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18346955Washington D.C. 1834. First editions. 7 and 20 pp. 2 vols. 8vo. Self-wrappers spines strengthened some foxing else very good. First editions. 7 and 20 pp. 2 vols. 8vo. The Remarks of April 1834 are in regards to "The motion to commit.the resolutions adopted by the citizens of Adams county. in relation to the removal of the deposits and the recharter of the United States Bank." Said resolution was presented by Mr. Cage. The second item has the Remarks of both Messrs. Plummer and Cage on "the resolution of Mr. Selden in connexion with the Oneida Memorial." <br/><br/> unknown
182675909Albany: N.p. 1826. Single sheet upon which 10 parishioners pledge money to support missionary efforts in the Valley of the Mississippi. With tape repairs. This cataloger ran out of time. N.p. unknown
181525113Washington 1815. 6pp caption title as issued disbound and toned. Good. <br /> <br /> Considering the terms of the Georgia Cession of the Mississippi Territory to the United States the Committee recommends admission. <br /> AI 36393 2. Not in De Renne. unknown
1887108433Century Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1887. Magazine. Battles & Leaders of the Civil War; 9 x 11; 40 pages; Very nice condition with illustrations . Century Company unknown
186046940New York: S. Augustus Mitchell Jr. 1860. Folio 12¼" X 15" image area 10 3/4" X 13½". Hand colored. Very good. Minor age toning and bit of soiling mainly about edges. A bold and nicely colored map of this southern trio from the 1864 edition of "Mitchell's New General Atlas Containing Maps of the Various Countries of the World Plans of Cities Etc." Delicately colored and with handsome decorative border. S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. unknown
186046890New York: S. Augustus Mitchell Jr. 1860. Folio 12¼" X 15" image area 10 3/4" X 13½". Hand colored. Very good. Light age toning only. Bold bright map of this trio of states from the 1864 edition of "Mitchell's New General Atlas Containing Maps of the Various Countries of the World Plans of Cities Etc." Handsomely colored with fine decorative border. S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. unknown
186330717Philadelphia: William S. & Alfred Martien 1863. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. 12mo. 1 296 pages 3. Frontispiece portrait of the author. Brown cloth hardcover with title on the spine. Cloth is chipped head and base of the spine. Small spot on the front cover. Edge wear to the covers. Light scattered toning and foxing to the contents. William S. & Alfred Martien hardcover
18879417Jackson Miss.: Sword and Shield Book Print 1887. 23pp stitched original printed wrappers. Lightly tanned blank inner margin stab holes old rubberstamp date. Good. An accounting of the doings of the Session. "The report on Prohibition was read and after lengthy and spirited discussion adoption was postponed for further discussion." Participants churches and ministers are named; Reports on Foreign and Home Missions Ministerial Education Spiritual Condition of the Churches Publications Mississippi College. FIRST EDITION.Not in Owen. Sword and Shield Book Print unknown
187514747New York: George Nesbitt 1875. Original printed wrappers front wrap detached with erasure of old institutional mark rear wrap illustrated with 'The Great Highway and Railroad Three Span Steel Bridge over the Mississippi River at Saint Louis Missouri'. Small map on page 3 shows the Road's locations. 22pp two folding tables. Good or so. FIRST EDITION. George Nesbitt unknown
188837442Printed for State of Mississippi. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1888. First Edition. Hardcover. 423; appendix pages; Bound in later brown cloth boards with morocco and gilt spine label. Tight and NF with light aging of text block. Includes anti-negro voter fraud charges. . Printed for State of Mississippi hardcover
1884216651St Louis: Mississippi River Improvement Committee of the Merchant's Exchange of St. Louis 1884. First edition thus. Map. 54 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Printed yellow wrappers minor edge chipping very good. First edition thus. Map. 54 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. <br/><br/> Mississippi River Improvement Committee of the Merchant's Exchange of St. Louis unknown
18775827St. Louis 1877. Good. 239pp. Original limp cloth covers gilt. Light fading and wear. Library ink stamp on title page. Minor wear to contents. Memorial submitted to Congress by the members of the River Improvement Convention held in St. Paul advocating for an allocation of government funds to improve the flow and path of the Mississippi River to better accommodate trade along the water route. unknown
18778042baSt. Louis MO: John J. Daly 1877. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. Americana; Mississippi river; 39p.; 19.4cm; original brown soft cloth; Sylvester Waterhouse 1830-1902 from paper delivered at convention in St. Paul MN; cover title: Give us an unobstructed Mississippi; owner marks. John J. Daly Hardcover
18839358np Columbus MS: Novelty" Print 1883. 18pp foldout statistical table stitched original printed wrappers with wrapper title as issued. Verso of front wrap is a "Map of the Columbus Baptist Association " Lightly foxed and worn upper corners turned Good. Bound in is an advertising slip for the New Baptist Hymnal. <br /> <br /> An accounting of the doings of the Session with ordained ministers and their addresses; Reports on Home Missions Ministerial Education Systematic Benevolence State Missions Publications Mississippi College and "Report on Colored Population." The latter seeks "the best method of imparting religious instruction to the colored population. Lost confidence in the white race is to some extent in many places being restored and they are willing and anxious in some places to receive religious instruction." FIRST EDITION. Owen 675. Not in NUC. Novelty" Print unknown
18779355Jackson Miss.: Charles Winkley Book and Job Printer 1877. 27pp stitched original printed self-wrappers. Lightly foxed and worn light old rubberstamp Good. An accounting of the doings of the Session with name and "post office" of each participant the churches represented; Reports on Sunday Schools Foreign Missions the Central Female Institute Ministerial Education State Missions "spiritual darkness spreads over the Mississippi Bottom" Mississippi College. An Abstract from Church Letters is also included: "We have nothing encouraging to write" says one; "We regret to say we are in a spiritually cold condition" says another. FIRST EDITION. Not in Owen. 34 NUC 0102351 1- annual series. Charles Winkley, Book and Job Printer unknown
186727753Ripley Mississippi 1867. Otherwise very good condition. If to be found in your County and them safely keep. to be held to appear at the Court House in The Town of Ripley after the 1st Monday of March 1868. for the charge of murder." A preprinted form with hand written additions.<br /> <br /> There is a David Lumley in the 1845 Mississippi census recording 2 males & 4 females in Tishomingo county. Ancestry dot com<br /> <br /> 8 x 12 1/2" laid paper with blue lines original folds official embossed stamp of the Circuit Court of Tippah County. Some splits at folds. unknown
184636784Natchez: T. A. S. Doniphan 1846. Newspaper. Fair. Newspaper. Approximately 24" x 18." 4 pages. Paper has multiple folds damp stains creases and holes at the folds. Paper restored. Holes patched and tears repaired with transparent tissue. <br /> <br /> Contents include Governor A. G. Brown biannual message regarding State finances Rail Roads State Seminary Banking; Education Militia General Jackson James Gadsen discussing the Railroads several advertisements etc. An article from the New Orleans Picayune reports "The rumors which have been for some weeks in circulation that Gen. Paredes had at last declared against the Government appear at length likely to be verified by the course he is pursuing. The revolution is now on foot or has already been consummated." Also a small notice that a "joint resolution approving the new constitution of Texas and admitting her into the Union as well as a bill for extending the laws of the United States over Texas were this day signed by the President of the Senate and then signed by the President of the United States. T. A. S. Doniphan unknown
185632182Philadelphia: Henry Carey Baird 1856. Later printing. Hardcover. Fair. 12mo. 1 133 pages 1 page blank 1 24 pages of publisher advertisements. Illustrated with 4 plates consisting of multiple figures. Brown cloth hardcover ruled in blind on the covers with blind stamped decorations and gilt title inside a circle on the front cover. Cloth binding is very worn with chipped spine and corners. Back cover is mostly detached. Light damp stains to the front and rear end papers. A small upper corner tear to the right front flyleaf. Interior contents in good condition with occasional light foxing. <br /> <br /> Previous owner of this book was David Wight a California pioneer and founder of the California Iron Works. His inscription - "David Wight Vallejo California 1863" is written on the front paste down. A later owners stamped address on the right front flyleaf. A fair copy only. Henry Carey Baird hardcover
181423532Washington City: Printed by Roger C. Weightman 1814. 10 2 blank pp. Folded untrimmed uncut. Two pinholes in blank left margin lightly tanned and foxed. Very Good. <br /> <br /> An unsophisticated copy of this plea by landowners in the Yazoo area of Mississippi Territory for federal assistance in quieting titles to land that they purchased from Spain. Others had been granted the same land by England during the prior British ownership of the Territory. The Report explains the history of the Spanish and British claims to the area and lists the British grants of land filed with the register of the land office. <br /> AI 33474 5. Printed by Roger C. Weightman unknown
188235938Government Printing Office Washington - Mississippi River Commission 1882. 1st edition. Hardback. Cloth VG. 225712pp 26 folding b/w plates of 37 - LACKS the 10 plates corresponding to appendix D and the single plate making up appendix E. Plates to appendix F have been bound in here in error instead giving two sets of these plates spine lettering dulled cloth rubbed & worn especially to the corners text unmarked & folding plates in nice condition. 47th Congress 1st Session. Senate. Ex. Doc.; No. 10. Compehensive & detailed annual report of the Mississippi River Commission which was formed in 1879 to promote better navigation of the Mississippi & prevent flooding. The report consists mainly of hydrographic data and bore hole findings. There are 9 maps of the river mainly in the Memphis area. The 11 missing plates which were never bound in concern an appendix dealing with flow rates on the river & would seem to have shown pictorial representations of the results. Government Printing Office, Washington - Mississippi River Commission hardcover
1837250311Augusta Mississippi 1837. 1 pp. 4to. Toned old folds else fine. 1 pp. 4to. Reads in part: "According to a promisee made to Mr. George Holley of Biloxi I have written to give you some information in relation to the claim to Cat Island in Consequence of Mr. Holley not being able to give me the name of the claimant." <br/><br/> unknown
1801354337Washington 1801. 4pp. Dbd. Contemporary manuscript page inscription and early stain in upper outer corner not affecting text. Light offsetting. Else very good. 4pp. Dbd. Congressional report declaring that the Mississippi Territory in entitled to elect a delegate to Congress "with the right to debate but not to vote" and that Narsworthy Hunter has been duly elected to serve in that capacity in the Seventh Congress. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 1539. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 1539 <br/><br/> unknown
187825697Cincinnati OH: Peter G. Thomson Arcade Book Store 1878. 3 1 blank pp. folded printed in red green black and gilt. Front of invitation ornately decorated in gilt and colored ink with several fancy typesettings and decorative banners. Second page contains the list of officers printed within a gilt border in the shape of a cross. Third page contains names of committee members printed within a gilt border. Two horizontal folds very short split at edge of one fold no text loss. Very attractive and Very Good.<br /> <br /> Several members had served in the Confederate Army. E.C. Carroll was an owner of the Vicksburg Sentinel and the President of the Board of Directors of the Merchant's National Bank in Vicksburg. Frederic Speed was an officer of this Lodge. and an Honorary 33rd Degree Scottish Rite Mason. He was involved in the great explosion of the ship Sultana at the end of the Civil War which resulted in the deaths of over 1700 Union prisoners of war. The steamship had been overloaded to several times the ship's capacity in an effort to make as much money as possible from the $5 per prisoner rate paid by the government. Speed was indicted and found guilty; the verdict was reversed by Brig. Gen. Joseph Holt on the ground that Speed's involvement was remote. <br /> Officers listed: Sir Wm. A. Fairchild P.E.C. Prelate; Sir H.W. Bowen Treasurer; Sir W.G. Paxton Eminent Commander; Sir. Wm. French Generalissimo; Sir F. Speed Captain General; Sir J.W. Powell P.E.C. Recorder; Sir I. Hardy Senior Warden; Sir H. Denio Junior Warden; Sir T.J. Thompson Warder; Sir J.H. Berresford Standard Bearer; Sir. E.P. Jones Sword Bearer; Sir Wm. Murry Sentinel. Committee on Invitation: Sir C.C. Floweree Sir E.C. Carroll Sir W.M. Vosburg Sir L.C. Moore P.E.C. Sir T.G. Birchett P.E.C. Sir W.H. Andrews and Sir M.R. Payne. Reception Committee: Sir J.W. Gray Sir T.J. Harper Sir H. Wilkerson Sir Jas. H. King Sir C.A. Manlove P.E.C. Sir Wm. French Sir W.S. Harris and Sir Simes Coate. Floor Managers: Sir Geo. M. Klein Sir G.G. Manlove Sir W.M. Chamberlain Sir A.G. Russell Sir M.C. Klein Sir S.H. Childress and Sir C.H. Nathan. Peter G. Thomson, Arcade Book Store] unknown
187032897Jackson: W.W. Gates & Co. 1870. 16mo. 15 1 pp. Stitched in original printed and lightly worn wrappers. Very Good.<br /> <br /> The By-Laws of Jackson Council No. 13 are printed at pages 12-15. Page 16 prints a list of eight "Officers for 1870" and 24 Members.<br /> Not located on OCLC as of May 2016. W.W. Gates & Co. unknown
183231198Franklin County Mississippi 1832. Folio 7.5" x 13". 4 pp folded. Completely in ink manuscript docketed on final page. Minor edgewear old folds. The writing on either side of each leaf is visible from the other side making the document difficult to read. Wax seal in interior blank margin of third page. Several small wormholes along one fold several letters affected. Signed on behalf of the plaintiff by an attorney with the surname of Stuart. Overall Good. <br /> <br /> Claibourn Read 1807-1845 and Thomas Lassiter 1772-1844 were related by marriage Read having married Lassiter's daughter Nancy 1805-1865 in 1826. Duncan Magee c.1799-1890 was the son of Willis Magee 1763-1827 one of the first settlers of Franklin County and father of Judge Thomas A. Magee1822-1891 after whom a cemetery was named in 1878. Gabriel Scott may have been related to the Magee family as Duncan's mother was Asha Scott Magee. unknown
