John Cutt (9 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 73p (15p) Owner's small stamp TP Near Fine With illustrations, an historical celebration of tractors in the south of New Zealand, including advertisements.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 260pp. 24cm. Black and white photographic illustrations in the text. Few line illus. Sketch maps. End paper sketch maps. Index. Ink signature on title page, probably author. Hard covers in worn dust jacket. A good clean copy. History of the township and area of Waianiwa, north-west of Invercargill, S. Island, New Zealand.

Imperial octavo, beige boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, 259pp, illus, VG+, in d/w, VG (some creasing to edges, rubbing to flap folds, light fading to spine).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. Previous owner's inscription. Some adhesive tape stains to endpapers. Some adhesive tape stains to margins of dust-jacket. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover. ; This copy signed by the author on the title page. 259, [1] pages. Maps on endpapers. Khaki boards with gilt lettering on spine. Illustrated. Page dimensions: 239mm x 169mm. "About 20 kilometres to the north west of Invercargill in inland Southland, lies the small rural district of Waianiwa, surrounded by fertile and highly productive farmlands. Sadly, the great majority of Southland people today are blissfully unaware of its existence, where it is and, worse still, are unable to spell its name." - from dust-jacket blurb.

Dated & signed by author, super octavo, light green heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, frontispiece, 259pp, VG+ (sl wear to board extrems, sl cocked, sl damp wrinkling to lower page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light rubbing to covers, light creasing to extrems).

Softcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. No signatures. Some wrinkling to title page. ; 73 pages + [20] page programme and list of entries + [15] pages of b&w photographic illustrations of tractors, with captions. Page dimensions: 210 x 145mm. "A Century of Shaping a new world . . with Tractors 1889 - 1989". Illustrations include: 1921 Bates Steel Mule half-track tractor; 1917 Meyer Bros Little Giant; Swedish built 1937 Munktells; 1924-25 French built Renault HT crawler tractor; 1947 Oliver Rowcrop 80; & others. ; 8vo.

tapa dura. Condition: 2Ş Mano. Dust Jacket Condition: 2Ş Mano. Aboitiz-Dalmau Editores, S.L. 1Ş ed.2005. Numerosas fotos Tapa dura con sobrecubierta, 128 p. : il. col. ; 23x18 cm. Libro.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. (frontis map) 259p (1p) D-J (slight rubbing extremities, in archival wrapper) Paper over boards Near Fine A detailed history of the settlement of the area inland from Invercargill, with illustrations, maps and drawings, scarce.

Cutt, one of the wealthiest men in the Colony, was balancing between providing for his second wife, while satisfying his children, who were all by his first wifeJohn Cutt was born in the British Isles and emigrated to the colonies in 1646, He became a successful merchant and mill owner in Portsmouth, New Hampshire and acquired a large fortune, at the time of his death being rated as one of the wealthiest men in the province. He was married to Hannah Starr, daughter of Dr. Comfort Starr, a founder of Harvard College, and by her had five children. She died in 1674, and Cutt remarried a woman named Ursula, and there were no children by this marriage.In 1679. King Charles II issued a commission separating the territory of New Hampshire from Massachusetts Bay Colony and directing that a new government be organized. The King appointed a President and Council from the 4,000 settlers of the seacoast area and required that they take office by January 21, 1680. John Cutt became the first President of this government, being the head of the seven-member royal provincial council. This was a position analogous to governor. Soon after his appointment he fell ill. On March 1, 1681 the provincial Council and General Assembly designated March 17, 1681, "A day of public fasting and prayer." The Council and Assembly believed Cutt's illness and the recent sighting of a comet were signs of "divine displeasure." The day of fasting and prayer was unsuccessful, as John Cutt died on March 27, 1681.Cutt made a last will and testament on May 6, 1680, and in it he tried to deal with a complication: a second wife, and all his children by the first wife. How could he guarantee her comfort, while yet making sure his children were satisfied? How could he promote harmony when he was gone? So Section 7 of the will was designed to make sure his widow was adequately cared for from the monies provided his children. It stated in part: ?Provided always that I give & bequeath unto my beloved wife Ursula Cutt the full Sum of five hundred pounds to be taken out of ye portion which I have given to my Son's John & Sam & to my daughter Hanna, each of them to pay their proportion of the Said five hundred pounds according to ye quantity of Goods that falls to their Share?Moreover I will that my beloved wife shall have liberty to dwell in my house till my Son John come to age or Marry if She continue a widdow whom I request to have respect to my Children & be a mother to them. If my Son John Marry while my wife Continues a Widdow she shall have the use of a Couple of rooms in the house such as shall be Judged most convenient by my Execut & Overseers together & may be comfortable for her accommodation. Or she shall have liberty to build an house upon that piece of land which she hath lately taken in as an addition to ye Orchard & may therein dwell during her Widdowhood & when she leaves it my Son John shall have it?? 500 pounds was a huge sum in those days, enough to keep his widow living in comfort.But as Cutt became more ill in early 1681, and his fortune was reduced accordingly, he became concerned that 500 pounds was too much considering, and might create hard feelings within the family. He decided to reduce the amount to a sum more in keeping with his present assets. So he made a codicil to the will that became in fact his last will disposing of his assets. Manuscript document signed, Portsmouth, NH, January 3, 1680/81 (1681 in our calendar). ?As an explication with Some alteration of the Seventh article in my aforementioned last will & Testament in the foregoeing folio bearing date the 6 of May 1680, I annexe what hereafter followes to Say that whereas I have in said article given five hundred pounds to my beloved wife Ursula Cutt upon Consideration of the great wasting of my Estate by reason of long Sicknesse & other late providences attending me, I doe hereby will that the Sum which I bequeath unto her my wife aforesaid shall be but four hundred pounds payable in mann.