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1776

• 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.
• 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.
• After John Trumbull (American,
  After John Trumbull (American, 1756-1843) and Engraved by Walterman Lilly Ormsby (American, 1809-1883) "The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776", steel engraving, presented in the period gilt-edged flat ebonized wood frame and glazed, fully signed, with all of the signers identified at the basal edge, h. 32-1/2", w. 42".
• THE UNITED STATES: 1776-1846 AT ONE
  THE UNITED STATES: 1776-1846 AT ONE VIEWThe United States: 1776-1846 At One View. New York: H. Phelps, 1846. Hand-colored lithograph of a variety of statistics related to the United States, including populations, canals, railroads, steam boat routes, mountains, and more. 22 x 30”. Light foxing and creasing particularly at margins. B.
• 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.
• 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.
• WALTER STEWART, AL ON TRAINING
  WALTER STEWART, AL ON TRAINING RECRUITS, 1777 Walter Stewart (1756-1796, Revolutionary War officer, in July, 1777, Col. commanding the PA Regt. of Foot) retained copy of a letter dated at Smith's Clove (Ramapo Valley) July 22, 1777, to Lt. Col. Lewis Farmer, ordering him to Philadelphia to take charge of new recruits, with instructions for training and equipping them; 2 1/4 pp., folio, 13 x 8 1/4 in.; endorsed by Stewart verso.
• AFTER JOHN TRUMBULL (AMERICAN,
  AFTER JOHN TRUMBULL (AMERICAN, 1756-1843), DECLARATION DE L'INDEPENDANCE DES ETATS-UNIS D'AMERIQUE, LE 4 JUILLET 1776 Engraving, 19th century, engraved by Alexandre Jean Louis Jazet (French, 1814–1900), retains Foster Brothers, Boston label to framing, presented in original wooden frame.
• MASSACHUSETTS BAY REVOLUTIONARY WAR
  MASSACHUSETTS BAY REVOLUTIONARY WAR LOAN RECEIPTMassachusetts Bay Revolutionary War loan receipt, dated Febr. 1777 with a promise of 60 pounds upon the 2nd day of December 1779 with interest at six percent, signed H. Gardiner Treasurer and countersigned H. J. Hill and D. Jeffries , 7 1/2" x 6 3/4". Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot. Condition: Light toning, signature is inked out.
• 1776 SHIPPING REPORT TO BRITISH
  1776 SHIPPING REPORT TO BRITISH LORDSInteresting accounting of shipped items "for the use of His Majesty's forces" in Tobago and Dominica, smack in the middle of the Revolutionary War. Document measures 13-1/4" x 8-1/4". shipping info This item can be shipped in-house.
• Revolutionary War Map of the
  Revolutionary War Map of the Southeastern United Stat
• IMPORTANT 1775 AMERICAN
  IMPORTANT 1775 AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR MASSACHUSETTS...Important Handwritten 1775 American Revolutionary War Massachusetts Muster Roll Document. "Muster Roll of the 34 th Regiment of Foot in the Service of the United Colonies" , "The Hon.bl Brigadier Genl John Thomas Esq Colonel, The Rev Mansfield Chaplain, John Bailey Esq Liet. Coll Commandant, Lemuel Cushing Surgeon, Seth Ames Mate" With columnar lists of men organized by rank and Company. Organized on April 23, 1775. The regiment was also known as the 2 nd Massachusetts Regiment and was drawn from volunteers from the Plymouth County area, as well as members of the original Minutemen companies who fought at Lexington and Concord, and African American freemen. John Thomas would be promoted to Brigadier General in June of 1775. Dating this document to the period of time in which he would command the regiment during the siege of Boston, the fortification of Dorchester Heights, and the evacuation of the British on March 17, 1776. After which, he was promoted to Major General and would die of smallpox on June 2, 1776. Provenance : Directly descended in the Hallowell family of Nantucket. 15 in. X 12 in. Overall- 22 in. x 18.5 in. Condition: Items may have wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Please contact the gallery for further details prior to bidding. Any condition statement given as a courtesy should not be treated as fact.
• 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.
• (2) VOLS., LAWS OF THE UNITED
  (2) VOLS., LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1796 & 1809 1796, Volume II, printed by Richard Folwell, Philadelphia, 576 pages, incl. Acts passed at the First and Second Sessions of the Second Congress, 1791-1792, treaties with Indian nations and with Great Britain, and the Declaration of Independence, 8"h x 5"w; 1809, Volume IX, incl. Tenth Congress of the United States, Brownstown Indian treaty, 309 pages plus index, 8.5"h x 5"w
• "ADDRESS OF THE MUTINEERS,"
  "ADDRESS OF THE MUTINEERS," PHILADELPHIA, JUNE1783 Timothy Matlack (1730-1829, scribe of the Declaration of Independence and subsequently of the Executive Council of Pennsylvania; a founder of the Free Quaker sect and abolitionist) official copy of "Address of Mutineers to Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania, deliver'd Jue 25.- 1783," containing the statement of James Bennett on behalf of the Philadelphia garrison and a cohort of soldiers from Lancaster, who had stormed the Congress in Independence Hall on June 20 to demand back pay and other benefits promised for their service. On June 22, the Pennsylvania Council refused to increase security for the Congress. The national government immediately evacuated to Princeton, then to Annapolis. 3 1/2 pp., folio.
• 1 piece. (American Revolution.)
  1 piece. (American Revolution.) Broadside. (St. John, Samuel.) "American Taxation. Or The Spirit of Seventy-Six exemplified in a song written in the golden days which tried men's souls." [Hartford: Hudson & Goodwin], [1783]. Folio, 18 x 11 inches (457 x 279 mm) - sheet size; mostly minor chipping to edges, upper right corner torn away - well away from text. Expertly laid-down on acid-free tissue. Clean. Darkly printed on early wove paper. Thirty-six four line stanzas against British taxation of the American colonies. Evans 18174 ,000-3,000Unsold
• THE BOSTON CHRONICLE, AUGUST 17-21,
  THE BOSTON CHRONICLE, AUGUST 17-21, 1769 Original issue of THE BOSTON CHRONICLE, Vol. II, #34 (Boston: John Mein and Fleeming, 1769) folio; leading with an expose on violations of the Boston merchants' recent non-importation agreement, particularly by John Hancock and others; various other correspondence, and a few advertisements. Mein was a Scottish immigrant and ardent Loyalist. In October, the newspaper office was sacked by Boston patriots and Mein fled to England. This was the first semi-weekly newspaper printed in New England.
• REVOLUTIONARY WAR DS, ANTHONY WAYNE
  REVOLUTIONARY WAR DS, ANTHONY WAYNE ASSOCIATION David Ziegler (1748-1811, German soldier, immigrant to Lancaster, PA, in 1775 and soon after joined the PA Line; wounded at Battle of Long Island; Capt. and adjutant in 1st PA Regt. and agent of the state store; after the war was pioneer in NW Territory and 1st Mayor of Cincinnati) autograph document, signed, April 10, 1780; 1 p., small 4to, 8 1/8 x 7 1/2 in. A certificate attesting that he delivered 52 gallons of "Spirits" from the State Store to Anthony Wayne on Jan. 2, 1780. Docketed in Wayne's handwriting.
• [Massachusetts-Lexington &
  [Massachusetts-Lexington & Concord Centennial] Three Stereoviews  Lot of 3 of the Massachusetts celebration of the Revolution Centennial by T. Lewis Cambridgeport Mass. Includes #6 of the Lexington Commons site of Battle Ground April 19 1875; and 2 at Cambridge July 3 1875 #54 & #56 of the Washington Elm w/large painted banner of Washington on horseback above the marker and a view of the ''Birthplace of the American Army'' arch. Yellow mounts w/titles list on verso. The Ed Burchard Stereoview Collection Condition: Overall bright and clear with nice tones. Mounts show ever so light soil.
• 3 pieces. American Revolution:
  3 pieces. American Revolution: Great Britain. "By His Excellency Sir William Howe... Proclamation... Appointing Joseph Galloway, Esq.;... Superintendent of all Imports and Exports... Head-Quarters in Philadelphia, The 4th Day of December, 1777." [Philadelphia,... James Humphreys, Junr...] Broadside, folio, imprint trimmed away, a few tears along folds, black & red ink ownership markings on text. Evans 15331. * The Pennsylvania Ledger. Philadelphia, Saturday, Dec. 20, 1777. 1 sheet, folio. With W. Howe proclamation of Dec. 18, 1777. * [United States.] Continental Congress. "In Congress, May 14, 1777. Resolved, That the Quarter-Master-General of The Army be authorized and empowered to appoint one Commissary of Forge for The Army..." Philadelphia: John Dunlap, 1777. 1 folio leaf, 2 pp.; horizontal separation at center, several ships with loss of text along horizontal separation, other scattered, minor loss of text. Evans 15670. All sold with all faults.
• RAISING THE LIBERTY POLE, 1776,
  RAISING THE LIBERTY POLE, 1776, ENGRAVING, FRAME: 32-1/4 X 38-1/4 INRaising the Liberty Pole, 1776, Engraving, Frame: 32-1/4 x 38-1/4 in
• RARE BROADSIDE AFTER THE BATTLES OF
  RARE BROADSIDE AFTER THE BATTLES OF LEXINGTON AND CONCORD DATED JUNE 5, 1775 4.75" X 7.75". FRAMED 14" X 17". FOLDER 11.5" X 9.25".RARE BROADSIDE AFTER THE BATTLES OF LEXINGTON AND CONCORD, Dated June 5, 1775, Signed in print by Henry Remsen, urging for the election of Son of Liberty and patriot firebrand Isaac Sears to the New York Provincial Congress. Printed by John Holt prior to the Battle of Bunker Hill. Includes a Raab Collection portfolio folder containing a double-sided document with additional information. Dimensions: 4.75" x 7.75". Framed 14" x 17". Folder 11.5" x 9.25". Provenance: Purportedly owned by Henry Remsen and passed down through his descendants.Raab Collection.
• NEWS OF AMERICAN UNREST IN THE
  NEWS OF AMERICAN UNREST IN THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE WITH SUPPLEMENT (London, 1774), considerable space is given to an "Account of the Rise of Ill-Humour in America," which describes meetings being held throughout the colonies regarding taxes, loyalties, and tea. A Rhode Island paper goes so far as to encourage the colonies to unite against the British with the slogan "Join or Die!" The "Supplement to the Gentleman's Magazine: for the Year 1774" reviews Edmund Burke's speech in Parliament regarding American taxation and outlines the proceedings of the Continental Congress in Philadelphia.
• INSCRIBED OATH OF ALLEGIANCE,
  INSCRIBED OATH OF ALLEGIANCE, PRINTED BY J. DUNLAP Zebulon Potts (1746 - 1801, Patriot, PA State Senator, 1793-1801) part-printed certificate with credits of John Dunlap (official printer to the Continental Congress, who printed the Declaration of Independence and other key documents) filled in by Potts, certifying that Walter Walters of Lower Merion Township had taken the Oath of Allegiance on July 30, 1778, witnessed by Benjamin Paschall (a Philadelphia Justice of the Peace); about 4 x 6 in.
• 1776 ALMANAC OF THE BATTLE OF
  1776 ALMANAC OF THE BATTLE OF LEXINGTON: Eye Witness Account of the Battle of Lexington: THE NORTH-AMERICAN'S ALMANACK, AND GENTLEMAN'S AND LADY'S DIARY, FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD CHRIST 1776. by Samuel Stearns. Massachusetts-Bay: Printed for I. Thomas, in Worcester; B. Edes, in Watertown; and S. & E. Hall, in Cambridge, [1775]. Duodecimo, printed wrappers, 18 (of 24) pp. Also sewn-in is a 42-page handwritten record of accounts for the years 1779-1782, by an unknown recorder. Although the Almanac is lacking several pages, it does contain: ''An Account of the Commencement of Hostilities between Great-Britain and America, in the province of Massachusetts-Bay, by the Rev. Mr. William Gordon, of Roxbury.,'' pp. [5-16]; ''A Short History which sheweth how the Charters of the city of London, with other parts of old England, and the British Colonies in New-England were taken away in the Reign of King Charles the IId.,;'' ''Sir Richard Rum's Advice to the soldiers and others;'' and the first page of ''Directions for preserving the Health of the Soldiers in the camps.'' Worn, dog-eared.
• SEPIA TONED POLITICAL TEXTILE, JOHN
  SEPIA TONED POLITICAL TEXTILE, JOHN TRUMBULL'S DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 4TH OF JULY 1776, FRAMEDSEPIA TONED POLITICAL TEXTILE, JOHN TRUMBULL'S DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 4TH OF JULY 1776, FRAMED, printed scene based on the John Trumbull painting, on cotton with a numbered key to the signers with their signatures below, h: 28 1/2 x w: 30 3/4 in. (sight) Provenance: Eastern Shore Historic Estate
• A Pennsylvania land grant on
  A Pennsylvania land grant on parchment dated 7-16-1806, granting a property in Venango County named "Eastwell" to Alexander Baring & others, and signed as Pennsylvania governor by Founding Father and Signer of the Declaration of Independence Thomas McKean (1734-1817). McKean was the delegate to the Second Continental Congress whose note brought his fellow Delaware delegate Caesar Rodney riding back to the Congress, to break the deadlock and swing Delaware's vote for American independence. This document was also signed by the first Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth, James Trimble (1755-1837), and by Timothy Matlack (1736-1829), another of the Founding Fathers who wrote out the formal copy of the Declaration of Independence.
• REVOLUTIONARY WAR PRIVATE'S LETTER,
  REVOLUTIONARY WAR PRIVATE'S LETTER, 1778 John Jacob Moder (Dates unknown, evidently a resident of Delaware and artilleryman or "Bumbadier") ALS to Lt. Col. Thomas Robinson (1751-1819, nephew of Gen. Anthony Wayne, officer in the 1st PA Regt.), dated at Albany NY, March 26, 1778, asking Robinson, with whom he has a neighborly connection, for help getting a better post in the army, mentions news of a recent victory in New Jersey by Wayne's forces. 3/4 p. folio, addressed erroneously, verso.
• WESTMORELAND CO., VA, LOYALISTS,
  WESTMORELAND CO., VA, LOYALISTS, 1777 George Turberville (Signer of the Leedstown Resolves, 1766) ALS to Col. Richard Henry Lee or John Augustine Washington, dated at Peckatone (a Lee house on the Potomack River) December 30, 1777, listing three men who refused to give an oath of loyalty to Virginia and 6 others whom he could not find; 1 p., 8vo.
• 1876 Centennial bandana cloth
  1876 Centennial bandana cloth with printed Declaration; text of Declaration of Independence and signatures occupy the field, vine wrapped fasces with Colonial insignias and the names of Revolutionary heroes form the borders. 20 1/4" x 24". Good condition, small areas of discoloration.
• TWO RARE REVOLUTIONARY WAR-ERA
  TWO RARE REVOLUTIONARY WAR-ERA PUBLICATIONS 1776 7.75” X 5”.TWO RARE REVOLUTIONARY WAR-ERA PUBLICATIONS, 1776, "Civil Prudence, Recommended to the Thirteen United Colonies of North-America. A Discourse, Shewing That it is in the Power of Civil Prudence to prevent or cure State Distempers, and to make an industrious, wealthy, and flourishing People; -- Also, to preserve the Balance of Trade, with a replenishing Indraught of Money in any Country, and how it may be done; holding forth the immense Benefits to be obtained by a good Regulation of Trade, and the State-ruining Consequences of the contrary." Norwich, Conn.: Printed and sold by Judah P. Spooner (1748-1807), 1776. Wraps. Incomplete, ends at page 52. Also includes "Common Sense". Missing its title page and ends at page 56. Incomplete. Dimensions: 7.75" x 5".
• U.S. 1778 privateer license,
  U.S. 1778 privateer license, partially printed document headed "Congress. The Delegates of the United States…", licensing William McFadden, Commander of the Sloop Mars, belonging to John Maxwell Nesbitt and Co., "to fit out and set forth the said Sloop in a warlike manner…by Force of Arms, to attack, subdue and take all ships…carrying Soldiers, Arms, Gunpowder, Provisions…to any of the British Armies or Ships of War employed against these United States…Philadelphia, August 4, 1778", signed in brown ink, "Henry Laurens" as President, "Chas Thomson" as Secretary, and "T[imothy] Matlack, Secy of the Council of Pennsa", 8-3/4 x 13 in. Separated into four sections vertically at folds, rejoined with paper tape on verso, folds through "n" of "Laurens" and "Matlack", minor holes, edge chips and losses, marginal dampstains, toning. Descended in the family Lewis Tawes Matlack (later Birkhead), a descendant of Timothy Matlack, the engrosser who hand lettered the Declaration of Independence.
• 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.
• EXTRACTS FROM THE...CONTINENTAL
  EXTRACTS FROM THE...CONTINENTAL CONGRESS, 1774 "Extracts from the votes and proceedings of the American Continental Congress, held at Philadelphia, on the 5th of September, 1774. Containing the Bill of Rights, a List of Grievances, Occasional Resolves, the Association, an Address to the People of Great-Britain, and a Memorial to the Inhabitants of the British American Colonies." Published by Order of the Congress, Philadelphia: Printed. Boston: Re-printed by Edes and Gill...and T. and J. Fleet, 1774, half-title, title, and pages 5-38 (incomplete), 8"h x 5.25"w
• 1 piece. Hand-Colored
  1 piece. Hand-Colored Lithograph. Currier, N.; Ives, J.M., pub. "The Tocsin of Liberty, Rung by The State House Bell (Independence Hall), Philadelphia, July 4, 1776." New York, 1876. 10 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches (267 x 315 mm) - image and text, margins Slightly toned. Framed. Gale 6548 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 Freeman''s Conditions of Sale.