A pre-printed form for a warranty deed (16 x 13 inch) with the relevant information inserted in ink and dated 6 June 1840 for a lot sale in Lodi, Seneca County, New York. Notations and title cover on the backside in ink. James W. Ingersoll and Mary A. Ingersoll of Tompkins, Ithaca County, New York sells a lot in the town of Lodi (Lot No. 46), New York to Margaret LeConte of Lodi for $500.00. Signed by both James and Mary Ingersoll. On the back of the document Judge John Ingersoll signs as a witness. Also signed by C.D. Hanks, Seneca County Dep. Clerk, stating that the document has been recorde... View More...
Signed manuscript document, dated 5 May 1840 in Wayne County, New York. 3 pages (6 1/2 x 8 inch) written in ink. The document consists of two parts. In the first document the New York Supreme Court orders the Sheriff of Wayne County, New York to seize $99.33 from the assets of Richard A. Birdsall to satisfy a claim against him by Delos Bradley. Signed on the back by D. Cole, Deputy Sheriff in Wayne County as to the fact that he has accumulated $100.00 from Birdsall. Also signed by Alpheus W. Smith that he is holding the money. In the second part Delos Bradley signs that he has turned over the ... View More...
Manuscript Document Signed. 3 pages (2 leaves, front and back) 7 3/4 x 12 1/2 inches. The document is composed of three parts: a copy of a statement by Livingston Billings, attorney for Wm Couch, that Bowers had sued Couch in Sullivan County Circuit Court for actions Couch had undertaken while acting as Justice of the Peace. Bowers lost the suit [attached is a copy of that verdict, signed by J. Jones, county clerk]; the second section is a statement, signed by Attorney billings, that Couch is now counter-suing Bowers; the third part, also signed by Attorney Billings, testifies that the suit ha... View More...
Engraving, circa 1900s (4 1/4 x 6 inch) of Benjamin F. Tracy (1830-1915), in civilian clothing, from New York. Was a lawyer and early organizer of the Republican Party he joined the Civil War in 1863 and was in the Army of the Potomac and in the Battle of the Wilderness won the Medal of Honor. He was made a General before retiring. After the war he returned to the field of law and became U.S. district attorney for the Eastern District of New York. He was famous for cracking down on the whiskey trade taxes and created a new tax code. Defended Beecher against Tilton in 1875, and decided the famo... View More...
Engraving, circa 1900s (4 1/4 x 5 1/2 inch) of Cyrus Dustan Roys (1836-1915) of Michigan in civilian clothing. Trained as a lawyer he joined the Union forces in 1861 and served in the 1st Michigan Artillery fighting at McIntire's Ford, Capture of Knoxville and Cumberland Gap, Corinth, and Sherman's March. He was on the staff of General Saunders. After the war he became a corporate lawyer and general council, mainly with railroads in the Chicago area. View More...
Printed script. [4] pages with brown paper cover, folded. (3 1/2 x 8 1/2 inch), with title on the cover. Copy of the famous New York - Tammany Hall lawsuit by the people who had given bribery money to N.Y. Alderman Michael Duffy. Duffy tried to hide the money and refused to return it. He had the money and property transfered to his wife Mary, who in this affidavit claims to know almost nothing about it. Fine clean copy. View More...
(title cont.): "Re-discovered on a bibliophile ramble, preceded by an introduction, and made public with copious footnotes, by Ivan Volkoff, designed by Gollin, Bright & Zolotow, drawings by Milton Zolotow, composed entirely in the Janson family, one thoused copies printed offset by Advertisers Composition Company, this copy being number 523." A reprint of a late 18th century book in which John Baxter, convicted of a series of crimes, gives tips to law-abiding citizens on how to avoid being robbed and cheated. Cloth backed marbeled boards in slightly worn publisher's slipcase. View More...
(Reprinted 1960). 35 pages. States the laws that related to plant pest control and the importation of plants into Ohio and what to do if there is a problem. Also covers inspection, certification, labeling and advertising as it relates to Ohio. View More...
142 pages; music scores; index; inexpensive brown cloth binding, gilt lettering on the cover, some wear along the spine. An Anglican Service Book used for church services during the later half of the 19th Century in the United States. Very good copy. View More...
2 volumes bound together. Publisher's 3/4 leather binding, gilt lettering on spine. Marbled fly leaves. Vol. 1 - 120 pages. Vol. 2 - 83 pages. Several blank pages in back. Government publications recording the text of the bills under review and documenting the testimony of those who spoke before the committee. H. R. Bills 6683, 11988 and 2828 were all about the registration and protection of trademarks, a word, symbol or phrase used by a business to distinguish its products from another. View More...
Dimensions 11 1/2 x 7 inches, black and red ink, Seal of the United States on top center and decorative border. Fold lines, some chipping along edges. No. 176350 issued to Dr. H. C. Porter and Son at 323 Main St. in Towanda, Pennsylvania on June 18, 1915. Coupons for July 1915-June 1916 attached. This certificate would be displayed in the place of business to prove that the tax on liquor dealers had been paid. View More...
Original copied will of Robert Barton handwritten in black ink on beige paper. The will was originally executed in 1794, and this copy was transcribed in 1803. 13" x 16." Six pages. Will is clean and intact overall, but the paper is fragile and age-toned and there are a few small stains and tape repair along some of the fold lines. A Good copy. In this will, Robert Barton of Rush Olive, Lancaster County, England leaves about 10,000 pounds to his wife, sisters, brother, nephews, nieces, and cousins. Besides "Barton," a frequently mentioned surname is "Holland." Signed by Ely Clegg and T... View More...
In this two part document prepared by John Beebem, attorney for the plaintiff William Robard, Beebe uses the first part to state Robard's claim that James Crandall owes him $480.00. In the second part, Beebe copies Crandall's statement in which he agrees to make partial payment to Robard and to make that payment in installments. Crandall is a resident of Warren Co., NY. Filed June 11, 1819 in noted on the back side of the document. View More...
xii, 378 pages; vellum leather binding with black leather label on spine with gilt lettering. Concerned with French law and government. Fine clean copy. View More...
Publisher's leather binding, severe scuffing. Foxing throughout. 322 pages with index and errata. Personal stamp in purple ink on front endpaper, "R. B. Albertson". Personal Inscription on front fly paper in pencil, "J. W. Albertson, Attorney at Law, Hertford, Perq. (Perquimans) County, North Carolina". Mr. Albertson was a United States District Attorney for the North Carolina Eastern District from 1878-1882. The classic text on usury, the crime of charging exorbitant interest on a loan. Today, we might call it loan sharking. View More...
(v), 57 pages, cloth backed patterned boards, 12.5 x 10", cardboard slipcase, with printed presentation slip enclosed. Nice copy, one corner of slipcase split. The decision of a censorship case involving the seizure of nine books from Philadelphia booksellers, including: "The Wild Palms" by William Faulkner; " Studs Lonigan Trilogy" and "A World I Never Made" by James T. Farrell; "God's Little Acre" by Erskine Caldwell; and "Never Love a Stranger" by Harold Robbins. Publisher Alfred Knopf and his wife Blanche thought highly of Judge Bok's decision in the obscenity case and commissioned the Gra... View More...
"Extracted" (copied) Probate and Will of William Booth (18 x 26 inch) with one seal. Dated 4 March, 1887. William Booth (died 8 June 1887), a farmer, leaves his widow and family an estate valued at eleven hundred fifty-eight pounds. The estate includes china, books, prints and pictures. An accompanying document signed by H.A. Hudson, district registrar, attests to the value of the estate and that the will has been registered. Fine clean copy. View More...
Original publisher's blue cloth binding. 8 3/4" x 11 1/4." 114 pages, complete. Gilt lettering on spine and front cover. Binding is tight. Very clean copy. Jacob N. Bowman (1875-1968) was an American historian and professor. He taught history at Western Washington College, the University of California, Berkeley, and Washington University. From 1948-1955, Bowman served as Historian at the California State Archives in Sacramento. In the 1920s, Bowman focused on updating and revising the 1862 index of the California land grant records. View More...
Letter typed on beige U.S. Supreme Court stationery. Signed William J. Brennan, Jr. Comes with accompanying envelope. Datelined April 7, 1982 in Washington, D.C. Letter measures 5 3/4" x 9"; envelope measures 6 1/2" x 3 5/8." One page. Letter, envelope, and signature are very clean and intact. Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. (1906-1997) was a U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice who served from 1956-1990. He was seen as liberal on the bench and considered a very influential and effective justice. He was appointed by President Eisenhower. In this brief letter to Robert Kendall (1927-2... View More...
Frederick Carroll Brewster (b. 1825 -- d. 1872). One page letter. Philadelphia. September 15, 1862. Frederick Carroll Brewster was a Philadelphia lawyer, Pennsylvania Attorney General (1869 - 1872) and author of legal treatises. Here he writes to E. M. Davis congratulating him on his "public vindication". View More...
