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Certificates of Attestation for Razor Straps Made by Daniel Fisher, 1 1/2 pages 4to, in ink, with corrections, signed in full. Accompanied by small black steel razor, imprinted "D. Fisher."
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1820
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Complete Set of 38 Autographs of all the U.S. Governors for the Centennial Year of 1876, including Ohio governor R. B. Hayes, then President-elect of the United States.
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1876
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A.D.S., 1 p., 4to, ink, Sept. 26, 1805, from the Register's Office, to Hodijah Baylies. Docketed.
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1805
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Undertaker's Manuscript Notebooks, 1808, 1819, North-central Massachusetts [and] Undertaker's Manuscript Notebook, 1853-82, New Hampshire.
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1808
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ALS, 3 pp., 4to., Demopolis, [Alabama], Dec. 29, 1840, continued to Jan. 2, 1841 on p. 3. In ink, neatly written, with conjugate leaf addressed to Miss Martha E. Lewis, Sparta, Georgia, a stampless cover.
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1840
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1809/10 Holograph Ink Illinois-Wabash Land Company Minutes. 4to. 4 pp.
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1810
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“OKeemo Mills Blotter No. 1. 1851 & 2”. Accounts,1852-54. 225 pp. Narrow folio. Contemp. calf backed boards, spine broken & worn, some water damage to pages but no loss of legibility. Ink, some slight fading.
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1851
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New Hampshire Court Docket Book (Court of Common Pleas?). 1802-1809. Inside cover: “Continued Cases to January Term 1810”. 110 pp. Small pocket book 4x7. Contemp. stiff plain paper cover, ink. Slight water stain at bottom edge on early leaves. Very good.
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1810
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1760s Resolution not to Admit Officers Appointed by John Temple, Esq. (1732-1798) n.d. by Rhode Island Colonial officials . 16 lines, ink. Slightly browned, very good.
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1765
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Receipt for McAllister & Son, Manufacturers. Philadelphia. September 18, 1821. Sheet 6.5” x 8." 1 p. Printed letterhead and ink. Browned, folds, edges uneven, small hole from pen.
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1821
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Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Tax receipt for a Two Wheeled Vehicle. January 31, 1815. No. 1540. Signature of Levi Thaxter, Collector for the Tenth District. Sheet 6.5" x 7.5." Printed and holograph, ink. Browned, edges uneven. Very good.
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1815
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WENTWORTH, DR. WILL
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Homoeopathic Receipt Book, 1896-1904. 360 pp., plus approximately 35 billheads and loose receipts. 4to. Covers loose, but sound. Ink.
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1896
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ADAMS, J.Q.
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Tax lists 1813. Back cover “ Quincy December 24th, 1813. Noah Curtis, Josiah Bass, Assessors of the Town of Quincy”. Pencilled on front “Elijah Baxter Nichols”. Folded in half 6.5 x 8 in. no cover, edges tattered, no loss. 20 pp. Ink.
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1813
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ALCOTT, A. B.
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ALS, in ink, 16mo., 1-1/2 pp., dated Plymouth, June 12, 1864.
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1864
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ALLEN, ZACHARIAH.
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ALS, 3 pp., 4to, ink, Providence, [R.I.], July 31, 1830, to Richard Ward.
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1830
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ANON.
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ALS, 4 pp., tall 4to, in ink, signed "Lysimachus," for the A[merican] S[entinel], "To John Q. Adams, President of the United States," ca. 1828.
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1828
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ANON.
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Geometry Workbook. Ca. 1780s to 1820s. Tall folio, no cover. 28 pp, Ink, browned, some foxing, edges worn, few scribbles on back cover. Legible throughout.
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1780
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BALDWIN, THOMAS & JO
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"The Warren Association convened at Charlton [Mass.] on the 13th & 14th of Septr. 1796. To the Woodstock Association sendeth Greeting." ALS, single sheet folded into 4 pp., message written on recto only; last page addressed to "Woodstock Association."
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1796
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BALLOU, ADIN.
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A.L.S., Nov. 5, 1831, one page, approx. 150 words, in ink.
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1831
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BALLOU, ADIN. ALS.
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1831
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BARCLAY, DAVID.
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ALS, 8 pp., 8vo., London, 19 Nov. 1782. Fine, very legible.
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1781
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BEECHER, H.W.
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A.L.S., 3 pp., undated. 16mo. In ink. To "Theodore."
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1850
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BIDDLE, NICHOLAS.
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Letter as President of the Bank of the United States, to Charles W. Wells, Cashier, Office of Discount and Deposit, BUS branch in New Orleans, Oct. 31, 1825. 1 p., conjugate leaf addressed. Sm. 4to. In ink. Signed "N. Biddle." Very neat & legible.
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1825
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BIRNEY, JAMES G.
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ALS, 4to., 1 p., in ink, November 20, 1850, Saginaw, Mich., to [Theodore Parker].
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1850
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BLAIR, W.
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"13th April 1767. Repeal of the Act for furnishing the Barracks with Firewood for His Majesty's Forces. 8th October 1767. Read in Council and order that a Proclamation Issue Notifying the same." [In another hand]: "Read in General Assembly Dec. 4th, 1767 and ordered to be entered on the Journal of the House." 1-1/2 pp. In a secretarial hand. Signed by Blair. P.3 blank; docketed on p. 4, with seal: "At the Court of St. James's the 13th Day of April, 1767 [followed by a list of 18 lords, marquis, an earl, viscounts, etc.]. Broken at two folds, others weak.
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1767
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BRADFORD, CAPT. ROBT
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Muster Roll of Capt. Bradford. Co. L[ight] Infantry 2d Massachusetts Regiment, commanded by Col. John Bailey, for Aug. & Sept. 1780. Folio holograph broadsheet.
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1780
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BROWN, AMASA.
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ANS, April 7, 1777, Colchester, [Conn.], four lines, in ink, signed by John Dunning, Selectman.
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1777
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BROWN, GEORGE E.
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ALS, 2 pp., 12mo., ink, Hampden, Feb. 28, [18]64, to Will Thomas.
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1864
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BROWN, JASON.
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ALS, 1 p., plus four lines, 4to., ink, Hudson, [Ohio], Feb. 2, 1845; "Dear Sister" [Ruth?]. Signed "J". Letter once torn into several pieces has been neatly repaired & silked. Small stain.
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1845
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BROWN, OWEN.
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"Portage County to Owen Brown." Holograph 1 p. small 4to. document, in ink, possibly in the hand of Owen Brown, also signed by three judges attesting to the account. Accounts dated Sept. 27, Oct. 6 and Nov. 5, ca. 1850?
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1850
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BROWN, PERCY W.
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Middlesex Monographs.
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1941
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BUSH, GEORGE.
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Circular. The New Church Repository, and Monthly Review. Edited by George Bush. [Caption title.]
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1849
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BUTLER, MAJOR GENERA
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United States of America. Head Quarters Deparment of Virginia and North Carolina. Provisional Commission. [Caption title]. Sm. folio broadside.
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1864
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CASS, LEWIS.
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Holograph Letter, 1 p., 4to, an Ink Copy, from Lewis Cass in the Department of State, to Isaac Toucey, Secretary of the Navy, April 20, 1857, Concerning the Slave Trade Off Africa.
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1857
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CASSIL, ANDREW.
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Wet Nursing receipt, May 1, 1772. Receipt, 1pp. signed by Andrew Cassil. Ink.
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1772
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CHANNING, WILLIAM HE
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A Series of Ten Autograph Letters Signed, Dec. 7, 1840-Sept. 4, 1850, from Channing, Transcendentalist editor and reformer to John S. Dwight, Transcendentalist, music writer and editorialist, colleague of Channing in editorial and reform activities.
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1840
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CHANNING, WILLIAM HE
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A.L.S., 6 pages, dated at Liverpool, England, March 22, 1855. Removed from album, affecting inner margins (but not text).
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1855
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CHASE, SALMON P.
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ALS, 3 pp., 4to, in ink, very legible (one small hole, all text present). Dated 8 April 1829, to John Halliburton [probably Haliburton] in Nova Scotia.
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1829
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CRANE, CHARLES.
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Account Book of a Metal Worker, Ulysses, New York, 1815-25. In ink. Legible. Good condition.
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1815
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DALLAS, G.M. & C.J.
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To General Andrew Jackson/ President of the United States/ Philadelphia 1 October 1836/ Sir,/ The undersigned citizens of the City and/ County of Philadelphia beg respectfully to invite/ you to visit them...[Manuscript document, 28 feet long by 7.5 inches wide, with holograph ink signatures of more than 1000 men of Philadelphia].
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1836
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DAVIS, GEN. GEORGE F
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Vermont Farm Accounts, 1846-1875. 225 pp., Folio, contemporary calf spine damaged & pages loose; boards. Ink, slightly browned, very legible. Name index in front.
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1846
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DEAN, SETH.
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Account Book of a Rafter, Timber Cutter, Shop Keeper. 1759-1769. 42 pp. 8vo. No cover, ink, hand sewn. Name index in center. Some pages loose, some loose receipts, edges tattered. Fair & legible.
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1759
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DECATUR, SUSAN.
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A.L.S., to Major General Andrew Jackson, March 11, 1829, in ink.
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1829
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DILKS, J. S.
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ALS, 3 pp., 4to. in ink, Sept. 22, 1836, to E[dmund] Dean in Buffalo, N.Y.
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1836
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DIX, DOROTHEA L.
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ALS, 2 pp., plus, dated Oct. 22, 1858, from Boston, 8vo., on letter paper with cognate leaf showing lithographic image of the Virginia Institution for the deaf and dumb and the blind; signed vertically "D.L. Dix."
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1858
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DYMOND, JONATHAN.
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An Inquiry into the Accordancy of War with the Principles of Christianity, and an Examination of the Philosophical REasoning by Which It Is Defended. With Observations on Some of the Causes of War and On Some of Its Effects. Fourth Edition, Corrected and Enlarged.
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1835
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EARLE, THOMAS.
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ALS, 3 pp., 4to, in ink, ca. 600 words, August 4, 1832, to Earle's brother John M. Earle, in Worcester, Mass.
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1832
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ELLERY, EDMUND T. Cl
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Writ for the Arrest of Edward Thurston and Nicholas Brown, July 18, 1797. United States District Court, signed Edmund T. Ellery, Clerk. Docketed with notice of arrest of both men. 1 p. Oblong 4to, printed & written. Official stamped seal on printed form with holograph details. Browned, previous folds, small breaks. Very good.
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1797
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ELSWORTH, WILLIAM Co
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Coroner’s Report into the Suicide of “Victour Shamung”(?). City of New York, Aug. 10, 1796. One page document [broken into two parts], ink with signatures and official wax seals. Top serrated, previous folds, edges tattered, browned, repaired.
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1796
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EMERSON, R.W.
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ALS, 3-1/2 pp., Nov. 2, 1852, to T. Starr King, in ink, with fold break & tape attachment (from album).
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1852
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EMERSON, R.W.
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ALS, Concord, [Mass.], 17 May, 1855. My Dear Sir...[to Edward Bangs], ink, 12mo., 4 pp.
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1855
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FITCH, JOHN.
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Manuscript copy of a letter, Philadelphia, October 30, 1787, 1 p., 4to., regarding negotiations with the New Jersey Legislature.
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1787
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FOLLETT, JOSEPH.
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“A few Lines from a School Master to his Schoollars in Verse...” February 26, 1763. 16mo. hand made & sewn brown paper bound book in holographic ink. 10 pp. Edges of cover tattered, pages browned, but good. A back page carries the inscription: “Dorcas Whipple her Book given to her by Joseph Follett School Master at a School kept at Peter Whipples in Cumberland February 26th A.D. 1763”.
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1763
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FRANKS, REBECCA.
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Bastardy Bond of Rebecca Franks, Chatham County, North Carolina, 19 July 1825. 4to Holograph Document, with Signatures.
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1825
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GARRISON, WM. LLOYD.
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ALS, 1-1/4 pp. 12mo. Ink, Roxbury, April 8, 1875, to Joshua Bean Smith. With envelope.
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1875
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GARRISON.
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Carte-De-Visite of William Lloyd Garrison.
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1860
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GENET, E.C. "Citizen
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ALS, 1 p., 4to., 11 lines in all, in ink, Prospect Hill, [Rensselaer County, New York,] April 18, 1808, recipient not identified.
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1808
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GENET, EDMOND CHARLE
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ALS, 4to, 1 p., plus small portions of two other pages (folio sheet, folded). in ink, Prospect Hill, December 21, 1831, to William L. Marcy (apparently; short lower fold lost).
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1831
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GILMAN, FRANCIS.
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Retained copy of a letter from Francis Gilman, of Norwich, Ct., dated May 9, 1934, to Rev. Alexander H. Abbott, Congregational minister in Norwich, with Dr. Abbott's reply, dated May 11, 1934.
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1934
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GRAND, JOSEPH.
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LS, 1-1/2 pp. Sm. 4to. Written in ink in a neat secretarial hand, in French. Signed "Grand." Paris, 13 December 1781.
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1781
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HALL, ADELIA.
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Diary of a Journey Aboard the Brig "Maggie," to Liberia, 1870, with a Shipboard Diary Aboard the "Princess Alexandria," for 1871, a Journey to St. Croix, St. Thomas, Cuba, and Philadelphia.
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1870
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HALL, JOHN.
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ADS, 3/4 p., in ink, tall 4to, 1 Sept. 1779, Hartford, bond of office for the position of Assistant Commissary of Issues in the American Army.
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1779
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HARTE, BRET.
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ALS, 1 p., 16mo., May 13, 1889, written in England to an admirer asking Harte to append "appropriate lines" to "pleasant references."
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1889
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HIGGINSON, THOMAS WE
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TLS, , with ink corrections, undated, 1 p., in a copy of Oldport Days, by Higginson.
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1873
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HINGSTON, EDWARD PER
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Three Page ALS to Henry Morford Concerning Visit of Artemus Ward. Great Salt Lake City, Utah T. Feb 20, 1864.12mo. Ink. Lined paper.
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1864
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HOLLADAY, BEN.
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Printed and Holograph Check on the Oregon and California Rail Road Company, Dec. 10, 1870, at Portland Oregon, in the Amount of $800.00, signed in full by Holladay as President. With railroad vignette. The check printed in San Francisco. Fine.
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1870
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HOLMES, O. W.
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A.Ms.S. Final verse from "The Chambered Nautilus," signed in full by Holmes, dated Boston, Dec. 8th, 1867. 4" x 6.75". Lightly soiled, slightly faded. Very good.
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1867
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HOLMES, O.W.
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ALS, 3 pp., 12mo., ink, Boston, August 26, 1863.
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1863
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HOWE, SAMUEL G.
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ALS, 2 pp., in ink, 4to, May 29, 1846, to Rev. Mr. Packard, Lancaster, Mass.
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1846
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HOWE, SAMUEL G.
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ALS, 3 pp., 16mo., in ink, Boston, Nov. 3, 18[50s]. To Mrs. Goodwin.
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1855
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HUNTINGTON, D. DYER
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Three Page ALS from Watertown, New York, to Aunt Mary Torrey, Delaware, Ohio, Decrying Mormonism. May 15, 1842. 4to. 3 pp., docketed on verso of p. [3]. Folded & postmarked. Browned, folds, small edge tear and hole, no loss. Ink. Very legible.
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1842
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JACKSON, ANDREW.
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Autograph note (ca. 65 words) initialed by Jackson. Written on a 4to sheet, dated May 9th, 1833. With notations in pencil relating to the note in an unknown hand. Light browning along a vertical fold, else fine.
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1833
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KENNEDY, J. P.
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ALS, 1 1/2 pp. Baltimore, Dec. 14, 1847, to B. B. French.
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1847
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KENT, EDWARD N.
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"Record of Events Commencing with the Study of Chemistry, at 23 Years of Age. By Edward N. Kent, Born at Portland, Maine, January 27th, 1819." Runs from Oct. 5, 1842 to July 28, 1845. In ink, very legible, with a few text drawings of chemical apparatus. Ledger sheep, damaged at lower spine, with burn mark affecting a very few words on early leaves.
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1842
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KIP, JACOB.
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Account Book of a Liquor Dealer and Ferry Operator, 1747-1782. 60 pp. Narrow folio. Ink. Contemp. calf, very worn. Some fire damage, fair to poor, but legible.
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1747
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KRAMER, SIDNEY.
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A History of Stone & Kimball and Herbert S. Stone & Co. with a Bibliography of Their Publications 1893-1905. Preface by Frederic G. Melcher.
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1940
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LEON pseud.
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The Last of the Eries. A Leaf of Aboriginal History.
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1840
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LEONARD, SAMUEL.
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Holograph Correspondence from Samuel Leonard of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, to his wife Mehitable Leonard, 1828-1842. 22 signed and dated, some postmarked. 10 miscellaneous documents 1822-1865 including a 10 pp. speech on the peddler’s bill, an 1820 induction notice into the South Bridgewater Rifle Company, etc.
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1828
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LEWIS, ABEL.
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Ledger, 1774-1814, Stratford, Connecticut, of a General Store, Cooper & Saw Mill.
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1774
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LINCOLN.
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Manuscript Warrant Served by the Constable, Zeb. Farrar, as Directed by the Selectmen, Sam Hoar, Joshua Brooks & Ephr. Brown to summon freeholders and other inhabitants qualified by law to vote in town meetings...October 27, 1806 [or 1808?]. Quarto document in holograph, docketed on verso.
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1806
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LOGAN, JAMES.
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Washington County, Pennsylvania, Wolf Bounty Receipt, signed by Jas. Logan. July 17, 1789. Narrow oblong 12mo. 7 lines, ink. Old folds. Very good.
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1789
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LYELL, CHARLES.
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ALS, 1 p. 4to., in ink, dated at New Haven, [Ct.], Dec. 7, 1841. To an unknown recipient.
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1841
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MacCLURE, WILLIAM 17
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Transcription and Map of a Land Record in Onandaga County, New Yor, 1814, belonging to John P. Sherwood. 16mo. sewn booklet--cover reads “Duplicate Survey Containng 1078 (?) Acres”. 16 pp. Back cover “Rensalau (?) Scott wishes 120 acres on the NW corner of Pond...” Browned, edges slightly tattered. Title page “The Following is a map, description and Field Notes of a Tract of Land belonging to Mr. John P. Sherwood of the town of Salina Onandaga County & State of New York. Said tract is Situated in the Township of Randolph Town of Windsor Broome County & State aforesaid. Surveyed and Drawn out and Subdivided of the same into eleven sections in the month of October 1814 by William Macclure Windsor November 11 (?) 1814.”
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1814
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MASSACHUSETTS.
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Two manuscript letters, one dated July 12, 1798, from the town of Cambridge to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Medfield, concerning one Anthony Frederick, a Negro; the second, a retained copy of a reply by the town of Medfield, to the town of Cambridge, dated August 11, 1798.
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1798
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MAYER, BRANTZ.
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Captain Canot; or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver Being an Account of His Career and Adventures on the Coast, in the Interior, on Shipboard, and in the West Indies. Written Out and Edited from the Captain's Journals, Memoranda and Conversations. Tenth Thousand.
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1854
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McDONALD, ALEXANDER.
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ALS, 2 pp., 4to., in ink, March 10, 1859, to Rev. E.W. Jackson, Gorham, Maine. Fine.
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1859
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MERSEREAU, MRS. JAME
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Minutes of a Dispute with Ontario Female Seminary. March 10, 1855. 2 pp. Legal sized, folded. Ink. Outer leaf: “Mrs. James Mersereau, Minutes, B. Richards, 10th Mch [18]55."
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1855
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MEURS, WALTER COLONI
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A Complete Group of Six Hand-Written & Printed Documents Relating to the British Seizure and Resale of the Brazilian Ship "Ceres" for Illegal Slave Trading in Sierra Leone, 1829, 1830 and 1832.
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1829
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MINER, RICHARDSON.
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Account Book of a Saddler, 1790-1803, Stonington, Connecticut. Narrow folio. 180 pp. Contemp. boards, very worn & loose. Ink.
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1790
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MOORE, JACOB BAILEY.
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District of Columbia...on the nineteenth day of August...one thousand eight hundred and forty six Jacob Bailey Moore deposited in this office the title of a book...Memoirs of American Governors. By Jacob Bailey Moore. Vol. I. Washington: Published for the Subscribers. 1846....In testimony that the foregoing is a true copy from the records of my office, I Cassius F. Lee, Clerk of the District Court of the District of Columbia, hereto set my hand...this 19th day of August, A.D. 1846. [Partial text, printed & holograph]. With seal. 4to broadside.
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1846
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PADDOCK & SISSON.
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Folio sheep bound ledger with calligraphic title page for Paddock & Sisson for 1851-52.
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1851
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PARK, JOHN W.
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A.L.S., 3 full 4to pages, written in ink, very legible, from John W. Park, of Spring Hill, Arkansas, to Edward B. Hicks, Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Virginia, with stamped oval postal mark Nov. 14, ("25" hand written), Washington, Ark.
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1840
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