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176507818London from Tues June 25 to Thurs June 27 1765 1765. Folio vol. XVII No.1329; pages 609-616. News of interest about Great Britain and elsewhere including an article "An Experiment to make Potatoes thrive without Dung" by Mr. Tichiffeli. On final leaf are some stock prices Christenings numbers of dead by disease and by casualty. Very good. <br/><br/> unknown books
1766177778London: Printed for Paul Vaillant in the Strand 1766. Leather bound. VG soiling but otherwise bright and very clean inside a superb copy. Full red leather with extensive gilt tooled border on both covers all edges gilt marbled endpapers. 5 raised bands with extensive and detailed gilt tooling in the compartments. 8 302 pages 9 unnumbered leaves of plates Tables 1-5 Plates I II III IV. The last four leaves of plates are numbered I-IV. A superb copy of a book rarely encountered either in the trade or at auction. Printed for Paul Vaillant, in the Strand unknown books
178507935Lebanon 1785. Autograph Document Signed "Wm. Williams" one page 9" x 13" dated April 4 1785. The present legal document is regarding common land: "We the subscribers bring by the proprietors of the comon sic undivided lands in Lebanon appointed a committee and agents to sue and prosecute to final judgement and execution all persons who have committed any trespass on such common land."Light stain in lower left not affecting signature or the text of the document; wear at folds; very good with a fine bold signature. William Williams 1731-1811 graduated Harvard in 1751 was businessman partiot and Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Connecticut. <br/><br/> unknown books
178365768Hartford CT 1783. Printed pay warrant 5 ½ x 6 ¾ inches also signed by commission member Fenn Wadsworth countersigned by Jedidiah Huntington 1743-1818; American Revolutionary War general and signed in type by John Lawrence as treasurer. This warrant approves payment of 10 pounds eighteen shillings eight pence to one Samuel Hills. The printed and manuscript text is framed within an ornamental border; docketed on verso. Folded very good. <br/><br/> unknown books
178365769Hartford CT 1783. Printed pay warrant 5 ½ x 6 ¾ inches countersigned by Jedidiah Huntington 1743-1818; American Revolutionary War general and signed in type by John Lawrence as treasurer. This warrant approves payment of three pounds seven shillings three pence to the Guilford Select Men. The printed and manuscript text is framed within an ornamental border; docketed on verso. Folded very good. <br/><br/> unknown books
178365770Hartford CT 1783. Printed pay warrant 5 ½ x 6 ¾ inches also signed by commission member William Moseley countersigned by Jedidiah Huntington 1743-1818; American Revolutionary War general and signed in type by John Lawrence as treasurer. This warrant approves payment of four pounds eighteen shillings eight pence to one Timothy Blackman. The printed and manuscript text is framed within an ornamental border; docketed on verso. Folded very good. <br/><br/> unknown books
179547834Philadelphia: March 16 1795. 4to 10 leaves the last blank; original drab blue paper wrappers stitched as issued; previous folds and a couple of short splits at them entering from the fore-margin; all else very good. Docketed on the back wrapper: "An act passsed 1795 with forms accompanying." Following the passage of "An Act making further provision in cases of drawbacks" the Secretary of the Treasury issued instructions for using the forms and with explanations of seven forms to be used by customs collectors under the terms of this Act. The three pages of explanations are signed in ink by the Treasury Secretary Oliver Wolcott followed by copies of the seven forms printed on rectos only in question viz: Coastwise goods to be exported to another district; Exportation of goods from a district other than that into which they were imported; Bond for delivery of goods; Debenture form; Abstract of goods exported from any district other than that into which they were originally imported; Abstract of drawbacks or debentures payable in consequences of exportations; and Abstract of debentures paid. Evans 29764 noting "pp. 3"; no hard copy found in OCLC but a copy also signed by Wolcott apparently resides at AAS however AAS notes "the one recorded copy is not available"; Bristol; B9392 locating the Rosenbach Foundation copy only and noting "1 p.l. 6 p."; Shipton & Mooney 47657 "8 pp. The one recorded copy is not available". <br/><br/> March 16 unknown books
