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Two Handwriting Books
Practical Writing and Spencerian System
Circa 1850 and 1868
The Practical Writing book is in used condition, and the Spencerian System book is in very good condition.
Dimensions of each:
Practical Writing: 7.75 by 6.75-inches
Spencerian System: 6.875 by 8.5-inches.
Price: $125
576-5
Pamplet
Five Letters from Job Scott, written while in Europe
28 pages
New Bedford, 1807
Owner's inscription "Robert Browns Book 1811". Paper wraps; 4.25-inches by 6.75-inches. Good copy of early Quaker writing
Price: $185
913-37
Treasury Report, December 13, 1790
Alexander Hamilton PPs 3-44 (missing cover and title page; ND, No Title Page; no printer or location listed); Bound by last owner in modern cloth. A hard to find edition, when supplemented with facsimile title page will provide a collector with an affordable copy of a hard to find edition.
Summary as follows: Report on Public Credit
In the Report on Public Credit, the Secretary made a controversial proposal that would have the federal government assume state debts incurred during the Revolution. This would, in effect, give the federal government much more power by placing the country's most serious financial obligation in the hands of the federal, rather than the state governments.
The primary criticism of the plan was spearheaded by Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson and Representative James Madison. Some states, like Jefferson's Virginia, had paid almost half of their debts, and that their taxpayers should not be assessed again to bail out the less provident. They further argued that the plan passed beyond the scope of the new Constitutional government.
Madison objected to Hamilton's proposal to cut the rate of interest and postpone payments on federal debt, as not being payment in full; he also objected to the speculative profits being made. Much of the national debt had been bonds issued to Continental veterans, in place of wages which the Continental Congress did not have the money to pay; as these continued to go unpaid, many of these bonds had been pawned for a small fraction of their value. Madison proposed to pay in full, but to divide payment between the original recipient and the present possessor. Others, like Samuel Livermore of New Hampshire, wished to curb speculation, and save taxation, by paying only part of the bond. The disagreements between Madison and Hamilton extended to other proposals Hamilton made to Congress, and drew in Jefferson when he returned from France. Hamilton's supporters became known as Federalists and Jefferson's as Republicans. As Madison put it:
"I deserted Colonel Hamilton, or rather Colonel H. deserted me; in a word, the divergence between us took place from his wishing to administration, or rather to administer the Government into what he thought it ought to be..."[47]
Hamilton eventually secured passage of his assumption plan by striking a deal with Jefferson and Madison. According to the terms, Hamilton was to use his influence to place the permanent national capital on the Potomac River, and Jefferson and Madison were to encourage their friends to back Hamilton's assumption plan. In the end, Hamilton's assumption, together with his proposals for funding the debt, overcame legislative opposition and narrowly passed the House on July 26, 1790.
Price: $800
XJT-76
An Answer to the Declaration of the American Congress, 5th Edition
Printed for T. Cadell
London, 1775
Written by John Lind with Jeremy Bentham. John Lind, a Tory jurist, was London agent for the King of Poland and a backroom propagandist for the North administration. 132 pages, rebound in gray cloth covers, dark blue spine with gold lettering.
Price: $235
XJT-51
The Address of the People of Great Britain to the Inhabitants of America
By Sir John Dalrymple, printed for T. Cadell
London 1775
Rebound in brown cloth covers. Pencil marks and notes throughout, some foxing and toning.
Price: $235
XJT-50
Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontents by Edmund Burke
5th Edition
Printed for J. Dodsley
London, 1775
A discourse on the travails England was experiencing in the late 18th century, including problems with the American colonies by one of the foremost political thinkers in England. 118 pages, rebound with marbled covers and leather corners and spine.
Price: $235
XJT-53
1812 Leather Bound Book with Owner's Name in Calligraphy
1816
Calligraphies in Roman letters and cursive on the inside front cover "DEBORAH CORLISS / Of Haverhill / Dec 15th 1816;" the book is "The Rise and Progress of Religion in the Soul" by Philip Doddridge, published by Griffin & Rudd, New York in 1812, leather bound, good condition, foxing, covers warped and worn. Measures 5.75-inches by 3.75-inches.
Price: $165
913-24
Washington Benevolent Society Bound Membership & Copy of Washington's Farewell Address, 1812
Bound copy of Washington's Farewell Address to the People of the United State, as well as a copy of the Constitution, issued by the Washington Benevolent Society, includes membership printed and handwritten membership certificate of Joseph Erwin of Piermont, NH issued in 1812; front piece engraving of Washington; cardboard covers, leather spine with "WASHINGTON" in gilt letters; good with foxing, pencil notations on endpapers, corners bumped, no tears or stains. Measures 6.5-inches by 4-inches.
Price: $395
913-20
RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE FIELD EXERCISE AND MANOEUVRES OF INFANTRY, COMPILED AND ADAPTED TO THE ORGANIZATION OF THE ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES, AGREEABLE TO A RESOLVE OF CONGRESS, DATED DECEMBER, 1814. PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE WAR DEPARTMENT.
330 pages; NO atlas volume. Tight copy, well used and studied, cherished and admired. Nice contemporary copy of the 1812 regulations intended for use in the latter stages of the 1812 conflict. Even without the atlas, it’s a nice piece of contemporary history for that special vignette or period collection. Reader’s copy at worst. Historian’s copy in reality. History lover’s example of a nice price/value relationship.
Price: $600
ACD
Army of the Potomac
Civil War Autograph Book
Circa 1864
Dimensions: 5.25 by 8-inches.
Price: $1,850
TR
Historic Scrapbook - SOLD
Copies of historic documents, letters, songs, and other related historical items in manuscript from. Many pieces could be removed and framed. Done sometime in the 1850s or so.
ACD - SOLD
 
 
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