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18th Century American Newspaper. "The Independent Chronicle and the Universal Advertiser."
Adams and Larkin. Boston, Massachusetts. 1794. Volume XXVI - No. 1344, Thursday, February 6, 1794. 4 pages (12 x 19 1/2 inch). Included article in a series on 'The True Federalist'; report on the 'Third Congress, 1st Session'; a a notice regarding 'making an alteration in the Flag of the United States' by President G. Washington. Besides articles are ads on pages three and four. Among the land sale ads are a 200 acres farm in Farmington for 800 pounds, and cargoes of ships listing the costs to the general public, including one from Bengal. Very good clean copy. Condition: Very Good. Newspaper, Boston. DK-85 (Book ID 11777) $75.00

A Little Guide to Niagara Falls: Containing, A Brief Description of the Principal Points of Interest, How Best to Reach Them, Their Leading Characteristics, Etc., Together with the Prices Charged for Guides, Carriages, and Conveniences at Each (cont...)
Matthews, Northrup & Co.. Buffalo, New York. 1890. First Edition. (title cont.) "... Place, and a Program for a Two Weeks' Visit, by an Old Resident." 44 pages; illustrations; map; illustrated paper wrapper (4 1/4 x 7 inch). Some chipping at the base of the spine, small missing piece lower left of the cover (1/2 inch square). Minor discoloration across the bottom of the cover. A tourist guide to the falls and area with a series of photos of the falls, some in winter, before New York diverted the water for electrical power production. Photos are also included of Spencer's Hotel and the International Hotel. Text is informative and still useful. Very good clean copy. Condition: Very Good. Niagara Falls, Tourist Site, Wonders of Nature. DK-81 (Book ID 11696) $25.00

A Memoir of William Penn
Association of Friends for the Diffusion of Religious and Useful Knowledge. Philadelphia. 1858. From an introductory note: (This book) "has been reprinted almost entire the publication ...entitled 'A Brief Memoir of William Penn' enlarged by copious selections from his letters and particulars respecting his treaties with the Indian tribes. These have been taken mainly from Enock Lewis' 'Life of William Penn' ... and a publication entitled 'North American Indians and Friends' ... The chapter respecting the calumnies of T.B. Macaulay has been prepared for this work from reliable and uncontroverted authorities." A two page appendix at the conclusion of the book is an 1857 speech by Sam Houston, then a United States Senator from Texas, about friendly relations with American Indians. 172 pages. Former owner's inscription on front end paper. Condition: Very Good. Quakers. Early American History. Pennsylvania. Thomas Babbington Macauley. (Book ID 7680) $37.50

America: Great Crises in Our History Told By Its Makers. A Library of Original Sources. Issued By Americanization Department, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.
Veterans of Foregin Wars of the United States. Chicago, Illinois. 1925. 12 volumes in uniform binding by the publisher, guilt edging along the top. Bookplate from former owner "Nancy Balde". I: Discovery and Exploration, 1000-1562 - 320 pages; frontis. II: Colonization, 1562-1753 - 320 pages, frontis. III: Revolution, 1753-1783 - 320 pages. IV: The Critical Period, 1783-1803. 320 pages; frontis, illustrations. V: 1812 - Before and After - 1802-1820 - 320 pages; frontis. VI: The Developing Nation, 1820-1845 - frontis. VII: The Mexican Wr and Slavery, 1845-1861 - 320 pages; frontis. VIII: The Civil War, 1861-1865 - 318 pages; frontis. IX: Reconstruction, 1865-1890; 318 pages; frontis. X: A New World Power, 1890-1914 - 318 pages; frontis. XI: The Great War, 1914-1916 - 318 pages; frontis. XII: America in the Great War-And After, 1916-1925 - 318 pages; frontis; index. Condition: Fine. American History, Patriotism. DK-672 (Book ID 11247) $125.00

Annual Report of the Public Printer, Showing the Condition of The Public Printing, Binding, Etc., For the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1881
(Office of the Public Printer). Washington. 1881. Illustrated Wrappers. 73-page booklet. A report pertaining to all costs for public printing such as printing, binding, lithographing and engraving, paper, material, labor, etc. Costs are also tabulated by department. Booklet includes numerous plates depicting the inside of the printing plant. Expenses include reams of paper, leather, parchment, glue, cotton, mucilage, brooms, coal, vinegar, twine, beeswax, washing towels, one hired horse which died while in use of Government Printing Office $250, use of horse 76 days at 75 cents, harness, repairs, names of employees and amounts paid, etc. Small damp stain top edge of front cover and first two pages. Government Publications. Pamphlets. Government Documents. (Book ID 4031) $15.00

Autograph Document Signed. "Jessie Slack vs. Andrew Spear."
Two signed documents from Windsor County, Vermont 1785 dealing with "Jessie Slack vs. Andrew Spear". The first manuscript (4 x 6 1/2 inch) dated June 28, 1784 states that Andrew Spear agrees to pay Jeesie Slack six pounds in the form of wheat. It is signed by Spear. The second document (7 1/2 x 6 1/2 inch) dated May 12th 1785 the Constable of Reading, Vermont is ordered to summon Spear to Court for nonpayment of his debt. It is signed by Briant Brown, clerk. Also signing on the backside by David Davis, attesting to the fact that he has left a copy of the summons with Spear. David Davis (1748-1796) of Vermont served as a corporal in the Revolutionary War. Condition: Very Good. Law, Vermont, Windsor County, Revolutionary War. DK-13 (Book ID 9652) $50.00

Bound Magazine Articles. "Cuban War - Spanish-American War".
The following articles are bound into a black cloth binding with the title "Cuban War" in gilt on the spine. The are: "Admiral Dewey" by Theodore Roosevelt (McCLURE'S MAGAZINE - October 1899 - pp 483-504); "Personal Narrative of the 'Maine' by Her Commander", Captain Charles Dwight Sigsbee (CENTURY MAGAZINE - pp 74-98; 241-263; 373-394); "The Sinking of the Merrimac" by Richmond P. Hobson (CENTURY MAGAZINE - pp 265-283; 427-450; 580-604; 752-779); "The Sinking of the "Merrimac" and the Capture and Imprisonment of Hobson and His Men at Santiago" Osborn W. Deiganl (FRANK LESLIE'S POPULAR MONTHLY - pp 247-271); "The Story of the Captains. Personal Narratives of the Naval Engagement Near Santiago de Cuba, July 3, 1898, by Officers of the American Fleet." (CENTURY MAGAZINE) - "The 'Iowa' at Santiago" by Capt. Robley D. Evans (pp 50-62), "The 'Indiana' at Santiago" by Capt. Henry C. Taylor (pp 62-75), "The 'Gloucester' at Santiago" by Com. Richard Wainwright (pp 776-786), "The 'Texas' at Santiago" by Capt. John W. Philip (pp 87-102), "The 'Oregon' at Santiago" by Lieut. Edward W. Eberle (104-111), "The 'New York' at Santiago" by Capt. F.E. Chadwick (pp 111-114), "On the 'Gloucester' After the Battle" by Lieut. Harry P. Huse (pp 115-116), "Rescuing the Enemy" by William G. Cassard, Chaplain (pp 116-118); "War time Snap Shots" (MUNSEY'S MAGAZINE - October 1898, pp 2-32, 746-760); "The Leaders of Our Army" by Rufus R. Wilson (MUNSEY'S MAGAZINE - August 1898 pp 643-664). All are illustrated with photographs, drawings, maps and plans. A fine set of bound articles realting to the Cuban naval operations during the Spanish-American War. Condition: Fine. Spanish-American War, Military, U.S. Navy, Magazine Articles. DK-88 (Book ID 11871) $50.00

Celebration of the Sixtieth Anniversary of the Capture of the City of Mexico and the Ninety-third Anniversary of the Birth of Our National Song, (continued in Description) (cover title)
None. None. 1907. Illustrated Wrappers. Title continued: "...'The Star Spangled Banner,' by Francis Scott Key, At the Presidio of San Francisco, Cal., Saturday, September 14, 1907". Reproduction of General Winfield Scott portrait on front cover. 16-page pamphlet provides historical background of General Scott's campaign in Mexico in 1847, program for the day of celebration, lists of those in attendance representing groups such as Veterans of the Mexican War Division, U. S. Army and U. S. Navy Divisions, Grand Army of the Republic Division, Veterans of the Spanish American War Division, etc. Schedule of Events. Program. Soldier. Hero. Commemorate. Remembrance. Honor. (Book ID 4221) $20.00

Civilian Exclusion Order No. 95 (and) Instructions to All Persons of Japanese Ancestry: Two Original Posters for the County of Ventura, State of California
Western Defense Command and Fourth Army. Presidio of San Francisco, California. 1942. The two posters, 14 inches by 22 inches, printed on cream colored thin paper with bold, black ink, inform people of Japanese ancestry that they were going to be excluded from: "All of the County of Ventura, State of California". In the first poster they are told to report to the "Civilian Control Station located at 322 South California Street, Ventura, California" on April 24 and 25, 1942 between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM. The second poster tells of the criminal penalties for not reporting. There were 110 different locations in California, Oregon and Washington where people of Japanese descent were told to report and two posters were issued for each place. They were printed in a very small run, with only enough for the posting in each area and two sets of file copies and one set for a California library. A fine set of these rare and fragile posters with some creasing, margins only. Condition: Fine. Japanese Exclusion, World War II, (Book ID 9980) $750.00

Committee's Report on Gas Explosion at State Capitol. August 13th 1899. To the Honorable Comptroller of the State of Connecticut.
Hartford, Conn. 1900. Typed document signed January 23rd, 1900 (2 pages. 8 1/2 x 13 inches). Three person committee reprts the the State Comptroller that based on its examination of evidence, that the gas explosion at the State Capitol on August 23, 1899 was caused by gas escaping from the pipes leading to the gas laterns. The committee report further states that the accident was "Purely and accident". It was signed by Edward Mahl, James ?? . and Geo H. Gilbert. Also included is a 6 pages typed transcript of testimony related to the investion (8 x 13 inch). Condition: Very Good. State Investigation, Connecticut. DK-25 (Book ID 10235) $60.00

Doc. No. I. Governor's Message and Reports of the Public Officers of the State, of the Boards of Directors, and of the Visitors, Superintendents, and Other Agents of Public Institutions or Interests of Virginia
William F. Ritchie, Public Printer. Richmond. 1859. Wrappers. Printed under the code of Virginia. Lacks front cover. 48-page booklet. Two small holes punched through pages near spine. Small damp stain rear cover front and back at spine bottom. The Governor's message is not about just the condition of the commonwealth but also how their peace has been disturbed by a rebellion taking place at Harpers Ferry. "...it was an extraordinary and actual invasion, by a sectional organization, specially upon slaveholders and upon their property in negro slaves. The home to be invaded was the home of domestic slavery..." The Governor goes on to describe the state of the State's financial situation, revenues, expenses, banks, insurance, education, lunatic asylums, penitentiary, public buildings, etc. Harper's Ferry. Rebellion. Anti-Slavery. Slaveholders. Property. Domestic Slavery. Rebellion. State Revenue. State Expenses. (Book ID 4795) $25.00

Evening Post Annual, 1888. Memorial Volume. Biographical Sketches [With Portraits] of the State Officers, Representatives in Congress, Governor's Staff, and Senators and Members of the General Assembly of the State of Connecticut. Published ... (cont.)
Evening Post Association. Harford, Conn.. 1888. (title cont.) " ... Annually. [Fourteenth Year.]". [10], 275 [13] pages; portraits; index; bound in brown cloth with title in gilt on the cover with black borders, gilt edging to the pages. Local ads in the front and back of the volume. Collection of individuals with portraits of members of the government of Connecticut through 1888. Each page has a brief biography and portrait. Some wear to the top and bottom of the spine. Condition: Very Good. Connecticut Government. DK-54 (Book ID 11080) $37.50

Handbook. Training Camp at Camp Lewis. Washington. June 12-August 31, 1925. R.O.T.C., C.M.T.C. Organized Reserve, National Guard.
1925. 96 pages; tan paper wrapper bound at the top (3 1/4 x 5 1/2 inch). Handbook used for summer training camps for Reserve Officer Training Camp, Citizens Militrary Training Camp, Citizens Military Training Camp, Organized Reserve, and National Guard in the summer of 1925 at Camp Lewis, Washington (near Tacoma). gives organization and rosters for regular army soldiers stationed at Fort Lewis plus similar information, for the various military units attending the training camp. Also provided ar the rules, under which the camp operated (inspections, passes, etc) and a short history of the camp. There are also eight pages of random, handwritten notes by an unknown hand in the handbook. Condition: Very Good. US Military, Camp Lewis, Washington. DK-100 (Book ID 12131) $25.00

Men of Minnesota; A Collection of the Portraits of Men Prominent in Business and Professional Life in Minnesota
R. L. Polk & Co. 1915. St. Paul.. Full-Leather. A fine copy of a book usually found in poor condition. Front cover has gilt lettering with gilt decorative wreath; front and back covers have gilt decorations; spine has elaborate gilt decoration with gilt lettering. Gilt decorations inside front and back covers around edges of end papers. Page edges are gilt. 520 pages. Illustrations. From the Introduction: "This is the second edition of a collection of portraits of men prominent in business and professional life in the state of Minnesota. The other volume was published in 1902. The leather with which the book is bound is the highest grade of Turkish Morocco ever imported in this country. The embossing and gilded edges are Pure Virgin Gold Leaf". This work contains 2048 engravings along with an alphabetical list of names showing the page of each man's portrait. U. S. History. State History. Community Leaders. Prominent Persons. Professional Occupations. (Book ID 2699) $75.00

Obituary Addresses on the Occasion of the Death of the Hon. Daniel Webster, of Massachusetts, Secretary of State for the United States: Delivered in the Senate and in the House of Representatives of the United States, (cont.)
Robert Armstrong. Washington, D. C.. 1853. (title cont.) "Fourteenth and Fifteenth December, 1852." 86 pages; frontportrait; expertly repaired spine in original cloth binding. Ink inscription in the front "Martha M. Cooper, From her Cousin, George H. Brown. Nov 27, 1853". George Houston Brown (1810-1865) was a teacher at the Lawrenceville Academy (1828-30), admitted to the bar in 1835 at Somerville, New Jersey, and was elected as a Whig representative to the 32nd Congress (1851-53). Became an associate justice of the supreme court of New Jersey from 1861 till his death in 1865. Condition: Good. Members of Congress, Massachusetts, Obituary. DK-21 (Book ID 10041) $25.00

Officers and Members of The Society of Colonial Wars in the State of California 1918-1919 (Cover Title)
The Society of Colonial Wars. Los Angeles. Illustrated Wrappers. 1918-1919. Frontispiece. 26-page pamphlet. From the Foreword: "A paragraph in the preamble of the General Society reads -- 'The Society of Colonial Wars has been instituted to perpetuate the memory of those events, and of the men who, in military, naval and civil positions of high trust and responsibility, by their acts of counsel, assisted in the establishment, defense and preservation of the American Colonies, and were in truth founders of this nation'." The Society also seeks to collect and preserve manuscripts, rolls, relics, etc. and to inspire in its members a patriotic spirit. Contents include list of Officers, committees, lists of members, etc. American Colonies. Armed Conflict. Wartime. Battles. Military. Armies. (Book ID 3955) $15.00

Old Settlers' Memorial.
Walworth County Old Settlers' Society.. Elkhorn, Wisconsin. 1905. [24] pages; portraits; black paper wrapper with title on the cover. Printed byThe Elkhorn Independent. Covers creased and torn. Internal repairs to front and back covers, internally fine. Brief biographies and sixty photos of early pioneers of Walworth County in Wisconsin: Mrs. Bethania Crandall Dunlap; Milo B. Ranney; Mrs. Gratia P. Merrick; Osborn Hand; Mrs. Julia Rockwell Brown; George Ross; Mr. and Mrs. Solomon R. Edwards; William Henry Morrison; William J. Wylie; Farnum Arnold; Luna Stearns Fountain; Henry W. Sage; Cyril Aldrich; Patrick Kelley; James Child; Clarissa Tibbets Foster; Joseph Whitmore; Mrs. and Mrs. John Reader; Horace Sheldon; Daniel M. Stearns; Albert Ogden; Cyrus K. Phelps; Albert D. Whitmore; Asa W. Ray; George W. Sylie; Mr. & Mrs. Jay Foster; Enos Kinney; William H. Conger; Dr. Harmon Gray; John Matheson; William S. Higbee; Charles Claxton; James Sram; Mr. and Mrs. William D. Chapin; Francis H. Eames; John S. Hastings; Winsor S.D. Nbar; Fred A. McMillen; Dr. Joseph Collie, D.D.; Julia Ann Morgan; William Hollinghead; Edward D.D. Page; Frank Brewster; Charles Wales; Mrs. and Mrs. Carlos L. Douglass; George Terwilliger; Mr. and Mrs. Caleb D. Webster; Winslow P. Storms; Goerge B. Allen; Edward Powers; Levi E. Allen; David B. Johnson; Dr. F.L. Von SuessMilch. The final two pages consist of a list of the officers of the Society and the deaths of members since 1904. Condition: Very Good. Wisconsin Early Settlers, Elkhorn Settlers. DK-68 (Book ID 11326) $50.00

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