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184012463Washington 1840. 8vo. 29 3 blank pp. <br><br>Text begins: "In Senate of the United States June 16 1840. . report of the Secretary of War of March 20 1840 communicating his plan for the organization of the militia of the United States and his explanatory letter of April 8 1840 . two reports of the Committee on the Militia . and also the act of May 8 1792 "more effectually to provide for the national defence by establishing an uniform militia throughout the United States" ." Government document: 26th Congress 1st Session. Senate. 560. Removed from a nonce volume; four holes in inner margin touching a few letters of text on several pages. First and last blank pages foxed. First page with ink numeral in upper margin. Remnants of paper and adhesive in upper left corner of first page partly obscuring the "2" in "26th Congress . unknown 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
183111952Washington 1831. 8vo. 2 pp. <br><br>Governement document: 21st Congress 2d Session. Doc. No. 102. Ho. of Reps. War Dept. Removed from a nonce volume; inner edge a little irregular. First page with number inked at top margin by an early hand. unknown books
184618024Washington: Ritchie & Heiss printers 1846. 8vo. 182 pp. <br><br>Read and laid upon the table. On motion of Mr. Wentworth 9500 copies of this document were ordered to be printed for the use of the House and 500 for the Pension Office." Government document: 29th Congress 1st Session. Doc. No. 95. Ho. of Reps. War Dept. Removed from a nonce volume; two stitch holes at inner margin. Ink numeral and signature partly cropped out at top margin of p. 1. Tear at outer margin of pp. 169182. Staining in last page. Ritchie & Heiss, printers unknown books
184018211Washington: Blair & Rives printers 1840. 8vo. 127 pp. <br><br>Includes index pp. 117127. Government document: 26th Congress 1st Session. Doc. No. 126. Ho. of Reps. War Dept. Removed from a nonce volume; two small holes at inner margin not touching text. Light spotting. Ink numeral in top margin and ink smudges in lower margin of p. 1. Signature of a contemporary owner at top edge partially cropped. Blair & Rives, printers unknown books
183615129Washington: Blair & Rives printers 1836. 8vo. 2 pp. <br><br>Important for Texas. Government document: 24th Congress 1st Session. Doc. No. 249. Ho. of Reps. War Dept. Removed from a nonce volume; inner edge a little irregular; small holes and chip in inner margin not touching text. Ink numeral in top right corner of p. 1. Foxed. Blair & Rives, printers unknown books
184012356Washington: Blair & Rives printers 1840. 8vo. 11 pp. <br><br>This report by T. Hartley Crawford of the War Department's Office of Indian Affairs concerns the expansion in the bureau's responsibilities with the relocation of more than 40000 Indians west of the Mississippi and the organizing of the territories of Iowa and Wisconsin. Includes the forwarding letter of J. R. Poinsett Secretary of War. Government document: 26th Congress 1st Session. Doc. No. 103. Ho. of Reps. War Dept. Removed from a nonce volume; two holes in inner margin not touching text. First page with ink numeral in upper margin. Upper right corner tattered short tear in fore-margin. Blair & Rives, printers unknown books
184013990Washington: Blair & Rives printers 1840. 8vo. 2 pp. <br><br>A "second partial report on the resolution of the Senate dated April 18 1836 directing a survey of 'the most eligible site for fortifications on Lake Champlain near the Province of Lower Canada suitable for the defence of the commerce of said lake within the United States;' and calling for 'the proper estimates of the expense necessary for the erection and arming such fortifications.'" Contains the letter of transmittal of J. R. Poinsett Secretary of War; the report of Jos. G. Totten Colonel and Chief Engineer; and the report of G. Bomford Col. of Ordnance. Government document: 26th Congress 2d Session. Senate. 34. Removed from a nonce volume; two small holes at inner margin not touching text; inner edge a little irregular. Ink numeral at upper right corner of first page. Light spotting. Blair & Rives, printers unknown books
183812131Washington: Blair & Rives printers 1838. 8vo. 16 pp. <br><br>Includes the report of Brigadier General John Wool U. S. Army and the report of Major James D. Graham Corps of Topographical Engineers concerning a reconnaissance of the Maine frontier. Government document: 25th Congress 3d Session. Senate. 35. Removed from a nonce volume; two holes in inner margin touching just a couple of letters. Light spotting and an inked numeral on first page. Blair & Rives, printers unknown books
183815690Washington: Blair & Rives printers 1838. 8vo. 9 pp. <br><br>Report and plan on improving the navigation of the Kennebec river Maine between the Augusta and Lovejoy's narrows with cost estimates. Government document: 25th Congress 2d Session. Senate. 114. Removed from a nonce volume; stitch holes in inner margins not touching text. Foxing throughout. Shallow tear at top margins not reaching the text area. Ink numeral in top right corner of p. 1. Blair & Rives, printers unknown books
183712198Washington 1837. 8vo. 69 pp. <br><br>Government document: 24th Congress 1st Session. Senate. 16. Removed from a nonce volume; four holes in inner margin touching only several letters of text but not affecting sense. Light spotting. First page with ink numeral in upper right corner. Paper flaws on first page obscuring several letters of text. unknown books
183818148Washington: Blair & Rives printers 1838. 8vo. 9 pp. <br><br>Consists of the forwarding letter of the Acting Secretary of War the report of the chief engineer Charles Gratiot and a tabular statement on pp. 49 listing the fortifications completed under construction works proposed to complete the system of defense etc. Government document: 25th Congress 2d Session. Senate. 412. Removed from a nonce volume. Ink numeral at top right corner of p. 1. A librarian's ink notation on p. 9. Very good. Blair & Rives, printers unknown books
184012382Washington: Blair & Rivers printers 1840. 8vo. 10 pp. <br><br>Includes a register of claims pp. 78 and statement of expenses of the commission pp. 910. Government document: 26th Congress 1st Session. Senate. 164. Removed from a nonce volume; two holes in inner margin not touching text. First page with ink numeral in upper margin. Leaves with short tear in outer margin. Blair & Rivers, printers unknown books
184712682Washington: Blair & Rives printers 1847. 8vo. 20 pp. <br><br>Collection of letters to the Cherokee commissioners appointed to settle claims arising from the Cherokee treaty of 1835. Government document: 29th Congress 2d Session. Senate. 113. Removed from a nonce volume. Ink numeral in upper margin of first page ink annotation at bottom of last page. Blair & Rives, printers unknown books
184713319Washington: Ritchie & Heiss printers 1847. 8vo. 24 pp. <br><br>Consist of the letter of the W. L. Marcy Secretary of War; J. J. Abert Colonel of the Corps of Topographical Engineers; a lengthy table on pp. 323 listing 174 construction works with date place and amount appropriated; and a table on p. 24 listing the amount appropriated by year since 1806 and by state. Government document: 29th Congress 2d Session. Senate. 44. Removed from a nonce volume. Ink numeral in top margin of p. 1. Very good. Ritchie & Heiss, printers unknown books
184912130Washington 1849. 8vo. 14 pp. <br><br>Surveys of the valley of Mexico. A map of the valley was made from these reports by officers Lt. M. L. Smith and Lt. Ed. L. F. Hardcastle of the U. S. Topographical Engineers but the map was not included with this pamphlet. Government document: 30th Congress 2d Session. Senate. Executive No. 19. Removed from a nonce volume. Very good condition. unknown books
184614984Washington 1846. 8vo. 8 pp. <br><br>Government document: 29th Congress 2d Session. Senate. 4. Removed from a nonce volume; inner margin irregular and tattered. First and last leaves separated; first leaf with lengthwise fold mark near inner margin; and lower outer corners folded. Ink numeral in top margin and minor ink stains at bottom of p. 1. unknown books
183912414Washington 1839. 8vo. 48 pp. <br><br>Investigations on the sales of reservations of deceased Creek Indians. Includes the forwarding letter of President Van Buren. Government document: 25th Congress 3d Session. Doc. No. 209. Ho. of Reps. Executive. Removed from a nonce volume; three small holes in inner margin not touching text. First page with ink numeral in upper right corner faint ink writing and small ink smudges. Light fold mark down length of pamphlet. Closely trimmed at bottom with last line of p. 36 shaved; overall sense of text not affected. unknown books
184714847Washington: Ritchie & Heiss printers 1847. 8vo. 5 pp. <br><br>Letter signed in type: "W. L. Marcy Secretary of War." Includes a table pp. 35 of the volunteer force mustered into service under the act of 13 May 1846 showing the number discharged killed in battle died of wounds disease etc. Government document: 29th Congress 2d Session. Doc. No. 42. Ho. of Reps. War Dept. Removed from a nonce volume. Ink numeral in top margin of p. 1. Very good. Ritchie & Heiss, printers unknown books
8439One Dug Civil War Gilded Eagle "A" Artillery Button in Coat size. Nice smooth chocolate brown patina with Gold Gilt outlining design. It does have a punch over the Eagle's left wing but still a nice Civil War Artillery button. Dug at battle site. unknown books
5104CIVIL WAR IN LOUISIANA. ALS. 2pgs. April 5 1864. Baton Rouge Louisiana. An autograph letter signed “Matilda Victorâ€. Victor wrote to Major General Benjamin F. Butler 1818-1893 in Fort Monroe Virginia asking his help is securing her a pass to travel to New York for free. She also mentions Secretary of War Edwin Stanton 1814-1869. Victor was the Headmistress of St. Mary’s Academy a Catholic girls’ school in Baton Rouge. “General: Will you obtain for me from the War dept a pass for myself & maid to N. York on a Govnt Transport Major General Banks wrote to Mr. Stanton requesting a pass for me. I enclose his letter to a certain Col. a friend of mine then at Washington requesting him to present the letter in person. He had left Washington & I presume the letter has gone to the dead letter office. Gen. B. is now in the field & I know of no alternative but to ask this fresh act of kindness from you. I must go to W. with my papers. I have not the means to meet the expenses of a private steamer. Gen. B. asked for me a free pass stating his reasons for so doing. It is unfortunate that his letter has been lost of course Sec. Stanton would not notice any application which I should personally make. I am ashamed General to ask so much from you. For this & the kindness which you have already shown me I can but pray that God may repay for me; if not to yourself then to your own child if ever she is so unfortunate as to need kindness as much as I have in the past two years. Yours with respect & gratitude Matilda Victorâ€. A docket on the back in another hand directs Victor to a Chief Doctor in New Orleans who could give her transportation. The letter is in very good condition with a large but light stain through all pages. unknown books
1936WRCLIT80813New York: Viking Press 1936. Gilt black cloth. Endsheet maps. The spine gilding is a trifle dull and the spine shows a couple small spots endsheet gutters slightly darkened otherwise a very good copy in a worn dust jacket with some small chips at edges and at crown and toe of spine. First U.S. edition of ERZIEHUNG VOR VERDUN 1935 translated from the German by Eric Sutton. In order of publication the third novel of the quintet but chronologically the second. The original manuscript of this novel was destroyed when Zweig was driven out of Germany. He rewrote it and it saw first publication in Amsterdam. Viking Press hardcover books
181224163<p><b>WAR OF 1812.</b>Document Signed. Litchfield County Conn. Ca. 1813-1815. docketed "<i>Support of the War 1812</i>" 1p. </p><br />On June 1 1812 the War of 1812 became the first war declared by the United States. New Englanders derisively called it "Mr. Madison's war" and bemoaned its economic impact especially in coastal areas where shipping and fishing had been largely shut down by the British Navy. The conflict was so unpopular in the region that a number of politicians who had supported it were voted out of office in the next election.<p>Nonetheless much of the funding and many of the troops came from the New England and some of the conflict's signal naval battles were fought just off the New England coast.</p><p>This document signed by eight New Englanders is evidence of that support. The traceable names such as Asa Prime Benjamin Stone John J. Orton and Elijah Couch originate in Litchfield County Connecticut hailing from towns such as New Milford Reading and Kent. Their support is both patriotic and pragmatic: the British depredations suffered by coastal New England residents might have seemed distant to these inland farmers in the Northwest Corner of Connecticut largely out of British reach.</p><p><b>Full transcript</b></p><p><i>"Whereas great pains have been taken to impress the public mind with the idea that the War in which we are engaged with Great Britain is extensively unpopular and that it will not be supported by the People of New-England the undersigned think proper to declare that while they lament the necessity of a War they are fixed in the determination to support it till the attainment of an honorable peace</i>.<i>"</i></p><p>Signed by: <i>Hyman Buckingham / Asa Prime Junior / Benjamin Brown / Peter Forwith / Morgan Holmes / Benjamin Stone / John J Orton / Elijah Couch</i></p><p>Docketed Support of the War of 1812</p><p><b>Condition</b></p><p>Oblong 8vo creased faintly toned generally very good.</p> books
1846GG01498Cadiz:: Imprenta de D. Jose Maria Ruiz 1846. 1846. Small 4to. 252 5 pp. Title vignette; scattered foxing. Original quarter black cloth red decorative boards gilt spine title; extremities quite worn. Two rubber-stamps on title; pencil doodles on ffep. Very rare. First edition. Early work on public health in Cadiz Spain offering a discussion of hygiene for the public and private sectors. Antonio Rodriguez Guerra fl. ca. 1840 was also the author of a dictionary Medico-Vulgar o sea la Medicina Según el Vulgo Puerto de Santa Maria Imp. B. Núnez 1841. Selected contents: Of fruits flowers vegetables roots pp.106-7; mushrooms p.108; alcoholic spirits & cider p.136; coffee & chocolate p.139; enemas p.152; of opiates tooth powders and mouthwashes pp. 155-156; suppositories p.153; saliva p.154; relating to hygiene and pregnancy p. 230; another on the effects of "abuse" in copulation and hygienic rules for the same p. 192; influence of exercise on some functions & hygiene p.183. WorldCat locates only one copy: Ministerio de Cultura Madrid Spain. Imprenta de D. Jose Maria Ruiz, 1846. hardcover books
18471730Puebla 1847. Very good. Broadside 12.75 x 8.5 inches. Minor soiling and wear. A rare broadside that prints the thanks and admonitions of the Governor of Puebla Domingo Ibarra following an attempted insurrection there in late February and March 1847 during the Mexican-American War. The uprising was a part of the so-called Polkos Rebellion that followed popular outrage at a January law that allowed the federal government to seize church property in order to pay for the war effort. In Puebla the revolt involved elements of the city's military garrison but was successfully put down by the rest of the guard. In this address Ibarra seeks to inspire unity amongst the citizenry and to warn them of the imminent danger of the American army having just landed at Veracruz. The broadside begins:<br/><br/>"Conciudadanos: el génio del mal está soplando nosotros su aliento venenoso para perdernos y perder á la república. El enemigo acaba de desembarcar en nuestras costas con un tren considerable de guerra para sojuzgarnos y en estas circunstancias se os invita á la rebelion y á que apoyando las miras liberticidad de los disidentes de México se haga caer un gobierno contra el que se tiene el mayor encono porque es el que se ha propuesto afirmar el sistema federal en el que se ven frustrados los perversos planes de los monarquistas. Si hoy que se vé la patria en un peligro tan imminente no se contienen los enemigos de las instituciones porque su ambicion de mando se hace superior à toda consideracion ¿qué será cuando estemos en calma si la Providencia permite que salvemos nuestra nacionalidad"<br/><br/>The landing of Scott at Veracruz was probably the primary encouragement for negotiations between rebel factions and the federal government. Ibarra concludes:<br/><br/>"Obrad con vuesta acostumbrada cordura y asà dejareis burladas las miras de los que os seducen. Atendad à que la salvacion del Estado es el primero de nuestros deberes y dejad para despues las cuestiones domésticas. El pérfido norte-americano nos está provocando á las guerra casi en nuestras mismas puertas: corramos á combartirlo: auxiliémos à nuestros hermanos de Veracruz que están pidiéndonos socorro y tendrà la gloria de ser el primero que sacrifique con vosotros vuetro conciudidano y amigo."<br/><br/>A stirring address and rare. We locate only one copy at Yale. unknown books
