Good. Washed and deacidified. Rebound in acid-free sleeve. Some discolorations. Penciled notes, including sale prices, throughout. Full measurements: 24.5 cm (H) x 18.5 cm (W).
Davis, Alexander Jackson, 1803-1892; Clark, Aaron, 1783 or 4-1861; Davis, Cornelius, Jr.; Harral, H. K.; Jones, W. F.; Penney, George W.; Rathbone, Joel; Rotch, W. J.; Sedgwick, C. B. (Charles Baldwin), 1815-1883; Shotwell, H. R.; Smith, Francis H....
Correspondence, drafts of essays and speeches, drawings, and autobiographical writings of Alexander Jackson Davis. Letters to Davis and some misc. papers, 1835-59, chiefly about building residences. The correspondents include Francis H. Smith of...
11 Cambridge Parade
Twickenham, April 26th 1910
Dear Mr. Markham,
As I am not in the mood for writing my next New Age article, I shall now send you a line, having, this morning received your letter of the 19th night. I am glad you sent me that...
2 Holworthy Hall,
Cambridge, Mass.
May 7, 1912
My Dear Mr. Markham:-
I am writing without shame to ask a very great favor of you. Our Socialist club at Harvard is planning to have its annual dinner on or about Tuesday, May 21, and we are very...
Civil rights Religious aspects Catholic Church ; Manhattanville College of the Sacred Heart; National Federation of Catholic College Students (U.S.); Social action; Social Action Secretariat
"The following is a list of suggestions compiled from the reports of workgroups and seminars concerning possible way in which delegates here, religious bodies, universities, or as yet unborn groups might impliment (sic) our concern for building a...
Manuscript draft of a two-page letter from Lysander Spooner in Worcester [Massachusetts] to Gerrit Smith, dated March 30, 1850, in which Spooner accuses Gerrit of copyright infringement.
Advertisement for land available for purchase in the Long Island City area. It targets people who want to move out of the city, yet desire easy access into and out of the city. The five cents refers to the fare to get into the city by public...
Currency question--United States; Free banking--United States
Manuscript draft of a four-page letter from Lysander Spooner in Boston [Massachusetts] to Gerrit Smith dated July 7, 1858, discussing his theories on American banking systems, and encouraging Smith to begin a bank of his own.
Two-page letter dated May 1, 1846, from L. [Lysander] Spooner in Boston [Massachusetts] to [George] Bradburn discussing the separation of Elizabeth Sargeant from her husband and mentions acquiring a publisher for the first part of his book.
Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery--Law and Legislation
One-page letter from Lewis Tappan in Brooklyn [New York] to Lysander Spooner dated November 15, 1855, discussing one of Spooner's pamphlets and form of petition.
Four-page letter dated December 27, 1878, from Daniel McFarland in South Bend [Indiana] to Lysander Spooner [probably in Boston, Massachusetts], discussing mutual acquaintances.
Coffin, John,1756-1838; Campbell, George, 1736-1799; Perkins, Sergeant; Atwood, Isaac, Captain; Livingston, John William, Captain; Chapman, Thomas, Captain; Campbell, Dougall, Lieutenant; Great Britain. Army; Courts-martial and courts of inquiry --...
Drafts of Major John Coffins statements in reply to the defense of Lieutenant-Colonel George Campbell at Campbells court martial. The first draft (eleven pages, numbered as 5, [1] leaves) is addressed to ""Mr. President & Gentlemen of the Board,""...
Canals; Canal boats; Trees; Buildings; Clouds; Reflections; Towpaths; Color Postcards;
Colored postcard of the Erie Canal, Fort Plain, N.Y. The picture displayed on the card shows two canal boats on the Erie canal, along with trees and buildings on both sides of the Canal. There are clouds in the sky with little to no sunshine...
Markham, Edwin, 1852-1940. The man with the hoe, and other poems
Dec. 23, 1912
Prof. Edwin Markham,
West New Brighton, N.Y.
Dear Comrade:-
Please send one copy of “Lincoln and Other Poems” and one copy of “The Man with the Hoe and other Poems” to A.W. Calhoun, Hopkinton, Iowa. Enclosed find $1.50 for...
Five-page letter dated August 20, 1866, from A. P. Aldrich in Barnwell, South Carolina, to Lysander Spooner [of Boston, Massachusetts] regarding the economic hardships faced by the South during the reconstruction era.
Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery--Law and Legislation
Manuscript draft of a four-page letter from Lysander Spooner in Boston [Massachusetts] to Gerrit Smith dated January 31, 1859, discussing the rights of slaves and outlining a strategy for aggressive liberation from the South.
