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JOURNAL OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, BEING THE FIRST SESSION OF THE SECOND CONGRESS, BEGUN AND HELD AT THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, OCTOBER 24TH, 1791; AND IN THE SIXTEENTH YEAR OF THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE SAID UNITED STATES
by Senate, Second Congress
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Philadelphia: John Fenno, 1792. Folio. 228pp [last page numbered '224', as issued]. Original calf [short separations at upper and lower corners of front board; hinge starting], raised spine bands, gilt-lettered morocco spine label. A clean and bright text with only minor occasional foxing. Very Good plus. Inscribed in ink on front free endpaper: "The Speaker of the House of… Read more about this item Item Price
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DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF CONFEDERATE NOTES AND BONDS, FOR SALE BY JOHN W. HASELTINE. NO. 1225 CHESTNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA. PRICE, FIFTY CENTS. 1876
by Haseltine, John W.
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Philadelphia: Bavis & Pennypacker, Steam Power Printers, 1876. Original printed wrappers [chipped at extremities and along spine]. Stitched. 36pp. Printed on rectos only, with versos available for written notations. Occasional contemporary pencil notations. Except as noted, Very Good.
Haseltine lists 136 treasury notes and 55 Confederate bonds. A Philadelphia coin dealer, Haseltine has "in stock only a few… Read more about this item Item Price
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HURRAH FOR THE WHIGS! FREEMEN AWAKE- - - YOUR SUFFERING COUNTRY CALLS! YOUNG MEN'S TICKET. THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS. FOR REPRESENTATIVES, WILLIAM HUNGERFORD, TRUMAN HANKS. FOR SENATOR, JOSEPH B. GILBERT. FOR GOVERNOR, SAMUEL A. FOOT. FOR LIEUT. GOVERNOR, THADDEUS BETTS. FOR TREASURER, ISAAC SPENCER. FOR SECRETARY, THOMAS DAY. ALL WHO ARE OPPOSED TO POST OFFICE DICTATION, TO THE "EXPERIMENT" AND "PERISH CREDIT,- - PERISH COMMERCE" PARTY, WILL THIS DAY STAND BY THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAWS
by [Whig Party in Connecticut]
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[Hartford]: P. Canfield, Printer, 1834. Attractive, illustrated folio broadside, 20" x 27." Minor wear. A Flag, with motto, "The Constitution and Laws," flanked on each side by the iconic Screaming Eagle, with "E Pluribus Unum" banner in its talons. Near Fine.
The "Perish Credit, Perish Commerce" slogan is a reference to the Jacksonians' efforts to abolish the Bank… Read more about this item Item Price
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REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY OF THE UNITED STATES, ON THE SUBJECT OF MANUFACTURES. In: THE UNIVERSAL ASYLUM, AND COLUMBIAN MAGAZINE, FOR JANUARY, 1792. BY A SOCIETY OF GENTLEMEN
by Hamilton, Alexander
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Philadelphia: Printed for the Proprietors, by William Young, 1792. 79, [1] pp. Disbound, else Very Good.
This, along with the American Museum's January 1792 issue, is one of the earliest printings of Hamilton's foundation report on manufactures, One of them is its earliest magazine printing.
Hamilton issued his report on December 5, 1791, which occupies pages 33-75… Read more about this item Item Price
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REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, RESPECTING THE REDEMPTION OF THE PUBLIC DEBT, AND THE REIMBURSEMENT OF THE LOAN MADE OF THE BANK OF THE UNITED STATES. In: THE UNIVERSAL ASYLUM, AND COLUMBIAN MAGAZINE, FOR DECEMBER, 1792
by [Hamilton, Alexander]
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Philadelphia: Printed for the Proprietors of William Young, Bookseller, 1792. Pages 421-429, signed in type by Hamilton in several places, and dated November 30, 1792. The entire issue is [361]- 432 pp. Disbound, else Very Good.
This is certainly one of the very earliest printings of Hamilton's ground-breaking Treasury Department Report, dated November 30, 1792. He issued it… Read more about this item Item Price
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AN ASTOUNDING RECORD OF CRIME AND ITS EXPOSURE. TRIALS OF SCOTT AND DUNLAP FOR ROBBING THE NORTHAMPTON NATIONAL BANK, AND BREAKING AND ENTERING THE CASHIER'S HOUSE. TWELVE DAYS IN COURT. VERBATIM REPORTS OF THE ADDRESSES TO THE JURY, BY HON. EDWARD B. GILLETT, OF WESTFIELD, HON. N.A. LEONARD, OF SPRINGFIELD, AND H.H. BOND, ESQ., OF NORTHAMPTON. SKETCH OF BANK BURGLARIES PLANNED AND EXECUTED BY EDSON, SCOTT, DUNLAP, CONNORS, AND OTHERS.- NEARLY $3,000,000 STOLEN
by [Scott, Robert and James Dunlap]
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Northampton, Mass.: The Gazette Printing Co, 1877. Original printed and illustrated wrappers [edgeworn, detached, verso of front wrap an advertisement for the Pinkerton National Detective Agency]. 80pp, printed in double columns, stitched. Tanned, Good+.
The entire proceedings of the sensational trial, with testimony of witnesses, arguments of counsel, the jury's guilty verdict, and a contemporary newspaper account.… Read more about this item Item Price
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TO THE ELECTORS OF FREDERICK. GENTLEMEN: THE AVOWED HOSTILITY OF THE LATE NOMINEES FOR THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN AND A PORTION OF THOSE PRESENTED FOR COMMON COUNCIL, TO THE PLAN OF SETTLEMENT EFFECTED BY THE PRESENT CITY AUTHORITIES WITH THE BANKS. . . CREATES THE NECESSITY OF MAKING INDEPENDENT NOMINATIONS, FAVORABLE TO THE MAINTENANCE OF THE PALPABLE JUSTICE OF THIS CLAIM. IT IS IN RESPONSE TO THIS NECESSITY THAT WE HAVE CONSENTED TO BECOME CANDIDATES FOR YOUR SUFFRAGE. WE REGARD THIS PLAN OF SETTLEMENT OF PRIMARY IMPORTANCE, TRANSCENDING ALL PETTY PARTIZAN CONSIDERATIONS. .
by [Frederick, Maryland]
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[Frederick MD, 1865. Broadside, 7-1/2" x 12." Very Good. Title in elegant Gothic type. Signed in type at the end by five members of the Board of Aldermen [David J. Markey, James Whitehill, Val S. Brunner, D.C. Winebrener, Andrew Boyd] and Edward Sinn for the Common Council, Ward 2.
On July 9, 1864, Rebel General Jubal Early demanded… Read more about this item Item Price
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AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, AS SOUTH CAROLINA'S WARTIME SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, TO SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR FRANCIS PICKENS, FROM CHARLESTON 17 JANUARY 1862, ON THE STATE'S FISCAL CONDITION
by De Saussure, Wilmot Gibbes
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Single leaf folded to [4] pp, in De Saussure's neat ink manuscript. Each page 7-3/4" x 9-3/4." A couple of fox spots, several archival repairs to old horizontal folds [a few letters affected]. Else Very Good.
A leading citizen and lawyer, the author [1822-1886] held many trusted offices in his State: Brigadier General, Adjutant General, and Inspector… Read more about this item Item Price
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AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, AS SOUTH CAROLINA'S WARTIME SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, TO EX-GOVERNOR FRANCIS PICKENS, FROM COLUMBIA 25 JANUARY 1863, CONCERNING PICKENS'S CONFLICTS WITH THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
by De Saussure, Wilmot Gibbes
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Single leaf folded to [4] pp, in De Saussure's neat ink manuscript. Each page 7-3/4" x 9-3/4." All text is complete, but large number of early tape repairs. Docketed on page [4]. Good.
A leading citizen and lawyer, the author [1822-1886] held many trusted offices in his State: Brigadier General, Adjutant General, and Inspector General of the… Read more about this item Item Price
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AUTOGRAPH LETTER, SIGNED 18 JULY 1832 AT MARBLEHEAD, ADVISING ELIPHALET CASE THAT FOR THE UPCOMING ELECTIONS HE SHOULD DELIVER "AN ADDRESS OF A VERY DEMOCRATIC CAST. . . LET THE MEN IN THE FIELD, WITH THE HOE & THE AXE, & THE MAN IN THE WORK SHOP WITH THE MECHANIC TOOL, KNOW THAT OUR PARTY IS FRIENDLY TO HIS INTERESTS. . . I THINK WE OUGHT TO MAKE THE MOST OF THE BANK VETO, EXCITE THE FEARS OF THE PEOPLE AGAINST A MONIED AND AGAINST A PROFESSIONAL ARISTOCRACY & AGAINST THE UNION OF THEM BOTH
by Robinson, F.
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Folio leaf, entirely in ink manuscript, folded to [4] pp. Each page 8" x 10-1/2." Folded for mailing, addressed on final page to Case in Lowell, Massachusetts. Red seal present. Very Good.
Eliphalet Case was a Universalist minister, postmaster of Lowell, and editor of the Lowell [MA] Advertiser. According to the Lowell Historical Society, which houses his papers,… Read more about this item Item Price
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ALL ON HOBBIES, GEE UP, GEE HO.!
by [American Politics]
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- 1838
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New York: H.R. Robinson, 1838. Oblong lithograph broadside, 11-1/2" x 18-3/4." Lightly foxed, minor blank margin wear. Else Very Good.
"The major figures in American national politics in 1838 are gently satirized, each characterized as riding a favorite issue of 'hobbyhorse'." [Reilly].
Van Buren's horse is "Sub-Treasury." He calls it his "old Hickory nag." Henry Clay… Read more about this item Item Price
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FULL TILT FOR THE CAPITOL
by [Jacksonian Money Policies]
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New York: Lith. & Pub. by H.R. Robinson, 1840. Oblong broadside, 17-1/8" x 12-3/4." Mounted to a board. A few light fox spots, a couple of short closed tears laid down without loss. Blank verso with three mounting remnants and the ghost of a contemporary, macabre political broadside. Very Good. Signed 'H.D.' [Henry Dacre?] in lower left.
President… Read more about this item Item Price
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STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF McDONOUGH, NORTHERN CROSS RAIL ROAD SUBSCRIPTION BOND, ISSUED IN PURSUANCE OF AN ORDER OF THE JUDGES OF THE COUNTY COURT OF SAID McDONOUGH COUNTY, PROVIDING FOR THE SUBSCRIPTION TO THE CAPITAL STOCK OF THE NORTHERN CROSS RAIL ROAD COMPANY . . . TWENTY YEARS AFTER DATE, WE, THE COUNTY OF McDONOUGH, IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, HEREBY PROMISE TO PAY TO THE NORTHERN CROSS RAIL ROAD COMPANY, OR BEARER, AT THE OFFICE OF THE FARMER'S LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY, IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS, FOR VALUE RECEIVED, WITHOUT DEFALCATION, WITH INTEREST THEREON AT THE RATE OF EIGHT PER CENT PER ANNUM. "AND THE SAID COUNTY OF McDONOUGH, DOTH ALSO AGREE TO TRANSFER TO THE HOLDER HEREOF, ON THE FIRST DAY OF JANUARY, IN THE YEAR 1868 . . . ON THE DELIVERY OF THIS OBLIGATION, AND THE UNPAID INTEREST COUPONS, TEN SHARES OF THE CAPITAL STOCK OF THE NORTHERN CROSS RAIL ROAD COMPANY, OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS TO EACH SHARE
by Northern Cross Rail Road
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[Quincy, IL: Patriot Office. Gibson & Warren, Printers, 1854. Folio broadsheet bond, oblong 16-1/4" x 9-1/2." Old folds with a couple of short, marginal fold splits [no text affected]. Printed in a variety of type fonts and styles. Very Good. Signed in ink by Thompson Chandler, County Judge of McDonough County; Isaac Grantham, County Clerk; N. Bushnell, President of… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAIL-ROAD COMPANY OFFERS FOR SALE OVER 2,000,000 ACRES SELECTED FARMING AND WOOD LANDS, IN TRACTS OF FORTY ACRES AND UPWARDS, TO SUIT PURCHASERS, ON LONG CREDITS, AND AT LOW RATES OF INTEREST, SITUATED ON EACH SIDE OF THEIR RAIL-ROAD, EXTENDING ALL THE WAY FROM THE EXTREME NORTH TO THE SOUTH OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS
by [Illinois]
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New York: Amerman, 1856. 44 [of 64] pp, stitched in original printed wrappers. Outline Map, and double-page map frontis. Some leaves foxed, light edge wear. INCOMPLETE.
"The work is, in effect, a guidebook to Illinois." Eberstadt. Byrd records an 1855 Chicago imprint offering 2,500,000 acres, and notes that [in 1855] it was "Also printed in New York… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE VANITY OF ZEAL FOR FASTS, WITHOUT TRUE JUDGMENT, MERCY AND COMPASSIONS. A SERMON PREACH'D AT CHARLESTOWN, JANUARY 28. 1747,8. ON A PUBLICK FAST, AFTER THE DESTRUCTION OF THE PROVINCE COURT-HOUSE BY FIRE. PUBLISHED BY DESIRE
by Prentice, Thomas
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- 1748
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Boston: Printed by Rogers and Fowle, in Queen-Street, 1748. 27, [1 blank] pp. Disbound, with the half title. Light scattered foxing. Very Good. Bound in modern half black cloth and marbled paper over boards. Owner's rubberstamp on front pastedown.
One of several sermons printed during 1748 on this fire, which destroyed public records and "other useful and… Read more about this item Item Price
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MANUSCRIPT LETTER, UNDATED [LATE 1865], TO HIS SON CHARLES REGARDING HIS POSSIBLE LOSS OF VOTING PRIVILEGE AND THOUGHTS ON GENERAL WADE HAMPTON : "I CANNOT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION AS TO WHETHER I AM DISFRANCHISED OR NOT AND I AM VERY INDIFFERENT ABOUT VOTING ANY WAY. I HAVE NOW HAD THAT RIGHT FOR 40 YEARS AND HAVE EXERCISED IT LESS THAN MOST MEN OF MY AGE. GOD WILETH AND IN HIS OWN GOOD TIME WILL MAKE WHAT'S TO BE, IS NOW INSCRUTABLE, PLAIN, CLEAR AS THE NOON DAY- WHEN ALL THE GOOD, MAY REJOICE WITH FULL & GRATEFUL HEARTS. "I SEND YOU A 'NEWS' WITH GENERAL HAMPTON'S ADDRESS TO THE FREEDMEN AT COLUMBIA. WHILE THE GENERAL STANDS IN THAT SAME CATEGORY THAT RENDERED THE LEADERS OF THE CONF[EDERATE] CAUSE DISTASTEFUL TO ME - HE NOW SPEAKS & COUNSELS, AS HE SHOULD HAVE DONE ALL HIS LIFE BEFORE. SAVE & EXCEPT THAT OUR RELATIONS ARE ALTERED TO OUR FORMER DEPENDENTS. - MAY GOD BLESS & PROSPER HIM MY SON - YR AFT. F.
by [Broadfoot, William Gillies]
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[Fayetteville, NC?, 1865. 7" x 7-3/4". Completely in ink manuscript written on recto only. Old folds [short fold split, no loss], minor tanning. Very Good.
[offered with] Four additional handwritten notes to his son Charles, all undated, measuring from 2-1/4" x 7-3/4" to 4" x 7-1/2". Dates estimated between 1860-1865. Minor wear. Very Good.
Although Broadfoot… Read more about this item Item Price
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LETTER FROM THE TREASURER OF THE UNITED STATES, ACCOMPANYING HIS GENERAL ACCOUNTS OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES; AS ALSO, HIS ACCOUNTS FOR THE WAR AND NAVY DEPARTMENTS, FROM THE 1ST OCTOBER, 1803, TO THE 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1804, INCLUDIVE. 22D JANUARY, 1805. READ AND ORDERED TO LIE ON THE TABLE
by [Jefferson Administration]
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[Washington, 1805. 237, [1 blank] pp. Disbound and lightly foxed. Good+. Item Price
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EXAMINATION OF A TRACT ON THE ALTERATION OF THE TARIFF, WRITTEN BY THOMAS COOPER, M.D. BY A PENNSYLVANIAN. TO WHICH IS ANNEXED, THE TRACT OF JUDGE COOPER, VERBATIM
by [Carey, Mathew; and Cooper, Thomas]
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- 1824
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Philadelphia: Printed for H.C. Carey & I. Lea, 1824. vii, [1], 36, 27, [1 blank] pp. Disbound. Separate title page and imprint for Cooper's Tract [Charleston: Printed. 1823. Philadelphia: Reprinted by Joseph R.A. Skerrett. 1824]. Each title page with a light rubberstamp number. First title page with some foxing, and several ink notations. Good+.
The protectionist Carey… Read more about this item Item Price
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A LENIENT SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING DEMANDS, AND COLLECTING DEBTS, WITHOUT IMPRISONMENT; UNITING JUSTICE WITH CLEMENCY, IN COERCIVE MEASURES. FOR STIMULATING DEBTORS, TO FULFIL THEIR CONTRACTS
by Dearborn, Benjamin
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- 1827
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Boston: Printed and Published by John H. Eastburn, 1827. 64pp. Disbound and lightly worn. Good+. Inscription [slightly trimmed] at upper margin: "Editors of The Traveller with the respects of the Publisher."
Dearborn urges abolition of imprisonment for debt, stronger protections for creditors against fraud and deception, and a rational procedure for preventing abuses by both. Dearborn was an… Read more about this item Item Price
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LAKE ONTARIO SHORE RAILROAD. LETTER FROM GERRIT SMITH. PETERBORO APRIL 13TH 1870
by Smith, Gerrit
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[Peterboro, N.Y., 1870. Broadside, 8" x 13" in double columns. Very Good.
Smith, an early backer of this proposed railroad, admits that "we had greatly overrated the general desire for the road."
The towns through which the road would travel have been unwilling to provide the necessary financial support. If they do not, then the road's… Read more about this item Item Price
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