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177536879Moscow: Meisto Pechati first piece 1775. 2; 6 2 blank. 1 vols. Folio. The two pieces loosely stitched together. Some stains not affecting legibility stitchmarks light soiling else very good. 2; 6 2 blank. 1 vols. Folio. Decrees relating to the military issued by Catherine II. These were issued the year following the end of the Russo-Turkish wars and the treaty of Kuchuk Kainarji signed the 21st July 1774 and after the Cossack rebellion lead by Ymelyan Pugachev who claimed to be Peter III and who was finally captured and executed at Moscow the 11th of January 1775. As a result of the wars and the rebellion in 1775 Catherine seriously reformed the provincial and urban administrations giving greater control to the central government. The first decree lists eight numbered points perhaps officers for promotion or commendation it has the Royal titles as a caption title and commences citing the decree of 3 August 1744. The second piece bears no caption title or heading but lists 47 separately numbered points each a short paragraph imprint on final leaf of text. Meisto Pechati [first piece] unknown books
1717887Edinburgh 1717. Folio 30.5 cm 12". 4 pp. <br/><br/>The battle between Ruth Pollock and the Campbells or Calders from their estate of Cawdor rages on with the Calder side strenuously denying that any legitimate marriage ever took place between her and Capt. George Campbell. Pollock who called herself Campbell's widow despite apparently never having been acknowledged as his wife during his lifetime was claiming a portion of the estate of his father Sir Hugh Campbell; in this response to some of her petitions lawyer John Fleming acting on behalf of the Campbells discusses the merits of various claims as pertaining to estate law. OCLC ESTC and NUC Pre-1956 record no holdings of this item. <br/><br/>Not in ESTC. Once sewn now in a Mylar folder. Last leaf with closed tear partially repaired some time ago costing or obscuring a few letters to each line of about two paragraphs on either side of leaf. Age-toned dust-soiled creased. unknown books
1788008501London: Printed for J. Rivington and Sons J. Dodsley S. Crowder G. Robinson T. Cadell and T. Evans 1788. Five volumes bound in contemporary dark brown calf gilt backs armorial bookplates of Sir Harford Jones and later bookplates of Sidney . With two frontispiece portraits Volume I the Duke of Sully and Henry the IV. Fold out map Vol. I Near Fine old dampstains at corners. The books Very Good the boards well rubbed and showing their age yet solidly bound and sturdy. Old dampstaining all volumes mostly to edges and margins gilt at spines dulled free of foxing and toning a set that shows its history while maintaining its dignity. . New Edition. Calf. Very Good -/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Printed for J. Rivington and Sons, J. Dodsley, S. Crowder, G. Robinson, T. Cadell, and T. Evans Hardcover books
1718885Edinburgh 1718. Folio 31.2 cm 12.3". 1 p. <br/><br/>Dated July 30 1718 this broadside is a rebuttal of certain financial assertions made by Ruth Pollock in her ongoing legal battle against John Campbell over the estate of Sir Hugh Campbell which included Cawdor Castle although that legendary castle is not mentioned in this document. This is an uncommon legal item with no holdings described by WorldCat or ESTC. <br/><br/>Not in ESTC. Creased and dust-soiled with a small hole in lower margin not touching text and a few pinholes within text. Tipped onto a leaf of 19th-century paper now in a Mylar folder. unknown books
1718886Edinburgh 1718. Folio 31.5 cm 12.4". 2 pp. <br/><br/>Dated February 5th 1718 this broadside was part of a protracted legal struggle between Ruth Pollock and John Campbell grandson of Sir Hugh Campbell thane of Cawdor. Particularly in question here are the marriage articles between Sir Alexander Campbell and Elizabeth Lort John Campbell's parents; the definition of impeachment of waste is discussed. No holdings of this uncommon item are listed by ESTC RLIN OCLC. <br/><br/>Not in ESTC. In multiple fonts one black-letter. Creased and slightly dust-soiled but in overall good condition. Tipped onto a leaf of 19th-century paper; now in a Mylar folder. unknown books
177625320Middelburg: Pieter Gillissen 1776. 8vo 20.9 cm 8.25". 6 xviii 117 11 pp. <br><br>First edition of this history of the Dutch Reformed Church written by a clergyman and professor at Leiden University. The title-page is printed in red and black.<br>Â Â Â Â Provenance: Covers gilt-stamped with the device of Francis Egerton 1st Earl of Ellesmere.<br>Â Â Â Â Binding: Contemporary calf framed in gilt triple fillets and blind roll rebacked preserving original spine gilt extra with gilt-stamped leather title-label; covers gilt-stamped with supra-libros as above. All edges marbled.<br>Â Â Â Â Uncommon: OCLC and NUC Pre-1956 find only six U.S. locations. Bound as above; spine leather with small chips and cracks sides with small unobtrusive areas of rubbing and light discoloration. Binding overall solid and still attractive; interior clean and nice. Pieter Gillissen hardcover books
1715WRCAM39768London 1715. Small folio broadsheet. 1p. plus printed docket title on verso. Ornamental initial. Dbd. Early folds and early stab holes in left margin. Mild foxing. Very good. A petition to Parliament by the officers of Lieut. Gen. George Hamilton's Regiment of Foot seeking pay due for services abroad in the War of Spanish Succession. Lord George Douglas-Hamilton 1666-1737 was a Scottish Williamite officer during the Glorious Revolution who later married William III's mistress Elizabeth Villiers became a confidant of William was created Earl of Orkney in 1696 was appointed Governor of Virginia in 1714 and in 1736 was the first British general promoted to the rank of Field Marshal. In 1701 at the beginning of the War of the Spanish Succession Hamilton led the First Regiment of Foot the Royal Scots to the Netherlands where the regiment fought for the remainder of the war. Despite their long service and the high position of Hamilton the officers suggest in the present petition that having been so long overseas they had been forgotten by the British government and charge that they had not received their pay even after frequent petitions. The document is an early example of lobbying literature which first began proliferating in the lobby of the House of Commons at the time of the accession of King George I and the British general election of 1715. ESTC records four copies two at the British Library one at Oxford and one at the National Library of Scotland. unknown books
1773643241773. London 1709. Sole edition. London 1709. Sole edition. "So as Much to Enable the Young Clerk" Attorney of the Court. The Attorney's Compleat Guide in the Court of Common Pleas: Containing the Whole Modern Practice of the Court Laid Down in a New Familiar and Concise Manner With Practical Remarks on Each Head Illustrated by Cases Selected from the Best and Latest Authorities: And also an Account of the Monies Paid Out of Pocket on Each Particular Article of Business at the Publick Offices and Judges Chambers; So as to Enable the Young Clerk to Prosecute or Defend a Suit from its Commencement to Judgment and Execution Through All the Different Minutiae of Practice Without Further Assistance. London: Printed by W. Strahan and M. Woodfall 1773. vii 1 371 1 pp. 12mo 6-1/2" x 4". Contemporary sheep blind fillets to boards raised bands and early hand-lettered initials "G P" to spine. Moderate rubbing to extremities a few minor nicks scuffs and stains to boards small scuff near foot of spine corners bumped pastedowns loose. Light toning to text faint inkspots to a few leaves. Early owner stamp J. Ridout to front free endpaper interior otherwise clean. A handsome copy. $950. Only edition. "The following sheets were at first composed merely for private Use; The great Advantage the Author has reaped from them in an extensive Practice is his chief Inducement for offering them to the Public as a sure Guide whereby the Young Clerk may readily acquire every necessary Information with respect to this Court" iii. This is a scarce title. OCLC locates 6 copies in North American law libraries Harvard LA County Library of Congress University of Minnesota York Yale. English Short-Title Catalogue N15039. unknown books
173522771n.p. 1735. Illustration Engraving. 1 vols. Folio 39.8 x 47.8 cm. Matted framed and glazed. Margins trimmed to plate mark; mounted on board. Illustration Engraving. 1 vols. Folio 39.8 x 47.8 cm. Mythological pantomime with accompanying fireworks staged for the entertainment of the Dauphin. The audience is in the foreground a dragon is being slain in the midground and the fireworks are in the background. Lotz pages 67 69 116; Hodgkin 87 unknown books
1761704191761. London: J. Purser; for M. Withers 1761. 2nd. ed. London: J. Purser; for M. Withers 1761. 2nd. ed. With Interesting Comparisons Between Roman and English Law Justinian I Emperor of the East 483-565 CE. Harris George 1722-1796 Editor and Translator. D. Justiniani Institutionum Libri Quatuor: The Four Books of Justinian's Institutions Translated Into English With Notes. London: Printed by J. Purser; for M. Withers 1761. xv 1 73 1 121 1 100 92 11 5 pp. Copperplate table of descents. Quarto 10" x 8". Contemporary mottled tree calf rebacked in period style with gilt fillets and retained existing lettering piece hinges mended. Light rubbing to boards corners bumped and somewhat worn. Copperplate allegorical vignette featuring Lady Justice at head of dedication iii. Moderate toning to text somewhat heavier in places light foxing light soiling to preliminaries and rear endleaves small tear to lower margin of table two leaves of contemporary manuscript notes laid-in. $950. Second edition. This well-respected edition is notable for its elegant parallel translation. Harris an advocate of Doctor's Commons provides an interesting historical introduction and notes that compare the rules of Roman and English law. The final section is a translation of "Concerning the Succession of Descendents" Book 118 of the Novels. This work was owned by many sophisticated lawyers in Great Britain and America such as Thomas Jefferson. who owned a copy of this edition. The first edition was published in 1756 its final edition the third in 1811. One of the laid-in manuscript leaves is a copy of the table of descents and its accompanying text from pp. 28-31. The other is an itemized bill or estimate for spinning and weaving cloth with a crude diagram of a spinning wheel. Sowerby Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson 2191. English Short-Title Catalogue T102256. unknown books
1756704151756. With Interesting Comparisons Between Roman and English Law Justinian I 483-565 CE Emperor of the East. Harris George 1722-1796 Editor and Translator. D. Justiniani Institutionum Libri Quatuor: The Four Books of Justinian's Institutions Translated Into English With Notes. London: Printed for C. Bathurst and E. Withers 1756. xv 1 73 1; 121 1; 100; 92; 11 5 pp. Copperplate table of descents. Quarto 11-1/4" x 9". Contemporary paneled calf with early rebacking raised bands and lettering piece to spine. Light rubbing and some shallow scuffing to boards heavier rubbing to extremities and spine wear to spine ends and corners boards partially detached owner bookplate of Charles Frost of Hull to front pastedown title page partially detached but secure. Moderate toning and light foxing to text early annotations most likely by Frost to several leaves offsetting to margins of preliminaries and rear endleaves. $950. First edition. This well-respected edition is notable for its elegant parallel translation. Harris an advocate of Doctor's Commons provides an interesting historical introduction and notes that compare the rules of Roman and English law. The final section is a translation of "Concerning the Succession of Descendents" Book 118 of the Novels. This work was owned by many sophisticated lawyers in Great Britain and America such as Thomas Jefferson. Second and third editions were published in 1761 and 1811. Frost 1781-1862 an English lawyer was a notable legal writer and antiquary. He is known today for his research into the early history of Hull England. Sowerby Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson 2191 second edition. English Short-Title Catalogue N8181. unknown books
1715WRCAM39783London 1715. Small folio broadsheet. 1p. plus printed docket title on verso. Ornamental initial. Dbd. Early folds and early stab holes in left margin. Some foxing. Very good. A rare political leaflet petitioning Parliament for relief of warrant officers who had fought in the recent War of the Spanish Succession. In March 1715 the House of Commons ordered that a list of all the regimental and warrant officers be drawn up but by the time this document was printed numerous warrant officers had not been entered into the list and rumors had begun to circulate that they would therefore not be receiving expected compensation for their service. "Besides the Nature of several of the Warrant Officers Posts was such as they could not be put on a Regimental List viz. Directors of Hospitals Commissaries Officers who have lost their Limbs and many other Officers whose particular Hardships Pretensions and Disappointments are more at large set forth and specify'd in their several Warrants. So that their Condition is very deplorable." This is among the earliest examples of lobbying literature which first began proliferating in the lobby of the House of Commons at the time of the accession of King George I and the British general election of 1715. ESTC lists only two copies at Oxford and the University of Missouri. HANSON 2212. unknown books
17026781Edinburgh ca. 1702. Folio. 1 p. <br><br>The tenants of the Lovat estate petition for a delay in producing the writs and securities of their holdings as the protracted dispute between the Lovat family and the infamous Capt. Simon Fraser of Beaufort who attempted a forced marriage to the family's heiress young Amelia Fraser before successfully kidnapping and wedding her mother the dowager Lady Amelia Murray has left them in a sorry state regarding the payment of creditors.<br>Â Â Â Â Not only does this broadside touch on the common perspective of a great contemporary scandal but it is of interest for its scarcity as well. => No holdings are listed by WorldCat ESTC or NUC Pre-1956. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Not in ESTC. On Fraser see: Dictionary of National Biography XX 21622. Excellent clean condition with two small sewing holes at inner margin one very small spot of foxing and ink traces from printing process to outer edge. Tipped onto a leaf of 19th-century paper. unknown books
1770983801<b><i>Upon Granny in her supposed Grandure. </i></b>etching on paper. London: Printed for Carington Bowles Map & Printseller in St'Pauls Church yrd_London ca. 1770. Original edition later state. <br /><br />Engraved by T.S. after M. Laroon. Etching on laid paper with fleur de lys watermark. Size 7 ½" x 11 1/8" 284 x 189mm with thread margin. Bottom margin trimmed. Slight soiling. <br /><br /><i>A raggedly dressed cross-eyed old woman stands in front of St. James's Palace. Eight lines of verse above the image describe her "supposed grandure";</i> another eights lines below describe her "native poverty." The verses suggests she was once a fine lady; now she is a deformed street beggar.<br /><br />James Caufield in Portraits Memoirs and Characters of Remarkable Persons 1818 discusses this print. "This miserable wretched drunken object who was blind of one eye used to annoy the passengers in the streets of London while sober with licking her blind eye with her tongue which was of a most enormous length and thickness; indeed it was of such a prodigious size that her mouth could not contain it and she could never close her lips or to use a common expression keep her tongue within her teeth. <br /><br />This wonderful feat of washing her eye with her tongue was exhibited with a view of obtaining money from such as crowded around her and no sooner had she obtained sufficient means but she hastened to the first convenient liquor-shop to indulge her propensity in copious libations and when properly inspired would rush into the streets with all the gestures of a frantic maniac and roll and dance about until she became a little sobered which was sometimes accelerated by the salutary application of a pail of water gratuitously bestowed upon her by persons whose door-way she had taken possession of as shelter from the persecuting tormenting's of boys and girls who generally followed her. It should seem from the verses within the print this woman had been used in early days to scenes of gaiety and splendor." Pp 108-110 <br /><br />While attempts have been made to identify the actual subject represented in this etching these attempts have always failed. The most likely intention of this etchings is depict a naturalistic view of life that finds beauty to be brief and time to be brutal. From 250 years later we witness that in the 18th century the deformed poor were treated with ridicule instead of with mercy <br /><br />Ref: Caufield James. Portraits Memoirs and Characters of Remarkable Persons: From the Revolution in 1688 to the End of the Reign of George II. Collected from the Most Authentic Accounts Extant London: H.R. Young . and T.H. Whitely 1819. Volumes 1-2. Caulfield mentions three prints of Lady Granny: "There are three prints of old Granny one in 4to. mezzotinto and two whole length engravings the best of which is that with the first eight lines of verses engraved in the background of the print." <br /><br />This print exists in an earlier state also recorded in the British Museum 1851-308.308 without the verses and with the caption "Granny" with the signature Laroon Pinx and an engraver's monogram TS Catalogue of engraved British portraits preserved in the Department of prints and drawings in the British museum v. 2 p. 369 Laroon Marcellus 1653-1702 artist A note on the website suggest that the subject represents Abigail Masham d 1734 once Queen Anne's favorite. See BM 1887 1216.3. While Lady Masham certainly had scars to show from her rise from obscurity to Court the actual subject if there was one will never be known<br /> Bowles books
17872218Lima 1787. Folio 23 pp. <br><br>Certified copy of a document relating to the 13200 ducats annually due the monks of the monastery of the Escorial in Spain promised them in perpetuity by King Philip IV in 1654. In exchange for this annual subsidy of proceeds from encomiendas in Huaylas Chuquitanta Conchucas and other regions in Peru the monks promised to say masses and to do certain other religious acts for the crown. This document contains specific and detailed accounting data for the years 1781 1782 1783 1784 and 1785. Sewn in good condition. unknown books
178518010401London: Printed for the Company of Stationers and Sold by John Wilkie at their Hall in Ludgate-Street 1785. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Eight volumes bound in one sixteenmo size 384 pp. A collection of almanacs from the year 1785 with a lovely scenic fore-edge painting which shows a road leading to a lake containing two boats some buildings reminscent of castles or villas in the background and two trees on each side whose branches reach towards each other in the middle. Contents are varied and unusual and include poetry proverbs answers to philisophical and critical questions answers to enigmas monthly observations descriptions of the planets and zodiac chronologies of remarkable occurrences eclipses astrological prognostications chapters from "The Surprising Story of the Witch of the Woodlands" and the usual tables and charts relating to the moon stars sun planets tides birthdays of the royal family terms and returns weight of coins and calendars among many other interesting trifles.<br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Contemporary polished red calf with decorative gilt-panel borders to both boards four raised bands and backstrip stamped in gilt all edges gilt fore-edge painting marbled endpapers title-pages printed in red and black red price-stamp to each title-page numerous engravings tables charts and mathematic equations in text; sixteenmo size 6.5" by 4" each almanac is paginated separately each is 48 pp. first editions as per usual.<br/><br/>___CONDITION: Near fine overall the leather boards bright in colour and supple text block is tight/square with solid hinges internally lightly toned with some scattered foxing the fore-edge painting details clear; two leaves with short tears at the gutter margin title pages of "The Gentleman's Diary" and "Old Poor Robin" some of the paint from the fore-edge painting has stained the outer margins of some leaves none obscure text spine somewhat sunned and professional restoration has been applied to the joints. Overall a lovely example of 18th century almanacs combined with a bucolic fore-edge painting.<br/><br/>___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard shipping charge does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.<br/><br/>___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. Printed for the Company of Stationers and Sold by John Wilkie, at their Hall in Ludgate-Street hardcover books
178920339Barby: Den Brudergemeinen 1789. First Edition. 8vo pp. 16 784. Bound in contemporary boards most of the paper covering worn away A clean tight copy of the first issue with only 6 lines of errata. Howes L474. Howes: "Official account of work among the Indians on the New York Pennsylvania and other frontiers 1735-87. The English edition omits naming some former antagonists who had later become friendly. Den Brudergemeinen unknown books
176808206Providence RI 1768. Document accomplished in another hand signed "William Ellery" - one page 7 1/2" x 6 1/2" on laid paper docketed by Henry Ward Secretary; dated October 291768 being an order "to provide three suitable and decent great chairs and a dozen other chairs at the Expense of the Colony for the use of the Court House." William Ellery 1727-1820. Born in Newport where he lived and died he was a graduate of Harvard and a lawyer. At the signing of the DOI he sat watching the faces of the delegates as each signed the historic document and reported afterward that each of them showed "undaunted resolution." He served in Congress until 1786 and on January 1 1790 President Washington appointed him collector of customs for the Newport district a post which he held until his death thirty years later. Mr. Ellery was the grandfather of author and essayist Richard Henry Dana. <br/><br/> unknown books
175707933Lancaster County 1757. Manuscript Document Signed "G: Ross" with peraph one page 8" x 12" February 1757; Lancaster County. Japan paper repair to center fold not affecting signature; signature is large and bold. George Ross 1730-1779 was a Jurist and Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Pennsylvania. <br/><br/> unknown books
177832766Boston 1778. Unsigned manuscript document folded to 9-1/2" x 7-1/4". 2pp plus integral blank. 25 lines. Old folds light foxing Very Good.<br/><br/> "The Subscriber being informed that the Squadron of his most Christian Majesty now in the harbour of Boston require the use of an island in that harbour which is now in his possession known by the name of Gallops Island-- willing to render every assistance in his power to accomodate the Fleets or Army of his most Christian Majesty he would propose to give them his rights to the Improvements of said Island upon the Following Terms viz.<br/> "The major of the Squadron shall grant him the exclusive rights of Erecting a Storehouse on Long Island & Supplying the French Officers & Soldiers with all those necessaries which they may want to purchase ---- viands Groceries of all kinds. Cyder wines vegetables &c & he will agree to sell those articles at a very small advance from the price of Boston & expressly Stipulate that no undue advantage shall be taken in the Price of any necessary that he may have to sell.<br/> "He will also Contract to furnish the Squadron with 2000 Cord of wood delivered at any part of said Island that may be directed to at 28 Lives money of France per Cord payable upon the delivery of each 100 Cords.<br/> "He will supply the Squadron with any Quantity of Fresh water delivered along side the Ships at 7 deniers money of France per Gallon provided that there be no delay in hoisted the water from the Boats on Board the Ships of the Cask are furnished for Transporting the water in ------ here the document ends in the middle of page 2. <br/> Elisha Leavitt Jr. and/or James Brackett owned Gallops Island at this time; historical records are ambiguous. Some sources indicate that the French erected earthworks at Gallops Island in 1778 to defend their fleet anchored in the harbor; others assert that the earthworks were on George's Island bought by Leavitt Jr. in 1768. Leavitt was a Tory a fact well known in town: people burned down his barn and surrounded his home at one point. The story goes that the pleasant elegantly dressed Mrs. Leavitt invited the mob in for cakes and wine which calmed everyone down. unknown books
1792305549London: Downing Street 1792. With Mackenzie's docket "From Mr. Pitt 6 Feby. 1792. His opinion of my pamphlet.". 4to. Old folds. With Mackenzie's docket "From Mr. Pitt 6 Feby. 1792. His opinion of my pamphlet.". 4to. Reading in part:<br/>".I really cannot forbear expressing how very sincerely I feel myself obliged to the author.if its political tendency were out of the question.it would. afford me more pleasure than almost any publication I ever remember to have read."<br/>MacKenzie was known as the "Addison of the North. Downing Street unknown books
179137077Boston 1791. Folio 4 pp with caption title at first page as issued. Printed in four columns per page. Evenly toned some dusting binding holes at blank inner margins. Trimmed closely at top margin with occasional shaving. Good.<br/><br/> Page 3 reports the first oral argument before the Supreme Court and the Court's first decision. The case was West v. Barnes 1791 argued on August 2 1791 and decided unanimously on August 3. West sought to pay a Rhode Island mortgage debt with paper currency rather than in gold or silver. A Rhode Island statute authorized him to do so. But the holder of the mortgage objected to payment in paper currency. <br/> The lower court rejected West's actions. Having secured a writ of error from the lower court West appealed to the Supreme Court. "Not so fast" the mortgage holder's attorney David Barnes said. The writ of error must be obtained from the Clerk of the Supreme Court not from the lower court. The Court-- consisting of Chief Justice Jay and Justices Cushing Wilson Blair and Iredell-- heard argument on this issue. The Centinel reports the Court's decision: "The next day the Court refused to grant the rule moved for in the above cause; being unanimously of opinion that writs of errour to remove causes to this court from inferiour ones can regularly issue only from the clerk's office of this court." The word 'court' in this quotation has been damaged in this copy of the Centinel. <br/> The case is reported at 2 U.S. 401 1791. unknown books
171531816Drumfries: Printed by Robert Rae. 1715. 4to. 4 27. 1 blank pp. Disbound lightly toned and dusted portions of several lower blank margins spotted. Very Good.<br/><br/> Observing "That by Disputes about Religion Contentions only are inflamed" the author seeks a solution to this "thornie" issue. "That both Church and State may enjoy each their own Priviledges is the design of this Essay." The University of Glasgow's entry on OCLC names John Pollock as the author. <br/> England's established Church causes the author to advocate a greater involvement of civil government in religious matters than prevails in the United States. But otherwise his prescription is very much like modern American conceptions of religious liberty: the Church is in charge of spiritual matters and gives "all due Respect and Obedience to the Civil Magistrate; whatever with Scripture warrant they can allow him will not be wanting." The Magistrate provides the environment for the free exercise of worship. "Even Heathen Magistrates may and ought to aid and help the Church. Whence it is that by God's Command Prayers are to be made for them." Differences of religious opinion do not justify disobedience to the civil ruler.<br/>OCLC 181867601 1- U Glasgow as of February 2015. ESTC T56725 four copies in the British Isles one in the U.S. at the U of KS. Printed by Robert Rae... unknown books
17211284012London: Printed and are to be sold by W. Taylor 1721. Second Edition. Hardcover. 4to. 797pp. 32 tables and index; VG; bound in polished calf paneled spine with gilt tooling label with gilt lettering mostly worn off; joints weak some scratches to boards general rubbing and wear; two bookplates on front pastedown one from Henry Duke of Kent 1733 the other Thomas Philip Earl de Grey Wrest Park; some scattered ink splatter on page 351 that bleeds through onto 353 text legible; folding plates on pages 1 215 476 present and in excellent condition; Numerous mispagination including p. 447-472 omitted; consignment; shelved case 4. 1284012. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Printed and are to be sold by W. Taylor hardcover books
1783261600Baltimore 1783. 2 pp. pen and ink on bifolium docketed. 8vo. Toning some wear to margins hole from removal of seal not affecting text. 2 pp. pen and ink on bifolium docketed. 8vo. Royalist Maryland politician Daniel Dulany the Younger 1722-1797 writes to Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer 1723-1790 concerning the loss of his son's shares in the Baltimore Company. ". after my son went to England it was thought to be expedient to add to the stock of slaves employ'd by the Baltimore Company . a purchase was made of two Negroes by W. Clem. Brookes Manager for the Company of W. Rov. Carter & the Negroes so purchased became part of the Company's stock . my Son's share in the Company including these Negroes had been taken possession of as property belonging to the State ." The Baltimore Company was an iron works founded in 1732 by Daniel Dulany the Elder and four other partners - a tax list from 1783 lists the Company as having 35 slaves. Dulany a member of one Maryland's most prominent families and a moderate Loyalist during the American Revolution lost much of his property after the war. unknown books
