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188226435New York NY: Not Published 1882. Handwritten letter dated Feb. 13th 1882 on Theo.W. Morris company letterhead acknowledging payment of a debt:".We cannot but express our pleasure for your sake more than our own at this phenomenal experience. It is so unusual that we hardly know how to refer to it and trust that you may reap the firm benefit of your honorable and exceptional course ." signed Theo. W.Morris. Approx. 5 3/4" x 9" size; with 2 checks affixed at side edges made to the McAnerney & Co. and to Morris Co. with a printed sheet dated in ms. 1878. This is a notice regarding the insolvency of John McAnerney and Henry St. George Offutt the firm of John McAnerney & Co. and its assignment to Bentley D. Hassell for the benefit of the creditors of which the Morris Co. was one. Witnessed by Theo. W. Morris Co. with a small red seal. Old paper tape residue at sides; light wear to all; in very good condition; interesting 19th century business and banking history ephemera. Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published paperback books
188226440Boston Mass.: Not Published 1882. Handwritten letter dated Feb. 11th 1882 on Crosby company letterhead acknowledging payment of a debt: ".Please accept our thanks and congratulations on the prosperity which has enabled you to carry out a noble plan; such examples of business integrity are quite too rare in these days but the few which do come to light shine all the brighter." signed Geo. H. Eager treas. for the Crosby company. Approx. 5 1/2" x 9" size; with 2 checks payments affixed at side edges made to the McAnerney & Co. and to Crosby co. with a printed sheet dated in ms. 1879. This is a notice regarding the insolvency of John McAnerney and Henry St. George Offutt the firm of John McAnerney & Co. and its assignment to Bentley D. Hassell for the benefit of the creditors of which the Crosby business was one. Witnessed by P. Clark & the Crosby Co. treasurer with their company's blindstamp seal. Old paper tape residue at sides; a little edge-wear; in very good condition overall; interesting 19th century business and banking history ephemera. The Crosby company held over thirty patents mostly for steam engine accessories. . Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published paperback books
188226437New York NY: Not Published 1882. Handwritten letter of two pages dated Feb. 13th 1882 on Richard Dudgeon company letterhead acknowledging payment of a debt:".Allow me to congratulate you on your ability to accomplish what you have been so earnestly striving to doI found none who for a moment doubted your sincerity in the matter ." signed Richard Dudgeon & F. Dettmar atty. Approx. 5 3/4" x 9" size; with 2 checks affixed at side edges made to the McAnerney & Co. and to Richard Dudgeon with a printed sheet dated in ms. 1879. This is a notice regarding the insolvency of John McAnerney and Henry St. George Offutt the firm of John McAnerney & Co. and its assignment to Bentley D. Hassell for the benefit of the creditors of which the Richard Dudgeon business was one. Witnessed by Richard Dudgeon & F. Dettmar attorney and W.E. McDonough with a small red seal. Old paper tape residue at sides; light wear to all; in very good condition; interesting 19th century business and banking history ephemera. Richard Dudgeon 1819 - 1895 was a Scottish-American mechanic inventor of the hydraulic jack and a prototype steam carriage now housed at the Smithsonian; he also proposed a steam-powered aircraft. The business still exists as Richard Dudgeon Inc. located in Waterbury Connecticut. Please see Willi H. Hager Hydraulicians in the USA 1800-2000: A biographical dictionary of leaders in hydraulic engineering and fluid mechanics CRC Press 2015 for his biography. Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published paperback books
188222646New York: Sarony 1882. Cabinet card image of theatre actress Christina Nilsson Countess de Casa Miranda 1843 - 1921 with the photographer's name of Sarony 37 Union Sqr. N.Y. on the mount below the image; about 4 1/4" x 6 1/2" overall size; light wear; in very good condition. Photography. Not Bound. Very Good. Sarony Paperback books
187823510Chicago Illinois: Not Published 1878. Group includes 3 letters on Canada Southern Railway Lines Chicago letterhead: January 3 from W.H. Hurlburt Gen'l Western Passenger Agent to A. Jackson 2 pages on smaller note-size sheets concerning some lands in which he had an interest - back payments taxes; on Jan. 11th larger paper 1 page the same property is being discussed naming other parties - of Oldrich Blanchard and a Mrs. Long - there was a 'consideration' of $ 10000.00 mentioned at the close; January 22 asking Jackson to communicate as Hurlburt is traveling - he is trying to wind up the legalities of the lands concerned; with a 1873 short note written to Jackson on the letterhead of David Dall Vessel Agent 241 South Water Street Chicago asking for his fees due for freight on a schooner signed by Dall; light wear old fold lines; in very good condition. According to the C.S.R. Line letterhead it was the "Only Route Through Canada Under American Management." At this point in its history the Vanderbilt family exercised control over this rail line. Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published Paperback books
187825464Le Roy N.Y.: First National Bank of Le Roy 1878. Check made out to James M. Goodwin by Robert Brown and signed by him for $ 2465; with the Internal Revenue 2 cent stamp affixed. Approx. 2 7/8" x 7" size; light wear; bank with old cancellation closed tear-cuts old stains at bottom corner; ephemera from the late 19th century banking industry in New York state. . Ephemera. Not Bound. Very Good. First National Bank of Le Roy paperback books
187427094New York NY: Royal Arch Masons Ancient Chapter No. 1 1874. Royal Arch Mason ephemera including: Addresses of M.E. William Fowler H.P. to the members.on the Evening for Election of Officers.1874 1875 1876; these three addresses are bound in one: 9 12 7 pages. Address of M.E. Samuel Jones H.P. 1881; 11 pages; with separate 4-page list of members. Address of M.E. Benjamin F. Haskin H.P. 1882; 11 pages; list of members as above. 1883 Address also by Haskin; 11 pages. Address of M.E. J. Arthur Levy H.P. 1884 13 pages. 1885 Address also by Levy; 16 pages list of members. 1886 list of members only. Address of M.E. Edward P. Wilder H.P. 1887 15 pages. These addresses act as annual reports with membership details revenues convocation news debts assets fraternal news including obituaries and short eulogies of members. These average approx. 5 3/4" x 9" size with the separate membership directories a little smaller. All are bound in the original paper covers. Some wear & spotting to some; old fold lines; the bright orange paper cover of the Fowler Address as offset to and darkened the title page; in very good condition. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Royal Arch Masons Ancient Chapter No. 1 paperback books
187326237New York NY: Not Published 1873. A folding announcement for the wedding at the Methodist Episcopal Church in NY of this prominent Baltimore MD physician and his fiancee. Elaborately engraved invitation copper-plate style in black on polished paper. On the opposite side of the text is an embossed stylized coat-of-arms. Approx. 5 1/4" x 6 1/2" size; simple folded paper format; some offsetting to the printing on the embossment side. Light wear in very good condition. Ephemera. Soft Cover. Very Good. Not Published paperback books
192224009Riverhead L.I. New York: The Riverhead Savings Bank 1922. 44 pages; black and white illustrated throughout; printed in green and black with marginal comments and titles dates for chronology; portrait frontispiece of then-President Usher Benjamin Howell; history of the town of Riverhead given chronologically with snippets of information dates; followed by a "Contemporary Sketch" chapter which introduces the beginnings of the bank chartering incorporators organization & expenses showing some of the ephemera from the time - first set of books first bank book portraits of early secretary members presidents reports to the banking department bank employees of the time - Herbert H. Howell George M. Burns Archibald D. Skidmore Katharine G. Jenks; illustration of Riverhead's Main Street as it appears to-day; portraits of the board of trustees members; with a chronological list of officers and their tenures in office; a previous owner has marked several names in pencil as 'deceased'; prepared by Otis G. Pike secretary; arranged and printed by The Review Press at Riverhead; approx.6 1/4" x 9 1/2" size; original light gray printed paper wraps; the booklet with filing holes at left margin covers with some edge tips wear and closed tears at top edge; old faint discoloration at top edge of leaves; good condition interesting early Riverhead genealogy social and business history ephemera. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. The Riverhead Savings Bank Paperback books
187124439New York NY: Johnson Fry & Co. 1871. Twenty - two images including the plates titled: Conrad and Medora dated 1867; the illustrated title page for 1871 'Byron & Moore Gallery'; and the images Kaled; Olympia; Gulmare; Rich and Rare engraved by Buttre after Fisher; Thou art not false but thou art fickle; Laura; Angiolina; Haidee; Medora; Leila; The Coming Step Buttre after Ward; Zelica Buttre after A. de Valentine; The Irish Girl Buttre after A. Elmore; Young Jessica Rice & Buttre after Ward; Parisina; Azim and Zelica Buttre after Corbould; Witch of the Alps; The Peri Bannister after Meadows; Maid of Athens; Don Juan and Haidee. Each image titled below; several with a verse from the relevant poem. The plates printed one side only on heavy paper stock and interleaved with plain paper guards. Previous owner name on front endpaper. Approximately 9" x 11 1/2" size; bound in gray-green decoratively blind-stamped cloth titled "Specimen" on front cover the back cover with the publisher name and address. Boards detached with edge and tips wear top cover stained spine covering gone. A few images with a little spotting in the margins and with evidence of being somewhat crudely edge-trimmed; generally the plates very clean and in very good condition an interesting specimen illustration book from this publisher. Specimen Book. Hard Cover. Good. Johnson Fry & Co. Hardcover books
187124754Glen Cove L.I. New York: Not Published 1871. Two pieces of printed and manuscript ephemera: a printed form receipt accomplished in manuscript dated 5 May 1871 for the annexed bill against the estate of John Hays with the acknowledgment of C.J. Rowllings and signed by the Justice Samuel Frost and the attached handwritten bill from Rowllings on the Hays estate for various amounts of meal and corn dated from Jan. 16 1871. The bill approx. 6 1/4" x 6 3/4" size; the receipt about 1/2 that. Old fold lines little bit of soil and wear; in very good condition. Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published Paperback books
187025462Rochester New York: Erickson Jennings and Mumford 1870. Bearer check made out to Thomas Brown Jr. and signed by him for 50 dollars; with the bank's stamp of payment. The check printed by Benton & Andrews Rochester; with the Internal Revenue 2 cent stamp affixed. Approx. 2 3/4" x 7 1/4" size; light wear; ephemera from the late 19th century banking industry in New York state. Ephemera. Not Bound. Very Good. Erickson, Jennings and Mumford paperback books
187025390Boston Mass.: Not Published 1870. Document dated Sept. 27th 1870; with two cent revenue stamp also dated and initialed. Work was accomplished from April 20 - August 13; for various repairs sash nails screws lathes balusters and for the labor associated with accomplishing the tasks. Approx. 6 1/2" x 7" size; plain lined paper; with ink handwriting very legible. Light edge-wear old fold lines; in very good condition. Interesting 19th century Boston occupational trades history ephemera. Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published paperback books
186626431New York NY: Not Published 1866. Partially printed & filled in manuscript Salary as Assistant Docket Clerk County Clerks Office order for Isaac T. Brown. From the County Treasurer of New York at the Broadway Bank signed by the Mayor John T. Hoffman 1828-1888 born in Ossining in Westchester County and was governor of New York 1869 -1872 judge elected 1860 and Mayor of New York 1866 - 1868. Supposed involvement with the Boss Tweed Ring ruined his political career; Hoffman was the last to-date Mayor of NY City also elected as Governor of the state. Counter-signed by the city comptroller and by Brown on the back of the check. Approx. 3 3/4" x 8" size; including a nice bit of job-printing: a good woodcut vignette and ornate corner ornaments around the edges printed in blue tones by A. Brown & Co. Nassau Street. Light wear darkening; with the old-style 'x' cancellation-cut unobtrusive one small spindle hole. In very good condition interesting City of New York political history ephemera. Ephemera. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published paperback books
186626206Roslyn Long Island New York 1866. Handwritten signature and date on slip of paper pasted to a slightly larger piece of backer paper. The second 'l" in the author's signature light. When held to light beneath the author's signature another is visible on the lower paper which appears to be Robert Robinson. William Cullen Bryant 1794-1878 American poet and journalist. ".An attentive listener inquisitive well informed shrewd in professional mattersdid not conform to any of the stereotypes of the "poet" of his day.In 1843 Bryant purchased property on Long Island New York at Roslyn where he was not only free to write but also able to pursue his botanical interests planting and nurturing specimens of trees and shrubs from around the world. The house and grounds of Roslyn have been preserved." Albert F. McLean in the ANB Paper is approx. 1 3/4" x 4 1/2" size written finely in black ink. with An engraved portrait of William Cullen Bryant by W. Wellwood for the Ladies' Repository circa 1862; approx. 6 1/4" x 10 1/4" overall size; light wear; both items in very good condition. Manuscript. Very Good. books
186425127Westbury Long Island New York: Not Published 1864. Promissory note William Layton written here as 'Laton' 1800 - 1872 borrowing 1000 dollars at six percent from his wife Maria Duryea Layton 1804 - 1879. Signed by him and with 5 cent Internal Revenue stamp affixed; reverse with notes on receiving interest amounts paid and finishing with the principal paid; William Layton died in 1872 and the last interest payment is made by Oliver Titus. Approx. 4 3/4" x 7 3/4" size; old fold lines a little wear. In very good condition and interesting 19th century Westbury Long Island history ephemera. Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published paperback books
186426389New York N.Y.: D. Appleton & Co. A.A. Turner Photographer 1864. Carte-de-visite photograph; accompanied by old mount-surround identifying this and dated 1864. Studio identified on back of mount. Approx. 2 1/2" x 4" size; light wear soiling; in very good condition. Photograph. Not Bound. Very Good. D. Appleton & Co. , A.A. Turner Photographer paperback books
186426623New York N.Y.: Various 1864. Group of fifteen 15 checks and miscellaneous financial instruments for these institutions all used and stamped signed; for various amounts and purposes individuals and businesses. The 1864 item with a two cent revenue stamp. Various sizes average 3" x 7"; light wear; in very good condition. . Manuscript. Soft Cover. Very Good. Various paperback books
186325469New York NY: Bancroft House 1863. Small card advertising this hotel; previous owner pencil notes on back regarding an appointment on July 13 1863 with Livesey Bros. Approx. 1 3/4" x 3" size; black in on cream stiff cardstock; some tips wear and soiling; in good condition. Business Card. Not Bound. Good. Bancroft House paperback books
186226390Isle of Wight England: C. Oakeshott Photographer 9 Pier Street. Ryde I.W. 1862. Two carte-de-visite photographs; accompanied by an old mount-surround identifying both. Studio identified on the backs of the mounts. Approx. 2 1/4" x 4" size; some light wear soiling Mrs. Smith card top corner tips rounded; in very good condition. Photographs. Not Bound. Very Good. C. Oakeshott, Photographer, 9, Pier Street. Ryde, I.W. paperback books
185826378New York NY: Rockwood Photographer 1858. Carte-de-visite photograph accompanied by the original old mount-surround giving the identifying particulars: "Mary Keese Lawrence 1858. wife of Chas. Newbold Black Esq. of N.Y. daughter of Richard Lawrence Esq." Studio identified on back of mount. Approx. 2 3/8" 4 1/8" size; light wear and spotting; a tiny rub-spot to left margin of the photograph; in very good condition. Photograph. Not Bound. Very Good. Rockwood, Photographer paperback books
185825131Long Island New York: W. R. Burling 1858. Two small 'payment received' for subscriptions to this newspaper one dated 1858- 59 for the Estate of John Tredwell George Burling the agent selling; the other for 1868 Est. of A. L. Sands W. Eldridge the agent. Different type-styles & ornament on each. Approx. 2" x 5" size; old fold lines a little light wear. In good condition and interesting 19th century Long Island newspaper industry history ephemera. Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. W. R. Burling paperback books
185724811Brooklyn New York: Charles Washburn A.M. 1857. A small single-side printed folding broadsheet-flyer announcing the opening of this school for Dec. 8.:".Its design will be - avoiding all precocious development and unhealthy mental stimulants resulting too often in superficial acquirements - to prepare its pupils for future life by a thorough and systematic training long continued upon common sense principles.opened daily with a brief religious exercise; but no sectarian principles will be inculcated.The highest inducements to diligence and correct deportment will be placed before the pupil avoiding as far as possible an appeal to the abject motive of fear." With the tuition terms per quarters by age group and the list of possible extra charges. With a list of references below including that of Prof. D.H. Mahan of West Point. Printed in several type-faces; approx. 5" x 8" size. Light wear little wrinkling to the surface; in very good condition; interesting Brooklyn NY classical education history ephemera. Broadside. Not Bound. Very Good. Charles Washburn, A.M. paperback books
182826433New York NY: Not Published 1828. Partially printed & manuscript order by the City Council for P. Amermans Clerk 3 Markets made from the Treasurer of the City of New-York at the Mechanics' Bank. Signed by Wm illiam Paulding 1770-1854; from 1824 to 1826 mayor of New York City also a member of the U.S. Congress and a brigadier general of the militia of the state of New York serving in the War of 1812. Counter-signed by the city clerk and the city comptroller and by Amerman on the back. Approx. 3 1/2" x 6 1/2" size; with a little job-printing ornamentation. Light wear darkening; with the old-style 'x' cancellation-cut unobtrusive. In very good condition interesting City of New York political history ephemera. Ephemera. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published paperback books
200530738London: Greenhill Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2005. Hardcover. 1853676446 . Book club edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Greenhill Books hardcover books
