‎Collectibles‎

‎CROSS, STANLEY THOMAS‎

‎1907 - 1950 AWESOME ARCHIVE OF 35 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARIES HANDWRITTEN BY AN INSIDER AT THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS THE INTERNATIONAL COURTS AND THE UNITED NATIONS WORKING UNDER THE NOTED NORWEGIAN EDVARD HAMBRO‎

‎PURNODE BELGIUM THE HAGUE NETHERLANDS GENEVA. Very Good. 1907. On offer is a sensational archive of historically significant original manuscript diaries of Stanley Thomas Cross an well placed employee of the BBC British Broadcasting Company acting as a 'switch-censor' at the League of Nations Permanent Court of International Justice and United Nations International Court of Justice at The Hague under Edvard Isak Hambro b.1911 - d.1977; was a Norwegian politician; the 25th President of the United Nations General Assembly 1970 - 1971 and also served on the UN's International Law Commission from 1972 to 1977. The historical significance of the diaries is inestimable as they provide primary information on the day-to-day inner workings of the Court of Justice over a period of 25 years spanning the Second World War as well as of the activities of a wartime BBC 'switch censor'. Cross does a super job of describing his employment at the League of Nations 'jet-setting' for the BBC between London England; Geneva Switzerland; The Hague Holland and Purnode Belgium plus other exotic locales. By diarizing his own life he also captures much of the work he does for Edvard Hambro providing an almost parallel `biography` of Hambro`s work. Over 35 volumes from 1907 - 1950 lacking 1914-1919 1940 1945 1946 Cross over writes most days misses some but collector's researchers and historians of the era International law and post-World War I Europe will find a treasure trove of insider details. The diaries are written by a cultured educated individual in international affairs though he is not afraid to let his prejudices` show: on November 15th Cross is present at the first session of the General Assembly at its new headquarters in Geneva 'I wore the old tail coat got for H T Cs wedding for the third time in my life'. On 12 May 1936: 'Council met 1700-1800 re Ethiopian affair. Ital delegation left Geneva!!' On 3 September 1924: 'Exciting day at Court. Election of President for 1925-7. Loder to be reelected & was exceedingly upset with result & in my opinion behaved in a contemptible & undignified manner. Moore was the best candidate but there were always 4 votes stoutly opposed to him I suspect coming from the Jap & the 2 S. American Dagos. . To day Thursday morning Loder who had been talked to by Finlay announced that he withdrew his candidature; Moore did the same that being the bargain between them. After several more ballots & another adjournment Huber was elected President much against his wishes.' He describes the effects on London of German bombing. On 11 May 1941: 'Left Blackheath 1630 had to take several trams & buses to get to town because of results of Blitz. Crossed Lambeth Bridge on foot. Most of London Bridges closed. Ho of Commons Westmr Abbey Deanery & other buildings have been hit. Also Big Ben but it still functions.' 13 May 1941: 'Had to do a Belgian transmission 9am Then for a walk to see results of blitz. Ludgate hill lower part S. Side K. William Street Gt Tower St Gresham St & Newgate especially. Old Bailey & "Divisions" blitzed. Also Bartlett's Buildings.' BIO NOTES: Stanley Thomas Cross c.1884 - 1950 was educated at Christ's Hospital London and Pembroke College Oxford. After a period as a schoolmaster and service in the Great War he worked as a translator at the League of Nations Permanent Court of International Justice at The Hague. On the outbreak of the Second World War he was employed at the BBC in London as a 'switch censor'; at the end of 1944. By 1947 he was back translating at The Hague where he worked closely with Edvard Isak Hambro later President of the U.N. by whom he was held in high regard. Thereafter he returned to the Hague where he worked at the Registry of the United Nations International Court of Justice until his retirement in 1949. In August 1949 Cross retired to Purnode where beset with money worries he died six months later. Loosely inserted in the last volume is a manuscript account 4to 1 p by Cross's wife Alice of his last day and death after an attack of angina. Mostly 12mo the first six are uniform by W. Straker Ltd of Ludgate Hill; the rest 'Boot's Home Diary' in various colours and slightly larger format from 1939. All in good condition: lightly-aged and with a few preliminary leaves not containing diary entries torn out by Cross from the volumes for 1920 and 1921. Later volumes with accounts at end. Overall VG.; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF STANLEY CROSS LEAGUE OF NATIONS THE UNITED NATIONS BBC BRITISH BROADCASTING COMPANY EDVARD ISAK HAMBRO UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY NORWEGIAN NORWAY CINEY-PURNODE BELGIUM THE HAGUE INTERNATIONAL COURTS GENEVA SWITZERLAND INTERNATIONAL LAW UN WORLD COURTS HOLLAND THE NETHERLANDS POST WORLD WAR I WORLD WAR ONE WWI WW1 WWII WORLD WAR II WORLD WAR TWO WW2 VADE MECUM HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY TRAVEL 20TH CENTURY antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito Papel . unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 0001420

‎CROSSLEY-HOLLAND Kevin‎

‎The Seeing Stone with At the Crossing-Places with King of the Middle-March. Illustrated by John Lawrence. THE ARTHUR TRILOGY COMPLETE IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASES‎

‎Folio Society 2009-2010. 3 vols. 8vo. First Edition thus with coloured frontispieces numerous coloured and monochrome illustrations inn the text and endpaper maps on blue stock; pictorial boards blue cloth backs lettered in silver a near fine set in publisher's board slip-cases. Folio Society, hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 28972

‎Crouch Tom D.‎

‎The eagle aloft. Two centuries of the ballon in America‎

‎Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press 1983. First edition 4to pp. 770; illustrated throughout; fine in original cloth dust-jacket. A comprehensive history of the balloon in the United States. <br/><br/> Smithsonian Institution Press hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : 24339

‎Crouch, Tom D‎

‎The eagle aloft. Two centuries of the ballon in America‎

‎Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press 1983. First edition 4to pp. 770; illustrated throughout; fine in original cloth dust-jacket. A comprehensive history of the balloon in the United States. Smithsonian Institution Press unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 24339

‎Crowe, Eyre A R A‎

‎With Thackery In America‎

‎London Paris & Melbourne: Cassell And Company Limited 1893 Beautiful Green/Gilt Covers. Slight Bumping Spine Top. Engraved Frontispiece. Owner's Name. 179 Pgs Index. A Selected List Of Cassell Company Publications. Light Foxing Rear. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. Cassell And Company Limited hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 286828

‎CRP VERDIERE C R P‎

‎Réflexions sur l'histoire religieuse des français et recherches sur le protestantisme‎

‎Paris: C. Douniol 1856. Fine. C. Douniol Paris 1856 16.50 x 25 cm broché First edition. Catholic times in France Calvinism in France spread of communism at the time of Luther the Michelade. Light worming to front cover interior foxing. Rare. C. Douniol unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 15795

‎CRUIKSHANK, GEORGE‎

‎Globus Septimus. Der freischutz travestie. With twelve etchings by.from drawings by an amateur and the original tale whereon the German opera is founded‎

‎London: printed by C. Baldwyn 1824. First edition this one of large-paper issue with India proofs tall 8vo 3 & 68pp. 12 mounted plates; a very good copy in 19th-century blue polished calf gilt with some wear to extremities and scattered minor scuff-marks titled in gilt on front cover gilt decorated spine in 6 compartments page edges browning not affecting illustrations not preserving the original wrappers. Cohn 36 identifies the author as C. Apel and the delineator of the plates as Crowquill. printed by C. Baldwyn unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 10504

‎CRUIKSHANK, illus George‎

‎The Loving Ballad of Lord Bateman. Illustrated by George Cruikshank. RARE AND CHARMING CRUIKSHANK‎

‎David Bogue 1851. 24mo. First Edition with engraved frontispiece engraved musical score and 10 fine engraved plates in the text; original limp green cloth upper board elaborately blocked and lettered in gilt primrose endpapers expertly recased with cloth backstrip to style a remarkably well-preserved bright crisp copy. David Bogue, hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 33564

‎CRUISE, Walt (1890-1975)‎

‎Signature‎

‎Outfielder with the St. Louis Browns and Boston Red Sox debuting in 1914. Bold signature and address in blue ballpoint 2½" X 1" tipped to 5" X 3" card n.p. n.d. Very good. Uncommon. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 23112

‎CRUTCHLEY Brooke‎

‎Two Men: Walter Lewis and Stanley Morison at Cambridge. Printed for his Friends by the University Printer Christman 1968. NEAR FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE‎

‎University Press Cambridge 1968. 8vo. First Edition with title in red and black plates and several mounted type specimens at end; patterned boards red cloth back lettered in gilt a near fine copy in publisher's board slip-case. University Press, Cambridge, hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 39601

‎CS FORESTER C S‎

‎THE HAPPY RETURN aka BEAT TO QUARTERS‎

‎London England: Michael Joseph. Very Good. 1937. On offer is a super autographed copy of the First Edition of the first book in the immortal Horatio Hornblower series: The Happy Return by C.S. Forester signed on the fep some light book dealer's pencil notes on another endpaper. Only 12000 copies were printed of the First Edition thusly signed makes for an inordinately scarce title. This a VG copy lacking the dustjacket London green silver gilt crisp and save for a very slight cocking very light sunning to the spine it would be near fine. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: AUTOGRAPH C.S.FORESTER THE HAPPY RETURN FIRST EDITION HORATIO HORNBLOWER SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED NAVAL ROYAL NAVY NAVAL ADVENTURE PATRICK O'BRIEN CAPTAIN JACK AUBREY NICOLAS RAMAGE DUDLEY POPE MARINE NAUTICAL ADVENTURE HISTORICAL NAVAL WARFARE NAPOLEON BONAPARTE FRENCH REVOLUTION TRAFALGER LORD NELSON AGE OF SAIL FRIGATES THE HAPPY RETURN BEAT TO QUARTERS SEAMAN . Michael Joseph unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 0001552

‎Csapodi Csaba Csapodine Gardonyi Klara‎

‎Bibliotheca Corviniana Hungarian Edition‎

‎Hungary: Helikon Kiado 1990. Book is Fine bound in brown leather with intricate gilt decoration and in a Very Good Plus slipcase small sticker shadow and a bit of rubbing at the edges. The Bibliotheca Corviniana was one of the most renowned libraries of the Renaissance world. Gorgeous plates throughout. Text in Hungarian. . First Edition Thus. Leather. Fine/No Jacket As Issued. Folio - over 12" - 15" Tall. Helikon Kiado Hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : 006072 ISBN : 9632080653 9789632080659

‎Csik S. & E. Papa‎

‎Theoretical issues in generative phonology: an annotated bibliography‎

‎Bloomington: Indiana University Linguistics Club 1979. First edition 2 volumes 4to pp. iv 70; xix 3 124; printed from typescript. Fine in original beige and blue wrappers. <br/><br/> Indiana University Linguistics Club unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 32652

‎Cte d'. HERISSON‎

‎Les responsabilités de l'année terrible‎

‎Paris: Ollendorff 1891. Fine. Ollendorff Paris 1891 12 x 19 cm broché Ninth edition. Spine sunned with a lack at foot slight corner lacks to boards. Ollendorff hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 15741

‎Cte de PUYMAIGRE‎

‎Petit romancero choix de vieux chants espagnols traduits et annotés‎

‎Paris: Librairie de la société bibliographique 1878. Fine. Librairie de la société bibliographique Paris 1878 9 x 14.50 cm relié First edition in French. Full cream cardboard binding smooth spine. Light foxing to endpapers and edges. Librairie de la société bibliographique unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 11601

‎Cte GOBLET D'ALVIELLA‎

‎Le rationalisme religieux aux Etats Unis. Extrait de la Revue des Deux Mondes‎

‎s. l. Paris: Extrait de La Revue des deux mondes 1883. Fine. Extrait de La Revue des deux mondes s. l. • Paris 1883 15.50 x 25 cm agrafé First edition. Plain paper cover. Rare. Extrait de La Revue des deux mondes unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 19823

‎Cuban Bishops‎

‎1903 Pair of Cuban Episcopal Appointment Letters from Bishops of Havana and Pinar del Río Announcing Their Canonical Installations Following the Reorganization of the Cuban Church‎

‎Havana Cuba Pina Del Rio. Good with no dust jacket. 1903. Non-Book. On offer is a finely preserved pair of early-Republican Cuban episcopal letters each addressed to “Al Sr. Gobernador Civil de Matanzas” and written within forty-eight hours of one another in November of 1903 formally notifying the provincial civil authority of new episcopal incumbents. Though issued by different dioceses Havana and Pinar del Río the letters share the same diplomatic register and courtesy formula B. L. M. Besa la mano evidence of the Church’s restored protocol with the Republican state soon after independence. The first “Pinar del Río 19 de Noviembre de 1903” is from Braulio Orúe y Oyarzun newly installed Bishop of Pinar del Río. On his printed heading “Braulio Obispo de Pinar del Río – B. L. M. ” he reports that “con fecha 18 del actual ha tomado posesión de este Obispado ” on the 18th of this month he took possession of this Bishopric offering his respectful compliments. His autograph appears beneath with a marginal docket “Nov 23 — Avísese recibido atentamente” kindly noted. The second “Habana 21 de Nbre = Noviembre de 1903” is from Pedro González y Estrada newly elevated Bishop of Havana by Pope Pius X. On letterhead bearing the diocesan arms and the heading “El Obispo de la Habana – B. L. M. ” he notifies the Governor of his advancement and extends formal consideration. The lower margin notes “Nov 26 — Avísese recibido cordial y afectuosamente” received cordially and affectionately. The shared addressee near-contemporaneous dates and identical courtesies show routine yet revealing church–state notification practice at the dawn of the Republic. Both employ the deferential closing formula “Besa la mano”. This is a phrase whose persistence from colonial to republican correspondence encapsulates the Church’s continuity amid political change. BIO NOTES: Braulio Orúe y Oyarzun 1839–1904 a Basque-born prelate and former auxiliary of Havana became the first bishop of the newly created diocese of Pinar del Río in 1903 guiding the see through its inaugural year. Pedro González y Estrada 1843–1914 a Cuban cleric later renowned for rebuilding parochial structures after the wars of independence assumed the Havana see in 1903 under Pius X strengthening ties between the Cuban hierarchy and Rome during the Republic’s early years. Together the letters constitute a compact archive of church–state protocol in early Republican Cuba: formal language paired courtesies and episcopal insignia addressing a secular magistrate. They preserve the tone of late-colonial politeness carried into the new polity and document how ecclesiastical authority was publicly acknowledged by civil government. Few such official letters are documented in private collections; surviving examples are chiefly preserved in diocesan archives. Condition: Both on original cream wove/laid paper measuring approximately 9.5x7.5 inches. Printed headings with brown-ink holograph completions. Even toning with scattered foxing light handling; episcopal arms and headings crisp; autographs strong and legible; marginal docketing intact. No losses; VG. ; Manuscripts; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 2 pages; Signed by Author . unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 20CCUBA10

‎Cuban Government‎

‎1861 Manuscript Record of Black Residents of Guane Pinar Del Rio Cuba Transcribed from Government-Mandated Afro-Cuban Registrations‎

‎Cuba Pinar Del Rio Guane. Good with no dust jacket. 1861. Non-Book. On offer is a remarkable piece of Afro-Cuban history related to the Black Cuban population in 1861 several years before the African slave trade in Cuba was formally abolished. This document is a 12-page government-compiled list of all Black residents of Guane Pinar del Rio Cuba. The information was gathered from registration cards that were completed and collected in accordance with a Cuban Royal Order imposed on December 2 1859. Residents of colour had to indicate their name age marital status and profession or social position. This document lists 322 of these Black residents and provides all of their information. It is stamped by the Captain of the Government of Guane. Cuba had a great need for inexpensive labour to support their sugar industry. While America and Britain signed a treaty in 1814 to abolish the African slave trade it took many years for complete global abolition. The African slave trade was not ended in Cuba until 1886 despite it being formally abolished in 1867 Yun & Laremont 2001. During the Chinese coolie trade 1847-1874 African slaves often worked alongside Chinese indentured labourers. This document provides insight into not only who the Afro-Cuban citizens were within the Pinar del Rio population but also into the record keeping of the Cuban government and the restrictions placed upon the Black population of the time. The document approx 8.5x12 inches. It appears to have previously been stapled and there are marks where the staples were removed. It contains three sets of folded templates that have been hand-filled with four pages of content in each set. They are unbound with a total of 12 pages of content. The document is age toned with minor bends and some small tears that do not impact the content. Overall Good. ; Manuscripts; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 12 pages . unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 0012121

‎Cuban Government‎

‎1867 Detailed Death Record That Charts the Journey of the Spanish Coolie Vessel Reina Des Los Angelos from Macao China to Mariel Cuba‎

‎Mariel Cuba Macao Macau China. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1867. Non-Book. Manuscripts; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1 pages; Signed by Author . unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 0012115

‎Cuban Officials‎

‎1863 Cuban Cedula for Chinese Coolie Labourer with Rare Manuscript Note Indicating He is Now Free‎

‎Havana Cuba. Fair with no dust jacket. 1863. Non-Book. On offer is an important document from the Chinese coolie trade being a cedula identification card for a Chinese man who was called “Martin” from “Asia” dated March 6 1863. The cedula indicates that Martin is working an eight year contract in Havana. What makes this particular cedula so rare is a manuscript note on the back dated in Havana on July 24 1863 which indicates that this coolie is being set free from his “promise” to work and that there will be “indemnization”. The cedula is a typed form stamped by the Government of Havana and filled in ink with Martin’s details. The form contains information about the cedula its purpose and consequences of not carrying it. It has a pre-printed signature of a Cuban official at the bottom. The manuscript note about the coolie’s freedom is hand-signed by F. De la Cava. This cedula provides a glimpse into the documentation required by coolies brought to Cuba to work as indentured servants and paints a picture of the conditions in which these coolies lived and worked. The Chinese coolie trade a system of indentured labor that targeted young poor Chinese men operated from 1847-1874. The coolie trade took place in large part between the shipping port in Macao now a part of China then under Portuguese rule and Havana Cuba then under Spanish control. Coolies were transported from China on ships many of which had formerly been used as African slave ships Yun & Laremont 2001. The coolie ships often had slave names eg Africano Mauritius or ironic names Dreams Hope Live Yankees Wandering Jew Yun & Laremont 2001 p. 110. Many did not survive the journey with “approximately 16400 Chinese coolies dying on European and American coolie ships to Cuba during a 26-year period” Yun & Laremont 2001 p. 111-112. This accounted for a mortality rate of 12-30% though on some voyages the death rate reached 50% as in the case of the Portuguese ship Cors in its 1857 sailing. These deaths were caused by violence rebellions thirst suffocation and sickness Yun & Laremont 2001. To learn more about the Chinese coolie trade and its importance in world history click here to read our in-depth research blog on the topic. This document measures 8.5x12 inches. It shows significant signs of age including age toning frayed edges folds and creases. It is entirely legible. Spanish language. Overall Fair. ; Manuscripts; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1 pages; Signed by Author . unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 0012108

‎Cuban Officials‎

‎1867 Rare Contract for the "Rental" of an Emancipated Slave in Havana Cuba‎

‎Havana Cuba. Good with no dust jacket. 1867. Non-Book. On offer is a rare contract from the Administration of Central Depot of the Emancipated stating the terms of a slave rental commencing in 1867. This contract was made for an emancipated slave named Fammouf Luciano of the Congo. He is to be rented by one Francisco de Salaz. The contract is signed July 8 1867. A highlight of this particular rental contract is the name of the Expedition during which this particular African slave was found which was the "Sancti Espiritus and Trinidad". The contract is signed by the Salaz who will rent this man and witnesses. This rental contract is extremely rare and a remarkable though tragic piece of the history of the Cuban slave trade. To think that this man was emancipated and yet was able to be rented out once again is heartbreaking and provides yet another piece of the puzzle of Cuban slavery history. Cuba had a great need for inexpensive labour to support their sugar industry. While America and Britain signed a treaty in 1814 to abolish the African slave trade it took many years for complete global abolition. The African slave trade was not ended in Cuba until 1886 despite it being formally abolished in 1867 Yun & Laremont 2001. The details of this contract closely align with contracts of Chinese coolie labourers and the printed nature of this contract implies that many emancipated African slaves were contracted following their emancipation. Based on knowledge of the contracted Chinese labourers we know that conditions for indentured workers were equal to or worse than those of slaves. This document is printed and filled out in ink. It is one page with the manuscript content on the recto of a single sheet and typed terms of the contract on the verso. It measures 8x12 inches. It exhibits age toning and creasing appropriate to its age. Overall G. ; Manuscripts; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 2 pages; Signed by Author . unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 0012111

‎Cuban Officials‎

‎1874 Cuban Medical Manuscript Certificate for Soldier from the Militia of Disciplined Soldiers of Color‎

‎Havana Cuba. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1874. Non-Book. Manuscripts; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1 pages; On offer is a fascinating medical leave document stamped by the Milicias Disciplinadas de Color 1 Seccion First Section of the Militia of Disciplined Soldiers of Color. This manuscript is written to Don Garino Crupo and Salbom Furiente Colonel Commander of the first unit of the Militia of Color. The certificate indicates that it is certified that a soldier of this unit Guillermo Vasquez was seen at the hospital and has "poor configuration of the left leg" Translation. The certificate indicates that compensation is required. This certificate was written in 1874 in the midst of the Ten Years' War between Cuba and Spain the first of three wars Cuba fought against Spain for its independence. It was common during this period of Cuban history for people of African descent both slaves and free men to enlist in the Cuban militias. There was a large Black population in Cuba at this time. Cuba had a great need for inexpensive labour to support their sugar industry. While America and Britain signed a treaty in 1814 to abolish the African slave trade it took many years for complete global abolition. The African slave trade was not ended in Cuba until 1886 despite it being formally abolished in 1867 Yun & Laremont 2001. During the Chinese coolie trade 1847-1874 African slaves often worked alongside Chinese indentured labourers. This medical certificate is folded to measure approx 8x6 inches. It is one folio leaf folded in half. The writing is on the recto of the first page. It is in very good condition exhibiting age toning and is otherwise in great shape. Spanish language. VG. ; Signed by Author . unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 0012112

‎Cuban Officials‎

‎1880 Cedula De Vecindad for a Matanzas Native Visiting the United States‎

‎Matanzas Cuba. Fair with no dust jacket. 1880. Non-Book. On offer is an identification document a Cedula de vecindad for a Cuban from Matanzas who is traveling to the United States. It is referred to as a passport on the document. The cedula is a typed form dated 1880 filled in with ink. It includes identifying details of the Matanzas man D. Leoncio Junico. On the recto is a manuscript note dated 1881 indicating that the man is traveling to the USA. It is signed by a Cuban official and Junico. This cedula is from the early post-slavery era in Cuba and provides insight into the documents required by the average citizen at the time. The Chinese coolie trade a system of indentured labor that targeted young poor Chinese men operated from 1847-1874. The coolie trade took place in large part between the shipping port in Macao now a part of China then under Portuguese rule and Havana Cuba then under Spanish control. Coolies were transported from China on ships many of which had formerly been used as African slave ships Yun & Laremont 2001. The coolie ships often had slave names eg Africano Mauritius or ironic names Dreams Hope Live Yankees Wandering Jew Yun & Laremont 2001 p. 110. Many did not survive the journey with “approximately 16400 Chinese coolies dying on European and American coolie ships to Cuba during a 26-year period” Yun & Laremont 2001 p. 111-112. This accounted for a mortality rate of 12-30% though on some voyages the death rate reached 50% as in the case of the Portuguese ship Cors in its 1857 sailing. These deaths were caused by violence rebellions thirst suffocation and sickness Yun & Laremont 2001. To learn more about the Chinese coolie trade and its importance in world history click here to read our in-depth research blog on the topic. This document measures 5.75x8.5 inches. It shows significant signs of age including age toning folds and small punctures that do not impact readability. It is entirely legible. Spanish language. Overall Fair. ; Manuscripts; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1 pages; Signed by Author . unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 0012109

‎Cuban Officials‎

‎1888 Cuban Administrative Expediente Concerning the Detention and Investigation of a Chinese Man in Matanzas Suspected of Being an Escaped Presidio Prisoner‎

‎Matanzas Cuba Havana. Good with no dust jacket. 1888. Non-Book. On offer is a rare archive of fourteen Cuban government manuscript documents concerning the detention and investigation of a Chinese man in Matanzas Cuba in November 1888 who was suspected of being an escaped prisoner from the Presidio de La Habana. The documents record the bureaucratic process through which municipal authorities provincial officials and the command of the Havana presidio attempted to determine whether the detained man was a fugitive who had deserted from the prison system two years earlier. Cases such as this illustrate the precarious legal position of Chinese residents in late nineteenth-century Cuba who were frequently subject to surveillance detention and identity verification by colonial authorities even after the formal end of the coolie indenture system. The case centres on a Chinese man who stated that his name was Lucio Memolien. The file begins with his detention by local authorities after he was discovered without identification papers. Because Chinese residents were required to carry documentation the man was taken into custody while officials attempted to determine his identity and place of residence. Two letters dated November 1 and 3 1888 document the earliest stage of the case. These communications show that the man had been detained by the Guardia Civil for lacking identification papers “indocumentado”. Acting under a government circular of 13 October 1887 provincial officials instructed the police to provide the detainee with a temporary pass so that he could travel to his place of residence and obtain the legally required cédula personal. One of the letters also admonishes a municipal official for forwarding the detainee improperly rather than following the procedures established in the circular. In these early communications the detainee is again described: “el asiático que dice llamarse…” Translation: “the Asiatic who says his name is…” reflecting the uncertainty authorities often had when recording Chinese names in Spanish documents. The surname appears with minor variations in the file most commonly Memolien but also Mamelion in one communication a common issue in files such as these where clerks attempted to approximate names phonetically. Shortly after his detention authorities began to suspect that the detainee might actually be José Rey a prisoner who had “desertó el día 23 de Octubre de 1886” deserted on the 23rd of October 1886 from the Havana presidio. This suspicion triggered an administrative investigation and the man was transferred through several levels of the colonial bureaucracy while officials attempted to confirm whether he was the escaped convict. Several documents record that the detainee repeatedly identified himself as “el asiático que dice llamarse Lucio Memolien” the Asiatic who says his name is Lucio Memolien though he remained in custody while officials attempted to verify his identity. One communication notes that he was being held “para la identificación que estime más procedente” for the identification that may be considered most appropriate while authorities investigated the possible connection to the fugitive. The documents also trace the suspect’s movement through the local administrative system. Municipal and district officials were instructed to locate and present him for examination. One report explains that he initially “no se halló en el lugar que Vuestra orden indicó” was not found in the place that your order indicated though he was eventually secured and brought before the authorities. Another document records that “a las tres de la tarde del día de hoy ha tenido ingreso en este establecimiento el asiático Lucio Memolien” at three o’clock in the afternoon of this day the Asiatic Lucio Memolien was admitted into this establishment. Because the suspected fugitive had escaped from the Havana prison system the provincial authorities ultimately referred the matter to the Presidio de La Habana for confirmation. A letter issued from the Comandancia del Presidio de La Habana reports that the detainee had been brought to the prison command for identification: “En el día de ayer… se incorporó a este Presidio un asiático que dice llamarse Lucio Memolien por presumirse que fuese el penado José Rey que desertó el día 23 de Octubre de 1886.”Translation: “Yesterday… an Asiatic who says his name is Lucio Memolien was brought to this Presidio as it was presumed that he might be the prisoner José Rey who deserted on the 23rd of October 1886.”After examining the detainee and comparing him with the description of the escaped prisoner the presidio authorities concluded that the man was not the fugitive: “y como el individuo citado después del oportuno reconocimiento resulta no ser el referido desertor. ”Translation: “and since the said individual after the appropriate examination proves not to be the aforementioned deserter. ”The investigation therefore closed with the determination that Lucio Memolien was not the escaped prisoner José Rey. The final summary of the file preserved on stationery of the Secretaría del Gobierno Civil de Matanzas records the outcome: “Expediente promovido a consecuencia de haber sido detenido el asiático que dice llamarse Lucio Memolien por creer ser el prófugo José Rey que desertó del Presidio Departamental de la Habana; y que después del reconocimiento resultó no serlo. ”Translation: “File initiated as a consequence of the detention of the Asiatic who says his name is Lucio Memolien believed to be the fugitive José Rey who deserted from the Departmental Presidio of Havana; and who after examination was found not to be the same person. ”Taken together the documents preserve the complete administrative chain of custody of the investigation. The Chinese coolie trade a system of indentured labor targeting young poor Chinese men operated between 1847 and 1874. The trade ran largely between Macao then under Portuguese rule and Havana Cuba then under Spanish control. Laborers were transported on ships many of which had previously been used in the African slave trade Yun & Laremont 2001. These vessels often carried names associated with slavery or ironically hopeful titles such as Africano Mauritius Dreams Hope Live Yankees and Wandering Jew Yun & Laremont 2001 p. 110. Conditions were frequently brutal. An estimated 16400 Chinese laborers died aboard coolie ships traveling to Cuba during a twenty-six-year period representing mortality rates between 12% and 30% though some voyages saw death rates as high as 50%. Although indenture ended in 1874 tens of thousands of Chinese laborers remained in Cuba in the decades that followed. Many lived under close surveillance by colonial authorities particularly when suspected of desertion from labor contracts or involvement in the penal labor system. This 1888 investigation into Lucio Memolien detained in Matanzas after being mistaken for the escaped prisoner José Rey reflects that broader system of monitoring and control. Physical Description and ConditionFourteen manuscript leaves approximately 20 pages of text forming an administrative case file from the Civil Government of Matanzas concerning the detention and identification of a Chinese man in November 1888. Eleven leaves measure approximately 6 × 8 inches with several larger leaves measuring approximately 8 × 12 inches. All are written in Spanish manuscript ink in clear nineteenth-century cursive hands. Most leaves bear district mail stamps and many are signed by the issuing official. One leaf is on “Presidio de La Habana – Comandancia” letterhead and another on “Secretaría del Gobierno Civil de Matanzas. ” One sheet bears the printed fiscal paper notation “Papel Oficio clase 14 – 40 centavos cada cien pliegos – Habilitado para el año 1888.” Two additional letters issued in Havana on 1 and 3 November 1888 concern the initial detention of the same individual by the Guardia Civil for lacking identification papers and the issuance of a temporary pass so that he might obtain a cédula personal in accordance with the government circular of 13 October 1887.Likely removed from a larger governmental expediente. Age toning minor bending small tears and light edge fraying though all text remains fully legible. Two leaves retain small pieces of Scotch tape applied by a previous collector as makeshift binding. Overall Good condition.; Manuscripts; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 14 pages; Signed by Author . unknown‎

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‎CULBERTSON STEVENS et al‎

‎1890s ORIGINAL ARCHIVE OF MANUSCRIPT LETTERS BETWEEN ABILENE KANSAS AND ONE LAND AGENT'S FAMILY ABOUT HIS HOLDINGS IN ILLINOIS‎

‎ABILENE KANSAS APPLE RIVER GALENA ILLINOIS. Very Good. 1890. On offer is a great late 19th Century original archive of 16 handwritten letters 30 pages all told relating to Culbertson Stevens Real Estate and Loan Agent in Abilene Kansas in the 1890s. Most of the letters have to do with his land back in Galena Illinois and Apple River where his mother still lives. There are letters by her some by Culbertson and a few written by the men living near the land and finally some letters to and from his brother L. S. Stevens who owns a Mercantile Agency in Chicago. Here are some snippets: "C. Stevens Real Estate and Load Agent Abilene Kas. Nov. 3rd 1890 Dear Mother Your letter received. Am glad you went out to Apple River. Mr. Emmor is entirely mistaken about what I said and you may read him this letter when he comes in. I wrote him to allow parties to mine on the land but they must fill up the holes after the stopped work. I told him not to pasture any more cattle on the land as the expenses ate up all the profit. He went on and fixed the fence without any authority from me nor did he write me he anticipated fixing the fence and taking in cattle. He never had any authority to cut and sell wood and I am to think he has done this of course people will tell stories on him or anyone else for that matter who looks after the property. I have always thought Mr. Emmor was honest and would do what was right. With love C." "Galena Nov. 5th 90' Dear Son I have been looking over your letter this morning and fear my letter in some respects might be misleading….Mr. Euar spoke of working up a party to run a level some place there and spoke of he and Loren being concerned in the scheme said he had sent L. specimens &c. I suppose L. knows all about it. One thing Ed spoke about was he sent in a petition last spring to have the road changed and it would run on the line between Mr. Martin and us but failed because we were not represented or had not given our consent. He said he knew we should have been written too about it but he did not move in it until so late. He did not have time to speak to you…….I seemed to me it would be better for us to have that road closed up then there would be no traffic through our land….Have heard nothing from Jennie's folks for a long time. I had a paper from Eureka yesterday. The Perry house is burned and a lot of other buildings and she can send it to you….Your mother S. C. Stevens." November 10th 1890 Dear Brother I send you a number of letters received from mamma read them over and you will see what is the matter. I wish you would go over to Galena and straighten this out. I guess Mr. Emmor so instructed to rent the pasture or lay out any money in fixing fences. He had no authority to cut a strip around the land or sell my wood. He has done all this without consulting me and I do not know but what it would be a good idea after you have settled up with him to let Ed Page look after things. I do not like the way Emmor has done. Can't you and Maggie go over for a few days while you attend to this Mamma would be delighted to have you go. I received the pictures of Culbertson the II. He is a fine boy and I rather judge from his eyes he will make a great shooter. I will have to have to lend my hammerless gun to him sure. With love to you all C." Overall VG.; Manuscript; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF CULBERTSON STEVENS 19TH CENTURY ABILENE KANSAS REAL ESTATE AGENT L. S. STEVENS COMMERCE ECONOMY BUSINESS MID WEST ALS AUTOGRAPH LETTERS SIGNED AMERICANA WESTERN AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito Papel . unknown‎

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