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.
Manufacturer: US Govt Ptg Office  

REV WAR RELICS CROWN POINT RELICS A nice group of artifacts dug at Crown Point, New York, major military base for the American Revolution. 1) Hand forged iron hoe, approx 5 x 3", w trowel style forged shank, wood gone, 2) Socketed adze blade, 4 x 2", 3) Entrenching shovel, crescent blade edge, originally attached to wooden spade, now gone, approx 8 x 2 1/2", w reinforcing edge remaining on one side, 4) Wrought iron chisel, w diggers ink label. 9" long, 5) Wrought iron wedge, 7" x 3", 6) Awl, approx 10", 7) Brass buckle frame, a pprox 2 x 1.5", 8) Wrought spike, end curved for pothook, approx 5", 9) pair of iron spikes, 3-5" long. All came from an early collection, some w white ink inscr. The group
Circa: Colonial
Manufacturer: NA  

FRENCH & INDIAN WAR VETERAN RELATED ITEMS Thomas Seymour was a Hartford Colonel Militia during the American Revolution. Group of 6 letters to Seymour re claims for veterans of the French & Indian War, all dated 1814-1816 incl 1) Brooklyn, CT son re Ebenezer Price's "tour in the Old French War", 2) Letter from Son of Private Joseph Eaton, Captain Chapmans Tolland, CT company 3) Boston writer clarifies info re pensions, 4) Letter re land claim of veteran James Hines, Capt Phineas' Company, 5) Letter from Seymour to James Kilbourn re clarification of land claims, refers Judge Marshal's Life of General Washington. Unsigned, initialled on reverse. 6) Elias Dewey re claim of Amos Dewey, Chatham, in Miiddletown, New York. All good. The group
Circa: Various
Manufacturer: NA  

AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR RELICS Pair of relics excavated at the Connecticut Continental Army camp, near Benedict Arnold's HQ, Robinson's Farm, Hudson River, West Point, New York. 1)Brass Scabbard Hook, for bayonet sheath frog, Approx 2" long, vg, w deep green patina. 2) Brass Shoe Buckle - 2 part frame and fork, complete, w only the iron hinge pins rusted away. Approx 2". The pair
Circa: 1770s
Manufacturer: NA  

1710 NEWSPAPER A nice complete single-sheet issue of the famous Queen Anne's War era 18th century newspaper "The Tatler", the April 11, 1710 issue of the notable London newspaper publ by Isaac Bickerstaff; this issue features a writer's account of "making music" with the fair sex, also ads for remarkable cures for the vapors and fever. The Tatler was perhaps the most widely read gossip sheet in early Colonial American coffeehouses. VG.
Circa: 1710
Manufacturer: Isaac Bickerstaff  

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.
Manufacturer: NA  

REVOLUTIONARY WAR GENERAL MONUMENT DEDICATION An original 1854 invitation to the Unveiling Revolutionary War Monument honoring Major General David Wooster at Danbury, Connecticut. 8 x 11" ptd circular , w ink notation by IOOF Grand Master requesting all Lodge members to appear in full regalia. VG, w postal cover. David Wooster, hero of the French & Indian & Revolutionary Wars was mortally wounded during the Danbury Raid in 1777. He was also a founder of one the first Freemason Lodges in Connecticut. VG.
Circa: 1854
Manufacturer: NA  

REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIERS PAY Soldier Pay Note from the State of Connecticut, Soldiers Pay for 16 pounds, 2 shillings, issued June, 1782, to Mr Thomas Ward for service in the "Connecticut Line, Continental Army". 8 x 5" w ornate border, sgd by Treasurer. Samuel Lawrence . Vg. W cancellation punch hole to show the soldier was paid.
Circa: 1782
Manufacturer: NA  

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,
Manufacturer: Philadelphia National Gazette  

SAILOR'S NEWSPAPERS a rare group of 6 seaman's newspapers, "The Sheet Anchor", published at the Boston Sailor's Home, Boston, Massachusetts, May to Sept, 1844, w front page illustrated with a large sailing schooner, incl news of the US Navy Frigate USS Cumberland, Nantucket whalers, The Mariners Church at Fort Hill, Seaman's Friend Society reunion, shipping news incl, US Navy Frigate USS Constellation, temperance efforts shipboard, New Bedford Massachusetts whaling ship news, shipwreck disasters, roster of "Mariners Churches", Maine to Virginia, list of "Sailor's Boarding Houses", etc. & efforts to promote temperance among seamen, each issue 8pp vg, complete. Publ Jonathan Howe, Boston. The 6 issues
Manufacturer: Jonathan Howe, Boston  

IOWA'S FIRST GOVERNOR ORIGINAL LETTER Robert Lucas was a Colonel in the American Army who later became the First Governor of the Iowa Territory. 1840 ink als letter from Lucas, at Burlington, to General Jones recommending a man for appointment to the post of deputy surveyor. The letter is a stampless cover, complete with Burlington, I.T." cancellation and addressed to General George Jones, Surveyor General, Dubuque, Iowa. A nice early Territorial cancelled letter. 8 x 11" ink.
Circa: 1840
Manufacturer: NA  

EARLY ARREST WARRANTS a nice group of 8 original 1820s Arrest Warrants issued at Rockingham, New Hampshire, 1794 to 1841, each complaint accusing defendant of crimes ranging from assault with a spade to theft of a pistol. Each 3-4pp ink document is sgd by the complaining citizen & the Rockingham Justice of the Peace, ordering the Sheriff to apprehend the named defendant & bring to court to answer the charges, some also signed by the arresting Deputy Sheriff. Each is 1-2pp 8 x 14" ink, sgd. All Vg. The group of 8 warrants
Circa: 1820s
Manufacturer: NA  

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
Manufacturer: Gentleman's Magazine  

REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIERS PAY VOUCHER 1780 An original Revolutionary War Pay Order for Corporal Benjamin Todd, who served with the 6th Connecticut Regiment . 1p ptd/ink Order, issued at Hartford by the Army Committee, January, 1780, and sgd by Corporal Todd. 8 x 8", vg.
Circa: 1780
Manufacturer: NA  

1776 PHILADELPHIA NEWS An historic original issue of the Philadelphia Gazette, Nov 17, 1776, w 4pp news of the War w the proposed new Constitution of the State of Maryland, p2, also report of the Council of Safety, Pennsylvania raising troops and arms for Congress, General Howe & the British Army in New Jersey, John Hancock calls for reinforcements for General Washington's Army, . 4pp faded & worn.
Circa: 1776
Manufacturer: Philadelphia Gazette