuscript. In good condition. Adam Strunk a private citizen who was attempting to arrest Grether without a warrant for a felony, Grether killed him.
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Too Late-For These the Increase Not Necessary-There is Yet Time to Aid the Living. A Petition to Congress to increase pensions for veterans and their widows, with many references to the Civil War
c.1926. Measures 21 1/2" x 8 1/4". Folds, else in good condition.
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Report of the Committee of Twenty-Four Appointed At A Meeting Of The Citizens Of Richmond
Richmond: T.W. White, 1833. Held the 28thday of October, 1833 For The Purpose Of Devising A Means To Suppress The Vice Of Gambling In This City. 44 pp, lacking wraps and some foxing. We wonder if there was any gambling at the Bell Tavern.
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Two-page letter from dated Andover March 28, 1826, from [Rev. Dr.] E. Porter to Absalom Petrs Sec. U.D. Miss. Society New York
1826. In good condition. E. Porter writes that because of poor health he will not be able to give an address at the Anniversary of the U.D. M.S. However, he hopes to attend.
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Legal document Queens County Court of Special Sessions finds Richard Carmen of Hampstead guilty of Assault and Battery on his wife Sarah
They find him guilty and sentence him to thirty days in jail and a fine of $1.50. Signed by the Justices. It is interesting to note that the case took place on the Feb.22, and Sarah gave birth to a baby on Feb. 10th. The child died a little over a year later. Spousal abuse cases were uncommon at this time.
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Annual Announcement of Brownville Female College Brownville, Tennessee 1893-94
Brownville, TN: States Book and Job Office, 1894. Paper wraps. 35 pp plus ads. In good condition. The College was founded by the Baptists.
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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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Nashua Directory for the Years 1857-58..Also Business Key
Nashua: Tyler and Leavitt, 1857. Hardcover. 68 pp plus ads. Some staining wear and chipping on spine.
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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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Bill to the Board of Education from C.H. Browne Dec. 7, 1885, for Textbooks
Good with the usual folds.
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Berean Baptist Church Corner of Bedford Street & Downing Street, NY Musical Entertainment By The Hutchinson Family... Dec. 29, 1870
New York: E. Scott, Printer, 1874. Measures 8 1/2 x 5 1/4. Good with foxing.
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Burlington VT Washingtonian Benevolent Society Membership 1810
Membership for William Atwater in the Washington Benevolent Society signed by Samuel Nichols President and dated Dec. 31st, 1810. Staining and chipping around edges. William Atwater was a local Doctor and Nichols was at the Battle of Plattsburgh.
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Homes for Working Girls In London
London, 1892. Founded 1878. The Work For The Year 1892. 217 pp, plus financial accounts. Front hinge weak.
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First Annual Report of the New Jersey Prison-Instruction Society January 10, 1833
Trenton, NJ. 32 pp, in good condition.
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Printed circular letter signed in type B.B. Thatcher, Secretary and dated Augusta, March 4, 1881
The letter talks about the formation of a Maine Ship Owners' and Ship Masters' Association. The Association wants to test the constitutionality of Hell Gate Pilot Laws.
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Stereoview which shows William Henry Jackson outside his photographic dark tent with the materials needed to create wet plate photograph
This stereoview was taken by Arundel Hull who accompanied Jackson. The Union Pacific Railroad contract was Jackson's first big break in photography. On the back it says in in ink 75 photographer in the mountains. There is some staining. Might be the first image of Jackson on a stereoview. The Scotts Bluff National Monument has tis image.
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