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This lieutenant adjutant served with the Seventh New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry, which served from 1861 through 1865 and served with the Department of the South in Florida and South Carolina. Printed "Circular," 4pp, 5" X 8", Hilton Head, SC, 1863 January 26. Very good. Brigadier General Truman Seymour issued these three pages of detailed notes regarding how to keep proper muster rolls, since "The Muster Rolls of this Command [are] exhibiting numerous irregularities and errors." The first page of this 4-page lettersheet is the "cover letter," noting simply that "The within Circular is promulgated for the guidance of officers within the Department." This is issued "By Command of Maj. Gen. David Hunter," whose name appears in type at lower right, along with the name in type of his assistant adjutant general. At lower left Webber signs boldly in full in rich brown ink, penning below this his title, "Lt. Adjutant 7th regt. N.H. Vols." Unusual and interesting. Seller Inventory # 37540
Title: Printed Document Signed
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Seller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd., Cadyville, NY, U.S.A.
Condition: Very good. - A 3-1/2 inch high by 8 inch wide check drawn from the account of the "County Treasurer of New York at the Broadway Bank" with the bank's logo at the left, payable to George W. Purdy for his "Salary as Officer Supreme Court". Signed in full "John T. Hoffman" as Mayor as well as by the comptroller and clerk. The check is endorsed in ink on the verso with cancellation cuts and a tiny hole. Very good. Then Mayor of the City of New York, John Thompson Hoffman (1828-1888) was the 78th mayor of New York City and subsequently served as the 23rd Governor of the State of New York. His connections to Tammany Hall and the Tweed Ring ended his political career and he was the last New York City mayor to be elected Governor. Seller Inventory # 100084
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
No Binding. Condition: Collectible-Fine. Printed legal document signed in Sullivan County, New York, dated January 1819. Two pages on one leaf (7 1/2 x 12 inch). In this document, a print form filled out and signed by Livingston Billings, Meeker seeks to collect on a six hundred dollar loan which Daniel Perry owes Timothy Perry and which Timothy Perry has endorsed over to Meeker. The document is signed twice by Billings, an attorney acting on Meeker's behalf. Also noted as 'filed'. Fine clean copy. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 12576
Seller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd., Cadyville, NY, U.S.A.
Condition: Very good. - A 3 inch high by 4-3/8 inch wide clipping from the bottom of a document signed in full by John T. Hoffman as "Mayor of the City of New York". The autograph is mounted with glue from the verso onto larger card stock. Very good. The 78th Mayor of New York City, John Thompson Hoffman (1828-1888) was subsequently elected as Governor of the State of New York, serving from 1869-1872. Despite their being no evidence of his personal involvement in corruption, his political career came to an end due to his association with Boss Tweed's Tammany Hall ring. Seller Inventory # 96480
Seller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd., Cadyville, NY, U.S.A.
Condition: Very good. - A 4 inch high by 8-1/4 inch wide check from the account of the Chamberlain of the City of New York National Broadway Bank with the banks logo engraved at top left. The check is made out to A.S. Cady, clerk of Arrears in the amount of $35.00. Signed in full by A. Oakley Hall as mayor as well as by the comptroller and city clerk. Endorsed by Cady with a stamp on the verso, the check has been canceled with a cut at the center. Very good. The American politician, lawyer and writer Abraham Oakley Hall (1826-1898) served as mayor of New York City from 1869 to 1872. He had previously served twice as New York County District Attorney. Having been a member first of the Whig Party and subsequently the Republican Party, Hall the switched parties and was elected Mayor as a member of the Tammany Hall-backed Democratic Party. The Tammany Hall scandal involving Boss Tweed led to Hall's indictment and, though he was acquitted, his political career came to an end. A. Oakley Hall subsequently worked as a journalist in New York and London. Seller Inventory # 100083
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
No Binding. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Original printed document on beige paper, a Deed of Trust between John Pavlansky and Mali Pavlansky and Howard Kimbrough and W. H. Kimbrough in trust of Wright and Kimbrough. The document is signed by Howard Kimbrough, W. H. Wright, John Pavlansky, and Mali Pavlansky. Dated May 26, 1906. 8 1/2" x 13 1/2." Four pages, complete. The document is very clean and intact. A few small marks on the paper. Document has been folded three times horizontally. A Very Good copy. The firm of Wright & Kimbrough was founded by Charles E. Wright and Howard Kimbrough during the period of the early 1890s to the early 1900s. Sources differ on the founding dates. Wright founded his own real estate firm around 1892. Kimbrough joined the firm around 1896. Wright & Kimbrough began selling agricultural property then ventured into developing residential neighborhoods in Sacramento. Wright & Kimbrough had a long and successful history as a prominent real estate developer in the Sacramento region. In this document, the firm sells John Pavlansky (1876-1916) and his wife, Mali Pavlansky, a house and lot in Sacramento for $2,200 ("East One-half of Lot Number Six (6) in the Block or Square bounded by and between 'I' and 'J' and Thirtieth (30th) and Thirty-first (31st) Streets"). Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 022744
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
No Binding. Condition: Collectible-Fine. Printed land sale deed (17 x 14 inch) folding into 4 pages, and dated 8 September 1853. Augustus and Mary Ann Watrous sell land in Middleburh, Wyoming County, New York to a Wm. Dodgson for $1,350.00. Signed by Augustus and Mary Ann Watrous and L.W. Smith (Justice of the Peace). Filled out on a light blue printed document in black ink. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 10221
Seller: Kaaterskill Books, ABAA/ILAB, East Jewett, NY, U.S.A.
1 mounted sheet. 7.5 x 9.5 inches. December 6, 1851. Signed and sealed by Pierre Monroe Irving (1803-1876), Notary Public, the Bank of Commerce in New-York, claiming the presentation of Bill of Exchange for the amount of $2,333.50 on June 3rd, 1851 at the Manhattan Bank. Irving was the nephew and biographer of author Washington Irving, publishing "The Life and Letters of Washington Irving" in 4 volumes in 1862 & 1863. About very good, creased, two repaired tears along the folds, Notary seal faded. mounted with hinges to a blank sheet. Seller Inventory # 44221
Seller: Main Street Fine Books & Mss, ABAA, Galena, IL, U.S.A.
Known as the "Father of the House of Representatives" for his lengthy (13 terms) service, this Pennsylvania representative served from 1887 to 1913. Partly-printed ADS, 1p, 3½" X 8½", n.p. [Washington, DC], n.d. [1895 September 25 inkstamped]. Near fine. Partly-printed Bureau of Pensions form for Congressional use. Dalzell pens in Loveina M. Kunkle of Pittsburgh as the claimant for soldier Jacob L. Kunkle of Company "I," 11th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, and requests to be advised on "present status claim," signing boldly. A private named Jacob L. Kunkle (1843-63) is known to have enrolled at Kittanning, Pennsylvania in 1862 and died of "Congestion of the Brain" in Virginia in 1862; Loveina was obviously next of kin, though her relationship is unclear, and presumably petitioned her congressman to find out if she could receive any pension because of this relationship. It's not believed Jacob Kunkle was married, so perhaps she was a sister. Seller Inventory # 31608
Seller: Main Street Fine Books & Mss, ABAA, Galena, IL, U.S.A.
This noted banker had long served as director of the Commercial National Bank of Chicago when President Taft asked him to serve as 43rd Secretary of the Treasury in 1909, a position he filled until 1913, instituting many reforms. Partly-printed ADS, 1p, 6½" X 2½", Boston, MA, 1898 September 14. Very good. Two ¼" cancellation punches (not affecting handwritten portions) and small paper chip. Pale pink check drawn on The Atlas National Bank, filled out entirely in MacVeagh's hand to "Mesr S. Tenney & Son" in the amount of $116.64 and signed in full. Attractive example. Seller Inventory # 31739
Seller: Joseph J. Felcone Inc., ABAA, Princeton, NJ, U.S.A.
ABBETT, LEON (1836-1894). Governor of New Jersey, 1884-1887, 1890- 1893. Partly printed document signed, Trenton, 1 May 1892. Appointment of Joseph Read of Warren County as a justice of the peace. Signed by Abbett, raised seal, &c. Folded; good. Seller Inventory # 12160