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1860WRCAM31231New York 1860. Broadside 8 x 10 inches. Docketed on verso. Faint fold lines. Very good. A printed letter to New York Republicans including a roll of nominated delegates to the State Convention. The letter also advocates the re-nomination of Gov. Edwin D. Morgan. unknown books
186521050Albany: Weed Parsons and Company Printers 1865. 28 4 blank pp lacks large folding frontis plate. Original printed wrappers stitched light wear. Good. OCLC 10873643 4 54307229 2. Weed, Parsons and Company, Printers 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
1894106422<p>Pamphlet 8vo 6 pp. Some old creases a couple of edge chips and folds Some browning aging and a little soiling; otherwise about very good. Published before the first subway opened this pamphlet discusses the need for rapid transit in New York City. A rather scarce title on this subject. </p> Press of the Chamber of Commerce, books
186519942New-York: John W. Amerman Printer 1865. 68pp stitched. Original printed front wrapper tape repairs at spine institutional rubberstamp. Good. A movement to reform health care services in New York City and Brooklyn in order to avert the upcoming cholera threat. OCLC 54173322 3. Not in Eberstadt or Decker. John W. Amerman, Printer unknown books
181711103New York: Published by Order of the Committee 1817. Contemporary plain grey-blue wrappers stitched 11pp. Untrimmed light wear Very Good to Near Fine. <br/><br/> A scarce Tammany Hall excoriation of De Witt Clinton would-be Governor of New York. "We considered him as retired from the political stage; convicted of too many errors in his course to have ventured directly or indirectly so soon before the tribunal of the public." <br/> Tammany reminds the voters of Clinton's record: Federalist "candidate for the office of President of the United States; in open opposition to the will of the Republican party throughout the wide extent of our country which called loudly and imperiously for the virtuous and noble Madison!" Who were Clinton's allies in that election "The enemies of the war from Maine to Georgia"-- the "angry and turbulent spirits which New England had generated. those solemn Hartford Conventionists; those Abhorrers of American Prowess." The right man for the job is."MAJOR GENERAL PETER B. PORTER." <br/>FIRST EDITION. AI 40643 2. Not in Sabin. We located only facsimiles on OCLC as of August 2019. Published by Order of the Committee unknown books
18345864Albany 1834. 12pp folded lightly soiled and worn. Very Good. <br/><br/> New York Jacksonians express their "undiminished confidence in the wisdom purity of purpose and elevated patriotism of ANDREW JACKSON;" defend his Bank policies; and blast Webster Clay and Calhoun that unholy "political Triumvirate" for censuring Jackson for removing the deposits from the Bank of the United States. Signed in type by the Republican Senators and Representatives. Lieutenant Governor John Tracy is listed as Chairman of the Meeting. <br/>FIRST EDITION. Sabin 96417. AI 22841 5. Not in Wise & Cronin. 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
187320567New York: Evening Post Steam Presses. 1873. 27 1 blank pp. Disbound. Clean. Very Good. "Metaline is a name that has been given to a series of substances made by new processes intended for application to all kinds of machinery where friction is encountered-obviating the necessity of oi. or other lubricant." Page 1. Includes brief history of metaline several testimonials from users of metaline products and two articles about metaline which appeared in "The Engineer" and "The Mechanics' Magazine". Not in OCLC. Evening Post Steam Presses. unknown 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
186122180New York 1861. 19cm. 3 1 blank pp disbound loose. Caption title as issued. Very Good. OCLC 41394127 1-Buffalo & Erie Cnty. Pub. Libr. unknown books
181511230Albany 1815. 16pp foxed later plain wrappers. Good or a bit better. Now that the War is over "it may not be unuseful to take a short view of the causes of the war its prominent events and future consequences." That is it is time for Republicans to pour out their wrath upon the Federalists whose behavior especially at the Hartford Convention verged on treason. "Such was the time chosen by those sons of discord to disseminate an infamous manifesto in which they villified your rulers abused your constitution and menaced your government with 'more mighty efforts' in case of non-compliance with their insolent demands." FIRST EDITION. AI 33786 2. Sabin 53500. Not in Eberstadt Decker. unknown books
184033961Pulaski NY: Advocate office 1840. 7pp. Disbound. Not in Shaw Advocate office unknown books
18681910140th Cong. 2d Sess.: HED249. 1868. 2pp. Disbound. Caption-title as issued. Very Good. "Most of the cases of the 84th New York volunteers were paid one hundred dollars additional bounty.some few cases were paid but fifty dollars for the reason.they enlisted before April 19 1861." The Paymaster General agrees that those volunteers who enlisted before April 19 but did indeed serve their full three years will be entitled to the same one hundred dollars bounty paid to those who enlisted after that date. HED249. unknown books
1893D11815Brooklyn NY: Printed for the Society 1893. Hardcover. Good. Pebbled black cloth lettered in gilt on spine; 4to; pp. 801. Cloth lightly rubbed; spine tips and corners bumped and a little frayed; binding cracked at pp. 496-497. A nice working copy. Uncommon. <br/><br/> Printed for the Society hardcover books
1807106419<p>Pamphlet 8vo disbound all pages detached 6 of 7 pages. Chips and tears along edges and margins some repaired with archival tape paper a little brittle and aged page seven is missing; otherwise good. Rather scarce New York City census that actually includes a small table on the decrease in slavery in NYC. Not an easy title to find. Tables show population growth in the city comparing the 1806 and 1807 censuses. Page seven is missing which included a table that shows population growth from 1697 to 1807. </p> Henry C. Southwick, 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
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
1856515371856. New York. Rice Victor M. Superintendent. Code of Public Instruction of the State of New-York. Prepared and Published by Order of the Legislature Under the Direction of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Albany: Weed Parsons and Company 1856. iv 492 pp. Octavo 5-3/4" x 8-1/2". Contemporary sheep black-stamped fillets and lettering piece to spine. A few tiny stains some rubbing to extremities crude repair to lower corner of front board front joint just starting at head. Light browning and foxing in a few places. Early owner inscription to front pastedown interior otherwise clean. A sound copy. $75. This code contains "laws and regulations respecting common schools" including those for Indians indigent persons and pupils who are "deaf and dumb." It also includes a digest of decisions by superintendents. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 4846. 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
186414970New York: Edmund Jones 1864. Stitched 23pp. Light tan and minor wear. Good. Much information on streets sewers wharves rats City finances. Edmund Jones unknown books
185714969New York: Chas. W. Baker 1857. Disbound lightly tanned. 23 1 blank pp. Good. Wood warns of dangerous "schemes" that threaten to "transfer much of the government of this city to the central power at Albany. Chas. W. Baker unknown books
182122047Adancourt 1821. 16cm. 48pp. Original plain blue-green wrappers spine eroded stitched. Untrimmed. Light fox and wear. Good.<br/><br/> This printing does not include the entire Declaration of Independence in the preamble. It inserts the line "Here follows the declaration of American independence" where it would normally appear. Adancourt unknown books
1844WRCAM31133Skaneateles N.Y. 1844. 1p. on bifolium sheet integral leaf filled out for mailing and postmarked. Quarto. Light fold lines. Near fine. This notice announces a Democratic mass meeting at Skaneateles New York on August 24 1844. The featured speaker was the New York senator Silas Wright called by Thomas Hart Benton the "Cato of the Senate" DAB. In 1844 Wright resigned from the Senate and was running an ultimately successful campaign for governor of New York. The notice also gives instructions on train service to the meeting location. This copy of the meeting announcement was sent to the noted jurist Charles James Folger who would go on to become Treasury Secretary under Chester A. Arthur. In 1844 Folger had just been appointed a judge at the Court of Common Pleas Ontario County New York marking the beginning of his career in public service. ANB 8 pp.166-67. DAB XX pp.565-67. unknown books
184322041New-York: Chas. King Printer to the Board of Aldermen 1843. 2 639-663 1 blank pp. Original printed wrappers light staining stitched disbound. Scattered foxing. Light vertical crease through center. Good or so. <br/><br/> Mayor Robert H. Morris transmits opinions supporting a court decision upholding New York City residents' power to elect their judiciary and acknowledging the rule "that the chartered rights of the city of New York cannot be altered abridged or repealed except by a vote of two-thirds in both branches of the Legislature of the State." <br/>Not in AI or on OCLC. Chas. King, Printer to the Board of Aldermen unknown books
