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Salem, NJ: Salem Standard & Jerseyman, 1925. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 8pp, printed on cream stock, map on back cover. Small chip from edge of front cover. 6.75" x 4.75" [WorldCat lists this pamphlet, and finds no library holdings of it.].

1743. Original manuscript. Very Good. One page, folio, 42 lines written in sepia ink on laid paper. In part: "...I Joseph Carew of Norwich in the County of New London and Colony of Connecticut in New England for and in Consideration of the Sum of four Hundred pounds in True Bills of Credit...Convey and Confirm unto him...Eighty Rods of Land in sd. Norwich which I bought of Palmer Carew... [detailed parameters follow] ... [signed] Joseph Carew. Wax seal. [Witnessed by] Isaac Huntington and Joseph Barker. [Certified by] Isaac Huntington, Justice [of the Peace]." Lower corner torn away. Docketed on verso by Isaac Huntington, Town Clerk. Dated 14 July 1743. Joseph Carew (1793-1747) was married to Mary Carew (nee Huntington). They parented Revolutionary War Captain Simeon Carew, etc. Isaac Huntington (1688-1764), a weaver, also served as a justice of the peace. As a representative to the Connecticut General Assembly, he served on several committees dealing with Indian affairs.

1750. Original manuscript. Very Good. One full page, folio, 31 lines written in sepia ink on laid paper; some weakness at folds with no text loss. In part: "...I Thomas Partridge of Preston in ye County of New London and Colony of Connittient[sic] in new england Do for and in consideration of one Hundred pounds of ye old tenor to me paid and received by Thomas Clark Junr. of norwich...grant Claim unto him...all ye land lying in ye twonship of Norwich...on ye west side of divideing line Between Norwich & preston.... [detailed parameters and legalities follow]....this 20th day of May AD 1750... [signed] Thomas Partridge. Wax seal. [Witnessed by] Thomas Clark and Joseph Clark. [Certified by] Samuel Morgan, Justice of the Peace." Dated 29 May 1750. Docketed on verso.

Knox County, Ohio, 1819. Original manuscript. Very Good. 4pp, folio, written in sepia ink. In part: "...in and for the County of Richland and Springfield Township Elisabeth Forbes mother of the Children here above mentioned...lived in the house with Abednego Stephen said plaintiff the father of William Stephen...." Elisabeth states that until he died, she did not know of any property belonging to Abednego, save a very small amount. He bought the land now in dispute with his father's money... "and that said father was makeing redey t come out to the State of Ohio...." She reports that her husband did transact much business for his father, excluding other agents, and that her husband died in August, 1814. Then follow a series of questions asked by H. Curtis and Abednego Stephen. It emerges that son William was away at school, supported by his father, beyond the age of 21. Further, Abednego gave Elisabeth money and household goods when she married her second husband. "...There was a man which was sold… Read More

East Windsor, NJ, 1825. Original manuscript. Very Good. Two documents, 6pp; few spots of foxing. Dated March 15, 1825. 12.5" x 7.75" Michael Lykes and his wife, Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas Morford, deceased) appoint East Windsor attorney Elijah Davis. The lawyer is to represent them in selling certain lands in Middlesex County to which Elizabeth has claim as the only daughter and heir of Thomas Morford, who inherited the land from his grandfather, William Updike of Middlesex County, by terms of a will dated November 22, 1778. On the back of this first document, one Andrew Rowan attests that Elizabeth came before him on August 15, 1824, at which time he examined her without her husband and she agreed to give power-of-attorney to Davis. The second document, dated at Lamberton on 21 June 1825, comprises several testimonials that Elizabeth is the daughter of Thomas Morford and Lucy Reed, who "for many years lived together and cohabited as man and wife." Elizabeth Dye attests that she believes Morford… Read More

Philadelphia, 1830. Original manuscript. Very Good. One page, written 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". Dated July 14, 1830 and signed by H. Griffin.

1835. Original manuscript. Good. One page, tall quarto. Hutchinson rented to Danser "all that house and lot ... in the Village of Assanpink, including a Meadow Lot on the Assanping brook, with the following exceptions, viz. the Store Room, a front Room above, the Store Cellar and half the Smoke House ... [for one year] for the sum of fifty Dollars Cash ..., &c.," &c. Dated 1 July 1835. Signed by John Hutchinson and Wesley Danser, and witnessed by Jefferson[?] Ely. On the verso is a long list of "Receipts Paid by John Perrine, Jr." and other computations. Original horizontal folds, cancelled with seals. 12.25" x 7.75" The site of this Monmouth County property, herein called Assunpink Village, seems to be the present Cooley's Corner, now part of the Assunpink Wildlife Management Area and along the Assunpink Creek.

Volney, NY, 1837. Original document. Good. Partly printed, accomplished by hand, 3.75" x 8"; NY State seal. This summons calls for any Constable within Oswego County to bring Artemas Curtis before Justice Aaron G. Fish "on the 16th day of June 1837 at Volney..." to settle damages of $47.56 in favor of John Gasper. Signed by Aaron G. Fish, Justice of the Peace. Above and below the text is a line of printer's devices, along with the imprint of Richard Oliphant, Oswego. Docketed on the verso. [Richard Oliphant (1801-1862), born in London, emigrated to Auburn, New York at age 12 and apprenticed in the printing trade. He is said to have set the first type in Syracuse, finally settling in Oswego where he earned respect as a printer and an opinionated publisher. His son, Richard J. Oliphant, later joined the firm.].

1845. Original document. Good. Broadside, 17.75" x 22.5", partly printed, accomplished by hand. Provides that George W. Smith and his wife, Catherine H. Smith, sold to Isaac G. Rothwell a parcel in Cranberry Township, Butler County, adjacent to the lands of George Carroll, bounded by a white oak, a Quaking Ash, and a Black Jack, for the sum of $425, &c., &c. Dated 7 October 1845. Signed by both Carrolls and by Rothwell, and notarized by Oren Baldwin. Light staining; archival repairs to several folds on verso.

Upper Black Eddy, Bucks County, PA, 1847. Original manuscript. Good. One page, written in sepia ink on buff paper; small hole at centerfold. Dated 24 November 1847. 5.75" x 7.5" Docketed on the verso: "Received Mauch Chunk by the hands of J.A. Dillinger, Fifteen Dollars on the within order.

Concord, NH, 1856. Original document. 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

Madison County, Illinois, 1858. Original document. Very Good. 4pp, partly printed, accomplished by hand. Conveys "the North East quarter of Section Twenty three (23) in Township Three, North Range No. Nine (9) West of the third principal meridian, containing One hundred and sixty acres." Signed by William T. Brown, Sheriff of Madison County. Docketed on verso. Form printed by Advertiser Print, Edwardsville, Illinois. Pale blue paper. Dated 27 December 1858. 12.5" x 7.75" The 1866 Madison County Directory locates Isaac Harkleroad residing in the town of Venice, situate in southwestern Madison County, just east of the Mississippi River.

1860. Original manuscript. Very Good. 2pp, folio, written neatly in sepia ink on lined blue paper. Lists and evaluates some 60 lots of farm goods, including: 3 Mares, $300; 11 Head Horned Cattle, $125; One Horse Wagon, $10; One Horse Carriage & 1 Sett Harness, $65; 1 Sleigh, $5; 4 Breast Chains & 2 pair braces, $4; 3 Sleds, $2; 225 New Posts & 100 new rails, $44; 9 Bu. Bones & 1 Cutting Bench, $5; 1 Copper Kettle, $10; 13 Hots, $35; 3 whole & 1 half Cider Barrels & stands, $7.50; 6 Chairs & 1 Looking Glass, $4.50; 1 Cooking stove & apparatus, $10; Wheat in the ground, $200; Oats in the ground, $100; &c., &c. Total valuation is $1,653.30. Undated and unsigned.

Lancaster [PA]: Pearsol & Geist, 1867. Original document. Very Good. Ornamental billhead on pink stock, accomplished by hand, dated at Lancaster, Decr. 28th, 1867. Line items, in part: "1867, Oct. 15, For adv. Proclamation Firemen's Parade, 2 td, 2.75; For adv. Proclamation Thanksgiving...; Dec. 9 For adv, Notice Buchanan Relief...; Dec. 21 For adv. Ord. fixing Mayor's Salary..."; and two others. Printers' advert at upper left, in ornamental frame, with American flag device. Old folds as usual. 6.75" x 8.25" The Pearsol & Geist printing house was located at 15 South Queen St., Lancaster.

Newark, NJ: Wm. D. Roe & Co., Stationers, 1868. Original documents. Good. Five engraved forms, accomplished by hand in sepia ink, signed by five different shareholders and five witnesses. For example: "Know all Men by these Presents, that I, Joseph L. Clark of Morristown, N.J. do hereby constitute and appoint Samuel W. Corwin of Newark, New Jersey, my Attorney and Agent for me and in my name, place and stead to vote in my proxy at any Annual or Special Meeting of the Morris & Essex Mutual Coal Co. according to the number of votes I should be entitled to vote if then personally present. In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this Twenty First day of January, one thousand eight hundred and Sixty Eight. [signed] Jos. L. Clark. Sealed and Delivered in the presence of [signed' H. Fred Scofield." Small paper seal on each document. Dated in January, 1868. 7" x 8.5" [WorldCat records only Charter and by-laws of the Morris and Essex Mutual Coal Company, Morristown, 1866, published two years… Read More

Rock County, Wisconsin, 1870. Original manuscript. Very Good. One leaf, written in a neat hand on blue paper. Dated 21 February 1870. 12.5" x 8" 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.

1873. Original manuscript. Very Good. One page, folio, written neatly in sepia ink. Abraham Snyder sells 14 acres to Benjamin German, "a certain small tract of land in said Rapho Twp. adjoining lands of John Geil, Isaac Werner, and others...." The total price is $2,192 and payment terms are detailed below. Dated 15 November 1873. Signed by Benj. German, witnessed by S.R. Zug [J.P.].

1873. Original manuscript. Hardcover. 48pp of handwritten sentiments from friends and family; four engraved plates, tissue guards, title-page vignette. Bound in red morocco, blind-stamped decorations, chrome-litho floral pieces on both covers, gilt cover lettering and spine decorations, all edges gilt. 8.25" x 6.5". Pieces of spine covering chipped from both ends; internally in very good condition. Many of the entires in this album were written at Tiskilwa, Mt. Carroll, and Rochelle, all in Illinois, and a few others are from Boston, Orange NJ, and St. Louis. Most are in ink, a few in fading but readable pencil. Several contain richly calligraphed phrases or titles within their text, while one woman offers three animal sketches (2 dogs and a buck). Some of the non-calligraphic hands are nevertheless beautiful and flowing, illustrating the importance of penmanship in the school curricula of the day. Many entries contain short poems, and some of these appear to be original, since they mention "Mary" or… Read More

1883. Original manuscript. Hardcover. Very Good. 18pp of messages written and signed by Frank Wynn's classmates, mostly full-page and in verse. Lithographed floral bouquets are tipped to some of the pages. Binding of polished brown calf, decorated in gilt and silver, with a peacock-fan design on the cover. 4.75" x 7.5" The entries are dated variously at East Nantmeal, Warwick, Marsh, and Churchtown. Names include: Sallie Boyer; Laura J. Markley; Joseph H. Larr; Rosa Lloyd; M. Emma Squibb; Emma C, Leighton; Rye C. Crosby; A. Katie Leighton; P. Albert Markley; Mary A. Eirich; Della Lloyd; Eva V. Eachus; M.D. Eachus; Ellie Pennypacker; N. Potts; Bessie S. Potts; Agnes G. Yoder; Emma Y. Potts.

1885. Original manuscript. Very Good. 3pp, folio, written in ink in a neat hand. Justice Zug is settling the estate of Joseph G. Heisey of Mount Joy Township, who died on April 30, 1883. Included is an account of all expenditures from the estate, including taxes, Susan Fassnacht for funeral services [95 cents], Felix Kauffman for a book [6 dollars], J.A. Coble for tomb stones [29 dollars], corn sold by a widow, &c., &c. The balance due to Lizzie and received by her is $280. Dated 29 September 1885. Signed by Samuel R. Zug, J.P.