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Geology of New York. Parts 1-4.
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1842
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Report of the Committee on Literature, Relative to the Common Schools and Academies....
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1827
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Charter and Fundamental Laws of the Corporation for the Relief of Widows and Children of Clergymen of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the State of New York.
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1807
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Report of the Commissioners Appointed by...the Senate and Assembly...to Explore the Route of an Inland Navigation from Hudson's River to Lake Ontario and Lake Erie.
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1811
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Annual Report of Deaths in the City and County of New-York, for the Year 1819.
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1820
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In the Court of the Trial of Impeachments, and the Correction of Errors. Case of an Appeal from a Decree of the Chancellor, in a Case Between George W. Bruen, Appelant, vs. Frederick de Peyster, Respondent...
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1844
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Report of the Committee of the Corporation, on the Subject of Fortifying the Harbour of New-York.
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1807
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Historical Narrative, Explanation, and Vindication of the Course Pursued by the Grand Lodge of the State of New-York, in Relation to the Unmasonic and Unconstitutional Attempt of a Portion of Their Body to Revolutionize the Organization Thereof:--Addressed to their Correspondents, the Grand Lodges of the World...
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1849
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A Brief View of Facts, Which Gave Rise to the New-York Evangelical Missionary Society of Young Men, Together with the Constitution.
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1817
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The Statutes of the Albany Academy. Passed 5th December, 1816.
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1816
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Address of the General Republican Committee of the City and County of New York.
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1817
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The Constitution and By-Laws of the Infant School Society of the City of New-York; with the Subscribers' Names, Etc. Instituted May 23, 1827. With Two Views of Infant School No. 1 [not present].
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1828
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The Address and Constitution of...
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1796
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State of New York. In the Court of the Trial of Impeachments and the Correction of Errors. Samuel M. Thompson and Others, Plaintiffs in Error, vs. the People of the State of New-York, at the Relation of Thomas C. Taylor and Others, Defendants in Error....
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1840
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A Report of a Committee...Appointed to Inquire into the Number of Tavern Licenses; the Manner of Granting Them; Their Effects Upon the Community; and the Other Sources of Vice and Misery in This City; and to Visit Bridwell.
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1810
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Catalogue of the Cadets of the U.S. Military Academy. West-Point, January 1, 1819. [Caption title]. Folio broadside, with typographical border.
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1818
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The Right of the Governor and Company of the Colony of Connecticut, to Claim and Hold the Lands Within the Limits of their Charter, Lying West of the Province of New-York. Stated and Considered: In a Letter to J.H. Esquire. To which is added, An Account of the Purchase from the Indians of Part of those Lands, by the Susquehannah and Delaware Companies, and their Proceedings thereon.
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1773
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1863
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Pacific Hotel. [Caption title]. Colored lithograph, 12" x 12." Light foxing & slight staining. Excellent.
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1836
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Third Census of the State of New-York. [Caption title]. Large folio broadside, printed in seven columns.
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1812
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The Pocket Anatomist: Being a Summary of the Muscles; with a Tabular View of the Arteries and Nerves...
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1848
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1824
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The Carrier, of the Political Index, to His Patrons. [Caption title]. Folio broadside, 17" x 10," printed in two columns of verse, with typographical border.
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1808
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Constitution of the State of New-York, Adopted in Convention, November 10th, 1821...
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1822
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An Account of the New-York Hospital.
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1811
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IRISHMAN, Will stand at the stable of Conrad Chism...[Caption title & partial text]. Broadside, 16" x 11."
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1843
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"A Book containing the Accounts of the Medical Society of Cayuga County," New York, 1807-1834.
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1807
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This is to Certify that (Col. Darius Branch)...is a (Member) for Life...New York (Nov. 12, 1847). [Signed by the President and three Secretaries]. Printed & holograph, with a large engraving of a printing press, surrounded by a crowd receiving printed books from two members of the Society.
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10803
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A Series of Six Receipts, 4" x 10.5," from the Port of New York, each for a Chest of Chinese Hyson or Souchong Tea, dated variously 1830-32. Signed in type & stamped "M.M. Noah." Signed in ink by various inspectors.
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1830
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New York Tribune, October 22, 1859.
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1859
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The Inhuman Anti Rent Murder, Of Deputy Sheriff Steele, at Andes, Delaware County New York.--Taken from a Drawing made on the Spot... [Caption title & partial text]. Small folio colored lithograph.
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1845
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The Carrier's Address of the New York Organ. [Caption title]. Sm. folio broadside. Verse in three columns iwth typographical borders & large temperance woodcut by Horton.
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1849
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Statement and Exposition of the Title of John Jacob Astor to the Lands purchased by him from the Surviving Children of Roger Morris and Mary his Wife.
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1827
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Thirty-Three Photographs, 3" x 3" from the 1901 Pan American Exposition of 1901. [with] Seventeen Photographs, ca. 1900-01, from the Mining Town of Terraville, South Dakota.Contemp. Oblong 8vo. Album (spine shot).
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1901
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The Camp-Meeting Hymn Book:...Used by the Methodist Connexion in the United States.
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1832
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Ledger of Stray Animals, Farmington, New York, 1800-48. 166 pp. Sm. 4to. Contemp. calf backed boards, reinforced. End papers loose. Ink.
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1800
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Catalogue of Proprietors of the Albany Rural Cemetery, with the Numbers and Location of Their Lots. To December 31st, 1872. [Caption title].
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1873
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New York Merchant's Ledger, 1811-13. 110 pp. Folio. Contemp. calf backed boards. Ink. A few pages have pasted magazine engravings. Overall very good.
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1811
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Articles of Association of the Albany & Saratoga Plank Road Company. [Caption title].
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1847
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Fulton County, New York, Deer Skins Ledger, 1879-1881. Tall folio lined, ink. 191 pp. Contemp. 3/4 calf, cloth sides.
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1879
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Ephratah, New York, General Store Ledger. November 1828 - November 1829. 360 pp. Tall folio with first 90 pages missing, disbound, no covers. Ink, browning, foxing, some fraying.
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1828
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Pleasant Valley Library Society, Ulster County, New York, 1813-23. 150 pp. Sm. folio. Contemp. calf backed boards. Ink, some foxing, browning, ink blots, a few corners torn, a few pages torn off to make receipts, no apparent loss.
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1813
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Collins’ Patent Horizontal Hop-Yard. Agreement date; June 12, 1866. Patented December 1, 1863. Signed “Collins & Pratt” and witness Benj. Kirkham. Large 4to. Previous folds, glued to board. Printed form with holograph additions and graphic illustration at top of hop yard. Very good.
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1863
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Carriers' Address of The Evening Signal and the New World. [Caption title]. Small folio broadside, verse in two columns, with large typographical border and small engraving. Dated at bottom of left column, "New-York, January 1, 1841"
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1841
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The Great Fire of the City of New York, 16 December 1835. Print size: 16" x 20," with substantial margins and appealing coloring.
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1836
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Holograph Legal Documents, 1763-1796. Four (4) including: 1) Indenture of Deed (April 11) signed by Petrus Stuyvesant & John Ray (Master in Chancery), April 24, 1792. Recorded 1801. 4 pp. 19” x 27," slight tears at folds, sealed, tied with ribbon. Watermarked with crown and “GB”.Top edge scalloped, folds, browned, small holes at point of folds. 2) Declaration of Trust, from John Smith to the Creditors of Jacob Benton, Jr., signed and sealed with red wax March 3, 1763. 4 pp. 14” x 22." Folded in half, tied with ribbon, slight edgewear, small tears at folds, browning. 3) Will of Henry Van Vleck, New York December 3, 1784, sealed. Copy sent to Northampton County, PA. Feb. 5, 1785. 8” x 12.5," 11 pp. Tied at top with ribbon, wax seal. Folds, browning, few spots 4) Indenture of Deed from Isaac Van Vleck to Lynde Catlin(d). Signed & sealed by Ann and Isaac Van Vleck. June 7, 1796. vellum, 18” x 20," folds, scalloped at top, tied with ribbon, two very small holes, (no loss), browning.
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1763
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New York Oil Distributor’s Ledger. Shipping from Hunter’s Point, New York. January 1, 1863 to July 26, 1865. 125 pp. Large folio. Stationer’s sticker on endpaper: B.F. Corlies & Macy, 33 Nassau St., NY. List of amounts of “Revenue Stamps for Warehouse Receipts” pasted on front endpaper. Lined paper. Conemp. calf cover with leather tips. Printed pages with ink in a neat hand. Binding worn, hinges weak.
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1863
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New-York Athenaeum. [Title].
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1825
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American Bible Society Membership Certificate for Rev. Jason Allen. Signed by Matthew Clarkson and J[ohn] B. Romeyn. Circa 1821-1832. 4to sheet, printed & holograph, folded. Page 1 printed, 2-4 blank. Engraving of Bible by J. Seymour, Printer. Edges browned.
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1821
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Medical Science Lottery Ticket, State of New York, March 1815. First Lottery, 2" x 6," printed in orange, # 8.080, signed by Jn (John ?) McLean. Verso "Withdrawn the 28th day of Drawing For Judah & Lazarus" (?), Morris Oakley, John Adams, Isaac Woods, L. Hart. Marked Paid. Fine.
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1815
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Catalogue of Albany's Bicentennial Loan Exhibition, at the Albany Academy, July 5 to July 24, 1886. 1686-1886.
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1886
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The Musical World. An American and Foreign Record of Music, Literature, and Art. [Later]: The Musical World and New York Musical Times. Vol. 3, # 13-Vol. 5, # 9. # 63-100. March 1, 1852-Feb. 26, 1853.
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1852
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School District Record for School District No. 8, in the Town of Pittsford--Now District No. 5 in the Town of Henrietta, County of Monroe & State of New York . May 4, 1814 to October 5, 1870. Narrow tall folio. Old boards, very worn, nearly detached. 200 pp. Some water damage. Legible ink, some pencil.
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1814
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By-Laws of the Oswego Guards, Commanded by S.S. Hurlbut.
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1838
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The New York Primer; or, Second Book.
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1823
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Petition of Morris Fosdick and 12 Others to the State of New York for the Commutation of the Sentence of Death Against Mary Hartung to Imprisonment in the Sing Sing State Prison. April 11, 1859. Thirteen petitioners‚ signatures. Docketed on verso. Sheet, lined, 7.5 x 9 in. Ink & some pencil. Previous folds, very slight edge wear.
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1859
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J.W. Spencer Accounts Receivable and Payable. (supplied title). Feb. 9, 1827 to Jan. 1856. Oblong 8vo. 210 pp. Contemp. calf backed boards. Cover & spine well worn, spine chipped. Interior has bit of original string holding pages. Ink, legible.
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1827
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S. Mer[...]- Sept, 28, 184[2?]-. Satirical Essay Which Mentions [Thomas Wilson] Dorr. Sheet 12 x15 in. Folded in half, 3.5 pp. Large 4to. Edges frayed, browned, some tears and loss. Brittle. Signed “Marius”?.
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1842
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The Buffalo Literary and Scientific Academy, formerly The Buffalo High School Association. 1846. “Stock Scrip Book”; Stock Certificates, engraved blanks. 78 pp. Notebook 8 x 10.5 inches. Few back pages over pasted with recipes. Contemp. board covers, calf spine. Spine and cover well worn. Browning. Certificates fine.
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1846
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Combined Day Book, 1826-1828, of Farm Accounts, Southbridge & Worcester, Mass. & Elmira, N.Y. “D.K. Fitch” penciled front flyleaf. Accounts of Daniel K. Fitch (?) 1829-1855. 460 pp. Folio ledger 8.25 x13 in. Ink. Contemp. sheep. Cover and spine wear. Intact, legible.
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1829
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New-York As It Is, in 1837...Including the Public Officers, &c. of the City of Brooklyn, Accompanied by a Correct Map [not present]. Fourth Year of Publication.
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1837
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Unaccomplished printed form: By […] of the [ … ] Company in the [ … ] Regiment of Militia of the City and County of New-York, Commanded by [ … ]. To [ … ] of the Sergeants of the same Company and Regiment, and to the Keeper of the common Goal [sic] of the said City and County…, Greeting. These are, in Pursuance of the Law of … New-York, entitled, “an act to regulate the Militia,” passed the fourth Day of April 1786, to authorize and require you the said Sergeants, to demand and receive of, and from [ … ] Private in my Company in the same Regiment, the Sum of Twenty Shillings, as a Fine for [ … ] on the [ …] Day of [ … ] and in Case of Non-payment, you are hereby further authorized and required to apprehend [ … ] the said [ …] and convey [ … ] to the Common Goal [sic] of the said City…, and you the said Keeper of the Goal [sic] aforesaid, are hereby required to receive the Bod[ … ] of the said [ … ] and [ … ] safely keep in your Custody until the [ … ] Fine aforesaid, together with your Fees are paid. Given under my Hand and Seal, this [ … ] Day of 179[7]. Text in full. 13” x 9” printed on heavy laid paper. Old folds, else fine.
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1797
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Suffrage as a War Measure[.] Since the War Began Woman Suffrage Has Been Sweeping Over the Civilized World. [Caption title and partial text]. Single 8” x 10” sheet printed on both sides, intended to be folded to form an 8vo. leaflet. Fine.
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1917
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The Constitutions of the Ancient and Honorable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons in the State of New-York; Collected and Digested by Order of the Grand Lodge.
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1801
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The Leech. “Blood! Iago! Blood!” Vol. I, No. 1 [all]. July, 1864. 12” x 9." 12 pp. Masthead with cut of two men facing away from viewer. A short tear in fore-margin throughout, one chip affecting several characters on last leaf. A fairly well-preserved copy, partly unopened.
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1864
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Medical Receipts by Robert T. Van Deusen. Lansingburgh, (New York). 1849-1857. Notebook 6.25 x 7.5 inches. 46 pp. Contains about 60 Receipts. Marbled paper cover, some pages cut. Legible ink.
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1849
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Albany Argus--Extra. Tuesday, November 13, 1821...Constitution of the State of New-York, as Amended. Folio broadsheet.
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1821
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To John G. Curtis, Preston Armour, Asahel C. Stone, and Geo. W. Ellinwood...Commissioners of Excise of the Town of Smithfield, County of Madison, and State of New York. [Caption title]. Sq. 4to broadside.
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1841
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NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF HEALTH. Official Report of the Board of Health. Published Daily by J.K. Barr, 83 Orange-street. Saturday, July 21, 1832. 311 Cases--114 Deaths. Private Dwellings 191 Cases 61 Deaths. Cases and Deaths reported to the Board from July 20th, 12 o’clock, at noon on July 21st at 12 o’clock noon. [Caption title]. Broadside, 16” x 7." Caption followed by approximately 175 street addresses, double column, listing new cases and deaths. Signed in type at conclusion, “In behalf of the Special Medical Council, A.H. Stevens, Pres.”
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1832
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Utica Observer-Extra. Monday, Oct. 19, 1835. At a large and respectable meeting…for the purpose of taking into consideration the resolution of the Common Council, passed last evening, granting permission for the holding of a State Abolition Convention in this place….[Caption title and partial text]. Broadside, 12” x 8," signed in type by Rudolph Snyder, President of the convention, and nine others, at conclusion. Sheet stained and very browned, some surface abrasions. Skillfully backed. Not an especially attractive copy, but sound and textually complete.
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1835
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Collection of Legal Documents and Forms from Pre-Revolutionary New York. Written 1750s. Documents dated 16- to 1759. 79 pp. Vellum covers, calf spine. 10 x 14.5 inches. Cover delaminating, spine separating, some pages loose, few pages torn out, some partial pages torn out. Edge fraying with chipping & small losses. Fine hand.
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1750
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Yonkers Military Institute, A Boarding School for Boys. Benjamin Mason, Principal. Yonkers, N.Y.
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1863
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Facts for the People. [Caption title]. Volume I, no 2 [ -3, -5, -7]. Altogether, 4 issues. 4to. 4 pages each, being pages: [5]-8; [9]-12; [17]-20; and [25]-28. Old folds with some separations but no significant loss, first two issues a bit dust-soiled, edgewear, &c., good only, but entirely sound. Each issue with ownership signature of J. Eliz. Jones, dated 1864 (or 1866).
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1837
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Receipt Book of Platt Bennett, of Elmira, New York. June 20, 1811 to September 2, 1844. Notebook 4 x 6.5 inches. Ink. 33 pp. Calf covered boards. Intact, slight corner wear, taped spine. Very legible.
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1811
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Western Almanac for…1836…
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1835
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VILLANY DETECTED. Fellow-Citizens, Read the following Certificates of Judge Ford, of Montgomery County, and James Kinyon whose affadavit appeared in the last Sentinel. See the foul means to which the unprincipled opponents of JOHN W. TAYLOR resort, to destroy him….[Caption title and beginning of text]. Broadside, 13” x 9 ." Old folds, rather soiled, but sound with good margins.
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1821
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Woman Servant’s Diary from New York. January 1 to August 25, 1868. Small contemp. cloth pocketbook with flap, 3 x 4.5 inches. 80 pp. Cover worn, pages intact. Light pencil.
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1868
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Account Book of Samuel Voorhees, Physician. Amsterdam, Montgomery County, New York. 1834-1848. Notebook 6.5 x 8 inches. 187 pp. A few loose scraps/receipts. Cover well worn and separating. Pages browned, some torn. Edge wear. Ink.
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1834
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Poem: "The Prospect," Extolling George Griffin. Ca. 1806. Sheet 8 x 13 inches, 1.5 p. Folds, right edge ragged, slight tears at folds.
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1806
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Augustus Van Orsdale, Shoemaker. 1853-1861. Ledger, 8.5 x 13 inches. 497 pp. Alpha index. Contemp. leather, labels on spine. Cover wear, previous taped repair. Ink slightly faded. Intact and legible.
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1853
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BROOKLYN CITY GUARD. Company Orders No. 17. Armory, Sept. 11, 1844. Pursuant to Brigade Order the Brooklyn City Guard will assemble at the Armory, on Thursday, 30th October next at 11 o'clock in Full Dress (black pants with white stripe) for Inspection and Review. Fine for non-attendance $5.00. [Caption & beginning of text].
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1844
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Charter of Hudson River Lodge, Number 606, Newburgh, New York. June 8, 1866. Framed Manuscript Sheets, with inserted short typescript, 5 x 8 inches. 6 pp. Browned, folds, small hole at top of one page, no loss, preserved under glass.
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1866
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Albany Law School Autograph & Photograph Album, Kept by Horatio Colony. 1860, 63 pp. Bound Album Signatures, and Pasted-in Oval Photographs. Three photos missing, several with some damage, a few stuck together. 5.5 x 8 inches, gilt edge, gilt embossed leather, contemporary binding attractive & very good.
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1860
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Office of the Fort Hunter and Albany Plank Road Company, Maria Ville, March 26th, 1850.} To the Stockholders of the... Company.... [beginning of text]. 4to. broadside (9" x 7-5/8") with integral address leaf (inner pages blank). Folded for mailing, addressed on last page to Erastus Corning Esq. of Albany with docket (apparently hand-carried as there are no postal markings). Fine.
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1850
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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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MARKS, WILLIAM.
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Ledger of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Naples, New York. 1850-1864. Narrow folio. 40 pp. Contemp. marbled boards, calf back. Well worn, faded, spine separating, some pages cut out. Endpapers pasted with news clippings. Approximately 10 loose receipts, 1864-6.
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1850
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AL-GHAZZI, MOHAMMED.
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The Alchemy of Happiness, by Mohammed Al-Ghazzali, the Mohammedan Philosopher. Translated from the Turkish, by Henry A. Homes.
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1873
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ALBERTSON, ELIJAH JO
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Correspondence to & from Editor of the Peekskill Evening Star to a Son in the Army & Family in New York & Pennsylvania. 1902-1954, with the bulk from the 1940s. 1500+ letters. 4600+ pages. 4” x 7” to 6" x 9". Orig. envelopes, most with stamps. Some letters (about 65) separated from envelopes which are in a separate folder. Some postcards, greeting cards, ephemera, few small photos, news clippings, etc. Ink, typed, & pencil. Some paper brittle, edges frayed, condition overall good.
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1902
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ANON.
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Mary Kale; Or, Big Thunder! Chief of the Anti-Renters. By Tom Shortfellow [pseud.].
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1845
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ANON.
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The Old Brewery, and the New Mission at the Five Points.
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1854
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ANON.
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A Souvenir.
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1864
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ANON.
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A View of the New-York State Prison in the City of New-York. By a Member of the Institution.
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1815
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ANON.
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The Clerk and Magistrate's Assistant. By a Gentleman of the Bar.
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1822
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ANON.
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A Summer Month; or, Recollections of a Visit to the Falls of Niagara, and the Lakes.
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1823
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ANON.
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Dutch Reformed Church Book of Lectures & Sermons and Record of Funerals Attended, 1837-1844. 558 pp. Front cover lacking, some fraying. Sewing becoming weak. Ink very legible.
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1837
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ANON.
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Considerations for a Candid Mind Enquiring After Divine Truth.
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1854
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ANON.
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A Summer Month; or, Recollections of a Visit to the Falls of Niagara, and the Lakes.
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1823
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ANON.
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A Souvenir of Niagara Falls with a Series of Views in Oil Colors, from Photographs Taken on the Spot.
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1864
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ANON.
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Cooper’s Diary 1858. Cover is reused paper, 4" x 6.5” handsewn, 16 pp. Ink, some pencil, browned, few pages torn with no loss, edges worn.
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1858
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ANON.
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Diary of a Student of Christian Theology. (Supplied title.) Clyde, New York. April 1901- May 10, 1903. Notebook lacks cover and initial pages. 6.75 x 8.5 inches. 210 pp. First pages disbound, back twenty or so corners chipped. Ink, slightly browned. Fair.
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1901
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ANON.
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Die grosse Feuersbrunst zu New-York, am 19. juli 1845. Vollständigste Schilderung nach den berichten von Augenzeugen und amerikan Blättern. Mit einer getreuen Abbildung der Explosion in Broad-street und dem Namensverzeichnisse sämmtlicher Abgebrannten und ihrer Geschäfte.
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1845
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ANONYMOUS.
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Boundless Love for Margie (supplied title). May 28- July 22, ca. 1917. 8 x 10 inches. Bound notebook, marbled board cover. Unpaged. 210 pp. Label “S.W. Co., Boston, Mass.” Closely written ink.
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1917
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ASSOCIATION FOR IMPR
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First Report of a Committee on the Sanitary Condition of the Working Clases in the City of New-York, with Remedial Suggestions.
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1853
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ASSOCIATION FOR IMPR
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Address to the Public; Constitution and By-Laws; and Visitor's Manual...
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1844
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AULD, J.B.
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A Poetical Essay on the First Good and the First Fair. With Salutatory Addresses.
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1835
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BAKER, ABRAHAM.
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Tailor’s Day Book. 1764- ca. 1793. Accounts carried on to 1846. Book itself dates to 1706 or earlier. Hand sewn vellum bound book, 8 x12 in. Some loose receipts, a few attached with straight pins. Inside front cover holograph of “Wm Kidd” with printed early English stationer’s ad. Well worn and browned, cover few wormholes. Edges slightly tattered. Some pages torn out.
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1764
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BANGS, MERWIN & CO.
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A Few American & Foreign Coins, and Pattern Pieces, to be Sold Without Reserve...at Six o'clock, on Friday, March 17th, 1865, during the sale of coins, &c., belonging to the estate of the late Dr. Chilton. [Caption title].
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1865
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BANK of OWEGO, N.Y.
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Circular. (At a meeting of the board of Directors … Dec. 31, 1853, the following Report … was read, approved, and adopted…. [Caption and beginning of text]. Broadsheet, 10-7/8” x 9-1/8," printed on light blue paper with integral blank leaf. Small stain in upper margin. An attractive copy.
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1854
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BELDEN, E. PORTER.
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New-York: Past, Present, and Future; Comprising a History of the City of New-York, a Description of Its Present Condition, and an Estimate of Its Future Increase.
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1849
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BENECKE, TH. Compose
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[Zachary Taylor Rally in New York]. Large folio colored lithograph, without letters.
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1855
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BLOSS, DR. JABEZ P.
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Diary of a Trip to Rio de Janeiro. June - August, 1849. Notebook 5 ”x 7”. 36 pp. Blue oil cloth cover, “Doct. R. Bloss, Troy, NY”. Tear at bottom of spine, ink browned and slightly faded. Includes a small pencil drawing of the ship at Cape Frio. ALS, Rio de Janeiro, Aug. 20, 1849. “Dear Folks”. 8” x 12.5”. 6 pp. Folds, browning, slight tears at folds. Very legible.
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1849
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BOWNE, WALTER.
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A Brief Investigation of the Causes Which Created the Late Controversy on the Election of Mayor. By a Democratic Member of the Common Council.
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1830
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BRISTED, JOHN.
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An Oration on the Utility of Literary Establishments, Delivered (at the Request of the Proprietors) at the Opening of the Literary Rooms in New-York...
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1814
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BROWN, HENRY.
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A Narrative of the Anti-Masonick Excitement, in the Western Part of the State of New-York, During the Years 1826, '7, '8, and a Part of 1829.
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1829
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BROWN, NICHOLAS Jr.
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ALS, 3 pp., 4to. 1841, docketed to Abby Francis, in Providence, R.I., from Saratoga Springs, New York.
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1841
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BROWN, WILLIAM S.
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W.S.B. & Co. Shoe Maker & Wholesaler Accounts. 2 vols. Vol 1 1854-1855. 11.5 x 17”. 240 pp. Vol. 2 1856-1857. 11.5 x17”. 240 pp. First 80 pages overpasted with newspaper clippings from the 1850s-1860s. Full contemp. calf. Dated in gilt on spine. Marbled endpapers with stationer’s sticker: William Minns, Stationer, printer, 159 Pearl St, New York. Lined pages, with about 20+ pages cut out of each vol. Ink. Legible.
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1854
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BURDICK, ANSON.
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Brickmaker’s Daybook. Paris & Sangerfield, New York. 1832-1833. 85 pp. Narrow folio. Paper covered boards, printed “Merchants, Farmers & Mechanics’ Account Books, Oxford, N.Y. 1831." Loose in binding, some later pages scribbled in pencil, cover very worn, pages yellowed, small worm holes, brittle.
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1832
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BURDICK, WILLIAM CLA
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Western New York Cheese Dealer’s Accounts. 1862-1865. Folio. 425 pp. Contemp. sheep, leather labels. Marbled endpapers, alpha index. Pages cut out at back, pp. 202-3 missing. Four pages have cut outs pasted over them; some loss. Legible ink.
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1862
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BYRON-CURTISS, A.L.
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The Life and Adventures of Nat Foster, Trapper and Hunter of the Adirondacks.
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1897
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CASS, LEWIS.
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Address...before the Association of the Alumni of Hamilton College...
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1830
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CLARK, AARON.
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Communication from His Honor the Mayor, in Relation to the Precautionary Measures Adopted by Him to Secure the Public Peace at the Recent Election in This City, with Documents, and a Report from theComptroller Relative to the Expenses Incurred During Said Election.
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1839
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CLINTON DE WITT.
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An Address of the Trustees of the Public School Society in the City of New York, to Their Fellow-Citizens, Respecting the Extension of Their Public Schools.
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1828
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CLINTON, DE WITT.
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A Discourse, Delivered at Schenectady, July 22, 1823, Before the New-York Alpha of the Phi Beta Kappa. Third Edition.
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1823
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CLINTON, DE WITT.
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Circular Letter of the Literary and Philosophical Society, of New-York; on the Subject of a Statistical Account of the State of New York.
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1815
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CLINTON, DE WITT.
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Speech of Governor Clinton to the Legislature of the State of New York...
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1819
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COE, G.W. Capt. & Re
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Recruits Wanted!! Save the Draft! Capt. G.W. Coe has authority to raise a Company for the 22d N.Y. Cavalry...under Col. Crook and Maj. McLennan...Dec. 16, 1863. [Caption title & partial text]. Broadside, 8.5" x 12." Slight foxing. Very good.
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1863
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COLDEN, CADWALLADER
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Memoir...at the Celebration of the Completion of the New York Canals. [And] Appendix, Containing an Account of the Commemoration of the Completion of the Erie Canal...New York 1826 [Separate title, but pagination continuous with Colden's Memoir]. [And] Narrative of the Festivities Observed in Honor of the Completion of the Grand Erie Canal, Uniting the Waters of the Great Western Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean...by William L. Stone. New York 1825 [Separate title, but pagination continuous with Colden's Memoir].
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1825
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COLDEN, CADWALLADER
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Memoir...at the Celebration of the Completion of the New York Canals. [And] Appendix, Containing an Account of the Commemoration of the Completion of the Erie Canal...New York 1826 [Separate title, but pagination continuous with Colden's Memoir]. [And] Narrative of the Festivities Observed in Honor of the Completion of the Grand Erie Canal, Uniting the Waters of the Great Western Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean...by William L. Stone. New York 1825 [Separate title, but pagination continuous with Colden's Memoir].
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1825
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COLES, BENJAMIN.
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A Memoir on the Subject of the Wheat and Flour of the State of New-York....
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1820
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CONKLING, ALFRED.
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A Discourse Commemorative of the Talents, Virtues and Services of the Late De Witt Clinton...
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1828
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CONKLING, ALFRED.
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A Treatise on the Organization, Jurisdiction and Practice of the Courts of the United States: to which is added an Appendix...
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1831
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COOPER, J.F.
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The Chronicles of Cooperstown.
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1838
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COVENTRY, C.B.
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Epidemic Cholera: Its History, Causes, Pathology, and Treatment.
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1849
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CRANDALL, SILAS.
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Account Book of Silas Crandall. Clothier and Manufacturer of Woolen Goods. 1825-1833. Includes three scrap receipts from 1832. 178 pp. Ledger 8 x 12.5 inches. Contemp. calf backed plain boards. Ordinary wear, but sound. Ink legible.
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1825
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CURTIS, SPENCER M.
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Account Book of a Physician. 1845-1872 (most 1845-47). "Spencer M. Curtis" on flyleaf, also F.L. Todd. Tall lined folio, full contemp. sheep. 115 pp. Cover slightly separating, browned, slight water damage. Overall legible.
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1845
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CUSHING, SAMUEL B.
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Report of Samuel B. Cushing, Esq., Civil Engineer, Respecting the Harbor of Van Buren, on Lake Erie, in the County of Chautauque, and State of New York. Made July, 1836...with a chart of that harbor, and also a chart of the harbor of Dunkirk...
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1836
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DASH, JOHN B.
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New York City Accounts and Shipping Invoices of John Balthazar Dash, June 1, 1796 - August 1820. a Major Colonial New York City Firm of Tin, Copper, Hardware and Iron Mongers. Spine labeled “Journal 1796. C.B. Day 1894”. Back page: “W.C.B. Day January 1894, Rud Reimer, Jr. Brooklyn, N.Y. Jan. 10, 1894.” Includes extensive later compiled index. 320 pp. Folio, Ink. Bound in dark blue morocco with gray linen boards and gilt lettering on spine by Charlotte Ullman, master binder, Guild of Book Workers.
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1796
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DAVIES, THOMAS.
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(Advanced School Hymn Book 1858-1864.) Inside front cover: “Mr. Mc Millin’s Room. Advanc’d school. Aug 1858”. Hand written music scores with some pasted printed music. Quarto folio, 11.5 x 11.5 in. 55 pp. Gilt stamp: Music. Contemp. calf & marbled boards, worn, internally slightly loose, but good.
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1858
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DAVIS, JOHN.
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Sub-Treasury Bill. Reply of John Davis, of Massachusetts, to Mr. Buchanan, of Pennsylvania, on the Reduction of Wages and of the Value of Property....
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1840
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DE PEYSTER, J. WATTS
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Report to...Washington Hunt, Governor of the State of New York...on the Organizations of the National Guards, and Municipal Military Systems of Europe, and the Artillery and Arms Best Adapted to the State Service...
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1853
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DE VEAUX, SAMUEL.
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The Falls of Niagara, or Tourist's Guide to the Wonders of Nature, Including Notices of the Whirlpool Islands, &c.
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1839
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DE VOE, THOMAS.
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The Market Book Containing a Historical Account of the Public Markets in the Cities of New York Boston Philadelphia and Brooklyn With a brief Description of every Article of Human Food sold therein the Introduction of Cattle in America...In Two Volumes. Vol. I [all pub.].
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1862
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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, JOHN A.
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Sketch of the Resources of the City of New-York. With a View of Its Municipal Government, Population, &c. &c. From the Foundation of the City to the Date of the Latest Statistical Accounts.
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1827
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DIX, JOHN A., et al.
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THE NORTHERN LIGHT; Devoted to Free Discussion, and to the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, Miscellaneous Literature, and General Intelligence. Vol. I-[II]. April 1841 - March 1843. 24 numbers [of 40 published in 4 vols.].
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1842
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DRAPER, SIMEON, Jr.
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NEW YORK & ERIE RAILROAD Stock Auction Certificate. Signed Joseph Strong, Commissioner, 30 Aug. 1841. Sheet 13" x 15.5” folded in half. 1 pp. Watermarked “USN” with Ship & Hudson. Folds, ink, browned, bright, good.
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1841
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EIGHTS, JONATHAN.
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Transactions of the Medical Society of the State of New-York, for the Year 1831. With the Annual Address...
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1831
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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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FAY, THEODORE S.
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Views in New-York and Its Environs, from Accurate, Characteristic & Picturesque Drawings...with Historical, Topographical & Critical Illustrations...
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1831
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FISHER, SAMUEL.
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The Supremacy of Mind: A Lecture...
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1845
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FREESE, JOHN.
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Brooklyn, New York Machinist & Toolmaker for BIcycles and Sewing Machines Accounts. 1893-1905. Two Folio lined ledger books, worn & soiled externally. Ca. 125 pp. are used, but some with little text. Ink.
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1893
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FULLER, JOHN Medium
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Reports from the Celestial Court, Representing a Grand Trial Between the God of Nature and a Supposed Deceitful Being...
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1853
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FULTON & LIVINGSTON.
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The Right of a State to Grant Exclusive Privileges, in Roads, Bridges, Canals, Navigable Waters, &c. Vindicated; by a Candid Examination of the Grant from the State of New-York to, and Contract with Robert R. Livingston and Robert Fulton, for the Exclusive Navigation of Vessels, by Steam or Fire, for a Limited Time, on the Waters of Said State, and Within the Jurisdiction Thereof.
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1811
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GATES, THEOPHILUS R.
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The Trials, Experience, Exercises of Mind and First Travels, of Theophilus R. Gates.
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1810
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GIBBONS, J.S.
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The Banks of New-York, Their Dealers, the Clearing House, and the Panic of 1857. With a Financial Chart. Thirty Illustrations, by Herrick.
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1859
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GOODRICH, TIMOTHY.
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Timothy Goodrich and Family. Accounts of a Furniture Maker and House Carpenter. Painted Post, New York. 1795 to 1826. Indexed. Narrow tall folio, 6.5 x 15.5 inches, 144 pp. Contemp. marbled boards, calf spine. Pages browned and scribbled in pencil by child, no loss.
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1795
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GREEN, MELTIAH.
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One (1) Page ALS to Brother William E. Green, in Worcester, Concerning an Incident Between the "aristocrats" and the "democrats". New York, May 26, 1795. 9.5 x 16 inches. sheet folded in half. Bright ink.
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1795
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GRISCOM, JOHN H.
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The Sanitary Condition of the Laboring Population of New York. With Suggestions for Its Improvement....
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1845
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HALLECK, FITZ-GREENE
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Fanny.
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1819
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HANKINS, MARY LOUISE
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Women of New York. Written and Illustrated by...
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1861
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HARDIE, JAMES.
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The Description of the City of New-York; Containing Its Population, Institutions, Commerce, Manufactures, Public Buildings, Courts of Justice, Places of Amusement, &c. To which is prefixed, A Brief Account of Its First Settlement...
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1827
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HARRIS, PRESERVED.
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Printed oblong 8vo. document, filled in by a clerk, signed by Preserved Harris, on December 18, 1821, confirming the worth of land taken for construction of the Erie Canal, sworn before James White of Ontario County.
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1821
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HART, THOMAS.
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Daybook of General Store and Supplier. Outside Cover: “T. Hart Day Book, 4 March 1796." 260 pp. Tall narrow folio. Contemp. calf, worn. First 73 pp. disbound, few pages torn out at back of book. Pages browned, ink bright, legible.
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1796
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HASKINS, R.W.
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History and Progress of Phrenology.
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1839
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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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HOARE, LOUISE.
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The Mother's Manual, or Hints for the Improvement of Early Education and Nursery Discipline. With a Preface and Notes, by Mrs. Foot.
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1834
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HOLLAND LAND COMPANY
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Collection of Papers 1812-1813, Relating to “An Act for Improving a Road from Genesee River to Buffalo”. Holograph draft copies of correspondence, articles of agreement, & legislative petitions. 45 pp. Sizes from strip receipts to the majority about 8" x12.5". Well browned & brittle, cross-outs, edges worn & tattered, some pages water stained.
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1812
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HOSMER, W.H.C.
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Themes of Song: a Poem, Read Before the Amphictyon Association, of the Genesee Wesleyan Seminary...September 30th, 1842.
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1842
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HOSMER, WM. ED.
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Autobiography of Rev. Alvin Torry, First Missionary to the Six Nations and the Northwestern Tribes of British North America.
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1862
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HUDSON, JOHN T. Acti
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One Page ALS to Newspapers Concerning the Examination of the Erie Canal. Canal Commissioners Office. Buffalo, June 16, 1847. 4to blue onion skin. Ink. Folds, slight bleedthrough.
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1847
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INGERSOLL, JOHN Jr.
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German Flatts Distillery Day Book. March 1, 1823-1827. Narrow folio. Ink. 255 pp. Contemp. calf backed boards. Very good.
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1823
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INGRAHAM, ABIJAH.
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A Biography of Fernando Wood. A History of the Forgeries, Perjuries, and Other Crimes of Our "Model" Mayor. No. 1. [Wrapper title.]
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1856
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JERVIS, JOHN B.
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To the Directors of the Herkimer Manufacturing and Hydraulic Company. [Caption title]. Large 4to broadsheet, with wrinkling & a vertical tear (complete).
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1833
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JERVIS, KASIMIR PULA
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Contributions to Herography, by the Author.
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1850
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JOHNSON, H.U.
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From Dixie to Canada. Romances and Realities of the Underground Railroad. Vol. I. [All publ.] First Thousand.
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1894
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JUDSON, HARRY P.
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A History of the Troy Citizens Corps, Troy, N.Y.
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1884
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KENT, JAMES.
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An Anniversary Discourse, Delivered Before the New-York Historical Society, December 6, 1828.
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1829
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KENT, JAMES.
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The Opinions of the Judges of the Supreme Court [of New York], Delivered in the Court of Errors, in the Case of Robert Livingston and Robert Fulton, vs. James Van Ingen, and Twenty Others.
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1812
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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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LANGWORTHY, FRANKLIN
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The Key of the Kingdom.
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1836
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LANSING, JOHN & BARE
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Albany & Schenectady Turnpike Company. Stockholders' Ledger, 1805-1826. Folio. 202 pp. Contemp. sheep lined receipt book, watermarked paper. Slightly browned, tight, ink, good. Loose scrap receipts (9) including one stock certificate for 29 shares belonging to Andrew Brown, August 15, 1804 signed by Barent Bleecker, Treasurer and John Lansing, President.
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1805
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LAWRENCE, ABRAHAM R.
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Barn Island (Ward's Island) Documents.
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1838
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LAWRENCE, ABRAHAM R.
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Abraham R. Lawrence Family Archive. Includes Privateer Business, Barn Island Holdings, Miscellaneous Business and Legal Documents. With Check Stubs for the Privateers Yorktown, Herald, Aurora. 1811-1819. Book 1: Cashier of the Manhattan Company. 794 stubs, 5 pp. blank checks. Book 2: Cashier of the Union Bank in the City of New York. 158 stubs, 88 pp. of unwritten checks, vellum bound volumes, 10 x 16 inches. Book plate of Thomas A. Ronalds, Stationer, at 188 Pearl Street, New York City. Cover wear, spines missing, water and fire damage. Check stubs legible, many unwritten checks in volumes. Also 40 pp. of miscellaneous legal documents and correspondence relating to Abraham R. Lawrence. 1809-54.
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1820
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LEARNED, WILLIAM LAW
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The Fancy Ball: A Letter, Lost from the Portfolio of a Young Lady of Albany.
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1846
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LEWIS, J.
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2-1/4th page ALS to Samuel Ward & Brothers. August 3, 1798. Addressed on p. [4]. Folded into self envelope; “Messr. Samuel Ward & Brothers, Merchants, New York”, remnants of red wax seal. Ink, some browning and loss of paper at one edge, no loss. Exterior scribbled with contemp. arithmetic figures.
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1798
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LIVINGSTON, EDWARD.
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Three (3) Page ALS to Henry Pratt in Philadelphia, Concerning a Land Purchase. New York, October 5, 1799. 4to. Dictated to secretary (?) John Miller, Jun., signed by Edward Livingston. Folded with integral address and stamped postmark, wax seal. Folds, ink slight fading, near fine.
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1799
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LIVINGSTON, JOHN H.
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A Sermon, Delivered Before the New-York Missionary Society, at Their Annual Meeting, April 3, 1804. To which are added, an Appendix, the Annual Report of the Directors, and Other Papers Relating to American Missions.
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1804
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LIVINGSTON, ROBERT.
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Transactions of the Society for the Promotion of Agriculture, Arts and Manufactures...in...New-York. Vol. I. The Second Edition Revised.
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1801
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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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MANLEY, JAMES R.
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An Eulogium on De Witt Clinton....Delivered at the Request of...the Medical Society and College of Surgeons, in the Hall of Columbia College...
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1828
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MARTIN, EDWARD WINSL
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The Secrets of the Great City: A Work Descriptive of the Virtues and the Vices, the Mysteries, Miseries and Crimes of New York City.
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1868
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McINTYRE, ARCHIBALD
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A Letter to His Excellency Daniel Tompkins, Late Governor of the State of New-York.
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1819
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MERCHANT, GEORGE W.
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The People's Vade-Mecum: Comprising a Collection of Valuable Recipes in the Useful and Interesting Arts with a few simple and curious experiments in chemistry: including medicine, perfumery, chemistry, cookery, farriery, dyeing, confectionary, domestic economy, etc. etc. etc. Many of which are the Private Recipes of the Author Never Before Published and All From Reliable Sources. By a Practical Chemist, and Member of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy.
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1851
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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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MILLARD, DAVID.
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A Journal of Travels in Egypt, Arabia, Petrae, and the Holy Land, During 1841-2.
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1843
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MILLEDOLER, PHILIP.
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A Discourse, Delivered in the Presbyterian Church in Wall-Street, March 23, 1806, for a Society of Ladies, Instituted for the Relief of Poor Widows with Small Children...
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1806
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MILLER, A.T.
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Two Tanner's Ledgers. 1) A Neversink Merchant’s Accounts with Tanners Palen & Co. June 25, 1859 to December 31, 1863. 465 pp. Narrow folio. “Palen & Co. Workmen’s Accounts” on spine. Contemp. calf, spine separated, first 25 pages missing, 189-198, 383-388 also missing; other pages some tear outs. Foxed, legible ink. 2) Day Book D. 1863-1868. Narrow folio. 497 pp. Pages 21-24, 45-48 missing. Few pages overpasted with news clippings. Some faded ink. Contemp. calf, worn.
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1859
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MILLER, DENNIS.
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Dennis Miller’s Accounts; Includes 1862 Military List for Boonville. 1857-1888. 42 pp., plus 17 scrap receipts. Tall, narrow folio, 6.5 x 15.5 inches. Contemp. board cover with calf spine. Cover wear, inner hignes breaking.
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1857
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MITCHILL, SAMUEL L.
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An Act to Incorporate the Members of the New-York Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb, Passed April 15, 1819. To which is added, the By-Laws, and the Names and Residence of the Officers and Directors...and a List of the Pupils.
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1819
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MORRIS, WM. E.
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Long Island Railroad. Directions in Case of Severe Snow Storms. [Caption title]. Broadside, 11" x 9".
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1858
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MYERS, S.F. & CO.
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The "New York Jeweler" and Trade Price List. Illustrated. Published Annually by...
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1885
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NELIDOW, ALEXANDER 1
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Log Book of Mischief. 1927-28. Sq. 4to. 64 pp. Orig board covers, cloth spine. Includes 3x5 photo of sail boat on title page. Ink & pencil. A few pasted news clippings. Loose clipping from NY Herald Tribune naming Mischief as taking part in the NY Yacht Club cruise. Very good.
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1927
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NEW YORK BIBLE SOCIE
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Printed form: This is to Certify That [in ms., Jesse Read] by virtue of [a contribution of Fifteen Dollars] made by [himself] is a Life Member of the New York Bible Society. New York [Nov. 5th, 1841]. [Signed: Alfred Edwards] Pres. [Saml B. Schieffelin] Treas. Attest [Jno. ?]. Text in full, surmounted by a 4” X 6” oval cut depicting a biblical scene. With integral blank leaf. Some spotty foxing.
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1841
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NEW YORK EMBARGO REL
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Whereas, by the fourth section of the act passed on the seventeenth day of December [1813], entitled "An Act laying an embargo on all ships and vessels..." power is granted to the President of the United States to authorize the collectors of the customs...to grant permission to vessels or boats...confined to the navigation of bays, sounds, rivers or lakes...to take on board...articles of domestic or foreign growth as may be designated...[Caption title & text]. Printed broadside with holograph insertions & seal, 8" x 13".
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1813
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NEW YORK LYCEUM OF N
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Index to the Library of the Lyceum of Natural History of New-York. 1830.
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1830
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NEW YORK MERCHANTS.
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Reasons Why the Present System of Auctions Ought To Be Abolished.
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1828
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NEW YORK.
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Proceedings of a Convention of Delegates, from the Different Counties in the State of New-York, Opposed to Free-Masonry, Held in the Capitol in the City of Albany, on the 19th, 20th and 21st Days of February, 1829.
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1829
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NEW-YORK MISSIONARY
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The Address and Constitution of...
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1796
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O'REILLY, HENRY.
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Settlement in the West. Sketches of Rochester; with Incidental Notices of Western New-York...
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1838
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O'RIELLY, HENRY & HE
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Atlantic, Lake and Mississippi Telegraph Range; from the Canadian Frontier to the Gulf of Mexico. Cast Survey--Telegraphic Operations for Longitude. From the Cincinnati Gazette--Oct. 1848. [Caption title]. 4to. Printed in two columns on blue paper. [Verso]: (For the New-York Journal of Commerce.) "New Telegraph Instruments." Telegraphing Time--Electric Clocks--when Invented? [Caption title]. Two columns, dated at New-York, Dec. 4, 1848. Signed in type: "Justice." [And] Atlantic, Lake and Mississippi Telegraph Range; Extending between theAtlantic and the Mississippi--from the Canadian Frontier to the Mexican Gulf--including the Lake Country and Ohio Valley. [Caption title. Oblong 12mo, two columns on blue paper, printed on recto only. With a statement in print at conclusion: "The foregoing statement is made in reply to many inquiries from different sections and sources. John I. [!] Rielly, Superintendent. November 1, 1848. [And] "When, if ever, can Principles be Patented?" Opinion of Henry R. Seleden, referred to in the Statement of Henry O'Rielly. [Caption title]. 4to. 3 pp. (p. 4 blank), printed on blue paper. Dated at the end of p. 3, Albany, Oct. 21, 1848. [And] Railroad Telegraph Lines West of Pittsburg. Respecting the right of using Morse's instruments on Railroad Telegraph Lines west of Pittsburg, the following opinion has been prepared by Messrs. E.W. & G.F. Chester, of New York...[Caption title]. 8vo. 4 pp. All fine.
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1848
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OSBORN, DAVID.
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An Oration, Prepared and Published at the Request of the Military of the City of Albany. Delivered February 22nd, 1820.
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1820
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PARSONS, HORATIO A.
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The Book of Niagara Falls. Third Edition. Carefully Revised, and Enlarged. Accompanied by Maps.
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1836
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PARSONS, HORATIO A.
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Steele's Book of Niagara Falls. Eighth Edition. Carefully Revised and Improved. Illustrated by Maps of the Falls and...of the Niagara River...
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1840
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PARSONS, HORATIO A.
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Steele's Book of Niagara Falls. Fifth Edition. Carefully Revised and Enlarged. Accompanied by Maps.
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1838
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PELL, JOSHUA.
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State of New-York. To the Court for the Trial of Impeachments and the Correction of Errors, Between Hannah Tredwell, Respondent, and Joshua Pell, Junior, (Who is Impleaded with Others.) Appellant. Case on the Part of the Respondent.
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1829
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PICKELL, Lt. JOHN.
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Report of Examination and Surveys of a Route for a Rail-Road, from Canajoharie, Situated on the Erie Canal, to the Village of Catskill, on the Hudson River: Made Under the Direction of the Engineer Department of the United States…. To which is Annexed, An Act of the Legislature of…New-York, passed April 19, 1830, incorporating the Canajoharie and Catskill Rail-Road Company.
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1831
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PRESBYTERY OF ONEIDA
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A Narrative of the Revival of Religion, in the County of Oneida...in the Year 1826.
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1826
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PRIEST, JOSIAH.
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A Copy of the Grants to the Van Rensselaer and Livingston Families Together with a History of the Settlement of Albany. Gathered from Authentic Sources, and Published for the Information of the Renters.
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1844
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PUBLIC SCHOOL SOCIET
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An Account of the Free-School Society of New-York.
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1814
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PUBLIC SCHOOL SOCIET
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An Account of the Free-School Society....
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1814
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RAND, THEODORE C.
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Stove Dealer's Ledger, Troy, New York, 1848-53. Sq. 4to. 179 pp. Contemp. sheep. Ink.
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1848
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RASBACH, JOHN A.
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Banking Documents of John A. Rasbach, Some Dealing with E. Remington & Sons. Herkimer, New York. 1856. American Exchange Bank, New York, 16 pp., Albany City Bank, Frankfort Bank, Herkimer County Bank, Bank of Central New York, Agricultural Bank, Onandaga County Bank, Mohawk Valley Bank, and H.J. Miner's Bank. 12 pp. Letter from Berry P. Churchill to J.A. Rasbach, Little Falls, February 18, 1856, 1 p. Most 8 x 10 inches Letterhead Sheets. 29 pp. total. Folds, light browning, small tears at folds.
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1856
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RENSSELAR, HENRY R.
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Legal Papers Filed by Henry R. Van Rensselaer, Alleging Land Fraud. (Claverack, Columbia County). Signed by Henry R. Van Rensselaer and Sworn Before Walter Wood. June 20, 1790. 13 x 16 inches, folded in half, 3-1/2 pp. Folds, small tears at folds, browned. Legible ink.
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1790
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REPUBLICAN CORRESPON
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Samuel Beardsley. A handbill is circulated under the above named signe[d] Joel Northrop and Ami Dows, and is stated to be ‘By order of the Corresponding Committee.’ What Corresponding Committee? Who have deputed these gentlemen to advise the electors of this county upon their political duties? Do they represent the Anti-Masons or the Clay men? Or, are they the mouth pieces of the Siamese Twins? [Caption and beginning of text]. Broadside, 11 ” x 9-1/8," signed in type by Nicholas Smith and five other members of the committee at conclusion. Wrinkled, top margin folded and creased with loss of one corner (blank). Very good withal.
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1843
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ROBINSON, CYRUS.
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A Few Leaves from Father Robinson's Scrap-Book.
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1866
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ROBINSON, HENRY.
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Spiritual & Political Journal of a New York State Farmer, 1846-48.
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1846
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ROBINSON, MONCURE; J
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Report...Upon the Plan of the New-York and Erie Rail Road.
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1835
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ROOSEVELT, JAMES C.
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Three (3) James C. Roosevelt Receipts. New York. May 4th and 27th, June 19, 1815. Cut sheet 4.75 x 7.25 inches. 1 p. and verso. Signatures; T.A. Anderson, Stephen B. Hoffman, Maria Roosevelt. Legible ink.
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1815
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ROTHSCHILD, HUGO.
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Three (3) Page ALS to Reverend Father Keegan Concerning Controversy Over a New Elevated Railroad. 33-35 Green Street, Brooklyn, New York, May 31, 1884. 11 x 17 inches, folded in half. Stamped postmarked cover. Wear to envelope, letter very good.
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1884
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RUGGLES, DAVID.
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Attorney’s Court Case Record, Orange County. 1820-1833. Bound book 8.5 x 11 inches. 100 filled pp. Contemp. sheep, worn. Alpha index, A-D missing. Pages considerably scribbled by child, with about 30 pages cut out; p. 110-111 torn in half.
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1820
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SAHLERS, ABRAHAM.
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Farmer’s Account Book, 1822-1856. (Name on flyleaf “Richard D. Sahler’s Book, May 21, 184-). Narrow folio. Contemp. board covers, calf spine. 145 pp. Few scrap receipts. First few pages half torn, well worn and browned. Legible ink and pencil.
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1822
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SCHOOLCRAFT, H.R., C
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Report of the Committee of the New York Historical Society, on a National Name, March 31, 1845. [Caption title].
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1845
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SEWARD, WILLIAM H.
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Address...at the Commencement of the Auburn and Owasco Canal, October 14, 1835: With the Proceedings of the Celebration.
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1835
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SEWARD.
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Shawmut Mills (1848-52) and William R. Seward (1864-1909) Accounts. Spine title “Wheat & Flour Ledger, M.B.S.” Loose note in ledger: Property of Mrs. Mary Seward Mosher. Folio. 694 pp. Contemp. decorated sheep. Cover wear, edges worn to boards, lacking initial 200 pp. Lined pages, legible ink.
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1848
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SHEPARD, SAMUEL W.
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Erie & Junction Canal Directory; Containing a list of the principal places on said Canals, with their distance from each others, and from the several Collector's Offices. [Caption title]. Broadside, 17" x 9". With typographical border. Lightly foxed.
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1828
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SHERMAN, JOHN.
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A Description of Trenton Falls, Oneida County, New-York.
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1828
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SIGSBY, WILLIAM.
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The Life and Adventures of Timothy Murphy, the Benefactor of Schoharie, Including His History from the Commencement of the Revolution—His Recontres[!] with the Indians—The Siege of the three Forts, and the preservation, by his unparalleled courage, of all their inmates—His Courtship and Marriage, and Anecdotes of his Adventures with the Indians, &c.
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1863
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SKILLMAN, JOHN B.
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Skillman's New-York Police Reports. Illustrated with Engravings. Written in 1828-29.
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1830
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SLIE, DAVID Editor &
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THE CLOSET. Vol. I, # 1-12 [and] Vol. II, # 1-12. [All]. October 15, 1845-Sept. & Oct. 1847.
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1845
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SMITH, GERRIT.
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One land indenture dated May 26, 1837 (folio), broken at the folds, with the signature of both Gerrit Smith and his wife Ann, conveying parcels in East Oswego, N.Y. to James Lyon; 1 1/2 pp. LS, dated May 16, 1838, accepting the same land back and foregoing all financial claims, dated May 1, 1838; ALS from James Lyon to Gerrit Smith, 1 p., 4to, dated at Oswego, Dec. 28, 1848, relative to the same parcel of land, noting that another portion of land was not properly conveyed, with extensive discussion; on the verso is a long letter in a nearly illegible hand from Smith, dated Jan. 1, 1849 re the complexities of the land dealings with James Lyon.
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1837
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SMITH, GERRIT.
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Report from the County of Madison, [New York] to Abolitionists...[Caption title.] Folio leaflet.
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1843
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SMITH, GERRIT.
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At the meeting of the "Church of Peterboro," held July 7th, 1849, the following Resolutions were passed, without a dissenting voice:...[Caption title. Oblong 8vo. broadside, with three Resolutions].
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1849
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SMITH, HENRY.
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A Farmer’s Accounts. Argyle, New York. 1852-1877. (1) Notebook 6.75 x 8 inches. 16 pp. Vellum cover, ink. (2) Notebook 6.25 x 7.5 inches. 70 pp. Contemp. plain boards, leather spine. Minor wear.
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1852
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SMITH, WILLIAM H.
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“Sales Book of W.H. & C. Smith” Dry Goods Merchants. “bot of Davidson & Van Pelt 1831”. Back cover also has title- somewhat obscured. 1831-1834. 258 pp. Tall folio, orig. boards, calfskin spine. Hand written in ink & pencil. browned, flyleaves doodled, cover worn. Tight, very legible.
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1831
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SPAFFORD, HORATIO GA
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A Gazetteer of the State of New-York...with an Accurate Map of the State.
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1813
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SPALDING, LYMAN.
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An Address Delivered, at Fairfield...at the Inauguration of the Officers of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, of the Western District of...New-York.
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1814
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SPENCER, JOHN C.
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Circular by the Superintendent of Common Schools of the State of New-York: to Trustees of School Districts, Librarians of District Libraries, Commissioners of Common Schools and Clerks of Counties. Containing "An Act Respecting School District Libraries," Passed April 15, 1839; and Regulations for the Preservation of the Libraries and for Their Use by the Inhabitants of Districts.
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1839
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STEARNS, JOHN G.
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An Appendix to "An Inquiry into the Nature and Tendency of Speculative Free Masonry." In which it is proved the true character of Morgan's "Illustrations of Masonry."
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1828
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STEVENS, HENRY.
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Recollections of Mr. James Lenox of New York and the Formation of His Library.
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1886
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STONE, WILLIAM LEETE
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1-1/5th pp. 4to ALS to C.C. Gordon, Esq. Mercantile Library Association regarding a potential employee. New York . Office of the Commercial Advertiser, May 30, 1842. Integral address, wax seal. Ink, slightly browned, folds, few small edge tears.
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1842
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SUTLIFF, JAMES A.
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Account Book of Glove Maker and Skin Dresser. Johnstown, Fulton, New York. May 1859 to May 1869. Ledger 7 x 12 inches, 472 pp. Ink & pencil. Board covers, front cover well worn and separated. Pages intact and legible.
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1859
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SWEET, HOMER D.L.
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Twilight Hours in the Adirondacks. The Daily Doings and Several Sayings of Seven Sober, Social, Scientific Students in the Great Wilderness of Northern New York, Variously Versified in Seven Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Seven Lines.
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1870
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TALCOTT, SAMUEL AUST
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ALS to James Dexter, Esq. Washington, March 1, 1829, concerning law suits, commissions, and the Senate. Sheet 10” x 16” in. folded addressed & postmarked to James Dexter, Albany, NY. Tears at red wax seal, ink, slight tears at folds. Very legible.
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1829
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TALLMADGE, JAMES.
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Report of a Committee of the Regents of the University, Appointed to Visit the College of Physicians and Surgeons in the City of New-York. Made to the Regents, January 12, 1826.
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1826
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THOMAS, DAVID.
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A Letter from David Thomas principal Engineer on the Erie Canal, west of the Genesee River, to a Gentleman in Albany. [Caption title]. Large 4to broadside, folded into 4 pp., with text on p. [1] & p. [4]. Double column.
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1820
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THOMAS, WILLIAM.
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The Enemies of the Constitution Discovered, or, an Inquiry into the Origin and Tendency of Popular Violence. Containing a Complete and Circumstantial Account of the Unlawful Proceedings at the City of Utica, October 21st, 1835; the Dispersion of the State Anti-Slavery Convention by the Agitators, the Destruction of a Democratic Press, and the Causes Which Led Thereto. Together with a Concise Treatise on the Practice of the Court of His Honor Judge Lynch....by Defensor.
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1835
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TILDEN, SAMUEL J.
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The New York City "Ring:" Its Origin, Maturity and Fall, Discussed in a Reply to the New York Times.
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1873
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TOWNSEND, PETER S.
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Result of Observations Made Upon the Black Vomit, or Yellow Fever, at Havana and New York. Communicated to the Board of Health and Common Council of the City of New-York. Read to the Board of Health and Common Council of the City of New-York, and Published in the New-York Medical Journal...February, 1831.
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1831
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VAN BUREN, MARTIN.
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Speech...[in] the [N.Y.] Senate, on the Act to Carry into Effect the Act...for the Settlement of the Later Governor's Accounts.
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1820
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VAN KEUREN, PHILIP J
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Last Warning! Look on These Facts! [Caption title]. 4to broadside.
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1808
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VAN VECHTEN, ABRAHAM
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To the Commissioners of the Albany Basin; to the original subscribers to the stock created for erecting the Albany Pier; to the present holders of such stock and to the owners of Lots on the said Pier....[Caption title].
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1828
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VANDERBILT, GERTRUDE
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The Social History of Flatbush...
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1909
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VANDERVERE, JOHN.
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Large Parchment 1704 Indenture for the Vandervere Family, 13" x 25.5," folded in eight, very good condition, with eight intact seals.
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1704
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VARICK, RICHARD.
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“Richard Varick’s Acct. Book in Part transcribed from his old Marble Covered Book. May 15, 1790." 1784-1804. Varick’s signature appears on several pages. 8 x 13 inches. Contemp. flexible sheep, spine repaired with leather strips. 218 pp. with 15 pages of additional loose scraps and notes. Ink. Handwritten index at front. Highly legible. Much of spine missing.
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1784
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VERPLANCK, GULIAN.
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An Address...Before the Philolexian and Peithologian Societies...of Columbia College.
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1830
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VETHAKE, HENRY.
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An Exposition of the Reasons for the Resignation of Some of the Professors in the University of the City of New York.
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1833
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VOUGHT, JOHN G.
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A Treatise on Bowel Complaints; Intended for the Use of Families, Parents, Masters of Vessels, &c. in the United States.
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1823
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WALWORTH, M.T.
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The Mission of Death; a Tale of the New York Penal Laws.
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1858
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WALWORTH, M.T.
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The Mission of Death; a Tale of the New York Penal Laws.
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1855
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WATKINS, ALANSON 180
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New York Farmer's Ledger, Nov. 11, 1834-July 27, 1857. 483 pp. Small folio, contemp. calf. Endpapers scribbled, slight separation of initial pages, browning, some pages are partly cut, torn, out. About 25 loose receipts and news clips.
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1834
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WELLS, CAROLINE A.
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Four (4) Page ALS, to Cousin Anna E. Adams. at Macon College, Georgia. May 19, 1845. Postmarked Greenwich, New York. 13 x 16 inches, folded in half. Integral address. Small hole at fold, no loss, slightly browned.
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1845
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WILLESS, WILLIAM. Co
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ADS, 1 p. 4to, in ink, dated 19 November 1809, docketed on verso, along with signatures of 12 jurymen, with seals.
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1809
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WITBEK, ANDREW.
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Store and Farm Ledger. Indian Fields, New York, 1851-1874. Sq. 4to. 192 pp. Contemp. calf backed boards, worn, loose. Ink.
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1851
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WOODWORTH, SAMUEL.
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Ode for the Canal Celebration, Written at Request of the Printers of New-York...[Caption title}. 4to silk broadside, with typographical border. Verse printed in two columns.
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1825
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WOODWORTH, W.C.
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General Store Ledger, Ulysses, New York, 1847-50. Sm. folio. 461 pp. Contemp. sheep, binding worn. Very sound. Ink.
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1847
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YATES, J.V.N.
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The Act to Amend the Act for the Support of Common Schools, Passed April 17, 1822...
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1822
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