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1820000002BHAMILTON SOUTH LANARKSHIRE SCOTLAND. Fair. 1820. On offer is an original 1820 handwritten account giving details of the start of the Curling Club in Hamilton Scotland. The title page reads "Annals of Curling" by Gavin Yuille. Hamilton 1820 In November Seventeen Hundred and Seventy Seven years it was granted by the hon. Magistrates and town council that the Society of Curlers in Hamilton shall have full power and privilege to make and retain a loch of water". The six written pages tell of the start of the Society who the members are and a curling Song of the group. Singularly unique ancient collectible of the sport. The book proper is in only fair condition but the pages are complete and very legible. ; Manuscript; 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall; Lanarkshire Glasgow Motherwell The Roaring Game Sports Sporting Curling Scotland History Scottish Rink Briar Handwritten hand written autograph autographs signed letters document documents manuscript manuscripts writers writer author holograph personal Songs Music National Anthem antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito papel. .
18200002417ENGLAND GREAT BRITAIN. Good. 1820. On offer is a super early 19th Century manuscript book of recipes an index on the back of the front board 67 pages or so hand numbered then some unnumbered. There are also some loose recipes tucked in. We note with fascination that this book was likely started at the beginning of a marriage for a newlywed couple as the back board is inscribed: "Mr and Mrs Jackson were married on the 22nd of June 1819. Mr J. aged 24 and Mrs J. 22. Mrs J. was born Feb 20 1797." We speculate that this book was started soon after the commencement of their married life. Many unique recipes including: Risalles likely Rissoles Brageniza wine Parte for Stringing Tartlets Bleak house pudding Miss Huggetts' Plum cake and more - see the photo of the index. Remedies include: Oil of Amber Oil of Turpentine Spirits of Hartshorn Spirits of Wine Spirits of Campion Vinegar and eggs. Remedy for toothache: wet a piece of wool with creosote and put it into the tooth with a quill Cough Medicine: treacle vinegar and laudanum and sirup of squills and more. A small size book almost disbound the front and back boards are leather which are free from the text block but this is mostly still all sewn together. ; French Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF HOME ECONOMICS COOKBOOKS COOKERY RECIPES RECEIPTS CURES FORMULAS MEDICAL CHEMICAL CHEMISTRY COOKING REMEDIES PREPARATIONS CULINARY CULINARIA HUSBANDRY BRITISH COOKERY ENGLISH COOKING ENGLISH RECIPES HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . hardcover
1820000619AMENIA NEW YORK Dutchess County. Fair with no dust jacket. 1820. Manuscript. On offer is a rare piece of surviving ephemera from the early 19th century school district system of Amenia Dutchess County New York. The document is a school accounting document recording the households in school district No. 19 Amenia the days of school attended cost and payment. It was kept and signed by school instructor John M. Wheeler. The first three households on the record are sons of Revolutionary War Captain Noah Wheeler including Anthony Wheeler 1771-1840 Thomas Newcomb Wheeler 1773-1844 and David Wheeler 1782-1823. These are followed by other Dutchess County Wheelers and neighbouring families such as the Barretts and Colmans. Condition: Measures approximately 7.75 inches x 7.5 inches. It is intact and fully legible save from the number of days attended and amount paid by the Lownberry household which has been carefully cut out. It contains age toning and and fold lines consistent with its age. History of the New York Common School System: New Yorks common school system began in earnest with the Common School Act of 1812 which created a statewide framework for publicly supported elementary education. The law established the office of State Superintendent of Common Schools divided towns into school districts and provided state aid that local communities were expected to match. Its goal was to make basic education more regular organized and widely available rather than leaving schooling entirely to private academies churches or scattered local efforts. The system was strengthened by the 1814 law which made the common school fund permanent and helped secure public schooling as a lasting part of New York civic life. Notes on the Dutchess County Wheelers: Among the Dutchess County Wheelers was the lineage directly descended from Captain Noah Wheeler 1743-1823. Captain Noah Wheeler born in Connecticut to Captain Thomas Wheeler 1715-1754 and Eunice Gates 1718-1787. Thomas Wheeler fought in the French and Indian War and died in Fite Miller tavern on his way home on September 1 1757. Noah Wheeler fought in the Revolutionary War under Colonel David Southerland. He was a member of the 6th Regiment Charlotte Precinct Dutchess County Militia. He was noted as being ranked First Lt. On March 30 1778 and made Captain June 25 1778. Noah Wheeler married Eunice Newcombe 1748-1812 also of Dutchess County. Together they had at least 12 children. His sons including Anthony and Thomas Newcomb were all farmers who built strong estates in New York State. Anthony went on to be a well-respected soldier who commanded the 29th regiment of militia in the War of 1812. ; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; 1 pages; Signed by Autograph . unknown
18220001776France. Good. 1822. On offer is a superb early 19th Century manuscript relic of Irish literature poetry philosophy genealogy and practical remedies being a 220 page book self identified by Charles De Vesci of Templeogue Co. Dublin. While unconfirmed we believe this De Vesci is related to the noted and ancient family of peers of Ireland. The book is filled with handwritten copies of famous quotations poems and portions of literary works but also includes passages in Greek and some in code it seems. There are some essays some genealogical information notes on natural history historical retellings and even a few recipes and the thoughts of the author. The earliest date we find is 1822 and later dates to 1870s. The book may have writings in different hands or the differing penmanship of an aging man but notwithstanding historians and researchers will find a treasure trove of 19th Century thought. The notebook is well used and handled condition with staining wear and tear etc. but overall the 8 x 6 ½ inches is G.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF CHARLES DE VESCI IRISH TEMPLEOGUE CO. DUBLIN IRELAND GENEALOGY IRISH PEERAGE RECIPES RECEIPTS PHILOSOPHY NATURAL HISTORY LITERATURE LITERARY POETRY 19TH CENTURY HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY AMERICANA ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . unknown
18200002033CATSKILLS NEW YORK ORWIGSBURG PENNSYLVANIA. Good. 1820. On offer is a fascinating massive ledger book dated Catskills New York 1820 that contained the original handwritten writings of John Stanwood Pulsifer. John was a noted Quaker brother and his writings include early religious writings relative to his studies then later financial transactions notes etc. plus letter copies of personal letters and many other writings and the odd scribble by some youngster. The beginning of the book is written on Duncan's Logic then daily logs of sermons and discussions among the Presbyterian Church Records of funds travels philosophies correspondence between several parties as the book seems to have traveled. Some entries are from Massachusetts and some include signatures and/or names of priests preachers or other clergy. While we do find any ownership signature of Pulsifer he has signed his name at the end of his copy letters. The folio book proper is rusting with age and the spine cap is detached on one side the contents are better than good. Overall G. BIO NOTES: One online source provides: John Stanwood Pulsifer the eldest of nine children born September 18 1798 in Ipswich who died September 6 1866 in Orwigsburg Pennsylvania. John entered Phillips Academy in Andover Massachusetts in 1817 but remained there only a year. He studied theology and was licensed as a Presbyterian missionary in 1823 then spent the next two years traveling around Albany Columbia Rensselaer and Greene Counties in New York. He spent 1825 to 1832 in Massachusetts visiting towns near Ipswich and unsuccessfully seeking a pulpit. In 1833 he moved to Morris County New Jersey where he taught school in several places including Dover German Valley and Parsippany. In 1837 John moved to Pennsylvania teaching in Easton and Upper Mount Bethel then finally settling in Orwigsburg where he taught school worked as a surveyor occasionally preached and was superintendent of a Sunday school. J. S. Pulsifer was elected a corresponding member of NEHGS in 1859.; Manuscript; Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY JOHN STANWOOD PULSIFER NEHGS CATSKILLS NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ORWIGSBURG PENNSYLVANIA RELIGION EARLY 19TH CENTURY DUNCAN'S LOGIC SCRIPTURE BIBLE STUDIES AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . unknown
18200002325SAG HARBOR LONG ISLAND NEW YORK. Good. 1820. On offer is a super interesting original manuscript 19th Century scrapbook and in many ways a commonplace book. We believe the book had two owners contributing to the content. The first few pages have clippings pasted over older entries. An ownership inscription by Miss Nellie Douglass of Sag Harbor Long Island New York leads us to believe that Nellie is the person that later circa 1880s used the original journal for clippings and a few scraps such as a charming old Sag Harbor Bank note for twenty cents tipped in. The original owner who provides 95% of the handwritten content was likely Maltby Geltson Rose as indicated by a copy of a summons signed by him a noted Justice of the Peace who used the book 150 pages circa 1820 originally as a copy book and catchall for recipes receipts remedies and cures religious sentiment and numerous observations and entries about his life and times. The once premium journal with marbelized covers and leather spne is overall G.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF NELLIE DOUGLASS SAG HARBOR LONG ISLAND NEW YORK SCRAPBOOK COMMONPLACE BOOK MALTBY GELTSON ROSE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE JP AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG PRIMARY SOURCE FIRST HAND ACCOUNT SOCIAL HISTORY PERSONAL STORIES LIVING HISTORY ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPELBIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERSONAL NARRATIVES . hardcover
18300001271GREECE. Good. 1830. On offer is a lovely handwritten manuscript book on Greek history and culture circa 1820-30s with over 150 pages in a beautiful calligraphic hand and tightly written. The front cover is absent and there is no title page but we suspect this is a scrivener's work of duplicating an older work or text. Topic chapters include Sylla Sertious & Eumenes Pompey Agesilaus Niccas Cleomenes Agis Caius Graechus Tiberias Graechus . In the upper left corner hard by the edge is what appears to be a smudged and soiled name of ownership which we think is 'Wm. W____'. No date but clearly early in the early part of the 19th century. This 4 by 7 inch book is missing the front cover but is otherwise G.; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; GREECE GREEK HELLENIC HELLAS HISTORY CULTURE ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY AMERICANA Als antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito Papel Sylla Sertious & Eumenes Pompey Agesilaus Niccas Cleomenes Agis Caius Graechus Tiberias Graechus . unknown
00JT51cTROYES FRANCE On offer is a superb tightly written three page 'Circulaire' an obituary for one Sister. The custom in France when a Carmelite nun would die they would write the life story of this sister and distribute to all of the Carmels in France. From the cloistered Carmelite nuns of Troyes to the Chief Abbesse of the Carmelites based in Morlais. Small loss at the stampless letter closure otherwise VG. Lovely embossed paper seal of the Carmelites. Signed with initials. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Manuscript. unknown
18220JT121France 1822. February 27 1822 folio ADS requesting the acceptance of Lieutenant Dupuy to the Royal Guard signed by Le Comte Maurice Mathieu Commandant de la 10e Division. Very good with a minor fault to the bottom edge. Autograph. Manuscript. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Paperback
1822000119England Germany France. Very Good. 1822. On offer is a Georgian era travel journal/diary dated from June 20th 1822 to September 6th 1823. Our traveller while unidentified by the illegible signature the writer is undoubtedly the father or grandfather of famed musician and musical agent Robert Whyte from whose estate this book was apart of; and as the writer makes extensive notes and observations on this his 4th visit to Germany Paris and London in well over 80 pages his identity may yet be revealed or confirmed upon further research. Daily entries get easier as one gets used to the author's scrawl. Illness seems to have dogged our diarist alot on this trip. Besides the illegible name on the front that we can not make out along with the title "Journal Pt 4 My 3rd Journey to Germany in June 1822". Research will no doubt yield many many details from this determined writer. Overall the book 8.25 x 6.5 inches is in very good condition save for some light general signs of ageing to the boards with the pages being very good save for some edges being a little ragged. The spine is nice and tight. The unused last dozen pages have been cut out but the text appears complete.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY TRAVEL EUROPE TRAIN STEAMSHIP STEAMER OCEAN GOING GERMANY ENGLAND FRANCE King George IV Georgian Era Whyte Britain . hardcover
18220009173ALBANY NEW YORK NY. Good. 1822. On offer is a fascinating and fantastic 1822 New York State Agricultural Almanac. The front cover contains its defining information: "The State of New-York Agricultural Almanack for the Year of Our Lord 1822. Being the second after Bissextile or Leap Year; and until July 4th the Forty-Sixth of American Independence. Calculated for the Horizon and Meridian of Albany -North Latitude 42 degrees 45 minutes - from the English Observatory 73 degrees and 30 minutes west. By S. Southwick. Albany. Sold by Daniel Steele No. 472 South Market-street. Packard & Van Benthuysen Printers. The almanac was owned by a man named C. Coffin who has signed his name at the top of the cover page. The almanac contains much of the same information as others: calendars advertisements astrology zoology fables and stories weather patterns throughout the year information on raising livestock and planting seeds and much more. What makes this almanac special are the diary entries and copious notes of the owner Mr. Cotton interleaved through most of the almanac. The notes deal pretty exclusively with the weather temperature wind clouds precipitation news of friends and family many who are sick and a few who die through the year and information on his Universalist church. Interestingly there is also a remark about the 1822 New York City Yellow Fever epidemic. There are generally a few pages of notes in between each page of the almanac written on slightly smaller paper than the almanac itself and stitched into the creases between the pages. Research has not turned up much information on C. Cotton but he does mention himself that he is a landlord of at least one home. The almanac has quite a bit of wear especially near the front and back. Almost all the pages are at least a bit frayed at the edges and there is significant corner creasing again more near the front and back. There is no cover to the front or back. The original stitching is no longer there probably replaced by Mr. Cotton himself so he could stich his own paper into the book and use it as a diary. As such though the binding is still pretty tight it is evidently done quite haphazardly. The almanac itself is roughly 100 printed pages and there are 47 handwritten pages stitched inside at various places. These pages are also show a good bit of wear and age-toning as well. However the handwriting is legible and readable throughout and the ink is still mostly dark and easy to read. The book measures 4.5 x 7.5". Text: January 25 1822. Friday. N West wind sever cold but fair 4 noon afternoon and eve the same - Abraham Bradley Sexton to the Society of Universalists in this city buried a son a man in years the Funeral attended by many of the Society and Friends of the Father of the deceased - had a very large rout or Tea party of Friends at our house the last I hope that will ever take place in my day. April 1st 1822. Monday. Dull lowry morn wind southerly and no frost to be seen as the effect of the night past before or about noon the wind got s. Westerly and blod fresh and cool and so till night. Austin Abbott died six o clock after noon this day his family occupied some tenements in my house while he lived and I trust his spirit now occupies a house not made with hands eternal in the Heavens.; July 4th Thursday. Little southerly wind and some Foggy morn but not excessively hot though full warm enough for comfort towards night the clouds seem mustering together for more Thunder showers so farewell 4th July 1822 it is well it comes but once in each year.; August 19. Sunday. Wind for N East to south with Thunder lightning and some Heavy showers of rain a number of people got up from New York to Escape or avoid the Epidemic fever raging there this time which by account seems very prevalent there. OVERALL: G; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF NEW YORK STATE AGRICULTURAL ALMANAC ALBANY NEW YORK C. COTTON DANIEL STEELE PACKARD & VAN BENTHUYSEN EARLY 19TH CENTURY AMERICA ALMANACS IN AMERICA 1822 NEW YORK CITY YELLOW FEVER EPIDEMIC AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO DANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . unknown
18230012317England. Fair with no dust jacket. 1823. Ephemera. On offer is a signed envelope front bearing the signature of William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam 4th Earl Fitzwilliam 1748-1833. Signed Wentworth Fitzwilliam on the front left of the envelope bottom. It is dated 1823. The text written on the envelope cover reads: To Mr. Wilkinson Mrs Walker's Factory Lane Doncaster. William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam 4th Earl Fitzwilliam styled Viscount Milton until 1756 was a British Whig statesman of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. In 1782 he inherited his uncle Charles Watson Wentworth's estates making him one of the richest people in Britain. He played a leading part in Whig politics until the 1820s. The envelope cover measures 9 x 6-1/2 inches flat size. Paper in good condition however there are two sections outside of envelope front panel torn away with no hand writing affected. Age toning present. Writing is legible. Overall Fair.; Manuscripts; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1 pages; Signed by Author . unknown
18230012362Halifax Nova Scotia. Good with no dust jacket. 1823. Non-Book. On offer is a fascinating Canadiana manuscript document which includes the signatures of two prominent historical Canadian figures being James Stewart 1765-1830 and General Sir James Kempt c1765-1854. Front page is the sworn statement of James Stewart regarding Gillam Pailer witnessing a document. It is signed and dated in Halifax Nova Scotia on Aug 12 1823. It reads: "Personally appeared this Twelth day of August in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty Three before me the Honourable James Stewart One of the Judges of His Majesty's Supreme Court for the Province of Nova Scotia Gillam Pailer whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and being by me duly sworn on the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God made Oath and said that he was personally present and Witnessed the execution of the foregoing instrument by James Stewart whose name is subscribed as "Attorney in fact for the said Colonel Stewart". Given under my hand at Halifax in the Province of Nova Scotia the day and year first above written. signed Gillam Pailer J. Stewart"Page two is the confirmation of James Stewart being subscribed to a certificate as is one of the judges in Supreme Court of Nova Scotia. Confirmation by James Kempt with seal and signed by him at the top Signed at the bottom by William Hill Provincial Secretary's Office to the Magistrates of Halifax. This is an important piece the administrative history of the province of Nova Scotia. BIO NOTES: James Stewart was an American-born lawyer judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Halifax County in the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia from 1798 to 1799. His name also appears as James Stuart. He was a member of the North British Society. Stewart came to Halifax with his father around 1780. He was educated in Halifax and at University of Edinburgh. In 1790 he married Elizabeth the daughter of John Halliburton a member of the Nova Scotia Council. Stewart was elected to the assembly in a 1798 by-election held following the death of Jonathan Sterns. In May 1798 he was named solicitor general. He became a justice in the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia in 1815. Sir James Kempt was the Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia 1820-1828 and worked as the Administrator of the Government of Canada from 1828-1830. 2pp. Manuscript size each page 7-7/8 x 12-3/4 inches. Stitched and with faded seal. Large crease lines at folds and some minor tearing at the creases that do not interfere with readability. Overall G. ; Manuscripts; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 2 pages; Signed by Author . unknown
18230001421Leeward Island Station. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1823. Unbound. On offer is a super original 1823 manuscript letter handwritten by a staff member of Sir Thomas John Cochrane 1789-1872 Royal British Navy officer and Governor of Newfoundland from 1825-1834. He would have had this letter written for him while in command of the Leeward Island Station which had been handed over to him by Sir Edward Owen in late 1822. He would remain in command of this station until he returned to England in late 1824. The letter was written to one Captain Porter and is transcribed below: "Sir Thomas Cochrane presents his compliments to Captain Porter. He thinks he heard Captain Porter mention that he had information about Pirates in the neighbourhood the particulars of which Sir Thomas forgot to ask Captain Peters who might oblige Sir Thomas by favouring him with any information he may be at liberty to disclose Sir Thomas not having the means of posessing such Intelligence there being neither English Coastal or Merchants at this port." dated March 7 1823. It is signed by an unknown secretary of Sir Cochrane's. This letter is an important piece of both British naval and political history as well as Canadian history as Cochrane was a key figure in Newfoundlands early days. BIO NOTES: Sir Thomas John Cochrane 1789-1872 son of Admiral Sir Alexander Inglis Cochrane 1758-1832 was a British Royal Navy officer and politician. He became Governor of Newfoundland from 1825-1834. During that time he was a controversial figure and helped establish representative government. He was elected as a Conservative MP for Ipswich Suffolk in England and was in office from 1839-1841. Other highlights of his career include his time as second in command and then commander-in-chief of the China Station 1842-47 and commander-in-chief for Portsmouth 1852-55. Cochrane became Admiral of the Fleet in 1865. In his personal life Cochrane married Matilda Ross later Wishart and they had two sons including the well-known Alexander Cochrane-Wishart-Baillie 1816-1890 and two daughters. Sir Thomas John Cochrane is often confused for his cousin cousin of Lord Thomas Cochrane Earl of Dundonald 1775-1860. ; Manuscript; 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall; KEYWORDS: MARINE PIRACY NAVAL BRITISH ROYAL NAVY NAVAL HISTORY PIRATES PRIVATEERS PATRICK O'BRIAN CAPTAIN JACK AUBREY HORATIO HORNBLOWER COCHRANE LOUP DES MERS NAPOLEON NAPOLEONIC ERA NAPOLEONIC WARS EARL OF DUNDONALD HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY Archive Lot antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito Papel; Signed by Author . unknown
18230012362ABare Need Bareneed Newfoundland Canada. Fair with no dust jacket. 1823. Non-Book. On offer is a letter written and signed by Thomas Bartlet written to Justice of the Peace Oliver St. John d1831. This letter was written by Bartlet in order to provide the Court with information about the valuation of a boat owned by a Mr. Hall. Bartlet explains that he is unable to attend Court. He writes "I am not able to walk." and provides information about the boat's valuation for judgement. The letter is dated May 6th 1823 in Bare Need Newfoundland and there is a note on the back stating that it was "returned into Court May 8th 1823". It is addressed to to Oliver St. John Justice of Peace Harbour Grace Surrogate Court. Oliver St. John Esq. was a employee in that district in the service of Government progressively as Clerk of the Peace Chief Magistrate Surrogate judge for the District of Conception Bay until the introduction of the Judicatore Act and finally as one of the Bench of Magistrates. 12.5x8 inches folded to 6.5x8 inches. Autograph Letter Signed ALS 2 pages. Hole near the ancient red seal. Writing on two pages plus address and notes on a third. Many tiny tears and fold lines that do not interfere with readability. Fair condition. ; Manuscripts; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 2 pages; Signed by Author . unknown
18240009038MANCHESTER UK ROTTERDAM HAGUE NETHERLANDS HOLLAND. Good. 1824. On offer is a short but fascinating travel book of one wealthy young Englishmans journey to Rotterdam and The Hague Holland in 1824. It is a unique and rare look at the travel of English aristocracy in the first half of the 19th century the last great age of the English landed gentry. The book is 30 pages in length of which writing is on every single page. Every page is filled with excursions observations and examples of lavish living for William Money his father and his cousin as they travel first to Rotterdam and then spend over a month in The Hague living at quite a fancy hotel exploring the city itself and taking day trips to landmarks around the country. The little book also includes descriptions of lavish dinners and days being waited on driven and doted on by servants and friends. It begins in the Summer 1824: June 25 1824. To commence my narrative I will give a short account of the two last days before our embarkation to Holland. I went to bed rather late on Sunday and was very tired. I had been running about Town the whole day had my teeth filed By the abominable dentist which is one of the Miserries of human life. My head was distracted in short I was a picture of misery.; June 26. The servants awoke me rather early this morning about five OClock however I was much refreshed and went to work like one who had done nothing but I forgot to state that I went to dine at a Gentlemans house on Friday and after all when I came home I had to prepare my things for Holland. Well to go on with my story we get off from No. 9 Manchester Street Manchester Square at 6 oclock this was Saturday morning June 26th 1824 our Party consisted of three my precious Father my cousin and myself. We had a gentleman's carriage to take us about town and a hackney coach to carry our luggage to the Tower that place which has executed French of the greatest and has been destroyed with Royal blood by the hoards of unnatural rebellion. The next day they are on a sailboat going from the East Coast of England and then landing in the Netherlands the next day: June 27th. Went on deck. I was expecting to see nothing but blue skies and the watery ocean but was pleasantly astonished at seeing land all around. This was lacey land I Know it by that name because the Dutch gobble so. We soon got into the river Maas after a fine voyage. We then eat our hearty breakfast.We here took up a pistol and tacked along at a fine rate saw plenty of Tony-legged bison which they called Storks. We got to Rotterdam at 12. From the instant of arrival Money is taken aback by how clean and orderly the Dutch cities are and how kind and lovely the Dutch people are as well. The layout of the cities with the canals and bridges also is commented on quite frequently. June 28th1824. We took Breakfast at Home. we went out with with and enjoyed the town. It is an elegant clean looking place. Trees shaded the walk from the burning sun and canals divide the Principal Streets. However we saw nothing no hous as they call it but came home to dinner at 4. Here we had a bottle of Mousel for dinner we went out again so that I was very tired we then came home and had tea at Mr. Mackplats where we had another Prayer and a delightful conversation. He accompanied us home where I soon got to bed and fast asleep.; After two days in Rotterdam it is off to the Hague where Money and his father and cousin will spend the rest of their time in Holland. Drove off to the Hague with which Place we are most highly delighted. I the beauty of it. It far surpassed my places that I have seen. We walked everywhere the People the PLace and all are so clean. We came to the Hotel de Belle where we have so very nice rooms that had attendance the man who drove us here cheated as that. We were not long here before . Of the gentleman who got these rooms for Papa he took us out to Table d`ote d`hotewhere we dined . This was 4 oclock and had an excellent dinner and a bottle of vin ordinaire called Bordeau.after dinner we went to Mr. Ls house to get him to show us the Place. He showed us everything in the wood.` The `wood` is most probably the Haagse Bos a rectangular neighbourhood and forest in the Haagse Hout district of The Hague Netherlands. This was simply called Die Hout The Woods Mr. L.made a capital bargain with the man only one Golden to go to that sweet Ducking Place the old man of the Place has fishing boats to go over to England for something or other. We came back after a good bathe.We then came home and prepared for dinner and went to Table Doht d`hote and after that we came back and then went to the Wood where we had tea.; After early June there are no entries until late July. July 23 1824. We got up at seven and had breakfast. We set off at 8 in a caravan with Mr. London and Mr. Tosc. We reached Leyden at 9 very much interested.We first went to the University where we saw all of plenty Indians what from all parts of the globe. We saw there a tree which was brought from Egypt in 1573 just about the time when Leyden was besieged. It was made a present by William the first and planted there We then went to the museum and saw curious specimens of all types. Mr. London went to the Anatomy Hall to gut us to see a Head. He came back saying we could only see one which was most beautiful all the views of the Head Neck and parts of the body it was very interesting.; Money also has a deep regard for the engineering works of the day and has a special fascination for the canals and waterways of Holland. We had dinner and then went to to see the sluis the most Beautiful work I ever saw. It was begun in 1784 and finished in 1787. The whole country was inundated by the overflowing of the Bacchus of the Nile. It was like a sea but now these are houses where there was formerly nothing but water. This formed so when the sea is very boisterous there's a good deal of sand connected to the side of the gate so that it is had to clear away as it is on the sea side. The way they do it is the precipe overflows then they lift the gates all of a sudden which goes with such force that it forces the sand away.`` This is accompanied by a page-length drawing of the canal with it`s locks and steps and houses on each sides. The drawing is amateur but well done. The book is in very good shape structurally. The writing is clear and concise script done in black ink. A few pages have some smudging and one page in particular has a good bit of ink fading but which impedes legibility but does not make it impossible. The front cover of the journal states: `Short account of a holiday spent in The Hague by William Money later Rev. William in the summer of 1824 when he was 22 years old.` This is not in Money`s handwriting and was added later by an unknown person.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF REVEREND WILLIAM MONEY ENGLISH GENTLEMAN LANDED GENTRY 19TH CENTURY ROTTERDAM MANCHESTER ENGLAND UNITED KINGDOM THE HAGUE DEN HAAG DIE HOUT LEYDEN LEIDEN THE NETHERLANDS HOLLAND CANALS IN THE NETHERLANDS FLOOD CONTROL EXTRAVAGANT TRAVEL TABLE DHOTE SLUICE GATE AGE OF BRITISH NOBILITY COLONIAL ERA ENGLAND BRITANNICA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO DANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . unknown
182500JT51BURGUNDY FRANCE FRANCHE-COMTE 1825. Two 2 interesting original historical documents handwritten and hand-drawn by the Marquis de Falletans sadly the last of his line at the time of writing in the early 19th century specifically 1825 and 1839. The Falletans family dates back to 1100 AD and had provided France with many many high ranking army officers - a General of the National Guard under Napoleon Captain of the King's Hunters and in the political arena the family gave its name to a town and county in France and one of whose family was the Mayor of the town of Busy. The family carried titles without interruption for over 700 years. The second document features a couple of heraldic/armorial drawings. VG. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Manuscript. unknown
18250012383England United Kingdom Great Britain. Good with no dust jacket. 1825. Non-Book. On offer is a clipping from an envelope mailed in 1825. Written is London March 10 1825 To John Purchas Esq From C Manners Cambridge preserved on a paper sheet paired with a printed summary of Lord Charles Somerset Manners. Below is signed M. P. For Cambridge and Bro. To D. Of Rutl likely - Brother to Duke of Rutland. This piece bears a circular date stamp FREE postmark with the 1825 date. In the early 1800s British MPs and certain nobles could send and receive mail without postage under a system known as "Franking". These letters would be marked with a FREE postmark often in red or black ink and were hand-signed by the MP or peer to validate the privilege C. Manning in this instance. General Lord Charles Henry Somerset Manners KCB 24 October 1780 25 May 1855 was a British soldier and nobleman the second son of Charles Manners 4th Duke of Rutland and Lady Mary Somerset. He was lieutenant colonel of the 3rd Hussars in 1815 during the Waterloo campaign. After a brief appointment to the colonelcy of the 11th Regiment of Light Dragoons he was transferred to the colonelcy of the 3rd King's Own Regiment of Dragoons which he retained until his death in 1855. He served as MP for Cambridge from 1802-1830. This document measures 4-½ x 3 inches has a torn right edge of the backing paper with some writing seemingly lost and demonstrates age toning with minor discolouration. Condition is Good. ; Autograph; 1 pages; Signed by Author . unknown
1825BOOKS013045IEast Windsor NJ 1825. Original manuscript. Very Good. Two documents 6pp; few spots of foxing. Dated March 15 1825. 12.5" x 7.75" Michael Lykes and his wife Elizabeth daughter of Thomas Morford deceased appoint East Windsor attorney Elijah Davis. The lawyer is to represent them in selling certain lands in Middlesex County to which Elizabeth has claim as the only daughter and heir of Thomas Morford who inherited the land from his grandfather William Updike of Middlesex County by terms of a will dated November 22 1778. On the back of this first document one Andrew Rowan attests that Elizabeth came before him on August 15 1824 at which time he examined her without her husband and she agreed to give power-of-attorney to Davis. The second document dated at Lamberton on 21 June 1825 comprises several testimonials that Elizabeth is the daughter of Thomas Morford and Lucy Reed who "for many years lived together and cohabited as man and wife." Elizabeth Dye attests that she believes Morford and Reed were legally married. Sarah Reed Lucy's mother states that Lucy was married to Morford at age 19 without Sarah's consent and that they had a daughter named Elizabeth. Inserted in this document is the testimonial of John Smith of Lambertville NJ who states that he officiated at the marriage of Elizabeth and Michael a few years earlier believing that she was the daughter of Thomas Morford who was the son of Mrs. Elizabeth Story wife of Joseph Story of Story Farm. Also signing this document are Robert and Ann Taylor who attest to the lineage and Abraham Creque who was in the house when Thomas Morford and Lucy Reed lived as man and wife. unknown
1825000613Tompkins Delaware DE. Good in Fair dust jacket. 1825. Full-Leather. On offer is a remarkable historical journal with many dates the earliest of which is 1825. It begins with the heading: "A bill of the Delawrae River" and lists what research suggests to be stops and business along the the Delaware River waterway. There are hundreds of names with the dates and amounts collected from each individual. Some coded references. There are also mentions of loans the nature of the loans and when satisfied. Though a primitive work there are numerous references to Moses L. Ogden as his family was prominent to the Delaware area from pre-Revolutionary times. We believe besides some mentions of the lumber purchases and sales that Mr. Ogden collected taxes. Delaware historians will have a grand time completing the research on this journal. Book measures 4" x 6.5" is leatherbound very dry and the inner pages are linen. Overall condition is good. Most of the 34 leaves are clean and clear some age-toning. ; Manuscript; 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall; HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY AMERICANA CANALS CANAL LIFTS LOCKS NAVAL WATER RIVERS PORTS BOATING TIDES MARYLAND DELAWARE RIVER DE MD TAXES LEDGER . hardcover
18260002235STRATFORD CONNECTICUT 1826. On offer is a fascinating original early 19th Century 38 page manuscript diary handwritten by a 21 year old female member of the Deforest family we believe and living in and around Stratford Connecticut. Dated January 1826 through February 1827 we surmise she is a novice or novitiate she is allowed home in a not too faraway convent with frequent mentions Sister Maria Sister Betsey etc. and that she sits in her 'chamber' window' etc. That said she still has a life and family outside of the convent with travels to Milford Bridgeport Putney north end of Stratford and of course many many mentions of the people around her: a friend Maria Hovey S. Alffords Rev. Mr. Judah Joseph Tomlinson Mary Mills Mr. Levitt Mr. Rutledge Sarah Lewis O. Beardslee Mrs. Birdseye cousins: Eliza and Sarah Deforest Mary Deforest Jane Mills Delia Deforest Uncle and Aunt Beers Aunt Pendleton . Activities include religious sermons and musings visits from family and friends domestic pursuits such as spinning sewing and quilting news of sickness manning a charity booth deaths and a wedding. She also refers to "Bracebridge Hall or The Humorists A Medley was written by Washington Irving in 1821 while he lived in England and published in 1822. This episodic novel was originally published under his pseudonym Geoffrey Crayon." The 6¼ x 7½ inch book is missing its covers has some minor wear and soiling but overall G. . Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Manuscript. unknown
18260001124SUNAPEE MASSACHUSETTS MASS MA. Good. 1826. On offer is a super manuscript ledger with entries dated between 1826 -1845 handwritten by Francis Pingree of Sunapee New Hampshire. Pingree's main business was as a shoe maker and cobbler but he was also a day laborer and his entries reflect the hardscrap daily life an economy in early 19th century America with services rendered including: mending shoes bricking chimney carting earth working on highway haying and much more. The ledger also has many entries for items purchased including cheese rum honey and much more. The many many dozens of names will delight local historians and collectors. Names include: George Currier Nathan Smith Moses Mussey William Trow Caphion Pilsbury James Dunlap Benjamin Colby Moses Eastman Joseph Perkins Caleb Emerson Eli Davis Stephen Page William Lowell Obadiah Johnson William Miller John Smith Reuben Kidder Timothy Chase. Towns include: Plainfield Danbury Springfield Newport. Bio Notes: Francis Pingree b. Aug 13 1770 - d. Jan 1853 married Melicent Chase; lived near Sunapee Lake Wendall adopted a child Eunice Bickford. Leather and paper boards binding 7 3/4" x 6 1/4". Boards are mildly scuffed and stained with bumped corners. Interior has ruled pages unpaginated but 3/4 filled about 100 pages. G. ; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; SUNAPEE PINGREE COBBLER LEDGER SHOE MAKER SHOEMAKER MASSACHUSETTS Manuscript Naval Navy HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY AMERICANA MASSACHUSETTS . hardcover
1826DC01385US NAVAL STATIONS: ANNAPOLIS PHILADELPHIA 1826. On offer is a small archive of sixteen 16 original manuscript stampless folded letters dated 1826 - 1845 addressed to United States Navy Surgeon William Samuel Waithman Ruschenberger to various naval stations in Philadelphia Annapolis Washington DC etc. These letters offer a very interesting view of the doctor with two very intimate letters to the very young William about some youthful indiscretion and money a couple of letters from cousins uncles and then the rest deal with Naval medical publishing and research issues. One online source provides: Dr. William Samuel Waithman Ruschenberger 4 September 1807 in Cumberland County New Jersey - 24 March 1895 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania was a surgeon for the United States Navy and an author. After attending schools in Philadelphia and New York he entered the Navy as surgeon's mate 10 August 1826. He was graduated in medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in 1830 and was commissioned surgeon 4 April 1831. He was fleet surgeon of the East India Squadron 1835-1837 attached to the naval rendezvous at Philadelphia 1840-1842 and at the naval hospital in Brooklyn 1843-1847 when he organized the laboratory for supplying the service with unadulterated drugs. He was again fleet surgeon of the East India Squadron 1847-1850 of the Pacific Squadron 1854-1857 and of the Mediterranean Squadron from August 1860 until July 1861. During the intervals between cruises he was on duty at Philadelphia. During the Civil War he was surgeon of the Boston Navy Yard. He was on special duty at Philadelphia 1865-1870 was the senior officer in the medical corps 1866-1869 and was retired on 4 September 1869. He was president of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 1870-1882 and president of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia 1879-1883. He was commissioned medical director on the retired list on 3 March 1871. Dr. Ruschenberger published some of the results of his investigations during his cruises by which he had acquired a wide reputation. He also served as a member of the Board of Appointments whose purpose was to form rules and plans for the United States Naval Academy. Dr. Ruschenberger rose to the rank of commodore before he retired. Overall VG. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. unknown
1829000522New York NY Virginia VA. Good with no dust jacket. 1829. On offer is a letter written by a cashier at the Farmers Bank of Virginia to a well-off client regarding the debt consolidation of a former business associate who declared bankruptcy. The letter dated April 10 1829 is written and signed by William Nekervis cashier for the Farmers Bank of Virginia. Nekervis was born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania date unknown and prior to becoming a bookkeeper and then cashier in Virginia it is believed that he is the same William Nekervis who was a co-founder of the Philadelphia Society for the Instruction of Indigent Boys which became the Philadelphia Society for the Establishment and Support of Charity Schools. Nekervis died in Virginia in August 1837. In this letter Nekervis writes in his role as cashier of the Farmers Bank of Virginia to Tobias Isaac Tobias 1786-1861 a merchant based in New York City. He writes: .Since I last wrote to you two of Mr. Judah's notes have been consolidated and reduced to $240. The debt is now $455 in two notes $240 and $215 both due 27/30 April. We believe that Nekervis is writing about Mr. David Judah 1789-1866. On June 23 1823 Virginia newspapers reported that David Judah Tobias Isaac Tobias and Edward Pollock had become business partners in David Judah & Company a Virginia-based dry goods company. Less than five years later New York newspapers reported that on February 4 1828 T. I. Tobias & Co. Of New York legally separated from Virginias David Judah & Co by "mutual consent". It is clear that following the dissolution of his company Judah was in financial distress. In March of 1829 Judah sold off all of his possessions including his home and its contents his four female slaves one of whom was a nine-year-old and over 184 acres of land. The Kaplan Collection which holds some of Tobias' and Judah's correspondence reports that following his financial collapse Judah moved to Maryland. The letter offered here was written only months after a January 1829 letter held in the Kaplan Collection in which Nekervis responded to Tobias' question about Judahs outstanding debts owed to the bank. This letter adds to the knowledge of 19th century Jewish-American merchants and the burgeoning banking industry that funded their business ventures in the Jeffersonian-era. This letter is one page integral stampless address leaf and measures 8 x 10 inches. Horizontal and vertical folds; light soil; some weakness at folds; large docketing note on address leaf; Good condition overall. ; Manuscript; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 1 pages; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL PERSONAL HISTORY MEMOIR MEMORIAL DIARY JOURNAL DIARIES JOURNALS jüdisch jüdische Torah Tora sefer talmud Judaic Hebraica scarce book signed Judaica ANTIQUE Banking Money Moneylending VIRGINIA NEW YORK COLONIAL JUDAISM AMERICANA BANKING ECONOMY ECONOMICS THEATER THEATRE ; Signed by Author . unknown
18290001671BULLS FERRY NEW JERSEY. Fair. 1829. On offer is a super original 1829 manuscript mathematics copybook and school book handwritten by James McDonald of Bulls Ferry New Jersey and was bought October 11th 1829. The book features beautiful period penmanship. The breadth and depth of this copybook is remarkable with many dozens of complex and basic problems and solutions and explanations including: simple addition subtraction multiplication and division simple reduction apothecaries' weight long measure land measure liquid measure dry measure and compound addition and subtraction. Some of the money problems are in "Federal Money" and some are still in British Pounds. The book is in rough shape: the front cover of the 120 page book and the first couple pages are separated from the text block but are still present. Some of the rear pages are stuck together some with loss but most of the remainder are intact. All of the pages are age toned some have tears and some have edge wear. The covers are hard boards and some of the binding still remains on the spine. HISTORICAL NOTES: Bulls Ferry takes its name from a pre-Revolutionary settlement of the family Bull who operated a ferry to the burgeoning city of New York across the river is the area along the Hudson River in the North Hudson County New Jersey municipalities of West New York Guttenberg and North Bergen. During the Revolutionary War it was known as Block House Point and was occupied by British forces and was site of several skirmishes between them and the Americans. Brigadier General Anthony Wayne led American troops from New Bridge on a raid against the blockhouse on July 20 1780 after which it was abandoned and when British troops decamped to the fort at Bergen Neck. Like Burdett's Landing to the north it was a crucial crossing point. Ferry service continued for several decades until steam ferries notably from Hoboken replaced the earlier row-and-sail service. Larger terminals to the north at Edgewater and south at West Shore Railroad Terminal at Weeehawken operated until the 1950s. Overall Fair.; Manuscript; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF GEOMETRY ALGEBRA CALCULUS STATISTICS SCIENTIFIC NOTATIONS MATHEMATICAL EQUATIONS CYPHERING TRIGONOMETRY CALLIGRAPHY MATHEMATICS HANDWRITING PENMANSHIP ARITHMETIC CIPHERING CYPHERING EDUCATION TEACHING MATHEMATICAL COMPLEX MATHEMATICS FEDERAL MONEY BULLS FERRY NEW JERSEY JAMES MACDONALD NEW JERSEY STATISTICS SCIENTIFIC NOTATIONS MATHEMATICAL EQUATIONS COMPLEX EQUATIONS HANDWRITING PENMANSHIP ARITHMETIC CIPHERING CYPHERING EDUCATION TEACHING MATHEMATICAL COMPLEX MATHEMATICS 19TH CENTURY ABIGAIL GILES SANBORNTON NEW HAMPSHIRE HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY AMERICANA ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL AMERICANA . hardcover
