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‎John Warner Barber & Henry Howe‎

‎Historical Collections of the State of New York / History of Saratoga County‎

‎1841. The early days of Saratoga County and its various towns and townships are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 35 Page Booklet reprinted primarily from two hard-to-find books: the 1841 edition of Historical Collections of the State of New York by John Warner Barber and Henry Howe and New York a Guide to the Empire State a WPA project. The spiral-bound booklet is printed one-sided on 60# paper with the print enlarged for easier reading. A clear vinyl sheet has been added to protect the front cover. The communities mentioned include: Ballston Ballston Spa Charlton Clarksville Clifton Park Corinth Cresent Day Dunning Street Edinburgh Factory Village Fortville Galway Galway's Corners Gansevoortville Greensboro Hadley Hadley on the Hudson Hagedorns Mills Half Moon Johnsboro Malta Maltaville Mechanicsville Middletown Milton Moreau Northumberland Popes Corners Providence Reynolds Corners Saratoga Schuylerville Saratoga Springs Stillwater Victory Mills Waterford Wilton and West Galway. Among the many and diverse topics in the booklet are: the Discovery and Develpment of the Mineral Springs; the Surrender of Burgoyne with the Articles of Capitulation or Convention; the Meeting of Gen. Gates and Gen. Burgoyne; Detailed Account of the Battle at Stillwater; a letter written by the Baroness Reidesel who was anticipating dinner with the British officers when the battle began; the "imperfect" Saratoga Monument at Schuylerville; Saratoga Battlefield State Park; Horse Racing at Saratoga Springs; Saratoga "Queen of the Spas"; the Casino built by John Morrissey the undefeated bare-knuckle champion; Skidmore College; facilities at the Saratoga Springs Reservation; and an early form of branding cattle and the first potato chips. The booklet has no index but names mentioned include: the Rev. Eliphalet Ball Nicholas Low Gen. Philip Schuyler Gen. Putnam Gen. Lincoln George Strover Brig. Gen. Fellows Col. Daniel Morgan Brig. Gen. Nixon Brig. Gen. Glover Col. James Wilkinson Capt. Goodale Gen. Learned Lt. Col. Brooks Lt. Col. Tupper J. Walker Col. M. Jackson Gen. Benedict Arnold Col. Cilley Gen. Poor Lt. Col. Colburn Gen. Grant Granny Andrews Col. John Stark Col. E.E. Ellsworth Illetie Van Slyck Van Olinde Anthony Van Schaick Father Isaac Jogues Gideon Putnam "Aunt Kate" Weeks Spencer Trask Sir William Johnson Victor Herbert Richard Canfield Lucy Skidmore Scribner Jacobus Barhyte Edgar Allan Poe and the sir names: McDonald Douglass Freeman Kosciusko Dearborn Pattison and Ten Broeck. ILLUSTRATIONS depict the Schuyler Mansion a View of the Battleground in Stillwater the house where a British General died and views of Saratoga Springs Ballston and Waterford. The Howe/Barber history covers the development of this area until about 1841 while excerpts from the WPA book give a nostalgic glympse from a 1940 vantage point including interesting historical notes especially as they relate to sightseeing possibilities. There's also a small map of the area from a 1948 booklet printed by the New York Telephone Company. . Limited Edition Reprint. Spiral/Comb . New/No Jacket. 8.5" x 11". Private Press. Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 000111

‎John Warner Barber‎

‎Connecticut Historical Collections; New Haven County Connecticut Excerpt‎

‎Durrie & Peck and J.W. Barber 1836. The early days of New Haven County CT and its various towns and townships are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this 133-page booklet reprinted from the 1836 edition of John Warner Barber's Connecticut Historical Collections. The 8 1/2 x 11" spiral-bound booklet is printed on 60# paper with the print enlarged 20% for easier reading. A clear plastic sheet has been added to protect the front cover. INSERTED IN THE BOOKLET is a copy of the 1836 Map of Connecticut which accompanied the Barber book. The map is printed in black ink on a parchment-like paper. The communities mentioned include: New Haven Bethany Branford Cheshire Derby Humphriesville Birmingham Derby Landing East Haven Gilford Hamden Whitneyville Madison Meriden Middlebury Milford North Branford North Haven Orange Oxford Prospect Southbury Wallingford Waterbury Wolcott and Woodbridge. Among the many and diverse subjects in the booklet are: Early settlers; Early churches and early forms of Government; Land purchases from the Indians; Yale College and the treatment of President Daggett by the enemy; the Oyster trade; Hiding the judges of King Charles I; King Philip's War and other Indian uprisings; insulting Gov. Andross; a Lost ship; Benedict Arnold; the Invasion of New Haven; Connecticut Silk Society; Epitaphs Nicknames and Religious Controversies; Punishing a Bear; Invasion of a Bethany home; Disease Epidemics; Chuse last sachem of the Derby Indians; a Witch story; the oldest house in the USA; Revolutionary War Incidents; Eli Whitney; Muster Roll of the 1st Co. in East Plains; Cat Pole Pass; Deer Park; the Perfectionists Doctrine; Mitchell's Mansion House; and Lyman Hall. The names of many residents including a list of New Haven planters in 1643 are included. Some of the other names mentioned are Col. John Dixwell; Ezra Stiles D.D.; Dr. Lemuel Hopkins and Samuel Hopkins D.D. ILLUSTRATIONS include a full page picture of the Public Square in New Haven New Haven and Fort Hale Yale College town views of Fair Haven Branford Cheshire Derby Landing Birmingham Humphreysville East Haven Hamden Whitneyville North Haven and Oxford an Ancient House in Guilford Lee's Academy Churches in Meriden Mitchell's Mansion House in Southbury. Limited Edition Reprint. Spiral/Comb . New/No Jacket. Illus. by John Warner Barber. 8.5" x 11". Private Press. Durrie & Peck and J.W. Barber paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 000206

‎John Warner Barber‎

‎Historical Collections of Massachusetts / History of Barnstable/ History of Cape Cod‎

‎Worcester: Dorr Howland & Co. The early days of Barnstable County MA -- better known as Cape Cod -- and its various towns and townships are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this New 56 Page Illustrated Booklet reprinted primarily from two hard-to-find books: the 1839 edition of Historical Collections of the State of Massachusetts by John Warner Barber and Massachusetts a Guide to its Places and People a WPA project. The spiral-bound booklet is printed on 60# paper with the print enlarged for easier reading. INSERTED IN THE BOOKLET is a copy of the Map of Massachusetts which accompanied the Barber book. The map is one color on natural parchtex paper. The communities mentioned include: Barnstable Brewster Bourne Buzzard�s Bay Centerville Cotuit Chatham Dennis Eastham Falmouth Hyannis Harwich Harwichport Johnson Junction Mashpee Marshpee Orleans Oysterville Provincetown Sandwich South Harwich South Wellfleet South Yarmouth Truro Waquoit Wellfleet West Harwich West Yarmouth and Yarmouth. The Barber history covers the development of this area until about 1839 while excerpts from the WPA book give a nostalgic glimpse from a 1940 vantage point including interesting historical notes especially as they relate to sightseeing possibilities. The many and diverse topics in the booklet include: Indian Names of Towns Early Settlers Early Churches Bio of Statesman James Otis Making Salt in Dennis Indians on Cape Cod the Great Snow of 1717 Graveyard Inscriptions Typical Cape Cod Homes The Town Crier and the Sea Serpent Clams in Orleans the Land and its Uses Cod Fish Drying Whaling News Items a Remarkable Snake Story a Whistling Whale and a Witch with Red Heels the Mayflower's First Landing German Sub Attack in 1918 and the Sinking of a Submarine in 1927 Indian Legends Various Uses for Fish Parts a halibut fin as a broom Goodie Hallet and the pirate Black Sam Bellamy a Bridegroom's Need for Crows and Blackbirds the Cape Cod Canal Lyer's Bench in Turro Cape Cod artists and writers Cape Cod foods like Skully-Jo and Beach Plum Jelly Evidence of Norsemen's Visit Mooncussing and Beachcombing and other interesting bits of history and trivia. The booklet has no index but surnames mentioned in the 1839 section include: Alden AlmyAllen Armitage Avery; Bacon Bangs Bent Besse Blackmore Bliss Boardman Bootefish Bourne Braybrook Briant Briggs Burge Burr Burt Butler; Carman Chadwell Cheever Chillingworth Clarke Cole Cook Cotton Crocker; Damon Dennis Dexter Dillingham Dingley Doane Dunster Dwight; Emery Ewer; Feake Fessenden Fish Freeman Friend; Gaunt Green Greene Greenleaf; Hallet Harlow Hatch Hawley Hedge Higgins Hilliard Hinckley Holway Hooker Hurst; Joyce; Kelly Kenny King Kirby Knott; Lander Leveridge Lewis Lincoln Lord Lothrop Mann Marshall Mathews Matthews Mellen Metcalf Millar Miller Mills; Nauhaught Newland Nickerson Noye; Oaks Otis Osborn; Palmer Parker Pell Popmonet Potter Prince; Rawson Roby Russell; Sanford Sears Shaw Shirelck Simkins Skippe Slawson Small Smalley Smith Snow Spear Stone; Tallcott Thacher Thorton Treat Tupper Turner; Underwood Upham; Vincent; Wade Walley Webb Whitman Willis Williams Windsor Wollaston Wood Woodbury and Wright. Among the famous and not-so-famous names mentioned in the 1940 section are: Capt. Eben Linnell Capt. Elijah Cobb Capt. Asa Eldridge Capt. Elisha Doane Capt. Lorenzo Dow Baker who introduced bananas to America Marconi Pres. Grover Cleveland Daniel Webster Thoreau Joseph C. Lincoln author John Sears John G. Fulcher Tom Coshy Freeman Hatch Daniel Webster the Rev. Joseph Hull Thomas Dimmock Aunt "Nabby" Freeman a tory Alice Stallknecht Wight artist Capt. Mack Seth Nickerson Francis Paine Commander Donald MacMillan Eugene O'Neill Katherine Lee Bates Isaac Robinson and Charles W. Hawthorne. ILLUSTRATIONS include Barnstable with Courthouse etc; Brewster Chatham Apparatus Used in Making Salt Pear Tree in Eastham Falmouth village House on Cape Cod Indian Church in Marshpee Provincetown full page Provincetown with Windmills Sandwich Pond Village in Truro Wellfleet Harbor and Yarmouth. Most are about 1/3 page in size. . Limited Edition Reprint Leavenworth. Spiral/Comb. New/No Jacket. 8.5" x 11". Private Press. Dorr, Howland & Co. Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 000025

‎John Warner Barber & Henry Howe‎

‎Historical Collections of the State of New York / History of Rockland County‎

‎1841. The early days of Rockland County and its various towns and townships are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 16 Page Booklet reprinted from two hard-to-find books the 1841 edition of Historical Collections of the State of New York by John Warner Barber and Henry Howe and the 1940 edition of New York a Guide to the Empire State. The spiral-bound booklet is printed one-sided on 60# paper with the print enlarged for easier reading. A clear vinyl sheet has been added to protect the front cover. The communities mentioned include: Clarkstown New City Haverstraw Warren Sampsondale Caldwell's Landing Orangetown Dobbs Ferry Nyack Ramapo Tappan Piermont and Stony Point. Among the topics in the booklet are: the Storming of Stony Point by Gen. Wayne with his detailed account to Washington; a descriptive account of the Execution of the spy Andre and the return of his remains to England; a Royal Snuffbox and a Silver Inkstand; the Baynard Lane Cooperative Experiment; the Stony Point Battlefield Reservation; and the De Wint Mansion Washington's headquarters at one time. Names/Surnames mentioned include: Gen. Anthony Wayne Col. Jeduthan Baldwin Armstrong Thomas Wandle Arthur Johnson Dupuy Rev. Demarat Ralph Borsodi Dan Beard James A. Farley Joshua Hett Smith James Wood Robert Owen James Monroe Hewlett Major John Smith William Palmer Nicholas Williamson and James Green Michael Cornelison Claes Jansen Kuyper. ILLUSTRATIONS depict the Northern view of Stony Point on the Hudson River and a view of the place where Andre was executed. The Howe/Barber history covers the development of this area until about 1841 while excerpts from the WPA book give a nostalgic glympse from a 1940 vantage point including interesting historical notes especially as they relate to sightseeing possibilities. There's also a small map of the area from a 1948 booklet printed by the New York Telephone Company. . Limited Edition Reprint. Spiral/Comb . New/No Jacket. 8.5" x 11". Private Press. Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 000110

‎John Warner Barber‎

‎Connecticut Historical Collections; Hartford County Connecticut Excerpt‎

‎Durrie & Peck and J.W. Barber 1836. The early days of Hartford County CT and its various towns and townships -- Hartford Avon Berlin Worthington New Britain Bloomfield Bristol Burlington Canton Collinsville East Hartford East Windsor Enfield Thompsonville Farmington Glastenbury Grandby Hartland Manchester Marlborough Simsbury Tariffville Southington Suffield Wethersfield Windsor and others --are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 102 Page Booklet reprinted from the 1836 edition of John Warner Barber's Connecticut Historical Collections. The 8 1/2 x 11" spiral-bound booklet is printed on 60# paper with the print enlarged for easier reading. A clear vinyl sheet has been added to protect the front cover. INSERTED IN THE BOOKLET is a copy of the 1836 Map of Connecticut which accompanied the Barber book. Among the many and varied topics in the booklet are: the Rev. Thomas Gallaudet and the American Asylum for the Deaf & Dumb; Washington College; Dutch Point; the hiding of the Connecticut charter in a tree; Early Settlers; Geological features including the Connecticut River; Extracts from early town records and newspapers and tombstone epitaphs; plan of Hartford's main street; "The Hartford Wits" Trumbull Barlow Hopkins and Dwight; the Echo Dwight and Alsop; Election Day in 1807; Capt. Kidd the Pirate; Wadsworth's Tower; Manufacturing of Tin Ware; Podunk Indians; the Theological Institute at East Windsor; a pre-Fulton steamboat; Shakers in Enfield; Newgate Prison in a mine shaft; Philip's War and the evacuation of Simsbury; Webb House George Washington slept here; tragedy of the Beadle Family; and Revolutionary War Recruits. The names of residents of Hartford in 1639 and of Windsor in 1640 are listed. Some of the other names mentioned are Titus Hosmer the Rev. Thomas Hooker Edward Patterson the Roger Wolcott family; Jonathan Edwards preacher and writer; John Fitch Gen. Phineas Lyman Gideon Granger Oliver Phelps and Judge Oliver Ellsworth. The booklet is illustrated with Barber's delightful hand-drawn sketches such as the one on the cover below. These Illustrations include a full page picture of Hartford a bridge in Hartford the American Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb the Retreat for the Insane Washington College Dutch Point the first Meeting House in Connecticut the Charter Oak Avon Monte Video Worthington New Briton the Congregational Church in Bloomfield Bristol Collinsville Fitch's Steamboat Thompsonville Shakers Dancing Tariffville Southington the Webb House Newgate Prison and others. . Limited Edition Reprint. Spiral/Comb . New/No Jacket. Illus. by John Warner Barber. 8.5" x 11". Private Press. Durrie & Peck and J.W. Barber Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 000203

‎John Warner Barber‎

‎Historical Collections of Massachusetts / Essex County History‎

‎Worcester: Dorr Howland & Co. 1840. The early days of Essex County MA and its various towns and townships are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 145 Page Booklet reprinted primarily from two hard-to-find books: the 1839 edition of Historical Collections of Massachusetts by John Warner Barber and Massachusetts a Guide to its Places and People a WPA project. The spiral-bound booklet is printed on 60# paper with the print enlarged for easier reading. A sheet of clear vinyl has been added to protect the front cover. INSERTED IN THE BOOKLET is a copy of the Map of Massachusetts which accompanied the Barber book. The map is printed in black ink on natural parchtex paper. The communities mentioned include: Amesbury Andover Beverly Boxford Bradford Cape Ann Danvers Essex Georgetown Groveland Gloucester Hamilton Haverhill Ipswich Lawrence Lynn Lynnfield Manchester Marblehead Merrimac Methuess Middleton New Mills Newbury Newburyport Reading Rowley Salem Salisbury Sandwich Sangus South Reading Topsfield Wenham West Newbury West Parish or Jamaica Yarmouth. The many and diverse topics in the Barber section of the booklet include: Early Settlers The Amesbury Flannel Mfg. Co. and other Industries; Cost of a Town; Indian Troubles including the Remarkable Escape of Two Women and a Boy; Bradford Academy and Other Educational Institutions; "The Indictment of Martha Carryer" for Witchcraft; the Unsuccessful Attempt to Rename Beverly; "Hourglass" Sermons; Eel Migration; the Great Fire in Newburyport; Nathaniel Bowditch celebrated mathmatician; Revolutionary War Heroes: Gen. Israel Putnam Col. Hutchinson Jeremiah Page Capt. Samuel Page and Gen. Gideon Foster; Shipwreck of the Pirate Bellamy and Other Shipwrecks and Calamities; Sea Serpents Lions Wolf Hunting a Tornado and an Earthquake. And all of this is just in the first part of the booklet. Excerpts from the WPA book give a nostalgic glimpse from a 1940 vantage point including interesting historical notes especially as they relate to sightseeing possibilities. It includes just about everything there was to see in the county in 1940 -- the old houses and other historic sites industries institutions natural wonders and a few not so natural. It recalls the old legends the ghost stories the various industries that have come and gone and enough trivia to start a quiz show. Like why were knitting tools buried in butter what was the "Country's Wonder" who reportedly lived at "Egg Rock" and what future president used the "Ordeal by Touch" in a Murder Trial Besides the general tours there are special sections on Gloucester and Rockport Haverhill Lawrence Lynn Marblehead Newburyport and Salem. . Limited Edition Reprint Leavenworth. Spiral/Comb. New/No Jacket. 8.5" x 11". Private Press. Dorr, Howland & Co. Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 000120

‎John Warner Barber & Henry Howe‎

‎Historical Collections of the State of New York / Greene County History / Columbia County History‎

‎The early days of Greene County and Columbia County New York and their various towns and townships are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 47 Page Booklet reprinted primarily from two hard-to-find books: the 1841 edition of Historical Collections of the State of New York by John Warner Barber and Henry Howe and New York a Guide to the Empire State a WPA project. The spiral-bound booklet is one-sided on 60# paper with the print enlarged for easier reading. A clear vinyl sheet has been added to protect the front cover. The communities mentioned include: Acra Ancram Ashland Athens Austerlitz Boston CornersCairo Canaan Canaan Corners Catskill Chatham Chatham Corners Claverack Clermont Copake Copake Falls Coxsackie Craryville East Windham Gallatin Germantown Ghent Green River Greenville Hillsdale Hudson Hunter Kinderhook Lebanon Springs Leeds Lexington Livingston New Baltimore New Lebanon Palenville Prattsville Red Rock Spencertown Stockport Stuyvesant Taghkanic Tannersville Valatie and Windham. Among the many and diverse topics in the booklet are: Murder of Sally Hamilton of Athens; Pine Orchard and Mountain House a hotel on Catskill Mountain at Hunter; Kaaterskill Falls as described by early vacationer; a "mouthful" of humor; a long-awaited death sentence with ghostly overtones; the Ancram Iron Works; John Marshall & Co. Calico Print Works Early Difficulties between Landlords and Tenants; Settlement of Germantown; Gravestone Inscriptions; Name Derivations; Birthplace of President Martin Van Buren; the Shakers of New Lebanon; the shrieking woman tied to a horse's tail and other legends; Prohibition home of Jack "Legs" Diamond; Tanbark peelers Ropewalk spinners Hoop-shaving and other interesting occupations; the Mount Lebanon Shaker Settlement; Gov. Samuel J. Tilden who lost the presidency by one vote the Kinderhook "Tea Party"; the Hexagonal House and the Octagonal House; and the Robert Livingston family their lives and manor houses. The booklet has no index but some of the names mentioned are: Alexander Barnard Coffin Duane Goodrich Greene Jones Kissam Hamilton Jenkins Minturn Capt. Noble Northrop Paddock Pendergraft John Van Rennelaer Scott Smith Ashbel Stoddard Thurston Washington Irving Jomes Fenimore Cooper John Cowper Powys Arthur Davison Ficke Alan Devoe Hendrick Van Rensselaer Alexander Hamilton Harry Croswell Ludlow Miller Vanderbo Chancellor Livingston introduced Merino sheep to America David Abeel Hamlin Garland Enoch Hyde Benjamin Hall Thurlow Weed political boss Jairns Munson Zadock Pratt Joseph Meacham Benjamin Budd David Brainard Captain Thomas Hitchcock Judah Laurence Edna St. Vincent Millay Eugene Jay Boissivain Yankee Sullivan John Morrissey President Martin Van Buren Aaron Vanderpoels Van de Bogarts Thomas Burt Beekman Richard Upjohn Orson S. Fowler Aaron Staats Capt. Seth Macy Job Center Jan Frans Van Hoesen Collier Major Gen. William Worth Robert Jenkins Seth Jenkins Ralph Adams Cram William G. Harrison Mary Penn Allen Robert Fulton General John Ross Delafield General Samuel Ten Broeck Jan Van Loon Pieter Bronck family Leonard Bronck Lampman Charles L. Beach Thomas Cole artist Frederick Edwin Church Calvert Vaux Peter de Labigarre Robert B. Ward Dr. John Bard Gen. John Armstrong and Robert Donaldson ILLUSTRATIONS depict the Hudson City from Prospect Hill; Allens Monument; Birthplace of Van Buren Kinderhook; Shaker Buildings in New Lebanon.; Northwestern View of Catskill; Catskill Mountain House. The Howe/Barber history covers the development of this area until about 1841 while excerpts from the WPA book give a nostalgic glympse from a 1940 vantage point including interesting historical notes especially as they relate to sightseeing possibilities. There's also a small map of the area from a 1948 booklet printed by the New York Telephone Company. . Limited Edition Reprint. Spiral/Comb . New/No Jacket. 8.5" x 11". Private Press. paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 000093

‎John Warner Barber & Henry Howe‎

‎Historical Collections of the State of New York / History of Wayne County‎

‎1841. The early days of Wayne County NY and its various towns and townships are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 15 Page Booklet reprinted primarily from two hard-to-find books: the 1841 edition of Historical Collections of the State of New York by John Warner Barber and Henry Howe and New York a Guide to the Empire State a WPA project. The spiral-bound booklet is printed one-sided on 60# paper with the print enlarged for easier reading. A clear vinyl sheet has been added to protect the front cover. The communities mentioned include: Arcadia Butler Galen Clyde Huron Lyons Alloway Macedon Marion Marion Corners Newark Ontario Palmyra Rose Savannah Sodus Walworth Walworth Corners Williamson Pulteneyville Williamson Corners Walcott Red Creek and Hydeville. Among the many and diverse topics in the booklet are: A Very Old Oak; the Early Beginnings of the Mormon Sect in Palmyra; Hill Cumorah and the Joseph Smith Farm; Action of the British fleet at Sodus in 1813; the Invasion of Pulteneyville in 1814; the Great Ontario Fruit Belt; the Site of the Fox Home "the birthplace of spiritualism" -- where a murdered peddler slammed doors rocked beds and rapped out messages; and some interesting bits of trivia. The booklet has no index but some of the names and surnames mentioned are: Sir William Pultney C. Williamson Van Wickle James P. Bartle Crane Martin Harris Oliver Cowdery David Whitmer Hiram Page Hyrum Smith Parley B. Pratt Sidney Rigdon Peterson General Burnet General Porter General Smith General Swift Dorothy Perkins Admiral William T. Sampson the Fox sisters spiritualists . ILLUSTRATIONS depict a Southern view of Clyde Main Street in Palmyra and The Mormon Hill which is in Ontario County. The Howe/Barber history covers the development of this area until about 1841 while excerpts from the WPA book give a nostalgic glympse from a 1940 vantage point including interesting historical notes especially as they relate to sightseeing possibilities. There's also a small map of the area from a 1948 booklet printed by the New York Telephone Company. . Limited Edition Reprint. Spiral/Comb . New/No Jacket. 8.5" x 11". Private Press. Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 000117

‎John Warner Barber‎

‎Historical Collections of Massachusetts / Berkshire County‎

‎Worcester: Dorr Howland & Co. The early days of Berkshire County MA and its various towns and townships are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 95 Page Booklet reprinted primarily from two hard-to-find books: the 1839 edition of Historical Collections of the State of Massachusetts by John Warner Barber and Massachusetts a Guide to its Places and People a WPA project. The spiral-bound booklet is printed on 60# paper with the print enlarged for easier reading. INSERTED IN THE BOOKLET is a copy of the Map of Massachusetts which accompanied the Barber book. The map is printed in black ink on natural parchtex paper. The communities mentioned include: Adams Alford Becket Becket Center Cheshire Clarksburg Cold Spring Dalton East Windsor Egremont Florida Great Barrington Hancock Hinsdale Lanesborough Lee Lenox Mount Washington New Ashford New Marlborough North Adams New Boston Otis Peru Pittsfield originally Poontoosuck Richmond Sandisfield Savoy Sheffield South Egremont South Williamstown Stockbridge Tyringham Van Deusenville Washington West Becket West Cummington West Stockbridge Williamstown and Windsor. Early Settlers Where They Came From and Their All-Important Early Churches; Special Physical Features like the Natural Bridge in Adams Twp.; Remarkable Story about Major Gen. Putnam and three Very Old Bugs; Indians Killed while Tying Moccasins; Crossing a Bridge that Wasn't There; a Powder Factory Explosion; 1774 Non-Importation Agreement Against England Signed at Lenox; a Woman-Hating Poet-Hermit; Mystery of the Flying Stones at Sheffield; the Founding of Williams College; Cotton Manufacturing and Other Industries; Mammouth Cheese Sent to Pres. Jefferson; Town Names; Graveyard Inscriptions; Washington's Appreciation Feast for the Muhhekaneew Indians; an Indian School; the Rev. Eliphalet Steele and Shay's Rebellion; the Shaker Village in Hancock; The Hoosac Tunnel; Mt. Greylock; Indian Love Story with a Happy Ending! & Others Not So Happy; Old Elm in Pittsfield; Quaker Justice; "Grandmother of the Mohawk Trail"; Paper Manufacturing in Lee; Crane Paper Co. in Dalton; Peru where the Poor Were Auctioned Off and a Hog Wore Shoes the Battle at Massachusetts Fort. and many more bits of history and trivia. . Limited Edition Reprint. Spiral/Comb. New/No Jacket. 8.5" x 11". Private Press. Dorr, Howland & Co. paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 000026

‎John Warner Barber‎

‎Connecticut Historical Collections; Windham County Connecticut Excerpt‎

‎Durrie & Peck and J.W. Barber 1836. The early days of Windham County CT and its various communities -- Brooklyn Ashford Canterbury Chaplin Danielsonville Hampton Killingly Danielsonville Pomfret Plainfield Sterling Thompson Masonville Fishersville New Boston Voluntown Windham Woodstock and others --are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 39 page booklet reprinted from the 1836 edition of John Warner Barber's Connecticut Historical Collections. The spiral-bound booklet is printed one-sided on 60# paper with the print enlarged for easier reading. A sheet of clear vinyl has been added to protect the front cover. INSERTED IN THE BOOKLET is a copy of the 1836 Map of Connecticut which came with the Barber book. The map is printed in black ink on a parchment-like paper. Among the many and diverse topics in the booklet are: Miss Crandall's "School for Colored Girls"; a strange religious sect; the Indian war between the Narragansetts and the Nipmucks; ghost stories; an Indian legend; a faith healing; Cotton Manufacturing; the Windham Frog Pond; the origin of the names of various places; Israel Putnam and his Wolf Den at Pomfret; early churches and clergymen; early settlers; Col. Thomas Knowlton; the celebrated traveler Jonathan Carver; Nell Alexander; Gen. William Eaton; and some interesting tombstone inscriptions. The booklet is illustrated with Barber's delightful hand-drawn sketches such as the one on the cover below. These Illustrations include Brooklyn Gen. Putnam's Monument Ashford Canterbury Danielsonville Plainfield the Friends Meeting House in Pomfret Putnam's Wolf Den Thompson Windham Williamantic the Frog Pond in Windham and the Congregational Church in Woodstock. . Limited Edition Reprint. Spiral/Comb . New/No Jacket. Illus. by John Warner Barber. 8.5" x 11". Private Press. Durrie & Peck and J.W. Barber Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 000209

‎John Warner Barber & Henry Howe‎

‎Historical Collections of the State of New York / History of Clinton County / History of Essex County / History of Franklin County‎

‎The early days of Clinton Essex and Franklin Counties in the State of New York and their various towns and townships are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 53 Page Booklet reprinted from two hard to find books: the 1841 edition of Historical Collections of the State of New York by John Warner Barber and Henry Howe and the 1940 edition of New York a Guide to the Empire State a WPA project. The spiral-bound booklet is printed on 60# paper with the print enlarged for easier reading. A clear vinyl sheet has been added to protect the front cover. The communities mentioned include: CLINTON COUNTY: Au Sable Clintonville Beekman Black Brook Champlain Chazy Ellenburg Mooers Peru Plattsburg and Saranac. ESSEX COUNTY: Chesterfield Crown Point Elizabethtown Essex Jay Keene Lewis Minerva Moriah Newcomb Schroon Ticonderoga Westport Willsborough and Wilmington. FRANKLIN COUNTY: Bango Belmont Bombay Brandon Chateaugua Constable Dickenson Duane Ft. Covington Franklin Malone Moira and Westville. Among the many and diverse topics in the booklet are: the Early Victory on St. Regis River and other conflicts in the War of 1812 the St. Regis Indians the Au Sable River Fort Frederick a Minister's Daughter who Married an Indian Lake Champlain stories of Ft. Ticonderoga the Giant of the Mountain the Adirondack Mountains the Peru Iron company the Burning of the Steamer Phoenix a Big Baby Gift Tombstone Inscriptions etc. Surnames mentioned alphabetized by first letter only include: Allen Aiken Anderson Bailey Beman Burke Cuyler Cochran Crane Elmore Everett Fautfreyde Ferris Garlick Goslin Hoffnagle Keese Lezotte Lynde McAuley Moore Mooers Newcomb Ostrander Platt Pettit Pomeroy Paul Payn Rogers Reeve Roberts Ransom Sherman Stevenson Smith Shelden Saily Soper Vredenburg Webb Wood Williams and Young. ILLUSTRATIONS depict Plattsburg the Grave of Commodore Downie the Adirondack Mountains the Ruins of Fort Ticonderoga and Malone. The Howe/Barber history covers the development of this area until about 1841 while excerpts from the WPA book give a nostalgic glympse from a 1940 vantage point including interesting historical notes especially as they relate to sightseeing possibilities. Some of the names mentioned in the 1940 section include: Jacob Smith Moody Dr. Trudeau John Brown Henry Van Hoevenberg Josephine Schofield John Fitch Rosewell Morse Shurleff A. F. Tait A. H. Wyant Noah Porter William James Willard Fiske Charles Dudley Warner Felix Adler the Rev. Joseph Twichell the Rev. Horace Bushnell Thomas Davidson Charles Corning Gersham Cook William Stillman Ralph Waldo Memerson James Russell Lowell Lewis Agassiz Ebenezer R. Hoar Jeffries Wyman John Hurd William Constable William Almon Wheeler Sir John Johnson Gen. James Wilkinson Brigadier General Leonard Covington John Francis Regis Ethan Allen Chancellor James Kent Henry DeLord Henry Van Dyke and others. There's also a small map of the area from a 1948 booklet printed by the New York Telephone Company. . Limited Edition Reprint. Spiral/Comb . New/No Jacket. 8.5" x 11". Private Press. Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 000100

‎John Warner Barber & Henry Howe‎

‎Historical Collections of the State of New York/ History of Seneca County y / History of Yates County /History of Ontario County‎

‎1841. The early days of three New York counties Ontario Yates and Seneca and their various towns and townships are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 35 Page Booklet reprinted primarily from two hard-to-find books: the 1841 edition of Historical Collections of the State of New York by John Warner Barber and Henry Howe and New York a Guide to the Empire State a WPA project. The spiral-bound booklet is printed one-sided on 60# paper with the print enlarged for easier reading. A clear vinyl sheet has been added to protect the front cover. The communities mentioned alphabetized by first letter only include: Bristol Bearysville Bridgeport Barrington Benton Branchport Bayleytown Canadice Canoga Canandaigua Clifton Springs Covert Coonsville Dublin Dundee East Bloomfield Eddyville Fayette Farmersville Farmington Gorham Geneva Hopewell Hopewell Center Hopeton Hoytes Italy Jerusalem Junius Lakemont Lodi Manchester Mendon Middlesex Milo Naples North Romulus Ovid Orleans Penn Yan Potter Port Gibson Phelps Pitts Flats Romulus Romulusville Richmond Richmond Centre Seneca Seneca Falls Starkey Shortsville Tyre Victor Varick Vienna Wayland West Fayette West Richmond Waterloo and Yatesville. Among the many and diverse topics in the booklet are: Jemina Wilkinson self-styled "Universal Friend" and founder of a religious sect; the Ontario Female Seminary and the Canandaigua Academy; Geneva College Red Jacket's Speech and Indian Negotiations; Pioneer Fortitude; a Traveler's Description of Geneva in 1800; Amelia Jenks Bloomer Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton Susan B. Anthony and the Suffragette Movement in Seneca Falls; World's Largest Horse; the Patriarch Elm the Balm of Gilead Tree the Naples Tree and the Scythe Tree; Hobart College; William Smith College for Women Bare Hill sacred to the Seneca; Oliver Phelps land speculator; the flight of Red Wing; the Brigham Young house; Ebenezer Horton the Ontario Hermit; the World's Largest Sauerkraut Factory; and many other interesting bits of history and trivia. The booklet has no index but some of the names and surnames mentioned are: Henry Howe Oliver Phelps Thomas Morris Gorham Judge Atwater Greig Capt. Pills Gideon Granger Nathaniel Gorham Capt. Williamson Powell Colt Johnstone Hllet Rees Bogart Beekman Horatio Jones Lawrence Van Clief Col. Mynderse James Bennet Col. John Harris Elisha Williams R. Swift Abraham Waggener Mrs. Elizabeth Smith Miller Clarence H. Van Wickle James Wyburn Johnson Robert Selden Rose Jr. Boody Capt. Charles Williamson Pierre Paris Irving Dr. Benjamin Hall Bishop Henry Hobart Dr. John Towler W. B. Douglas Myndert Wemp Samuel Kirkland Dr. William R. Brooks William Walker William Wood John Canfield Spencer General Peter B. Porter Fideon Granger Dr. Edson Carr Herman Chapin Roswell Humphrey Charles Garrett Glenn Curtiss Casey Baldwin John McCurdy Carl Carmer D. Dana Luther Father Jean Pierron Timothy Ryan Peter Whitmer and "The Great Shadow" a Mohawk chief. ILLUSTRATIONS depict the Jemina Wilkinson House a view of Penn Yan a view of Seneca Falls showing one of the locks the Courthouse in Waterloo central Canandaigua and the Canandaigua Academy. The Howe/Barber history covers the development of this area until about 1841 while excerpts from the WPA book give a nostalgic glimpse from a 1940 vantage point including interesting historical notes especially as they relate to sightseeing possibilities. There's also a small map of the area from a 1948 booklet printed by the New York Telephone Company. Limited Edition Reprint. Spiral/Comb . New/No Jacket. 8.5" x 11". Private Press. Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 000106

‎John Warner Barber‎

‎Connecticut Historical Collections; Litchfield County Connecticut Excerpt‎

‎Durrie & Peck and J.W. Barber 1836. The early days of Litchfield County CT and its various communities -- Litchfield South Farms Northfield Milton Barkhamsted Bethlem Canaan Colebrook Cornwall Goshen Harwinton Kent New Hartford New Milford Norwalk Plymouth Roxbury Salisbury Sharon Torrington Wolcottsville Warren Washington Watertown Winchester Clifton Winsted Woodbury etc. -- are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 45 Page Booklet reprinted from the 1836 edition of John Warner Barber's Connecticut Historical Collections. The 8 1/2 x 11" spiral-bound booklet is printed one-sided on 60# paper with the fine print enlarged for easier reading. A sheet of clear vinyl has been added to protect the front cover. INSERTED IN THE BOOKLET is a copy of the 1836 Map of Connecticut which accompanied the Barber book. Among the many and varied topics in the booklet are: Early settlers industries and churches; Inscriptions news extracts and extracts from town records; Encounters with Indians by Capt. Jacob Griswould and Joseph Harris; Mount Tom Great Pond Old Apple Tree Bradleyville Mineral Spring Bethel Rock Houstanic Falls Colt's Foot Mountain and Bare Spot Mountain; Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys; Oliver Wolcott signer of the Declaration of Independence; Roger Wolcott governor of Connecticut; Strange happenings -- robbery murder plagues counterfeiting tar and feathering etc.; Joseph Bellamy D.D. famous preacher and writer; the Foreign Mission School at Cornwall Scatacook Indians the Moravian Mission in Kent and Indians at New Milford; Dr. Sylvanus Fansher medical researcher; Iron mining in Salisbury; John Trumbull author; and many other intesting bits of history and trivia. The booklet is illustrated with Barber's delightful hand-drawn sketches such as the one on the cover below. These Illustrations include Litchfield Hitchcocksville Bethlem the Housatonic Falls Colebrook South Cornwall Goshen the Episcopal Church in Kent New Hartford Norfolk Plymouth Roxbury the churches in Salisbury Center Gov. Smith's house Wolcottville Watertown the Trumbull House Clifton Winsted Bethel Rock and the grave of Fisher Hartshorn in Woodbury. . Limited Edition Reprint. Spiral/Comb . New/No Jacket. Illus. by John Warner Barber. 8.5" x 11". Private Press. Durrie & Peck and J.W. Barber paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 000204

‎John Warner Barber & Henry Howe‎

‎Historical Collections of the State of New Jersey / Gloucester County History / Camden County History‎

‎New 56 Page Illustrated Booklet. The early days of two New Jersey counties Gloucester and Camden formed from Gloucester and their various towns and townships --Barnesboro Berkeley Sandtown Billingsport Blackwoodtown Camden Deptford Fort Mercer Franklin Glassboro Gloucester Greenwich Haddonfield Mullica Hill Newton Paulsboro Red Bank Swedesboro Union Washington Waterford Williamstown Squankum Woodbury and Woolwich -- are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 56 Page Booklet reprinted from two hard to find books: the 1847 edition of John Warner Barber and Henry Howe's Historical Collections of the State of New Jersey and New Jersey a Guide to Its Present and Past a WPA project published in 1939. The spiral-bound booklet is printed one-sided on 60# paper with the fine print enlarged for easier reading. A sheet of clear vinyl has been added to protect the front cover. The Howe/Barber history covers the development of this area until about 1844 while excerpts from the WPA book give a nostalgic glympse from a 1939 vantage point including interesting historical notes especially as they relate to sightseeing possibilities. Among the many and varied topics in the booklet are: First Settlers; a Physical Description of the Area; the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church at Swedesboro with the names of those petitioning for the charter; Tidbits from County Records; Lt. Col Christopher Greene and the Attack on Fort Mercer Battle of Red Bank in the Revolutionary War; Heroism of Mrs. Whitall; Death of Count Donop; Capt. DeVries party saved from massacre at Cooper's Creek by an Indian woman; Early life in Swedesboro; Evacuation of the fort at Greenwich; Gloucester Fox-Hunting Club; Occupation of Woodbury by Lord Cornwallis; How an Indian Woman saved Woodbury Women from starvation; the Murder of Hutchison Heberton by Singleton Mercer to avenge his sister's honor; the History of Windmill Island; Special WPA Section on Camden including a map; a map of the area; and other bits of history and trivia. The booklet contains delightful hand-drawn sketches by Barber and Howe depicting early views of Camden full page Woodbury Red Bank from the Delaware River Mullica Hill Swedesboro and the Friends Meeting House at Haddonfield. . Limited Edition Reprint. Spiral/Comb . New/No Jacket. 8.5" x 11". Private Press. Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 000073

‎John Warner Barber & Henry Howe‎

‎Historical Collections of the State of New Jersey; Atlanta County History‎

‎The early days of Atlantic County NJ and its various communities -- Atlantic City Egg Harbor Galloway Hamilton Mammonton May's Landing Mullica Port Republic Tuckahoe and Weymouth -- are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this new 29 page booklet reprinted from two hard to find sources the 1847 edition of John Warner Barber and Henry Howe's Historical Collections of the State of New Jersey and New Jersey a Guide to Its Present and Past a WPA project published in 1939. The spiral-bound booklet is printed one-sided on 60# paper with the fine print enlarged for easier reading. A sheet of clear vinyl has been added to protect the front cover. The Howe/Barber history covers the development of this area until about 1844 while excerpts from the WPA book give a nostalgic glympse from a 1939 vantage point including interesting historical notes especially as they relate to sightseeing possibilities. Among the many and varied topics in the booklet are: Early settlers; a physical description of the county; a biography of Capt. Richard Somers of Egg Harbor who sacrificed his life at Tripoli; Incidents off the coast of May's Landing; a War of 1812 incident near May's Landing; information on George May and Richard Westcott; a special section on Atlantic City from the WPA book including a map; area maps; and many other interesting bits of history and trivia. The booklet contains a delightful hand-drawn sketch of May's Landing. Limited Edition Reprint. Spiral/Comb . New/No Jacket. 8.5" x 11". Private Press. Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 000067

‎John Warner Barber & Henry Howe‎

‎Historical Collections of the State of New Jersey / Middlesex County History‎

‎New Illustrated Booklet. The early days of Middlesex County NJ and its various communities -- Bonhamtown Cranberry Matouchin Monroe New Brunswick New Market Quibbletown North Brunswick Perth Amboy Piscataway South Amboy South Brunswick Uniontown Washington and Woodbridge -- are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this New 54 Page Booklet reprinted from two hard to find books: the 1847 edition of John Warner Barber and Henry Howe's Historical Collections of the State of New Jersey and New Jersey a Guide to Its Present and Past a WPA project published in 1939. The spiral-bound booklet is printed on 60# paper with the fine print enlarged for easier reading. A sheet of clear vinyl has been added to protect the front cover. The Howe/Barber history covers the development of this area until about 1844 while excerpts from the WPA book give a nostalgic glympse from a 1939 vantage point including interesting historical notes especially as they relate to sightseeing possibilities. Among the many and varied topics in the booklet are: Early Settlers; Physical Description of the Land; Selection of Ambo Point as a City Site; Various Church Histories; Boyhood Memories of William Dunlap painter and author regarding Slavery and British Soldiers; History of Rutger's College formerly Queens College; "Prigmore's Swamp"; British Account of the Evacuation of New Brunswick in 1777; Capt. Adam Hyler and Capt. Marriner Whaleboat Privateers; William Lyon's Bloody Feet John Schureman's War Adventures and other Revolutionary War Stories; William Paterson who helped frame the US Constitution; Bio of Gen. Zebulon Pike explorer and soldier; Copper Mine near New Brunswick; David Brainerd Missionary extracts from his Journal; Special WPA Sections on New Brunswick and Perth Amboy including maps; Small Maps of the area; and other interesting bits of history and trivia. The booklet contains delightful hand-drawn sketches by Barber and Howe depicting: Perth Amboy from Staten Island; Rutgers' College; New Brunswick full page; Presbyterian Church and Academy Cranberry. . Limited Edition Reprint. Spiral/Comb . New/No Jacket. 8.5" x 11". Private Press. Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 000077

‎John Warner Barber‎

‎Connecticut Historical Collections; Fairfield County Connecticut Excerpt‎

‎Durrie & Peck and J.W. Barber 1836. The early days of Fairfield County CT and its various communities -- Fairfield Danbury Danville Bridgeport Brookfield Darien Greenwich West Greenwich Bethel Huntington Monroe New Canaan New Fairfield Newtown Norwalk Old Well Reading Ridgefield Sherman Stamford Trumbull Weston Westport and Wilton -- are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this new 64 page booklet reprinted from the 1836 edition of John Warner Barber's Connecticut Historical Collections. The 8 1/2 x 11"spiral-bound booklet is printed on 60# paper with the print enlarged 20% for easier reading. A clear plastic sheet has been added to protect the front cover. INSERTED IN THE BOOKLET is a copy of the 1836 Map of Connecticut which accompanied the Barber book. Among the many fascinating topics in the booklet are: Early settlers industries and churches; Inscriptions extracts from newspapers; Detailed accounts of the burning of Fairfield and Green's Farms; Buckley Tavern Religious harmony and controversy in Danbury; Destruction in Danbury in 1777 with names of "Principal Losers"; Burning of Danbury; Epidemic of 1775 in Danbury; The Sandemanian Church; the Hat industry; Luther Holcomb's "Army"; plan of Main St. in Bridgeport; Exchange of Prisonersa Rebel general and a Tory judge; Darien Church invaded in 1781; Putman's Hill skirmish; Burning of Norwalk; Gen. Putman's Quarters in Reading; Joel Barlow poet and politician; Sarah Bishop hermitess of Ridgefield; the Rev. Dr. Samuelis Johnson and Gen. David Wooster. The booklet is illustrated with Barber's delightful hand-drawn sketches such as the one on the cover below. These Illustrations include two views in Fairfield; Greenfield Hill and Southport in Fairfield Township; four views in Danbury; a full page view of Bridgeport and two other Bridgeport views; views of Brookfield Darien Greenwich Huntington Monroe New Canaan New Town Ridgefield Stamford Westport and Stratford; two Norwalk views Old Well Village Gen. Putnam's Headquarters;and the church and academy in Weston. . Limited Edition Reprint. Spiral/Comb . New/No Jacket. Illus. by John Warner Barber. 8.5" x 11". Private Press. Durrie & Peck and J.W. Barber Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 000202

‎John Warner Barber & Henry Howe‎

‎Historical Collections of the State of New Jersey / Mercer County History‎

‎1847. New Illustrated Booklet. The early days of Mercer County NJ and its various communities -- Bernardsville Columbia East Windsor Ewing Hamilton Hightstown Hopewell Pennington Lamberton Lawrence Maidenhead Nottingham Princeton Titusville Trenton West Windsor and Woodsville -- are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 91 Page Booklet reprinted from two hard to find books: the 1847 edition of John Warner Barber and Henry Howe's Historical Collections of the State of New Jersey and New Jersey a Guide to Its Present and Past a WPA project published in 1939. The spiral-bound booklet is printed on 60# paper with the fine print enlarged for easier reading. Clear vinyl has been added to protect the front cover. The Howe/Barber history covers the development of this area until about 1844 while excerpts from the WPA book give a nostalgic glympse from a 1939 vantage point including interesting historical notes especially as they relate to sightseeing possibilities. Among the many and varied topics in the booklet are: Early settlers; a physical description of the county; History of Hightstown Baptist Church and other Churches; Early Magistrates and Court History; the Jonathan Stout family of Hopewell descendants of Penelope Vanprincis Stout who survived a brutal attack by Indians and lived to be 110; Schools including the College of New Jersey at Princeton with an extract from the 1765 code of conduct; John Hart and Richard Stockton signers of the Declaration of Independence; Bios of Col. Joab Houghton Wilson P. Hunt hero of Washington Irving's "Astoria" and Aaron Burr; Elias Phillips and Mrs. Jacob Keen's Revolutionary War adventures; Havoc Committed by British Troups; "King George II" shot and replaced by George Washington; Death of General Mercer while Surrendering; Bravery of Washington in Rallying his Troops at the Battle of Princeton; Commodore William Bainbridge commander of the USS Constitution; Graveyard Inscriptions; the Flood at Trinton that created the Island at Morrisville; Description of the State Prison; Various Accounts of the Battle of Trenton including Washington's; the Battle of Assunpink; Washington's Welcome at Trenton en route to his Inauguration; Special Sections on Princeton and Trenton with Maps of each; a Map of the area; and many other interesting bits of history and trivia. The booklet contains delightful hand-drawn sketches by Barber and Howe depicting Hightstown Pennington Seminary the College of New Jersey Princeton; Plan of the Battle of Princeton; Plan of the Battle of Trenton; the city of Trenton full page; the Bridge across the Delaware at Trenton; County Buildings in South Trenton; the State Prison; and "The Cottages" a residential area of Trenton. . Limited Edition Reprint. Spiral/Comb . New/No Jacket. 8.5" x 11". Private Press. Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 000176

‎John Warner Barber & Henry Howe‎

‎Historical Collections of the State of New Jersey / Monmouth County History / Ocean County History‎

‎Early days of two New Jersey counties Monmouth and Ocean which was largely taken from Monmouth and their various communities -- Blue Balls Burrsville Dover Freehold Howell Imlaystown Lower Squankum Middletown New Bargain Sandy Hook Shrewsbury Squan Stafford Tom's River Upper Freehold Upper Squankum -- are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 90 Page Booklet reprinted from two hard to find books: the 1847 edition of John Warner Barber and Henry Howe's Historical Collections of the State of New Jersey and New Jersey a Guide to Its Present and Past a WPA project published in 1939. The spiral-bound booklet is printed on 60# paper with the fine print enlarged for easier reading. A sheet of clear vinyl has been added to protect the front cover. The Howe/Barber history covers the development of this area until about 1844 while excerpts from the WPA book give a nostalgic glympse from a 1939 vantage point including interesting historical notes especially as they relate to sightseeing possibilities. Among the many and varied topics in the booklet are: Early Settlers; a Physical Description of the County; Battle of Monmouth Accounts by Washington Sir Henry Clinton M. Hilliard d'Aubertevil and Others; Attack at Tom's River and the Death of American Prisoners; Story of "Captain Molly" Molly Pitcher who replaced her dead husband at his canon; How a Youth Captured Two Murderers; Gen. David Forman known as "Devil David"; Capt. Kidd's Hidden Treasure and Why Coins Aren't Square; Rev. William Tennent who was almost buried before he died; Tales of the Pine Robbers; Names of the first Baptists in Middletown; Other Churches and a church controversy; Long List of Names of Persons Who Pledged to Retaliate Against Marauders; a Fishing Smack's Capture of the British Sloop Eagle near Sandy Hook in the War of 1812; Monument on Sandy Hook to British Soldiers; an Agreement regarding Plums and Fish; Two Small Maps of the area; Landslide at Greenland Bank; Philip Freneau poet; a Special Section on Freehold; the Death of Capt. Joshua Huddy in Retaliation for the death of Philip White killed while awaiting trial for murder of Mr. Hendrickson; and other "less complicated" but still interesting bits of history and trivia. The booklet contains delightful hand-drawn sketches by Barber and Howe depicting the Courthouse in Freehold two views of the Plan of the Battle of Monmouth Middletown Middletown Point Keyport Lighthouses and Telegraph on Navisink Hill and Capt. Huddy's Mansion. . Limited Edition Reprint. Spiral/Comb . New/No Jacket. 8.5" x 11". Private Press. Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 000078

‎John Warner Barber & Henry Howe‎

‎Historical Collections of the State of New York / Cortland County History /Cayuga County History‎

‎The early days of Cayuga and Cortland Counties in the State of New York and their various towns and townships are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 27 Page Booklet reprinted from the 1841 edition of Historical Collections of the State of New York by John Warner Barber and Henry Howe and other hard-to-find sources. The spiral-bound booklet is printed one-sided on 60# paper with the print enlarged for easier reading. A clear vinyl sheet has been added to protect the front cover. The communities mentioned include: CAYUGA COUNTY: Auburn Aurelius Clarksville Fosterdale Brutus Weedsport Centreville Cato Cato Corners Conquest Fleming Genoa Northville Ira Ledyard Levana Locke Port Byron Throopsville Montezuma Village Mentz Moravia Niles Owasco Scipio Sempronius Sennet Springport Sterling Summer Hill Venice and Victory. CORTLAND COUNTY: Cincinnatus Cortlandville McGrawsville Freetown Freetown Corners Homer Marathon Preble Scott Scott Centre Solon Truxton Virgil and Willet. Among the many fascinating topics in the booklet are: the Beginnings of Auburn the Auburn Theological Seminary Day to Day Life at the State Prison the mile-long Cayuga Bridge "longest in America" Salt Production Indian Lore and Tombstone Epitaphs. Surnames mentioned include: Merrick Walker Hardenbergh Crosset Leonard Warden Perrine Lewis and Titus. ILLUSTRATIONS depict the Eastern part of Genesee St. Auburn; Auburn Theological Seminary; State Prison at Auburn; Prisoners at the State Prison; Cayuga Bridge; Public Buildings in Cortlandville; and Public Buildings in Homer. Much of this area was sparcely developed in 1841 but excerpts from New York a Guide to the Empire State including a four-page look at Auburn fill in some of the gaps. This product of the WPA Writer's Project originally printed in 1940 gives a nostalgic glympse of the area a century after the Barber-Howe book including interesting historical notes especially as they relate to sightseeing possibilities. Some of the names mentioned in this section include: David Hannum Francis Bicknell Carpenter Andrew Dickson White Thomas Osborne Logan William Seward Oren & Erastus Carvath Elmer Ambrose Sperry Henry Wells Isaac Singer St. Rene Menard William Reuben George Harriet Tubman Emily Howland and Red Jacket. There's also a small map of the area from a 1948 booklet printed by the New York Telephone Company. . Limited Edition Reprint. Spiral/Comb . New/No Jacket. 8.5" x 11". Private Press. Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 000089

‎John Warner Barber & Henry Howe‎

‎Historical Collections of the State of New York / History of Niagara County‎

‎1841. The early days of Niagara County in New York State and its various towns and townships are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 30 Page Booklet reprinted primarily from two hard-to-find books: the 1841 edition of Historical Collections of the State of New York by John Warner Barber and Henry Howe and New York a Guide to the Empire State a WPA project. The spiral-bound booklet is one-sided on 60# paper with the print enlarged for easier reading. A clear vinyl sheet has been added to protect the front cover. The communities mentioned include: Cambria Charlotte Gasport Hartland Lewiston Lockport Middleport New Fane Kempsville Niagara Niagara Falls Pendleton Porter Reynales Basin Royalton Royalton Centre Somerset Wilson and Youngstown. Among the many and diverse subjects in the booklet are: Tuscarora Indians the Battle of Queenston the Locks on the Erie Canal Features and Daredevils at Niagara Falls the Masacre at Devil's Hole and Devil's Hole State Park the Battle of Chippewa the Battle of Bridgwater or Lundy's Lane the Burning of the Steamboat Carolyn the History of Fort Niagara; Tuscarora Indian Reservation; Fort Niagara Restoration including the "castle" Poisoned Well and Underground Passage; and Niagara University. A 1940 street map of Niagara Falls is also included as well as sightseeing highlights in Niagara Falls Ontario Canada. Names mentioned include: Sherard Comstock Joseph Langdon Rene Robert Caveliers de La Salle Gov. Morgan Lewis John Stedman John Hodge promoter of Merchant's Gargling Oil John J. Raskob William and John Willink Mrs. Washington Hunt Augustus Porter Jacob F. Schoellkopf and the Falls Daredevils: Sam Patch Blondin William Kendall Steve Brodie Annie Taylor Bobby Leach Jean Laussier and Martha Wagenfuhrer. ILLUSTRATIONS include a View of Niagara Falls of course Lewiston Landing and Queenston Heights Upper Canada the Locks at Lockport Schlosser Landing at Niagara and a Lighthouse with Fort Niagara in the Distance. The Howe/Barber history covers the development of this area until about 1841 while excerpts from the WPA book give a nostalgic glimpse from a 1940 vantage point including interesting historical notes especially as they relate to sightseeing possibilities. There's also a small map from a 1948 booklet printed by the New York Telephone Company. . Limited Edition Reprint. Spiral/Comb . New/No Jacket. 8.5" x 11". Private Press. Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 000103

‎John Warner Barber & Henry Howe‎

‎Historical Collections of the State of New York / History of Westchester County‎

‎1841. The early days of Westchester County NY and its various towns and townships are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 58 Page Booklet reprinted primarily from two hard-to-find books: the 1841 edition of Historical Collections of the State of New York by John Warner Barber and Henry Howe and New York a Guide to the Empire State a WPA project. The spiral-bound booklet is printed on 60# paper with the print enlarged for easier reading. A clear vinyl sheet has been added to protect the front cover. The communities mentioned alphabetized by first letter only include: Bedford Blue Mountain Reservation Bronx Cortland Croton-on-Hudson Harmon Hastings-on-Hudson Cross River Dobbs Ferry East Chester Greensburgh Hastings Harrison Irvington Larchmont Lewisboro Mamaroneck Mt. Pleasant Mt. Vernon Newcastle New Rochelle Northcastle North Salem North Tarrytown Ossining Owensville Peeksville Pelham Pelham Manor Pleasantville Port Chester Poundridge Rye Scarborough Scarsdale Somers Sing Sing Sparta Tarrytown Tuckahoe Unionville Westchester West Farms White Plains Whitlockville Yonkers and Yorktown. Among the many and diverse topics in the booklet are: the life of John Jay; detailed account of the capture of the spy Andre and honors awarded his captors; Revolutionary War actions in White Plains and in Peeksville; a visit with Sarah Bishop a hermitess; letter deploring cruelty of the British Army; Distruction of Mamaroneck area; Sing Sing Prison; the Church in the Legend of Sleepy Hollow; Life of Gouveneur Morris; the Boston Post Road; Somers "birthplace of the American circus"; the ill-fated steamship race between the Henry Clay and the Armenia. There are separate sections on New Rochelle and Yonkers and numerous bits of history and trivia about the Westchester area. The booklet has no index but some of the names/sir names mentioned are: Gen. McDougal Lt. Col. Willet John Paulding Isaac Van Wart David Williams Isaac H. Tiffany James Delancy Capt. E. Lynds Frederick Philips the Van Cortlandt family Cornelia Beekman Throckmorton Abraham Bush Gen. Israel Putnam Samuel Brown Dame Tamar Haviland James Fenimore Cooper the De Lancey family Col. Caleb Heathcote D. W. Griffith pioneer film director Ethel Barrymore Robert Ripley James Montgomery Flagg Rev. Robert Bolton Thomas Pell Jan Peek Chauncey Depew Daniel Strange Edward Palmer a Tory spy Hachaliah Bailey "Uncle Nate" Howes the Varian family Anne Hutchinson Horace Greeley John Peter senger Billy Crawford John Stevens Staats Morris Dyckman John Peach Cruger Max Eastman Edna St. Vincent Millay Dudley Field Malone Doris Stevens Mabel Dodge Mauice Stern Floyd Dell John Reed Boardman Robinson Stuart Chase Harry Kelly Elizabeth Moos Margaret Hatfield Rev. George Whitefield Aaron Ward Robert Havell the Rockefeller family Edwin Bartlett John Charles Fremont Frederick Philipse John Paulding David Williams Isaac Van Wart Jay Gould Philip R. Paulding Cyrus W. Field Anna E. Poth Mrs. C. J. Walker pioneer black businesswoman James Alexander Hamilton Jeremiah Dobbs Philip Livingston Dr. John W. Draper William Saunders Johannus Stalton Carl Brandt portrait painter Anthony Corlaer Andrew Jackson Downing and many others. ILLUSTRATIONS depict the Residence of Chief Justice Jay in Bedford; the village of Peekskill; the Van Tassel House -- residence of Washington Irving; the Place Andre was Captured; Sing Sing Prison; an Ancient Dutch Church; and White Plains Village. The Howe/Barber history covers the development of this area until about 1841 while excerpts from the WPA book give a nostalgic glimpse from a 1940 vantage point including interesting historical notes especially as they relate to sightseeing possibilities. There's also a small map of the area from a 1948 booklet printed by the New York Telephone Company. . Limited Edition Reprint. Spiral/Comb . New/No Jacket. 8.5" x 11". Private Press. Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 000118

‎John Warner Barber & Henry Howe‎

‎Historical Collections of the State of New Jersey / History of Bergen County‎

‎New 33 Page Illustrated Booklet. The early days of Bergen County NJ and its various communities -- Bull's Ferry Fort Lee Franklin Hackensack Harrington Hohokus Hopper New Barbadoes New Prospect Paramus Saddle River Tappan and Washington -- are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 33 page Booklet reprinted from two hard to find books: the 1847 edition of John Warner Barber and Henry Howe's "Historical Collections of the State of New Jersey" and "New Jersey a Guide to Its Present and Past" a WPA project published in 1939. The spiral-bound booklet is printed one-sided on 60# paper with the fine print enlarged for easier reading. A sheet of clear vinyl has been added to protect the front cover. The Howe/Barber history covers the development of this area until about 1844 while excerpts from the WPA book give a nostalgic glympse from a 1939 vantage point including interesting historical notes especially as they relate to sightseeing possibilities. Among the many and varied topics in the booklet are: Early settlers; a physical description of the county; The Manufacture of Wampum Indian Money; the Palisade Rocks in Hackensack Township on the Hudson River; Storming of a Blockhouse by Gen. Wayne in 1780 as described by George Washington; the Execution of Major Andre British Spy who's capture led to exposure of Benedict Arnold; Massacre of Col. Baylor and His Light Dragoons near Tappan; Military Operations in New Barbadoes; Washington's Headquarters at Peter Zabriskie Home; Revolutionary War Happenings in the Area; an Incident Involving Aaron Burr; Graveyard Inscriptions; a special section on Hackensack; and other interesting bits of history and trivia. The booklet contains delightful hand-drawn sketches by Barber and Howe depicting: the Palisades on the Hudson River the Place of Andre's Execution and the Courthouse and a Church in Hackensack. . Limited Edition Reprint. Spiral/Comb . New/No Jacket. 8.5" x 11". Private Press. Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 000068

‎John Warner Barber & Henry Howe‎

‎Historical Collections of the State of New York / History of Wyoming County / History of Livingston‎

‎1841. The early days of Livingston County and Wyoming County NY and their various towns and townships are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 25 Page Booklet reprinted primarily from two hard-to-find books: the 1841 edition of Historical Collections of the State of New York by John Warner Barber and Henry Howe and New York a Guide to the Empire State a WPA project. The spiral-bound booklet is printed one-sided on 60# paper with the print enlarged for easier reading. A clear vinyl sheet has been added to protect the front cover. The communities mentioned alphabetized by first letter only include:Attica Avon Arcade Bennington Castile China Covington Caledonia Conesus Cowlesville Cuylerville Dansville East Avon Geneseo Gainesville Groveland Java Leicester Lima Livonia Middlebury Mt. Morris Nunda Orangeville Perry Portageville St. Helena Sheldon Strykersville Sparta Varysburgh Warsaw and Wethersfield. Among the many and diverse topics in the booklet are: Mary Jemison known as "White Woman" who was adopted by the Indians; Medicinal Springs in Avon; Indian Wars; James Wadsworth founder of Geneseo; Campaign of Gen. Sullivan in 1779; Gruesome torchure of Lt. Boyd and a soldier named Parker by Little Beard; the Ancient Mound at Mt. Morris; Ebenezer Allen "a monster in human form"; the Letchworth State Park and Museum containing Indian relics; the Genesee Valley Hunt; the Retsof Salt Mine; Cornplanter Indian chief and his brother Handsome Lake Indian prophet; Sudden appearance of a stream in Dansville and many other interesting bits of history and trivia. The booklet has no index but some of the names and surnames mentioned are: Phelps Gorham Amariah Hammond Samuel Stillwell Alexander Fullterton Frederick Covert Richard Porter Daniel Faulkner Seth Gates abolitionist Rev. William Arthur father of Pres. Chester Alan Arthur W. T. Oline David Starr Jordan Belva Ann Lockwood first woman candidate for President Isabella McDonald Alden author and Col. Simcoe Kerr grandson of Joseph Brant. ILLUSTRATIONS depict a View of Geneseo Mt. Morris village a view of Dansville and a view of Perry village. The Howe/Barber history covers the development of this area until about 1841 while excerpts from the WPA book give a nostalgic glympse from a 1940 vantage point including interesting historical notes especially as they relate to sightseeing possibilities. There's also a small map of the area from a 1948 booklet printed by the New York Telephone Company. . Limited Edition Reprint. Spiral/Comb . New/No Jacket. 8.5" x 11". Private Press. Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 000119

‎John Warner Barber & Henry Howe‎

‎Historical Collections of the State of New York / Mohawk Valley History / Hamilton Fulton and Montgomery Counties/History of the Mohawk Valley New York‎

‎The early days of Hamilton Fulton and Mongomery Counties three counties in New York's Mohawk Valley and their various towns and townships are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 48 Page Booklet reprinted primarily from two hard-to-find books: the 1841 edition of Historical Collections of the State of New York by John Warner Barber and Henry Howe and New York a Guide to the Empire State a WPA project. The spiral-bound booklet is printed one-sided on 60# paper with the print enlarged for easier reading. A clear vinyl sheet has been added to protect the front cover. The communities mentioned include: Amsterdam Arietta Auriesville Baker's Mills Bleeker Broadalbin Canajoharie Caughnawaga Charleston Eagle Bay Ephrata Fonda Fort Johnson Florida Gilman Glen Gloversville Hope Indian Lake Johnstown Lake Pleasant Long Lake Mayfield Minden Mohawk Morehouse North Creek Northampton Oppenheim Palatine Bridge Perth Root St. Johnsville Speculator Stratford Vail Mills Wells and Wevertown. Among the many and diverse topics in the booklet are: Stories of Sir William Johnson his Influence over Indians and his Pretentious Mansion; Sir John Johnson "scourge of Mohawk Valley"; an Exchange of Dreams; "Diploma" for the Indians; Tombstone Inscriptions; Indian Rock Painting; Stories of the famous Indian Chief Joseph Brant; the Taking of 3 Mohawk Castles in 1692-3; the Unusual Design of Fort Plain Queen Anne's Chapel; Indian tale of Brother Killing Brother; Stories of Teahill; Similarity of Lakes and Mountains to Scotland Mitchell's Cave "Nose" Canajoharie Gorge and other natural features; Gen. Van Rensselaer's failure to "follow through" the Mohawk Carpet Mills; Walter Butler's House and other Historic Homes; Churches and Religious Leaders; Kid Glove making at Gloversville; and the "Santa Claus of the Adirondacks." Names mentioned include: Abeel Backus Bowen Brown Burke Butler Chambers Coplon Dart De Fonclaire De Graff Douw Dunning Durant Eddy Fisher Fonda Frederic Frey Gort Greene Hanson Hess Hosack Jogues Johnson Klock Knox Lalande McKenzie Murray Nellis Oothoudt Pick Plateau Putnam Reber Romeyn Sammons Sanford Sheppard Van Alstyne Van Horne Van Rensselaer Van Schaick Stoner Tekakwitha Van Vrank Veeder Visscher Vrooman Wagner Wall Wells Wemple White Wilson Yates and Zimmerman. ILLUSTRATIONS depict the Passing of the Pipe of Peace Johnson Hall in Johnstown Guy Johnson's House in Amsterdam Covered Bridge in Canajoharie the Ancient Blockhouse at Fort Plain the Courthouse and Hotel in Fonda an Ancient Church and Butler's House in Mohawk and a view of Johnstown. The Howe/Barber history covers the development of this area until about 1841 while excerpts from the WPA book give a nostalgic glympse from a 1940 vantage point including interesting historical notes especially as they relate to sightseeing possibilities. There's also a small map of the area from a 1948 booklet printed by the New York Telephone Company. . Limited Edition Reprint. Spiral/Comb . New/No Jacket. 8.5" x 11". Private Press. Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 000098