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Final Report of the Proceedings of the Masonic Board of Relief, of the City of Chicago, Organized to Distribute the Funds...for the Relief of Master Masons, and the Widows and Children of Deceased Brethern, Who Were Rendered Needy by the Great Conflagration in the City of Chicago...
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1872
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The Wauchope Grader and Ditcher. Road-Making. Earth Roads, and How To Build Them. What Everybody Wants to Know.
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1875
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Charter, Constitution and By-Laws, with a List of Officers, etc., of the Chicago Historical Society. Organized 1856. Incorporated 1857.
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1858
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Constitution and Canons of the Protestant Episcopal Church, in the Diocese of Illinois. Adopted at the Convention held in St. Paul's Church, Peoria, 21st, 22d and 23rd October, 1857.
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1857
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Scenes in Florida.
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1894
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Gane Bros. & Co. Importers and Dealers in Book-Binders' Stock and Leather Manufacturers, 88 Wabash Avenue, Chicago. [address changed in ink to 179 Monroe St.).
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1886
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The Whitely Exerciser.
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1893
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Extensive Letter from "John" in Chicago to William Henry Pierce, Concerning Travels and Hunting. July 22, 1855. Postmarked envelope addressed to Wm. H. Pierce, Esq. Springwater, Livingston County, NY. Blue paper 12.5” x 14”. Folded. 3 pp. Ink, some bleedthrough, legible hand.
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1855
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Cook County, Illinois, Tax Receipt Book for Grant Family. August 1881 to 1897. Printed Ledger of Tax Receipts for City of Chicago with Official Stamps of the Tax Collector & a few tipped in receipts. Cover title: “125 Clark Street Louis M. Grant. Lawyer Chicago." Inside endpaper: “Wm C. Grant." 140 pp. Oblong sm. folio. Binding worn, broken at spine.
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1881
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INGENIERIA Moderna Panamericana. Vol. I, # 7-Vol. II. January-December 1910. Large 4to. Pp. 207-398 & 164 pp., plus numerous ads.
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1910
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History of Medicine and Surgery and Physicians and Surgeons of Chicago.
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1922
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P[eter] Pruyne & Co. Drugstore Inventories. May 1831, May 1834, May 1835; Seven Bills of Lading, 1835-6. Folio. 53 pp. A Few News Clippings. Board covers with calf spine. Well worn, signatures intact but separated from spine. Group of center pages cut out. Pages browned.
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1831
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PINKERTON’S NATIONAL POLICE AGENCY. To the Legal Profession: Gentlemen, The undersigned takes the liberty of presenting this circular, with the view of calling your attention to his Detective Agencies….[Caption & beginning of text]. Broadside, 10“ x 8," signed in type by Allan Pinkerton at conclusion.
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1867
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General Instructions to Agents. [Caption title]. Broadside, 11” x 8-3/8," printed on light blue paper. Signed in type by R.B. Mason, General Sup’t. at conclusion, Illinois Central R.R. Office, Chicago...Old folds, brown stain in central portion, otherwise very good.
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1855
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Programme of Procession/ To Escort the Remains of/ President Lincoln/ From the Court House to the Funeral Train for Springfield./ The Court House will be closed at 8 o'clock, precisely, and the remains of/ the late President escorted to the Springfield Train in the following order:/ BAND./ CHIEF MARSHALL--Colonel R. M. Hough,/...Broadside, 5-3/8" x 8". Printed in white on dark silk, with border. Handsome modern wood frame (old style).
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1865
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The Song Messenger of the Northwest [caption title]. Vol. III, No. 11 [et al.]. Altogether, 8 numbers from volumes III and IV, as below.
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1866
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The Leading Jeweler of the West. A.H. Miller, Importing and Manufacturing Jeweler and Silversmight, Cor. Randolph and Clark Streets, Chicago...[Caption title & partial text]. Broadside 6-1/2" x 9-1/4". Black print on green stock. Pasted to board. Illustration of the large A.H. Miller building in Chicago.
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1868
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The Democratic Platform for 50 Years. The Immortal Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions of 1798, with Their History and Application, To the Preseent Convention.
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1864
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Chicago; Her Commerce and Railroads: Two Articles Published in the Daily Democratic Press.
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1853
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Brave Ulysses is the Man! Grant Campaign Song and Chorus. Words by Charles Haynes. Music by J.C. Haynes.
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1868
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Specifications of the Manner of Building Locks for the Illinois & Michigan Canal, of 10 feet lift. When the lift varies, the dimensions of the walls will be made to conform to the variation. Seems to be dated in ink 1846.
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1847
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A New Kind of Plow!/ F.F. Smith's Patent? "Cast-Cast-Steel" Turf & Stubble Plows. [Caption title]. Manufactured by Collins & Co., Hartford, Connecticut/ Principal Western Depot,/ 233 Lake St., Chicago. Henry H. Taylor, General Agent....For Sale only by Guinnep & Smith, Danville, Ill., Agents for Vermillion Counties in Illinois and Indiana. [Elephant folio broadside, with two woodcuts of plows.]
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1870
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ILLINOIS BAPTIST ANNIVERSARIES [Wrapper title]. A run of seven consecutive issues. [V.p. 1852-1858.] Altogether, 7 vols. 8vo. Printed wrappers, some shelfwear with light stains and soiling, &c., one year damaged (see below), otherwise generally very good.
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1852
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Transactions...for the Year 1853.
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1853
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HUGUNIN, HIRAM.
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Commission Merchant and Great Lakes Ship’s Captain Who Traded in Early Chicago; includes many Medical Cures. July 25, 1836 to September 20, 1837. Includes Many Handwritten Folk Medicine Receipts and Various Newspaper Clippings. Bound ledger 8 x 10 inches. 46 written pages. Paper covered boards with calf spine. Spine separated, pages loose, some corners torn. Ink and pencil.
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1836
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ANDREWS, EDMUND.
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A New Plastic Operation for Certain Deformities of the Face. [From the Transactions of the Illinois State Mediccal Society.]
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1866
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ANON.
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History of the Great Chicago Fire, October 8,9, and 10, 1871.
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1871
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ANON.
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Luke Darrell, the Chicago Newsboy.
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1866
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ANON.
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The Complete Cattle Doctor: a Treatise on the Diseases of Horned Cattle and Calves....
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1848
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ANON.
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The Heart of the West: an American Story. By an Illinoian. Time: 1860. Scene: On the Mississippi.
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1871
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BAILEY, JOHN C.W. Co
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Kane County Gazetteer Containing Directories of the Various Cities...and a Directory of the Names, Occupation, and Post Office Addresses of the Merchants, Manufacturers & Farmers Throughout Kane County...
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1867
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BARTLETT, SAMUEL C.
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An Appeal for Ministers: A Discussion on the Necessity for a Great Effort to Supply the Country with Preachers of the Gospel...
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1865
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BASSETT, DR.
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Catalogue. Dr. Bassett's Museum of Anatomy. [Wrapper title].
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1879
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BLANCHARD, RUFUS.
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Discovery and Conquests of the North-West, with the History of Chicago. Part I. Complete in itself.
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1879
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BOND, J. WESLEY
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Minnesota and Its Resources to Which Are Appended Camp-Fire Sketches or Notes of a Trip from St. Paul to Pembina and Selkirk Settlement on the Rred River of the North.
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1856
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BRECKINRIDGE, SOPHON
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The Child in the City. A Series of Papers Presented at the Conferences Held During the Chicago Child Welfare Exhibit.
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1912
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BRIMI, CARL L.
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Student Medical Notes. 1895-98. Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois. 267 pp. (1) Lectures on Therapeutics. 1895-96. Bound notebook, 99 pp. 8 x 12.75 inches. Board cover with leather tips, "Record" on cover, pencil. (2) Lectures on Surgery 1896-98. Bound notebook, 8.5 x 12. 5 inches, cloth with leather tips. 168 pp. Lined pages, legible ink. Some blank pages scribbled by child, no loss.
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1895
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BURCH.
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The Only Complete Report of the Burch Divorce Case: Containing a Comprehensive History of the Case--the Preliminary Movements, the "Confession" of Mrs. Burch, Opening Speeches of Counsel, the Deposition of Parties Implicated, and All the Testimony...Specially Reported by the Law Reporter of the "New York Daily Times."
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1860
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CHAMPNEY, JULIUS B.
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History of the Champney Family, Containing Biographical Sketches, Letters, Reminiscences, &c. Illustrated.
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1867
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CLARKE, THOMAS.
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Sir Copp. A Poem for the Times, in Six Cantos.
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1865
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COLBERT, E.
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Chicago. Historical and Statistical Sketch of the Garden City: a Chronicle of Its Social, Municipal, Commercial and Manufacturing Progress...
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1868
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CONKLING, HENRY.
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An Inside View of the Rebellion, and American Citizens' Text-Book.
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1864
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DEAN, JOSEPH P.
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“Account Book of Joseph P. Dean & Co. Day Book & Ledger Combined." September 1858 to August 1859. 21 pp. 8.5 x 14 inches. Marbled board covers, calf spine. Last pages cut out or sectioned. Spine wear, ink slightly faded.
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1858
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DEMOCRATIC PARTY--NA
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Spirit of the Chicago Convention. Extracts from All the Notable Speeches... [Caption title].
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1864
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EDGERTON, WILD.
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McClellan and the People! Conservative Union Mass Convention and "McClellan Minute Guard" Flag Raising. Chicago, August 27, 1864. Songs for the People. [Caption title]. Sm. folio broadside, printed in four columns.
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1864
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EVANS, JOHN.
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Address to the Graduating Class of Rush Medical College on the Nature, Utility, and Obligations of the Medical Profession.
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1850
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FILLEY, WILLIAM.
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Life and Adventures of...Who Was Stolen from His Home in Jackson, Mich., by the Indians, August 3d, 1837, and His Safe Return from Captivity, October 19, 1866...
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1867
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FORD, GOV. THOMAS.
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A History of Illinois, from Its Commencement as a State in 1814[!] to 1847, Containing a Full Account of the Black Hawk War, the Rise, Progress, and Fall of the Mormons, the Alton and Lovejoy Riots, and Other Important and Interesting Events.
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1854
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FORD, GOV. THOMAS.
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A History of Illinois, from Its Commencement as a State in 1818 to 1847, Containing a Full Account of the Black Hawk War, the Rise, Progress, and Fall of the Mormons, the Alton and Lovejoy Riots, and Other Important and Interesting Events.
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1854
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GAGE, GEORGE M.
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Five & One-Half (5-1/2) Page ALS to Nephew, Bill, Concerning the Chicago Fire. Winnetka, [Illinois], October 22, 1871. Sheet 5 x 8 inches. Ink. Browned, tears at folds. Legible hand.
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1871
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GOODRICH, ALBERT E.
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General Dealers and Manufacturers of Oil. Chicago. August 25th, 1862. Dear Sir: Your perusal of the following list of articles and prices we beg leave to ask.... [caption and beginning of text].
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1862
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GOODSPEED, REV. E.J.
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History of the Great Fires in Chicago and the West...
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1871
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GOODWIN, H.M.
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The Suggestive Method. An Address Delivered before the Teachers' Institute, at Rockton, Illinois, October 18, 1850.
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1850
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GRAHAM, J.D.
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Messages from the Governors of Maryland and Pennsylvania, Transmitting the Reports of the Joint Commissioners, and of Lieut. Col. Graham...in relation to the Intersection of the Boundary Lines of the States of Maryland, Pennsylvania and Delaware, being a Portion of Mason and Dixon's Line. With a Map. Second Edition.
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1862
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HAINES, ELIJAH M.
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Laws of Wisconsin Concerning the Organization and Government of Towns, and the Powers and Duties of Town Officers and Boards of Supervisors, with Numerous Practical Forms.
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1858
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HALE, EDWIN M.
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A Systematic Treatise on Abortion.
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1866
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HARRIS & MORROW.
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The Bon Ton Directory Giving the Names in Alphabetical Order, Addresses and Hours of Reception of the Most Prominent and Fashionable Ladies Residing in Chicago and Its Suburbs.
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1879
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HERBERT, HENRY WILLI
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The Spider and the Fly; or, Tricks, Traps, and Pitfalls of City Life. By One Who Knows.
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1873
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HILLS, JOHN P. MRS..
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The Prairie Casket.
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1875
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HOLDEN, E. GOODMAN.
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A Famous Victory.
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1880
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HOLLEY, H.W.
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The Heggensville Papers. A Collection of Articles...appertaining to te Founding, Cultivation, Growth...of the City of Heggensville."
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1886
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KANE, THOMAS & COMPA
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Trade Catalogue of Racine Automatic Engines and Boilers Maritime and Stationary. Steam Launches. Yacht Fittings.
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1892
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KATZENBACH, F.
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Genl. Tom Thumb's Polka. Introducing some of the General's favorite Melodies.
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1863
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KNAPP, MOSES L.
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Address Delivered to the Graduating Class of the Indiana Medical College, at the Public Commencement, Feb. 18, 1847.
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1847
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LESTER, FRANK M.
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Handbook of Chicago Stocks and Bonds.
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1889
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LINCOLN, ABRAHAM.
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Abraham Lincoln's Farewell Address to His Old Neighbors. Springfield, February 12, 1861...Engraving of Lincoln, by Isaac Bates. Stiff card: 4" x 2-1/2".
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1865
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LUDLAM, R.
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A Valedictory Address to the Graduating Class of Hahnemann Medical College, Delivered February 27, 1862.
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1862
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MANASSE, L.
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Catalogue of Sciopticons, Stereopticons, Magic Lanterns, Slides or Views and Mechanical Novelties. Imported and Manufactured by L. Manasse,--Optician...
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1887
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MANFORD, ERASMUS.
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Twenty-Five Years in the West.
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1867
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MAPES, GEORGE W.
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A.L.S. to Mr. A. Markes & Co. of Roseburg, Oregon concerning the price of sheep and cattle. Matteson House Hotel, engraved letterhead of hotel, Wabash Ave., Chicago, Illinois. March 8, 1873. 8.5 x 11 in., 1p. with stamped, postmarked cover. Browned, folds, fine.
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1873
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MARSHALL FIELD & CO.
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Illustrated Catalogue of Jewelry Department.
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1893
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MASON, R.B.
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The Georgian Bay Canal. Reports of Col. R.B. Mason, Consulting Engineer, and Kivas Tully, Chief Engineer; with an Appendix, Profile, and Map.
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1858
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McCORMICK, C.H. & BR
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McCormick's Prize Harvesters[,] Mowers and Reapers, (Latest Improvements). [Wrapper title].
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1868
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McCORMICK, CYRUS H.
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McCormick's Self Raker. Improved for 1867. Unequaled for All Conditions of Heavy or Lodged Grain. The Only Perfect Self-Raker in the United States.
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1867
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MEAD, EDWARD.
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Report of the Chicago Retreat for the Insane.
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1848
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NORRIS, B.F. & CO.
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Designs for Jewelers and Engravers.
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1876
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PALMER, BERTHA HONOR
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Addresses and Reports of Mrs. Potter Palmer, President of the Board of Lady Managers, World's Columbian Commission. Complete Edition.
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1894
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PARSONS, ALBERT RICH
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A.R. Parson's Appeal to the People of America. [Caption title]. Large 4to broadsheet, three full columns on recto & verso. Fine.
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1887
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PINKERTON, A. FRANK.
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Dyke Darrel, the Railroad Detective; or, the Crime of the Midnight Express.
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1886
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POE, EDGAR ALLAN.
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The Works of...Newly Collected and Edited, with a Memoir, Critical Introductions, and Notes, by Edmund Clarence Stedman and George Edward Woodberry.
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1894
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REIGHLEY, CHARLES.
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Three (3) pp. ALS to Eno L. Freeman, in Almont, Michigan, Concerning Services of an Assistant. Chicago, Sept. 26, 1851. 16 x 9.5 inches. Blue paper folded in half with integral address. Hole at seal, bright, legible.
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1851
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ROOT, GEORGE Ed.
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The Bugle-Call. [Wrapper title.]
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1863
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RUDDOCK, E.H.
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The Stepping-Stone to Homoeopathy and Health. First American, from the Sixth London Edition. With Notes by the American Editor.
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1871
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SEEGER, EUGEN & EDWA
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Chicago. Entwickelung, Zerstorung und Wiederaufbau. Wunderstadt.
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1872
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SLOAN, W.B.
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Sloan's Complete Farrier and Cattle Doctor...Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Swine, and Poultry...Fifth Edition: Enlarged, Improved, and Splendidly Illustrated.
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1869
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SMITH, GERRIT.
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Address to the National Temperance Convention Held in Chicago Sept. 1st and 2d, 1869, To the People of the United States. Slavery is gone, but drunkenness stays. There are a million drunkards in our land....[Caption & beginning of text].
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1869
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STEWART, A. M.
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A Historical Sermon.
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1850
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TAVERNER, H.T.
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Charles Dickens. The Story of His Life. By the author of the "Life of Thackeray." With Illustrations and Facsimiles.
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1870
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TAYLOR, BENJ. F.
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January and June. Third Edition.
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1860
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TOWNS, H.H.
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Four (4) Page ALS from H[orace] H. Towns to G[eorge] R. Carleton, Esq. in Epsom, New Hampshire, Regarding Industry in Chicago. Chicago, May 25, 1856. Sheet, blue paper, 8 x 10.5 inches, folded. Stamped cover postmarked Chicago. Slight water stains. Browned. Legible ink.
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1856
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TURNER, J.B.
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Industrial Universities for the People. Published in Compliance with Resolutions of the Chicago and Springfield Conventions, and Under the Industrial League of Illinois. Second Edition.
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1854
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UPTON, GEORGE P.
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Letters of Peregrine Pickle.
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1869
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WEBB, THOMAS SMITH.
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The Miniature Monitor: Containing All the Monitorial Instructions in Blue Lodge Masonry...Compiled by Rob Morris...
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1864
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WEEDEN, E.S.
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Information for Soldiers and Their Heirs! [Caption title]. Broadside, 17" x 11". Text in four columns, with three Civil War illustrations beneath title.
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1890
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WELLS, JOEL HENRY Ed
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1867
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WING, J.M. & CO.
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7 Days in Chicago.
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1878
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WRIGHT, J.S. and J.
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THE PRAIRIE FARMER: Devoted to Western Agriculture, Mechanics, and Education. Vol. VI, # 1-12. Jan.-Dec., 1846.
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1846
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