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An Oration addressed to the Citizens of the Town of Quincy, on the Fourth of July, 1831, the Fifty-Fifth Anniversary of the Independence of the United States of America. John Quincy Adams.

An Oration addressed to the Citizens of the Town of Quincy, on the Fourth of July, 1831, the Fifty-Fifth Anniversary...

Boston: Richardson, Lord and Holbrook, 1831. First edition. This July 4 address is significant, because Adams addresses South Carolina's growing attachment to Nullification as a desirable response to federal tariff policies. He shows here that Nullification is an "effort to organize insurrection against the laws of the United States. " Read More

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Subscription List for "Speech (given in Congress) of the Hon B. Hardin (1784-1852) on the Alexandria Canal Bill for sale at the Globe Office at $2.00 per 100." Alexandria Canal.

Subscription List for "Speech (given in Congress) of the Hon B. Hardin (1784-1852) on the Alexandria Canal Bill for sale...

[Washington, D.C: Globe Office, c. 1833]. The Alexandria Canal was major significance for water transportation into Virginia. Hardin was an important Kentucky politician, who serves several terms in the Houise of Reps. and led the way for the passage of the bill for construction of the canal. The canal connected... Read More

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Histoire de la Virginie. Robert Beverley.

One of the First Histories of Virginia

Histoire de la Virginie.

Paris: Pierre Ribou, 1707. One of the First Histories of Virginia. An early edition (published the same year as the Amsterdam and Orleans editions) of the earliest history of Virginia, after Captain John Smith’s. Written by a planter who spent most of his life there. It was written primarily to... Read More

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Autograph Letter, signed "N.Biddle.” to S. Griffith Fisher, of Mobile Alabama regarding the terms of a legal judgment. Nicholas Biddle.

THE PROPOSED TERMS SEEM HARD

Autograph Letter, signed "N.Biddle.” to S. Griffith Fisher, of Mobile Alabama regarding the terms of a legal judgment.

Philadelphia: April 15, 1842. THE PROPOSED TERMS SEEM HARD. Written at the nadir of Biddle’s career during a time when he was struggling with debt. “I have had the pleasure of receiving your favor of the 31st inst. The proposed terms seem hard - and I had always hoped that as... Read More

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Together, three documents signed by Daniel Boone's sons: Manuscript Document, signed by Daniel M. Boone with two lines in his hand, 2 pp., 8vo, dated November 14, 1817 and July 5, 1819, being a document filed with the County of St. Charles listing a tally of debts for items purchased from Boone (his name appears as "Boon" within the document) accrued by Francis McDermed between June 1814 and March 1815, sworn to by Boone's clerk, John Lindsey, before Joseph Cotts, a lawyer. On the latter date, Boone acknowledges receipt of the payment in full from Hugh McDermed and signs the receipt; [and] Autograph Document, signed by Nathan Boone, 1 1/2 pages, written on a large scrap of paper, dated September 8, 1827, being a document filed with the St. Charles County probate court requesting the Mrs. Antoine Laclane and Frances Laclane, administrators of the estate of Antoine Laclane, pay an unspecified amount to Robert W. Wells as agent for Nathan Boone (his name appears as "Boon" at the top of the document); on verso, opposite Boone's calculations and filing information is a half-page of writing in the hand of W. L. Mill, agent for Robert W. Wells, acknowledging receipt of the sum of forty-two dollars and ninety-two and one half cents which settles the judgement filed with the court on March 14, 1826; [and] Manuscript Document, signed by Daniel M. Boone, 1 1/4 pages, folio, dated October 30, 1876, being a Guardian Bond, an obligation between Boone, Thomas D. Stephenson, and Seth Millington that they are bound to perform the duties of guardians for the $800 estate of Mattilda Patton, an orphan for whom Stephenson is legal guardian. Daniel Boone, Daniel Morgan Boone.

Signed by Daniel Boone's Sons, Daniel M. and Nathan

Together, three documents signed by Daniel Boone's sons: Manuscript Document, signed by Daniel M. Boone with two lines in his...

St. Charles County, Missouri Territory: July 5, 1819, September 8, 1827 and October 30, 1876. Signed by Daniel Boone's Sons, Daniel M. and Nathan. Daniel Boone (1734-1820), born near Reading, Pennsylvania, is known as a great pioneer and Indian fighter. His family left for North Carolina in 1750 and settled... Read More

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Emily Donelson of Tennessee. Pauline Wilcox Burke.

Emily Donelson of Tennessee.

Richmond, Virginia: Garrett and Massie Incorporated, (1941). First edition. The Author is the great-granddaughter of Emily Donelson who herself was the niece of President Andrew Jackson and who served as Hostess at the White House for him. Inscribed to Howard C. Smith "The author joins with Mary Phelps in Christmas Greetings-Pauline... Read More

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A Discourse Delivered in Charleston, (S.C) on the 21st of Nov. 1827, Before the Reformed Society of Israelites, for Promoting True Principles of Judaism According to its Purity and Spirit, on their Third Anniversary. Isaac N. Cardozo.

A Discourse Delivered in Charleston, (S.C) on the 21st of Nov. 1827, Before the Reformed Society of Israelites, for Promoting...

Charleston: James S. Burges, 1827. First and only edition. A rare pamphlet issued by the first Jewish Reform movement in the United States, the Sephardic Reformed Society of Israelites in Charleston, South Carolina, recording an address by one of the movement’s leaders, who was also patriarch of an important southern... Read More

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Autograph Letter, Signed, "Peter Freneau," to John Covenhoven of Freehold, New Jersey, written during the Revolutionary War period. South Carolina Charleston, Peter Freneau.

THE OTHER FRENEAU

Autograph Letter, Signed, "Peter Freneau," to John Covenhoven of Freehold, New Jersey, written during the Revolutionary War period.

Philadelphia: May 13th 1780. THE OTHER FRENEAU. A letter complaining bitterly of compensation recieved for a horse. Reading in part: "I am informed that you have recd. £50 for the Horse that I lost in Mr. Budinot's service, this sum is so far from making me any satisfaction that I.... Read More

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Sketch of Winter Quarters captioned and signed on the rear. Civil War, Lieutenant William H. Wyker.

Original Civil War Sketch by a Union Officer

Sketch of Winter Quarters captioned and signed on the rear.

Virginia: 1861. WIlliam H. Wyker. Original Civil War Sketch by a Union Officer. A folksy sketch of an officer's cabin at the outbreak of the war, reading: "Camp Big Chestnut Winter Quarters in old Virginia 1861." A native of Easton, Pennsylvania, William H. Wyker enlisted in the First Pennsylvania Regiment at... Read More

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Autograph sentiment, signed ("C.M. Clay"). Cassius Marcellus Clay.

Politician or Statesman

Autograph sentiment, signed ("C.M. Clay").

N.p: n.d. [ca. 1890?]. Politician or Statesman. "The politician looks to the good of 'the party' and to his personal ascendancy. The statesman builds his fame upon the welfare of his country. C.M. Clay" Cassius Marcellus Clay (1810-1903), knew something about the difference between a politician and a statesman: an abolitionist... Read More

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The Life and Adventures of Wilburn Waters, the Famous Hunter and Trapper of White Top Mountain; embracing early history of Southwestern Virginia, Sufferings of the pioneers, etc, etc. Charles B. Coale.

Wilburn Waters

The Life and Adventures of Wilburn Waters, the Famous Hunter and Trapper of White Top Mountain; embracing early history of...

Richmond: G.W. Gary, 1878. First edition. Wilburn Waters. The first part of this interesting book consists of the account of the life and adventures of Wilburn Waters, a mountain man of southwestern Virginia and his encounters with wolf, deer and bear. The second consists of various historical articles from the... Read More

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