Published by State of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN, 1857
Seller: Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA), Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Unbound. Condition: Very good+ condition. First Edition. One page partly printed document, with numerous sections completed by hand. Signed by Governor Parsons, and Secretary of State Daniel McClure, with an impressed state seal. When unfolded, measures almost 10 inches wide by 15+3/4 inches in height. Minor foxing to paper, and document was folded into sixths for filing and storage purposes; docketing on reverse. Willard was a member of the Indiana state house of representatives (1850-1851); Lieutenant Governor of Indiana (1853-1857); Governor of Indiana (1857-1860); died in office 1860. Document reads "The State of Indiana, To All Who Shall See These Presents-Greeting: Whereas, William Carthcart has deposited in the office of the Secretary of State for the State aforesaid, a Certificate of the Commissioner of the Saline Lands in the county of Orange and the State aforesaid, countersigned by the Auditor of the State, whereby it appears that full payment has been made in pursuant to law for the South West quarter of the North East quarter of section number 5, town 1, N. of Range 2 West, in said County which said tract of land was purchased by Samuel Scarlet.the seventh day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven, the 42nd year of the State, and of the Independence of the United States the 82nd." An attractive document. Size: Quarto (4to). Signed by Author(s). Autograph.
Published by State of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN, 1857
Seller: Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA), Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Unbound. Condition: Very good+ condition. First Edition. One page partly printed document, with numerous sections completed by hand. Signed by Governor Parsons, and Secretary of State Daniel McClure, with an impressed state seal. When unfolded, measures almost 10 inches wide by 15+3/4 inches in height. Minor foxing to paper, and document was folded into sixths for filing and storage purposes; docketing on reverse. Willard was a member of the Indiana state house of representatives (1850-1851); Lieutenant Governor of Indiana (1853-1857); Governor of Indiana (1857-1860); died in office 1860. Document reads "The State of Indiana, To All Who Shall See These Presents-Greeting: Whereas, William Carthcart has deposited in the office of the Secretary of State for the State aforesaid, a Certificate of the Commissioner of the Saline Lands in the county of Orange and the State aforesaid, countersigned by the Auditor of the State, whereby it appears that full payment has been made in pursuant to law for the South East quarter of the North East quarter of section number 5, town 1, N. of Range 2 west, in said County which said tract of land was purchased by Samuel Scarlet.the seventh day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven, the 42nd year of the State, and of the Independence of the United States the 82nd." An attractive document. Size: Quarto (4to). Signed by Author(s). Autograph.
Published by State of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN, 1846
Seller: Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA), Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Unbound. Condition: Very good+ condition. First Edition. One page partly printed document, with numerous sections completed by hand. Signed by Governor Whitcomb, and Secretary of State John H. Thompson, with an impressed state seal. When unfolded, measures almost 10 inches wide by 15+3/4 inches in height. Minor foxing to paper, and document was folded into sixths for filing and storage purposes; docketing on reverse. Poet James Whitcomb Riley is named for him. Whitcomb was a member of the Indiana state senate (1830-1836); Governor of Indiana (1843-1848); U.S. Senator from Indiana (1849-1852); died in office 1852. Document reads "The State of Indiana, To All Who Shall See These Presents-Greeting: Whereas, William Carthcart has deposited in the office of the Secretary of State for the State aforesaid, a Certificate of the Commissioner of the Saline Lands in the county of Orange and the State aforesaid, countersigned by the Auditor of the State, whereby it appears that full payment has been made in pursuant to law for the North East quarter of the North East quarter of the section number five in township number one North of range number two, west.the twenty eighth day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-six, the thirtieth year of the State, and of the Independence of the United States the seventieth." An attractive document. Size: Quarto (4to). Signed by Author(s). Autograph.
Published by State of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN, 1846
Seller: Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA), Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Unbound. Condition: Very good+ condition. First Edition. One page partly printed document, with numerous sections completed by hand. Signed by Governor Whitcomb, and Secretary of State John H. Thompson, with an impressed state seal. When unfolded, measures almost 10 inches wide by 15+3/4 inches in height. Minor foxing to paper, and document was folded into sixths for filing and storage purposes; docketing on reverse. Poet James Whitcomb Riley is named for him. Whitcomb was a member of the Indiana state senate (1830-1836); Governor of Indiana (1843-1848); U.S. Senator from Indiana (1849-1852); died in office 1852. Document reads "The State of Indiana, To All Who Shall See These Presents-Greeting: Whereas, William Carthcart has deposited in the office of the Secretary of State for the State aforesaid, a Certificate of the Commissioner of the Saline Lands in the county of Orange and the State aforesaid, countersigned by the Auditor of the State, whereby it appears that full payment has been made in pursuant to law for the South West quarter of the South East quarter of the section number thirty-two in township number two North of range number two, west.the twenty eighth day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-six, the thirtieth year of the State, and of the Independence of the United States the seventieth." An attractive document. Size: Quarto (4to). Signed by Author(s). Autograph.
Published by Treasury Department, Washington, D. C., 1843
Seller: Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA), Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
No Binding. Condition: Very good+ condition. First Edition. One page partly printed document signed by John Canfield Spencer (J.G. Spencer) as Secretary of the Treasury. Dated July 6, 1843, this letter approves the claim in the amount of $996.32 to Warren + Brintnall under the directions contained in the 4th section of the act of Congress of the 7th of July, 1838, entitled "An act to remit the duties upon certain goods destroyed by fire at the late conflagration in the city of New York." Letter is folded into thirds. Signed by Author(s). Autograph.
Publication Date: 1784
Seller: PEN ULTIMATE RARE BOOKS, Pine Plains, NY, U.S.A.
Manuscript / Paper Collectible First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. UNmatched value on Patrick Henry's signature! "If this be treason, make the most of it." A scarce partly printed document, SIGNED "P Henry," certifying eligibility for a land bounty for a Revolutionary War veteran. In full: "I do certify that Thomas Bird is entitled to the proportion of land allowed a sergeant of the Continental line for the War. Sight at conclusion by Patrick Henry and Thomas Meriwether. Matted and framed with a hand-colored engraving of Henry. Overall size: 9.5 x 15.5. Fine with some ink erosion to crossed out words. Signed by the Lion of Liberty! Book #Cv2421. $3950. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science. *****All our books are sanitized for your protection before mailing. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Butler & Lambdin Printers, (Pittsburgh, PA), 1810
Seller: Bartleby's Books, ABAA, Chevy Chase, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Printed for "A.W.Walworth, Notary Public, residing in the Village of Cleaveland [sic], in the state of Ohio," for the cashier of the bank. The first printing in Cleveland occurred in 1818, with the October publication of the "Cleaveland [sic] Register." Dr. Isaac Swift and Seth day bought out a store, added medicines to the inventory, and operated it, 1816-1820. Folded; ink calculations and docketing on verso.