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• Anti-slavery Almanac (1844); old
  Anti-slavery Almanac (1844); old ledger and various old newpaper articles.
• 18th c. Penna. cradle. 40'' Length.
  18th c. Penna. cradle. 40'' Length.
• 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.
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  80
• GROUP OF THIRTY-FOUR AMERICAN PEN
  GROUP OF THIRTY-FOUR AMERICAN PEN AND INK PAGES FROM A STUDENT'S STUDY BOOK Including map of ''...General Wolfe's ... General Washington's notes '' nautical celestial and solar notes general doodling one inscribed ''disappointment'' and one ''...harte disease...1892 '' matted and in beechwood frames. Provenance: Property from the Collection of Gerald Kornblau. 4 x 6 3/8 in. (sheet) 6 3/4 x 9 1/4 in. (frame).
• ARTICLE FROM BOSTON AND COUNTRY
  ARTICLE FROM BOSTON AND COUNTRY MARY 12 1770 REPRODUCTION
• 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.
• 1840'S SLAVE EPHEMERAFramed
  1840'S SLAVE EPHEMERAFramed grouping of four handwritten receipts for the sale of slaves, circa 1846. Comprising: 1) "Rec'd of Henry D. Smith the sum of three hundred dollars for the purchase of a negro man Davy.....John W. Edward", 2) "Received Florence, Ala 31st January 1846 of Henry D. Smith thirty one hundred dollars for the purchase of the following Negros....", 3) "Received Florence 31 January 1846 of Henry D. Smith one thousand and fifty two dogs and fifty cents...for the sale of certain Negros", and 4) "January 5th 1846 Rec'd of Henry D. Smith the sum of four hundred and twenty five dollars in full for the purchase of Negro boy Joe about thirteen years of age.....Jno. F. Wilkins Sec." Dimensions: (overall) 24"h x 12.5"w. Processing and shipping within the continental U.S. $50.00 plus 1.5% replacement cost insurance. Please note we do not accept credit cards. Condition: Toning, creases, scattered small tears. Did not examine out of frame. Witherells strives to provide as much information and photographs as possible but encourages in-person inspection by bidders. Condition: statements are only for general guidance and should not be relied upon as complete statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty or assumption of liability by Witherells. All lots are sold "AS IS" under the Terms & Condition: s.
• Continental School (First Quarter
  Continental School (First Quarter 19th Century), pair of oil on canvas portraits, the first of a gentleman standing in a landscape wearing a black coat and cravat, and the second of a young woman in a white silk and lace cap, wearing a blue dress with red shawl, standing in a landscape with ships visible in the distance, both examples are unsigned, each is 14-1/2" x 12". Presented in matching ebonized wood frames with giltwood liners.
• Southern portrait, Revolutionary
  Southern portrait, Revolutionary hero, sketch of Solomon Barrott (died 1851), drummer boy at the Battle of Cowpens (South Carolina), unsigned, oil on thin fiberboard, American, 19th century, unframed, 19 x 12-1/4 in. Laid on mat, holes, crackle, abrasions, grime. Note verso states "This painting was found at the bottom of a trunk at "Myrtle Grove attic" (Myrtle Grove is in Wilmington, North Carolina).
• 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.
• Dr. Robert John Thornton
  Dr. Robert John Thornton (English, 1768-1837) American Cowslip, from The Temple of Flora, London, 1804, hand-colored and color-printed aquatint and engraving on wove paper, 21-1/2 x 18 in. (plate), 22-3/4 x 18 in. (page); gilt wood frame,
• View of Southern Port (French,
  View of Southern Port (French, 1600-1682) 26 x 38 1/2 inches.
• 39 pieces. (American Newspaper.)
  39 pieces. (American Newspaper.) (H. Greeley & Co.) The New-Yorker. New York, Dec. 30, 1837 - March 17, 1838; Dec. 15, 1838 - Jan. 19, 1839; Feb. 9, 1839 - March 9, 1839. Nos. 29-44; 197-208; 247-252; 255-259. Folio; scattered wear, no. 31 defective, upper corners of no. 198 torn away.
• Historic Staffordshire, North
  Historic Staffordshire, North Carolina: blue transfer J&W Ridgway platter, goddess of liberty resting on wall, Cyres, goddess of harvest beside her (black gown and dark cap), distant sailing vessels, Thomas Mayer, 14-7/8 in. Large cracks and related repairs, other surface wear and discoloration.
• (40) 1965 - 1969 40% Silver Halves
  (40) 1965 - 1969 40% Silver Halves
• Continental School (18th Century)
  Continental School (18th Century) Half length portrait of a captain in full dress uniform. Oil on canvas no signature found framed in a gilt frame overall 31" x 25".
• 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
• 1812 marking sampler, seven lines
  1812 marking sampler, seven lines of letters and numbers, stitched "Charity Chambers her work in the 8 year of her age 1812", silk on linen, probably American, 10-1/4 x 7-1/2 in. (sight); modern frame. Fading, browning of linen ground. Purchased from descendants of Quaker family originally from Wilmington, Delaware and Pennsylvania.
• Continental, 17th/18th Century
  Continental, 17th/18th Century Capriccio with Figures oil on canvas 68 x 96 1/4 inches.
• Historic blue Staffordshire, four
  Historic blue Staffordshire, four plates: one with 13 colonies in border, central scene with George Washington, impressed Clews mark, 10-5/8 in., large crack with old staple repair; matching plate with Clews mark, 8-5/8 in., excellent condition; one celebrating American independence, central panel with early pilgrim figures, Wood & Sons, 8-3/8 in., slight interior scratches, some glaze loss at rim; "The Landing of Gen. Lafayette", impressed Clews mark, 10 in., very good condition, minor surface scratches.
• 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.
• Continental School (Nineteenth
  Continental School (Nineteenth Century) "Portrait of a Clergyman", oil on canvas, 30" x 25". Giltwood frame.
• Continental School (19th century)
  Continental School (19th century) Portrait of Isaac Jecks of Hardy in Norfolk oil on board 29 1/2 x 24 1/4 inches.
• 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.
• 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.
• BACHELIN-DEFLORENNE XVI EME
  BACHELIN-DEFLORENNE XVI EME SIECLE Chromolithograph: 13 x 8 3/4 in. Framed
• A quantity of about eighteen
  A quantity of about eighteen historic documents many of the 17th. and 18th. c. and on vellum.
• 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''.
• FOUR 17TH AND 18TH CENTURY MAPS
  FOUR 17TH AND 18TH CENTURY MAPS OF THE SOUTHEASTengravings on laid paper, some with hand colored highlights, all unframed, including: Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772), Carte De La Caroline et Georgie... , Paris, circa 1757, plate 8 x 11-3/4 in., sheet 10-1/8 x 15 in.; J. Denison, Map of North and South Carolina , engraver Amos Doolittle, Boston, 1796, for Morse's Universal Geography , sheet 8-1/2 x 10-5/8 in.; Herman Moll (circa 1654-1732), Carolina , London, circa 1708, from John Oldmixon's The British Empire in America , sheet 8-1/4 x 7-1/4 in.; Jodocus Hondius (1563-1612), Virginia et Florida , Amsterdam, circa 1635, published in Historia Mundi: or Mercator's Atlas , sheet approximately 7 x 9 in. Provenance: Humber Family, North Carolina Condition: all with some toning and light staining throughout, light wear to edges; Denison map moderately toned, some offsetting to right side; Hondius map laid down on board, some losses to sheet
• 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
• 1803 religious verse needlework,
  1803 religious verse needlework, stitched bottom center "Workd by (me) Susan Wallar in the year of our Lord 1803 Aged 11 years" below a 16-line religious verse within an inner border, surrounded by floral motifs, silk on linen, probably British, 13-3/4 x 12 in. (sight); black-painted wood frame with gilt cove molding. Fading, losses to linen and silk, darkening of linen ground; frame with abrasions. Estate of the Late Wyatt W. Childs, Barnesville, Georgia.
• Two English flintlock muskets, both
  Two English flintlock muskets, both brass mounted: one with 41 in. barrel with sharp English hallmarks, possibly Committee of Safety type (Revolutionary War), stock with heavy restoration and filled areas ; one with 40 in. tapered barrel with visible hallmarks, brass mounts with initials on trigger guard, butt stock with "SR", old cleaning with salt and pepper finish, stock with separations, losses and repairs, stock with knots and fissures as made ; no permits required. Private Collection, Sarasota, Florida
• Pair 18th century portraits,
  Pair 18th century portraits, British School, oil on canvas unsigned: older gentleman seated in green Windsor chair and holding cane, retouch to vest and scattered in background ; older woman wearing bonnet, shawl, holding glasses and seated in chair, London colorman stamp verso canvas, retouch in shawl, background, paper accretion verso , both 23-3/4 x 19 in.; matching 20th century gilt wood frames. Both with original stretcher and tacking edge, flaking, crackle, canvases loose. Private Collection, Whispering Pines, North Carolina.
• Continental School (18th century)
  Continental School (18th century) Figural Study ink on paper 8 1/4 x 11 inches.
• SIX 18TH & 19TH CENTURY LETTERS:
  SIX 18TH & 19TH CENTURY LETTERS: FOUR 1740S-1773 PRAYER NOTES FROM COLONIAL AMERICA, 1815 LETTER STATING EFFORTS TO GET A MAN OUT OF DEBTOR'S PRISON, 1808 KY LEGAL PAPERS TO RECOVER MONEY 10"H X 7 1/2"WSix 18th & 19th century letters: four 1740s-1773 prayer notes from Colonial America, 1815 letter stating efforts to get a man out of debtor's prison, 1808 KY legal papers to recover money Also includes 1802 New York clamshell stampless cover writing of illness. Loss and staining as shown. 10"H x 7 1/2"W Dimensions: 10"H x 7 1/2"W