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WILLIAM B CLARKBiblio.com

1869 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A PROLIFIC CONNECTICUT COBBLER AND FARMER

18690001840MILFORD CONNECTICUT. Good. 1869. On offer is an interesting manuscript diary dated January 1 1869 through to March 1870 handwritten by William B. Clark of Milford Connecticut. Mr. Clark is a cobbler who works heeling shoes along with farm work at home. His is married to Mary and his children include Willie Frank and Charlotte. William is a prolific writer writing every day from the mundane to the sensational: local events including seeing Tom Thumb from the train births deaths family news work and mentions of the flu which appears to be going around. Here are some snippets: Jan 1 - New Year's Day. Willie's foot and leg in part was scalded this morning. Went down to church to bid on W. Seat. Same price as last year 12 dollars. Right cold. Jan 13 - Arrived in New York this morning about 6 o'clock. Pleasant but coolish. After wandering around till 10 o'clock went to Tracy. After work could get a job but could not agree on price. Left for home on 4:25 train. Jan 18 - cold day. commenced snow about noon. Commenced to work in straw factory. Blake's part pushing the balls all day. Am tired.Jan 20 - Splendid day. cutting cloth this forenoon. Afternoon curling hats. Nice work but hard on the fingers. Night clear wind blows. Ed Clark was at my house to see about going to the factory. March 1 - Cold this morning. It's splendid out. Good sleighing and cold. I heeled 20 pair today. the wages for heeling french heels was raised 21 cents more a dozen. Night clear and cold. Sleighing never was better. We were paid tonight. April 2 = Morning sun rose stayed out a little while then went in again. Cooley was robbed of all his clothes last night. commenced to rain this afternoon. I heeled 14 pairs. April 26 - Dug garden before breakfast. Went to New Haven on first train. Heeled 13 pair this forenoon. Odd Fellows parade in the city. Grand turn out. Night clear and warm like summer. May 24 - Heeled 27 pairs of shoes today. The Irish folks had a cock fight up near the old camp ground yesterday so I heard. Very warm today. Night went down to Bristol. May 31 - I heeled 24 pair today. Afternoon citizens of Milford headed by the band marched to the graveyard to decorate soldiers graves.June 1 - I heeled 24 pair shoes today. A boy. had both legs cut off by jumping off the freight train. Very warm day. June 16 - Went over on half past 8 train. Saw Tom Thumb and wife on board. Heeled 12 pairs shoes today. August 7 - Working at haying today. Little warm. Carted loads of hay today. Eclipse about 5 o'clock. Did not get home till about 8 tonight. Very cool again. Dec 11 - Fisinished 10 pair of shoes today. Beautiful day warm. Real summer day. Sunken Schooner was raised today. Tonight went down town. Bought an undershirt for Willie.Dec 20 - Hezekiah Clark died about 2 this morning. Beautiful day but cool. Bought half barrel of apples of Hawkins. Burnished and finished 10.5 pairs of shoes.Dec 26 - None of us could get out to church. Sent for Doctor to come up and see Mary. Left her some powders to take. Rained hard all day. Night dark wind blows up. colder. Charlotte was here to tea. Mary feels a little better. ; Manuscript; 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF COBBLERS SHOE REPAIR WILLIAM B. CLARK MILFORD CONNECTICUT FARMING RURAL LIVING POST CIVIL WAR RECONSTRUCTION ERA COBBLING AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS AMERICANA MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito Papel . hardcover

WILLIAM B STARKBiblio.com

ORIGINAL 1862 - 1865 IMPORTANT CIVIL WAR JOURNAL DETAILING THE ENTIRE HISTORY OF THE 34TH MASSACHUSETTS INFANTRY REGIMENT VOLUNTEER TO THE STEPS OF APPOMATTOX AND THE SURRENDER OF LEE

1862000754EGREMONT MASSACHUSETTS MA. Good. 1862. On offer is an original superb relic of the Civil War and an incredibly detailed historical document with a riveting narrative being the journal of William. B. Stark beginning with his enlistment July 21st 1862 until April 13th 1865 when he relates the details of Appomattox and Lee's surrender and the jubilation of the troops. Thusly his entire tour in the Civil War. Stark was from Egremont Massachusetts near the New York state border in western Massachusetts. Mr. Stark served in the 34th Regiment Infantry Massachusetts Volunteers. This is one of the most detailed writings of one man's service we have ever read. Stark took copious notes and left no details unmentioned from a detailed listing of every battle and engagement his fellow soldiers officers kit and clothing foods eaten etc. etc. He never fails to mention names and Mr. Stark to history's benefit writes profusely. There is tremendous battle content with detailed explanations of terrain weather and conditions. He describes the mood of the men the affect of the conditions and writes very well too. One online source relates the following of this famed company of volunteers: 34th Regiment Infantry Organized at Worcester August 1 1862. Moved to Washington D.C. August 15-17. Attached to Military District of Washington and Alexandria to February 1863. Tyler's Brigade District of Alexandria 22nd Army Corps Dept. of Washington to April 1863. 2nd Brigade DeRussy's Division Defenses South of the Potomac 22nd Army Corps to June 1863. Martindale's Command Garrison of Washington 22nd Army Corps to July 1863. 1st Brigade Maryland Heights Division Dept. of West Virginia to December 1863. 1st Brigade 1st Division Dept. of West Virginia to January 1864. Unattached 1st Division West Virginia to April 1864. 2nd Brigade 1st Infantry Division West Virginia to June 1864. 1st Brigade 1st Infantry Division West Virginia to December 1864. 1st Brigade Independent Division 24th Army Corps Army of the James to June 1865. SERVICE.--At Arlington Heights Va. until August 22 1862. Moved to Alexandria Va. August 22 and duty on line of Orange & Alexandria Railroad until September 10. At Fort Lyon Defenses of Washington D.C. September 15 1862 to June 2 1863. Provost and guard duty in Washington until July 9. Moved to Maryland Heights July 9. Occupation of Harper's Ferry W. Va. July 14. Duty at Harper's Ferry and Bolivar until December 10. Action at Berryville. October 18. Raid to Harrisonburg December 10-24. At Harper's Ferry until February 1 1864. Operations in Hampshire and Hardy Counties W. Va. January 27-February 7. Moved to Cumberland Md. February 15. Return to Harper's Ferry thence moved to Monocacy Md. March 5 to Martinsburg W. Va. March 7 and to Harper's Ferry April 2. Moved to Martinsburg W. Va. April 17. Sigel's Expedition from Martinsburg to New Market April 13-May 16. Rude's Hill May 14. New Market May 14-15. Advance to Staunton May 24-June 5. Piedmont Mount Crawford June 5. Occupation of Staunton June 6. Hunter's Raid on Lynchburg June --. Lynchburg June 17-18. Retreat to the Gaul June 18-29. Moved to the Shenandoah Valley July 5-17. Snicker's Ferry July 17-18. Kernstown or Winchester July 23-24. Martinsburg July 25. Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign August to December. Berryville September 3. Battle of Opequan Winchester September 19. Fisher's Hill September 22. Cedar Creek October 13. Battle of Cedar Creek October 19. Duty at Kernstown until December. Moved to Washington D.C. thence to Bermuda Hundred Va. December 19-23. Siege operations against Richmond and Petersburg December 25 1864 to April 2 1865. In trenches north of the James before Richmond until March 1865. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Assault on and fall of Petersburg April 2. Pursuit of Lee April 3-9. Rice's Station April 6. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. March to Lynchburg April 12-15 thence to Farmville and Burkesville Junction April 15-19 and to Richmond April 22-25. Duty there until June. Mustered out June 16 1865. Regiment lost during service 7 Officers and 128 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 132 Enlisted men by disease. Total 269. The original handwritten diary has been lost but this is a very old typewritten transcript undoubtedly typed up by a family member from Stark's diary and then mimeographed. Extensive research can find no evidence that this was ever published or made public in any way save for an annotation that Stark's commentary was partially used regarding his chilling telling of the Battle of Hanging Rock. The old mimeos are in a three-ring binder. Some of the holes on a number of pages are torn but is otherwise in very good condition. There are 131 numbered pages and the work is complete. ; Transcript; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; TRANSCRIPT MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS PERSONAL PERSONAL HISTORY MEMOIR MEMORIAL DIARY JOURNAL DIARIES JOURNALS LOG LOGS KEEPSAKE AMERICANA Civil War War Between the States VIRGINIA APPOMATTOX HANGING ROCK MASSACHUSETTS PETERSBURG GENERAL LEE SHENANDOAH SNICKER'S FERRY HARPER'S FERRY LYNCHBURG . hardcover

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WILLIAM ARTHUR FULKERSONBiblio.com

1901 - 1920 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT CAREER LOG BOOK OF AN UNCOMMON MAN WHO RISES FROM COMMON SAILOR SERVING BELOW DECKS TO ONE DAY SERVE AS A SHIP'S CAPTAIN IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY

19010002308Good. 1901. On offer is a super original manuscript relic of early 20th Century and World War I era United States Naval history of particular significance to those researchers and historians who delight in seeing the rise of a common sailor to the lofty heights of commander. The author enlisted as a seaman in 1901 and worked his way up to rank of Commander and Captain without attending Naval Academy a self made man who would also during his illustrious Navy career be discharged and reenlist the next day without ever getting off the ship! Students of naval history know that it is a rare ascension of any man who serves below decks to become the god-like presence of a ship's captain and such is the case of William Arthur Fulkerson there is no indication of ownership in the book proper it came directly from an archive of his papers whose naval career begins thusly: "Enlisted March 20th 1901 at Chicago Illinois and was sent to the Training Station at Newport Rhode Island; was transferred from Training Station to the Training Ship Essex Aug 22nd 1901. Transferred from the U. S. S. Essex on April 5th 1902 at Norfolk Virginia and reported on board the U. S. S. Minneapolis at Philadelphia Pennsylvania April 22nd 1902. Transferred from the U. S. S. Minneapolis to the U. S. S. Columbia July 19th 1902 at New York." This 80 page log book meticulously details every ship every port with arrival and departure time every day they anchored; how long they remained in port; and the day and time of departure. He served on the U.S.S. Essex; U.S.S. Minneapolis; U.S.S. Dolphin; U.S.S. Columbia; U.S.S. Lancaster; U.S.S. Wabash; Ordered to temporary duty in 1913 in North Dakota; Ordered to Receiving Ship Norfolk Virginia; U.S.S. Franklin; U.S.S. Richmond; U.S.S. Maine; U.S.S. Iowa; U.S.S. Indiana; U.S.S. Hannibal; and on Sept. 16th 1916 he reported for duty at the Navy Yard in Portsmouth New Hampshire. August 15 1917 - Appointed Ensign U.S.N. February 1 1918. Appointed Lieutenant Commander. August 15 1918 Appointed Lieutenant. "November 9 1918 detached duty Navy Yard at Portsmouth NH and reported to Commander Naval Station New London Conn in connection with the Anti Submarine Squadron Nov. 11 1918. On November 16 1919 Fulkerson was to Command/Captain the U.S.S. Eagle Boat #12. This was changed to PE-1 or 2 3 4 in 1920. While most of the writings are factual there are many narrative entries of auspicious events such as: While on the U.S.S. Dolphin October 22 1901 "Took Crown Prince of Siam to West Point and Return." "January 11 1903. While in port at La Guaira Venezuela we got Minister Bowen and took him to the U.S." "In 1905 at Oyster Bay Long Island we received Japanese Envoys." Etc. The 7 1/2 x 9 inches ledger style book is overall G.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF WILLIAM ARTHUR FULKERSON USN UNITED STATES NAVY NAVAL MARINE NAUTICAL MARITIME SAILORS SAILING WWI WW1 WORLD WAR I EAGLE BOAT CAPTAIN COMMANDER S.S. ESSEX U.S.S. MINNEAPOLIS U.S.S. DOLPHIN U.S.S. COLUMBIA U.S.S. LANCASTER U.S.S. WABASH U.S.S. FRANKLIN U.S.S. RICHMOND U.S.S. MAINE U.S.S. IOWA U.S.S. INDIANA U.S.S. HANNIBAL ANTI SUBMARINE SQUADRON FROM SEAMAN TO OFFICER AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG PRIMARY SOURCE FIRST HAND ACCOUNT SOCIAL HISTORY PERSONAL STORIES LIVING HISTORY ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPELBIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERSONAL NARRATIVES . unknown

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WILLIAM A DOUBLEDAY [?]Biblio.com

1879 & 1883 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARIES FROM PROMINENT LOCAL FAMILY DETAILING GENEALOGY AND LOCAL HISTORY OF COOPERSTOWN NEW YORK

18790001347Cooperstown Otsego County New York. Good. 1879. Leatherette. On offer are the original 1879 and 1883 manuscript diaries historically relevant to the history of Cooperstown New York. While there is no indication of authorship specified in the books there are enclosed a number of ephemeral pieces that suggest the owner was "William A. Doubleday". There is also an 1870 promissory note with the names Sally Doubleday Elizabeth Doubleday and Abner Doubleday. Casual research affirms the family's connection to Cooperstown and we suggest but cannot confirm that the Abner Doubleday mentioned herein is the noted inventor of baseball. Further research notes near the listing's end explain. Historians and collectors of the region and era will no doubt have enough info to confirm. In the 1879 diary there are entries until May then blank. The 1883 diary has sporadic ledger type entries. Entries include historical mentions of local events and William mentions on numerous occasions the trial and hanging of Myron A. Buel who murdered 14 year old Catherine A. Richards. We learn in 1883 diary three members of his family die one being his sister. Here are snippets: 1879 "Does not storm. Snow deep. Sheriff sale at Walter Van Horner. Did not sell. Lenike brought Julia and Harry from park Central. Carries her home.Went to town. Commenced snowing. Buel trial commenced today. Swearing in Jurors. Snows all nightSnowing this morning. Snow deep. Got to town to hear Buel trial. Went to the bank on R.R. business. Fix for selling bonds.Warmer. Does not storm. Go to town to hear Buel trial. Frank goes with me. Go after Calista she does not come.Go to town. Cold but more pleasant. Buel trial progresses. Paid to Tyler $5.00 cash by check on first National. Calista comes up with me. Hear of the death of Mrs. Lathrop.Very cold. Go to town to sign town bonds. Finished them up. Went in the Hall a few minutes. Dr. Bassett was being sworn. Got a Utica Herald. Read the Buel trial.Cold and blustery. Went to town to hear judges charge on Buel case. Frank sick. Gone to bed. Uncle Russell called in evening. Says jury brought Buel in guilty.Pleasant but cold. Frank not able to go out. Got to town to mill. Went in to settle with W. E. Corey. Went over to Uncle Russell's in evening. Frank some better. Buel to be hung 18th of April" 1883 "Find Alice growing weaker. Paid I. E. Sylvester insurance fees $10.75. Paid for Journal to S. M. Shaw $2.00 to January 20th 1884..Sick with bowel complaint. Come home to go to bed. Hurbert carries Frank back to school. Cold and blustering.Alice died this morning at 7 o'clock. Hurbert comes after me and Frank goes home. I go back after Louisa. Go to undertakers to get casket.Go to town. Louisa stays all night. Sally comes on the stage.Go to town. Attend the funeral. Go to get permit to enter the vault. Hand it to undertaker. P. Young stays all night.Am not feeling much better. Do my chores. Erney Russell brings telegram from Kalamazoo that my sister was dieing. Wants I should come. Russell and Bates here in evening.Herbert stays and does chores. Goes after Mrs. Grover and to town. Get a telegram from Mich. My sister is dead and her body sent to R. Springs.D. Bates goes to Bedford after her remains. I go to town to make arrangements for funeral.Pleasant weather but gloomy to me. Louisa poorly. Funeral quite large. Corpse looks natural. Herbert carries Thommy and Calista home. Received a friendly letter from E. PhineyPleasant but cold. Got to town in afternoon. Send a postal to Martha Small to come down on the stage. Frank helps Marshall moveAlice was buried today. Did not see the corpse. All went to the cemetery. Louisa stays down not able to come home. Frank and I come. Martha goes to J. Warren's." All before May. There are many names are mentioned some in this one are; Newkirk Lathrop Dr. Barrett Sam R. Fay Chapin Dr. Blodgett E. Hubel Dr. Wadsworth Grover Pennington Potter E. W. Warren and more. Each of the diaries measures about 3" x 6". They are in poor condition but pages look good. Research notes: Whether the Abner Doubleday as mentioned in the diary may have been the famous Civil War General Abner Doubleday who is believed to have invented baseball in the Cooperstown area we are not positive but this one online source provides this: "This is the hardest fact to explain is that the inventor of baseball was Abner Doubleday. There is some genealogical evidence that a second Abner Doubleday a cousin of the famous general lived in Cooperstown at the time in question. The namesake Abner Demas Doubleday was born in Otsego County on March 9th 1829 and lived in Cooperstown area until moving to Kalamazoo Michigan following the Civil War. Additionally according to Grave's own words Graves was a man who brought this investigation to light in his second letter to the commission a second Doubleday cousin John also lived in Cooperstown and was a ballplayer. Perhaps it was one of these alternate Doubleday's who diagrammed a new game that day in Cooperstown and over time Graves confused him with his better-known cousin." As stated before the handwritten note is from 'an' Abner D. Doubleday from Kalamazoo dated April 1st 1870 while the diaries assuredly belonged to William Doubleday because most of the receipts in the back have that name. ; 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall; HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY AMERICANA Archive Lot antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito Papel Myron A. Buel Doubleday New York State Ostego Otego Cooperstown Baseball Genealogy Pioneer Farm Rural . hardcover

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WILLARD N KNOWLESBiblio.com

1911 - 1921 and 1926 ORIGINAL ARCHIVE OF MANUSCRIPT DIARIES 2 AND EPHEMERA INCLUDING PHOTOS OF A CHIEF ENGINEER AND MERCHANT SEAMAN PLYING HIS TRADE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ATLANTIC

19110002067AT SEA ABOARD THE S.S. ARLINGTON et al. Good. 1911. On offer is a group of colourful original early 20th Century manuscript diaries 2 and an archive of photos and documents handwritten by Merchant Seaman Willard N. Knowles who details an interesting life in both 100 page books while at sea serving as Chief Engineer aboard several vessels with ports of call including Africa Cuba Nova Scotia and the Panama Canal and many many more. Diary 1 is a 3¼ x 6 inch book having entries dated from 1911through 1921. Willard writes of illnesses aboard the ships rough seas loading and discharging of cargo dealing with behavioural issues involving the ship's firemen he threatens to put them in irons robbery aboard the ship firing the drunken cook the beauty of Cuba weather conditions ship inspections laying and lifting of the anchor logging the ship's course including latitude longitude maintenance and much much more. Here are some snippets: "Resigned as chief engineer of S.S. Arlington Oct. 8 1919 on account of poor boilers not satisfactorily repaired for voyage to France"Feb. 21 - 1919went aboard S.S. Lake Jessup as chief engineerbound to Niguero Cuba. Arrived at Manzanillo Cuba to custom houseWent out on plantation in sugar cane fieldvery pretty through the presidential gardens. March 7 this prettiest sight I ever sawMarch 16 pump broke laying to repairing for eight hours. Very rough sea. 600 miles from landMar 17 midnight rain storm. Wind Southwest - only making 6 nautical miles per hour on account pumps not working goodplugged up with grassLeft N.Y. Dec. 12 1919 for Nuevitas Cuba for sugar for BostonLeft Nuevitas for Boston Dec. 2 at 8 AM had very heavy weather head wind and had to put into Norfolk VA for bunker coalApril 24 some trouble with firemen. Had to have some in my room to lecture & threaten to put them in irons if they refused duty againDec. 30 1920 Robbers came on this ship and stole 3 coils rope valued at $250 and 100 gallons paint value $300 and 4 cases cream 6 cases condensed milk and six cases soapExtra watchmen on deck all night" Overall G. Diary 2 chronicles his duties and observations while serving as Chief Engineer aboard the tugboat George S. Tice out of Port Richmond Staten Island. Dated 1926 Knowles writes of all manner of ship board life: the weather the crew the duties the problems and of course mess conditions ship inspections laying and lifting of the anchor logging the ship's course including latitude longitude maintenance of ships selling of tugs an explosion in Brooklyn and wages earned and much much more. "April 25 1927 Sunday took one scow to Hackensack and came out with two. Run into the west wrung of the west side of draw and tore it to pieces and broke the stern scow so it leaked three feet of waterin ¾ hourStopped at Marion and pumped out scow but it filled up two feet faster than the cypher would take it outCapt. West came and looked it over and we took the scow to McWilliams Dry DockOct. 4 1926 Cook came in drunk and Captain fired him Oct. 18 1926 Monday Cold wind and hail storm so the dock was nearly whitePaid off fireman this morning. He was drunk. Couldn't workHeavy explosion in BrooklynLooked like a ship blowing up with powder." The 7.5 x 5 inch book is in very good condition with expected soiling mostly to one cover; some ink feathering but writing is clear and readable. Overall G. The archive also includes a one page DS New York June 1 1938 Seaman's Certificate of Identification from the U.S. Department of Commerce with his attached photo and thumbprint plus a partly printed DS Citizens Seaman's Identification Card originating at the Port of Boston Feb. 21 1919 plus a Collector of Customs envelope two real postcards of Knowles one in a seaman' uniform 5" x 7 ½" plus a studio portrait of Knowles as a younger gentleman 6" x 8" and a turn-of-the-century portrait of a young lady identified as Mrs. Lillian Knowles his wife on studio mount. Folds to Seaman's Certificate of Identification. Toning and soiling to Citizens Seaman Identification. Envelope is heavily soiled and tattered on left. Photographs have expected soiling one with some silvering but very much intact.; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF MERCHANT SEAMAN WILLARD N. KNOWLES S.S. ARLINGTON TUGBOAT GEORGE S. TICE PORT RICHMOND STATEN ISLAND MARINE MARINERS SEAMEN LIFE AT SEA NAVAL NAUTICAL SHIPS WORKING SHIPS MERCHANTMEN ENGINEERS ENGINEERING AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS AMERICANA MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . unknown

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WILL A BRIGGS [WILLIAM ADAMS BRIGGS]Biblio.com

1870 - 1871 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT TRAVEL AND STUDY DIARY OF A DETERMINED MUSICIAN AND COMPOSER TRAVELING AND STUDYING IN BERLIN GERMANY AT THE HEIGHT OF THE FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR

18700001471S.S. INDIA BERLIN GERMANY PRUSSIA. Very Good. 1870. On offer is a sensational December 1870 to June 1871 manuscript journal and diary of Will A. Briggs as noted in his own hand on the title page. One part travel diary another part historical observations on the condition of Europe and specifically Germany and the city of Berlin during the Franco-Prussian War we particularly note his description of Berlin during the celebration of Berliners to the successful Siege of Paris and Armistice January 1871 and another part handwritten relic of a serious student and composer of music this book was obviously a treasure to the author given the fact the pages are bound in fine original gilt decorated brown morocco leather boards; spine sympathetically rebacked in antique style the gilt ruled & decorated spine with 5 raised bands red & black gilt lettered morocco labels. Briggs in a fine hand details his travels by ship S.S. India from New York City to Berlin Prussia and Europe. The text covers 193 of 350 pages and a further half dozen pages contain summary lists: "Log of the S.S. Iowa from Glasgow to New York" "Places of Amusement" "Summary of Berlin Theatres" "Rail Road v Steam Boat Travel" "Hotels Stopped at in Europe 1871 Hamburg Hotel bill tipped in" "Passengers on Board the S.S. India" "Musical Compositions Written in Europe". He also notes the entertainments he sees or takes part in the important attendees plus much much more providing a 'Grand Tour' journal of depth and significance in his descriptions of Berlin and Germany. NOTE: While not specifically stated we are certain that 'Will A. Briggs' was William Adams Briggs who is noted in a 1903 Vermont newspaper as having been a student of music who furthered his studies in Berlin in 1870 and 1871. He returned to Vermont to be the organist at the Bethany Church and a teacher of music at the Goddard Seminary in Barre Vermont. This is conclusive given the confirming contents of the handwritten travel book. There is some stiffening to some pages and some yellowing but overall the book is G. Thick 8vo. 8.5" x 7.25" inches. 352 numbered pages.; Manuscript; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; KEYWORDS: FRANCO PRUSSIAN WAR WAR OF 1870 PRUSSIA GERMANY BERLIN GRAND TOUR COMPOSERS MUSICIANS TRAVEL VERMONT ORGANIST BRIGGS EUROPE EUROPEAN GRAND TOUR HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito Papel . hardcover

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