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Johnston, Charles. INCIDENTS ATTENDING THE CAPTURE, DETENTION, AND RANSOM OF CHARLES JOHNSTON OF VIRGINIA.
Cleveland Burrows 1905 156pp. Illus., map frontis. Original dec. cloth., bookplate. Howes J158. Reprint from the scarce 1827 original, with introduction and notes by Edwin E. Sparks. Ayer 166, He travelled the area around Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. His captivity was in the Northwest Territory around Upper Sandusky, just below Lake Erie. One of 267 copies.
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Ott, Rev. H. A. A HISTORY OF THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN SYNOD OF KANSAS TOGETHER WITH A SKETCH OF THE AUGUSTANA SYNOD CHURCHES AND A BRIEF PRESENTATION OF OTHER LUTHERAN BODIES LOCATED IN KANSAS.
[Topeka] 1907 305,[4]pp. Illus. Original cloth. First edition.
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Eby, Henry H. OBSERVATIONS OF AN ILLINOIS BOY IN BATTLE, CAMP AND PRISONS - 1861 TO1865.
[Privately printed, Mendota, Il.], 1910 First edition 284pp. Illus. Original cloth. Dornbusch Ill:26. Coulter 143: "...He was idly interested in other than military matters as he traveled and his prison experiences were not painted as luridly as many others, but he still felt that the Confederacy had not done all that it could to lighten the life of its prisoners.
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Clay, John. MY RECOLLECTIONS OF ONTARIO.
Chicago 1918 First edition 60pp. Illus. Original cloth. Adams Herd 476. By one of the most important figures of the 19th century American cattle industry.
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Wendover, R. Y. R. H. WENDOVER'S VIEWS ON THE MONROE DOCTRINE, VITAL IMPORTANCE OF PEACE, RAILROADS, THE NATION'S HOPE AND BLESSING, AND UNION AND FRATERNITY, WITH PRACTICAL STRICTURES ON THE NEW CONSTITUTION OF MISSOURI. ALSO, A SUPPLEMENT OF ORIGINAL ITEMS OF INTEREST.
St. Louis 1867 40pp. Original printed front wrapper. First edition. Small rubber library stamp. A rare and interesting pamphlet written after the Civil War and reflecting the author's "views" on the status of our country at this important juncture.
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Redford, A. H. LIFE AND TIMES OF H. H. KAVANAUGH, D.D., ONE OF THE BISHOPS OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, SOUTH.
Nashville 1884 552pp. Illus. Original cloth. First edition. Minister in the Kentucky Conference forover 35 years, then with the General Conference in Texas, Alabama, Missouri, Georgia, Florida, New Orleans, Tennessee etc. Coleman 579.
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Rich, E. E. HUDSON'S BAY COPY BOOKE OF LETTERS, COMMISSIONS, INSTRUCTIONS OUTWARD, 1688-1696.
London 1957 [62],357,[15]pp. Original cloth. First edition. Hudson's Bay Record Soc. Vol. 20. Limited edition for subscribers only.
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Van Buren, Martin. CAPTURE OF THE MEXICAN BRIG URREA.
MESSAGE FROM ... Wash., HD75 1838 46pp. dbd. First edition. Streeter Texas 1330: "Includes the Mexican decree of Jan. 9, 1836, declaring all Texas ports closed ... and concerns the capture of American ships alleged to be running the blockade ..."
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RELATIVE TO STEAMBOAT EXPLOSIONS ... A SUPPLEMENT TO THE PETITION OF THE PRACTICAL STEAM ENGINEERS AND OTHERS OF THE CITY OF CINCINNATI, TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Wash. HD25 1845 31pp. dbd. First edition.
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Owen, Thomas M. A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MISSISSIPPI.
Wash. 1900 In: American Hist. Assoc. Annual Report, 1899, Vol. 1. Pp.633-844. Original cloth, innerhinges mended. First edition.
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Miller, William. A THRILLING NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE, ADVENTURES, AND TERRIBLE CRIMES OF JAMES BAGWELL; WHO WAS TRIED AT THE OCTOBER TERM OF THE CRIMINAL COURT OF SOMERSET, PA., FOR THE MURDER OF SOLOMON JONES, AND WHO, AFTER HIS CONVICTION, MADE A FULL CONFESSION OF HIS DARK AND TERRIBLE CRIMES...
[N.p. Ohio 1851] 42pp. Illus., 4 plates. dbd. First edition. Wright II:1712, locates 2 copies only,DLC and HEH. Rare.
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AVISO. HABIENDO HECHO POSTURA EL SENOR MARTIN BULNES A LAS TERCENAS DE TABACO DE OMOA, SAN PEDRO Y YOJOA POR LAS TRES CUARTAS PARTES DE SU VALOR... ALVARADO.
Comayagua 1846 1 page, 8vo broadside. Rare.
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Dewitz, Paul W. H. NOTABLE MEN OF INDIAN TERRITORY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY 1904-1905. PROMINENT IN BUSINESS, FRATERNAL, RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL CIRCLES...
Muskogee, [1905]. 186pp. Illus. Original gold stamped small 4to cloth, small nick on upper front cover, a few spots on rear cover. First edition. Howes D309. Gilcrease™Hargrett p.230: "Of considerable reference value." Much material on the development of Indian territory and resources.
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Stephens, Hiram B. JACQUES CARTIER AND HIS FOUR VOYAGES TO CANADA: AN ESSAY...
Toronto 1890 [12],163pp. Illus., map. Original gold stamped small 4to cloth, spine faded. Importantwork on Cartier and his discoveries in the new world.
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Jones, N. W. NO. 1. INDIAN BULLETIN FOR 1867. CONTAINING A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS, AND THE INTERPRETATION OF MANY INDIAN NAMES.
N.Y. Alvord 1867 16pp. Original printed wrappers. First edition.
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Rhys, Capt. Horton. A THEATRICAL TRIP FOR A WAGER! THROUGH CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES... COMPRISING A NARRATIVE... OF AN ENGLISH OFFICER... HIS TRAVELS, TRIBULATIONS...
Vancouver 1966 277pp. Illus. Original cloth. One of 500 numbered and signed copies. Facsimile reprint of the rare London, 1861 original edition. Howes R245.
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Bowerman, A. THE CHINOOK WINDS AND OTHER CLIMATIC CONDITIONS OF THE NORTH-WEST.
Winnipeg 1886 6pp., double columns. Original printed wrappers. First edition. Hist. and Sci. Soc. of Manitoba. Trans. #22. Peel 885. Bowerman was the half-brother of George Young, the missionary. He came to Winnipeg in 1872.
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Bowsfield, Hartwell, ed. FORT VICTORIA LETTERS 1846-1851.
Winnipeg, Hudson's Bay Record Society 1979, vol. 32 Winnipeg, Hudson's Bay Record Society, 1979, vol. 32. 277,viii pp. Folding map. Original cloth, d.j. Limited numbered edition.
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Burpee, Lawrence J. AMONG THE CANADIAN ALPS.
Toronto 1914 Illus., maps, reproductions from photographs. 239pp. First edition. Original pictorialgold stamped, small 4to cloth, spine faded.
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A BILL FOR THE RELIEF OF THE HEIRS AT LAW OF RICHARD LIVINGSTON, A CANADIAN REFUGEE.
Wash. HR439 1827 1p. dbd. First edition.
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Boas, Frank. KATHLAMET TEXTS.
Wash. 1901 261pp. Illus., one plate as frontis. Original 4to cloth, slightly soiled. First edition.B.A.E. Bulletin 26.
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Cambreleng, Mr. A BILL MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE NORTHERN FRONTIER OF THE UNITED STATES.
Wash., HR892 1838 2pp. Folio broadside. First edition.
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Dawson, S. J. REPORT OF THE EXPLORATION OF THE COUNTRY BETWEEN LAKE SUPERIOR AND THE RED RIVER SETTLEMENT, AND BETWEEN THE LATTER PLACE AND THE ASSINBOINE AND SASKATCHEWAN.
Greenwood 1968 ca. 150pp. Illus., plates, tables, folding maps. Cloth. Reprint of the 1859 Toronto edition.
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Henkle, M. M. THE LIFE OF HENRY BIDLEMAN BASCOM, LATE BISHOP OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, SOUTH.
Nashville 1857 408pp. Original cloth. Missionary experiences in Virginia, Ohio, Tennessee, Kentucky, etc.
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Looney, Floyd. HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA SOUTHERN BAPTISTS.
Fresno 1954 494,[12]pp. Illus. Original decorated cloth. First edition. Signed by the author.
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Buchanan, James. MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, IN ANSWER TO A RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE RESPECTING THE ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.
Wash. SED72 1858 62pp. dbd. First edition.
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Teichmann, Emil. A JOURNEY TO ALASKA IN THE YEAR 1868: BEING A DIARY OF THE LATE ...
N.Y. 1963 272pp. Illus., map. Original cloth with vellum spine, boxed. One of 97 copies specially bound and numbered. Howes T88. Tourville 4427.
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Lajeunesse, Ernest J. THE WINDSOR BORDER REGION: CANADA'S SOUTHERNMOST FRONTIER - A COLLECTION OF DOCUMENTS.
Toronto Champlain Soc. 1960 [129],374pp. Original cloth. Ontario Series V. 4. Limited to 600 copies.
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REPORT ON THE DEPARTMENT OF MINES, NOVA SCOTIA...1874.
Halifax 1875 88pp. Folding map. Original printed wrappers. First edition.
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Taylor, Z. RECIPROCAL TRADE WITH CANADA. MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT... RELATIVE TO THE RECIPROCAL ADMISSION OF THE NATURAL PRODUCTS OF THE U.S. AND CANADA FREE OF DUTY.
Wash. HED64 1850 37pp. dbd. First edition.
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Van Buren, Martin. MESSAGE OF... IN RELATION TO THE DISPUTE BETWEEN THE STATE OF MAINE AND THE BRITISH PROVINCE OF NEW BRUNSWICK.
Wash. SD270 1839 32p. dbd. First edition. TPL 2329.
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Tweney, George H. THE WASHINGTON 89...
[Seattle] Sagebrush Press 1989 [21],98,[3]pp. Illus., folding map, facs. Original boards, gold stamped spine. First edition. The bibliography furnishes a long needed bibliography and critical guide to a selection of highly significant books published before 1959 that trace the rise and progress of the American state from pioneer days to centenarian. One of 890 copies printed.
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Cooper, Samuel. GENERAL ORDERS NO.# 4.
Richmond Feb. 8, 1965 1p. 8vo. Crandall 1351. An act to regulate the destruction of property undermilitary necessity, and to provide for the indemnity thereof
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Jackson, Andrew. WILLIAM TUDOR, JR. MESSAGE FROM ... IN RELATION TO THE CORRESPONDENCE OF WILLIAM TUDOR, ETC.
Wash. HD167 1837 207pp.dbd First edition. In 1823, Tudor was appointed U. S. consul at Lima and forthe ports of Peru, and was of service during the feud between Peru and Colombia. In 1827, he was advanced to be charge d'affaires at Rio de Janeiro where the climate so adversely affected his health that he died there in 1830. This entire document deals with Latin American affairs. Not in Shaw.
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Wood, George B. A MEMOIR OF THE LIFE AND CHARACTER OF THE LATE JOSEPH PARRISH, M.D., READ BEFORE THE MEDICAL SOCIETY OF PHILADELPHIA.
Phila. 1840- 72pp. Original printed wrappers. First edition. "To Rev. J. B. Felt with the compliments of his friend H. B. " [Henry Bond of the Medical Society]. Williams: American Medical Bibliography pp.418-441. Basically an abridgement of this important biographical sketch.
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Coy, Simeon. THE GREAT CONSPIRACY: A COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE FAMOUS TALLY-SHEET CASES... ALSO, INCIDENTS OF PRISON LIFE, NOTORIOUS CRIMINALS AND THEIR CRIMES...
Indianapolis 1889 261pp. Illus. Original cloth. First edition. A scarce account of early political corruptions and prison observations and reflections. With a biographical sketch of the author.
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GENERAL ORDERS NO. 31. THE FOLLOWING ACTS OF CONGRESS ARE PUBLISHED... I: AN ACT TO AMEND THE SEVERAL ACTS HERETOFORE PASSED TO PROVIDE FOR THE ENROLLING AND CALLING OUT THE NATIONAL FORCES, AND FOR OTHER FORCES... II: AN ACT TO PREVENT THE ENLISTMENT OF PERSONS CHARGED WITH CRIME IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA... ETC.
Wash., War Dept. March 8 1865 10pp. dbd. First edition.
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Giles, William B. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON MILITARY AFFAIRS ON THE DIFFERENCES THAT EXIST, BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND SOME OF THE INDIVIDUAL STATES, RESPECTING THE RELATIVE POWERS OF THE GENERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS OVER THE MILITIA.
Wash. 1815 89pp. dbd. First edition. Contains a section on offensive operations against Niagara, Kingston, Montreal, and all lower Canada, as well as Halifax. Shaw 36384.
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Monroe, James. MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT...A REPORT FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE WITH COPIES OF CORRESPONDENCE RELATING TO THE CLAIMS OF CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES UPON THE GOVERNMENT OF THE NETHERLANDS.
Wash. HD85 1825 77pp. dbd. First edition. Contains 15 important papers regarding property of the U.S. seized by the Netherlands in the "Late European War". Many of the papers are to and from William Eustis, Madison's minister to Holland.
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Martin, George W. FIRST TWO YEARS OF KANSAS; OR, WHERE WHEN AND HOW THE MISSOURI TRAIN AND BANK ROBBER...WERE SIRED AND REARED...
Topeka 1907 30pp. Original wrappers. First edition. Howes M335. Adams Six Guns #1456.
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Moore, Albert B. CONSCRIPTION AND CONFLICT IN THE CONFEDERACY.
N.Y. 1924 First edition [14],367pp. Original cloth. Howes M755. Dornbusch III;1027.
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Noble, John W. LETTER FROM... TRANSMITTING... A REPORT ON THE LANGFORD LAND CLAIM.
Wash. SD12 1889 155pp. Illus., fold chart. dbd. First edition. Claim to certain land on the Lapwai Indian Reservation in Idaho territory.
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Parker, Francis J. COLONEL WILLIAM PRESCOTT, THE COMMANDER IN THE BATTLE OF BUNKER'S HILL...
Boston 1875 First edition 21pp. Original printed wrappers.
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Poinsett, Joel R. CHEROKEE INDIANS. LETTER FROM... RESPECTING THE INTERFERENCE OF ANY OFFICER OR AGENT OF THE GOVERNMENT WITH THE CHEROKEE INDIANS IN THE FORMATION OF A GOVERNMENT FOR THE REGULATION OF THEIR OWN INTERNAL AFFAIRS...
Wash. HD188 1840 64pp. dbd. First edition.
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Polk, James K. CHEROKEE INDIANS. MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT...
Wash. HED65 1848 32pp. dbd. First edition. Contains an interesting account of the resettling of theCreeks.
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Polk, James K. MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT... RELATIVE TO CORRESPONDENCE ON THE SUBJECT OF OREGON.
Wash. SD117 1846 10pp. dbd. Contains the correspondence between American Ambassador Buchanan and his English counterpart Parkenham, relative to the rightful ownership of the Oregon country. Buchanan rejects Parkenham's proposal to have the Oregon affair settled by a neutral arbitration. Strathern 577.
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Polk, James K. MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES COMMUNICATING... PAPERS IN RELATION TO THE SEIZURE OF THE AMERICAN SHIP ADMITTANCE.
Wash. SED72 1848 59pp. dbd. First edition. Seized off the coast of California by a war vessel of the U.S. The admittance was suspected of carrying a cargo of contraband.
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Polk, James K. NEW MEXICO AND CALIFORNIA. MESSAGE OF... TRANSMITTING... REPORTS FROM THE SECRETARIES OF STATE, TREASURY, WAR AND NAVY.
Wash. HD70 1848 49pp. dbd. First edition. These reports and documents contains information upon theseveral points on inquiry embraced by the resolutions: "The proper limits and boundaries of New Mexico and California... population, civil governments, Texan claims on New Mexico, Doniphan's expedition, etc." An important report, issued at the close of the Mexican War, to provide the necessities for the new acquisitions.
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Polk, James K. NORTHEASTERN BOUNDARY. MESSAGE FROM... TRANSMITTING CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THIS GOVERNMENT AND GREAT BRITAIN... IN RELATION TO THE "WASHINGTON TREATY", AND TO THE FREE NAVIGATION OF THE RIVER ST. JOHN AND TO THE DISPUTED TERRITORY FUND...
Wash. HD110 1846 78pp. dbd. First edition. Not in TPL. Covers the years 1845 and 1846 and is a mineof valuable information.
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Pomeroy, Seth. THE JOURNALS AND PAPERS OF...
New Haven 1926 180pp. Illus. Original cloth. First edition. Edited by Louis Effingham DeForest. Mostly covers the period 743-1777. Matthews p.45. Contains his military journal while waging the Louisburg campaign. A well-written and>valuable account.
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Alvord, Clarence W. MISSISSIPPI VALLEY IN BRITISH POLITICS: A STUDY OF THE TRADE, LAND SPECULATION AND EXPERIMENTS IN IMPERIALISM CULMINATING IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.
Cleveland Clark 1917 First edition 2 vols. Illus, plates, colored maps. Original cloth, lightly ex-library. Howes A195. A prime source work on Colonial America.
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Loveland, Cyrus C. CALIFORNIA TRAIL HERD: THE 1850 MISSOURI TO CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF...
Los Gatos, Ca. Talisman 1961 137,[1]pp. Endpaper maps. Original cloth. First edition. One of 750 copies printed.
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Bottomley, Edwin. AN ENGLISH SETTLER IN PIONEER WISCONSIN; THE LETTERS OF EDWIN BOTTOMLEY, 1842-1850.
Madison 1918 250pp. Illus. Original cloth. First edition. One of 1250 copies printed. Edited with introduction and notes by Milo M. Quaife. Wisc. Hist. Soc. Colls. V.25
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Audubon, J. J. THE PRAIRIE.
[Baltimore] 1841 In: American Turf Register and Sporting Magazine, Vol. 12 #1 1841 pp.46-49. dbd. First edition. Two years earlier than his "Journey to the Yellowstone in 1843."
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Barker, Nancy N. THE FRENCH LEGATION IN TEXAS.
Austin [1971-1973] 2 vols. Original cloth. First edition. One of the best works on the Republic of Texas. Jenkins Basic Texas Books 9: "These two volumes will provide more grist for study than many reviewers have thus far acknowledged."
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Bidwell, John. ECHOES OF THE PAST ABOUT CALIFORNIA.
Chico, Ca. [1914] 91pp. Illus. Original printed wrappers. An account of the first emigrant train toCalifornia, Fremont in the conquest of California, and the discovery of gold. Wagner-Camp 88 note. Howes B432. Cowan p.52. Wheat 16.
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BY-LAWS OF THE ORPHAN HOUSE OF CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA.
Charleston, 1861. 40pp. Original printed glazed wrappers. First edition. Crandall 4967 locates onlytwo copies.
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CALIFORNIA.
Phila. 1851 In: Chambers Papers for the People, Vol.4, pp.37-68. Original printed boards, mended. First edition. Cowan vol. 4, p.836.
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Sagean, Mathieu. EXTRAIT DE LA RELATION DES AVANTURES ET VOYAGE.
Nouvelle York J. M. Shea 1863 32pp. Original plain wrappers, front wrapper chipped. French text edition of the 1755 English original edition. Howes S17: "From a manuscript dictated by the imposter in 1701, in which he claims to have gone far west of the Mississippi, in about 1680, at the head of the party sent out from Illinois by Tonty; on the faith of this relation France erected its Mississippi Company." One of 100 copies. TPL 89.
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Campbell, Cl. T. THE FOUNDING OF LONDON...
London Ont. 1908 In: London and Middlesex Historical Society Trans. 1902/1907, pp.12-18. Original printed wrappers. First edition.
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Calvert, George H. ORATION ON THE OCCASION OF CELEBRATING THE FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF LAKE ERIE... 1853.
Providence, 1854. 32pp. Second edition. Original printed wrappers.
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LIFE AND TRAVEL IN THE SOUTHERN STATES.
N.Y. 1859 In: Great Republic Monthly, Vol. 1#5 pp.80-84. dbd. First edition. Schwaab, Travels in the Old South, II pp.487-493: "One of a series of articles which relate in detail one of the more extensive trips through the south."
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Culbertson, Thaddeus A. et al. JOURNAL OF AN EXPEDITION TO THE MAUVAISES TERRES AND THE UPPER MISSOURI IN 1850.
Wash. 1952 164pp. Maps. Original printed wrappers. Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 147. HowesC941: "Explored the Bad Lands and ascended the Missouri to a point several hundred miles north of Ft. Pierre. First account of those regions since Prince Maximilian of Wied." Wagner-Camp 148.
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Cunningham, Charles H. THE AUDENCIA IN THE SPANISH COLONIES AS ILLUSTRATED BY THE AUDENCIA OF MANILLA [1583-1800].
Berkeley, 1919. [9],479pp. Illus. Original gold stamped small quarto cloth, small piece missing from rear joint. First edition. U. of Calif. Pubs. in History Vol.9. Important religious history for Spain's American colonies.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES... MR. TAIT... COMMUNICATED THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS, RELATIVE TO THE OPERATIONS OF THE SQUADRON UNDER THE COMMAND OF COMMODORE DECATUR AGAINST THE BARBARY POWERS...
[Wash.] 1816 16pp. dbd. First edition. Shaw 39376.
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Drew, C. S. COMMUNICATION FROM... LATE ADJUTANT OF THE SECOND REGIMENT OF OREGON MOUNTED VOLUNTEERS, GIVING AN ACCOUNT OF THE ORIGIN AND EARLY PROSECUTION OF THE INDIAN WAR IN OREGON.
Wash., SMD59 1860 First edition 48pp. dbd. Howes D497. Graff 11150.
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Fillmore, Millard. OREGON TERRITORY. MESSAGE OF... INVITING THE ATTENTION OF CONGRESS TO THE CONDITION OF THINGS IN THE TERRITORY...
Wash. HD94 1852 32p. dbd. First edition. Not in Smith, Howes, Eberstadt, or Graff. Contains important letters from Parker, Gaines and Crittenden on affairs in the Oregon Territory.
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Pound, Merritt B. BENJAMIN HAWKINS - INDIAN AGENT.
Athens, Ga [1951] First edition [9],270pp. Illus. Original cloth, d.j. Hawkins, more than any other, was responsible for whatever national policy of Indian relations evolved between the Treaty of Paris of 1783 and the end of the War of 1812.
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AA/BA BE BI BO BU/ AM AH...
N.p. n.d. [Ponape 1858?] Broadside, 24 x 20 cm, uncut as issued. A spelling sheet, untitled. apparently the first example of Gilbertese printing cited by Ballou as the first example from the press there, established under Hiram Bingham's Mission. See Ballou: "Preliminary Bibliography of Books in the Language of Micronesia." [Boston, 1900]. E. F. Kunz: "Annotated Bibliography of the Languages of the Gilbert Islands, Ellice Island and Nauru." [Sydney, 1959]. Kunz locates only one copy [at Harvard]. A copy recently at Sotheby's, London fetched 700 pounds.
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Hawley, Charles A. FIFTY YEARS ON THE NEBRASKA FRONTIER: THE HISTORY OF THE PRESBYTERIAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY AT OMAHA, NEBRASKA...
Omaha Ralph 1941 152pp. Original cloth(dust jacket, alittle defective). First edition. Contains important material on the Nebraska tribes of the 1880"s and some interesting references to the early settlers.
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Skarstedt, Ernst. CALIFORNIA OCH DESS SVENSKA BEFOLKNING...
Seattle 1910 First edition 463,[9]pp. Illus., plates, large folding colored map. Original cloth. Cowan p.590.
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Smith, Goldwin. ENGLAND AND AMERICA: A LECTURE DELIVERED BY... DURING HIS RECENT VISIT TO THE UNITED STATES... WITH AN INTRODUCTION ADDRESSED, BY THE AUTHOR, TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNION AND EMANCIPATION SOCIETY...
Manchester 1865 [1],36pp. Plain wrappers.
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Taylor, Zachary. MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT IN ANSWER TO A RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE, CALLING FOR FURTHER INFORMATION IN RELATION TO THE FORMATION OF A STATE GOVERNMENT IN CALIFORNIA; AND ALSO, IN RELATION TO THE CONDITION OF CIVIL AFFAIRS IN OREGON.
Wash., SD52 1850 First edition 180pp. dbd. Contains much correspondence from Gov. Joseph Lane of Oregon, and Bennet Riley on California.
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TRANSACTIONS OF THE ANTHROPOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON.
Wash. 1882 Vol. l, Feb. 10, 1879 - Jan 17 1882 142pp. Original printed wrappers. First edition. Contains the minutes of the first 49 reg. meetings and the annual address of the President I. W. Powell. Wash. 1883 Vol. 2, Feb. 7 1882 - May 15 1883 dd. [13],211pp. First edition. Contains impotant contributions published here for the first time.
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Van Buren, Martin. BLOCKADES-MEXICO AND RIO DE LA PLATA.
MESSAGE FROM ... TRANSMITTING ... A REPORT ... Wash., HD211 1839 70pp. dbd. First edition. The French blockaded the coast. This report was to alert the House of Representatives of "the ulterior views and designs of the French government respecting the Mexican Republic."
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Van Buren, Martin. TERRITORIAL RELATIONS-UNITED STATES AND GREAT BRITAIN.
MESSAGE FROM ... Wash., HD181 1839 92,44pp. dbd. First edition. Deals mainly with Upper and Lower Canada and Hudson's Bay. TPL 5165.
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AMENDMENT INTENDED TO BE OFFERED BY MR. BURGESS TO THE BILL "FOR THE RELIEF OF THE SURVIVING OFFICERS OF THE ARMY OF THE REVOLUTION."
Wash. HR33 1827 5pp. dbd., folio. First edition.
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ACTS, RESOLUTIONS AND MEMORIALS PASSED AT THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA ...
Iowa City 1853 238pp. Old cloth, mended. First edition. Contains 112 acts, 19 resolutions and 3 memorials.
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A BILL MAKING FURTHER PROVISION FOR THE MILITARY ACADEMY AT WEST POINT ...
Wash. HR377 1827 4pp. dbd., folio. First edition.
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Borland, Mr. IN SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES ... MADE THE FOLLOWING REPORT ... A BILL TO GRANT TO THE STATE OF ARKANSAS CERTAIN UNSOLD LANDS SUBJECT TO OVERFLOW, FOR PURPOSES OF INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT, EDUCATION, AND OTHER PURPOSES...
Wash. SR206 1848 49pp. Illus., folding map. dbd. First edition. The map is extremely valuable and well defined.
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Ross, John C. SCOTTISH POETS IN AMERICA, WITH BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL NOTICES.
N.Y. 1889 First edition 218,[2]pp. Illus., port. Original decorated cloth. Gives interesting biographical information on 25 Scottish poets who immigrated to America. Included are excerpts from the work of each poet.
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Shirreff, Patrick. A TOUR THROUGH NORTH AMERICA: TOGETHER WITH A COMPREHENSIVE VIEW OF THE CANADAS AND THE UNITED STATES. AS ADAPTED FOR AGRICULTURAL EMIGRATION.
Edinburgh 1835 [10],473pp. Contemporary marbled boards, cloth spine with leather label. First edition. Howes S425. Buck 263: "Shirreff seems to be a careful observer and his book is of considerable value." TPL 1809. Graff 3763.
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Shea, John G. THE FIRST EPIC OF OUR COUNTRY. BY THE POET CONQUISTADOR OF NEW MEXICO, CAPTAIN GASPAR DE VILLAGRA.
[N.Y. 1887] 16pp., uncut and untrimmed. Original plain wrappers. First edition. Sabin 80006. Printed in a small edition.
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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE THREE MONTHLY MEETING IN THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA.
[Phila. 1805] 4pp. Original plain wrappers. First edition. Shaw 9485, locates only one copy.
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RECUEIL DE PIECES SUR LA NEGOCIATION ENTRE LA NOUVELLE FRANCE ET LA NOUVELLE ANGLETERRE, ES ANNEES 1648 ET SUIVANTES.
Nouvelle York Cramoisy 1866 62,[1]pp. dbd., marginal staining. First edition. One of 100 copies printed at John G. Shea's Cramoisy Press. Sabin 68438. Not in TPL or Supps.
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Goss, Ephraim. SUPERVISOR'S BOOK: CONTAINING AN ABSTRACT OF ALL LAWS NOW IN FORCE RELATING TO THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF SUPERVISORS OF THE SEVERAL TOWNS AND COUNTIES OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK...
Rochester N.Y. 1849 212pp. Original full sheep, split at top of front joint. First edition. Sabin 28055. Not in Marke. The plan of this work is to give the law applicable to the supervisor's duties from the commencement until the close of his official year, and the order which those duties occur.
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Long, John David. PAPERS OF JOHN DAVID LONG, 1897-1904.
Boston 1939 [21],464pp. Illus. Original cloth. First edition. One of 500 copies printed. Selected and edited by Gardner Weld Allen. Mass. Hist. Soc. Colls. v.78. Correspondence with Teddy Roosevelt and others in re the Spanish American War.
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JASPER MAUDUIT: AGENT IN LONDON FOR THE PROVINCE OF THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY, 1762-1765...
Boston 1918 [37],194pp. Original cloth. First edition. One of 500 copies printed. Mass. Hist. Soc. Colls. V 74.
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JOURNAL OF THE SECOND ANNUAL CONVENTION OF PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN THE DIOCESE OF MINNESOTA.
Saint Anthony 1859 28,[2]pp. Folding table. Original printed wrappers. First edition. Minnesota Imprints Inventory 265 locates only three copies.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES... REPORT: THE COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS... RELATIVE TO THE ACT TO PAY THE CHOCTAW AND CHICKASAW INDIANS FOR CERTAIN LANDS NOW OCCUPIED BY THE CHEYENNE AND ARAPAHOE INDIANS...
Wash. SR552 1892 35pp. Illus., 18 full page maps. dbd. First edition.
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