Fort Benning, Georgia: Not published, 1970. Original. Soft Cover. Good. Pictorial paper covers and text are shaken. 94pp; handwritten, few drawings in text. Subjects include: first aid, weaponry, camouflage, explosives, poison and gas antidotes, evasion techniques, etc. Good detail. 5.5" x 3.25". (more information)

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New York State: Not published, 1935. Original. Soft Cover. Very Good. 12 pocket-sized volumes, 200-300pp in all, entries in pencil. Tells what he planted and when, which fields, direction of rows, fertilizer tests, cold frames, harvest yields, etc. 6" x 3.5". (more information)

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Not published, 1981. Original. Soft Cover. Good. Pictorial paper covers are pocket-worn. Approx 60+ pages, handwritten, few drawings in text. Subjects include: explosives, antitank weaponry, camouflage, hand signals, capturing enemy soldiers, nuclear-biological warfare, etc. 5.5" x 3.25". (more information)

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(New York State) not published nd [ca. 1850s]., 1850. Written in pencil in a light hand on white paper. 6.5" x 4" 3pp In part: "My Dearest Anna, You must excuse me for not answering your note yesterday. I had no paper at the schoolhouse.I am in just as bad a plight today, but I have hazed about and begged this beautiful scrap of paper.I am waiting your motion to make our intended visit.Have you seen Sam--I saw him at church.Jeannette Benjamin has come home. Mrs. McKoon is visiting at Mr. Bishop's, and Elizabeth came to the schoolhouse today and invited me down to spend the evening.I had a paper the other day from Mary and Charles Platt.I have written in all the noise that you can imagine these little Bedlamites can make, and when I look at your neat note I am ashamed of mine.Yesterday I told Rockwell I had a note from you.I suppose he wants your love.". original ms edition. Binding is not bound. (more information)

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Connecticut, 1859. not bound. Very Good. One page, written in sepia ink on laid paper. Mentions Bigelow & Co., J.M. Warren, Lathrop, Shields & Adams, and others. Finds more than 20 billing errors and shortages and gives the details. For example: "Paper job short in Shields & Adams.one quart kerosene oil short in Hawley.overcharge on 20-1/2 bbl flour in V.P. Slocum bill.7-1/2 yd white florence silk short in Lathrop bill.1/4 doz white wash brushes short.", etc. 12.5" x 8". (more information)

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Boston, MA, 1851. not bound. Very Good. Written in ink in a legible hand on lined blue paper, 1/2 page. Baldwin tells Dudley that he has not yet been able to see a Mr. Slade with regard to cleansing the shawls. "Mr. Hulbert says that covering the spots with powdered magnesia will extract them effectually. If you will send the shawls to me I will see that they are cleansed.". 9.75" x 7.75". (more information)

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NY, 1839. not bound. Fine. One leaf, printed by Coolidge & Lambert, 57 Wall St.; copper-engraved devices. The note declares: "Sixty days after sight of this third [note] of exchange (first and second unpaid) pay to the order of S.V.S. Wilder, Forty two hundred Pounds Sterling, received of him as an advance on Two Cargoes of Cotton, shipping per Alexander at Savannah & Rose at Mobile." Signed by J.D. Beers, President of Messrs. Humphreys & Biddle, Liverpool. 4" x 9". (more information)

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Philadelphia, 1830. not bound. Very Good. Old fold marks. One page in a legible hand. Covers 84 bales of cotton received over several days, 400 bushels of corn, 50 barrels of flour, 5 hogsheads of molasses, and raisins, 8.25" x 7.5". (more information)

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Philadelphia, 1879. not bound. Very Good. One page. Bleiler's bill for $3.50 covers "Setting Axles and other repairs-$1.50" and "Mending dash and leathering-$2.00" on October 1st, 1878. 3.75" x 6.25". (more information)

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Columbia & Nashville, TN, 1854. not bound. Good. 18 items, written in various inks by various hands. Two items have had the signatures cut away to indicate payment of the debt. Several examples follow: A receipt dated at Nashville, October 1805, showing that William Bradshaw paid off a $22.75 debt on behalf of William Porter; a receipt dated at Pulaski, April 28, 1851, for machine parts purchased from Jerome & Butler; an 1837 seamstress bill to Mary Bradshaw for altering a dress and for altering & bleaching a straw bonnet; an 1840 receipt made out to Smith & Bradshaw for one Plough Line (13 cents); a Columbia receipt for two loads of wood in 1854; a bill for dental operations made out to Miss E. Bradshaw for gold plugs and reparations in the total amount of $34, performed by F.H. Budger; a $900 promissory note to the Union Bank at Columbia, signed by Ann Bradshaw on 30 April 1838; &c. various sizes. (more information)

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NY: Not published, 1936. Original. Hardcover. Very Good. Hand-tied cloth binding with label. 605 pages; author's bookplate. Oscar Cargill, listed in Burke & Howe, authored a number of books in the fields of literature and drama and taught at NYU. Following is an outline of the notes in this thick volume, written by Kathryn Law Brennan. (1) Roots of National Culture: Colonial literature through J. Fenimore Cooper (notes dated Sept 1937-Jan 1938). (2) The Romantic Triumph: a quick review of the early period, then large sections on Poe, Emerson, Hawthorne, Melville, Longfellow, Thoreau, Whitman, et al (notes dated Sept 1936-Jan 1937). (3) The Rise of Realism + The Social Revolt + Contemporary American Literature (notes dated Feb-May 1937). (4) The Rise of American Drama (notes dated Feb-May 1938). Legible writing. 8" x 5". (more information)

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Timicula, PA: Not published, 1891. Original. not bound. Very Good. Old fold marks. One page. Says he is "inclined to pay a visit at thy house at a future day, and desire to ask thee whether I can reach Masonville early enough some first-day morning to enable me to attend your meeting. If so, what is the route?" etc. Signed as "Thy friend, David Brinton." 8.5" x 5.5". (more information)

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Laconia, NH, 1856. not bound. Very Good. With original small envelope, stamp removed. Two pages. Written in sepia ink on blue laid paper, in a legible hand. In part: "Saphid wishes Me to Say that we expect to be at Holderness Tomorrow on the Noon Train.You said I Might Let you know 3 or 4 Days Previous. But I have Some engagements after this week which will Take Me all My Time.so you will excuse us coming on so Short a Notice as I could Not of had the Pleasure in Payeing you a visit if we do Not come this week.". 7" x 4". (more information)

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Bakersfield, CA: Not published, 1896. Original. not bound. Very Good. One page, in part: " . It is a far cry from Bryn Mawr to Bakersfield and now you understand why you have waited so long and--I trust--so patiently for this autograph. As March is not usually a month of roses in Philadelphia, I take the liberty of sending you a native of this land of sunshine and flowers. Sincerely yours, Robert J. Burdette." A four-page biography of Burdette accompanies this manuscript. 8" x 5.25". (more information)

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Washington, 1949. not bound. Very Good. One page, six paragraphs on "Savings Bond" stationery, in part: "Of course I will be glad to write the letter for Jerry Wald. I hope it's not too late." (Wald is remembered as the person who later leaked word of the Marilyn Monroe nude calendar to the press to publicize the movie "Clash by Night".) In this letter, Byrd continues: ".I have been back at the old stand for about three months now. Washington is as hectic as ever.I want to congratulate you for the organization you have built up in Hollywood. I shall follow your pictures with the greatest interest.Affectionate regards from the Byrds to the Banks.Sincerely, Richard E. Byrd (signed as Dick)." 10.5" x 8". (more information)

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Washington: Not published, 1883. Original. not bound. Very Good. Old fold marks. Two pages. A friendly letter from this Princeton University graduate to a former professor there. Says he has been suffering and confined to home for a month, etc. " . Your kind expressions in behalf of Bob Bowling have given me great pleasure to read . I will try to help him in every way.I do not think we ever meet that you are not spoken of. Permit me to refer to your good and excellent brother who lives at McConnellsville .," &c., &c. I think it comes from your fondness for me when I was a boy at College . " [See the Dictionary of American Biography for an account of Cameron's life and career as Secretary of War, railroad president, senator from Pennsylvania, &c.]. 9.5" x 7.5". (more information)

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Norwich, CT, 1927. Full-Leather. Very Good. The entries are in a small, neat hand, in blue ink, and are easy to read. Begins March 25, 1927: "Bought Marmon [automobile] - list $1,895 - 3% war tax, $56.85 - freight, $71 - extra tire & cover, $27.15 - total $2,050." Records 11 grease & oil changes during the year: mileages, gasoline bought, etc. "Bought Little Marmon No. 808895 from Mr. Beach, N. London, speedometer read 6.Arrive Norwich 27.Alice short ride 30.Bill Spalding short ride 50." The next 27 pages document where Mr. Cardwell drove, and with whom, including a trip to Plymouth and Cape Cod, &c., and finally reaching 8173 on the speedometer by the end of December. This is an excellent record of the costs incurred in buying and maintaining a car in the US in 1927. 4.5" x 2.5". (more information)

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Dover, DE: Not published, 1952. Original. not bound. Very Good. Three pages. Includes a carbon of Miller's original letter to the Governor, Carvel's reply, and the mailing envelope. Miller thanks Gov. Carvel for addressing the Federation of Delaware Teachers "in such a sincere, direct and specific manner in outlining the future objectives of his party." The Governor's reply thanks Miller for his support, and regrets that "we were unable to prevail" in the recent election. Signed in full. 11" x 8.5". (more information)

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St. Albans, Vermont, 1882. not bound. Very Good. Two letters, each one page on CVR letterhead. The letter signed by E.A. Chittenden, Superintendent of Local Freight Traffic, is re tariff and a shipment of sleds. The letter from the General Superintendent tells one H.R. Barney, Agent at Chester, Vermont, to increase his father's pay to $1.20 a day. 10.5" x 8". (more information)

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Georgetown, CT, 1941. Very Good. One page, about 16 lines, regarding permission to use his article on "soil" or "conservation" in a textbook on composition. 11" x 8.5". (more information)

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Milford Township not published 1 Sept. 1843., 1843. Written in sepia ink on buff paper; little foxed, light wear. 4.25" x 7.5" one page Docketed on the verso. In part: ".Bot of Comstock & Tyler on sale: 1 Doz Indian Rheumatic Specific--$12.00; 1 Do. Nerve and bone Linament--$12.00; 1/2 Doz. Libbys Life Bitter [entry crossed out]. One mission per Agent.Advance received $2.00.Goods not sold to be returned.A cure warranted when taken according to directions." Signed by B. Boyd for Comstock & Tyler. original ms edition. Binding is not bound. (more information)

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Cranbury, NJ: Cranbury Township, 1913. Original. not bound. Very Good. Printed form, accomplished by hand. Calls for taxes of $20.70 levied on 48 acres of real estate in the name of G.A. Bennett. Signed by Wm. F. Perrine. 11" x 5.5". (more information)

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Cranbury, NJ: Cranbury Township, 1913. Original. not bound. Very Good. Printed form, accomplished by hand. Calls for taxes of $38.00 levied on one lot of real estate in the name of G.A. Bennett. Signed by Wm. F. Perrine. 11" x 5.5". (more information)

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Cranbury, NJ: Cranbury Township, 1913. Original. not bound. Very Good. Printed form, accomplished by hand. Calls for taxes of $93.96 levied on 138 acres of real estate and $1200 in personal estate. Signed by Wm. F. Perrine. 11" x 5.5". (more information)

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Middletown, Vermont not published 1854., 1854. Partly printed, accomplished in sepia ink, very good condition. 12.25" x 8" one page Docketed on verso. In part: ".for the consideration of 150 dollars.a certain piece of land lying and being in Middletown.Bounded on the west and north by lands owned by Moses E. Vail, on the east by lands owned by Lucy Barrett, and on the south by the highway leading from Middletown Village to L. Copeland's, it being the same premises conveyed to me by deed from John W. Lewis, Nov. 5, AD 1853., etc. Signed and sealed by Henry Crosby, witnessed by Harvey Buxton, and signed by Elijah Ross, Justice of the Peace. original ms edition. Binding is not bound. (more information)

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Warwick Twp, Bucks Co, PA not published 29 April 1847., 1847. Written in sepia ink on buff paper; edge tears, no text loss. 4" x 8" one page Docketed on the verso. In part: ".one Dollar per dozen is to be paid if not returned, when sold." Signed by Cummings. original ms edition. Binding is not bound. (more information)

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Campton, NH, 1856. not bound. Very Good. One page, black ink on blue paper. 5.25" x 7.75". (more information)

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Maine, 1859. not bound. Good. Two small holes, several letters lost. One page, written neatly in ink on lined, blue laid paper. Doggerel verse, apparently original: "I once had a sister, a loving sister too / And oh! her equals were so few / That she was called to wear a crown.Why is it that we should shed a teare / If we could only follow her." Contains 24 lines in all. 11.75" x 7.5". (more information)

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Concord, MA, 1857. not bound. Good. One page, computation figures cover the back. ".You may cut off those butts from those horse hides for me and send the rest to Mr. Fletcher of Stow to be finished." ".As I understand the price, they are to cost me 10 cents a foot as they are now." 5" x 7.5". (more information)

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Upper Black Eddy, PA not published 24 Nov 1847., 1847. Written in sepia ink on buff paper; small home at centerfold. 5.75" x 7.5" one page Docketed on the verso: "Received Mauch Chunk by the hands of J.A. Dillinger, Fifteen Dollars on the within order.". original ms edition. Binding is not bound. (more information)

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