Partially Printed Document. One page, 12” x 14 7/8”. Rhode Island. March 1, 1738. The document is an indenture between “Thomas Hopkins of South Kingstown, of the one part, and … Trustees for said Colony …. Paid by the said Trustees … he doth hereby acknowledge, hath given …A certain piece of land situate lying and being in sd. South Kingstown Containing Eight Acres ….” The document is Signed, “Thomas Hopkins, his mark,” by STEPHEN HOPKINS (1707-1785) American political leader from Rhode Island and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Thomas Hopkins, a relative of Stephen Hopkins, has signed with his mark “T”.

Partially Printed Document. One page, 8 1/4” x 13 1/2”. New Hampshire. 1796. The document reads, in part: “ … Pursuant to an Act of this State, passed June 21st, 1792, directing the mode of choosing Representatives to the Congress of the United States. You are hereby required to notify and war a meeting of the inhabitants of said Plymouth … for the purpose of voting, by ballot for one of the following persons, viz. JONATHAN FREEMAN, Esquire, or PELEG SPRAGUE, Esquire … one of which is to be chose for a Representative of this state in the Congress of the United States … Given at the COUNCIL-CHAMBER in EXTER, this 24th day of September. In the year of our LORD, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-six … N.B. The meeting for the choice of Six Persons to be electors of a President and Vice President of the United States, is to be holden on the First Monday of November, agreeable to law … ” Usual folds. Some edge wear at left, not affecting text. Evans 25869, Bristol B8082, Shipton & Mooney 46520. Some light toning from a previous framing. Printed at Exeter by H. Ranlet. Overall Very Fine.

Printed Document. One page, 41” x 30”. Black. Vignette of Charity and three children at top center. Detailed vignette of numerous pilot boats and other vessels at the entrance to New York Harbor. Designed and Engraved by Hoogland. The document serves to certify membership in the Pilots’ Charitable Society. Incorporated in 1817, the Pilots’ Charitable Society of New York sought to provide financial assistance to those pilots prevented from working due to age, sickness or any other cause (with the exception of drunkenness). In addition, it also provided financial support for the burial of members and the subsequent care of their widows and young children. Paper loss at edges, not affecting image or text. Else Very Fine.

10 ¾” x 4”. Facsimile United States of America $100 bond. Vignette of General Winfield Scott at top center. Verso bears advertisements for “H.H. Lloyd & Co’s People’s Map Establishment,” purveyor of “Military Portraits, Maps, and Arms, Battle Scenes, Number One, Complete Military Campaign Chart, New Political Chart for the Times.” These portraits include such notable Union leaders as Lieutenant-General Winfield Scott, Major-General George B. McClellan, Major-General John C. Fremont, Major-General Nathaniel P. Banks, and Abraham Lincoln. An interesting business advertisement relative to the early days of the American Civil War. Tape repair at folds, else Very Good.

Faux gold facsimile of a Liberty Head Gold piece. 1 ¾” in diameter. Reserve reads “Views of Boston.” Coin opens to reveal an accordion fold series of 18 Boston landmarks and identifies Rand McNally & Co., Chicago as the coin’s manufacturer. Some minor edge wear, minor edge separation and color loss. Else Fine.

History of Delaware County, and Border Wars of New York: Containing a Sketch of the Early Settlements in the County, and a History of the Late Anti-rent Difficulties in Delaware : with Other Historical and Miscellaneous Matter by Jay Gould. First Edition. 5” x 7 5/8”. 426 pages. Rebound. Green leather cover with gold accents. “Ex-Libris Frank C. Deering” stamp on inside of front cover. Frontispiece is a line engraving of Amasa Junius Parker, LLD. Line engraving of Jay Gould added subsequent to original publication at conclusion of table of contents. A few line engravings throughout. Some light foxing. Very Slight cracking at edges of spine. Overall Very Fine.

Group of four “Broughton’s Monthly Planet Reader and Astrological Journals” 1) Philadelphia, September 1 Vol. 1 No 6. Nine pages, 5 3/4” x 9”. Image of a clean shaven Abraham Lincoln on cover. In the Lincoln article, Broughton writes: “ … Mr. Lincoln has a rather fortunate Nativity for becoming popular, and for rising in the world with care and industry. But we are sorry to say that he has some rather unfortunate aspects coming on … all of which aspects make us inclined to judge that he will be defeated this next coming Presidential election …” In his “The Presidential Election” article, Broughton notes: “ We are still of the opinion that S.A. Douglas, will be the next President …” 2) Philadelphia, August 1, 1860 Vol. 1 No. 5. Image of Stephen Douglas on cover. 3) Philadelphia, October 1, 1860. Vol 1 No. 7. Image of John Breckenridge on cover. 4) Philadelphia, November 1, 1860. Vol. 1 No. 8 Image of John Bell, the Union Candidate for President on cover. Bottom left corner of last page torn. A fine lot relative to the election of 1860, with interesting astrologically tinged predications and commentary throughout. Overall Very Fine.

Printed Broadside. One page, 7 7/8” x 14”. Headquarters, Boston. March 17, 1822. The document reads, in part: “ Geneal [sic] Orders. The General Court Martial, of which Brigadier-General Appleton is President, having tried Colonel EPHRAIM WARD of the 4th regiment, 1st brigade, 5th division, upon sundry charges exhibited against him by Lieut. SOUTHWORTH ELLIS, junr. And Ensign BENNET BRIGGS of the same regiment … it appears, that, upon the first article of the complaint, in which it is alleged, in substance, that the respondent, in presiding at an election of compny officers, allowed several persons to vote who did not belong to the company …. And that he refused to receive the vote of one person who was duly enrolled … That, of the 4th article, expressed in the following words, ‘said WARD made his return, that said TINKHAM was duly elected Captain of said company, when he must have known that it was not the choice of said company that said TINKHAM should be their captain … the Court decided ‘that said WARD is guilty’. Wherefore the Court having taken into consideration the offence of which it hath adjudged COL. EPHRAIM WARD to be guilty, after full and mature deliberation thereon, sentenced him be reprimanded in orders … The elective franchise is dear to every elector’s heart … and all the regulations which have emanated from Head Quarters, on this important branch of service, are designed to elucidate and secure to electors this inestimable constitutional privilege … The same Court also tried Colonel JOSHUA HAMBLEM … Chares 1st Neglect of duty and disobedience of orders … neglecting to make the annual returns of his regiment … … Unmilitary conduct … For exercising a military command when he was under arrest … after a full and mature deliberation being had, did sentence him to be removed from office, and adjudged him to be disqualified for, and incapable of holding any military office, under this Commonwealth, for life … The same Court also tried Major FREEMAN FOSTER, Brigade Quarter Master … on the complaint of Brigadier General WILLIAM H. SUMNER … for neglecting to inspect the Military Stores … For neglecting, in the month of September last, to make out a return … it found the said Major FREEMAN FOSTER guilty, and sentenced him to be removed from office, and to be disqualified for, and incapable of holding any military office under the Commonwealth for the term of one year …” Nice court martial content, especially in regard to the two soldiers charged with neglect. Light toning at edges. A few folds. This broadside appears to be a printer’s draft copy, evidenced by the mistaken spelling of General, which has been noted and corrected in pen.

Genio Scott]. 26 1/4” x 19 3/4” poster advertising American Fashions Fall & Winter 1844-1855 by Genio C. Scott, No 146 Broadway New York.” Wonderfully illustrated with twenty color drawings of the seasons’ fashions.

Genio Columbus Scott began his career in the fashion periodical business in New York City, publishing Scott’s Report of Fashions and The Monitor of Fashion. He also owned a clothing store on Broadway called Fashions. However, his true love was fly fishing. He wrote Fishing in American Waters (1875), illustrating it with 170 of his own pencil sketches. Cloth backed. Some edge wear. Overall Fine.