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1842763301842. THE NATURAL HISTORY OF NEW-YORK. Albany Thurlow Weed 1842. NY Appleton & Co. and Wiley & Putnam 1843-1894. Folio. 30 volumes. Zoology in VI parts bound in 5 volumes; Botany in 2 volumes; Mineralogy one volume; Geology in 4 volumes; Paleontology in VIII parts bound in 13 volumes; Agriculture in 5 volumes. Maps and a wealth of lithographic plates of birds flowers fruit landscape panoramas geological sections etc. mostly hand-colored. Boards off volume I otherwise condition varies from good to fine. All but two volumes in original publisher's cloth with gilt vignettes. Complete descriptions and collations on request. Rare Complete. unknown books
18901534Troy N.Y.: L.R. Burleigh 1890. Good. Lithograph 16 x 25 inches. Lightly but evenly tanned. Some light scattered soiling primarily to caption area. Rare and early view of Cleveland New York located on the northern shore of Oneida Lake just north of Syracuse. At the time the village of Cleveland had a population of about 800 souls -- a bit more than it does today -- and was centered on glass manufacture. The legend at the bottom of the sheet identifies twenty-seven numbered buildings including the Union Glass Works and the Cleveland Glass Works both on the outskirts of town. Other labeled buildings include four churches a school the station of the New York Ontario & Western Railroad a hotel and several other local businesses. Rare. OCLC locates two copies at the State library of New York and the Library of Congress. Reps 2482. L.R. Burleigh unknown books
1860550New York 1860. Very good. Broadside 15.75 x 9.75 inches. Old folds some minor loss and chipping. Rare broadside prospectus for the New Universal Index Advertiser a business newspaper in New York. The Universal Index Advertiser promoted itself as a paper that focused on the interests of business above all else without "those great names which have so violently agitated the American world." The prospectus touts a novel new order of arrangement in which organization would follow the plan of "dictionaries indexes concordances." and would classify its contents like such and organize its listing of commodities alphabetically by the commodity and then the name of the seller rather than the other way around as had been done. Intended to be published daily the paper would cost $12 a year; the bottom of the sheet is left blank for subscriber information. Despite its grand claims to revolutionize the format of the newspaper we can find no evidence that the Advertiser ever went to press. We do find a single copy of the broadside at the New-York Historical Society. unknown books
189018000New York January 1 1890 to August 31 1890. Covers worn corners worn smudged and foxed throughout; Edward clipped a portion of one leaf with a loss of some text; in good condition but legible and sound. Lined composition book in original pictorial wrappers entitled "Exercises" 8.25 x 6.75 inches 138 pages. A detailed entertaining legible observant daily account of life in Manhattan for a 20-year-old carpenter going to night school attending union rallies spending evenings playing harmonica and reading early Jehovah's Witness literature swimming in the North River looking for work in slack times or negotiating salaries with bosses and showing curiosity about the hurly-burly of cultures and commerce in New York. The diary includes his penciled ownership note to the head of the second page E. W. Hussey 265 W. 32nd St. N. Y. City; Edward appears to live with his brother Stephen W. Hussey called Walter to distinguish him from their father the English-born carpenter Stephen and mention in the text of family members like Ida taken with clues to his brother's birth in Philadelphia and close personal ties to Monmouth County New Jersey the family often visits the shore at Oceanic further help determine the identity of the diarist and his family relations. Edward generally works six days a week noting in his daily entries his specific jobs. Edward spends much of the first part of the year fixing up what would be the townhouse of prominent socialite Mrs. Brockholst Cutting at 99 Madison Avenue; among other jobs he also works in the shop turning out balusters or building book shelves helps pull down an illegal shack or fitting out a cigar store at 786 9th Avenue--this last an unpleasant job as Edward notes on April 15: "fitting out cigar store etc. 1 day. This fellow that is taking the store is a bad man a gambler pool man and Louisiana Lottery man and a shameless man." Indeed Edward's sense of moral duty seems to run deep; he records his daily reading faithfully often stopping up at the Cooper Union reading room or the Apprentices' Library or ordering cheap books from Ogilvie he is willing to spend a whopping three dollars however on a copy of the popular physiology and marriage manual Cowan's Science of a New Life which he reads and then passes along to his older sister Mary; he outlines at one point his displeasure over his new Webster's Abridged Dictionary no maps no illustrations no biographies or notes his daily reading up on phrenology or geometry or how to be a better carpenter or regular reading from the Bible or from the Charles Taze Russell's works Millennial Dawn or Zion's Watch Tower. On March 24 he makes up his mind to give handbills advertising Millennial Dawn and Zion's Watch Tower to a friend to distribute and later loans a friend an entire year's run of the Watch Tower--or as he usually refers to it in his diary Z.W.T. Edward also reads popular literary papers like Argosy and various daily papers mentioning at one point an "Extra" on the botched Kemler execution with his tastes seeming to run to Pulitzer's World--though the general tenor of yellow journalism prompts him to note ruefully on June 27 "There seems to be nothing but bad women and bad men in the papers lately." Hussey further betters himself by attending night school through April when he finally gets a diploma under the tutelage of long-time New York educator William J. Goldey ca. 1828-1907 often participating in formal class debates recorded in his diary such as the one held the evening of February 7 when Edward took the affirmative on the question whether organizations are beneficial to the working man: "the majority were in favor of Organization also the regular debaters of the Aff. had the better of the debate because they were on the right side perhaps partial." Edward also attends a mock-congress held by Goldey on March 28 "the subject handled was that there should be an Amendment to the Constitution to admit women suffrage! Ladies were present some laughable scenes were pictured the vote Neg. 16 Aff. 11." Edward also shows an interest in labor organizing attending a lecture on Feb. 5 "on the Labor movement for the last 20 yrs. by L. Sanial i.e. the Socialist Labor journalist Lucien Saniel a frenchman: very good" or writing about a carpenters' strike against an employer on Feb. 21 or detailing his attendance at a May Day rally at Union Square the effects of the 8-hour day debate on his brother's prospects taking a walk over to the 42nd St. station on August 10 to take a look at a strike or his visit on July 6 to the Cloakmakers Union Hall on Suffolk Street there had been a riot and police beatings against strikers a few days previous though Edward notes "I saw no signs of distress whatever men where there talking a good deal in Hebrew. I then walked out read W. W. Weekly World a little while sitting on stoop near Ridley's dry hood store in the side st's it was litteraly sic swarming with Jews all trading in there sic own way for it was not the sabbath with them." The changing demographics of New York City and the influx of Jews comes up several times in Hussey's diary and he shows a welcome tolerance--even noting one Friday on July 11 "I took a run out tonight to see if I could attend a Jewish church but found none." On a boat ride back from Monmouth County New Jersey on August 7 Edward notes "on the voyage up I had quite a chat with a small about 40 yr. old Jew from Manasquan N. J. quite agreeable of course smooth of tongue he seemed to take a little liking to me as I am not bigoted against Jews he with another was going Bro'lyn N. Y." Edward then buys a watermelon and has soft shell crabs for dinner. Throughout the account runs the thread of a young man pulled between the obligations of adulthood he notes arguments with his father to whom he gives 80% of his wages until he comes of age and turns 21 in August of 1890 and the pleasures and pull of his youthful pursuits snowball fights with his younger sister blowing soap bubbles with children helping his younger brother on the velocipede and a few veiled and elided references to the perils of his masturbation habits; throughout this account he is clearly attuned to the attractions and textures of daily street life in New York: trips uptown to walk across the Harlem River or over into Weehawken to pick flowers or wild fruit attending meetings of evangelists like Moody or DeWitt Talmage or trying to get a drunk in the Bowery safely into a lodging house or helping another "Drunken fellow" who instead "sat down on steps throwing up etc. got a policeman to take him to R. House so he could sleep it off" or perhaps more enjoyably watching a Barnum & Bailey circus parade from the roof of his building or taking an excursion down to Philadelphia and seeing the "Cracked Bell" and Baldwin's Locomotive Works this trip given in fine detail or paying ten cents on the street to hear an Edison phonograph play three songs including the "McGinty Song" or reporting on his brother's base ball team or his own efforts in ball-throwing contests or his trying out of a street-corner demonstration "lung tester." Edward swims in the North River the latter-day Hudson takes long walks through the city and on occasion takes in an art exhibition or competes for the affections of young Ida Murphy. The diary closes with his efforts to get a satisfactory photographic portrait to send to friends and family; a gem tintype portrait in a folk thread-and-pin frame found with the diary is likely a portrait of Edward himself. Census records later put Edward in Bayonne N. J. in 1900 with a wife named Johanna. Her parents were both natives of Austria. By 1910 he is found in Union N. J. where his profession is given as a barn builder and he lives with Johanna their adopted daughter Helen both of Edward's parents and Johanna's mother Henrietta Bronston. In all a remarkable and perceptive record of a bright thoughtful working-class young man taking full advantage of the street life of Manhattan and of improving his mind. January 1, 1890 to August 31, unknown books
18851775New York: L.W. Ahrens Co 1885. Very good plus. Chromolithograph 21.5 x 28 inches. Matted. Minor wear soiling and a couple of modern pencil annotations at lower corners. A fine image of a proposed railroad bridge across the Hudson River just north of Peekskill New York. Plans to build a bridge over the Hudson River at the site between Fort Clinton and Anthony's Nose had been made as early as 1868. A contract was signed the following year and construction was expected to commence rapidly on the Hudson Highland Suspension Bridge. The purpose of the bridge was to provide a railroad toward Derby Connecticut enabling the supply of coal and iron for industry in the Lower Naugatuck Valley. By 1887 reports suggested the bridge would be finished in two years but by 1896 it was still unfinished when the Hudson Suspension Bridge and New England Railway Company reincorporated as the Hudson Highland Bridge and Railway Company. As a result of the long depressions including stock market crashes of 1873 and 1893 the bridge remained unfinished and the charter for construction expired in 1916. In March 1922 the state authorized the creation of the Bear Mountain Hudson River Bridge Company to complete the project. The bridge was opened on November 27 1924 and was the longest suspension bridge span in the world at the time but looked markedly different from the proposed bridge in this lithograph which bears a passing resemblance to the Brooklyn Bridge. L.W. Ahrens Co unknown books
1831D13063Albany: Croswell and Van Bethuysen 1831. Hardcover. Very Good. Contemporary red morocco gilt-stamped lettering on spine "Rules and Orders / 1831" and upper board "John Van Buren / Ulster"; 24mo 125x84mm; pp. 212 1 calendar plus 3 floor plans of the Senate and Assembly 3 folding maps see below. Binding a little scuffed here and there; spine a touch darkened; upper board flaring it would seem that the plates were added by the owner. Some foxing; closed tears along the creases of folding plates. A scarce volume OCLC locates just 6 copies not overly specific in their cataloging -- the most detail we can find is a copy which includes "2 folded leaves of plates illustrations map." This copy includes much more and additionally bears some handwritten notes on the plates -- presumably all by John Van Buren who also adds his ownership signature and a decoration to the front paste-down. Plates include: folding map of the City of Troy labelled by hand with notes locating landmarks; folding floor plan of the assembly dated by hand 1834; small hand-colored folding map of the city of Albany; folding floor plan of the assembly printed date 1831 presumably original to this volume; small folding floor plan of the Senate chamber printed date 1831 presumably original to this volume; large hand-colored folding "Map of the State of New York and the Surrounding Country" by David H. Burr printed date of 1829. <br/><br/>John Van Buren 1810-1866 was an American lawyer and politician. He served as Attorney General of New York and Democratic Party Leader. He was the subject of much innuendo even after his death -- rumored to have lost $5000 his father's home Lindenwald and his mistress the very popular Elena "America" Vespucci descendent of Amerigo Vespucci to George Parish of Ogdensburg New York in a card game at the LeRay Hotel in Evans Mills New York. This story has not been verified but it plagued Van Buren's reputation. He has also been credited with the semi-humorous saying "Vote early and vote often". Croswell and Van Bethuysen hardcover books
1853WRCAM54449New York 1853. 96pp. plus large color folding map. 18mo. Original printed wrappers. Light wear to wrappers. 20th-century bookplate on front pastedown. Light tanning and foxing heavier to initial leaves. Very good. A scarce edition of this attractive guide to mid-19th-century New York City. The volume contains extensive descriptions and numerous illustrations of the sights as well as a street directory and information on travel within the city and to neighboring locales. It includes further information on attractions in Queens Brooklyn and Staten Island. The work also contains a large and detailed color folding map of Manhattan below 90th Street. <br> <br> OCLC locates only six holdings of this edition; an attractive copy of an ephemeral item in original wrappers. unknown books
1850517Bainbridge N.Y.: Chenango Free Democrat Office 1850. Very good. Broadside 15.75 x 12 inches. Matted. Light even tanning. An attractive illustrated broadside dated August 10 1850 advertising a short trip up the Susquehanna River from Bainbridge to Corbin's Mills scheduled for August 14. "Ladies and gentlemen are invited to attend - fare 25 cents each way." This broadside was printed at the office of the Chenango Free Democrat a free soil paper that would last from 1849 to 1850. The wonderful large wood engraving signed "Clarkson" shows the steamboat smoke billowing from her stacks the American flag fluttering in the breeze behind and passengers on the upper and lower decks. The Susquehanna flows through the center of Bainbridge but we could not locate a place named Corbin's Mills in the area at that time though the Corbins were a prominent family in the area and a lumber mill by the same name appeared about two decades later. Scarce with no listings in OCLC for this or similar items. Chenango Free Democrat Office unknown books
184332782New York 1843. Sizes vary from approximately 6" x 8" to 8" x 12". Manuscript on unlined paper several with wax seal remnants. A handful of the documents are partly printed and completed in manuscript all with the blindstamp of the State of New York. Light wear some splitting along fold lines some light edgewear. Dated and signed by various officials including judges and justices of the peace. Very Good. <br/> <br/> This treasure trove of manuscript legal documents covers a wide range of case types involving many of the early inhabitants of Queens County New York and surrounding areas. Judges involved were Abraham Ditmars William Mott Oliver Denton Richard Bedell Cary Dunn Jr. William Furman Amory Remson James Hendrickson Luke Convert and others. Areas mentioned were Oyster Bay Hempstead North Hempstead Jamaica and others. Matters include chicken stealing assault and battery on a woman tenancy eviction insolvency and debtors' arrangements tavern licensing and more. Documents are juror lists pleas and statements certificates of conviction sealed verdicts sheriff fees and affidavits. <br/> Some specific items and cases: <br/> Certificates of Conviction of the Court of Special Sessions signed by Justices of the Peace William Mott Oliver Mott Oliver Denton Richard Bedell James Hendrickson others: John Watts on petit larceny sentenced to pay $5 or be imprisoned November 8 1820; Abigail Hutchins for petit larceny sentenced to 40 days in prison December 8 1820; John Bedell and Hannah his wife for petit larceny sentenced to pay $5 or be imprisoned September 9 1820. <br/> Sealed Verdicts signed by twelve member juries: finding in favor of defendant Leonard Mott November 1 1838; favoring plaintiff in Allen v. MacDowel and awarding damages of $25 October 30 1838; awarding damages to unnamed plaintiff in the amount of 6 cents October 31 1838. Some jury members were: Charles C. Lawrence Edward L. Frost William Willets Christian Snedeker Benjamin Carpenter Jacob Smith Gilbert Rider Stephen T. Hicks George Rhodes Peter Cort William Ludlum Wright Fowler Abraham Snedeker Hamilton Matthews and Alexander Dawson. <br/> Various documents relating to some cases: <br/> 1 William Nicholls Assignee of Henry Nicholls of Hempstead insolvent debtor April 4 1817; Petition of Henry Nicholls and his creditors to divide estate among them; Hon. Cary Dunn Jr.'s order dated April 4 1817 granting the petition pursuant to 1813 "Act for giving relief in Cases of Insolvency." <br/> 2 Samuel Field Jr. insolvent debtor Affidavit of Notice to Creditors signed Peter Hasbrouck as Clerk of the Albany Argus April 2 1816 with copy of newspaper notice attached; Judge Dunn's order dated April 15 1816; several related documents. <br/> 3 John Morgan v. Stephen Anthony on charges of slander for damages of $500 dated June 2 1824 Queens County Courthouse signed Sherman as clerk.<br/> 4 Joshua Pine v. Henry Monfort claim of replevin accusing Monfort of taking his beasts goods and chattels one heifer one cow four goshens three hens fifteen chickens. July 16th 1821.<br/> 5 Edward Abrams and Charity his wife on charges of plea of trespass against Oliver Denton to damages of $500 dated June 7 1825 Queens County Courthouse signed by Sherman as clerk.<br/> 6 Selah Smith and his wife Ann filing of Certificate to cancel a mortgage as mortgage as been paid Common Pleas Kings County March 29 1819.<br/> 7 Recognizance of Abraham Ditmars Justice of the Peace April 20 1798 stating that Nicholas Lidbury who is licensed to keep a Tavern in Jamaica will during the continuance of his license "not suffer any unlawful gaming which is forbidden such as cock fighting playing with cards or dice or to keep any billiard table or other gaming table shuffel board."<br/> 8 James Hendrickson on charges of plea of trespass against James W. Vassar to damages of $500 dated June 7 1825.<br/> 9 Benjamin Hagerman Junior on charges of trespass assault & battery against James Wood to damages of $1000 dated June 7 1825. <br/> 10 Elias Haines Administrator of James Kiernan deceased v. Stephen Cornwell; same v. Barach Corniel Cornevale Jr.; same v. Jonas Frederick; dated November 1804 Court of Common Pleas. <br/> 11 Thomas Alward Neyle v. William Leverich James Suydam Daniel Riker James Hedenbergh and David Turdy Purdy May 2 1809 Supreme Court. unknown books
1836100412<p>12mo cloth two folding maps 711 ad pp.Backstrip defective missing some pieces remnants of paper label on top cover joints weak minor foxing map of New york has tears at some folds;still a very decent copy. This little book contains everything from the canal routes from Albany to a tour of Niagra Falls.Also contains information on railroads and steamboats. More importantly there is a long colored map of the Hudson River and a larger map of the State of New York dated 1836. Howes N-109. Ramsey 4525.</p> J. Disturnell, hardcover books
188559334New York: Lith. Stahl & Jaeger. 136-138 Mulberry St. N.Y. 1885. the Huntington Library notes the two were partners from 1883 until 1908 but a business directory lists the name and street for 1911-12. The Tribune and Farmer advertised here is difficult to identify; OCLC records include similar titles in a sequence: New-York Tribune Farmer 1901-1912 Tribune Farmer 1913 The Rural New-Yorker 1878-1964 absorbed the Tribune Farmer in 1914. The typography suggests the 1880s or 1890s perhaps later. Apparently the broadside is unrecorded on OCLC. An attractive advertisement appropriate for exhibition. Folded with several small tears at folds verso of one with archival repair not affecting image or text. 7158. <br/><br/> Lith. Stahl & Jaeger. 136-138 Mulberry St., N.Y. unknown books
1860WRCAM54450New York 1860. 15pp. plus eleven color views 3 3/4 x 6 1/2 inches one folding with an extra eleven views 3 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches. 12mo. Stitched pamphlet and loose in cards in an open-ended cardboard sleeve with printed label. Closed end of cardboard sleeve loose small 20th-century bookplate. Lacks one plate another plate duplicated. Light soiling to view cards pamphlet moderately tanned. Good plus. A scarce Civil War-era set of view cards and descriptions of sights and geographical attractions along the Hudson River from New York to Glen's Falls. Other views include the Palisades from Yonkers West Point Hudson the Catskills Peekskill and a folding view of Albany. Each section of descriptive text in the pamphlet volume is accompanied by a corresponding colored view of the scene. Thomas Nelson & Sons began publishing this series in 1858 and continued to issue them into the early 1860s updating views as needed. All editions are scarce. <br> <br> This set with a duplicated view of Sing Sing to make up for lacking a plate showing a view of the entrance to the Highlands from Peekskill but also with an extra set of views of Niagara in a similar style issued by a Buffalo publisher. unknown books
1826WRCAM48519New York: Mahlon Day 1826. 23pp. 12mo. Dbd. Light foxing and soiling. Several leaves loosening. Good. A splendid little book for juveniles featuring brief prose vignettes illustrated with charming woodcuts including a steamboat a carriage and several images of children mainly with bad things happening to them such as "A Little Girl on Fire!" "The Fall" "Hard-Hearted Boy" etc. SHOEMAKER 25829. Mahlon Day unknown books
1821WRCAM29980Washington: Gales & Seaton 1821. 12pp. Dbd. Light offsetting on text. Very good. This memorial was part of an ongoing dispute between New York City auctioneers and merchants over the taxation of auction houses. Retailers claimed that auctions were inconsistent with regular trade and injurious to the interests of the city. The auctioneers respond by asserting that they help conduct the commerce of the city and that they combat monopolies and speculation. Still true today Shoemaker locates two copies of this pamphlet DLC NjP. Rare. SHOEMAKER 7366. Gales & Seaton unknown books
1812WRCAM14661Albany 1812. 40pp. Folding frontispiece map. Modern boards leather label. Slight tanning couple of fox marks. Very good. Discusses the progress in creating the first canal around Niagara joining the Hudson River to the Great Lakes with accompanying official documents appended. The map shows the "Straights of Niagara from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario. 1815" and contains an inset "Vertical Section of the great slope which occasions the Falls." hardcover books
1801WRCAM7500New York 1801. 63pp. Neatly dbd. stitched. Foxed else very nice unopened and untrimmed. Prints the 1730 charter of New York the continued basis for the city government. HOWES N95 ref. SABIN 54170. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 1021. unknown books
1884WRCAM54448New York 1884. 32pp. with in-text illustrations and advertisements plus large folding map. 16mo. Later printed wrappers original front pictorial wrapper bound in. Map separated along first fold otherwise light wear. Patch of dampstaining to front wrap and titlepage. Moderate tanning. Good plus. A scarce edition of this illustrated guide to the Hudson River from New York to Albany. The exceptionally large and detailed color map is taken from the latest information supplied by the U.S. Coast Survey and includes the names of prominent residences along the Hudson historical landmarks Indian names etc. The text contains descriptions and illustrations of numerous sites identified on the map and also includes advertisements for hotels travel and local businesses in the Hudson Valley. OCLC locates only six copies of this edition. unknown books
181044417NY 1810. Very good folded few edge tears one obscuring a small portion of text light soiling & ink bleed contents legible. 2 pp. 7.5 x 13 inches. Unsigned and unpublished manuscript draft of a series of resolves supporting the Madison administration's policy towards Britain and ending with support for the nomination of Daniel Tompkins for Governor of New York and John Broome for Lt. Governor for the election of 1810. "The alarming condition to which our country is reduced by the repeated aggressions of the belligerent powers of Europe makes it the indispensable duty of every true American to lay aside party animosity and to stand forth in defiance of the violated rights of his country. and to tell them that we are determined to support our liberty and independence at the hazard of our lives against my power whatever. therefore Resolved: That we deem it high time for every citizen who has the good of his country at heart to rally around the standard of his government to support our administration in every lawful attempt to resist foreign aggressions and should they deem it necessary to have recourse to arms we will cheerfully sacrifice our lives in defiance of our liberty Resolved: That we approve the conduct of the President in dismissing Frances James Jackson otherwise Copenhagen Jackson for insulting our government in charging it with a falsehood Resolved: That we highly approve of the just rebuke of Thomas Sammons in defense of Jackson's conduct Resolved: That we concur in the nomination of Daniel Tompkins for Governor and John Broome for Lt. Governor as fit persons for those offices & whose capacity has been tried to our satisfaction & that we will support them to the utmost of our power. A wonderful document elucidating the issues and emotions driving the country apart and leading to the War of 1812. unknown books
181732011Kingston NY: Printed by John Tappen 1817. 21 3 blanks pp. Stitched lightly worn faint rubberstamp on blank verso of title leaf. Very Good.<br/><br/> This evidently unrecorded item prints the original rules for the August 1813 Term; with amendments through the February Term 1817. Permissible fees and costs are enumerated.<br/>Not located on OCLC as of May 2015. Not in American Imprints Sabin Harv. Law Cat. Cohen. Printed by John Tappen unknown books
1836WRCAM7300Hartford: Case and Waters 1836. Colored folding map 22 x 15 3/4 inches. Original 12mo. gilt calf binding. Map cracking and splitting on some folds one portion detached but present. Else good. An inset shows the profile of the "Levels in the Grand Erie Canal." Another shows the course of the Hudson River in detail. Case and Waters unknown books
180116184New York: Printed by L. Nichols & Co. for John Tiebout Bookseller & Stationer No. 246 Water-Street 1801. 63 1 pp. Disbound. Light edge wear a couple of inoffensive old institutional rubberstamps. Good. <br/><br/> This document prints the so-called 'Montgomerie Charter' of 1730 printed by Peter Zenger in New York in 1735. The Charter begins with a recitation of Dongan's Charter of 1686 which called for freemen in each of the six wards to elect an alderman and assistant who with the mayor and recorder form the Common Council the City's primary governing body. The Mayor was appointed by the Governor. Montgomerie's Charter left intact the basic structure of City government adding a seventh ward and enhancing the powers of the mayor to include some judicial functions. Montgomerie's Charter reamined intact until 1813 when some minor modifications occurred. <br/>Howes N95 ref. AI 1021 3. II Harv. Law Cat. 197. Sabin 54170. Jackson Encyclopedia of New York City 203. Printed by L. Nichols & Co.. for John Tiebout, Bookseller & Stationer, No. 246 Water-Street unknown books
185836063n.p.: n.p. 1858. First edition. Disbound. One leaf separated dampstain to one corner soiling several small tears on edges still a good copy. 8 pp. one folded sheet. 8vo. Includes three sections: 1 Address of the Republican State Committee to the Electors of the State of New-York signed by the Republican State Central Committee; 2 The State Tax Its History and Necessity. All Parties Responsible for It; and 3 The Appeal of the Republicans of the Free West! to the Republicans of the Empire State a campaign document arguing for New York to keep its rightful place as a strong Free State and to ignore the fact that the Republicans had raised taxes to pay for the continued construction of the New York canal system a fact that the Democrats were using against them. Points out that the issue is a diversion from the real issue of the day slavery and its spread. An apparently unrecorded work with no copies located in OCLC nor NUC. n.p. unknown books
1859WRCAM28708Delhi N.Y. 1859. Broadside 11 x 13 inches. Three horizontal and one vertical fold line. Date written in a contemporary hand at end. Very good. The present broadside was printed to inform property owners in the towns of Masonville Tompkins Sidney and Walton in Delaware County New York that their property may be affected by the transfer of lands pursuant to the will of Martha Bradstreet. Located just south of Utica the lands within Delaware County once belonging to the noted French and Indian War hero John Bradstreet and are here noted as the legal property of one of his descendants. The transition of ownership from Bradstreet to the present heir is explained. Signed in print by the executor Thomas Cunningham. unknown books
1876WRCAM36596New York: Walter Heugh & Co. 1876. 4299pp. plus a total of 17pp. of advertisements at the beginning and end of the volume. 12mo. Original blue cloth stamped in gilt and blind. Slightest wear to spine ends and corners else a fine copy. A most attractive and informative business directory for New York City on the eve of the Gilded Age. The directory is in alphabetical order with an extensive index by speciality from acetic acid to zinc statuary with thousands of retailers listed. Feather dealers are listed in three different categories - bed dusters and "military and fancy" there are a half dozen listings for burglar alarm manufacturers and three full pages of booksellers including Joseph Sabin and publishers. Most useful. Walter Heugh & Co. hardcover books
1824WRCAM30692Albany 1824. 32pp. Gathered signatures stitched as issued. Tanned and foxed contemporary ownership signature on titlepage. Good untrimmed. One of a series of laws enacted in New York State beginning in the 1780s designed to expedite the recovery of debts through legal measures. This one was known as the "Fifty Dollar Act." Includes the text of required forms. Not in Shoemaker. OCLC locates only one copy in the New York State Library. Rare. OCLC 26234135. unknown books
