Whitestown N.Y.: O.P. Easton 1795. Broadside 13 x 16 inches. Docketed and annotated on verso. Old folds. Moderate soiling some ink burn. Minor loss at folds affecting a few letters of text. About good. Printed indenture form completed in manuscript being the earliest known imprint for Whitestown New York just next to Utica. Previously the earliest known imprint was dated 1795 and as this form is dated in manuscript January 3 1795 it is almost certain that it was printed in or before 1794. The form is an indenture agreement completed between Amos Leavenworth and his wife Esther and Samuel W. Baldwin and his wife also named Esther selling a tract of land for the sum of £209 ten shillings and eight pence. In manuscript the parcel is indicated as "that certain tract of land situate in Schuyler Town aforesaid and is part of Great Lot No. Seven in the first division of Ledagueda Patent on the North Side of the Mohawk River beginning at the Northeasterly corner of said lot and running thence Northeasterly along the north end of said lot one half the distance across the land conveyed to said Leavenworth by William Hallock thence Southwesterly in a straight line parrallel sic to the line of Cosby's Manor so far as to contain sixty six acres and two thirds of an acre of land when a line is un at right angles to Cosby's Manor." It is signed by Amos and Esther Leavenworth and witnessed by Joan Platt and William Hallock. The deed is certified on the verso with a lengthy manuscript note by Hugh White local judge for Herkimer County. O.P. Easton unknown books
1915. Women Suffrage Why New York Men Should Give New York Women the Vote. New York: Empire State Campaign Committee 1915. Pamphlet. In self wrappers includes statements of support for the bill from Elihu Root Secretary of State for President T. Roosevelt and the Chief Justice of New York's Court of Special Sessions who stated: "The one great argument for woman suffrage is that justice demands it. Justice known no distinction of sex."At this time women's voting rights were state issues rather than federal and in November 1915 a referendum was on the ballot that would grant women the right to vote in New York. The pamphlet lists eighteen reasons why women in New York should gain the vote including: women's contributions to the labor force high numbers of women with formal education and the fact that 12 other states had already passed women's suffrage. Very good condition. unknown
New York: John W. Amerman 1863. 13 3 blank pp original printed wrappers disbound loosened. Institutional rubber stamps on front wrapper and title page. Good. John W. Amerman unknown books
1862. Signed August 30 1862. Albany: 1862. 1pp. Disbound. Inner margin a bit discolored. Very Good. On payment of bounties to volunteers for military service. unknown books
1862. Signed July 17 1862. Albany: 1862. 1pp disbound. Inner margin a bit discolored. Very Good. On payment of bounties to volunteers for military service. unknown books
1862. Signed September 24 1862. Albany: 1862. 1pp disbound. Inner margin a bit discolored. Very Good. On payment of bounties to volunteers for military service. unknown books
1862. Signed July 2 1862. Albany: 1862. 1pp small broadside measuring approx. 4.5" x 7.5". Caption title as issued. Disbound with irregular inner margin else Very Good. On the quota of New York's military following the President's call upon the country "for an additional force of 300000 volunteers to serve for three years or for the war. unknown books
Chicago and New York: Rand McNally & Co 1891. 1891 edition. Original Wrappers. Very Good. pp: 136 4 ads. Full-color map opens to 21" x 28"; faint dampmark at margins not affecting map. Folds into brown stiff wrappers printed in black with view of Phoenix Hotel on back cover. 6.5" x 4 Rand McNally & Co unknown
New York: Walter Heugh & Co. 1876. 4299pp. plus a total of 17pp. of advertisements at the beginning and end of the volume. 12mo. Original blue cloth stamped in gilt and blind. Slightest wear to spine ends and corners else a fine copy. A most attractive and informative business directory for New York City on the eve of the Gilded Age. The directory is in alphabetical order with an extensive index by speciality from acetic acid to zinc statuary with thousands of retailers listed. Feather dealers are listed in three different categories - bed dusters and "military and fancy" there are a half dozen listings for burglar alarm manufacturers and three full pages of booksellers including Joseph Sabin and publishers. Most useful. Walter Heugh & Co. hardcover books
1901. Hardcover. Good. Real Estate. Rent receipts ledger from William C. Walker Sons 1897-1901. Walkerís real estate firm was formed in 1857 and remained active under the watch of his sons through 1935. This manuscript book is apparently a receipts ledger showing rents collected by Walker agents for various property owners. Tenants for the various premises are named and include some well known firms. <br/><br/> hardcover books
Utica NY: The committee 1862. Broadside 9 5/8 x 7 5/8 printing 12 paragraphs of instructions encouraging the recruitment of a sufficient number of men to fill out a regiment along with a table showing the number that might be required from each town and each ward within Utica; a draft is threatened should the campaign be unsuccessful. Three manuscript corrections within the text. Not recorded on OCLC. Unused i.e. unsigned by the committee chairman and secretary not addressed to a specific locale. A little staining but very good. <br/><br/> The committee unknown books
Albany 1856. Original printed wrappers with wrapper title as issued. Stitched 224pp. One plate one enormous folding map. Wraps a bit edge-chipped and a light rubberstamp occasional light text toning Very Good.<br /> <br /> The great New York canal system is "a source of just pride to every good citizen." Its advantages and scope are reviewed here. unknown
Albany 1812. 40pp. Folding frontispiece map. Modern boards leather label. Slight tanning couple of fox marks. Very good. Discusses the progress in creating the first canal around Niagara joining the Hudson River to the Great Lakes with accompanying official documents appended. The map shows the "Straights of Niagara from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario. 1815" and contains an inset "Vertical Section of the great slope which occasions the Falls." hardcover books
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