Hartford, Connecticut: June 14, 1787. Barlow to Hayley, Student to Mentor. An important letter on the state of art and literature in early America. Hayley was a major influence on Barlow. Read More about Autograph Letter, signed. To William Hayley Esq. "The character you sustain in the literary...

Concord: March, 9, 1737. Belcher was the colonial govenor of Massachusetts and New Hampshire and later of New Jersey. This interesting letter is addressed to Belcher as govenor of N.H. and concerns the "swapping" of a horse, "a Mair." The transaction was a bit shady and a controversy resulted, with..... Read More about Autograph Letter Signed to Jonathan Belcher, SIGNED BY BOTH MEN

Amsterdam et à Paris: Chez la Veuve Duchesne, 1778. Nouvelle edition. Account of the author's third visit to Louisiana, then a Spanish colony, in 1771-1772. According to Sabin, the 1778 edition differs from the 1777 only in the title page. His first book, published in 1768, landed him in prison..... Read More about Nouveaux Voyages dans L'Amerique Septentrionale, contenant une collection de lettres écrites sur...

Boston: Printed by Mein and Fleming, 1769. Mein was the owner of the "London Bookshop" and a lending library; one of his patrons was John Adams. Quickly becoming popular, the shop began to gross £80 weekly. Mein was elected a Boston constable, a post he never could have attained without..... Read More about The Boston Chronicle. Monday May 1 to Thursday, May 4. 1769. Vol. II No 18. No. 89

London: J. Dodsley, 1770. Second edition, first printing. "a volume might be written on this melancholy subject" Burke analyzes several issues troubling the country, inlcuding the situation in America; he "touches briefly on the effect of the current state of affairs in the colonies and the colonists's growing feeling of..... Read More about Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontents ... the Second edition

Washington, D.C: December 21, 1947. “As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master”. “… I am glad to know that Mr. Justice William O. Douglas of this Court will speak at the public dinner to be held in observance of the 100th Anniversary of..... Read More about Typed Letter, signed (“Harold H, Burton”) to Harry Barnard of the Altgeld Centenary Committee...

[New Jersey]: March 9, 1747/8. This is a quit claim to a tract of land on Canoe Brook in Essex County, New Jersey, owned by Gardner, and assigning title to Samuel Gardner, probably a relative. The very densely written document is signed by Isaiah Ball, Gershom Wood and Thomas Gardner..... Read More about Manuscript Quit Claim to a Piece of Land in New Jersey owned by Thomas Gardner

N.p: Aug 5 - Dec. 17, 1765. Includes are prices and weights of tea, sugar, flour, coffee, tobacco, ammunition, rum and molasses. Read More about Manuscript Account for “Doct. Edward Durant”

Mount Vernon: A. Colish, 1985. First edition, one of 2500 copies. Read More about Freedom of Religion & Separation of Church and State. Selected and edited, and with an...

London: Printed for A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch at the Red-Lion in Pater-noster-Row; and James Hodges at the Looking-Glass on London-Bridge, 1739. Seventh edition (first published in 1685). Has been erroneously attributed to Richard Blome; the author Robert Burton was the pseudonym of printer and bookseller Nathaniel Crouch (1632?-1725?). First..... Read More about The English Empire in America or, A view of dominions of the Crown of England in the West Indies....

[The colony of New York]: 1746. Vivat Oranje. An allegorical depiction of Dutch-American cultural heritage and a plea for assistance in troubled times.The central motif is a manuscript musical setting based on a Dutch text of Psalm 130, De profundis: Uyt de diepten, o Heere, Myner benauwtheyt groot, roep ick..... Read More about Dutch-American Illustrated manuscript broadside of Psalm 130 with allegorical elements

Hardwick: March 14, 1757. MASSACHUSETTS STAMP ACT. Partially-Printed Document Signed “David White” dated during the French & Indian War period, conveying to Samuel Robinson “One Certain Tract or Parcel of Land Lying and being in Hardwick.”With most of the wax seal remaining and signed at the bottom by Job Dexter..... Read More about 1757 Massachusetts Document with Paid 4 Pence “Sailing Ship” Vignette Embossed Revenue Stamp...