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Michigan State University Kresge Art Museum January 12 to February 14 1993ABAA

13th Michigan Biennial: Recent Trends in Painting

1993142491East Lansing MI: Kresge Art Museum 1993. Softcover. VG small label at bottom of rear cover. Black and yellow wraps. 32 pp. 12 bw plates. 12 artists are represented. Kresge Art Museum unknown books

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Michigan State Normal College.ABAA

1917 Aurora: Michigan State Normal College Volume 24.

1917es4064Ypsilanti Michigan: Michigan State Normal College 1917. Royal octavo leather backed boards hardcover gilt letters 268 pp. Good with rubbed leather spine. Michigan State Normal College, 1917. hardcover books

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MICHIGANABAA

Acts of the Legislature of the State of Michigan Passed at the Annual Session of 1844: With an Appendix Containing the Treasurer's Annual Report

1844296809Detroit: Bagg & Harmon 1844. hardcover. good. 213 pages foxed and age browned. 8vo original grey boards re-backed with holographic spine title. Detroit: Bagg & Harmon 1844. First Edition. Good. Bagg & Harmon unknown books

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MICHIGANABAA

Acts of the Legislature of the State of Michigan Passed at the Annual Session of 1839 1845 and 1848. with an Appendix

183978928Detroit: John Bagg 1839. hardcover. good. 3 volumes. 8vo pages age browned and foxed rebound in blue cloth. Detroit John S. Bagg 1839 1845 and 1848. Good. Includes incorporations of towns railroads and mining companies. With canals bridges and land improvements. John Bagg unknown books

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Michigan.ABAA

Acts of the Legislature of the State of Michigan. By authority.

1837BL4685Detroit:: John S. Bagg state printer 1837. 1837. 8vo. 354 pp. Pages 87-88 torn at margin minor. List of laws index. Original quarter brown cloth printed paper label plain boards; joints splitting loose corners showing. Bookplate of F. Ray Risdon. Very scarce. Important official record of law and acts relating widely to politics appointments collecting of various taxes commission to establish roads act for a geological survey acts of land sales responsibilities of the State Printer â€“ his powers and duties acts relating to certain townships of weights and measures Tecumseh etc. etc. John S. Bagg, state printer, 1837. hardcover books

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Ann Arbor MI: University of Michigan Museum of Art April 3 to August 9 1981ABAA

African Images: Art and Ornament

1981350441981. Softcover. VG- light scuffing to cover edges. Brown ill. wraps. 68 pp. Numerous bw plates. unknown books

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Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Museum of Art December 10 1972 to January 14 1973ABAA

Albert Kahn: Architect Abroad

141929Softcover. VG- Light scuffing to wraps; Small label and ink stamp at rear cover. Light brown wraps brown cloth spine. 35 pp. 38 bw plates. Focuses on Kahn's earlier and formative years in Russia and Western Europe and to his institutional work - especially the University of Michigan campus. paperback books

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UNDERGROUND NEWSPAPERS MICHIGAN KELLEY Ken editorABAA

Ann Arbor Argus - Vol.1 No.10 July 29 - August 13 1969

196949435Ann Arbor 1969. First Edition. Tabloid 39.25cm; photo-illustrated newsprint wrappers; 16pp; illus. Light wear and dustiness to wrappers 1" tear to lower right corner of first few pages else Near Fine unfolded and without postal markings. Early issue of this short-lived bi-weekly counterculture paper out of Ann Arbor which had close ties to the White Panther Party and SDS. The paper was published by Ken Kelley a University of Michigan student who lived at the Trans-Love Energies commune off-campus. Contents include contributions by Kelley Howard Kohn Ellen Davis Tom Nixon Jeff Shero John Gerassi and others. unknown books

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UNDERGROUND NEWSPAPERS MICHIGAN KELLEY Ken editor; SANDERS Ed contributorABAA

Ann Arbor Argus - Vol.1 No.8 June 19 - July 3 1969

196949433Ann Arbor: Ann Arbor Argus 1969. First Edition. Tabloid 39.25cm; photo-illustrated newsprint wrappers; 24pp; illus. Mild wear and toning to extremities with pinpoint wear at center of spine-fold; Near Fine unfolded and without postal markings. Early issue of this short-lived bi-weekly counterculture paper out of Ann Arbor which had close ties to the White Panther Party and SDS. The paper was published by Ken Kelley a University of Michigan student who lived at the Trans-Love Energies commune off-campus. Contents include contributions by Ed Sanders Marc Stickgold Alison Weir Art Johnson Neal Bush Robert Hovey and others with a lengthy centerold interview with Frank Zappa. Ann Arbor Argus unknown books

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MichiganABAA

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS TO THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DETROIT.FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31 1858

1859WRCAM49817Detroit 1859. 56pp. Gathered signatures stitched. Faint dampstain to upper corner of first several leaves some spotting and minor foxing. Good plus. The seventh of sixty-four annual reports together with the reports of the superintendent engineer and secretary for the year of 1858. Includes many charts indicating distribution of water location and type of laid pipes placement of fire plugs street reservoirs inventory of tools and supplies comparative water purity and more. Rare with only two copies accounted for in Floyd Streeter's work on Michigan both in full runs of the reports in Michigan libraries. Not in OCLC. STREETER MICHIGAN 1032. SABIN 19792. unknown books

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MichiganABAA

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS TO THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DETROIT.FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31 1854

1855WRCAM49818Detroit 1855. 63pp. plus a folding frontispiece plan. Original printed wrappers. Front joint partially split. Dampstaining throughout minor foxing. Good. The third of sixty-four annual reports together with the reports of the superintendent engineer and secretary for the year of 1854. Includes many charts indicating distribution of water location and type of laid pipes placement of fire plugs street reservoirs inventory of tools and supplies comparative water purity and more. The folding plan shows the network of iron pipes comprising the Detroit Water Works. Rare with only two copies accounted for in Floyd Streeter's work on Michigan both in full runs of the reports in Michigan libraries. Not in OCLC. STREETER MICHIGAN 1032. SABIN 19792. unknown books

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Michigan State PrisonABAA

Annual report of the inspectors of the state prison of the state of Michigan for the year 1871

187136926Lansing: W.S. George & Co 1871. Sm 8vo pp. 98; 1 folding table 'Compliments of agent' written on upper cover extremities lightly soiled else very good in original green printed wrappers with vignette on upper cover. W.S. George & Co unknown books

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MICHIGAN MUSEUM OF ART UNIVERSITY OFABAA

ARCHITECTURAL AND ORNAMENT DRAWINGS.

9798MICHIGAN MUSEUM OF ART UNIVERSITY OF. ARCHITECTURAL AND ORNAMENT DRAWINGS. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan 1965. Small 4to. Wrappers. Unpaginated. First edition. Being an exhibition catalogue of European architectural and ornament drawings the 16th 17th 18th and early 19th centuries. Covers sunned else very goo. unknown books

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UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MUSEUM OF ARTABAA

ARCHITECTURAL AND ORNAMENT DRAWINGS.

10152UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MUSEUM OF ART. ARCHITECTURAL AND ORNAMENT DRAWINGS. Ann Arbor: The Author 1965. 4to. Cloth. Unpaginated. First edition. A catalogue of 16th through 19th-century drawings relating to architecture an the decorative arts at the art museum. Covers lightly rubbed else very good. unknown books

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Freer Gallery of Art; Smithsonian Institution; Depart of the History of Art; University of MichiganABAA

ARS ORIENTALIS: THE ARTS OF ISLAM AND THE EAST. VOLUME 10: 1975

19751208815Washington D.C.: Freer/Smithsonian/University of Michigan 1975. First Edition. Quarto; 205pp; full tan cloth; no dustjacket as issued; light bumping and shelf-wear; contents clean and unmarked; profusely illustrated. volume 10 of the series dedicated to Professor Max Loehr. Shelve: HISTORY - CHINA Spine is beige cloth with black text. 1208815. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Freer/Smithsonian/University of Michigan unknown books

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Ashley JA. and Family of Michigan J. A.ABAA

AUTOGRAPH ALBUM CONTAINING MORE THAN 80 SIGNATURES INCLUDING PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS WILLIAM H. SEWARD JOHN A. DIX HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW PRESTON KING CHARLES SUMNER AND OTHERS; ABOUT 40 SIGNATURES OF MEMBERS OF THE 36TH AND 37TH U.S. CONGRESS AND CABINET MEMBERS DATED ABOUT 1861; SOME PROMINENT MEN FROM TEHE MONTANTA TERRITORY; AND ABOUT TWENTY-TWO SIGNATURES FROM THE AREA AROUND EUREKA CALIFORNIA DATED 1908-1909 MANY OF WHICH ARE U.S. ARMY AND NAVY OFFICERS

1900366431900. 5-1/4" x 7-3/4". Approx. 160 pp. Autograph album with red gilt decorated covers worn boards detached but present spine missing. Pages have been removed and the remaining pages are mostly loosened. Signatures are written both directly on the book's pages and also on separate pieces of paper tipped in. Some toning and staining of the occasional page. While the binding is in in fair condition the pages that remain are Good to Very Good. Autographs include in part: "Auburn Nov. 14 1860 Dear Sir I comply very cheerfully with the request contain in your courteous note and remain Respectfully your obednt servant William H. Seward" U.S. Secretary of State from 1861 to 1869 Governor of New York and U.S. Senator from New York. "Washington 11 Feb 1861 Sir I have the pleasure of complying with your request. Respectfully yours John A. Dix". Secretary of the U.S. Treasury. "Yours truly Henry W. Longfellow" Famous poet and author of "Paul Revere's Ride". "Washington Dec. 16 1860/ Mr. T.A. Ashley/ Dear Sir Your letter of Dec. 10 is recd. Respectfully Preston King." Early free soil politician. "Dear Sir Faithfully Yours Charles Sumner" Massachusetts senator and Radical Republican. "Very truly yours Schuyler Colfax member from Indiana" "Washington Feb. 25 1861 to F.A. Ashley Esq. Dear Sir Yours of the 21st received and I hereby comply with your request Respectfully yours & c. Owen Lovejoy/ F.A. Ashley Esq. Detroit Mich." U.S. Representative from Illinois conductor on the Underground Railroad brother of Elijah Lovejoy friend of Abraham Lincoln. "Washington D.C. August 24 1890 J.B.Cheadle Frankfort Indiana/ Represented the 9th Indiana District in the 50th & 51st Congresses. Elected in 1886 by 3416 majority and in 1888 by 4450 majority." "Very truly your friend W.H. Coffron North Baruch Mich. Washington D.C. 11/30/'84" with cartoon face. Michigan physician; graduate treasurer secretary and professor of Georgetown University. "With best wishes J. N. Gillette Governor of California Sept. 9th 1909". "House of Representatives Washington Feb. 21st 1861/ G.A. Ashley Esq. Detroit Mich. Sir Yours of the 19th came to hand this evening. Very respectfully your obedt. Servant Cyrus Aldrich" Minnesota; "Yours truly Jas. Harlan" Early Free Soil politician federal judge U.S. Cabinet Secretary of the Department of the Interior under President Johnson; "Mason W. Tappan Ho. Reps. Washington 2/14/1861 Sir I am making a hand somewhere; and I prefer to make it before I start to run at all" New Hampshire "I'll try it and let you know Sam Gordon Miles City Aug. 17 83" New York native later settled in Montana where he established the Yellowstone Journal. "Albany April 10 1861 Dear Sir If you think my humble name written with my own hand will add anything to the value of your collection it gives me pleasure to make this small contribution. Yours with respect Ira Harris/ To F.A. Ashley Esq." New York senator and friend of Abraham Lincoln. "My Dear Bill Yours Truly J. Guthrie Asst. U.S. Inspector Hulls San Francisco CA Eureka Ca. March 2 1905" H. Winter Davis "James R. Doolittle "Louis Kerrsft Rear Admiral U.S. Navy 2nd March 1905"; "Yours very truly/ Alex. W. Buel"Michigan; B.F. Magee M.C. Michigan; "Truly Yours John T. Shurtleff Sept. 25 1909" H.P. Baldwin'; A.A. Burnham CT; Chas. A. Mack Jr.; Kinsley S. Bingham MI; Frank Higham Detroit M.; R.E. Trowbridge MI; W.K. Sebastian AR; John A. Gilmer NC a member of the Confederate Congress; JesseD. Bright IN owned plantation in KY with slaves and was the only person from a Northern State expelled from the Senate for his Confederate sympathies; J. Morrison Harris MD; Wm. Bigler PA 12th governor of PA ; John Cochrane NY; Zachariah Chandler Michigan leading abolitionist in Congress; M.S. Latham MI; Alex. W. Buell MI; John J. Perry Oxford Maine; Kit Adams; Emerson Etheridge TN; Edgar Cowan U.S.S. PA; Jno Goode PA; Miss T.C. Ashley; Loren C. Caddell; USMP Maj. Samuel Ruggles prominent New Yorker ; W.J. Thorne M; Alfred Ely; Katie Lackey; "Eureka July 23 1908 Hit the bear hard! Charles Ausyl Clarke U.S. Navy with much affection for Mr. Bell"; "Washington City D.C. Feby. 14 1861/ I am Truly Yours J. Markley" Ohio; Milton S. Davis Lieut. U.S.S.; C. Case IN; Harry C. Frankenfield DC 11/30/84; W.B. Holland; Sedley Chaplin supt. Construction Supervising Architects Office Treasury Deptt. Sept. 21 1909: Edward J Morris PA; William Pennington NJ; Neal Delano; Miriam F. Richmond; "A of Michigan" followed by signatures of Frank Johnson Charles B. Wood Gore Porter R.E. Frazer Aaron C. Jewett George Kingsley James A. Brown Dept. of Medicine; "Edwin Z. Pritchett 1st Lieut. 1st Field Artillery June 24 1909"; Walter S. Sturgill; Edgar H. Towar Detroit; 4/30/1861; B. Stanton Ohio; J Stout Oregon; H.H. Munds 1883 Billings MT; Senator from California R.L. Edwards; R.F. Woolfield and WH. Coory Montana; and others. unknown books

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COMMUNISM MICHIGANABAA

Broadside - Vote Communist Against Hunger Wage Cuts Fascism & War! For Mayor - George Kristalsky

193446150Hamtramck MI: Michigan Communist Party 1934. First Edition. Broadside 22" x 14" printed recto-only on newsprint. Slight toning; small puncture to lower right corner else Very Good; shrink-wrapped on archival foamboard. Broadside announcing the 1934 Communist Party municipal ticket for the Detroit suburb of Hamtramck Michigan. Includes a large central portrait of mayoral candidate George Kristalsky and smaller portraits of seven City Council candidates which include one woman Jennie Romaniuk and one African-American candidate Cass Bailey. [Michigan Communist Party] unknown books

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COMMUNISM MICHIGANABAA

Broadside - Vote Communist Against Hunger Wage Cuts Fascism & War!

193414600Hamtramck MI: Michigan Communist Party 1934. First Edition. Broadside 22" x 14" printed recto-only on newsprint. Slight toning; mounted on archival board else Near Fine. Broadside announcing the 1934 Communist Party municipal ticket for the Detroit suburb of Hamtramck Michigan. Includes a large central portrait of mayoral candidate George Kristalsky and smaller portraits of seven City Council candidates which include one woman Jennie Romaniuk and one African-American candidate Cass Bailey. [Michigan Communist Party] unknown books

Lorne Bair Rare Books · États-Unis150,00 $US≈ 126,92 €

Michigan CommanderyABAA

Circulars: Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Michigan. 1885-1922 Three Volumes

192231912Detroit: Commandery of the State of Michigan 1922. First edition. Cloth. Spine ends and extremities scuffed mainly on one volume else a very good set with the bookplate of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Illinois on front pastedown of one volume and shelf sticker on foot of one spine most circulars quite fresh. 8vo. The Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States begun in Philadelphia in 1865 was modeled on the Society of the Cincinnati and formed to protect the republic amid rumors of a plot to destroy the government after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Among its members were Presidents Ulysses S. Grant Rutherford B. Hayes Benjamin Harrison and William McKinley. By 1899 it had over 8000 members which included nearly every officer of note. This is a complete collection of all 621 State of Michigan circulars through 1922 ending with the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial. Contains circulars papers treasurers' reports black-bordered "In Memoriam" notices each with a biography of the deceased annual meeting notices of which many are signed earlier ones corrected and annotated by the Commandery recorders. A few other items such as voting ballots bylaw booklets cancelled postcards letters etc bound in. A wealth of information and a very scarce collection which would be nearly impossible to assemble today. Includes the In Memoriam notices for General Sherman and President Rutherford B. Hayes. [Commandery of the State of Michigan] hardcover books

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Civilian Conservation Corps: MichiganABAA

CO. 1616 C.C.C. CAMP MOLLASSES RIVER STANDISH MICH. Negative Title - Original Panorama Photograph

193315606Detroit MI: Spencer & Wyckoff ca. 1933. First Edition. Very good. Sepia toned panorama photograph measuring approximately 10.5" x 3.5". Lettered in negative. Moderate handling wear. Overall good. An original panorama photograph print of a Civilian Conservation Corps camp; Company No. 1616 at Standish Michigan. The installation appears small with two permanent buildings and six tents visible in the aerial view. Little has been recorded about the activities of the company though it's assigned project numbered "S-75" was likely the construction of a highway bridge over the Mollasses River which appears finished in the background of this image. During The Depression the CCC offered non-skilled labor opportunities to young unmarried men between the ages of 18-25. The paid time was served in six month stints with a maximum enrollment period of two years. Between 1933 and 1942 over 3 million young men were assigned to various conservation and infrastructure projects across The United States earning thirty dollars a month at the height of The Depression. This a scarce visual record of the activities of Company No. 1616. Spencer & Wyckoff unknown books

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MichiganABAA

DECISIONS IN THE UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT ON THE RAILROAD AID QUESTION. BONDS ISSUED BEFORE THE DECISION OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE DECLARED VALID. OPINIONS OF JUDGES EMMONS LONGYEAR AND WITHEY

187515868Lansing 1875. Caption title as issued. Printed in double columns. Stitched loose. 15pp scattered light wear. Good. On the constitutionality of railroad bonds issued by municipalities and whether federal courts in a State are bound to follow the law as interpreted by its State courts. Not in OCLC. unknown books

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Owners and Masters of Steamboats running on Lake Erie Huron and Michigan".ABAA

drop-title Petition of a number of owners and masters of steamboats running on Lake Erie Huron and Michigan praying the amendment of the act of July 7 1838 "to provide for the better security of the lives of passengers on board of vessels propelled in whole or in part by steam.".

184018840Washington: Blair & Rives printers 1840. 8vo. 3 pp. March 10 1840. Laid on the table and ordered to be printed." Government document: 26th Congress 1st Session. Senate. 270. Removed from a nonce volume; stitch holes in inner margin not touching text. Ink notation in blank areas of p. 1 and p. 3. Light foxing. Leaves separating. Blair & Rives, printers unknown books

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Michigan. Legislature.ABAA

drop-title Resolutions of the legislature of Michigan in favor of expunging a certain resolution from the Journal of the Senate of the United States. February 2 1837. Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.

183712751Washington 1837. 8vo. 3 pp. The Michigan state Senate and House argue in favor of expunging the censure resolution against President Andrew Jackson from the Senate Journal and instruct the state's U.S. Senators to vote in favor of the move. On 28 March 1834 Clay's anti-Jackson coalition in the Senate censured Jackson for assuming power not conferred by the Constitution by moving to withdraw federal deposits from the bank dismissing the Secretary of the Treasury for not carrying out this executive decision and for refusing to hand over a paper he had read to his cabinet relating to that issue. Three years later on 16 January 1837 with the Democrats having regained power in the Senate the censure was removed from the Senate Journal with great fanfare. The removal of the censure is here characterized as "an act of justice to the venerable Chief Magistrate whose character it unjustly assails and as erasing from the permanent history of the country a stain upon its legislative character." Government document: 24th Congress 2d Session. 128. Removed from a nonce volume; leaves separating; two holes in inner margin touching just a couple of letters. Lower right corner folded. Light spotting. unknown books

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Michigan Central Railroad / Baldwin Locomotive Works. Baldwin & Whitney. Baldwin Matthias 1791 1866; Whitney Asa 1794 18ABAA

EARLY CENTRAL RAIL ROAD Of MICHIGAN ALs From BALDWIN & WHITNEY To T. W. WELLS PRESIDENT Of The BOARD Of INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS. Philadelphia. October 13 1842

184228532Philadelphia 1842. White wove paper. Fold lines; slight loss to second leaf where separated from wax seal not affecting text; minor ink smudge to first page; light soiling to last page. VG overall. Bifolium folded to make a self-composed envelope. 3 full pages of text; wax seal address with Philadelphia postmark and short notation in a different hand to verso of second leaf. 9-7/8" x 7-5/8" Revealing early correspondence from the then still-young company of Baldwin & Whitney to T. W. Wells President of the Board of Internal Improvements for the Michigan Central Rail Road alluding to an ongoing payment dispute for two engines. Baldwin & Whitney an early incarnation of what would later be known as the Baldwin Locomotive Works was struggling to recover from the financial hardships of the Panic of 1837 as well as to expand to meet rapidly increasing demand; the Central Railroad too was in the midst of ongoing financial woes and transfers of ownership. The dispute seems to have been a somewhat protracted one as the letter references several prior correspondences with Mr. Wells dating back to June 14th. Although initially quite firm and apparently seeking to address specific imputations from Mr. Wells -- "we would beg leave to state that we do not pretend that there is any difficulty in arriving at a conclusion as to when the two engines alluded to should be paid for" -- the tone soon turns concilliatory admitting that there may have been some lack of clarity regarding the terms of payment thus allowing for alternate interpretations of the contract. Nevertheless the payment was obviously needed: "Our want of money is such however that we have authorized Mr. Briscoe to settle the whole account on such terms as we trust will be satisfactory to you and which under our present circumstances would be preferable to us --." One Jarvis S. Wyckoff of New York is referenced as an involved party although it is not entirely clear in what respect as well as items under the charge of Mr. Briscoe "which we trust will arrive safely and in time to answer the purpose for which they were intended." A bill for $541.50 worth of parts follows the salutation and includes "2 brauk brake Axles Larger Size 3rd claps $175 - $350 2 pair brick wheels - - - - 190 Cartage to Wharf - 1.50." In 1842 both of Matthias Baldwin's partners George Hufty and George Vail withdrew from the partnership. Asa Whitney joined soon after and the business became Baldwin & Whitney though this partnership too would be quite brief; Whitney would later become one of the biggest proponents of the Transcontinental Railroad. Although highly renowned and with no shortage of orders the company continued to struggle with finances for several years. By 1845 the company would simply be M. W. Baldwin and was so inundated with orders that they were building 20 engines per year and had backorders for at least as many. Historical Society of Pennsylvania Baldwin Locomotive Works Records The Detroit and St. Joseph Railroad was chartered in 1831 began construction in 1836 and had to be bailed out by the State of Michigan in 1837. The company was then renamed the Central Railroad of Michigan but by 1840 it too was nearly out of money. On May 25 1842 Detroit's Democratic Free Press ran an editorial by T. W. Wells "Acting Commissioner Int. Imp." rebutting charges of mismanagment of the Central Railroad and citing its many benefits for the state. The railroad would be transferred to private ownership again in 1846; the line to Chicago rather than St. Joseph was finally completed in 1852. An advertisement in Railway Locomotives and Cars Volume 10 1840 includes a blurb from Benjamin Briscoe Superintendent of Motive Power Central Michigan proclaiming his trust in what were then Baldwin Huft & Vale engines: "We have two engines manufactured by others but we can only place confidence while running in yours and I believe them superior to any manufactured in this country or in Europe." All in all an interesting documentary record of the negotiations and financial struggles that created the United States railroad system and of the early years of what would become Baldwin Locomotive Works. unknown books

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