THE UNITED STATES: 1776-1846 ATTHE 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.
1776 NORTH AMERICAN'S ALMANACNorth1776 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.
(2) VOLS., LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,(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
1776 SCRIMSHAW POWDER HORNRevolutionary1776 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.
[Massachusetts-Lexington & Concord[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.
1866 MITCHELL'S NEW GENERAL ATLAS1866 MITCHELL'S NEW GENERAL ATLAS Pennsylvania,1866"Mitchell's New General Atlas" published in 1866 by S. Augustus Mitchell bound in brown leather.
1787 WOOLLETT ENGRAVING PRINT1787 WOOLLETT ENGRAVING PRINT
1768 COLONIAL NEWSPAPER THE BOSTON1768 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.
MONUMENTAL ENGRAVING - 'First BlowMONUMENTAL 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
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".
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS IN MASSACHUSETTS,LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS IN MASSACHUSETTS, 1786 AND 1787 Being Acts and Laws, Passed by the General Court of Massachusetts: Begun and held at Boston, in the County of Suffolk, on Wednesday the 25th Day of May, A.D. 1785; and from thence continued, by Adjournments, to Wednesday the first Day of February, 1786 quarto (10-1/4), no wraps, bound with string. Topics, in part, include fishing, Penobscot Indians, rioting, taxes, highways and more.
Each dated 1916-SEach dated 1916-S
1796 STATE OF RHODE ISLAND HAND1796 STATE OF RHODE ISLAND HAND COLORED MAP New York,Dated 1796Map of the State of Rhode Island as updated by the latest surveys,1796, hand colored on laid paper, engraved for the American edition of Winterbothams America, published by John Reid, New York.
1766 LONDON CHRONICLE NEWSPAPERFascinating1766 LONDON CHRONICLE NEWSPAPERFascinating early example. Dated April 24, 1766. shipping info This item can be shipped in-house.
ROBERT MORRIS, LS, NOVEMBER, 1781ROBERT MORRIS, LS, NOVEMBER, 1781 Robert Morris (1734-1806, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, financier of the Revolution, in 1781 served as Superintendent of Finance) letter, signed, dated at the Marine Office of the United States, November 21, 1781, to three Continental officers appointed as a committee of enquiry; 1 1/2 pp. 4to, 9 x 7 1/4 in. Instructs the officers (Samuel Nicholls, James Craig, and Nathaniel Falkner) to investigate whether Capt. James Nicholson or his officers were culpable in the loss of the warship Trumbull in a battle the previous August. Together with an engraved portrait of Morris.
1800 Georgia law digest: Robert1800 Georgia law digest: Robert and George Watkins, A Digest of the Laws of the State of Georgia, From Its First Establishment as a British Province Down to the Year 1798, Inclusive, and the Principal Acts of 1799: In Which is comprehended the declaration of Independence; The State Constitutions of 1777 and 1789, with the alterations and amendments of 1794: Also the Constitution of 1798 , printed by R. Aitken, Market Street, Philadelphia, 1800, early pages include the address to the public dated Augusta, 1 July 1799, probably original full calf leather, 837 pp. plus index, 10 x 8-1/4 in. Binding fair, added end papers and spine reinforcement, extensive abrasions and losses at corners and spine, spine with extensive darkening and flaking, moderate overall browning and foxing, title page dark with dampstains.
A Pennsylvania land grant on vellumA Pennsylvania land grant on vellum dated 6-22-1798, granting a property in Lycoming County named "Aberdeen" to James Strawbridge, and signed by Pennsylvania governor and Founding Father Thomas Mifflin (1744-1800). Mifflin was a Philadelphia merchant who was expelled by the Quakers for joining the Continental Army during the American Revolution, in which he served first as one of George Washington's aide-de-camps and then as Quartermaster General. After the Revolution he was the last President of Pennsylvania, succeeding Benjamin Franklin, a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, in the course of which he was a Signer of the Constitution, and then the first Governor of Pennsylvania. This document was also signed by the first Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth, James Trimble (1755-1837), and by one Nathaniel Irwin.
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.
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.
Continental School (17th/18th century)Continental School (17th/18th century) Two prints engraving Largest 6 1/2 x 7 inches.
1 vol. Brissot de Warville, J(acques)1 vol. Brissot de Warville, J(acques) P(ierre). New Travels in The United States of America, Performed in 1788. London: for J.S. Jordan, 1792. First English-language edition. 8vo, contemp. 1/2 calf & marbled bds., gilt-ruled & lettered spine; scuffed, joints, spine ends & edges rubbed, joints tender but holding. Minor internal spotting. A leading figure during the French Revolution, Brissot came to The United States just before The Revolution to select a suitable place to establish a settlement of persons determined to abandon despotic France. Howes B-784, "A favorable view of America, attracting to its shores many Europeans"; Sabin 8027 Unsold
A Pennsylvania land grant on vellumA Pennsylvania land grant on vellum dated 5-20-1796, granting a property in Lycoming County named "Brunswick" to William Bingham, and signed by Pennsylvania governor and Founding Father Thomas Mifflin (1744-1800). Mifflin was a Philadelphia merchant who was expelled by the Quakers for joining the Continental Army during the American Revolution, in which he served first as one of George Washington's aide-de-camps and then as Quartermaster General. After the Revolution he was the last President of Pennsylvania, succeeding Benjamin Franklin, a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, in the course of which he was a Signer of the Constitution, and then the first Governor of Pennsylvania. This document was also signed by the first Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth, James Trimble (1755-1837), and by one Nathaniel Irwin.
Revolutionary War Map of the SoutheasternRevolutionary War Map of the Southeastern United Stat
MASSACHUSETTS BAY REVOLUTIONARYMASSACHUSETTS 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".
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1776 map, Port Royal, South Carolina,1776 map, Port Royal, South Carolina, "A Plan of Port Royal in South Carolina - Survey'd by Capn John Gascoigne", by John Gascoigne and Francis Swaine, published in North American Pilot, Sayer & Bennett, London, 1777, showing Port Royal and Surrounding islands, natural landmarks, landowners, house locations, depth soundings, other points of interest, after Jeffreys & Faden's 1776 map of the same region with corrected depth soundings and new information, compass bearings and sounding information in title margin, map key lower right, on laid paper, 29-18 x 24 in.
1776 ALMANAC OF THE BATTLE OF LEXINGTON: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.
Dated 1904Dated 1904
1776 SHIPPING REPORT TO BRITISH1776 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.
ARTICLE FROM BOSTON AND COUNTRYARTICLE FROM BOSTON AND COUNTRY MARY 12 1770 REPRODUCTION
A Pennsylvania land grant on vellumA Pennsylvania land grant on vellum dated 10-11-1794, granting a property named "Sherburne" to William Bingham, and signed by Pennsylvania governor and Founding Father Thomas Mifflin (1744-1800). Mifflin was a Philadelphia merchant who was expelled by the Quakers for joining the Continental Army during the American Revolution, in which he served first as one of George Washington's aide-de-camps and then as Quartermaster General. After the Revolution he was the last President of Pennsylvania, succeeding Benjamin Franklin, a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, in the course of which he was a Signer of the Constitution, and then the first Governor of Pennsylvania. This document was also signed by the first Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth, James Trimble (1755-1837), and by one Nathaniel Irwin.
A hand coloured print in supportA 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''.
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.
Pennsylvania Chronicle SeptemberPennsylvania Chronicle September 21 1767 with advertisement for "Property for sale in Virginia George Washington Trustee" and with advertisements by Cadwalader and Samuel Morris. 18.5"x11.75"
1 piece. Hand-Colored Lithograph.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.
Leslie Wilcox (British 1904-1982)Leslie Wilcox (British 1904-1982) Schooner Oil on canvas titled The Tyrranicide Captures the British Schooner Dispatch July 8 1776 on verso signed l.r. and on verso dated 1975 on verso; 23.5 x 35 in. Condition: A few very small spots of inpainting in u.r. sky and around the British flag.
1976 Canada1976 Canada