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186225426Philadelphia PA: Not Published 1862. Bill of lading & Entry of Merchandise form completed in manuscript. Dated 26th April 1862 for the Schooner Daniel Townsend; Townsend master; sailing from Trinidad de Cuba; bringing in a cargo of molasses. The goods were imported by S. & W. Welsh and are listed in the packages and contents section of the form. The quantities are calculated for customs duties and signed by the agents in charge in manuscript. The reverse with the District and Port of Philadelphia bill of lading affirmation printed information partially filled-in and with receipted note of duties paid on the blank panel at the bottom of the sheet. Form with a small woodcut ships-at-sea scene at upper left corner printed and sold by Chandler Printer No. 306 & 308 Chestnut St. 3rd Story. Approx. 11" x 17" size; old fold lines little nicks closed edge-tears to the paper edges edge-soiling; overall in very good condition. American Civil War era maritime trade business shipping & customs imports history ephemera. R. Craig Koedel in his article Mullica River Ships In The Age Of Sail 1987 writes that ".Of interest the 245-ton schooner Daniel Townsend built at Bass River in 1857 evidently was caught in a southern port at the start of the Civil War. The protest of Captain William H. Townsend against his arrest and that of his crew in Florida in May 1862 is included in Jonathan Pitney's Notorial Records. At the time the Townsend was enrolled at the Port of Great Egg Harbor." New Jersey . Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published paperback books
186225352Philadelphia PA: Not Published 1862. Bill of lading & Entry of Merchandise form completed in manuscript. Dated 24 May 1862 for the ship Wyoming; Burton master; sailing from Liverpool; bringing in a cargo of bicarbonate and soda ash in various casks. The goods were imported by Yarnall & Trimble and are listed in the packages and contents section of the form. The quantities are calculated for customs duties and signed by the agents in charge in manuscript. The reverse with the District and Port of Philadelphia bill of lading affirmation printed information not filled-in and with receipted note of duties paid on the blank panel at the bottom of the sheet. Form with a small woodcut sailing ship at upper left corner printed and sold by John C. Clark & Son 230 Dock Street Philadelphia. Approx. 11" x 16 3/4" size; old fold lines little nicks closed edge-tears to the paper edges edge-soiling; overall in good condition. with Two approx. 6" x 11" attached documents from the consignors sending the soda ash from Liverpool both documents signed by the master Wm. Burton and with the details of the cargo; these additional documents are affixed at top left corner to the Entry form with a metal grommet; smaller document with old edge-stain. Interesting American Civil War era maritime trade business shipping & customs imports history ephemera. We note that the Wyoming was also an immigrant ship; the National Archives and Records Administration Film M425 Reel 85. Transcribed by Harry Green a member of the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild has a list of hundreds of passengers noted as on this voyage along with a transcription of Wm. Burton's affidavit of the manifest. . Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published paperback books
186225350Philadelphia PA: Not Published 1862. Bill of lading & Entry of Merchandise form completed in manuscript. Dated April 1862 for the ship Lancaster; Decan master; sailing from Liverpool; bringing in a cargo of 1730 pounds of soda ash. The goods were imported by Yarnall & Trimble and are listed in the packages and contents section of the form. The quantities are calculated for customs duties and signed by the agents in charge in manuscript. The reverse with the District and Port of Philadelphia bill of lading affirmation printed information not filled-in and with receipted note of duties paid on the blank panel at the bottom of the sheet. Form with a small woodcut sailing ship at upper left corner printed and sold by John C. Clark & Son 230 Dock Street Philadelphia. Document is approx. 11" x 16 3/4" size; with old fold lines little nicks closed edge-tears to the paper edges edge-soiling; in good condition. Interesting American Civil War era maritime trade business shipping & customs imports history ephemera. Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published paperback books
186324814Philadelphia PA: Not Published 1863. Bill of lading & Entry of Merchandise form completed in manuscript. Dated 12 June 1863 for the Ship Oswingo Henry Card master sailing from Liverpool England. The goods were imported by S. Baldwin & Co who brought in 10 frames five thousand single sheets of sheathing felt listed in the packages and contents section of the form. The quantities are calculated for customs duties with various corrections and signed by the agents in charge in manuscript. The reverse with the District and Port of Philadelphia bill of lading affirmation printed information filled-in by the agent John H. Irwin and the owners of the goods Messrs. D. Anderson of Belfast and affirmed by the Dep. Collector of the port. Form with a small woodcut sailing ship at upper left corner printed and sold by John C. Clark & Son 230 Dock Street Philadelphia. Approx. 22" x 16 3/4" overall size; old fold lines little nicks to the paper edges edge-soiling; in very good condition. with An attached shipping document from the shipper Roxburgh & Crighton of Liverpool confirming and listing the contents of the goods sent dated and signed. Approx. 5 ¼" x 10 ¼" size; printed on blue paper with the information filled-in in ink and with the faint imprint of a blindstamped seal and manuscript attestations and signatures on the back. Attached to the top left corner of the entry document with a reinforced circular metal grommet. Some edgewear and fold lines in very good condition. Interesting American Civil War era maritime business shipping & customs imports history ephemera. Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published paperback books
186425343Philadelphia PA: Not Published 1864. Bill of lading & Entry of Merchandise form completed in manuscript. Dated March 1864 for the Bark Princess Alexandra; sailing from Rio de Janeiro; bringing in a cargo of 1420 bags of coffee. Also noted are 'ten dozen rosewood' although this item is lined-through; some damage to the imported coffee is also noted 10% of the cargo. The goods were imported by John Mason & Co. and are listed in the packages and contents section of the form. The quantities are calculated for customs duties and signed by the agents in charge in manuscript. The reverse with the District and Port of Philadelphia bill of lading affirmation printed information not filled-in and with receipted note of duties paid on the blank panel at the bottom of the sheet. Form with a small woodcut sailing ship at upper left corner printed and sold by John C. Clark & Son 230 Dock Street Philadelphia. The document approx. 11" x 16 3/4" size; with old fold lines little nicks to the paper edges edge-soiling; in good condition. Interesting American Civil War era maritime Brazil coffee trade business shipping & customs imports history ephemera. . Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published paperback books
186425033Philadelphia PA: Not Published 1864. Bill of lading & Entry of Merchandise form completed in manuscript. Dated 29th July 1864 for the Brig "Altabela" Reed master sailing from Cardenas; bringing in hogsheads and barrels of molasses. The goods were imported by John Mason & Co. and listed in the packages and contents section of the form. The quantities are calculated for customs duties and signed by the agents in charge in manuscript. The reverse with the District and Port of Philadelphia bill of lading affirmation printed information not filled-in; and with receipted note of duties paid on the blank panel at the bottom of the sheet. Form with a small woodcut sailing ship at upper left corner printed and sold by John C. Clark & Son 230 Dock Street Philadelphia. Approx. 11" x 16 3/4" size; old fold lines little nicks to the paper edges edge-soiling closed edge-tear at corner; in good condition. Interesting American Civil War era maritime business shipping & customs imports history. . Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published paperback books
186425032Philadelphia PA: Not Published 1864. Bill of lading & Entry of Merchandise form completed in manuscript. Dated July 1864 for the Brig "Albert" Irvine master sailing from Havana; bringing in a case of Spanish Peas & codfish. The goods were imported by Augustus Merino listed in the packages and contents section of the form. The quantities are calculated for customs duties and signed by the agents in charge in manuscript. The reverse with the District and Port of Philadelphia bill of lading affirmation printed information not filled-in; and with receipted note of duties paid on the blank panel at the bottom of the sheet. Form with a small woodcut sailing ship at upper left corner printed and sold by Geo. W. Henry 208 Dock St. Approx. 11" x 16 3/4" size; old fold lines little nicks to the paper edges edge-soiling edge browned at left margin; in good condition. Interesting American Civil War era maritime business shipping & customs imports history. . Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published paperback books
186424872Philadelphia PA: Not Published 1864. 2 pages of bills of lading & entry of merchandise forms completed in manuscript. Dated 7 March 1864 for the Ship Gen'l Williams Hatfield master sailing from Liverpool England. The goods were imported by McCullum & Co who brought in bales of cocoa mats & matting also 'carpetings ' as listed in the packages and contents sections of the form. The quantities are calculated for customs duties with various charges and signed by the agent in charge in manuscript. The reverse of the second sheet with the filing notations for the transaction. Form with a small woodcut of sailing ships lighthouse at upper left corner printed and sold by Crissy & Markley Prs. Goldsmiths Hall Library St. Also printed at top right of form is Alexander Murphy Notary Public and Custom House Broker Nos. 3 & 5 Goldsmiths Hall Library St. Approx. 11" x 17" size; old fold lines little nicks to the paper edges edge-soiling; in very good condition. Interesting American Civil War era maritime business shipping & customs imports history ephemera. Our research indicates that the General Williams & its master were also involved in the transportation of Irish immigrants. Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published paperback books
1863WRCAM31196Washington 1863. 2pp. on a single folded sheet. Torn and stained along fore-edge not affecting text. Good. In this general order Navy Secretary Gideon Welles sets forth the rules governing flags of truce. The order details the conditions for issuing and the methods of accepting a truce flag. It also discusses the issue of hospital protective flags. unknown books
1865106235<p>Newspaper folio folded 4 pp. Some chips and folds at edges creasing at folds slight foxing less than normal aging; otherwise in very good condition. Much better than average paper from this period. This issue of The Chicago Times includes an article that starts on the front page about the capture of Savannah. Another front-page article covers Sherman's march through Georgia.</p> books
18856799Washington: Signal Office 1885. 8vo. 11 1 blank pp. <br><br>United States of America: War Department. Signal Service Notes No. XXII. Stitched; in original printed wrappers. Some chipping. Signal Office unknown books
186525960Washington DC: Government Printing Office. Fair. 1865. First Edition. Hardcover. no dust jacket as issued heavily worn including exposure of boards at all corners but binding is intact; foxing/discoloration to endpapers and early pages; ex-private library with label of W.H. Edwards Downers Grove Illinois on front pastedown. The official Congressional report on one of the major debacles of the Civil War known historically as the Battle of the Crater. An early engagement in the Union Army's siege of Petersburg Virginia this event involved the detonation of 8000 pounds of gunpowder packed into a mine shaft that had been dug by Union troops underneath a Confederate fortification. The idea was to blow a big hole in the enemy's defensive line through which the troops were to then charge overwhelming the enemy; however things went badly almost from the get-go when the 500-foot fuse fizzled out and some poor schmuck was ordered to crawl into the tunnel and re-light it. The explosion was eventually achieved and a gigantic crater was created and nearly 300 Confederate soldiers instantly killed but almost everything thereafter went wrong and in the end both sides suffered massive casualties about 850 men killed and a couple of thousand wounded and the unsuccessful assault instead of bringing a quick end to the siege as its planners had hoped was merely the precursor to another eight months of brutal trench warfare. General Ulyssses S. Grant called the battle "the saddest affair I have witnessed in this war" and part of the aftermath was the Congressional investigation which resulted in this very report which includes personal testimony and statements from many of those involved as well as numerous supporting documents. The two generals most directly responsible -- Gen. Ambrose Burnside and Gen. George Meade -- both testified at length and others interrogated by the Commitee included Lt. Col. Henry Pleasants the engineer who came up with the exploding-mine scheme in the first place Brig. Gen. Edward Ferrero commander of a division of African-American troops which suffered heavy casualties in the battle and U.S. Grant himself. This copy bears a five-line inscription on the second front endpaper see scanned image accompanying this listing but all I can make anything out of is the third line: "with the compliments of." I doubt that the signature is authorial -- since there was no author per se for this Congressional report -- but it's possible there may be some historical or associational significance to the inscription and/or signature a puzzlement which I will leave to the eventual purchaser to work out. The book's one-time owner W.H. Edwards was a businessman and bank president in Downers Grove Ill. the latter position assumed in 1898 but the inscribee's name does not resemble "Edwards" at all so I assume he was not the book's first owner. . Government Printing Office hardcover books
184018247Washington 1840. 8vo. 148 pp. <br><br>Government document: 26th Congress 1st Session. Doc. No. 206. Ho. of Reps. War Dept. Removed from a nonce volume; stitch holes in inner margin. Ink numeral at outer right corner of p. 1. Pp. 141 to end with small chips at top edge. Very good. unknown books
1812WRCAM45157Boston: John Eliot 1812. 32pp. Stitched as issued. Wear and a large closed tear to titlepage without loss; library ink stamp on titlepage. Some light soiling and foxing. Fair. A protest of the War of 1812 signed by thirty-four members of Congress. One of several printings others appearing the same year in Alexandria Hartford New Haven New York Baltimore etc. HOWES A77. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 24538. John Eliot unknown books
1812WRCAM1049Hartford 1812. 24pp. Dbd. Bit tanned else very good. This attack on the war is signed by thirty- four members of Congress. The first printing was in Alexandria Virginia; others appeared the same year from Hartford New Haven Baltimore New York etc. HOWES A77. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 24535. unknown books
1814WRCAM26364Washington City: Printed by Roger C. Weightman 1814. 28pp. Printed self-wrappers stitched. Very good untrimmed and unopened. The British are insistent about their conditions. The five American diplomats have a hard time ironing out the kinks of the negotiations. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 33379. Printed by Roger C. Weightman unknown books
183812191Washington: Thomas Allen printer 1838. 8vo. 21 4 pp. <br><br>Government document: 25th Congress 2d Session. Doc. No. 278. Ho. of Reps. War Dept. Removed from a nonce volume; two holes in inner margin not touching text. Several pages unopened. Foxed. Thomas Allen, printer unknown books
1900183312Washington: G.P.O. 1900. Hardcover. VG covers have normal wear spine has ex-library marking. Ex-library labels on endpaper flyleaf. Text block has some toning but does not extend to inside. Pages clean and tight. Tooled browned cloth gilt leterring on spine. 786 pages frontispiece portrait plates maps diagrams. Director: J.P. Sanger; statistical experts: Henry Gannett Walter F. Willcox. G.P.O. hardcover books
1814WRCAM16837Washington 1814. 15pp. plus folding table. Dbd. Good. A report on the status of the new war ships with a table listing the principal ships in the United State naval force. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 33231. unknown books
1889WRCAM46786Hartford: Case Lockwood & Brainard 1889. 24711pp. plus errata slip. Folio. Original drab printed wrappers stapled as issued. Front cover detached. Light wear and chipping to covers. Second leaf torn a bit in margin at staples. Good. A history of the Connecticut Cavalry in the Civil War complete with the addenda laid in. Scarce with only five copies located in OCLC. Case, Lockwood & Brainard unknown books
186726541Boston: Lea & Shepard 1867. 1st edition Wright II 1006. Original publisher's green cloth binding with gilt spine lettering. VG sq & tight/some shelfwear/period pos to preliminary front blank/usual light foxing. IX 10 - 333 pp. 12mo. 7-5/8" x 5" <br/><br/>A novelistic effort focusing on Col. Garfield's campaign in eastern Kentucky. Lea & Shepard hardcover books
186529616New York 1865. Small broadside 5" x 7.5". Printed using different typesettings completed in ink manuscript. Two very small holes no text loss a few small spots old folds. Good to Very Good. unknown books
190015672.1Washington DC: The National Tribune 1900. Early reprint cf Nevins II 125. Yellow printed 'aligator' leatherette wrappers. Some wear & soiling to wrappers. Vertical crease to rear wrapper. Paper age-toned as usual. VG. 179 13 pp. 12 pages of publisher adverts "Great War Books" conclude volume. Illustrated. 8vo. 8-1/4" x 5-1/2" <br/><br/>Described by Nevins as "A sensational account." The National Tribune hardcover books
1891289763Washington NY: Government Printing Office Julius Bien & Co. Litho 1891. Five folded lithographic sheets 46.5 cm x 72 cm. These with some dampstaining to the bottom edge; chipping to the edges of the rear cover and plates not affecting the illustrations. Measuring about 48 x 40 cm folded. With descriptive title lacking. Government Printing Office | Julius Bien & Co. Litho unknown books
1894289781Washington: Government Printing Office 1894. Five folded lithographic sheets 46.5 cm x 72 cm. Lacking the front cover. Measuring about 48 x 40 cm folded. Government Printing Office unknown books
