NAVAL RECORDS AMERICAN REVOLUTION Washington. Govt Ptg Office. 1908. 540pp naval records of the Rev War incl ship commissions, Naval Orders, list ofall US ships, cutters, schooners in service w owners, guns etc, & index. Few pages loose, compolete & vg overall. A scarce reference. Ex-library.  

INDEPENDENCE HALL RELIC A neat item with 19th century provenance- a 3" wrought iron nail attached to a 6 x 3" envelope, w 19th century ink inscription "Nail from Independence Hall under Speaker Desk- July 4- 1776". The envelope has a ptd logo for "T Mellon Rogers, Architect & Engineer, Devon, Chester Co, Pa". Rogers was the noted architect who performed restorations on the Hall in 1895.  

1802 AMERICAN MILITIA BROADSIDE An historic American military broadside order, issued 20th April, 1802, headquarters, Northampton, Massssachusetts thanks Mass Volunteers for their efforts in establishing discipline & a respectable Military Force, and calls for the formation of a permanent American militia, warning that as the as European War ends & volunteers disband, a plan to keep the American militia efficient & disciplined is required, detailing appointments for officers, avoid men of vuicious & immoral character, & rules for proper maintenance of arms & ordnance.. 2pp 14 x 8" ptd. vg.  

JOHN HANCOCK HOME BRICK A great historic relice of the Armeican Signer of the declaration of Independence, John hancock. colonial "coffin brick" saved when American patriot leader John Hancock's Beacon Street, Boston home was demolished in 1863. Black clay pentagonal brick, orig 8 x 3 x 2", coffin shaped, but wide end broken off. 6 x 3 x 2" I obtained this relice in 1995 from a descendant of the salvage company that demolished the house and will provide a letter certifying it's authenticity.  

1830 NEWS An historic bound run of original issues of the Philadelphia National Gazette, for January 12- Dec 30, 1835, complete approx 145 issues, most vg, some w tears and age spots, incl news of the Cherokke removal, Cherokke Appeal to the people of the US, Georgia Good rush on Cherokee land, Winnebago indians "cede" their lands incl the lead mines, Cooper's American steam locomotive runs to Baltimore at 15 mph, French Revolution, the King deposed by Louis Philippe,  

REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIER'S PAY RECEIPTS a rare a pair of Wethersfield, Connecticut Revolutionary War soldier's pay receipts, for Charles Churchelll, Wethersfield: 1 ) Wethersfield, Ct, August 28, 1780 ink certificate that Churchell "did belong to the Continental Army for Corln Samuel B Webbs Ridgment" and signed by town selectmen . 1p 6 x 4".ptd/ink. And 2 ) Sept 1, 1780 pay recript, issued at hHrtford, by the "Committee of the Army, & sge by Churchell, rev w notation "Webb's Regt". 8 x 8" ptd/ink. W service info. the pair  

18TH CENTURY NEWS JOURNALS A nice group of 5 issues of London coffeehouse journals, widely read in the American colonies; 3 issues of the "Gentleman's Magazine", all 1771, 2 issues of the" London Magazine", both 1768, each w woodcut cover illus of a London scene . Each complete issue with 35-40pp of news of Parliament, scientific discoveries, exploration, medicine, marvels and oddities, events in Europe, etc. Each 8 x 5",a few w illus. incl map of Candlewick Parish, London, Astronomer Edmund Halley's map of the transit of Venus, Corsican patriot Pascal Paoli. All issues disbound, complete, archival repairs at spine, overall vg. The group  

1843 AMERICAN SATIRE NEWS- JIM CROW HUMOR The "Boston Satirist" was a shortlived humor newspaper, publ 1842-43 at Boston by WL Bradley, w 4pp jokes, satire on Bostonians, local customs, gossip. June 2, 1843 issue w front page woodcut illustrated article, proporting to be a Sermon or "Popular Discourse Delivered by Pompey Alexander Smash", in minstral show accent. Also cartoons of Boston fops & gossipy ladies of the Town. Inside pages w ads by "Dr Peters", claiming for cures for Veneral Diseases. Wear at edges, folds, vg overall.  

ORIGINAL BOUND RUN 1839 NEWSPAPERS a partial bound run of the The Albany Argus, Albany, New York Argus, January December 1839; approximately 80 issues of the 100 issue twice-weekly run remain. The news includes the Florida War Apalachicola, Florida, General Taylor in Florida, Cherokee Nation Chief John Ridge murdered, Comanche Indian raid, the Mexican Civil War, Dicken's novel, "Nicholas Nickleby" serialized, also Whigs, Democrats political news, deaths incl mourning issue for death of the Editor, w the remaining few issues re-named "The Albany Gazette". All 4pp, most w age spots, covers worn, loose, spine bare.  

IRISH BARON'S PRESENTATION QUEEN ANNE WALL S A very handsome 18th century hand made wall shelf, w ornate molded gilt gesso decorations and bearing a lovely calligraphy inscription '"1720 (About) these ornaments were turned by Harriet Countess of Chambrassil, Mother of Anne Countess of Roden...", etc, incl the lineage and it's Presentation by Lt Colonel Robert Shaw to son Frederick William Shaw, on his birthday, March 15, 1860. This approx 37" tall shelf is 17" wide & 8" deep at the base. Comes w bio info- Lady Harriet, 1700-1792, was the Baroness of Claneboyne, County Down, Ireland, & Viscountess of the City of Limereck, Ireland. The family were notable Irish peers, & Frederick was Lt Colonel of the Royal Dublin Fusileers & Royal Irish, the Great War.  

CONTINENTAL ARMY PAY Eleazer Porter served 2 years in Col Wylly"s 3rd Connecticut Regiment during the Revolutionary War . Continental Army Soldiers Pay, issued on muster out, June, 1782, for service in the "Connecticut Line, Continental Army". 8 x 5" w ornate border, sgd by Samuel Lawrence, Rev War Connecticut State Treasurer  

1795 NEWSPAPERS Group of 11 historic issues of the Portsmouth, New Hampshire newspaper, "the Oracle of the Day", August 1795 to June 1796, most issues,feature the Debate of the John Jay Treaty of Commerce between the United States & Great Britain, proposed by President Washington & John Adams, opposed by Jefferson, opening trade, outlawing privateering, w both nations to have access to explore the Mississippi River, also news of the french war, Bonaparte, sea battles, etc. Also ads for runaway apprentices, West Indies Rum.etc. each issue 4 pp, all complete, w age stains egde cuts, some w archival repairs at edge. The group  

CHARLES DICKENS SERIAL 1841 a fascinating complete Bound Run of 26 issues of the "New Yorker", Horace Greeley, Editor, March- Sept, 1841, w literature & poetry, includes the first American publication of Charles Dicken's novel 'Barnaby Rudge", as 26 weekly serialized installments, published under Dickens his pen-name "Boz" and news of the US, the West, indians, Louisiana Slave revolt, Syracuse Powder mill explosion, etc, and April 10 issue features the Death of President William Henry Harrison, with inside full pp coverage, all in heavy black mourning margins. Total approx 400pp. Spine worn. All issues complete & vg.  

US MILITIARY COMMISSION 1840 State of Maine Militia Commission, issued for Captain Harlow Harden, 1st Maine Infantry, at Gardiner, Maine, 1840. sgd by Maine Governor John Fairfield, w impressed Maine state seal, and on reverse signed by General George W Bachelder. 11 x 16" ptd/ink. Age spots, archival repairs on reverse. .  

REVOLUTIONARY WAR KEG CANTEEN a nice example of a large keg style canteen w tinware spout, wrought iron bands, original red paint & integral loops fopr sling. Approx 9 x 11". Vg. 80% red paint remains.