Amwell Township, NJ not published 4 November 1794., 1794. In a readable hand and in very good condition. 4.5" x 8" one leaf Docketed on the verso. "To Andrew Baxter, Amwell Township, Hunterdon County . Sir, pleas to pay to the Barors, James Shields and Sarah Shields, the Sum of fifteen pounds on My Account and this Shall Be your Receite for the Same and I will alow you the [?] and take their Receit for the payment theirof in So doing you will obliege yor Humble Serv't William Barns his X mark Ruth Kobens". original ms edition. Binding is not bound. (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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Pittsburgh, PA, 1942. not bound. Very Good. Broadside, printed in red, white and blue. This attractive Air Raid Warden certificate is signed by four Defense Corps officials. 9.5" x 12". (more information)

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Licking County, Ohio, 1815. not bound. Very Good. Sepia ink on heavy paper, trifle worn at folds without loss. Two pages. Dorothy pays Abraham $1,000 cash; and he, in turn, grants her and her heirs "all that tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the County of Licking and State of Ohio aforesaid & in the fourth section of the Second Township & Twelfth Range of the United States Military tract." Describes the boundaries in detail: 10 acres and 20 perches. The land is conveyed with all privileges and appurtenances, etc. Abraham agrees that he and his heirs do warrant to Dorothy and her heirs to defend the premises against unlawful claims. Further, "the said Abraham Coffman shall well & truly during the life of the said Dorothy Coffman maintain & support the said Dorothy in sickness & health with decent & sufficient Meat, Drink, Lodging and wearing apparel." Signed by Abraham Coffman, and witnessed by Noah Fidler, Associate Judge, and by David Crider, on 28 February 1815. [Licking County, Ohio, was set up in 1808.]. 13.25" x 7.75". (more information)

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Richmond, VA: C.S.A., 1865. not bound. Fine. Issued to David Snyder in the sum of $100, under Act of 17 February 1864, redeemable 1 July 1884 with interest, etc. The main signator, Robert Tyler, was the son of President John Tyler. Robert served in the Mexican War prior to becoming the CSA's Register of the Treasury. This is a nice item for display, featuring a naval-battle cartouche. 8.75" x 11.25". (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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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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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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Philadelphia: Printed by Henry Tuckniss, 1794. Original. not bound. Fine. One page, partly printed on laid paper, accomplished by hand in sepia ink. Signed by Isaac Doe and Peter Wistar, docketed on the verso. 13.5" x 8". (more information)

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Philadelphia: Printed by Henry Tuckniss, 1794. Original. not bound. Fine. One page, partly printed on laid paper, accomplished by hand in sepia ink. Signed by Joseph Doe and Peter Wistar, docketed on the verso. 13.5" x 8". (more information)

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Toledo, Spain: Not published, 1816. Original. not bound. Good. Small pieces from upper corners, no text loss: nice for display. 15" x 10"; engraved seal and coat of arms. This "Gratis" passport was neither issued nor signed. Drawn on the verso is a genealogical chart. 15" x 10". (more information)

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Windham County, Vermont not published 1846., 1846. Partly printed, accomplished in a neat hand; very good condition. 13.75" x 8.5" one leaf Signed by Royal Earl, John H. Campbell, J'than Bolles (Justice of the Peace), and witnessed by Martha Bolles. Docketed on verso. Illustrated by wax seals at bottom. original ms edition. Binding is not bound. (more information)

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Newark, New-Jersey Printed by John Woods 1797., 1797. 1st Edition. Old handwriting on endpapers, joints cracked, o/w good condition. 6.75" x 4" pp:(xii),48,8 The 12 preliminary blanks and 8 final blanks are full of notes and practice forms, handwritten by David and Jacob D. Sarven. [Citations: Felcone, New Jersey Books 1698-1800, #107; Evans, National Index of American Imprints, 32212]. In addition to practiced legal forms, the terminal leaves include a three-page reminiscence, beginning "When I was a little boy." The author (1766-1826) was born at Bound Brook, NJ, and studied law with Elias Boudinot at Newark. He was admitted to the bar and "became the state's ablest lawyer on New Jersey land titles.Griffith is best known for his legal writings." (Dictionary of American Biography). First Edition. Binding is original sheep. (more information)

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Middlesex County, NJ not published 1785., 1785. Old fold marks, else in very good condition. 12.25" x 7.75" one page Docketed on verso. Written neatly in sepia ink on watermarked, laid paper. In part: "the said David by Jonathan Deare his Attorney.says that the said Christopher the Day and Year aforesaid in the Declaration aforesaid mentioned at New Brunswick.within the Jurisdiction of this Court, of his own wrong without such Cause by him [,] the said Christopher in Pleading alleged--on him the said David an Assault did make, and him the said David did beat, wound and ill treat.[signed by Jonathan Deare, Attorney].". original ms. edition. Binding is not bound. (more information)

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Worcester County, MA, 1786. not bound. Very Good. Archival repair to manuscript folds. Two leaves. The surveyor's original drawing (4" x 6") with his computations on the verso is laid into his manuscript. The 55-acre lot was within "the fifth division" of land. Herington describes the boundaries, using mainly black birch and beech trees as points. At the bottom is his name along with that of Jonathan Seeley, the other member with Herington of the "Committee," copied and attested by Edward Vail, Town Clerk; docketed on verso. The drawing shows the school lot, the points of measurement, and neighboring lots. 5" x 8". (more information)

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Northumberland County, PA, 1794. not bound. Very Good. One page on a letterpress form, printed and sold by Joseph Crukshank. Details filled in and signatures executed in sepia ink. In part: "Know all Men by these Presents, that whereas application hath been made by me Stephen Hollingsworth on the 5th July 1792 to the Land-Office of Pennsylvania, for a grant of a tract of land, containing four hundred Acres, Situate on a Stream which leads into the North Westerly side of Loyalsock creek above a large Hill called the Allegany Mountain to Include a Spring at an old Indian incampment in the County of Northumberland." For the sum of five shillings, Hollingsworth conveys the tract to "Samuel Wallis of Muncy Township in Northumberland County and State aforesaid, Esquire.," his heirs, &c., &c. Signed on June 21, 1794, by Stephen Hollingsworth and Henry Jones. Nice item for display. [Northumberland, the tenth Pennsylvania county, created on 21 March 1772 with the county seat at Sunbury, was once the largest American Indian community in the East, where the great chief Shikellimy resided.] 13.25" x 8.25". (more information)

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Rock County, Wisconsin not published 1870., 1870. Written in a neat hand on blue paper; very good condition. 12.5" x 8." one leaf Attached is another handwritten, legal-size paper, releasing Hubbel's widow and children from the original deed. This attachment was "signed and sealed in the presence of James Barr, N.P., at Aurora City, Illinois, March 4, 1870." Both papers are docketed on the versos. original ms edition. Binding is not bound. (more information)

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Philadelphia Improved Shoe Co. Oct. 29 [1883]., 1883. Some old tanning around upper portion, else in good condition. 5.5" x 9" one side The right to make Newport Grand Shoes is given to MSM Reitter; signed by Richard Grist, President & Desire Patin, Secretary. Illustrated by illus of shoe and trade mark. original edition. Binding is not bound. (more information)

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East Windsor, NJ: Not published, 1825. Original. not bound. Very Good. Few spots of foxing. Two documents, 6pp. Michael Lykes and his wife, Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas Morford, deceased) appoint East Windsor attorney Elijah Davis. The lawyer is to represent them in selling certain lands in Middlesex County to which Elizabeth has claim as the only daughter and heir of Thomas Morford, who inherited the land from his grandfather, William Updike of Middlesex County, by terms of a will dated November 22, 1778. On the back of this first document, one Andrew Rowan attests that Elizabeth came before him on August 15, 1824, at which time he examined her without her husband and she agreed to give power-of-attorney to Davis. The second document, dated at Lamberton on 21 June 1825, comprises several testimonials that Elizabeth is the daughter of Thomas Morford and Lucy Reed, who "for many years lived together and cohabited as man and wife." Elizabeth Dye attests that she believes Morford and Reed were legally married. Sarah Reed (Lucy's mother) states that Lucy was married to Morford at age 19 without Sarah's consent, and that they had a daughter named Elizabeth. Inserted in this document is the testimonial of John Smith of Lambertville (NJ), who states that he officiated at the marriage of Elizabeth and Michael a few years earlier, believing that she was the daughter of Thomas Morford, who was the son of Mrs. Elizabeth Story, wife of Joseph Story of Story Farm. Also signing this document are Robert and Ann Taylor who attest to the lineage, and Abraham Creque who was in the house when Thomas Morford and Lucy Reed lived as man and wife. 12.5" x 7.75". (more information)

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Roanoke, VA: Not published, 1918. Original. not bound. Very Good. Partly printed document, accomplished by hand in pencil. One page. This interesting account of railroad labor shows the number of men in various occupations on the job and tells briefly what the crew did. In all, 120 men, including: 6 foremen, a walking boss, 3 shovel cranemen, a blacksmith, 2 mechanics, 17 teams and drivers, 71 laborers, 4 water boys, etc. The work comprised shoveling sand at several stations, drilling and shooting, filling in the roundhouse, etc. 11" x 8.25". (more information)

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Bethel Twp, Lebanon Co, PA, 1859. not bound. Very Good. Broadsheet, 2pp, accomplished in a neat, legible hand. By this very detailed deed, John and Luzetta Paine sold the two tracts for $2,948. The front panel and heading were printed by the Lebanon Courier job shop. When the deed is folded, one sees that the front panel is embellished by pen and ink, and decorated with simple Pennsylvania-German fraktur devices in several colors. 18" x 11". (more information)

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Newport, ME: Not published, 1900. Original. not bound. Very Good. One page; blind-stamped seal. The complainant was a man from St. Albans. Signed by Judge Thomas C. Stevens. "Fail not of appearance at your peril." 7.25" x 8.25". (more information)

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USA Railroad Retirement Board, 1938. First Edition. not bound. Very Good. Broadside, one page. Printed document, decorative border of printer's devices, embossed gold seal with red ribbon, signed by Charles L. Hodge. 10.25" x 8". (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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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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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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Windham County, Vermont not published 1837-1854., 1854. Written legibly in various hands on various papers. legal size 10 leaves Docketed on versos. Purchasers of the tracts of land described in each document were: William C. Wiley, William S. Wiley, Osgood & Wiley, George R. Wiley, and Henry C. Wiley. The lands were purchased from: Alpheus Willard, George & Philip F. Perry, Asabel & Mary A. Wilder, and Shepherd Samuel Bailey & Lewis Belknap. Signators include: Luke Prouty; David Chandler, J.P; Alpheus Willard; George Perry; Eliot R. Osgood; William S. Wiley; Asabel Wilder; Gates Perry, Jr., J.P.; Mary A. Wilder; A.A. Nicholson, J.P.; Samuel S. Bailey; Lewis Belknap; George B. Kellogg, Notary Public; and others. original mss edition. Binding is not bound. (more information)

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Providence, Rhode Island Printed by John Miller nd [1824]., 1824. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Leather binding and contents in very good condition. 7" x 4.5" 352pp w/index [Citations: Sabin 70564; American Imprints 15811; Cohen, Early American Law 8141]. The original calf binding is covered in 19th-century sheep, with a window cut in the spine to reveal the original gilt-stamped, red leather label. First Edition. Binding is full leather. (more information)

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