A few examples of appraisal values for
1760

• ARTICLE FROM BOSTON AND COUNTRY
  ARTICLE FROM BOSTON AND COUNTRY MARY 12 1770 REPRODUCTION
• 1776 SCRIMSHAW POWDER
  1776 SCRIMSHAW POWDER HORNRevolutionary War powder horn JACOB FRENCH, MADE NY ON BOARD PRISON SHIP JERSEY, TAKEN PRISONER AT FT. WASHINGTON BY KING GEORGE'S HIRED HESSIAN DOGS, NOV. 16 1776 - BEDFORD MY HOME ISLAND OF MANHATTAN. 12.5 in long.
• A hand coloured print in support of
  A hand coloured print in support of John Wilkes imprisoned for libelling Parliament dated 1768 together with 19th c. prints titled ''Un Tournoi'' and '' Un Melee''.
• Lotter map of Colonial America,
  Lotter map of Colonial America, 1776, Carte Nouvelle de l'Amerique Angloise by Mathias Albrecht Lotter, Augsburg, 1776, double-page copper engraving, hand colored, 24 x 19-1/2 in. (sight), in modern frame. Dampstains at bottom, top margin with soiling and chips, toning, colors faded, affixed between mat and foamcore backing.
• 18th century Charleston
  18th century Charleston engraving, South Carolina, "An Exact Prospect of Charlestown, the Metropolis of the Province of South Carolina", panoramic view by William Toms, after Bishop Roberts, second edition (1779), originally published in The London Magazine , June 1762, uncolored, on laid paper, 8 x 20-1/4 in. (sight); modern wood frame. Folds and creases, minor smudges, toning, areas of foxing, possible restorations, not examined out of frame; frame with abrasions. David Stockwell Antiques, Willmington, Delaware, 1972
• WILLIAM PENN. An important 17th
  WILLIAM PENN. An important 17th century sammelband of seventeen Quaker tracts (1668-1679) possibly to have passed to the present vendor from his first wife Gulielma Maria Springett via the maternal line comprising (in order of appearance) THE SANDY FOUNDATION SHAKEN 1668 36pp; THE GUIDE MISTAKEN AND TEMPORIZING REBUKED 1668 63pp; THE GREAT CASE OF LIBERTY OF CONSCIENCE 1670 [6] 3-55pp [1]; TRUTH RESCUED FROM IMPOSTURE (loss to bottom corner of title page) 1670 49 48-71pp [3]p; THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH VINDICATED 1672 1-8 errata 9-138pp; THE SPIRIT OF ALEXANDER THE COPPER-SMITH 1673 28pp; JUDAS AND THE JEWS 1673 130pp errata; URIM AND THUMMUM 1674 32pp; CHRISTIAN LIBERTY AS IT WAS SOBERLY DESIRED IN A LETTER 1674 8pp; A JUST REBUKE TO ONE & TWENTY LEARNED AND REVEREND DIVINES 1674 32pp; SAUL SMITTEN TO THE GROUND 1675 16pp; A TREATISE OF OATHS 1675 [2] [4] 166pp; ENGLAND'S PRESENT INTEREST DISCOVERED 1675 [4] 62pp including errata most hand numbered; EPISTOLA CONSULIBUS NEC NON SENATUI CIVITATIS EMBDENSIS Rotterodami Petrus van Wijnbrugge 1675 [7] pp; THE SKIRMISHER DEFEATED AND TRUTH DEFENDED 1676 [2] 41pp [1]; A BRIEF ANSWER TO A FALSE AND FOOLISH LIBELL 1678 26pp; ONE PROJECT FOR THE GOOD OF ENGLAND [1679] 11pp folded. Contemporary mottled tan calf with five section spine and tab 'W:Penns Writings' front board repaired at spine. Estimate ?5 000-10 000 William Penn (1644-1718) married Gulielma Springett (1644-1694) in April 1672 in Chorley Wood. They had fourteen children but few survived to adulthood and only the eldest William appears to have had children. The present vendors maternal grandmothers family were the Springetts an important Sussex family. Indeed Gulielma's father has a memorial and is buried in Ringmer parish church. The binding is original however it has been repaired down the right hand fold has a crack running the full length of the spine and is worn on the other fold some chipping here. Old but not original front end papers. Pages at the beginning of the book are browned and with some slight damp marks. As one moves into the book the pages become cleaner and fairly bright. First two pages of Saul 1675 and loose at the bottom. Latter tracts are folded in at end some miss-creasing and small holes. Descriptions provided in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear imperfections or the effects of aging. Interested bidders are strongly encouraged to request a condition report on any lots upon which they intend to bid prior to placing a bid. All transactions are governed by Gorringes Conditions of Sale.Sold for ?8 000
• 1675 AMERICAN COLONIAL LAND
  1675 AMERICAN COLONIAL LAND GRANTDated 55 years after the Pilgrims landed. Handwritten, listing many early Pre Revolutionary War 17th C. Connecticut settlers. Document has been reinforced with two Connecticut Civil War Bonds, somewhat visible through the back of the document. Appr ox. 12-1/4" L x 15-3/8" H. Overall discoloration, tears, ECT. See images for more details on condition. This item can be shipped in-house.
• A quantity of historic documents
  A quantity of historic documents including 18th century items on the cruelties of the slave trade medical treatment for George III timber supplies to the Navy French puzzle writing etc.
• 1806 Indenture between Jeremiah
  1806 Indenture between Jeremiah Bishop and Samuel Cook state of NY framed behind glass some loss and creases.
• HENRY POPPLE (B. MID-17TH C.
  HENRY POPPLE (B. MID-17TH C. DIED1743),Map of the British Empire in America, with French, Spanish, and Dutch Settlements. Printed in Amsterdam for Covens & C. Mortier. Hand colored. Right border shows close up details of harbors and West Indian ports. Sight size 20" x 22", overall in modern mat and frame 24" x30".
• FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR RELATED
  FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR RELATED LETTER. Pen and ink on laid paper. Handwritten letter dated December 26, 1758 from Jacob Bettos in Halifax to Mr. Israel Jacob, ___ Reading in Pennsylvania, care of Mose Jman (Iman), Merchant in 2nd Street, Philadelphia. Describes in some detail Bettos involvement in the significant 1758 battle of Louisbourg (Nova Scotia) and his subsequent deployment to the Bay of Fundy under General Robert Monckton. Tears (some with tape), stains and some loss. Typewritten transcription included.
• 1780 COLORED MAP DEPICTING THE
  1780 COLORED MAP DEPICTING THE HARBOR OF NEWYORK, THE TOWN HARBOR OF BOSTON, THE HARBOR OF CHARLESTOWN, AND THE CITY AND HARBOR OF HAVANA. DONE BY THOMAS CONDEN, CARTOGRAPHER, 1747-1831, LONDON. EXCELLENT CONDITION. SIGHT SIZE 11 1/2" X 8", OVERALL 17 1/4" X 13". MODERN SILVER GILT FRAME.
• 1768 COLONIAL NEWSPAPER THE
  1768 COLONIAL NEWSPAPER THE BOSTON CHRONICLE1768 pre Revolutionary America newspaper, volume 1 number 15. Political and social subjects including letter from a clergyman to a lady in which he professes his affection and her response in the form of a strongly worded rebuke and a discussion ab out the French in New Orleans wanting to be under English rule instead of that of Spain. Overall approx. 8-1/2" L x 10-1/2" H. Some wear to edges, binding is split. See images for more details on condition. This item can be shipped in-house.
• ENGLISH CONTRACT OF INDENTURE CIRCA
  ENGLISH CONTRACT OF INDENTURE CIRCA 1700 calligraphy on parchment a contract from Peter Courthope (born 1639 died 1724) of Danny Mansion Hurstpierpoint Sussex for leasing land from William Zinoff. Dated January 28 1700 - h:15.50 w:28.25 in.
• 1776 NORTH AMERICAN'S
  1776 NORTH AMERICAN'S ALMANACNorth American's Almanack from the year of our independence, 1776, during the first part of the Revolutionary War. Topics include the an account of the commencement of the hostilities between Great Britain and the United States, by Rev. William Gordo n. Published by Samuel Stearns of Massachusetts Bay and Printed by I. Thomas of Worchester. Measures 7" x 4". shipping info This item can be shipped in-house.
• Continental School 17th Century
  Continental School 17th Century Three quarter portrait of a noblewoman. Oil on wood panel no signature found framed in a wide antique coved frame in black painted finish overall 30-3/4" x 24". Strip of textile has been applied vertically to the back of the panel probably to arrest a crack. Old stenciled auction numbers and partial sticker verso. The artwork is inscribed on the verso with white chalk "Rousuck" possibly E. J. Rousuck who was an Ohio native and former owner of Scott & Fowles a small New York art gallery that handled old master paintings.
• Dr. Robert John Thornton (British
  Dr. Robert John Thornton (British 1768-1837) Publisher ca. 1811-1812 "American Cowslip". Hand colored aquatint engraving from the quarto edition of "The Temple of Flora" paper size apprx. 15-1/8" x 11-3/4" dated Jan. 1st 1812 not framed.
• Continental School 18th Century
  Continental School 18th Century Lady with a Song Book Estimate:$1,000-$1,500
• 19th century map of Charleston,
  19th century map of Charleston, S.C., "The Siege of Charlestown", depicting the June 18, 1776 British attack on Charleston Harbor, published by Richard Phillips, London, 1806, copper engraving on laid paper, 10-1/2 x 14-1/4 in. (page). Loose, toning, minor foxing, stains, creases, minor tears and losses at margins (not affecting map).
• 1801 WATERCOLOR PAINTING OF
  1801 WATERCOLOR PAINTING OF CAMBRIDGE COLLEGE Massachusetts, New York,Dated 1801Primitive view of Cambridge College with a man and horse drawn cart traveling a dirt road in the foreground.
• A number of historic
  A number of historic proclamations and other documents of the years 1659 to 1715 including the taking and subsequent execution of Lord Monmouth after the rebellion of 1685 proclamations after the treaty of Breda 1667 details of the court which sentenced Charles I in 1648 and a later court sentencing after the Jacobite rebellion in 1715.
• American School Portrait of a Young
  American School Portrait of a Young Womanoil on canvas (lined) circa 1760 unsigned quarter length portrait of a young woman in red painted in a feigned oval an old paper label is affixed to the verso and reads ''Mrs. Joseph Winthrop / Charleston '' unframed.30 x 25 in.On new pine stretchers obscuring varnish visible under black light with evidence of scattered touch ups.Private Collection NC
• 18th century Charleston
  18th century Charleston engraving, South Carolina, "A View of Charles Town, the Capital of South Carolina, in North America", published by Carrington Bowles, London, circa 1772, after Thomas Mellis, hand colored, on laid paper, 7-3/4 x 11-1/8 in. (page); modern wood frame. Trimmed including plate mark at right margin, hinged with archival tape, cloth tape remnants, adhesive residue in top margin, toning, creases and folds, stains in margins, pencil inscriptions; frame with abrasions. John Bivins, Jr. Collection
• 18th century map, eastern United
  18th century map, eastern United States, "Virginia Marylandia et Carolina, in America Septentrionali, Brittanorum industria exclutae…" by Johann Baptist Homann, originally published in Homann's Atlas Novus , Nuremberg, Germany, 1714, showing New York southward to the Carolinas, fictional "Apalache Lacus" pictured lower left, ornate title cartouche lower right showing British merchants with trade goods, Native Americans, wild animals, tobacco and drying shed, hand-colored engraving on laid paper, 19-3/4 x 23 in. (page); modern wood frame. Laid down on acidic card, foxing, toning, stains, fading, trimmed including plate marks, ink inscriptions in title cartouche, other pencil and ink inscriptions; frame with abrasions. Estate of the Late Nathan and Mary Anne McCarley, Asheville, North Carolina.
• Ornate North Carolina flintlock
  Ornate North Carolina flintlock long rifle attributed to the workshop of William Lamb Jamestown ca. 1820 with multiple engraved... ?
• late 17th Century English
  late 17th Century English SchoolPortrait of a Gentlemanwearing a lace jacket and a gold coloured coatoil on canvas 71.5cm x 56cm (28" x 22")
• FRENCH & INDIAN WAR DS,
  FRENCH & INDIAN WAR DS, PENNSYLVANIA, 1758 Original signed order of Deputy Governor William Denny (1709-'65, royal governor of Pennsylvania, 1756-'59) May 8, 1758, requiring Capt. Garraway's company of militia to gather at Bethlehem and all the other forces east of the Susquehanna to prepare to march to Carlisle "on the first Notice," and announcing the promotion of Capt. Joseph Shippen to Brigade Major. Shippen, 1732-1810, and his soldiers would play a prominent role in Forbes' Campaign, which culminated in the capture of Fort Duquesne on Nov. 25, 1758; 1 p. 4to, laid down on a heavy sheet of paper.
• PENNSYLVANIA PROPRIETARY LEASE,
  PENNSYLVANIA PROPRIETARY LEASE, PHILADELPHIA, 1704 Edward Shippen, Griffith Owen, and James Logan, as Commissioners and Proprietary Deputies of William Penn, hand-engrossed and signed document, Philadelphia, May 2, 1704; 1 p., oblong folio, on vellum: confirms a patent to John Thomas of a small tract of land on the Delaware River, near South Street, Philadelphia. With liber entry notations by Owen, verso.
• 6 pieces. (American 18th-Century
  6 pieces. (American 18th-Century Newspaper.) The Pennsylvania Gazette. Philadelphia, Dec. 2, 1731, Dec. 28, 1731, June 26, 1776, Oct. 16, 1776, Sept. 12, 1787, Sept. 27, 1787. Sm. folio; some creasing & toning, occasional chipping to edges. All with library stamps on front page. First 2 printed by Benjamin Franklin. Sold with all faults.
• 1766 LONDON CHRONICLE
  1766 LONDON CHRONICLE NEWSPAPERFascinating early example. Dated April 24, 1766. shipping info This item can be shipped in-house.
• Anti-slavery Almanac (1844); old
  Anti-slavery Almanac (1844); old ledger and various old newpaper articles.
• 1787 WOOLLETT ENGRAVING PRINT
  1787 WOOLLETT ENGRAVING PRINT
• 18th century map of North
  18th century map of North America, "Charte von dem Engellaendischen u, Franzoesischen Besitzungen in Nord America " by Johann Georg Schreiber, delineating the English and French colonies just prior to the French and Indian War, published by Schreiber in Atlas Selectus , Leipzig, circa 1750, copper engraving on laid paper, 6-3/4 x 9-1/4 in.; modern gilt wood frame. Trimmed including upper plate mark, laid down, light toning and foxing, creases, not examined out of frame; frame with abrasions. Private Collection, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
• Dr. Robert John Thornton (British
  Dr. Robert John Thornton (British 1768-1837) Publisher ca. 1811-1812 "Tankerville's Limodorum". Hand colored aquatint engraving from the quarto edition of "The Temple of Flora" paper size apprx. 15-1/8" x 11-3/4" dated Sept. 1st 1811 not framed.
• MONUMENTAL ENGRAVING - 'First
  MONUMENTAL ENGRAVING - 'First Blow for Liberty - To the Memory of the Patriots of 1775' by A.H. Ritchie (Alexander Hay 1822-1895) dated 1863 'Here once the embattled farmers stood and fired the shot heard round the world' mitered black lacquer frame
• [Historic Newspaper] T. Jefferson
  [Historic Newspaper] T. Jefferson and J. Dickinson ''A Declaration ... Setting Forth the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms'' as published in The New England Chronicle or The Essex Gazette (Harvard College Cambridge MA) July 27 1775; the entire first and 1/3 of the second page taken up with the manifesto against Great Britain (signed in type ''JOHN HANCOCK'') and also including other news of the day and advertisements (notably some for runaway slaves;) 4pp. folio with vertical fold as issued and light folds into eighths addressed at top ''Mr. Daniel Killam / Wenham'' (1751-1841 later a member of MA legislature) Housed in a blue calf folder with gilt tooling and lettering Estimate $ 10 000-15 000 Some toning and wear especially at edges and along folds.