Philadelphia: Not published, 1939. Original. not bound. Very Good. One page. Promotional letter from the revered Dr. R., purveyor of rare books, paintings and prints, antique furniture & objects of art. " . It is not often that the Rosenbach Galleries has a reduction sale, but we are now offering a straight 25% reduction.on Antique Furniture, Reproductions, Old and Modern Silver and Plated Ware, Paintings, Engravings, Fine Etchings, Prints, China, Porcelains, Bronzes and Lamps. Each one when we obtained it was selected with the greatest care.This is one of the choicest collections in America.In case you are unable to pay a visit.we shall be glad to send photographs and quote you the special prices.Yours very sincerely.A.S.W. Rosenbach." On the back, curiously, is a carbon of a half-page letter to "Dear Miss Julie" with corrections in ink. He is thanking her for a pin that she sent from the Poconos. He mentions a Miss Coe "whose things were stored in Chicago," with whom he arrived back in Philadelphia at 1 A.M. Sunday, and for whom he is to sell some pieces on consignment. ".While Mr. duPont will be away August 7th, his Secretary, Mr. Otwell, will show us through the house at Winterthur.The rooms at Winterthur `have never been counted'. I don't know whether we shall see 100 of them, but I'll warrant that you will see enough to make you dizzy.," &c., &c. 11" x 8.5". (more information)

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NY: Not published, 1895. Original. not bound. Very Good. One page, written clearly in black ink. Sends her autograph and thanks Miss Bridgman "for your very kind and sweet letter . Cordially yours ." Signed in full. 8.25" x 5.25". (more information)

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Warren, ME, 1837. not bound. Very Good. One page, written neatly in ink on heavy paper watermarked "J.M." and docketed on the verso. Betsey, a single woman, sold to Stevens for $80 "a tract or parcel of Marsh situated in said Warren and bounded as follows, viz: Beginning at the mouth of a Creak on the easterly side of St. George River called Dunham Creak, thence up said Creak about twelve rods to a cross Trench, thence." Betsey had purchased the land from Robert McIntyre on 27 April 1818. Partly printed, mostly holograph, signed by John Miller, Justice of the Peace. 13.25" x 8". (more information)

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Warren County, NJ: Not published, 1840. Original. not bound. Good. One page, integral address leaf. George Scranton settled at Oxford, New Jersey in 1828. He and his brother, Selden, author of this letter, built smelting furnaces at Oxford, NJ in 1839, and later at Slocum, Pennsylvania, renamed Scranton, PA. Herein, Selden sends to Major Perrine "Mr. Giles Wheeler's order for 6 mules, the choice of the 8 that he left with you for keeping some time ago. I gave Mr. Wheeler one of my best teams for the above mentioned 6 & I hope they will prove as good as he recommended them to me to be.If you have a pair of good working mules & can agree as to price with my Brother, I will remit you my note." Perrine's address is noted as "abt 5 or 6 miles east from Freehold," although present-day Perrineville is west of Freehold. 12.25" x 8". (more information)

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NY, 1850. not bound. Very Good. Written in a legible hand. One page. Addresses Cooper as "Dear Uncle" and apologizes for his delay in writing about the price of poultry. The current market is 11 cents for chickens, 15 cents for ducks, 6 cents for geese, 6 cents for light pork, &c. "Ducks are very scarce," so Stephen "might do well to buy up a lot of them. I would shut up the poultry and let them remain without food for a little time before you kill them. Let me know when I shall meet Stephen at the Jersey City Ferry." Sends regards to family members, etc. 10" x 7.75". (more information)

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Shoholy, PA, 1825. not bound. Very Good. Six leaves, various sizes, written in sepia ink on heavy rag paper. Recipients: Tunison Coryell and Noah Brunson. Includes a receipt for $250.11 for sawing 185,111 feet of lumber for T. Coryell; etc. various sizes. (more information)

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1838. not bound. Very Good. Legibly written in sepia ink on a half sheet of paper. Bradshaw purchased: 1 doz Tumblers, $5.50; 1 doz Jelleys, $5.50; 1 doz Wines, $5.50; 1 bowl, $.42; 1 pair Shears, $1.50. 6.75" x 7.5". (more information)

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New England: Not published, 1852. Original. not bound. Very Good. Sepia ink in a neat hand, one page. Eliza was happy to receive Sarah's letter, and regrets that she cannot visit Sarah because she has too much work. "Samuel thinks it would be pleasanter for me to come in May or June. Tell Emily she must not forget me when she gets to New Haven to live.," &c. 10" x 7.5". (more information)

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Columbus, OH: Not published, 1908. Original. Hardcover. Good. Two volumes, leather spines and corners worn, contents in very good condition. pp: 200 + 295. All of the pages are filled with handwritten entries. The Auxiliary, who met at Memorial Hall in Columbus, had as their main purpose: "Loyalty to their beloved flag and the Spanish War Veterans." These books contain complete, formal minutes, handwritten by several secretaries over the years. Included are: elections of officers; reports of the officers as well as the chaplain, conductor, pianist, etc.; reports on parties, lectures, fundraisers, bazaars, services, card club, and many ritual ceremonies. An extensive record of this women's group. 10.5" x 8". (more information)

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South Reading, VT: Not published, 1841. Original. not bound. Very Good. Pencil in a legible hand, one page. Anna likes news from home. "You said while you was writing Mother was scraping guts and I filled my guts that night" [making sausages?]. Indeed, she filled "8 of em, and I think they are superior to any I ever eat before." She inquires about Mary's poor health. Then, ".ask Sally if she sees any of those chaps in Mrs. Works sink that Richard saw there five years ago. If she does, they must be fat ones by this time," &c. 12.5" x 7.75". (more information)

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Stockbridge, MA, 1860. not bound. Very Good. Written in ink in a legible hand, in part: ".I expected to call in person to give you my congratulations. I was called to the city for a funeral.I was on my back most of the day with one of the sick headaches to which I am subject.May she grow up to be the light of your eyes & pride of your heart if God sees fit to spare her to you. Perhaps something of the same kind is on its way to me. How are all at Wilmington?." 7" x 4.5". (more information)

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Various Places, 1950. not bound. Very Good. Six items. Mrs. Thorp's husband served as Assistant Secretary of State under JFK. various sizes. (more information)

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Rye Beach, NH: Not published, 1902. Original. not bound. Very Good. 1.5 pages, written in a bold hand with sepia ink, integral second leaf. In part: " . I hope you can come to Holy Trinity some time . I have just returned from a trip across the water & find yours amongst a big heap of letters . I am a native of New York City . Truly yours, Floyd Williams Tomkins." 6.75" x 5.5". (more information)

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Stanford, CA: Not published, 1938. Original. not bound. Very Good. One page, blue ink in a readable hand. In part, " . I was born Dec. 12, 1912 near Pleasantville, Iowa. Thus, by a remarkable coincidence, on 12-12-12, I was twelve . " 8.5" x 5.5". (more information)

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Middletown, Vermont, 1841. not bound. Very Good. 68 leaves, written in various inks on white papers and blue papers. Includes receipts for: rum, brandy, molasses, fish, potatoes, garden tools, hats, calico, mole skin, tea, sugar, thimbles, whiskey, linen, collars, brass pins, valises, shawls, nails, silk, gingham, paper, buttons, hooks & eyes, boots, gaters, rubbers, boards, matches, needles, gloves, daguereotypes, horses, hay, flour, beef, carriage to carry deceased, boarding physicians, sugar, scythes, haddock, codfish, tobacco, camphor, soaps, carpeting, umbrellas, stoves, gold pins, washing clothes, saws, chisels, gauges, bitters, peppermint, lead pencils, veils, velvet, ribbons, buckets, alcohol, vegetable seeds, gloves, ivory combs, cheeses, almanacs, rope, snuff, salt, oil, turpentine, lamp black, corks, paint brushes, cedar pails, butter tubs, whips, readers, spelling books, plowing gardens, etc. Family names on the receipts include: Vail, Ducharm, Scribner, Barber, Brewster, Monroe, Perry, Welch, Shaw, Slocum, Adams, Barrett, Lobdell, Howland, Huggins, Curtis, Olmsted, Bowker, Fish, and others. various sizes. (more information)

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New York not published 14 Oct 1858., 1858. Written in sepia ink on blue letterhead, very good condition. 14" x 8.5" one page Lists quantities, descriptions, unit prices and extended prices. Covers 18 different items, including: men's calf boots with cork soles, men's and women's heavy overshoes, women's sandals, men's calf half-welt boots, women's kid welt boots, women's kid welt buskins and rubber buskins, boys' kid brogans, etc. original ms edition. Binding is not bound. (more information)

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New York not published 13 Oct 1858., 1858. Hardcover. Written in sepia ink on letterhead, and in very good condition. 14" x 8.5" one page Lists stock numbers, quantities, descriptions, and prices. Covers more than 20 items, including: men's black wool caps, boys' black cloth caps, men's speckled wool caps, men's glazed caps and silk caps, musk gloves, seal gloves, fur collars, sprigs, etc. Total amount, $125.50. original ms edition. Binding is not bound. (more information)

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Middletown, Vermont not published 30 July 1844., 1844. Written in blue ink on old yellowed paper with fold marks. 5.75: x 8" one page Vail tells Capt. Baxter that he lost the following articles aboard the boat on " May 7 or 8": 1 Black Valise; 5 New Shirts; 8 Bosoms Linen; 4 Linen Collars; 1 pr Brass Curtain Pins; 1 pr Gent Pumps; 1 pt Striped Ribbon; Paid Postage on 7 Bills; 2 Linen Hkfs--total value, $16.13. The Packet "Whitehall" operated between Troy and Whitehall, NY. Troy is on the Hudson River above Albany. Whitehall is on the Vermont border at the southern end of Lake Champlain, at the northern end of the Champlain Canal. original ms edition. Binding is not bound. (more information)

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Philadelphia: Not published, 1905. Original. not bound. Very Good. One page, sepia ink in Wanamaker's hand on Art Club letterhead. Printed at bottom: "Please make payment to the order of the Art Club of Philadelphia BEFORE the close of the exhibition." Comprises a list of five Gruppe paintings purchased by Wanamaker (1838-1922), who signed his name and date at the top, including: No. 68, Golden October, $275; No. 17, Bringing Home the Cows, $75; No. 9, The Edge of the Woods, $150; No. 42, Twilight, $175; No. 25, At the Old Landing, $100. 6" x 8.25". (more information)

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Boston not published 1853., 1853. Written in ink in a legible hand on pale blue paper. 9.75" x 7.5" one page In part: Acknowledges receipt of an invoice for three cases of textiles which they already sold "@ 8-1/2 cents, which we thought under the circumstances would be satisfactory to you. Of course it will be no price for the others now coming forward, which we know will be better done generally. We could sell five cases more of this style.Of the styles coming forward, if not too large, we can very ____ manage 10 cases each. We have no doubt of being able to give you satisfactory sketches.". original ms edition. Binding is not bound. (more information)

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Boston not published 1853., 1853. Hardcover. Written in ink in a legible hand on pale blue paper. 9.75" x 7.5" 1.25pp In part: They received the textile shipments with invoices. ".We intended to have got 9.4 or 8.3 for these goods, but the state of our market is such, occasioned by the tightness of the money market, that we are obliged to let them off at 8-1/2 cents--at which price we have sold 8 of the 12 cases. We accepted your offer of $2000." They received five cases of cloth from Philadelphia which they are placing at 8.2 cents. The Butterworth arrived, and they will be glad to sell them. ".We want a good many very small things. If done right, we can sell half you make.". original ms edition. Binding is not bound. (more information)

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Boston not published 1854., 1854. Written in ink in a legible hand on blue gray paper. 10" x 7.75" 2pp In part: "We have frequent inquiries for small plaids in medium colors, and it has occurred to us that you might reprint the three patterns enclosed [not present], in colors suited to Spring trade, viz Drabs in various shades, Browns, &c. We also enclose some samples of plaids [not present] made by the American Works, which are very good; the entire Style was taken by one house. We suppose you might do your patterns in the same colors, putting a light Cover where these are White .," &c. [details continue for another page]. original ms edition. Binding is not bound. (more information)

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Somerville, NJ: Not published, 1890. Original. not bound. Very Good. 3pp, written legibly in sepia ink. In part: "Am hoping.my silence and seeming lack of courtesy have not banished me to the shadowy past. The delightful evening in your wonderfully interesting home.the joy of meeting two real women [underlined].It requires the courage of a strong character to meet the world when the heart is filled with a sorrow as great as yours and I extend to you the sympathy that only a mother can." 6" x 4.25". (more information)

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Concord, NH, 1856. not bound. Very Good. One page, on billhead of Webster & Bixby, Wholesale and Retail Dealers in West India Goods, Groceries and Country Produce at No. 2 Phenix Block. The view of their building (3" x 2-1/4") shows a horse & wagon and patrons in front of the store, which is flanked by Walker's Hardware and McFarland & Jenks Steam Printing Works. Behind is the Phenix Hotel. 6.25" x 7.5". (more information)

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Concord, NH, 1856. not bound. Very Good. One page, on billhead of Webster & Bixby, Wholesale and Retail Dealers in West India Goods, Groceries and Country Produce at No. 2 Phenix Block. The view of their building (3" x 2-1/4") shows a horse & wagon and patrons in front of the store, which is flanked by Walker's Hardware and McFarland & Jenks Steam Printing Works. Behind is the Phenix Hotel. 6" x 7.5". (more information)

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Not published. Original. not bound. Good. Suitable for mounting with a portrait. 2.5" x 4.75". (more information)

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Savannah, GA, 1849. not bound. Very Good. Legibly written in sepia ink on a half sheet of pale blue paper. The buyers purchased: 1 Republic Cooking Stove & fixtures, $34.00; 20 lb pipe & elbow, $3.38; box, $.50; total $37.88. The fixtures were: 1 Tin Spit Roaster; 1 Boiler; 1 Grid Iron; 1 Heater; 1 Griddle; 1 Dripping Pan; 1 Steamer; 1 Coffee Kettle; 1 Tea Kettle; 1 Plate Heater; 1 Frying Pan; 2 Iron Pots; 4 Tin Pans; 1 Dipper; 1 Cover for Pots; fire rake and fire proof Linings for Coal. 5" x 8". (more information)

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Batavia, NY: D.D. Waite, Printer, 1849. not bound. Good. Short breaks at several folds (no loss). 4pp, printed in small type, accomplished by hand, integral address leaf postmarked at Batavia, NY on 20 March (1849). Well-printed in western New York State, with a woodcut eagle at top . Insures Stephen Pray's property to a limit of $1,000 for a five-year term at the rate of 5%, the premium being $50, with $2.50 cash paid on signing. Covers the following: Dwelling House and Wood House, $500; Household Furniture and Clothing, $200; Barn and Shed, $100; Produce therein, $100. Signed by Rupert Robertson, President, and by Herman Pomeroy, Secretary. 13" x 8". (more information)

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Tremont, PA: Not published, 1856. Original. not bound. Very Good. 2pp; integral leaf has pencilled notes on various matters, including the "extension of slavery." In part: "Dear Jones, I had made arrangements to have our Whig caucus come off at (?) 23d August provided John Andrew could speak to us on that day. Just now I received a letter from V.J. Thomas saying that the Democrats would have their caucus at Somerville on the 23 inst. Now it will not do to have both caucuses on one day.I can't make any calculation what the Democrats will do in this District." Says he could arrange the Whig caucus anyway if it seems okay, etc. "The Whigs have put off their time in order to get up a large caucus and have a speaker." 10" x 8". (more information)

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Plymouth, MA not published 1832?., 1832. Written in ink in a legible hand, stamp-removal hole in one ms. 6"x8" - 12"x7" 3 leaves Chastises her sister for not writing. Life on the farm is difficult. Grandfather is helpless. Edward calls for Sophronia every day. "The watch and books" are hers. Mr. Milton said he'd go from Boston to Cambridge and deliver a letter, saving postage. Mary has a violent pain in her side. Mother wants badly for Sophronia to come home. Mary reads and knits, but the pain in her side is agony, etc. "If you wish to see my work, look at Mr. M's shirt bosom. I did up his linin [sic] for his journey.". manuscripts edition. Binding is not bound. (more information)

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