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1897RO80260170Imprimerie G. Richard. 1897. In-4. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. défraîchie, Dos satisfaisant, Papier jauni. Pages 722 à 735. Nombreuses illustrations monochromes dans le texte.. . . . Classification Dewey : 70.4415-La famille / Semaine et musée des familles
1837RO10047404Aux bureaux du Musée des familles, rue Saint Georges N°11. janvier 1837. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 16 pages environ, illustrées de gravures noir et blanc dans le texte. Paginées de 113 à 128. Deux livraisons.. . . . Classification Dewey : 70.4415-La famille / Semaine et musée des familles
1855RO10048319Bureau de l'administration, rue Saint Roch 37,Paris.. août 1855. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Livré sans Couverture, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 16 pages environ, illustrées de gravures noir et blanc dans le texte. Paginées de 337 à 352.. . . . Classification Dewey : 70.4415-La famille / Semaine et musée des familles
18919804Dunedin New Zealand and Darleith Scotland: Unpublished 1891. Unpublished manuscript containing 40 pages of Murdoch and Yuille of Darleith family history written by William Young c1900. It is the second section that is the more intriguing deriving from 'an old book kept at Darleith and kindly lent by the present proprietor Mr Andrew B Yuille Bellevue Bridge of Allan'. The book is bound in parchment with a brass hasp intended for a padlock. On the outside is written:- "This book not to be opened but by my father himself for it relates to none of my presents Debts or Credits." Aug.t 15th 1739 A. Yuille'. 20 pages of Yuille famly documents follow mostly copies of 17th and 18th century items from this manuscript with a final section on the Murdoch family. The notebooks opens with Notes on John Wallace Murdoch borrowed from his Reminiscences printed in New Zealand in 1891. Opposite to the opening page the writer identifies himself as William Young. Stiff card notebook black wrappers over lined white paper containing about 40 pages of family history mostly in one neat legible hand. The notes have been copied from older sources kept in family archives. The book is in very good condition covers a little rubbed and creased a few pages dog eared. An interesting resource for family history. Please contact Christian White Rare Books Ltd for more information or images of this item 1891 Unpublished unknown
18070001802ALLONBY ENGLAND. Fair. 1807. On offer is a superb early 19th Century mathematics and complex arithmetic ciphering book. There are over 320 pages of text and titles in a lovely calligraphic hand including a folding table all in pen and ink. Identified as having belonged to the Costin Family of Allonby England this is believed to be a school book from the highly noted Quaker School at Wigton dated by paper watermarked 1807. This book was a massive effort by the unidentified Costin Family member but unique for the breadth and depth of the mathematical equations and complexity of the problems. The book stands as a testament to the quality of education at the Wigton School. The school book is in a very well handled state detached from the worn binding the contents are now loose the sections although individually sewn are coming away from each other. Some of the 8 x 10 inch initial pages maybe missing there is old damp/water staining to some but not all of the pages but overall Fair. BACKGROUND NOTES: Wikipedia: Wigton School also called Brookfield School or Friends' School was a private boarding school on the outskirts of Wigton Cumbria. The school was opened on 4 September 1815 by the Society of Friends Quakers for Cumberland and Northumberland. The initial student intake was 9 boys and 8 girls in premises at Highmoor in existing buildings. These first buildings were leased at an annual rent of 27 guineas. In 1826 the main school site opened at Brookfield commissioned by the Society of Friends. A London architect designed the buildings in classic Georgian style. The school motto was "We seek the truth." The school badge comprised a shield with a green background and diagonal river to represent the school's rural location with a beck small brook running through the grounds. One one side of the diagonal was a lamp to represent knowledge. On the other side was a set of scales to represent fairness and tolerance key Quaker virtues. The school expanded over the years. Student numbers peaked in the mid-1970s at around 210. Following the peak student numbers declined and in 1984 the school closed. The school's historic main building was destroyed by fire in 1989.; Manuscript; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF BROOKFIELD SCHOOL FRIENDS' SCHOOL COSTIN FAMILY ALLONBY ENGLAND BRITISH EDUCATION QUAKER EDUCATION WIGTON SCHOOL GEOMETRY ALGEBRA CALCULUS STATISTICS SCIENTIFIC NOTATIONS MATHEMATICAL EQUATIONS CYPHERING TRIGONOMETRY CALLIGRAPHY MATHEMATICS HANDWRITING PENMANSHIP ARITHMETIC CIPHERING CYPHERING EDUCATION TEACHING MATHEMATICAL COMPLEX MATHEMATICS STATISTICS COMPLEX EQUATIONS SCIENTIFIC NOTATIONS 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 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
18242206Baltimore MD: Manuscript Ledger 1824-26. Tall 4to 68 pp. lacks covers bound by string wove watermarked paper "King 1822 to 1824. Manuscript Journal of correspondence shipping manifests accounts etc. of Henry Fulford of Baltimore upper and lower leaves browned otherwise quite a nice manuscript in very clean condition and very neat hand. Henry Fulford of Baltimore was a shipping agent who handled transactions for Isaac McKim of Baltimore William Lorman brother-in-law of Baltimore William and James Alexander & Co. of Liverpool sons of Alexander Brown of Baltimore etc. The correspondence is addressed to these merchants from Gibraltar and various South American ports Valparaiso and Rio de Janeiro. It includes many interesting details of the cargoes shipped and the transactions involved the problems at sea with the sailing vessels and local political situations etc. in South America. Henry and his brother William Fulford owned part of Bell's Wharf in Fells Point Baltimore. The Fulford Family of England was an ancient Devonshire County family traced back to William Fulford at the time of Richard I. A John Fulford is living in Marblehead Massachusetts b. 1737 This John Fulford married Joanna Vickey and had 4 children including John Jr. This Fulford family of Marblehead was a sea faring family. The family moved to Boston Massachusetts where son Henry was born 1772 and son Thomas was born 1774. John Fulford was made a mason on 9 Deccember 1773 at St. Andrews Lodge in Boston. Just one week later the Boston Tea Party was held and the brothers of St. Andrews Lodge played a roll. Soon after this because of the Boston Port Bill Captain Fulford began to sail from southern ports. At the outbreak of the Revolutionary War Captain Fulford was in Annapolis MD where he enlisted in the Maryland 'Flying Camp' regiment. Major John Fulford took and active part in the war and was accidently killed at Ridgely's Furnace in 1780 when testing guns. John and his second wife Eleanor had a son William of Baltimore MD. Son Henry never married son Willaim had a family and daughter Mary married William Lorman a business partner with the Fulfords. Many descendants of the Fulfords lived in Harford County MD. A well preserved account of the shipping records of prominent Baltimore MD persons. Manuscript Ledger unknown
18230010195Bordeaux LE Bouscat. Good with no dust jacket. 1823. Ephemera. On offer is an outstanding example of a complete French legal agreement dating from the years immediately following the fall of Napoleon Bonaparte. It was drafted in Bordeaux for a family group that lived in the neighbouring village of Le Bouscat. Context indicates that the document lays out an agreement to distribute items from two parents to a group of siblings possibly a will. The document begins with a listing of the parties involved: Par devant Jean Dechamet son cet collegue notaries a Bordeaux soussignies Ont comparu Marie Raymond epouse assistee et autorisee de Guilbert Dupuis rouleur avec qui elle demeure commune de Bouscat pret Bordeaux d'un part; Anne Raymond fille majeure demeurant au meme lieu d'autre part; Pierre Raymond charpentier de haute futaie habitant egalement au Bouscat d'autre part; Pascal Raymond charpentier de haute futaie habitant au meme endrois d'autre part; et Bertrand Raymond aussi charpentier de haute futaie demeurent a Bordeaux place croix de Leguey No encore d'autre part. Translation: In front of Jean Dechamet and his colleague notaries in Bordeaux undersigned Have appeared Marie Raymond assisted and authorized wife of Guilbert Dupuis a carter with whom she remains in the district of Bouscat near Bordeaux on the one hand; Anne Raymond an adult daughter residing in the same place on the other hand; Pierre Raymond a high forest carpenter also living in Bouscat on the other hand; Pascal Raymond a high forest carpenter living in the same place on the other hand; and Bertrand Raymond also a high forest carpenter living in Bordeaux at the place Croix de Leguey No on the other hand. The document continues by indicating the source of the disbursement of goods as indicated in this excerpt: Lesquels voulant procéder au partage les biens immeubles qui leur ont ete delais les par Harteal Raymond et Marie Heynard leurs pere et mere. Translation: Which ones wanting to share the immovable property which has been delivered to them by Harteal Raymond and Marie Heynard their father and motherThe document then goes on to detail the various items and the terms under which they will be given to each person. The document ends with each person acknowledging their acceptance of the terms and then adding their signatures. For a historian this is an excellent example of a legal transaction that so many people would be involved in at some point in their lives. Dating from 1823 the document has 4 pages. They measure 11.5 inches by 8.25 inches. The pages are 100% complete. It is in good condition with some wear and discolouration along the edges. The document is completely handwritten and the handwriting though faint in places is legible. The document bears two printed seals as a form of letterhead and 2 stamped impressions. ; Manuscripts; 11.5" x 8.25"; 4 pages; Signed by Author . unknown
186100MV242BADGER WISCONSIN MADISON NEW YORK 1861. On offer is a small archive of 5 ALS's and 1 partial ALS 1861 to 1865 16pp. total written by members of the Richmond family farmers in Badger Wisconsin and Madison NY with interesting personal/ religious content deaths farm/ land business etc. with a few references to the Civil War: ". way of the draft. Father wrote that the town of Madison was offering $300 to volunteers but there were but few enlisting."; ". I received a letter from George last week his health is about the same he is in the Hospital yet at Memphis he had not received his pay yet."; ". Cranbery Jones has made me an offer to drive his Horse Team the comming winter Drawing home Hop poles & cedar Timber for fence posts and rails. If you should conclude to get me a Team I will sell the oxen. I can get from 140 to 150 for them. Clark Johnson has returned to Badger from the army Discharged he has purchased Aaron Hyatt's colts and Tip Hyatts Buggy." Sizes vary 5" x 8" to 7-3/4" x 11" folds some small breaks minor soiling/ spotting-- overall VG. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Manuscript. unknown
18630002007Baltimore Maryland MD 1863. On offer is a fascinating historic original manuscript letter written by an unknown elderly Baltimore man and likely a member of the Adams family and related to Thomas Boylston Adams September 15 1772 - March 13 1832 the third and youngest son of John and Abigail Smith Adams in response to a request he write of his life and times in New York City. The letter was part of a greater group from the Thomas Boylston Adams papers. The writer relates what an active involved and intelligent teenager and young man experienced in the heady historic days of New York City from 1791 to the turn of the Century. The author gives a real person's view of the French Revolution from the American perspective the feeling of the 'street' to Jacobin views and much more of the politics of the era. The 87 year old man begins "You wish me to communicate for publication such facts and information in regard to Men and things in the City & State of New York as I may from my residence in that City have been connected with or acquired a knowledge of in the early period of my long life." It goes on in part: "Having an ardent desire to see General Washington I soon found my way to Cherry Steer and the Franklin House near Pearl Street where he resided." "It was I think in 1793 or certainly soon after that Francis who had been General Washington's Steward established on or near the Battery his celebrated Ice Cream & Cake house probably the first public house of its kind in the United States." "In his speech at the opening of Congress 1795 the President General Washington.said "Government founded upon the genuine principles of rational liberty and with mild and wholesome laws was it too much to say that our Country exhibited a spectacle of National Happiness never surpassed if ever before equalled." Dated Baltimore March 1863 15 pages on 15 leaves recto side only 8vo 25 x 21 cm. VG. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Manuscript. unknown
1871List3241Rhode Island Massachusetts and New York 1871. Thirty-two letters two apparently missing final pages; with fifteen pages of incomplete letter material. Excellent to Near Fine. Letters from some of the young ladies of the Hazard family primarily Gertrude Minturn 1843–1877 Anna Peace 1845–1868 and Esther Robinson 1848–d. Hazard with some from other family and friends. The family was descended from Thomas Hazard one of the founding settlers of Newport Rhode Island.1<br /> <br /> The girls were educated and often write from school; Anna and Esther attend the ‘Friends School’ in Providence which is probably the Moses Brown School and Gertrude attends Dr. Dio Lewis’s School for Young Ladies in Lexington Massachusetts. Founded by Diocletian Lewis a temperance and physical culture advocate the school incorporated his exercise system developed to condition weaker individuals. Gertrude describes a regimen of thirty minutes of walking plus an hour and a half of exercise and discusses Dr. Lewis:<br /> <br /> “Dr Lewis gives familiar lectures on any subject which the scholars propose. He is a very pleasant genial man and takes part in the games & dancing with the greatest spirit. There are about 20 scholars. Some of them board in the village but are subject to the rules of the school. This building is very large and is mostly occupied by the patients of Dr Lewis’ ‘Movement Cures’ to whom most of his time is devoted. The scholars and patients associate together. Indeed we are under very little constraint the teachers leaving our actions to be regulated by our own sense of propriety; and they seldom find occasion to reprove the scholars for misdemeanors.†November 23 1864<br /> <br /> Meanwhile Anna and Esther’s education is more on the religious side; Esther writes:<br /> <br /> “We have not been to meeting very often since we returned from our lovely visit to Newport but the first Sunday morning I did think all the time of it as I said I was going to. We were edified this morning by a sermon from Elizabeth Meader or rather a torrent of noise so that I am nearly deafened now. I don’t think I ever heard a more horrible combination of sounds from the mouth of any human being.†January 8 1865<br /> <br /> Though speaking in tongues is most strongly associated with Pentecostalism it is not unheard of in Quakerism. In his book of genealogy and reflections the girls’ father Thomas Hazard 1797–1886 connects the family’s “strong religious tendencies†to his own interest in spiritualism.2 This interest in mediumship comes up several times in the letters first in 1864 when one of the girls reports that “Pa writes us that at a circle which he attended a few days ago a clairvoyant medium described our house at Vaucluse perfectly†February 24 1864 and later when one of the girls attends a circle with their father in Philadelphia:<br /> <br /> “Yesterday morning Pa & I had a sitting with a Mrs. Robinson a trance speaking medium. The communication from mother was the most beautiful I ever heard. She spoke to us just as she used to on earth using the same expressions. It seemed as if I could almost see her – we are going again on Monday.†February 8 1867<br /> <br /> That is the pair spoke to Frances Minturn Hazard who had died in 1854.<br /> <br /> Of interest to researchers of the Hazard family and Rhode Island Quakers.<br /> <br /> 1 Caroline Elizabeth Robinson The Hazard Family of Rhode Island 1635–1894 Printed for the Author 1896.<br /> 2 Thomas R. Hazard Recollections of Olden Times Sanborn 1879 228. unknown
1867000793IPSWICH MASSACHUSETTS MA. Good. 1867. On offer are five handwritten manuscript journals all having belonged to the Caldwell family who lived in Massachusetts one of the diaries 1870 has the name Ezra S. Vieyes written in it. A casual reading does not determine where Ezra fits in with the Caldwell family but a more detailed reading will hopefully flesh out the relationship. Two of the diaries have the name of the family scion being Abraham Caldwell of Ipswich Massachusetts. Other towns mentioned include Westminster Fitchburg Northborough and Worcester. The diaries represent the years 1867 full of entries 1870 a quarter full 1875 a half filled 1887 fully written and the 1890's. Though not all fully written and the entries suggest illiterate writers these diaries represent a true piece of Americana with a treasure trove of local historical detail and genealogical information. For the medical collector there is an interesting thread running throughout - Mr. Caldwell is quite aged and he catalogues his daily ailments certainly a medical professional may assess his health from his writings. Here are some snippets: 1867 - "February 26th Went to examination. Lizzie Rawson teach good." "March 4th Went to town meeting. Another trial of Shemp decided as it should be." "May 10th Surveyed road to town distance of about 2 ¾ miles 15 ft." "June 17th Golden wedding 75-100 people persons present." "September 13th Took Templers Degrees. Went to town to lecture. Carried B.M. Balch." "October 13th On euqaduct to town meeting for roads. Was chosen on committee." 1887 "January 9th 7 Below. Very cold. Snow flakes flying all day. Ben out very little today. Louitah Lord little more comfortable but very sick." "February 9th Sick all day. From Salem paper I see Mr. Joseph Pusfer died in Salem Oct. 19th 1886. Born July 18th 1798." "March 14th Today I hav made a grait mistak in being two positive when in fact I was rong. My mind is faking me." "June 22nd and 23rd Stage coach below belonged to Appleton farm . Boiled out sink cess pool very hard job. Had nummness in my arm and shoulder. Stage coach passed to day for Salem." "July 25th Hot and sultry. A young lady came to Mrs. Batysons. Sang for House Benefit." "August 9th Went marsh with North Harris and Negro. Went to Beverly. Stayed at Edwards over night." "August 21st Fine and pleasant. John Billy's mother and sister here. Conrad G to made round Cape Ann." "October 6th Tryed to make some wine. Caried my grapes to Capt. Wilcomb and he pressed them for me." "October 19th Finished pounding the beans then went to Georgetown. Went in to Noisas Shoe factory. Was kindly received and shown from basement up. Felt interest and enjoyed it muh." "December 14th Very warm and Pleasant. Went over to south side river to Mrs. Dolls with Edy B. Escamined his stock." "December 16th Cooler. Gave notice to Mrs. Campbell that I should want the tenement she now ocupies for my own use the first of April next." "December 19th Mrs. Smith at the Invenational House left and fell and broke both arms. Slippery this morn. Bought turkey of Perkins." The 1893-1900 journal in the lot is a handwritten financial journal which has about 100 pages of expense type entries. I believe most of the entries have to do with rentals and money collected for the rentals. This journal has the name John Caldwell written on the inside. The front cover has fallen off of this journal and some of the pages are torn. The first 20 pages have also been torn out and are not accounted for. Overall G.; 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 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 HISTORY MASSACHUSETTS MA FARMING ECONOMICS GENEALOGICAL . unknown
18760MV212Medford MASSACHUSETTS St. Louis Missouri MO. Very Good. 1876. On offer: ADAMS FAMILY CORRESPONDENCE: 1876-1920. Substantive archive of handwritten manuscript letters and postal cards by members of the Adams family. In all seven letters with covers nine letters without covers; 13 autograph postal cards signed by Edward Adams from various locations; plus several miscellaneous pieces. Most are addressed to Mrs. John Q. Adams at Medford Mass. from her children are as far flung as St. Louis Missouri. This is an intimate look at a close family who are spread far and wide but are devoted to writing the matriarch of the family. Some of the many many names and places mentioned include; The Mary Institute; C.L.S.C.; Fanny Perkins; Emeline Sparrel; Le Comte Jeuerinon ; orations by Blake Woodbury; the Milk Street Post Office Cottage City; Robert Hutchins bookbinder; a four hour baseball game in 1876 score 21 to 21; detailed letter regarding the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis; sighting US gunboats and caravels and the mystery of sister Kate losing 41 lbs. VG. ; Manuscript; 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 Post Civil war ADAMS ADDAMS ST. LOUIS MISSOURI MO MASSACHUSETTS MA MEDFORD PIONEER ARCHIVE CORRESPONDENCE . unknown
1872000877Boston Massachusetts MA 1872. On offer is a remarkable very intriguing grouping of handwritten letters drawings and covers from the William Tudor family of Boston Massachusetts. There are twelve 12 letters with their envelopes the five letters are from 1872 and 1873 when William was in Paris to marry his wife Elizabeth Whitwell three empty covers and two slips of paper with drawings. The letters date from 1873-1915 and curiously one last letter from 1961. The drawings don't have dates but look like late 1800's. The three remaining empty envelopes are from 1879 1894 and one has no date. William Tudor was born to Frederic "The Ice King" Tudor and Euphemia Fenno Tudor on September 27 1848. He was the fourth of six children. He attended Harvard University and graduated in 1871. He married Elizabeth Whitwell b. 1851 daughter of William Scollay Whitwell and Mary Hubbard in Paris France on May 24 1873. Together they had five children: Henry Dubois William Elizabeth Delia Aimee and Mary. William Tudor had an intense interest in his own genealogy and collected information on his Tudor ancestry. In 1896 he edited and published the diary of his great-great-grandfather Deacon John Tudor as Deacon Tudor's Diary. His primary occupation however was investing in mines. He served on the Boards of Trustees of many of the mining companies he invested in and held positions as an officer in many of them. In 1908 Tudor became the treasurer of the Salida Copper Company in which he held a very large share. In July 1909 Salida Copper Company bought out Sedalia Copper Company. In October Tudor traveled to Salida Colorado to inspect the companies' mines. In 1910 the Mountain Mining Company a spin-off of the Salida Copper Company was formed and in January 1911 Tudor became its president. In 1913 Tudor became treasurer of the Shawmut Consolidated Copper Company. Although Tudor owned homes in Hancock New Hampshire and Auburndale Massachusetts his primary business address was the St. Botolph Club in Boston. He did a great deal of traveling inspecting mines in Juneau Alaska and Salida Colorado and he was married and had his first child in Paris France. He painted for relaxation. William Tudor died in 1923. There is a lot of extraordinary content; one written by William Sturgis Bigelow a famous collector and historian of Japanese culture writes of mediums and speaking to the dead: "My Dear Mrs. Tudor Katy told me a little of your late adventures. Will you pardon a friendly suggestion You had better let the whole thing alone for a while. Put it out of your mind as if you had never heard of it. You cannot find out by seeing such things how and why they exist. .The forms of people you saw are not the real people but reflections from the minds of the spectators or mediums Just how they "Materialize" you would not now understand if you were told. It would be harmless enough apart from the excitement incidental to "seeing ghosts" if the medium were a person so good and pure as yourself. But she is not as you can see by the class of "spirits" especially connected with her. The last thing for you to do would be to establish a connection with such entities .But at any rate put the whole thing out of your head for a while. And when you feel quieter let me know. It is just possible I may be able to help you a little .Keep this letter to yourself W. S. Bigelow." Another letter in which William is writing to his wife and it date April 25th 1893. He's writing from Jacksonville Florida on "Everett Hotel" letterhead. Says he's having a difficult time with the railroad people and says he doesn't mind Florida too much but prefers a small French village." There are also letters written to Bessie from her father and mother after her marriage to William. Here is a delightful example: My Dear baby Bessie A good big baby but my baby still Your life seems full of excitement and events compared to ours. Nothing can be quieter if rest is to make me well. I ought soon to be in perfect health. The bathing is the main event of the day and you would enjoy it very much. The water is not very cold and the more pleasant for swimmers. I have been sorry to be obliged to give it up these few past days on account of severe head ache which I thought the bathing increased but they are better now .There are some fine views in the neighborhood but it is a hard climb to reach them. Last evening May and I walked to the top of a high hill where there is a large private house with extensive grounds magnificently situated commanding a view far out to sea The owner of the house is proud to show our little room with it's fine sea view it balcony its unpainted shell lac'd wooden furniture and little bright rugs on the bare floor is very comfortable and pretty. Leoni our devoted femme de chambre he's brought us a large bunch of flowers You see what quiet lives we lead . Always your loving mother that you know if nothing else." Her mother is not in very good health and has decided to take on the healing waters of the European spas and bathhouses. Bessie and William are still in France one assumes on their honeymoon or perhaps William is working because some are addressed "in care of Monroe & Co. Paris France." Each letter is packed with interesting content from this eclectic family. They are all in a variety of conditions from Fair to VG. . Autograph. Good. 8 x 11 Inches Approx. hardcover
188035378New England: n.p. 1880. Leather bound. Good. Oblong miniature autograph album. Approx. 4" x 2.25". 84 pages used for autographs with names dates and locations. Brown leather hardcover with gilt borders decorations and title on the front cover. Leather is rubbed and worn but in good condition. Binding is a bit shaken but no loose pages. On page 5 is an inscription to the presumed owner - "Presented to D. G. Pollard By his Mother Christmas 1873." Another Pollard family inscription written on page 3 reads "Fred Pollard Jan 4 1874 Aged 12 yrs. Oct 24 1873". There are 10 pages containing Pollard family names and locations most from Proctorsville and Chester Vermont and Keene New Hampshire. Two notable autographs inside are from the parents of the 30th American President Calvin Coolidge. John S. Coolidge and Victoria J. Coolidge Moor of Plymouth Vermont signed their names April 2nd 1874. Also signatures from F. H. Moor Nancie Moor H. D. Moor and Abigail Moor of Plymouth Vermont are located in this tiny album. The Moor family from Plymouth were directly related to the Coolidge family. Dates range from the Christmas inscription of 1873 to the year 1880. A variety of places are signed inside including Plymouth Vt.; Proctorsville VT; Keene New Hampshire Chester Vt.; North Chester Vt.; Rockingham Vt.; Tyson Furnace Vt.; Rutland Co. Vt.; Wallingford Vt.; Clarksburg West Va; Whiting Vt.; Bradford Vt.; Weeping Water Nebraska; Castroville Tx; Wellesley College Mass; Ludlow Vt.; Adrian Michigan; Corvallis Oregon; Fort Edward New York; Ashland Nebraska; New Britain Conn.; and Woodstock Vt. From wikipedia:<br /> <br /> John Calvin Coolidge Sr. March 31 1845 – March 18 1926 was an American politician and businessman from Vermont and the father of Calvin Coolidge the 30th president of the United States. The senior Coolidge administered the presidential oath of office to his son at their family homestead in the early morning hours of August 3 1923 following the death of President Warren G. Harding. Born in Plymouth Vermont John C. Coolidge was a farmer and store owner and worked at a variety of other occupations including banker and insurance broker. In addition he was a veteran of the Vermont militia and held the law enforcement posts of town constable and county deputy sheriff. A prominent local leader he served in numerous Plymouth town offices and was elected to terms in both the Vermont House of Representatives and Vermont Senate. John C. Coolidge remained active in his farming and business interests until his death in Plymouth in 1926; he was buried in Plymouth Notch at a village cemetery where several generations of his family are also buried.<br /> <br /> From geni dot com:<br /> <br /> Victoria was a neighbor of John Coolidge in Plymouth. She attended Black River Academy for one year. She married John Coolidge and set up housekeeping in the cramped quarters behind the village store that her husband ran. She was a consumptive and became soon after her marriage a chronic invalid. Calvin Coolidge in his Autobiography is poetic in describing his mother. He describes her death "When she knew that her end was near she called us children to her bedside where we knelt down to receive her final parting blessing. In an hour she was gone. It was her thirty-ninth birthday. I was twelve years old. We laid her away in the blustering snows of March. The greatest grief that can come to a boy came to me. Life was never to seem the same again." Calvin carries his mother's picture with him the rest of his life. n.p. unknown
1875000851Tippecanoe Indiana IN. Good. 1875. On offer is an original archive of handwritten Pearson family correspondence seventeen 17 letters in total most with covers some covers with letters absent dating from 1870s through early 1900s. For the most part the letters are to Hannah Pearson and a few to Warren Pearson. Incoming mail from far-flung family includes Arkansas Alaska Ohio to Tippecanoe Indiana. There are two trade letters most notably from Recreation Magazine the early precursor of the Boy Scouts of America. Overall VG.; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY AMERICANA ALS ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES CIVIL WAR ERA WAR BETWEEN THE STATES CONFEDERACY CONFEDERATE INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS MARION OIL INDUSTRY ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT . unknown
1876000835ST. JOHNSBURY VERMONT VT. Good. 1876. On offer is an archive of handwritten manuscript letters that belonged to Helen Wood of St. Johnsbury Vermont. The letters which date circa 1876 - 1888 interestingly are both to and from Helen. In all there are 15 letters and 7 of those still have their envelopes. Then there are 9 empty covers. These letters will be of particular interest to historians of the era as the correspondents were detailed in their writings. One letter written to Helen by a friend living in Brooklyn New York dated 1887 relates over 4 pages a fascinating account of the way Brooklyn is changing especially 5th avenue. Here are some snippets: "N.H. College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts Letterhead Hanover N.H. March 7th 1886 Dear Sister I received a letter from you last Tuesday. I do not feel much older than I did last year. We had some rough weather here a little less than a week ago and since Harvey was away I was very busy keeping Culver Hall and myself warm. It was so cold here in my room that both radiators were frozen up a large part of the time. It was pretty cold boarding myself those days or in fact doing anything. It is quite comfortable now however and my ink etc. is thawed out .Sincerely Yours George P. Wood." "St. Johsbury Vt. March 20th 1886 Dear Folks It is almost eight o'clock and I am just up. My sleep was disturbed in the night and I woke up about four and heard a queer kind of noise under my window. It sounded some like some one crying fire then like two or three men fighting and then I happened to remember that the freshman class from Hanover had their class supper at one at one of the Hotels last night. It must have been lots of fun to run round this building in a snowstorm at that time of day. After they got round they sang two or three songs gave two or three war whoops and tore themselves away. Judging from their songs they hated to leave us Love to all Mary K.Wood." "New York May 11th 1887 Dear Helen Many thanks for your good letter and the beautiful collection of early flowers from the Old Lebanon Hills. They reached here safely though somewhat wilted from the close confinement and the loss of their pure mountain air. They embellished the mantle piece of the dining room for several days. While we all took several refreshing whiffs as we passed by If you were to take a ride down 5th avenue you would not know the place. On the East Side there is but 1 block but what is either filled up or has been commenced upon. Even the old Polhemus Mansion cor. 5th Ave. and Carrol St. on that high bluff has been torn down and the Hill graded down and now covered with brick buildings mostly flats 4 stories high with stores underneath. Flat old Mansions on 1st & _______streets with all those beautiful shade trees in front have fallen victim to the march of improvement. The old house has been moved down to 3rd Ave. and converted into a Tenement House. "How art thou Fallen" The entire block is either covered with dwellings mostly 2 story and basements or cellars .South of 7th St. every vacant lot is being filled up. Across the street from us they are putting up 6.3. stores and basement houses. Above 6th Ave. below the Episcopal Church there are 5 more going up. So it is all about us 5th 6th 7th & 8th Aves .Saw the account of your disastrous fire in the evening papers with more particulars this morning. What a severe blow to the village and to so many people that have lost their homes with the savings of years. It will be long years before the place will recover from it's loss if ever your friend E. Eldridge 356 7th St. So. Brooklyn." VG.; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" 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 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 HISTORY VERMONT GENEALOGY PRE SUFFRAGE WOMEN'S STUDIES SOCIAL STUDIES ; Signed by Autograph . unknown
18780001257COLERAINE MASSACHUSETTS MASS MA. Very Good. 1878. On offer is an original manuscript diary handwritten by a young woman who with her pencil and her words paints a picture of toil and hardship. Dated Coleraine in Franklin County Massachusetts near Greenfield and Deerfield River which are frequently mentioned collectors and researchers of the area will delight in the specific and detailed genealogical information as our author does a superb job in her entries. A casual reading suggests this woman is married to the 27 year old Charlie and they are part of the Miner 'clan' with mention of many many Miners in their daily life. A washerwoman for the most part everyday she says whose sheets whose pillowcase whose other articles are washed along with her own family's duties food preparation travels to church visitors who frequently stay over and other domestic chores the reader will wonder at her strength and her grit. Throughout the 5 x 4.5 inch 'chunk' of what was obviously a larger note pad roughly cut in half she writes clearly in tight script a gem of Massachusetts Americana. She mentions many dozens of names including: Uncle Wash Frankie Jerre N. and D. Brown Elder Whittaker Miss Rug Willie Richardson Baldwin Miner his singing school Carrie and Marilla Shearer Payson Flagg Charlie Miner. Sam Miner 'his whole conversation show him to be a true Christian whom it always gives me pleasure to find' Ed Coombs Atta Barber Clarence Brigham Charlie Denison. Besides the work the family information and local news and events she will make a particular entry as with Sam Miner and sometimes incredibly personal intimate revelations when tragedy strikes: Timmie died this forenoon about nine. G___G___G___ How grievous this affair I am very sorrowful today for one more grief is fresh and will leave its mark on my mind through all time '. 'I washed for us. Mr. M. and D.B. came. I did not shed tears til evening. Memories are so unpleasant when they are of suffering.'; 'perhaps my self reproach is unjust that I know it was'. Cover is absent but text block is clean and overall VG.; English; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; MASSACHUSETTS COLERAINE FARMING WASHERWOMAN LABOR STUDIES PRE SUFFRAGE GENDER STUDIES WOMEN'S STUDIES 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 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 GENEALOGY . unknown
18800009056LYONS CLINTON IOWA IA. Good. 1880. On offer is the personal home and business accounting log book of a man John Fegan patriarch of a family Masonry company living in Lyons Iowa from 1880 all the way to 1895. The book is a fascinating mix of both professional and personal expenses over the years. This is a fascinating piece of history. At the beginning of the book January 5th 1880 Daniel Fegan is employed seemingly as a Mason by the Clinton & Lyons Horse Railway Company. The accounts of 1880 and 1881 are included almost exclusively on the first 8 pages. On these pages under the entries for 1880 and 1881 are entries for 1885 and 1886 as well. Later in the book around page 31 there are a number of pages devoted to the living expenses for 1880 written down. Jan 5th - To 1 bottle of ink and 5 pens - $.15; 6th - To Tobacco and cigars - $.60; 7th - To candies and nuts - $.40.9th - To 12 photographs part pay - $2.00. These living expenses continue throughout the entire year. It can be inferred that by 1885 Fegan has his own masonry company though it is possible he already had this company in 1880 and 81 and just contracted out to the Clinton & Lyons Horse Railway Co. September 25th 1885. Charles Phillips Sr. 4 1/2 days masoning at $2.30 per day - $11.25. His accounts for 1885 and 1886 show much more detail the entries of 1880/1881 and show quite a bit of complexity in the costs incurred and bills charged. As well they show the personal expenses that Fegan occurred as well. August 1885. The Bill or Cost of Building a porch on west side of the house. For all kinds of lumber - $18.00; For Mr. Boid for Carpenter work - $11.00; David Mitty for spouting - $6.34; Nails and paints of Snider - $6.00; John Anthony for a Load of Stone - $1.25. There are also entries under the titles Money paid out for housekeeping and living expenses account of Money Layed out for the House and Money Layed out for the use of House. It can be seen from these passages that the patriarch of the family was Daniel D. Fegan and that he had his three sons Joseph G. John R. and Daniel B. Fegan working for him. There is a page with the title John Fegan Money earned myself seemingly showing that the ledger would have been used by more than just one person at a time not just the father. In the pages solely devoted to 1886 the ledger book contains mostly living expenses such as Tobacco salt soap ivory 1/2 bushel of apples butter as well as others such as Paid for Clinton County Album church collection and Goose for Thanksgiving. For each day of the year the expenses are written on one or two lines. There are also pages titled Money Received of the Boys which pays opposite each name showing the money that each son paid to their father and mother usually $10 and $5 respectively. This might imply that the boys were somewhat independent contractors and paid their father and mother a monthly fee. The father John Fegan is very methodical throughout even writing down the expenses that his children occurred through buying him presents on his 70th birthday. These presents included a small handkerchief - $.10 2 pair socks $.20 each and a neck bough - $.25. For the years of 1890 and onwards there are no expenses related to the costs of the family business in the ledger. By this time its assumed that the ledger has become solely for personal expenses for the father John Fegan. One of his children most probably took over the company business ledger book possibly the oldest child Daniel B. The latest entry is for April 1st 1895. John Fegan would die later that month. Though this is the latest entry it is not the end of the book. However the entries that follow are few and far between. On the 77th page there is an attempt to use the book as a diary though only two days are recorded. October 18th 1880. The wind was blowing very hard Saturday and turned cold and we had a little freeze but it is very pleasant today. December 17th 1880. It has been snowing this morning but has slowed up some at 11 Oclock a.m. There are also a number of pages under the title Rent paid each month that begins in 1903 and go until 1907. The though the author of this section is unknown. It could be one of the children. The rent goes to Rands House Corner 3rd & Exchange. Beginning on page 132 there are a number of pages that begin in 1895 of the living expenses of Catherine Fegan the late John Fegans wife. The pages show her living expenses as well as the money received from her children. It lasts only a couple pages. There are a few diary entries from 1886 on a page as well as many other pages of notes and expenses and some calculations. The entries stop after around page 150. The book is in fair shape. Both front and back cover detached as well as a number of pages on the inside. The writing inside is very legible and clear and is in great shape.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF FEGAN FAMILY JOHN FEGAN DANIEL B. FEGAN MASONRY COMPANY LYONS IOWA CLINTON & LYONS HORSE RAILWAY COMPANY END OF THE 19TH CENTURY CASH ACCOUNTS DETAILED LIVING EXPENSES PERSONAL FINANCES BUSINESS EXPENSES FAMILY BUSINESS TAY COHN BOOKKEEPER AMERICAN PATRIARCH LIFE IN THE MIDDLE WEST MID-WEST AMERICA AMERICANA 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 MANUSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . unknown
188335413Georgia 1883. Archive. Good. Small archive of 3 handwritten condolence letters written to the Buice family in Ringgold Georgia. Also included is the month of June calendar with a note written at bottom not legible and notes written on the blank side. The calendar sheet has some light stains and edge tears. Light fading and wear to the letters. Good condition. . <br /> <br /> All three letters begin with sorrow and condolences to the Buice family after their son Albert died. Written on the back of the June calendar is the note: "Our darling Baby girl was Born June 12th 1883. Our Darling Son was drowned June 24th 1883 aged 20 years lacking one month. Sadest day of our life." <br /> <br /> The first letter from Ringgold dated June 25 1883 is 4 pages long and addressed to "Dear Friend & Bro." It is signed W. L. Laice sp. <br /> <br /> The second letter written form Augusta Georgia is dated June 29 1883 and addressed "Dear Bro & Sister Buice. It is 3 pages long and signed by Cadesman Pope. <br /> <br /> The third letter from Dadeville Alabama is dated July 2nd 1883. It is addressed to "Mrs. Buice and family." This letter is 8 pages long and makes references to LaGrange Georgia. This letter also mentions the murder of the Dr. Carter editor of the People's Advocate: "Just two weeks ago my door neighbor was shot dead in tracks uptown. He was one of the nicest men I ever knew except that he was not a Christian he was a Physician here - was with Tillie and I both when we were sick not long ago. Was so refined well educated a polished gentleman. Political disturbances was the origin of his death. He was editor of the People's Advocate published weekly at this place and had said something in the editorials that offended a young man 22 years old who walked up to him in the square and demanded a private interview which Dr. Carter refused. Told him he had no business with him which could not be transacted there. Then young Sturdivant or Sturdevant drew out his pistol and shot him through the head." The letter is signed Mrs. Dansby. <br /> <br /> An article appearing in the Hazleton Sentinel and sourced from Columbus Georgia June 18th states "Dr. John F. Carter of Dadeville Alabama was shot and killed in that place by B. B. Sturdivant son of ex-Probate Judge Sturdivant Saturday night. Carter had been making some severe strictures on Judge Sturdivant in his paper about which young Sturdevant called to see him yesterday. unknown
18840012032Lackawanna County Pennsylvania Usa. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1884-1912. Manuscript. On offer is an archive of nine 9 letters that tell the story of a young Lackawanna County Pennsylvania mans life from 1884 through 1912 when he is 19 through 47 years of age. All but one letter is addressed to Walter Peter Cole 1865-1948 of Lackawanna County Pennsylvania. The final letter is addressed to his wife. Walter P. Cole was born in Wallsville PA. At one point he lived in Newton PA and he settled to raise his family in Dalton PA. Walter worked as a dairy farmer in Lackawanna County and sold seeds for C. W. Stuart & Co. Nurserymen. He was married to Minnie Louise Corey Cole. Together they had two sons George and Willis. Minnie died in 1920 at age 52 of breast cancer and Walter died at the age of 83 after a long battle with myocarditis. While Walter and his immediate family live in Lackawanna County PA his extended family lives in Ortonville Big Stone Minnesota and surrounding areas. In 1886 at age 21 Walter visits his Minnesota family. The first six letters center around this trip. He is urged to visit by cousin A. O. Bailey to visit before its too late: Stick to it Walter and come west before you settle down. Come west before you get married because if you get married before you come here there will be no hopes for you then Dec 1884-Jan 1884 Cousin A. O. Bailey Ortonville MNIn March of 1886 at age 21 Walter makes the trip to Big Stone with his cousin George. While he is away he receives letters from back home in Pennsylvania. His Aunt A. J. Clark and friend W. D. Van Fleet are eager to ensure Walter does not fall behind on the gossip of Lackawanna County: Your father and mother was here since you went west they seem to be more reconciledthey was a little worried for fear some thing might happen to you and George on the account of the weather being so changeable Aunt A. J. Clark March 29 1886 Clarks Summit PA. We have hired a hand for the season. We pay $19 a month I tell you what it is Walter it is tough. I have lost 20 pounds of meatJay Seamans is to work to Scranton for $38 a month he drives a one horse star wagon. Graceis very sick not expected to live. W. D. Van Fleet April 30 1886 Pennsylvania. By the end of May 1886 Walter is back in Pennsylvania and his family from Minnesota is fast to write. They miss Walter deeply and find the distance between Minnesota and Pennsylvania to be challenging: .It seems awful lone some to me since you left. We all miss you very much wish I lived where I could visit my own people once in a while. It hasnt rained sence sic you left here it is awful dry and the cut worms are very bad they are eating up the corn destroying thing things in the garden Aunt Mira May 30 1886 Almond Township Big Stone MN. Ma red sic what you sed sic about grandma it makes her feel pretty bad I think if she had the money to go with she would go out there after my school is out. Is grandma so she can sit up any and is she paralised sic as they wrote she was is she under the Dr. s care yet when will you again tell us all about her Cousin Clara June 14 1886 Ortonville Big Stone MN. I dont think I can start the store again for I lost too much by the fireI only got a little over one half of the insurance that it was insured for. They would not pay any more they would rather started a law suit. And you know that they have got plenty of moneyI think I will buy a farm again and go to farming again for a while Cousin A. O. Bailey Sept 18 1886. Years later Walter is living and working in Pennsylvania and courting Minnie Corey. The remaining letters are dated to when Walter was older building a career and a life in Pennsylvania. In 1892 Minnie wrote him in Walsville from Waverly PA: Friend WalterMy cousins think you might took me out said they wanted to get acquainted with you. I did not tell them anything though. The lake looks so pretty to day. I would like to have a boat ride April 27 1892. In May 1895 Walter is working as a new deliveryman for C. W. Stuart & Co Nurseryman delivering seeds in his community. He receives a typed letter from the company acknowledging his letter of receipt of inventory. The letter provides nstructions as to how to deliver orders and collect and remit payments to the company. It is a standard letter that appears to be sent to all sales associates when they receive their first shipment of inventory to deliver. No signature. The final letter is addressed to Minnie Cole. Walter Minnie and their children are living in Dalton PA. Minnies sister writes to update the Coles on her husband Freds serious workplace injury: It was a bad job but might have been worse from what Ive heard. I heard he jumped just in time to save himself from a blast. He didnt tell me but one of the men did. I hope he wont go back there to work anymore. Every one thinks they will strike April 1st. It will be a long time before he can get around. Clara Corey Van Fleet March 1912. Taken together this archive tells the story of a young Pennsylvania boy who grows into a hard working family man. For a historian or genealogist who studies Lackawanna County these letters place the researcher into the heart of the county and help to draw cross-state connections between extended family in Minnesota. These letters are also a window into the daily lives of a farming family and the lower middle class at the turn of the century. All letters are in good condition. Minor age toning. No significant rips or tears. Most have accompanying envelopes. Overall G. ; Letters; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 9 pages; Signed by Author .
18900011056Aurora Indiana. Fair with no dust jacket. 1890s. Hardcover. On offer is an interesting and genuinely adorable autograph book dating from the 1890s in Indiana United States. The diary was a gift to a young girl named Jennie Boldrey from Santa in 1892. From context we can determine that she lived in Indiana likely in or near the community of Aurora just west of Cincinnati Ohio. Although the book was given to her in 1892 it appears to have been used not by Jennie but by young Anna Annie Boldrey in the later 1890s. Our informal research has not been able to identify any additional biographical information on the two girls. The album's pages are full of loving messages and best wishes for Annie from family and friends. Some pages are adorned with stickers or pictures cut out and pasted to the page such as flowers or birds. Some examples of the handwritten messages Annie collected in her special album: My Dear Daughter Annie May your road be long and and the end be far out of sight face it bravely strong and mery. Trust in God and do the right. Your mother Abbie Boldrey Aurora Ind April 1st 1897. Dear Cousin Annie When far off in distant land/You see the writing of my hand/My face you cannot see/Remember it was May who wrote these lines for thee Your Cousin May Rollenberger June 15 1901. When the golden sun is setting and your mind from care is free/When of absent friends your thinking will you think of me Your Uncle John W. Boldrey Summan Ind Apr 25 1897. This autograph book while simple helps us to reflect on the timelessness of the child's passion for collecting children's need to feel loved and validated and the familial love that knows not the bounds of time. For a genealogist this is an excellent resource for tracing family relationships in Indiana at the end of the 19th century. This slim album measures 8.5 inches by 5.5 inches and contains 42 pages. It is 100% complete. The cover is in fair condition. It shows many wear marks and the exterior of the spine is torn in places. The binding has broken and many of the pages are loose. The pages are in fair condition with wear marks around each edge. The handwriting is legible. ; Autograph; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 42 pages; Signed by Author . hardcover
1854D17831New York: F. M. Warren 1854. Hardcover. Very Good. <br/><br/> F. M. Warren hardcover
18970002448WETUMPKA ECLECTIC MOBILE ALABAMA AL. Good. 1897. On offer is a super modest archive of manuscript letters ledger/invoice sheets and poetry relating to the Howle family of Wetumpka Alabama. The small but fascinating group is an interesting peek at life in rural Alabama from the late part of the 19th Century to early in the 20th. All told there are five letters: three postmarked Eclectic Alabama 1897 - 1898 to Mr. Howle one from Mobile 1910 to Mrs. Howle from her sister and the fifth letter Oct. 1901 being a forlorn multipage letter from a bereft Mrs. Howle to her husband in El Paso. She is incredibly lonely and wonders why her husband can enjoy El Paso but refuses to let her to join him as she will not have fun. There is a rather interesting undercurrent in her beseeching tone that Women's Studies students might find of interest running between the lines. There is a 4 page handwritten invoice for many many items written out on a Howle Brothers store printed billhead. It is dated 1918. There are two multi-page manuscript "love" poems or "courting" poems found with the Howle papers. One of them is signed we believe with the initials: St. B. Perhaps these were sent to a Howle daughter as one is addressed "Miss". Then there is a single page pencil genealogy table beginning with Colonel Thomas Marshall family noted as Grandmother's Father whose biography was as noted in pencil written by Senator Aldrich this note is confused as the Senator was named Albert Beveridge. Overall G.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF J. M. HOWLE WETUMPKA ECLECTIC MOBILE RURAL ALABAMA EL PASO TEXAS SOUTHERN AMERICANA DEEP SOUTH WOMEN'S STUDIES GENDER STUDIES PRE SUFFRAGE MONTGOMERY BLUE RIDGE AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN 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 .
19000001895BELLVIEW BELLEVUE TENNESSEE. Good. 1900. On offer is an original unique circa 1900 -1908 archive of a young college aged woman Frances Harding from Bellview Bellevue Tennessee. She attended Soule College and the Memphis Conference Female Institute. The archive includes letters 23 from her family and friends and some notes 9 from college friends and school mates. Some seem to be from young men who are trying to court her; others are from her friends telling Frances not to flirt! Here is a good example "Yield not to flirtation For flirting is serious each sister will help you her brother to fight advances Don't flirt with the boys girls let the boys girls flirt with you!" Also included: 4 receipts relating to college; a Soule College Recital program; five photos four mounted on cardboard one of Miss Smiths class; and one Wedding invitation. BACKGROUND NOTES: Soule College was named for Bishop Joshua Soule of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The Rev. Thomas Madden pastor of the Murfreesboro Methodist Church organized it in 1851 and offered one to two years of college education. "The goals of the college were to provide a thorough education of the mind and heart and to impart sound and useful knowledge. Throughout the history of the school the pupils were supervised closely in all matters of a moral and religious nature." Soule College after its building was damaged closed during the Civil War but reopened soon afterwards remaining in Methodist control until 1892. Lambuth University was a liberal arts university located in Jackson Tennessee and active from 1843 to 2011. It was supported by the Memphis Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. Lambuth's athletic teams participated in the NAIA's TranSouth and Mid-South Conferences. The university began as the Memphis Conference Female Institute in 1843 and was later renamed in honor of Walter Russell Lambuth 1854-1921 a Methodist missionary who traveled globally during his lifetime.; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF FRANCES HARDING BELLVIEW BELLEVUE TENNESSEE SOULE COLLEGE MEMPHIS CONFERENCE FEMALE INSTITUTE PRE SUFFRAGE WOMEN'S STUDIES SOCIAL HISTORY GENDER STUDIES EARLY 20TH CENTURY HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS AMERICANA 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
1837328348No Publisher 1837. 1st edition. Hardcover. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: unnumbered pages; 80 receipts. Subjects: Personal Finances. United Sates. Massachusetts. Original Specimen. 19th century. No Publisher hardcover
