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ROBERT SHELDRICK
1942 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY OF A CANADIAN ARMY LAWYER IN NEWFOUNDLAND DEALING WITH UNIQUE HOMEFRONT ISSUES
Good. 1942. On offer is a fascinating original 1942 Newfoundland WWII 280 page manuscript diary handwritten from the unique perspective of an Army lawyer Robert Sheldrick who was stationed in Newfoundland where he was responsible for lands and buildings leased or occupied by the Canadian army. An excellent diarist and keen observer detailing his duties and much of what happens around him his service work afforded him many uncommon insights which he shares with his journal. Readers will also be surprised by the complexity of the issues he faces and the work involved. Here are some snippets: 'proposed site for joint services cemeteries for protestant and R.C. personnel near the T.C.A. Building at Torbay had not been approved because coming down to the runway over a cemetery was considered to be well calculated to promote depression among pilots.' October 19 1942 'Advised P.E.I.H. by telephone to strike off strength six men lost in the S.S. Caribou as 'missing believed drowned' on the date of the disaster' referencing the heinous Nazi attack by submarine of a civilian Newfoundland Railway passenger ferry killing 137 many women and children. The significant event and the large scale loss of life is considered one of the most brutal events to occur in Canada and Newfoundland. The largish book a Students MSS Book proper is 269 pages 20 pages tucked in so some soiling. Overall G.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF NEWFOUNDLAND ROBERT SHELDRICK WWII T.C.A. BUILDING TORBAY S.S. CARIBOU NEWFOUNDLAND RAILWAY PASSENGER FERRY KILLING WW2 WORLD WAR II WORLD WAR 2 CANADIANA LABRADOR PRE CONFEDERATION NEWFOUNDLAND SERVING IN NEWFOUNDLAND CANADIAN ARMY CANADIAN ARMED FORCES HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL AMERICANA 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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ARTHUR GORDON aka ARTHUR SHIRT
1919 ORIGINAL MASSIVE MANUSCRIPT DIARY OF A YOUNG MAN ALREADY AN OLD SALT WHO PINES FOR A SHIP AFTER SERVING IN THE NAVY AND WHO ONE DAY GOES ON TO WRITE ABOUT THE SEA
Good. 1919. On offer is a super fascinating 14 x 12 inch 300 page diary and manuscript relic of post-World War I adventures and nautical life handwritten by Arthur Gordon while he served as Third Mate on the S.S. Rheem dated Nov 4 1919 through to May 8 1920. Elevating this diary of life aboard a working ship en route to Central America is that this wonderful account is written by an aspiring author whose keen eye and gift for narrative are revealed early in the journal. Gordon would later write stories on naval sea and air themes the Merchant Marine and books on sea history such as "The Years of Peril" an account of the experiences of Mobil Co. ships during WW II. Here is a snippet: Thursday 13 1919 On SS W.S. Rheem Bayonne N.J. This morning I had a strong prediction that I would find work. I took along everything I would need in case I did and it was a fortunate thing for at nine thirty I was on my way to the New York offices of Walker and Daly. They wanted a Third Mate I was a Third Mate and wanted a job: nothing could be simpler. I signed the articles then and there without seeing the ship or knowing where it was bound. I went to the club packed my trunk and found my way to the ship. We are leaving for some Mexican Port at nine o'clock tomorrow morning. November 18 1919 SS W.S. Rheem Ran into a north-easter last night and we were forced to lay up to the wind and ride it out. it was a mean black watch that I stood. This morning's watch was as bad. High rough seas and blinding rain storms makes four hours seem like days. When I came below at twelve and has a chance to look at my hands I thought that my fingers resembled pale sweet pickles so puckered up they were with rain. November 20 1919 The actions of the officers with whom I am to become familiar lead me to believe the they will be fair square and congenial. The captain Harry Jensen by name of Danish and reminds me Kristens father. He is gruff and outspoken but has good sound judgment and is gifted with certain considerations which show him to be well aquatinted with and willing to deal easily with the fallibilities of the human race. Mr Gullickensen the Chief Mate a Norwegian is of mild and pleasing disposition he has very large feet and wears blue suspenders although I'm sure he doesn't know it like King Albert of Belgium . The engineers are separated from the Mates and i do not know any of them excepting the Chief and he appears to be quite friendly. The radio operator is English but hails from Lyann Mass and he and i at once joined forces to defend Massachusetts should anything disparaging be mentioned of her. The wireless man goes by the name of "Sparks "aboard ship in fact all radio operators are dubbed "Sparks" This fact leads those who are not familiar with it to make the amusing error that Mr Green a passenger of ours made when after a few days out at sea introduced himself and said "My name is Green Mr Sparks and I 'am glad to know you'. This caused much merriment and led Sparks to say it was a common occurrence." An old salt Gordon served in the Navy on the USS Washington and wanted to go back to sea. The SS W.S. Rheem travels to Mexico and Panama and others ports. This particular diary is incredibly detailed: his description of shipboard life on various ships the times he spent at the Panama Canal and the Gulf of Mexico ports like Tampico Mata Redona Mexico Colon Panama Key West Cape Hatteras but Gordon's description of Mexico and Panama are wonderfully intimate and detailed covering numerous pages. Adding further breadth to this journal are two loose pages from a scrapbook with photos depicting different ships five large photos of a crewman and one of Gordon. There five pages of hand drawn maps showing the routes of the ship an original play he wrote also some literary criticism comments on books authors very fond of Dickens ideas on writing and there is a section titled "Odd Jobs" thoughts and other ephemeral pieces such as a letter he received from Travel Magazine regarding a submission he sent them titled the "Mexican Church" using his pen name Arthur G. Shirt. Here are some more snippets: "There are a few ex-service men in the crew as evidenced by the remnants of the uniforms they used to wear. There is one lad who appears on deck with complete doughboy outfit with olive - drab shirt trousers and leggings. Dickens says in his preface to David Copperfield "But like many fond parents i have in my heart of hearts a favorite child. And his name is" David Copperfield "and David Copperfield has already become my favorite child of fiction. At present I am absolutely fascinated with the story and with the manner in which it is told. Characters were never so real as the characters surrounding David Copperfield: and i carry them In my mind and when i am on the bridge I reenact their doings and re-say their sayings. Thanksgiving Day 241919 SS W.S. Rheem We first saw the coast of Mexico in the early morning of last Sunday and shortly after seeing faint dim outline we were at anchor just inside the bar of Tampico awaiting a berth at the oil docks. Sparks and I went ashore after dinner Sunday noon. We hailed and were rowed ashore in a n extremely small boat propelled by a remarkably small boy and two immense oars. The combination was so ridiculous and was so unfair to the small boy that i was tempted to row myself but was dissuaded by the oil and grease about the working area of the craft. We waited at the station until two o'clock for the one - thirty train and set foot in Tampicos Mexico twenty miles later the stretch of county Penucos River between the ship at La Bana and the city is nothing but a mud flat and the this season of the year actively muddy the houses are built Malay style on stacks and the garden walk was a twelve inch plank also on stacks. The people we thought were as oily and as muddy as their city and river. They dress loosely with broad- rimmed Sombreros. Their shirts are tail - less and are not tucked in and their trousers rival a sailors in their ability to flap. If they have shoes they rarely wear them but instead a sandal affair bound about the foot in a careless manner. Our Bosun tells us of the visit of a Nicaraguan Admiral to an American Man -O - War. He wore broad cloth had gold stripes half way up his arms heavy gold epaulets: gold collar: bemedalled chest peaked cap and dangling sword a noble figure indeed - but from beneath the trim of his striped trousers there peeped ten ugly dirty toes- He was barefooted! There seems to be a preponderance of men in Tampico a great many urchins apparently uncared for - and what women there were were ugly- in my eyes at least. The young men I thought were attractive with their dark skin and hair and their flashing dark eyes. The policemen such as they were were disgraceful. We watched them line up at night and all though they were in military formation they were shelling peanuts and smoking cigarettes. I received one impression from exchanging glances with the Mexicans I passed and I left Tampico with that impression firmly in my mind: That these people are not to be trusted. The next night I was called upon to be the interpreter between the sailors and the Mexican customs official who came on board with the pilot and did not leave until we finally headed for sea. The bone of contention was that the sailors were bringing liquor aboard and the customs official did not approve of it. The sailors advanced several arguments and I realized than to the best of my ability to the Mexican he was obdurate and I had really given up the fight when he said drawing e aside "If you give me three dollars I will not see" The old Grafter after money eh I told the sailors what he wanted and let them to finish the deal which i learned later was arranged to the satisfaction of both parties. Feb.131919 SS WS Rheem At Tampico Mexico. Unusual excitement was occasioned this evening by the ugly disposition of the Mexican Customs Official He was dissatisfied with the bunk which the Steward had assigned to him and was in no way delicate about making his satisfaction known. The altercation came to climax when he official reinforced by three of his fiends form shore faced the Captain and demand better quarters. The Capt took the opportunity to inform the Customs Official that Harry Jensen was Captain of this ship. The manner in which Harry Jensen made this clear alarmed one of the friends and he pulled a gun." BIO NOTES: Arthur Gordon had a long career at sea. He would serve aboard the USS Oceanographer for four years on the US Coast Survey. Later after WW II he would write the book "The Years of Peril" the World War II story of Mobil men and ships by Arthur Gordon. Besides serving in WWI and WWII he traveled extensively as a Merchant Marine Officer and was employed in the tourist industry. After WWI Gordon made two trips around the world and into the Amazon. Gordon also attended Bard College and NYU finally earning a Master's degree. In 1949 he was teaching classes in writing fiction. He was listed as a Navy Commander in the reserves in 1949 as well. At that time his full time employment was as a Freelance Writer. He published short stories in Argosy and Maclean's Magazine sometimes using the pen name "Arthur Shirt". The spine is missing cover boards show heavy wear front cover board hinge is weak but holding rear is the same. Interior is in good. Overall G. NOTE: WE LIST HIS RECENTLY REDISCOVERED 1928 JOURNAL SEPERATELY. SELLER ID OOO9075.; Manuscript; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF ARTHUR GORDON STEAMSHIP MEXICO ARTHUR SHIRT PANAMA CENTRAL AMERICAN SOUTH AMERICA S.S. RHEEM PANAMA CANAL GULF OF MEXICO TAMPICO MATA REDONA MEXICO COLON PANAMA KEY WEST CAPE HATTERAS WWI WWII COASTAL SURVEY OCEANOGRAPHIC SOCIETY THE YEARS OF PERIL WORLD WAR II MOBIL MERCHANT MARINE BARD COLLEGE NYU SS W.S. RHEEM MARINE NAUTICAL NAVAL USN UNITED STATES NAVY NAVIGATION LIFE AT SEA LIFE ABOARD SHIP AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL AMERICANA 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 . hardcover
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CHARLES WELLINGTON FURLONG
1915 ORIGINAL EXPEDITION JOURNAL AND TRAVEL SCRAPBOOK TO WEST AFRICA AND THE ISLANDS OFF THE WEST COAST FOR HIS DAUGHTER RUTHIE HANDWRITTEN AND COMPILED BY A TRUE RENAISSANCE MAN WITH THE BACKDROP OF WWI LOOMING
Good. 1915. On offer is a remarkable original 1915 illustrated manuscript travel journal/scrapbook by the renowned Renaissance man Charles Wellington Furlong of Massachusetts lovingly created deliciously detailed for his daughter Ruthie. The noted trip to Madeira and the Canary Islands 'Morocco Etc. A Story' was sponsored by Harvard from which a number of academic writings from this voyage were written including the Harvard Alumni magazine publishing an article on the expedition written by Henry Amory citing C.W. Furlong as a representative of Harper's and Dr. Erving as the ship's doctor. Researchers and historians will no doubt understand the precariousness of the expedition given World War I served as a backdrop and ocean travel was risky even for Americans not in the War. Both Amory and Dr. Erving are mentioned. This expedition became the basis for an article in the March 1919 issue of Harper's called "Hunting with the Lords of the Dezertas" this charming book is fanciful; includes illustrations that include Furlong's own rather cartoon-like watercolor sketches photographs postcards ephemeral pieces cut from magazines clever puzzles and even a real now dried flying fish. Furlong was a fascinating individual whose life credits include: an officer of the Massachusetts Naval Brigade partook in scientific expeditions for the US that also provided military and political intelligence appointed to the War College during 1923-1924 created the Geographic Military Intelligence Division produced a series of tactical field handbooks for officers on Mexico Siberia and Russia about the oil production facilities named a member of the American delegation to the Paris Peace Conference served as a military aide to President Wilson Rome as a military attaché providing intelligence about the Middle East and the Balkans emissary to the Sheik of Senoussi King Faisal Major General Sir Harry Watson General Sir Archibald Wavell and Field Marshall Allenby establish a voting system in Tacona Africa from designing ballots and setting up polling places in remote areas and much much more. Overall G.; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF CHARLES WELLINGTON FURLONG RUTHIE FURLONG HARVARD MADEIRA CANARY ISLANDS TRAVEL JOURNALS EXPLORER AFRICA ISLANDS OFF WEST AFRICA SCIENTIFIC VOYAGE GEOGRAPHIC MILITARY INTELLIGENCE DIVISION HARVARD UNIVERSITY AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL AMERICANA 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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MR AND MRS COE
1853 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY OF ONE RHODE ISLAND MAN'S TRIP TO CINCINNATI AND HIS IMPRESSIONS AND EXTENSIVE OBSERVATIONS OF THE CITY
NEWPORT RHODE ISLAND TO CINCINNATI OHIO OH. Fair. 1853. On offer is a super original manuscript travel diary handwritten by one of Mr. and Mrs. Coe as stated in the title/inscription though we bvelieve Mr. Coe did the writing. The Coe's in 1853 of a trip and visit to Cincinnati Ohio. Mr. Coe did an excellent job detailing the trip and the extended stay in the Ohio city on 11 and a half well filled folio pages. Here are some snippets: 'Left Newport October 13th at 8 o'clock in the Steamer Perry for Providence thence to Pawtucket in the cars dined and left for New York by the Stonington Route arrived at 5 on the morning of the 14th walked out to Clinton Avenue stopped with our friends for about ten days
passed over the ferry at New York and entered the cars at New Jersey raining very hard for two hours then followed a heavy snow storm which lasted until we reached Elmira a distance of 273 miles which we reached at elven o'clock
started again at 4 in the morning for Niagara
after dinner visited the falls crossed the bridge to goat Island took a view from the different points there and returned to the house
started for Buffalo arrived at 10 waited about 2 hours for the cars and left for Cleveland where we arrived at about 8 in the evening
Noticed many interesting objects on the road among which was the various log houses that were scattered along the way some quite neat and comfortable others less so but we observed a great many neat and handsome houses even in the thinly settled parts of the country
Arrived at Cincinnati Thursday evening 27th and reached home at about 8 o'clock raining hard but thankful that we have been preserved from every danger and through the goodness of God arrived in safety and good health
Went by invitation to hear the Rev Mr Butler in the morning
Received a number of friendly calls were all invited and went to take tea and pass the evening with Mr and Mrs Hazard
In the afternoon attended the funeral of a Mr Smith a stranger who died suddenly and was buried from the house of Mr Goodman
Went in the morning to hear Mr Hansell preached on the subject of the duties of American Citizens to the foreign population
took up a collection at the close for the benefit of the colored orphan asylum
Was introduced to many ladies among them Mrs Temple widow of one of our former missionary's in the evening quite a large number of gentlemen came in all together forming an large and social party
Sunday attended the Vine Street Church which was opened after being repaired heard Rev Boynton read Solomon's Prayer at the dedication of the Temple
Overlooking a vast extent of country with a prospect of the Ohio River before us returning passed a building where was a large quantity of bricks being baked here they are made and used in great abundance
Went to Mr Boal's church heard from him a very solemn address on the commencement of the New Year he endeavored to show by the prophecies and the signs of the times that the Millennial day was beginning to dawn upon the world and that what was most needed in helping it forward was a higher standard of Christian conduct
Went to attend prayer meeting of females conducted by Mrs Finney which was very interesting and in the evening went to the Tabernacle to hear Mr Finney subject the sinner selling his birthright
Tuesday made a journey to Dayton a distance of 60 miles left Cincinnati at 8 in the morning in the cars rode through a very pleasant section of country stopped at 15 different places and arrived at the Philips House at 11
it has the Miami river on one side and the canal on the other the streets are very wide and clean crossing each other at right angles we noticed some handsome buildings particularly the courthouse which constructed of stone with the front resting on 6 large pillars
Spent part to the day writing and in the evening went to hear Mr Finney preach in the same church where he is laboring for two weeks subject test of character founded on the vision of Ezekiel
Sunday went in the morning to hear Mr Finney preached from the passage
the sermon was very impressive there were 11 received into the church 5 by letter and 6 by profession of faith 7 miles and 4 females
' There is age toning and some chipping the covers are near useless but Overall G-.; Manuscript; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF CINCINNATI OHIO CHARLES FINNEY COLORED ORPHAN ASYLUM PREACHER TRAVEL RHODE ISLAND STEAMSHIP TRAVEL AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG PRIMARY SOURCE FIRST HAND ACCOUNT SOCIAL HISTORY PERSONAL STORIES LIVING HISTORY 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 PAPELBIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERSONAL NARRATIVES . unknown
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SAMUEL DOW BOLLINGER
1907 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A NO GUFF MONTANA LAWMAN FORMER JUDGE CIVIL WAR VETERAN MINER AND NEWSPAPER MAN
MONTANA OTTUMWA IOWA SHERIDAN COUNTY DAKOTA. Very Good. 1907. On offer is an original significant historic record of late 1800s and early 1900s pioneer and western life being the original handwritten manuscript diary of a fascinating and eclectic Montana pioneer whose many job titles included lawman judge Civil War veteran teacher miner and newspaper editor Samuel Dow Bollinger 1848 - 1917. The 3½ x 6 inch 40 page book begins in 1907 though much is retrospective with annual entries through 1917. The last two entries of 1917 seem to indicate he was ill and likely died about that time. The first page or so gives history of his parents who had come from Pennsylvania writing entries covering his birth through the rest of his life and a very interesting life and one uniquely reflective of the times in which he lived. In the early 1860s he worked for a couple newspapers in Ottumwa; The Courier and The Mercury from 1866 - 1869 Bollinger and he also served with the US Army in the Dakota Territory. After the army Bollinger headed to Missouri marries his first wife and then in 1880 he moves to Montana where he joins the Odd Fellows Lodge at Virginia City. He did some freighting work for the railroad became justice of the peace at Sheridan County. He details several accounts of criminals that he encountered. Later he became an itinerant teacher at several different locations. In 1889 he founded and published a newspaper at Pueblo Colorado called "The Pueblo Democrat" - he adds that his partner W.G. Jackson who "beat him out of his interest and then let the paper die" runs for Supt. of Schools in 1890; in 1894 he is in Cripple Creek doing some mining and also working with a newspaper and publishing the "Daily Crusher"- then back to Missouri and then back to Montana in 1898 as Justice of the Peace again in 1904 at Sheridan County and the in 1913 he goes to Arkansas where it appears his life ended. Here are some snippets: Inside front cover: After I'm dead send the book to Emolyn Bowman or Mrs S.M. Hatfield Samuel Dow Bollinger Fifth Son of Simon P Bollinger and Ruth Bollinger Davis Born at Ottawa Iowa Oct 22 1848; Earliest recollection 1852 cut off sister Mary's Finger. 1852-1862 Helped father at carpentering and furniture making educated at public schools and private college in Ottawa. 1862-66 Worked at printing "Mercury" and "Currier "offices in Oltuwna. Walked to Dallas Co Iowa 125 miles and spent summer with uncle George Hills returned in fall and had first R.R. ride for Pella to Ottuma 60 miles. 1866 Drove an Ox train from Ottawa to Hamburg 1869 Worked passage on boat from New Orleans to La Grange MO than walked to Kirksville MO. 1866 Went to Hawsburg Iowa 200 miles in company with mother and sister Susan and her husband Ehias P Day worked on first issue of "Fremont Co Times" Published by Eaton Brothers. Went to Caldwell co Mo thence to Ottawa on foot. 1866-69 Served three years in US Army CO E 10th infantry at 71 Wadsworth now in N Dakota. 1870 Broke prairie with four yoke of oxen in Adams Co Missouri built frontier shop at Shars Mill and thought school at Ball Knob district 1871 Married to Mary M Vanlaningham 1872 Bought 40 arches of brush land taught school and cleared land until 78. 1881 Man killed by lighting near Sheridan found corpse in a box just as he been pecked up took him out washed and shaved him got clothes and coffin at county expense and buried him decently. 1882 Settled in Sheridan built frontier store and shop Esther came back from MO after burying a baby boy that was born during her visit of ten months. 1882 -1885 Served several terms as Justice of the Peace at Sheridan Montana disarmed John Mitchell a murderer and committed him to jail. Defied a masked mob from Laramie who came for the prisoner in the night in face of threats of personal violence turned over the man who shot Mitchell the leader of the mob eventually sent to prison. From the Great Falls Genealogical society: MITCHELL John Laurin MT shot Daniel Kane Mitchell was killed soon after he reached Sheridan MT March 12 1885. 1888 -Bad Man of the plains rode into the post office in Stuart issued warrant constables afraid Arrested him myself and committed him to Los Amias jail for 90 days broke up gang.' Overall G.; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF SAMUEL DOW BOLLINGER MONTANA PIONEER LAWMAN WILD WEST VETERAN TEACHER MINER NEWSPAPER EDITOR OTTUMWA IOWA SHERIDAN COUNTY DAKOTA TERRITORY PUEBLO COLORADO THE PUEBLO DEMOCRAT MONTANA TERRITORY WESTERN LAWMEN GENEALOGY AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL AMERICANA 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 . hardcover
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CAPTAIN JAMES P MARTIN
1856 - 1858 ORIGINAL METICULOUSLY DETAILED JOURNAL AND LOG OF THE NEWLY LAUNCHED MERCHANT SHIP'S MAIDEN 3 YEAR VOYAGE CRISS CROSSING THE GLOBE FROM NEWBURYPORT TO CALCUTTA AND BEYOND
ASEA ABOARD BARQUE OAK HILL. Good. 1856. On offer is a super original manuscript ship's log kept from 1856 - 1858 handwritten in a lovely cultured hand by Captain James P. Martin while aboard and in command of the Barque 'Oak Hill' out of Boston. The very large folio book is completely filled with details of the ship and given this appears to be the ship's maiden voyage the captain has provided some 'genealogy': it begins with the ship being built in Scarborough Maine in 1856. "Her frame is of oak mostly cut on the spot from which she was named. Crew 14 no passengers." "First part have light breezes and pleasant weather the atmosphere very clean around the horizon mare's tails and mackerel sky. Surely if there is anything in signs we shall have a breeze tonight" and otherwise he has done a superb job recording these multiple voyages over the 3 year period. The ship log details voyages carrying lumber to Buenos Ayres South America then to Calcutta to pick up a large cargo of 10000 bags rice plus the constant life aboard a working ship: sightings of sea life catching a shark with whole squid in stomach a young whale follows the ship cat on board catches bird purple kelp shooting stars and a meteor being struck while in India by Brig Grappler which carried away head rails and scarred the bow returned to Calcutta. Later the damaged mast needed to be replaced. There is so much more for the collector or researcher of ocean going commerce. Softcover well chipped and torn 11" x 13.75" with about 122 pages filled about half log records of temps readings and half daily text of the journey Sept. 1856-March 1858. Overall G.; Manuscript; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF BARQUE OAK HILL BOSTON CALCUTTA CAPTAIN JAMES P. MARTIN BUENOS AYRES BUENOS AIRES SOUTH AMERICA NAUTICAL MARINE MARINERS SAILORS LIFE AT SEA MERCHANT SHIP OCEAN GOING COMMERCE AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG PRIMARY SOURCE FIRST HAND ACCOUNT SOCIAL HISTORY PERSONAL STORIES LIVING HISTORY 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 PAPELBIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERSONAL NARRATIVES . paperback
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JULIUS THEODOOR LEOPOLD HOEFFTCKE
1849 - 1868 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LETTERS COPY BOOK AND JOURNAL HANDWRITTEN BY ONE OF HOLLAND'S PRE EMINENT SURGICAL INSTRUMENT MAKERS
LEIDEN HOLLAND THE NETHERLANDS. Good. 1849. On offer is the fascinating original 1849 through 1850s journal and letter copy book of the renowned Dutch instrument maker Julius Theodoor Leopold Hoefftcke. Born on 12 March 1800 in Berlin he moved to Leiden at age 26 and within two years he was appointed as the instrument maker of Leiden University. He supplied the academic world with instruments until his death in 1875. After which his grandson took over the company and moved to England. The book is a superb source for researchers and historians as a rare insight into the world of Dutch instrument making which was a growth industry and for which the Dutch were ferociously proud. This book contains all the financial agreements of Mr. Hoefftcke around 1850s to 1860s. For every individual borrowing the instruments or goods he noted how much should have been paid when it had to be paid and once paid he confirmed it in his book. From his letters one could conclude that he did not only loan out his goods but also sold them. The book shows that the financial agreements do not only limit themselves to the University of Leiden and in fact his instruments were shipped long distances. We note a letter shows that instruments were sent to J. Pohl who was an instrument maker located in the Hague since 1820. Besides the financial agreements there are also some formal letters to the clients and suppliers. Based on the letters one could say that some or perhaps all of the letters were just a written copy of an original letters. Many letters point out the author was German born as narrative is peppered with 'mit' and 'und' but most of this material dates about 25 years after he moved to the Netherlands so his Dutch is excellent and definitely understandable. The book proper is somewhat shaken but otherwise G.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF JULIUS THEODOOR LEOPOLD HOEFFTCKE UNIVERSITY OF LEIDEN HOEFFTKE MUSEUM BOERHAAVE LEIDE SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS H.RIJFSNIJDER J. HOEFFTCKE EN ZN. CHIRUGALE INSTRUMENT MAKERS PRECISION MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS OF THE 19TH CENTURY J.POH HOLLAND NETHERLANDS DUTCH GERMAN BORN DUTCH INVENTORS SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS SURGICAL TOOLS MEDICAL MEDICINE INNOVATION HANDWRITTEN HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG PRIMARY SOURCE FIRST HAND ACCOUNT SOCIAL HISTORY PERSONAL STORIES LIVING HISTORY 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 PAPELBIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERSONAL NARRATIVES . unknown
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HIPPOLYTE JOSEPH VIAL
1905 ORIGINAL SUPERB FRENCH NAVY FUTURE LEGION OF HONOUR WINNER MIDSHIPMAN'S LOGBOOK IN A CONFIDENT HAND AND BEAUTIFULLY EXECUTED WITH HAND DRAWN AND COLOURED MAPS
Good. 1905. On offer is a superb unique original 1905 French midshipman's manuscript logbook handwritten by 24 year old Hippolyte Joseph Vial. While in many ways this French Frigate's log is a classic midshipman's journal filled with the technical data compiled for centuries by eager men who served aboard a ship of War but the depth and breadth of the well filled journal represents and throughout iterates the talent and 'old salt' nature of Vial who is on the verge of his Lieutenancy and a mere four years from his own command has for the naval life; the 142 page folio book contains 24 hand drawn maps in colored pencil done and further littered with drawing and illustrations with a super eye of a man that will serve his country for nearly 40 years at sea and one day win the Legion of Honour. EDITOR'S NOTE: In our years of handling many 100s of nautical logbooks this is the first time we have seen a French Naval manuscript book. BIO NOTES: One online source: Officiers/Hors EN - Hippolyte Joseph VIAL 1881 - 19. Né le 3 janvier 1881 à CAGNES-sur-Mer - Décédé. Fils de Victor et de Claire ARBIN Marié le 7 octobre 1911 avec Marguerite PUVEREL. Entre dans la Marine en 1898. Promu Enseigne de vaisseau le 1er octobre 1906 Port Toulon. Au 1er janvier 1908 sur le transport "SHAMROCK" détaché au MAROC Cdt Étienne RAFFIER-DUFOUR. Le 11 mars 1908 affecté au Service central de la Flottille de torpilleurs des mers de CHINE. Idem au 1er janvier 1909. Au 1er janvier 1911 port TOULON. Au 1er janvier 1912 sur le cuirassé "SUFFREN" 2ème Escadre Cdt Maurice MERCIER de LOSTENDE. Au 1er janvier 1914 port TOULON. Lieutenant de vaisseau le 8 mai 1915. Au 1er janvier 1917 port TOULON. Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur. Au 1er janvier 1918 port TOULON. Au 1er janvier 1921 Commandant la canonnière "GRACIEUSE" Escadrille de dragage du 5ème arrondissement maritime à TOULON. Capitaine de corvette le 10 septembre 1922. Capitaine de frégate le 22 septembre 1927. Officier de la Légion d'Honneur. Le 23 septembre 1931 Commandant les compagnies de formation de marins indigènes à BIZERTE. Versé dans le cadre de réserve le 3 janvier 1935 port TOULON. ; French Manuscript; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF HIPPOLYTE JOSEPH VIAL JOURNAL DE BORD HAND DRAWN MAPS FRIGATE FREGATE NAVAL NAUTICAL MARINE MARINER SAILOR SEAMAN OFFICER MIDSHIPMAN FRANCE FRENCH CADET GARDE MARINE GUARDIA MARINA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL AMERICANA 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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HORACE R HOBART
1895 - 1912 FIVE 5 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT NOTEBOOK JOURNALS BELONGING TO HORACE HOBART NOTED CHICAGO JOURNALIST AND FOUNDING EDITOR OF THE STILL-PUBLISHED RAILWAY AGE MAGAZINE
CHICAGO ILLINOIS IL. Good. 1895. On offer is a fantastic group of notebook journals that belonged to Horace R. Hobart. Hobart led a long and illustrious life in newspapers gazettes and magazines. Born in 1839 he was a Wisconsin Cavalry Quartermaster in the Civil War starting in 1861 until being wounded in Arkansas. Beginning in 1866 he wrote for the Chicago Tribune as a reporter than was Editor of Chicago Evening Post 1867-1870 Co-founder of the Chicago Evening Mail 1871-1873 Editor of Chicago Evening Post 1873 again editor and 1/2 owner of Daily Journal in Jacksonville IL 1874-1875 editor of the Chicago Morning Courier 1875 and finally one of the Founding Editor of Railway Age 1875 onwards which continues to be published to this very day. The notebooks range from the year 1895 - 1912. Many entries are related to expenses including other personal expenses when in Chicago Hyde Park and Evanston IL plus personal notes regarding the train trips his house construction a few jokes people he writes many names. Also included are notes regarding his work at Railway Age. This is extremely interesting as it documents his trips down the block to his trips to Europe Mexico and around the United States. For the most part Hobart seems to have used these notebooks as records of his finances He documents his expenses what he ate and did on the trips costs of tickets comments on rooms at hotels costs of various items for example: 50 cent haircuts to his Vassar College tuition payment of $300 for his daughter Helen and $10 to his wife to pay the maid. But there are plenty of more personal notes that read like more traditional diary entries especially the death of his brother. Many rail lines are mentioned; Chicago Railway Philadelphia Electric and others. He also is proud of his service and documents his service as seen below. He also discusses "pedigree" and some potential pre-revolutionary relatives. He fishes in FL and golfs in Augusta GA and FL Mexico. Each journal is completely or mostly filled with entries. Most of the entries are done in pencil and written in fairly tiny script. I would estimate that there are at least 20 pages of diary entries some fill a page others while others are brief yet many like his lists of expenses or of the train timetables. His writing can occasionally be a challenge to decipher especially in some of the earlier notebooks where the pencil has smudged. All journals are on the very small side measuring 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches with the smallest being 3 1/2 x 2 inches. The covers are in various states of wear but are still structurally sound. One journal 1902 - 1906 is without a front or back cover and one journal 1911 - 1912 has a cover that reads: G. Kollbrunner. Papeterie. Bern. Marktgasse 14. All the journals have Hobarts name and the years in which they represent. Mostly it documents his rail trip in Geneva Switzerland to Belgium. Text: Sunday March 24/1907. Taken with chills and fever. Several chills. Foot swollen and bothersome. Saw Dr. Webster. Said I had rheumatic gout. Went back to house and have stayed home with prospect of staying more.; Friday April 12. Went out of the house and to city for first time since Mar. 24. The 19th day of confinement. Foot still a little swollen but otherwise seem to be well.; Mar. 16 1911. Took Mrs. H. to nursing home to be treated for bronchial cough. 5 guineas a week. Attending physician Dr. Chalmers.;; Aug 25 1912. Left for Santa Fe b/c sickness of brother.; Aug. 31 1912. Edward F. Hobart died. Age 78 years 10 months. OVERALL: G.; Manuscript; 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF HORACE R. HOBART WISCONSIN CAVALRY QUARTERMASTER CHICAGO EVENING POST CHICAGO EVENING MAIL JACKSONVILLE DAILY JOURNAL CHICAGO MORNING COURIER RAILWAY AGE MAGAZINE CHICAGO ILLINOIS PERSONAL FINANCES TURN OF THE 20TH CENTURY CHICAGO JOURNALISM AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO DANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . unknown
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UNKNOWN
1897 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY OF A THREE AND A HALF MONTH VOYAGE FROM NEW YORK CITY TO THE LAND 'DOWN UNDER' ON THE NOTED COMMERCIAL SHIP 'CONQUEROR'
ABOARD THE AMERICAN SHIP CONQUEROR. Very Good. 1897. On offer is a sensational original late 19th Century handwritten manuscript relic of the noted American Ship 'Conqueror' being a 126 page journal of a New York to Sydney New South Wales voyage from March 4th 1897 through June 22nd 1897. The unidentified writer does a super job on the narrative the first month or so but maintains course and weather information throughout the voyage and then some more personal narrative and observations a few weeks before landfall. And while the writer is unknown we can state the person was a passenger not crew but a passenger of some experience aboard a ocean going vessel with some ease at nautical terms and descriptions. The voyage was one of import to the writer and his descendents as the book was recently professionally rebound in beautiful wood covers calf on the spine and a sparkling gilt title to the spine. The approximately 9 x 7¼ x 1¼ inch book is overall VG.; Manuscript; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF NEW YORK TO AUSTRALIA AMERICAN SHIP CONQUEROR CARGO SHIPS MERCHANT VESSELS PORT JACKSON SYDNEY HARBOUR NEW HOLLAND TERRA AUSTRALIS INCOGNITA UNKNOWN LAND OF THE SOUTH AUSSIE NEW SOUTH WALES NAUTICAL MARINE MARINERS OCEAN GOING VESSELS COMMERCE BY SEA DOWN UNDER TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD AMERICANAHANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG PRIMARY SOURCE FIRST HAND ACCOUNT SOCIAL HISTORY PERSONAL STORIES LIVING HISTORY 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 PAPELBIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERSONAL NARRATIVES . unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 0002233
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UNKNOWN
1884 - 1920s ORIGINAL FOLIO MANUSCRIPT LEDGER AND JOURNAL DETAILING THE TECHNICAL SPECIFICS AND DESIGN ELEMENTS IN THE CRITICAL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY OF BUILDING FERRY BOATS
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER MILLERSBERG NEW YORK PENNSYLVANI. Good. 1884. On offer is a super original late 19th Century manuscript technical journal ledger and log book relating to the manufacture and design of Ferry Boats a critical maritime business and industry and a comprehensive record of ships built from the 1880s through to the early 1920s. While we have been unable to identify the author or the company that created this significant and historic record we have no doubt that local historians and researchers will have little difficulty revealing the source. The large 14 x 9 inch folio book is comprised of data regarding the size costs finances and structures of these noted ships. Portraits of the hulls breakdowns of the styles are all part of this detailed 200 page book. The data is both general and specific. Long lists of angle iron strakes reverse bars plates flanges garboard belts stringers butt straps gunwales are all meticulously noted detailed and listed. Some of the pages are cost estimates for inquiries made and other pages the majority deal with actual work orders. The specifics include work for different ferry boat clients: West Shore Ferry Boats Ferry Boat #9 N.B. F.F. East River Ferry Company Hoboken Land and Improvement Co. pontoons for Landing Bridge Fisheries Great Lakes Transit Co. of Chicago and we noted an estimate for a potential South American client. There are also a number of pages detailing employee names and hours worked etc. The book proper shows general signs of ageing but overall is G. ; Manuscript; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF WEST SHORE FERRY BOATS L301 NAUTICAL NAVAL SHIPS SHIPBUILDING BOATS BOATBUILDING MARINE MARINERS SAILING OCEAN GOING VESSELS COMMERCE BY SEA BOAT CONSTRUCTION WEST SHORE OF THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER MILLERSBERG NEW YORK CENTRAL SYSTEM RAILROAD FERRY HUDSON RIVER PONTOONS STEAM LIGHTERS INNER COASTAL WATERS TRANSPORTATION AMERICANAHANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG PRIMARY SOURCE FIRST HAND ACCOUNT SOCIAL HISTORY PERSONAL STORIES LIVING HISTORY 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 PAPELBIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERSONAL NARRATIVES . unknown
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THOMAS EDWARD PINKETT
1856 - 1858 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A DEDICATED ROYAL WILTSHIRE LIEUTENANT WHO DETAILS THE REGIMENT'S TRAVELS AND DUTIES POST CRIMEA
HMSS TRITON. Good. 1856. On offer is a super very interesting April 1856 - December 1858 manuscript diary and relic of the post Crimean War travels and duties of the Royal Wiltshire Regiment handwritten by Lieutenant Thomas Edward Pinkett. Lt. Pinkett he makes captain in 1862 does a super job as a diarist providing 242 pages of personal narrative and a significant historical record with many references: named soldiers visitors daily duties and for example lists of destinations over the 3 year period of troop and ship movements; there is even a list tucked in from 1857 - 1860 of Regiments who dined with the Royal Wilts including the 4th Light Dragoons the Middlesex 2nd Cheshire North Lincoln The Roscommon The 12th and the Stafford. Here are some snippets: 21st April 1856: "Embarked at Corfu for Santa Maura 1 Cpt 2 Subs 6 Sergeants 1 Drummer 109 Rank & File on board HMSS Triton.to relieve Liet Black of ours at Paxo who was to proceed to Zante.detachment of our own men to proceed to Cerigo. 29th November 1857: Last night there were some signs of a disturbance and the Middlesex Warwick & Roscommon were in the morning. There was a great row at Aldershot between the 4th Lancashire & the 3rd West Yorkshire. The latter were driven out of all Public Houses and hunted home to their barracks. On 1st February 1858 they moved from Aldershot to Portsmouth this appears to have been the base up until the end of the Diary in December of 1858 although in the list at the front of the book there are journeys to Boulogne Barnstaple Southsea Mauritius Zante Malta Gibraltar and Vigo." "Arrived back in Plymouth on 13th September 1856; On to Portsmouth 15th September 1856; Salisbury Billets 16th September 1856; Devizes Castle Inn 17th Sept 1856; London Great Western Hotel Paddington 30th September 1856; mid October 1856 France Paris; April 1857 Germany right through to August 1857; returned to London 25th Sept 1857; 1st October 1857 to Barracks at Aldershot" etc etc. We list his 1859 Regimental Payroll journal separately Seller Id: #0002238. Overall G.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF THOMAS EDWARD PINKETT ROYAL WILTSHIRES ROYAL WILTSHIRE MILITIA 4TH LIGHT DRAGOONS THE MIDDLESEX 2ND CHESHIRE NORTH LINCOLN THE ROSCOMMON THE 12TH THE STAFFORD CRIMEAN WAR SEBASTOPOL BLACK SEA ROYAL MARINES SOLDIERS SOLDIERING BRITISH ARMY BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCES TURKEY RUSSIA HMSS TRITON BRITANNICA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG PRIMARY SOURCE FIRST HAND ACCOUNT SOCIAL HISTORY PERSONAL STORIES LIVING HISTORY 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 PAPELBIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERSONAL NARRATIVES . unknown
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GUNNER CJ WALLACE OFC 1612928 C J O F C
1943 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY OF ONE BRITISH GUNNER'S MISERABLE 6 MONTHS IN DIEGO SUAREZ MADAGASCAR
DIEGO SUAREZ MADAGASCAR INDIAN OCEAN. Good. 1943. On offer is a super original manuscript diary and World War II relic of one British man's unwelcome service as a Gunner for His Majesty's Army in the East Africa Command. Handwritten by Gunner C.J. Wallace O.F.C. Ordnance Factory 1612928 while serving in Diego Suarez Madagascar the diary is kept in a small notebook and very neatly covers the six month period from January 1st 1943 four days before they embark by ship for Madagascar to June 30th at which point it ends because the book is full at 120 well filled pages. Madagascar was prior to early 1942 a French colony and Churchill feared that Vichy France would allow the Japanese to use the island as a base for operations in the Indian Ocean. This fear led to a British and Allied offensive in the spring of 1942 which successfully led to the invasion of the island. Wallace of the 152 E.A.H.A.A. Battery 152 East Africa Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery was part of the East Africa Brigade based at the most important harbour Diego Suarez on the northern tip of the island and part of the all important defenses of Britain's strengthening hold of the area. He served as part of heavy artillery crew whose job was to defend against enemy aircraft or shipping. During the period of the diary there is little action save for a couple of times enemy aircraft flew over Diego Suarez and at one point there is concern over a ship sighted offshore but this proves not to be an enemy craft. The only "action" involves local people accidentally wounded during a training exercise. The diary does a superb job relating the day-to-day grind of an overseas posting. You get a real sense of the relentlessness of it all and it reflects the joyless powerless day-to-day experience of many young conscripts. The writer is bored homesick and miserable. He and his comrades are often ill with diarrhoea or malaria. There is a constant low level grumbling: the weather; the filth the squalor of the local town the privations of the accommodation the poor food the failure of the army to keep his pay up to date the poor transport infrastructure the behaviour of the natives the behaviour of the officers and - most of all - the constant pointless emphasis on petty regulation and "spit and polish". There are numerous passages in the diary which could illustrate this. Here is a snippet: 'We had to change our beds today for three planks of wood everybody must have the same even if you were nice and comfortable before. Just like our battery. I suspect it's all Godfrey's doings even if you have your own camp bed when the day comes for inspection you have to hide it and show three planks with kit on.' Several times the author writes simply and rather movingly that he just wishes he could go home to his wife Joan whom he misses greatly. The only high points are the regular games of football listening to the wireless when it works and a two week leave period at the town of Joffreville in a converted sawmill established to enable soldiers to request and recuperate. In June a brothel "licensed by army medical authorities" with "white and almost white girls" opened in Diego Suarez for the use of officers. The writer hears rumours that a brothel for other ranks will follow with "girls from Kenya" but he finds this an appalling prospect. The diary is a small notebook with 104 pages all of which are fully written on. There are no missing or damaged pages but the covers are detached from the single staple which holds the notebook together. Tucked in the diary is an abandoned draft of a letter from the author to his wife in south London plus a couple of simple rhyming poems in which the writer expresses his cynicism about the army life. He suggests the regimental motto should be "Semper in Excreta"! Overall G.; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF C.J. WALLACE EAST AFRICA HEAVY ANTI AIRCRAFT BATTERY DIEGO SUAREZ E.A.H.A.A. BATTERY GUNNERS GUNNERY ARTILLERY INFANTRY OPERATION IRONCLAD OPERATION STREAMLINE JANE ANTSIRANANA MADAGASCAR WW2 WWII INDIAN OCEAN SOUTH ASIA WORLD WAR 2 WORLD WAR II BRITISH FORCES IN DIEGO SUAREZ GUNNER C.J. WALLACE O.F.C. 1612928 ENGLAND VS JAPAN HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG PRIMARY SOURCE FIRST HAND ACCOUNT SOCIAL HISTORY PERSONAL STORIES LIVING HISTORY 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 PAPELBIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERSONAL NARRATIVES . unknown
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CAPTAIN JOHN HENRY HUBLEY, LH DICKS L H
1911 - 1947 ORIGINAL LARGE GROUP OF JOURNALS DECK LOGS LETTERS OF CORRESPONDENCE DOCUMENTS AND EPHEMERA RELATED TO THE SERVICE OF AN EAST COAST CANADIAN MERCHANT MARINE STEAMSHIP CAPTAIN PLYING HIS TRADE FROM THE MARITIMES QUEBEC AND THE WEST INDIES
PORT OF SYDNEY CAPE BRETON ISLAND SHEDIAC LEVIS. Good. 1911. On offer is a sensational original archive of journals 3 official Deck logs 3 100 letters of correspondence plus ephemera both personal and marine related including lists of passengers personnel letters of recommendation letters from passengers etc. all handwritten or compiled by Captain John Henry Hubley born in 1884 a seasoned ship's master by the age of 20 no doubt having gained experience from his father who was also a ship's Captain. The group will provide a treasure trove for historians and researchers of Canadian steamship history and Canadian Government merchant marine commerce. The travel diaries run the gamut of sea lore from daily data of weather position calculations and narrative of events occurring as would on any voyage to the West Indies. Of the deck logs two 2 detail trips to Levis one though is different as it is labelled by hand "OUR QUEEN" then the published: DECK LOG BOOK SS Canadian Recruit from the Port of Sydney C.B. Cape Breton to Levis P.Q. Province of Quebec June 25th 1921 - August 12th 1921." We surmise a later hand penned the OUR QUEEN as they have used some of the book for pasting clippings regarding Queen Elizabeth II's visit to Prince Edward Island in 1964. However little data is lost as the clippings were tipped in at the top edge in most cases and the entries underneath visible. The entries are all signed L.H. Dicks Chief Officer under Captain Hubley. Another book is for the S.S. Canadian Warrior also in 1921 to Montreal. Lastly there is a smaller 8 x 10 inch log with contains some financial like receipts or fees paid but mostly letters from the Canadian Government Merchant Marine for promotions and other milestones following Hubley's career and appointments. The larger format informal logs is marked beginning Voy 25 in 1934 the other begins Voy 81 East dated September 4th 1942 the book full through 1947. St. Kitts Trinidad Jamaica all are regular destinations. The large folio book missing is covers contain a diary that begins in Shediac Quebec dated through the summer of 1911. Overall G with one log poor.; Manuscript; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF CORPORAL RAYMOND MARSHALL BLACK SOLDIERS EXPERIENCE SOUTH PACIFIC THEATER GUADALCANAL OKINAWA AFRICAN AMERICAN SOLDIERS US ARMY AIR CORPS 911TH ABS BN AIR BASE SECURITY BATTALION BLACK BATTALIONS AFRICAN AMERICAN BATTALIONS NEGROES SERVING IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES WORLD WAR II WW2 WWII WORLD WAR TWO THE WAR AGAINST JAPAN BELLOWS FIELD HAWAIIAN ISLANDS AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG PRIMARY SOURCE FIRST HAND ACCOUNT SOCIAL HISTORY PERSONAL STORIES LIVING HISTORY 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 PAPELBIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERSONAL NARRATIVES . unknown
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CAPTAIN GEORGE SYLVESTER CHASE
1868 - 1872 ORIGINAL SHIP'S LOG AND CAPTAIN'S DIARY WHO LIVES A ROLLICKING SEA FARING LIFE BUT PINES FOR HIS CARRIE
New Bedford Massachusetts MA. Good. 1868. On offer is a sensational original post Civil War era 1868 - 1872 Captain's log book and journal handwritten by Massachusetts mariner George Sylvester Chase 1833-1877. Born and raised in the Cape Cod town of Yarmouth later to New Bedford his registration for the 1863 Civil War draft listed his occupation as a "mariner at sea whaling" with the 1870 census shows him "at sea" and living in New Bedford. Their family was well noted in Deyo's History of Barnstable County as his father was the noted Cape Cod Baptist minister Enoch E. Chase 1804-1887. Captain Chase at age 35 would have been considered an old salt by anyone's opinion who holds naval and maritime history in high regard and those reading this log would not be disappointed. There are shades of Forester and Conrad on nearly every page. His various ships included the "Volunteer" "Ericsson" and "Regent" and immediately from the first pages we encounter high drama on the seas: "my first officer.informed me that a boat was laying off the ship and when he hailed the boat the reply he received was go to hell.I told them not to come too near. They call me a few hard names and a damned Cape Cod man and fired six shots at the ship." Given this is during post war peace it comes as an eye opening entry. The 12.5" x 8.5" folio has 100 pages or so and besides Chase's trials and travails at sea he always has his heart in New Bedford often entries in the manner of a diary addressed to his wife "Carrie" whom he greatly misses. At one point he expresses hope she will join him on the next voyage so that he might reap the benefits of her "superior mind" while at sea. Other entries include the description of a fight aboard ship involving a crew member who drew a knife while threatening to kill everyone in sight a crew member who fell overboard in "very heavy seas.and it would have been impossible to have lowered a boat" etc. Entries adding much depth to this book include heartfelt verse much addressed to his wife or a cousin sometimes for himself as creative outlet on long sea voyages. A fair bit of the son of a Baptist preacher peeks out from the page throughout his writings. And of course as with any ship's book he records the typical data any sailor would note such as position weather and any and all nautical observations. The book has some cover wear and some pages are loose but all accounted for and legible. Overall G.; Manuscript; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF GEORGE SYLVESTER CHASE CAPE COD SEA CAPTAIN MARITIME MERCHANT MARINER COMMERCE BY SEA OCEAN GOING COMMERCE NAVAL NAUTICAL SEA FARING SAILORS WHALERS WHALING NEW BEDFORD YARMOUTH SALEM BARNSTABLE COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS SHIPS VOLUNTEER ERICSSON REGENT ENOCH E. CHASE AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG PRIMARY SOURCE FIRST HAND ACCOUNT SOCIAL HISTORY PERSONAL STORIES LIVING HISTORY 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 PAPELBIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERSONAL NARRATIVES . unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 0002307
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WILLIAM ARTHUR FULKERSON
1901 - 1920 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT CAREER LOG BOOK OF AN UNCOMMON MAN WHO RISES FROM COMMON SAILOR SERVING BELOW DECKS TO ONE DAY SERVE AS A SHIP'S CAPTAIN IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY
Good. 1901. On offer is a super original manuscript relic of early 20th Century and World War I era United States Naval history of particular significance to those researchers and historians who delight in seeing the rise of a common sailor to the lofty heights of commander. The author enlisted as a seaman in 1901 and worked his way up to rank of Commander and Captain without attending Naval Academy a self made man who would also during his illustrious Navy career be discharged and reenlist the next day without ever getting off the ship! Students of naval history know that it is a rare ascension of any man who serves below decks to become the god-like presence of a ship's captain and such is the case of William Arthur Fulkerson there is no indication of ownership in the book proper it came directly from an archive of his papers whose naval career begins thusly: "Enlisted March 20th 1901 at Chicago Illinois and was sent to the Training Station at Newport Rhode Island; was transferred from Training Station to the Training Ship Essex Aug 22nd 1901. Transferred from the U. S. S. Essex on April 5th 1902 at Norfolk Virginia and reported on board the U. S. S. Minneapolis at Philadelphia Pennsylvania April 22nd 1902. Transferred from the U. S. S. Minneapolis to the U. S. S. Columbia July 19th 1902 at New York." This 80 page log book meticulously details every ship every port with arrival and departure time every day they anchored; how long they remained in port; and the day and time of departure. He served on the U.S.S. Essex; U.S.S. Minneapolis; U.S.S. Dolphin; U.S.S. Columbia; U.S.S. Lancaster; U.S.S. Wabash; Ordered to temporary duty in 1913 in North Dakota; Ordered to Receiving Ship Norfolk Virginia; U.S.S. Franklin; U.S.S. Richmond; U.S.S. Maine; U.S.S. Iowa; U.S.S. Indiana; U.S.S. Hannibal; and on Sept. 16th 1916 he reported for duty at the Navy Yard in Portsmouth New Hampshire. August 15 1917 - Appointed Ensign U.S.N. February 1 1918. Appointed Lieutenant Commander. August 15 1918 Appointed Lieutenant. "November 9 1918 detached duty Navy Yard at Portsmouth NH and reported to Commander Naval Station New London Conn in connection with the Anti Submarine Squadron Nov. 11 1918. On November 16 1919 Fulkerson was to Command/Captain the U.S.S. Eagle Boat #12. This was changed to PE-1 or 2 3 4 in 1920. While most of the writings are factual there are many narrative entries of auspicious events such as: While on the U.S.S. Dolphin October 22 1901 "Took Crown Prince of Siam to West Point and Return." "January 11 1903. While in port at La Guaira Venezuela we got Minister Bowen and took him to the U.S." "In 1905 at Oyster Bay Long Island we received Japanese Envoys." Etc. The 7 1/2 x 9 inches ledger style book is overall G.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF WILLIAM ARTHUR FULKERSON USN UNITED STATES NAVY NAVAL MARINE NAUTICAL MARITIME SAILORS SAILING WWI WW1 WORLD WAR I EAGLE BOAT CAPTAIN COMMANDER S.S. ESSEX U.S.S. MINNEAPOLIS U.S.S. DOLPHIN U.S.S. COLUMBIA U.S.S. LANCASTER U.S.S. WABASH U.S.S. FRANKLIN U.S.S. RICHMOND U.S.S. MAINE U.S.S. IOWA U.S.S. INDIANA U.S.S. HANNIBAL ANTI SUBMARINE SQUADRON FROM SEAMAN TO OFFICER AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG PRIMARY SOURCE FIRST HAND ACCOUNT SOCIAL HISTORY PERSONAL STORIES LIVING HISTORY 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 PAPELBIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERSONAL NARRATIVES . unknown
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RICHARD RENSHAW
1796 - 1801 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DIARY OF THE NOTED BRITISH 4th BATTALION ROYAL REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY - OF WHICH PARTS WERE LATER PUBLISHED AS 'VOYAGE TO THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE'
MANCHESTER LANCASHIRE UK AFRICA EGYPT. Poor. 1796. On offer is the original handwritten manuscript "Voyages and Travels of Richard Renshaw" of the British Army's heralded Royal Regiment of Artillery Renshaw of the 4th Battalion. Some parts of this manuscript were later published as 'VOYAGE TO THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE' in 1804. Renshaw retells in detail and with a keen observer's eye the story of his service for Great Britain. He is an educated man who writes insightful and sometimes rollicking accounts of his and the group's adventures. He describes everything he sees through Africa and into Egypt as part of Admiral Nelson's fleet and the ill-fated elderly Scot Lieutenant-General Sir Ralph Abercromby being part of "war reserved for the British nation to annihilate their Napoleon and the French ambitious designs their fleet was attacked defeated and destroyed in Aboukir
" An absolutely incredible first hand account of this robust man's life. Whether dodging buffaloes doing a bit of amateur archaeology grave robbing! in Egypt and he does not hesitate to tell all in this very beaten up and we believe incomplete journal. We also suggest that Richard is writing the diary after the fact as he writes of the near past with near total recall and then seems to catch up to himself in around 1801. Here are snippets from the preface and other short quotes: "Voyages and Travels of Richard Renshaw Preface. As the following voyages and travels are now made public I think it is proper to lay before the reader a short acct of my life previous to my leaving England. I was born in ManChester in the County of Lancaster and chiefly educated there. My parents in the early part of my life were in affluent circumstances but in consequence of misfortunes in trade in he order of Divine providence they were visited with the bitter cup of adversity my mother being _____ of delicate feelings
. Her constitution was not
and terminated in her death. My Father knowing I had a natural inclination for the army
taking frequent opportunities to lay before me the shocking numbers in the papers of those slain in previous engagements
. I left my fathers house November 1795. I never had the happiness of seeing him after
. Without seriously weighing the circumstance of so important a nature I enlisted in the 4th Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Artillery the consequence of this step was in the following pages will inform the reader. I embarked aboard the Crescent Frigate at Spithead on the 28th of February 1796 & sailed in company with the Sceptre sixty four and some few transports the 1st of March the wind being tolerable fair
During my time in Africa we trained a Regiment of Hottentots
I was attacked by a buffalo but owing to a small lake
I escaped from him
.On the 17th of August we disembarked the Island of Rhoda and joined Major General Baird
On the 12th of December 1801 we marched on Alexandria
. During my stay in Alexandria the plague was raging in an astonishing manner
" Renshaw has made numerous deletions and corrections to the narrative manuscript for future publication. NOTE: Curiously there is one handwritten note upside down on a blank page titled "Cure for Love" which informs in a rather shaky aged hand a sad unhappy verse. The covers are detached but present the text block in pieces though the narrative is complete from beginning but there are most likely a page or two missing from the end given the way it stops. There is no loss given the narrative begins in 1796 and continues through 1802 over 150 pp or so. The author wrote on the recto pages and saved the verso for later notes clarifications etc. of which there are many. Truly a one of a kind historical diary of an important period of British Empire's glory.; English; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF Cape Town South Africa Aboukir Bay Battle of the Nile 4th Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Artillery MILITARY MILITARIA BRITISH ARMY NAVY NAVAL SCOTLAND IRELAND AFRICA EGYPT NAPOLEONIC WARS NAPOLEON ADMIRAL NELSON ABERCROMBY ABERCROMBIE 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 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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"RUTLAND BLEIGN" (?)
1890 SUPER ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT JOURNAL OF A 3 WEEK CRUISE ON A 'MONKEY BOAT' THROUGH SOUTHERN ENGLAND'S SADLY DECLINING INLAND WATERWAYS AND CANAL SYSTEM AS RAILROADS BEGIN TO OVERTAKE BOATING
SOUTHERN ENGLAND GREAT BRITAIN. Good. 1890. On offer is a super original manuscript relic of travel through England on its inland waterways and canals as handwritten by the intrepid author "Rutland Bleign" but really unidentified as it seems a pseudonym who is travelling with his friend and illustrator the brace working to publish the as titled book: "In Tow: The Chronicle of a Cruise in a Monkey Boat." Written from August 6th through the 28th in 1890 he leaves off the year but some sleuthing concluded definitely the year as stated the manuscript which appears unpublished details the three week cruise on the historic canals of Southern England at the perfect time for historians and researchers of canal travel as in 1890 while some were in peak years of usage while others beginning to see the inevitable decline due to increased railway service. Rutland is an erudite witty raconteur in this travel account. Here are some snippets: ". after a ramble round the town I took our permit to the Canal Office to be initialled in due form and had a chat with the agent Mr. White. returning to our boat. I found a very serious gentleman with a pencil and notebook in hand. announced himself as the Canal-Boat-Inspector-for-the-Newbury-District-under-the- Local-Government-Board. he wanted to know how much women children and other livestock were onboard. if any of us were subject to hydrophobia Asiatic cholera smallpox or other little ailments of that sort. the blue books had already told me; but then as its owners the G.W.R. Great Western Railway get the traffic which it would otherwise take it seems to be merely a transference from one pocket to the other. No doubt the Railway people would close the Cut tomorrow if their powers allowed them which fortunately for us easy-going folk who infinitely prefer their water- to their iron-way is not the case." "The canal closing Sunday rule is absolutely stringent it appears and even a party of G.W.R. officials Great Western Railway who came down the canal for a weekend 'trip' were not allowed to infringe it. As the pleasure traffic begins to feel its way along these hitherto almost unknown waters this regulation will naturally become more & more irksome and will probably be relaxed eventually." ".Melksham. the sunny old Quaker town. the grand old Quaker enterprise and grit which made the place had largely disappeared but Sir Robert Fowler still is there and the methodist connextion is evidently strong." ". beyond a square orchard with some lumps in the turf. Stanley Abbey. our host insisted on our partaking in some home brewed wine vintage '86 Chateau Rhubarb Beds of subtle flavour and half inclined to be sparkling." "We begin to expect great things of 'New Swindon' and may after all have to spend more than the inevitable 'ten minutes for refreshment' which begins and ends most peoples acquaintance with the place; and which must have brought a fortune to the far seeing contractor who stipulated for that stopping clause in his lease with the Railway Company." Overall G.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF RUTLAND BLEIGN 19TH CENTURY ENGLAND CANALS CANAL CRUISES ENGLISH WATERWAYS TRAVEL BY CANALS MONKEY BOATS THE DECLINE OF TRAVEL BY INLAND WATERWAYS DAWN OF RAILWAY ERA BRITTANICA RAILROADIANA RAILWAYS TUGS RAILROADINGHANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG PRIMARY SOURCE FIRST HAND ACCOUNT SOCIAL HISTORY PERSONAL STORIES LIVING HISTORY 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 PAPELBIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERSONAL NARRATIVES . unknown
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LIEUTENANT PY MATTHEWS JR, US NAVY CHIEF ENGINEER P Y
1955 ORIGINAL SIGNIFICANT MANUSCRIPT DIARY AND JOURNAL OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST ICE BREAKER ON IT'S FIRST POLAR EXPEDITION HANDWRITTEN BY THE CHIEF ENGINEER
ASEA ABOARD THE USS GLACIER. Good. 1955. On offer is a super pair of significant original manuscript journals handwritten by Lieutenant P.Y. Matthews Jr. a United States Navy Chief Engineer of the noted USS Glacier detailing the Chief's voyage and participation in Operation Deep Freeze I making for a very detailed account in two volumes beginning in the Antarctic upon arrival December 15 1955 until departure April 1 1956. Written as a group of letters titled 'Dear Jan' it appears from entries in the journal that Jan was perhaps a niece the narrative makes for an intimate sharing of observations and impressions of all the Chief sees. The Chief is as each and every entry attests a personable enthusiastic participant in the voyage who well realizes the significance of the trip. I his own words: 'DEAR JAN The stirring saga of the USS GLACIER the world's most powerful ice breaker and its first polar voyage through six of the seven seas including ice breaking in Antarctica for Operation Deep Freeze I.' We note he writes of sitting down with Admiral Byrd too! Adding great depth are a small number of hand drawn maps diagrams and pictures. Volume 1 is rather half full with 80 or so pages of writings as he only uses the facing pages but Volume 2 contains only a few pages of text the rest is blank as the expedition had ended. Also includes a newspaper clipping about Matthews stating that he had taken much color film footage of Antarctica and Little America. Tucked in is a copy of a document stating that Matthews was in the first landing party on Princess Astrid Coast the original was placed in a cairn there. Overall G.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF LIEUTENANT P.Y. MATTHEWS JR. US NAVY CHIEF ENGINEER USN UNITED STATES NAVY USS GLACIER OPERATION DEEP FREEZE ANTARCTICA EXPLORATION PRINCESS ASTRID COAST LITTLE AMERICA NAVAL HISTORY NAUTICAL MARINE MARINERS EXPLORERS EXOTIC TRAVEL EXTREME TRAVEL ICEBERGS ADMIRAL BYRD AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG PRIMARY SOURCE FIRST HAND ACCOUNT SOCIAL HISTORY PERSONAL STORIES LIVING HISTORY 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 PAPELBIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERSONAL NARRATIVES . unknown
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LIEUTENANT HENRY CABELL MADDUX, JR, USN
1941 - 1945 ORIGINAL GROUP OF MANUSCRIPT DIARIES 7 AND NOTEBOOK 1 DETAILING THE SERVICE DUTIES AND SOMETIMES EXTREME OPINIONS OF AN OFFICER OF THE STORIED USS RANGER AMERICA'S FIRST TRUE AIRCRAFT CARRIER
USS RANGER et al. Good. 1941. On offer is a super group of eight 8 original manuscript diaries and notebook handwritten by Lieutenant Henry Cabell Maddux Jr. while serving on the noted American warship the U.S.S. Ranger the first U.S. Navy ship specifically designed and built as an aircraft carrier. Henry proves to be a sporadic writer. Long pauses and then full and well filled pages of his doings duties but most importantly his observations of the war both predictive and specific. Historians and researchers of WWII and the actions of the US Navy will find an unusual author and commentator in Lt. Maddux. He frequently comments negatively on the methodology and philosophy behind the American war effort and the orders he and his superior officers are required to implement or not. We note a passage commenting on the Navy's desire to fight and the Army holding it back. We also note what we feel are perhaps very insightful but near seditious comments regarding Pearl Harbor: "Ensign stopped me and told me about Japan's attack as I went to my shower. At last it is here. Just as I have said for so long. God help us now. West Va. sunk Oklahoma on fire Lexington damaged and God knows what else. The fleet anchored asleep and off guard. Typical. Someone will have to answer. How could Japs come 4000 miles unseen Our poor dumb American fools - trade school stuffed shirts. Even our President fooled. Now I hope our people are satisfied. We may win but we don't deserve to. Thousands of Americans dead tonite and criminal neglect by high officers is to blame. I can just picture it. Everyone ashore lights on no blackout - suddenly the unmanned ships were blown up. I bet not one plane was ready to take the air and fight at once - not one Army or Navy. A historic day but bad for us. Now Mr. Wheeler Nye Fish Lindbergh et al - what have you to say. How right I have been all along. I can't see how anyone could have failed to see it coming. Well the war's on - let's see the great democracy try to fight democratically." Of the eight books there is: One book is of a technical nature: lists of those on watch duty sailors personnel in watch groups etc. notes from discussions regarding effective use of torpedoes perhaps half filled; then; 1941 March 27 to Dec 31st; 1942 three books the first Jan 1 to April 20th the second blank until June 25th filled near fully through September 30th the third book beginning October 2nd to November 23rd though missing a few days in November. We note the last 2-3 words of his last entry were removed. 1944 Jan 1 to Dec 31st; 1945 two books the first May 9th to October 12th; the second Jan 1 to May 8th. We can find no explanation for Lieutenant's propensity for using multiple books for some years. There are many bit of ephemera tucked in: letters chits and even pages used for diary entries when the book was not at hand. The Lieutenant was a fairly consistent though sporadic with in the books proper writing near daily though the entries tend to jump around the individual volumes and were sometimes written on loose sheets of paper then tucked in. As typical with WWII diaries there are entries about Pearl Harbor and the start of the war the atomic bombing of Japan and the end of the war in Europe and Japan though we find only a few notes and a few oblique references regarding the USS Ranger's most notable actions in the Algeria-Morocco landings and actions off Casablanca both in November 1942 and the Norway raid in October 1943. For of the books are largish 7¾ inch tall the others about 6 inches tall. All are page a day style. Overall G.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF USS RANGER CV-4 UNITED STATES NAVY LIEUTENANT HENRY CABELL MADDUX JR. USN WWII WORLD WAR II WW2 WORLD WAR 2 UNITED STATES NAVY NAVAL BATTLESHIPS DESTROYERS AIRCRAFT CARRIERS WAR AT SEA NAVY OFFICERS MARINE MARINERS NAUTICALAMERICANAHANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG PRIMARY SOURCE FIRST HAND ACCOUNT SOCIAL HISTORY PERSONAL STORIES LIVING HISTORY 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 PAPELBIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERSONAL NARRATIVES . unknown
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CHAPLAIN JOHN WESLEY ADAMS
1864 - 1865 ORIGINAL SIGNIFICANT CIVIL WAR MANUSCRIPT DIARY OF THE RENOWNED 'FIGHTING SECOND' NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT HANDWRITTEN BY THEIR BELOVED CHAPLAIN AND BATTLE READY COMRADE
WITH THE 2ND NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. Good. 1864. On offer is a superb original historically significant manuscript diary and relic of the Civil War handwritten by noted Chaplain John Wesley Adams born in Townsend Massachusetts in 1832 the seventh generation ancestor of the Presidents Adams. On December 5 1863 Mr. Adams was commissioned chaplain of General Gilman Marston's original command "The Fighting Second". Devoting himself to social and moral welfare of his comrades Adams was renowned for the care of his men. Side by side he participated in the battles at Bermuda Hundred Point of Rocks the second engagement at Fair Oaks Swift Creek Proctor's Creek Drury's Bluff Cold Harbor Siege of Petersburg and entering Richmond under General Devens the day of his surrender. Mr. Adams preached before his regiment on the death of Abraham Lincoln Adams was discharged in 1865 in a testimonial on parchment. Joining the NH Conference Adams was successful with over a dozen notable pastorates. In 1876 he was chosen a delegate to the General Conference in Baltimore serving four years as secretary of his conference. The 42 page coverless diary is comprised of folio sized sheets are in 3 text blocks held by string and are titled as detailed 'excerpts' from the diaries of the renowned pastor. Retrospectively done but very very soon after the dates of the original writings Chaplain Adams provides a factual retelling of his vast service and in fact the writings include for example in one case a riveting word for word passages with a soldier condemned to die for desertion only to exalt in a reprieve to then be shot the next day. Overall G.; Manuscript; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF CHAPLAIN JOHN WESLEY ADAMS BATTLEFIELD DIARY CIVIL WAR BROTHER AGAINST BROTHER TOWNSEND MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL CONFERENCE IN BALTIMORE THE 2ND NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEERS GENERAL GILMAN MARSTON THE FIGHTING SECOND BATTLES AT BERMUDA HUNDRED POINT OF ROCKS SECOND ENGAGEMENT AT FAIR OAKS SWIFT CREEK PROCTOR'S CREEK DRURY'S BLUFF COLD HARBOR SIEGE OF PETERSBURG RICHMOND UNDER GENERAL DEVENS ABRAHAM LINCOLN HARRIET PATIENCE DAME AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG PRIMARY SOURCE FIRST HAND ACCOUNT SOCIAL HISTORY PERSONAL STORIES LIVING HISTORY 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 PAPELBIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERSONAL NARRATIVES . unknown
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ELISE R TYSON for JH BUCKINGHAM J H
1840 RIVETING ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT SURVIVOR'S ACCOUNT OF THE SINKING BY FIRE AND EVENTUAL RESCUE OF AN AMERICAN PACKET SHIP FILLED WITH COMBUSTIBLES AND PASSENGERS
25 MILES SOUTH OF NANTUCKET SHOALS. Good. 1840. On offer is a sensational original 38 page manuscript account dated Boston 1840 of the ill-fated voyage of the packet ship 'Poland' which caught fire on May 16 en route from New York to Le Havre in France her passengers being rescued two days later by Captain J.B. Ingersoll with the Clifton. The narrator and survivor was Mr. J.H. Buckingham a descendent of Thomas Tinker one of the Pilgrim Fathers on the Mayflower his father being Hon. Joseph Tinker Buckingham 1771-1861 politician journalist and founder of the Boston Courier in 1824. J.H. Buckingham is also associated with the Boston Courier for many years serving his father's enterprise as editor publisher and reporter. Before this voyage he had just resigned as publisher of the Boston Courier in 1939 but would return as a reporter shortly thereafter. In July 1847 he made a stage-coach trip to Chicago and throughout Illinois as a delegate to the River and Harbor Convention and as a reporter for his father's paper accompanying none other than later President Abraham Lincoln. The actual writer appears to be Elizabeth Elise Russell Tyson daughter of George Tyson a railroad official and former merchant in the China trade and Sarah Anthony Tyson. She lived with her family at 314 Dartmouth Street in Boston and in 1915 married attorney and fox hunting aficionado George D. Vaughan. The detailed account of Poland's final voyage interrupted and ended by a lightning induced fire about 25 miles south of Nantucket Shoals leaves little to the imagination as Buckingham describes all: the beginning of the journey the devastating storm and subsequent fire to the cotton and flour in the cargo hold measures taken by crew and passengers for survival the struggles and the collaborative efforts the slowly passing and uncertain hours are recounted in detail until the final rescue. Luckily for historians and researchers the witness to these events was one of the few who remained on the vessel after most were placed on longboats. Not knowing if he would survive at all his observations are recalled in a calm stoic manner his recollections vivid and clear. We quote from the Sydney Gazette: "No language" says the writer of narrative. "can tell of the sufferings of that night which was far more dreadful than the previous night." After a variety of the most agonizing apprehensions and sufferings during which the mothers who had been compelled to hold their youngest children in their arms were well nigh exhausted the ship was put before the wind in the hope of falling in with some sail and as the vessel leaked the men were put to the pump and the water first pumped up was hot. At two o'clock on the afternoon of Monday a sail was discovered from the mast-head. It proved to be the Clifton Captain J. B. Ingersoll bound from Liverpool to New York with two hundred and fifty steerage passengers. The transfer of the crew and passengers of the Poland to the Clifton was effected. At the time the last boat's load left the former her decks had become too hot to stand upon and as she rolled in the sea the water ran from her reeking sides as from hot iron. On board the Clifton every attention was paid to these who had escaped such extreme danger and in due time they were landed safely in New York." Overall G. HISTORICAL NOTES: On 11 May 1840 she left New York with a total of 63 persons on board 24 being cabin passengers. On the 16th she was struck by lightning a disastrous event which resulted in a fire being sparked onboard creating a desperate situation which just in time ended in a rescue. On the 18th the Boston built 'Clifton' commanded by Captain J. B. Ingersoll bound from Liverpool to New York with two hundred and fifty steerage passengers came upon the Poland with her passengers sequestered to the vessel's bow. She took all persons onboard along with any salvageable provisions until the Captain deemed it unsafe to continue. At the time of the last load being removed Poland's decks had become too hot to stand upon. The deeply grateful group watched the Poland burned into the sea knowing that they had so narrowly escaped the same end. The loss of property to the Poland was estimated at $150000. The captain crew and all passengers were saved - within only hours of the ship's sinking. ; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF ELISE R. TYSON BURNING OF THE POLAND LIGHTNING STRIKE AT SEA ATLANTIC COTTON TRADE DISASTER SURVIVOR ACCOUNT AMERICAN PACKET SHIP POLAND SHIPWRECK BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS CAPTAIN J.B. INGERSOLL SHIP CLIFTON J.H. BUCKINGHAM THOMAS TINKER PILGRIM FATHERS MAYFLOWER HON. JOSEPH TINKER BUCKINGHAM BOSTON COURIER ELIZABETH ELISE RUSSELL TYSON GEORGE TYSON GEORGE D. VAUGHAN MARINE NAUTICAL MERCHANT SHIP DANGER AT SEA ATLANTIC COTTON ROUTE AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG PRIMARY SOURCE FIRST HAND ACCOUNT SOCIAL HISTORY PERSONAL STORIES LIVING HISTORY 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 PAPELBIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERSONAL NARRATIVES . unknown
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ADMIRAL FREDRICK W RODGERS
1902 SUPER ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY AND LOG BOOK OF THE TRAVELS AND DIPLOMACY OF THE FLAGSHIP ADMIRAL OF THE ASIATIC FLEET ON THE CHINA STATION AT THIS MOST PERILOUS TIME IN CHINA AND JAPAN RELATIONS
ABOARD THE USS NEW YORK. Good. 1902. On offer is a superb fascinating original soft bound 1902 China Station diary and personal log handwritten by Admiral Frederick W. Rodgers 1842 - 1917. Rodgers was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy. He fought in the American Civil War and ascended to be the last commander of the Asiatic Fleet. He was a grandson of U.S. Navy Commodore Matthew Perry. In May 1901 Rodgers became Senior Squadron Commander within the Asiatic Squadron. On March 1st 1902 he became the commander of the entire Asiatic Squadron which was engaged in combat during the Philippine-American War at the time. He was the Squadron's last commander. At the end of his tour on 29 October 1902 the Asiatic Squadron was abolished and its responsibilities were assumed by the new United States Asiatic Fleet. This logbook documents his ship the U.S.S. New York while stationed in Amoy China and Nagasaki Japan during a critical time in the area's history. The log begins March 27th with a final entry on - July 26th 1902. The log recounts the daily workings of the ship and personnel deployments lists of repairs to various ships within the Asiatic Fleet. What is of real importance is Rodgers encounters with the Emperor of China and Prime Minister of Japan. He also mentions other naval vessels from Britain Germany and Japan listing the ship's numbers and armaments. This log contains important information about the fleet in this very historical period when the United States emerges as a world naval power. The 60 pages of handwritten narrative and notes make for some revealing entries regarding American efforts at diplomacy in the area; Rodgers' diplomatic contacts with the Emperor and Dowager of China are well noted as are intelligence reports on fortifications in China. He mentions brief reports from missionaries concerning conditions in the interior of China contact with British troops who are guarding parts of Peking. While in Peking Rodgers meets the British Foreign Minister and writes about the looting that took place at the summer palace blaming it on Russian and Italian troops during the Boxer Rebellion. Furthermore he discusses positioning gunboats along the rivers near Peking due to further disturbances. Rodgers also mentions meeting the Prime Minster of Japan encounters with the Japanese navy and various dignitaries princes and barons. Here are some snippets: U.S.S. New York -March 27th 1902 Cable arrived from Hong Kong French Cruiser Arriau called on the American Consul no information from him - he informed me that there was nothing new to report here. A missionary who had just returned from an extensive trip into the interior had informed the consul that he had been treated with much consideration. U.S.S . New York - March 31st 1902 Woosung China - Visited Chinese Cruiser Hai Chai cable from Widdes asking change of officers from G.C.M. not practicable - one case of Cholera in Cavite - condition in Manila improving. Glaicer arrived Cavite - Drake commanding Muntrey officially visited ship brought in 3 cases for G.C.M. U.S.S. New York April 2nd 1902 Left ship at 3 pm for Shaug Hai 30 min from ship to station Woosung road is bad anchorage . The tides were up to more than four knots - ships at single anchor are liable to drag. Went to French hotel De Collmines - it is fairly good but the rooms are most uncomfortable - Captain Tah of the Chinese navy accompanies us. Friday April 1902 Intelligence reports from Monterey Fortifications of the Yangsee River - Forts on Silver Island Black Dragoon forts -Forts at Chu San Knan Forts at Kiaung Yri Required examination of the county between Woosung and Shanghi copy of railroad maps mark chart examination of Woonsung river regards fortifications. U.S.S. New York- April 22nd 1902 New York sailed for Yokahma at 9am Weather raining: A German steamer came in last night with Prince Imperial on board - made preparations for a national salute address ship but found steamer had carried no distinctive flag boarding officer at 4am countermanded order for salute and dressing ship. U.S.S. New York Yokahama Japan Monday April 28th 1902 Rear Admiral Evens hoisted his flag exchanged salutes Went to Tokio Made official visits to US. Minister To Prime Minister of Japan To Minister of War Called on Baron Kaneko. Wednesday June 18th 1902 Arrived off Tokio and anchored nearly 10 miles out - Tug ordered previously met ship - left the ship at 10:15 am and went to Tokio took the train to Peking. Col Brown of the British Army Kindly offered the use of his car which was accepted. Taku forts are still being leveled by the international force those on the south side are all destroyed. Arrived at Peking at 7pm.was meet by a gentleman from the legation and a guard of honor from the 9th infantry. Went to the U.S. legation with my personal staff as a guest of Hon E.S.Conger. Thursday June 19th Visited the temple of Heaven discussed affairs with minister he informed me that the principal questions now between the Chinese Government and the internationals are: First as regards the transfer back to civil administration of the Tuiu Suen and Peking rail road and 2 the return of the city of Tien Sien to civil administration. The rail road is now under English military management. Called on the various foreign ligations - only met two personally the German and the Japanese. Friday June 20th 1902 Visited the Summer Palace of the Emperor. A special permission from the Foreign office was required to visit the Palace it is the most interesting place about Peking but the effects of the results of the trouble in 1900 is very apparent and the destruction was very great - Repairs have been made to a very limited extent this place was occupied by the Italians and Russians who must have looted it to the fullest extent. Peking Sunday 22nd 1902 Diplomatic dinner at the legation - meet the English Minister than the Austrian Charge of Affairs also the Russian Minister. Peking Tuesday June 24th 1902 By Previous arrangements was given was audience by the Empress Dowager and the Emperor at the Winter Palace. The logbook has one torn page one page detached from the binding and four blank pages and is overall G.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF ADMIRAL FREDRICK W. RODGERS ASIATIC SQUADRON LOGBOOK CHINA STATION JAPAN. TURN OF THE CENTURY EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY NAVAL MARINE MARINERS WARSHIPS SOUTH CHINA SEA UNITED STATES NAVY USN FLAGSHIPS DIPLOMACY NAUTICAL PHILIPPINE-AMERICAN WAR POST SPANISH AMERICAN WAR COMMODORE MATTHEW PERRY U.S.S. NEW YORK EMPEROR OF JAPAN EMPEROR OF CHINA DOWAGER EMPRESS OF CHINA TOKIO TOKYO AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG PRIMARY SOURCE FIRST HAND ACCOUNT SOCIAL HISTORY PERSONAL STORIES LIVING HISTORY 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 PAPELBIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERSONAL NARRATIVES . paperback
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MARK BENNITT [sometimes BENNETT]
1902 - 1906 ORIGINAL SCRAPBOOK OF LETTERS DOCUMENTS AND EPHEMERA DETAILING MUCH OF THE MACHINATIONS AND PUBLICITY OF THE MARKETING AND PROMOTION FOR THE 1901 PAN-AMERICAN AND 1904 LOUSIANA PURCHASE EXPOSITIONS COMPILED BY THE HEAD OF PUBLICITY
Good. 1902. On offer is a sensational original scrapbook and group of ephemera related to both the 1901 Pan-American minor focus and 1904 Louisiana Purchase major focus Expositions of the publicity superintendent and man responsible for the public faces of the Fairs being a scrapbook of his incoming correspondence including several typed and signed letters from William Buchanan the Director General of Pan-American Exposition handwritten notes news and magazine clippings photos there is a wonderful F.P. Stevens aerial photo of 1904 fairgrounds looking east documents and other ephemera tucked and tipped in regarding the Fairs making for an original unique behind the scenes look. Compiled and created by Mark Bennitt sometimes Bennett a highly successful writer who became involved with both the 1901 Pan-American and 1904 Louisiana Purchase Expositions as the Publicity Superintendent. While the book goes a very long way in detailing the Fairs it is obviously Mr. Bennitt's personal scrapbook and it is apparent from the outset that Mr. Bennitt was a brilliant hire for those responsible for the Fairs' success as witnessed by the clippings related to his hiring and personal background as befits a man of success and proud of his ongoing accomplishments but that stated Mark was a master of his craft and the book tells the story of the machinations to making the Fairs and the man who made them publicity successes. Of particular interest will be that the book provides a mirror view of the Fairs as seen by the outside public while for the historian also providing a look at the Fairs from the inside. We note: Near the back are some dozen pages of later writings of Bennitt's sojourn up the West coast in 1906. The rear cover is off but present the front holding for now one or two pieces of ephemera have come off the pages but overall the scrapbook is G.; Manuscript; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF MARK BENNITT BENNETT EARLY PUBLICIST PUBLICITY ADVERTISING MARKETING PROMOTION 1901 PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION 1904 LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPOSITIONS INTERNATIONAL FAIRS WORLDS FAIRS INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITIONS MISSOURI LOUISIANA BEHIND THE SCENES AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG PRIMARY SOURCE FIRST HAND ACCOUNT SOCIAL HISTORY PERSONAL STORIES LIVING HISTORY 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 PAPELBIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERSONAL NARRATIVES . unknown
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THEOPHILUS TAPPIN
1838 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A YOUNG MAN ENJOYING LIFE WORK AND SUNDAY SCHOOL IN GREENWICH VILLAGE NEW YORK
GREENWICH VILLAGE NEW YORK CITY NY. Fair. 1838. On offer is a super original 1838 manuscript diary handwritten by Theophilus Tappin who lived in New York City's Greenwich Village. He states: "The undersigned respectfully communicates that this is the commencement of his journal. Theophilus Tappin 26th Jan 1838 with the final entry on May 20th 1838 108 Waverly Place New York I shall strive to continue it until the day of my death." Historians and researchers of 'the Village' will understand that the young likely a teenager Mr. Tappin's diary places him in the Village at a formative and historic time called the Empire Period. Newgate Hospital had closed a mere two years before. New York University would come in their stead. Other charitable and beneficial groups opened their doors in Greenwich Village at the time our author writes. It appears he works in a retail store. Living close to the North River and obviously attuned to what occurs on the river he writes much of what goes on. He mentions the packet ships coming to port; a fire and criminality: 'A very large fire in Avenue D between 4th and 5th streets and an attempt to forge notes on the Kentucky Bank by a few rouges". He mentions a wind storm that blows a ship out of the bay and leaves only one boy onboard who is rescued; riding sleighs though New York City during snow storms; ships coming into port his first trip aboard a sailing ship; his family the struggles of work and his mother catching some illness. There is also mention of politics regarding the Whig party and elections. Towards the end of the diary some issues arise and Tappin remarks he is looking for a place over and over and seems to be depressed. This 7.5 x 6 inch 85 page or so diary makes for a fascinating look at the man and his times in mid 19th Century Greenwich Village and the backdrop of historic changes in the making for the area. Boards are detached and while he didn't write each day he writes paragraphs when he does write. There is an account section at the back. Overall Fair.; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF GREENWICH VILLAGE NEW YORK CITY THEOPHILUS TAPPIN EARLY 19TH CENTURY 108 WAVERLY PLACE WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK NEW YORK UNIVERSITY THE ORPHAN ASYLUM SOCIETY OAS RAISIN STREET THE SOCIETY FOR THE BENEFIT OF HALF-ORPHANS AND DESTITUTE CHILDREN SRHO ASSOCIATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF COLORED ORPHANS EMPIRE PERIOD NEWGATE HOSPITALAMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG PRIMARY SOURCE FIRST HAND ACCOUNT SOCIAL HISTORY PERSONAL STORIES LIVING HISTORY 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 PAPELBIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERSONAL NARRATIVES . hardcover
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UNIDENTIFIED
1944 ORIGINAL SIGNIFICANT MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A BRITISH SOLDIER ON LEAVE TOURING COPTIC CHRISTIAN MONASTERIES IN EGYPT ACCOMPANIED BY HIS ONE DAY FAMOUS NEW ZEALAND FRIEND AND HERO OF THE GREEKS
WADI NATRUN EGYPT 1944. On offer is a sensational historically significant 25 page manuscript diary handwritten by an unidentified British soldier likely an Officer during WWII while on leave. He was in Egypt and spent several days touring a number of Coptic Monasteries in the Wadi Natrun area and does a super job detailing the tour he and his friend Arthur Helm who we believe became a noted New Zealand explorer and author and was also a hero to the nation of Greece for his contribution to the war effort there in 1941 and the failed Crete campaign. A massive memorial in New Zealand was inspired by Mr. Helm's efforts and their camel 'George' took. Readers whether historians or researchers will treasure his narrative style and his descriptions of all he saw especially given the fact that there were once as many as 300 Coptic monasteries in Egypt and now there are but a handful. That said we note a homophobic slur that reflects the times and attitudes of many. Here are some snippets: "A Night in a Coptic Monastery: Friday 31st March 1944. I am writing these notes by the light of a candle in the guest room of the Coptic Monastery of Deir Syrins in the desert depression of Wadi Natrun half way between Cairo and Alexandria Egypt. It is 7 o'clock and everything is still except for the low moaning of some monks chanting in the Eastern fashion at the other side of the monastery. There is a half moon and from the window of the guest room the monastic buildings present a fine scene with their white walls bathed in the silver light." "With my New Zealand friend Arthur Helm I left Cairo at 9 o'clock this morning. We were quite lucky in getting lifts and by 11 o'clock we had hitch hiked to the Halfway House half way to Alexandria. From here a road leads down to the Wadi Natrun Salt and Soda factory and here again we were fortunate as we had only been walking for about five minutes when factory lorry overtook us and gave us a lift." "The lorry dropped us at the Egyptian Frontiers Administration Police Post and here we changed from our battledress and blue uniforms which we are still compelled to wear in town and changed into K.D. shorts and open neck shirts. We were armed with a "guide" by the police to show us the best way through the sinking sand of the Wadi and carry our rucksack in the form of an old and withered old native. So we loaded the rucksack on to "George's" back and set off without further delay as fast as possible in the direction of the monasteries of Anba Bishoy and Deir el-Surian which stand together about five miles from the Police Post. The rucksack incidentally was fairly heavy as it contained my three cameras and a tripod as well as a pair of pajamas and a toothbrush!" At the Anba Bishoy monastery they are taken to the guest house. "The monk who took us round spoke a little English. He was an awful "sissy" and an obvious homosexualist which probably explains why he went into a monastery." "After spending about two hours looking round and taking photographs we returned to the guest house for our meal. We were somewhat dubious what sort of food it would be but we had decided to try as much as possible. It consisted of Halawa olives and coarse bread. Halawa which is made out of a certain seed and oil. I am very partial to but the olives we both found pretty difficult to get down. However we made a good hole in the pile in the dish so not offend our guests and entered it bravely all in the cause of science. The meal over we packed the cameras into the rucksack. Woke our native George from his slumbers and prepared to move on to the next monastery Deir Syrianus. This is only about quarter of a mile from Bishoy and a walk of five minutes brought us to the door. There was a pitcher of water in front for the benefit of the Bedouin which two monks were in the process of filling so they took us straight inside the monastery and the lengthy bell ringing process was eliminated. Here again we were ushered straight to the guest room and went through the usual coffee drinking process. Syrianus is rather more opulent than Bishoy and the guest house is more pretentious. Opening from the central reception ball were four rooms each with a large four poster bed two of which were offered us for the night." "In a small room in the Kasr I came across a pile of old books all hand written in Coptic and Arabic. They were all in a heap and did not appear to be wanted but the monks would not let me take any away!" "I am just completing these notes now before trying the bed. This looks good enough in itself although I expect a few visitors. I have just opened a widow in the room and judging from the effect on the hinges it is the first time it has been opened for years." They set out on foot to the Deir Baramus Monastery an hour and forty minutes away a good meal later and back to Cairo to the Frontiers Police Post. "We reached the Police Post at 3:15 doing it in an hour and 25 minutes. We changed into our official clothes had some tea with the Egyptian police which we could not refuse but which we were reluctant to take as our time was getting short and then began the last part of our trek from the police post to the Halfway House on the Alex-Cairo Road. This we reached at 4 and within five minutes we had got a lift on an American Cairo bound lorry. We did the journey sitting on a pile of packing cases in just under two hours; we reached Cairo at 10 to 6 and I was just in time to get on duty at 6 o'clock although in a somewhat hot and dusty condition!" The 5" x 8" pages are overall in Good condition save some turned corners. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Manuscript. hardcover
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JEREMIAH GOULD [?]
1849 - 1854 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A KEEN EYED INTROSPECTIVE INDIANA SURVEYOR DETAILING HIS LIFE AND FAMILY HARDSHIPS OF TRAGIC ILLNESS WHO STILL SEES THE WONDERS OF THE WORLD WHILE VISITING THE NEW YORK CRYSTAL PALACE EXPOSITION
MISHAWAKA WOLF CREEK MARSHALL COUNTY INDIANA IN. Fair. 1849. Offered is a super original manuscript diary dated August 1849 through to a final tragic entry in April 1854. The diary was handwritten by an Indiana surveyor farmer politician and engineer who worked throughout Indiana Ohio and Illinois. While the 64 page book lacks any identifying signatures or inscription a tucked in scrap of what appears to be original poetry dated 1840 bears the name of Jeremiah Gould. The final 1854 entry is signed in a different hand with the initials V.G. likely the son Vernon which we believe adds credence to Jeremiah's authorship though more research should be done. The diary is a fascinating and a superb telling of the author's personal life and times as he writes not just of what has happened but also his thoughts about the family's future. We learn that it is a hard life given his family suffered many attacks of fever and disease and a super portrait of pre Civil War America and there is so much to it: he and fellow surveyors find an old Indian Battle ground while on a survey; political commentary about the Whig Party Daniel Webster including his own ambitions in local politics as he is elected to office. His children he writes about many times - Vernon Marietta and Robert. For example one of his sons Vernon leaves to study medicine. The town of Rochester is a focus of commentary often along with Mishawaka Wolf Creek and Marshall County and the Yellow River. In fact there is a great entry about crossing the river by horse. He writes about surveying his own land under an act of Congress of Sept 25th. The author was a part time teacher rancher and elected county surveyor in August 1851 surveying for a Solomon Pontius. He mentions in great detail his cattle sheep and trying to raise crops. He also describes the political climate of the day and his own philosophical thoughts. Here is a snippet: Fri April 23 Went to Richland to attend court for Mother. I never saw so many ignorant a set of men nor so disorderly a court as I saw today the justice was entirely incompetent to fill his office. I am satisfied that magistrates ought not to be elected to office. For in a great majority of cases incompetent persons will be elected over worthy and competent men while there is no one responsible for this impromptu choice. Today I had conversations with A.F. Smith related to political affairs we concluded to call a meeting of the Whig's of the county on the 22nd of March. This close's the year 1852- a year in which I have had many bright prospects and as many disappointments but on the whole out situation is somewhat improved I have paid off some debts made some valuable improvements upon my family and in the year to come we have all been blest with health. Sept 21 I left home for the east. Arrived in South Bend in the evening took carriage 40 minutes past 11 arrived Monroe in the morning. Took passage on board steamboat about 10 min and arrived in Cleveland about 4 pm and in the morning of the 23rd arrived in Buffalo. Gould also travels for his pleasure and edification particularly when he travels east and does a super job on two and a half pages of describing his trip to The World's Fair September 1853. This was the Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations a World's Fair held in 1853 in what is now Bryant Park in New York City in the wake of the highly successful 1851 Great Exhibition in London. The New York Fair also had a Crystal Palace. He also went directly to the Mechanics Fair in Boston on September 30th and he writes a couple of short paragraphs. The tragedy contained in this diary is dramatic and saddening to read. Shortly after the author attends the World's Fair his wife suddenly gets ill and then dies of this illness. Within a year the Author perishes as well from "Typhus". In the Winter of 1851 I wrote to M.D. Smith of Ohio for a flock of sheep June 1st 1851 Vernon left home to study medicine under the instruction of Dr. Brokett July 5th I purchased 500 sheep of Smith. In the fall Vernon took a school over the river for three months. In December I commenced surveying my lands for Culua under an Act of Congress of Sept 25th. In Jan I was appointed Deputy county surveyor with the understating that I should have all the business of the county. I continued to to the County surveying until the August election. My sheep became diseased and we had a great deal of trouble with them and of the 500. I had little but 100 at shearing and all the wool was insufficient to pay the first installment of the purchase money a great disappointment. Wednesday 25th 1852 Finished the road and went across the woods to Montgomery's and thence to Barnes on the way there we passed by the remains of some shanties erected on the Indian Payment ground on the North side of Chippewa rock erected in 1836. In the afternoon surveyed a road from Barnes's to Warsaw Road. After the survey was finished as we were sitting upon a log near the Chippewa rock south of Martins Mr Montgomery picked out a bullet from a log about 4 inches from the outside of the log which had overgrown by 37 layers of wood. This circumstance gave rise from which I learned that about 50 years ago the Chippewa's and Pottawatomie had a battle at this place. Previous to that time the Chippewa occupied this county and had a town on the creek. The old town of Aubbunaublu township was also a Chippewa town. January 1st 1854 Eighteen hundred fifty three is passed away and what has it left me I have been totally successful in temporal affairs. Have diminished my debts have extended my acquaintances have visited the home of my youth and have been flattered with visions of future success but I have lost my nearest friend my family is broken up my plans for the future have been frustrated and sorrow has sent an arrow into my heart deeper that before." The 8 x 6.5 inch journal is basically disbound covers hanging by string loose pages but the text is complete and legible. Overall Fair. ; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF JEREMIAH GOULD NEW YORK CITY WORLD'S FAIR CRYSTAL PALACE FAIR EXHIBITION OF THE INDUSTRY OF ALL NATIONS A WORLD'S FAIR BRYANT PARK MECHANICS FAIR BOSTON AUBBUNAUBLU TOWNSHIP CHIPPEWA ROCHESTER MISHAWAKA WOLF CREEK MARSHALL COUNTY THE YELLOW RIVER INDIANA SURVEYORS SURVEYING OLD INDIAN BURIAL GROUNDS AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG PRIMARY SOURCE FIRST HAND ACCOUNT SOCIAL HISTORY PERSONAL STORIES LIVING HISTORY 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 PAPELBIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERSONAL NARRATIVES . unknown
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LIEUTENANT (JG) GH PENN G H
1944 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LOG AND DIARY OF AN AMERICAN ARMY LIEUTENANT FOCUSED ON WINNING ONE OF AMERICA'S GREATEST CHALLENGES IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC FIGHTING AN ENEMY MORE NUMEROUS THAN THE JAPANESE
MIOS WOENDI AMSTERDAM ISLAND SOUTH PACIFIC. Very Good. 1944. On offer is an original very unusual very different kind of manuscript relic of World War II and America's war in the South Pacific being a log book for "Malaria Control Team 28" handwritten by we believe Lieutenant JG G.H. Penn detailing his mission primarily at M.T.B. Base 21 on Mios Woendi Island from 3 July 1944 to 10 August 1944 and at Advance Base 3 on Amsterdam Island from August 1944 to 21st February 1945. Lt. Penn we can safely assume was a scientist within the field of Malaria control and mosquito life given that we found some post War references to his published contributions on the subjects. The log is a fascinating blend of scientific data detailing efforts by US armed forces to systematically test for identify treat and eliminate tropical diseases including malaria primarily on the Pacific Islands of Mios Woendi and Amsterdam Island and diary narrative bordering on forensics and detective work such as hunting through garbage dumps and disposals 'heads' etc. for maggots and larval specimens lab work and much more with the back drop of the War at a very intense time; constant raids and attacks by Japanese aircraft and kamikaze pilots dealing with casualties from the USS Orestes after it was hit by a kamikaze and much more in the 64 full hand-written pages. Historians and researchers of the American war effort in the South Pacific will all too well recognize the utter importance of malarial control at the time given the debilitating effects that the disease could wreak on unprotected soldiers and marines. This unique journal makes for an irreplaceable record of that effort from the hands of a man that studiously and determinedly worked to eradicate the threat as his part of the war effort. Overall VG.; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF LIEUTENANT JG G.H. PENN MALARIA CONTROL TEAM 28 M.T.B. BASE 21 MIOS WOENDI ISLAND SOUTH PACIFIC PACIFIC THEATER WWII WW2 WORLD WAR 2 WORLD WAR II THE WAR AGAINST JAPAN AMSTERDAM ISLAND GUAM PHILIPPINES TROPICAL DISEASES TROPICAL TREATMENTS TROPICAL MEDICINES DOCTORS BIOLOGY INSECT BORNE DISEASES MOSQUITO MOSQUITOES AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG PRIMARY SOURCE FIRST HAND ACCOUNT SOCIAL HISTORY PERSONAL STORIES LIVING HISTORY 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 PAPELBIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERSONAL NARRATIVES . unknown
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MORVEN M JONES
c1870s ORIGINAL SIGNIFICANT CIVIL WAR DIARY DETAILING THE BRUTAL TREATMENT AND SCANDALOUS TRIAL OF 3 UNION OFFICERS HANDWRITTEN BY A KEY PLAYER & MUCH MALIGNED MIDDLE AGED UNION ARMY OFFICER ATTORNEY WHO AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER HAD THE EAR OF PRESIDENTS
UTICA NEW YORK WASHINGTON DC OLD CAPITOL PRISON 1879. On offer is a sensational original manuscript Civil War relic of no little significant historical content. The author Morven M. Jones 1815-1886; Utica New York was a key player in one of the Civil War's most notorious scandals: allegations of election fraud vote tampering conspiracy leading to the brutal arrest and incarceration of three men; a Union Colonel a Major and the author a middle aged Lieutenant cashiered out as an officer due to the ill effects of his time as a POW working under the auspices of the Governor of New York whilst trying to follow unclear regulations. The case details were published in a pamphlet and researchers and historians will treasure the fact that Mr. Jones wrote his 50 page or so memoir in the broad margins of an early printed edition of this booklet about him and his co-defendants case and the trial: The United States of America vs. Samuel North Levi Cohn and Morven M. Jones the published work names him as Marvin which he corrected in pencil. Writing retrospectively we note his signature at the close of an entry near the end dated 1879 he writes a commentary following the published parts of the trial and at great length about his arrest incarceration and his time and terrible treatment at the Old Capitol Prison especially by the warden William Wood. He also writes about his time during the war conversations he had with President Abraham Lincoln and much much more offering page after page of historical narrative. Here are some snippets: North Jones and Cohn were arrested by Military Police Oct 27 1864 and at once placed in separate close confinement in Old Capitol Prison
The cells were close and sultry during the day but the nights were cold and chilly
One day I burned a broom handle slowly nearly from end to end for fear of entirely losing fire to kindle with
While in the cells we were not allowed to look out of the small windows not even to place our faces to the lower part of the window
.Several times when I had my face close to the lower end of the window trying to inhale a little fresh air did I see a musket pointed at my head with the order from the sentinel to get away from that wind
several of our soldiers being shot for looking out of the windows of the prison. The windows were the death line and if a prisoner could be seen looking out the order or the practice was to shoot him
My wife was one of the most fearless women I had ever known
she could assist in an amputation of a soldiers limb with as much coolness as any surgeon in the army while all the tender sympathies of the mother wife and sister combined
.soon after our imprisonment Col Foster told my wife she might as well go home that she could do her husband no good by staying in Washington and he would be convicted and sent to state prison
whenever she went in the street was under the surveillance of male and female spies and detectives. Her private baggage and clothing was searched several times once by men with shoulder straps she told these that her husband had been an officer
He suspected someone was preparing to attempt to escape that evening and if he saw anyone trying to get out there his orders were to shoot him. The attempt was made and the prisoner was shot dead and then Wood after telling the story would laugh at it as a good joke
Bill Wood superintendent of Old Capitol Atheist and generally a brute as he was sometimes had good streaks in him at one of the times when North Jones and Cohn had been taken from their cells and put in the large favored room with some 20 to 30 other gentlemen he said to us you damned New York ballot box stuffers have no business here
didn't do half as bad things as I did at Baltimore on Election day for I and the other fellows I took with me voted early and often
One prisoner by a bold reckless effort escaped in broad daylight although the prisoner was surrounded by 3 lines of sentinels
One day an old man and his daughter a good and respectable looking young woman were brought to the prison from West Virginia as hostages for a son and brother who was accused of a crime and with being in the rebel service. The girl was placed in one end of the block alone and there were seldom any but very few females prisoners in that part of the building. Wood used to visit her room ostensibly to obtain some state secrets but it was well known that he was a beast in his passions soon it was known that the girls was very ill of brain fever and was a raving maniac about a week after the body of the poor girl was carried from the prison in a rough box the father was weeping in the prison yard he had not been allowed to visit her during her illness nor was he allowed to see her remains and all of this within almost a stones throw of the Capitol of the United States
At one time a colored soldier was brought to the prison under sentence of death by court martial for shooting his wife. He was to be hanged in two days this was the first he had heard of his sentence. He was placed in a cell close by where I was and a colored preacher was sent to prepare him for his doom. Bill Wood said it looked too damned bad that if his death could be put off for a week he would find whiskey and beef steak and the nigger preacher could pray the poor devil right straight into Father Abraham's bosom. Early next morning the day of execution Wood sent the colored preacher in his carriage to ask President Lincoln to defer the execution for a week but the preacher returned saying he could not see the President. wood said no one could keep him out of the White House and he and the preacher started putting the horse to his speed
saying the President would very likely interfere and compel them to come again that it would be just as well to hang the man that morning. Wood came back jubilant over his success in seeing the President Lincoln and told the preacher to do his best and pray the nigger in Abraham's bosom
When arrested October 27 I was put in a cell with a man charged with passing Confederate money here I was buried out of sight
Nov 1 a prison official opened my cell door and ordered to proceed to the prison office as I did with a guard of a soldier with a fixed bayonet
On our trial we called for the order for our arrest and it was then By Order of Abraham Lincoln President by HA Stanton Secretary of War a forged or substituted order died the next day after we were in prison
May 17 my wife and self with Dr Coventry and Merit Peckham started for Washington on a telegram from JF Seymour this was soon after the slaughter of the Wilderness
My wife and myself devoted our time and strength to the 50000 wounded and sick soldiers in the hospitals at Washington. They died there by thousands many recovered or were removed to distant hospitals or were sent home discharged but the places were filled from the battlefield the 50000 cots were full. This was true while Republican soldiers in the hospitals in Washington had no difficulty in having their voting papers certified by officers detailed of the purpose every obstacle was thrown in the way of Democratic soldiers
An Oswego Captain whose arm was shattered so that he could but barely write his name and that with much pain and difficulty being a Democrat came from his hospital to the NY agency and for a day or two and took a few votes. For this he was at once dismissed from the service without any ceremony only for helping some wounded democratic soldiers to send home their votes for the old Gen Little Mac and Gov Seymour
The next Monday Jones and his traps were taken to cell No 8 where he was put in with a Cincinnati engraver arrested on a charge of counterfeiting
in a few days Jones was taken from No 8 and put in cell No 6 where he found Col North alone and Sick
The next day Wood called for Cohn and invited him to take a ride took him to the Treasury where they stopped fora few minutes and then drove on to the White House with as much freedom as tho he had owned the White House Bill Wood invited Cohn upstairs to see Old Abe they were shown into a small room and there Cohn found the President Col Foster the Judge Advocate and Clephane the recorder of the military court the two men who had imposed themselves upon Jones in the Prison Office 25 days before. The whole trick and conspiracy were apparent at a glance
After an Introduction President Lincoln with Foster Clephane and Wood present says President Lincoln you Mr Cohn are one of these New York prisoners arrested for fraud as to soldiers votes now if you will make a full statement of all you know about those matters you need not go back to prison but shall be discharged from this moment. Cohn replied that he knew nothing in regard to those matters but what he was willing to tell there or anywhere. Pres Lincoln then repeated what he had said that if Mr Cohn would then state what he knew he should then and there be discharged
Mr Cohn then gave a history of all he had known or see with regard to voting at the NY Agency and elsewhere
When Mr Cohn had completed his statement President Lincoln said Mr Cohn I don't see as you have hurt anybody nor could I if I told the truth was Mr Cohn's reply. The President then dismissed Cohn and Wood and Cohn started downstairs supposing that he was free according to Pres Lincoln's promise Oh No says Wood you will have to go back to prison until your statement is written out for you to sign and then you will be discharged
The McClellan meetings seemed to be the largest and most enthusiastic a large portion of the soldiers were for little Mac
on one evening the Republicans had a very large torch procession helped greatly by niggers and as it passed up Pennsylvania Avenue one of the helpers at Old Capitol Prison set fire to and burned the large National Flag hanging across the avenue in front of the Democratic Headquarters
Toward the latter part of Oct President Lincoln became quite confident of carrying New York. in cases of outrage in cases calling for sympathy or investigation President Lincoln heard and ears were more open than any member of his cabinet and yet no one democrat nor republican was allowed to approach him in regard to North
President Lincoln was made to see and feel how much he was indebted to the Sewards Fenton and the few other arch conspirators and to be made a tool of as in Cohn's case
bringing down the dignity of the Presidency to the dirty work of a detective
The President and those below him made such efforts to find or invent something which might be used in getting out of the dilemma
The prosecution had sent its spies all over the state of New York to find if possible some weak point in the characters or records of the Defts
it would be policy not to produce before a court of decent Army officers had stakes its reputation upon being able to prove monstrous frauds as to soldiers votes.one the day the trial was concluded Maj General Doubleday President of the court pronounced the whole thing a farce
Half of Grant's army would have been transferred from Petersburg to Albany the plans were formed to capture Gov Seymour and only failed in execution the object was to carry the state for Lincoln and Fenton. Suspicion and doubts were thrown around the democratic soldiers votes sent home
I then took passage for Fortress Monroe with one assistant feeling disposed to fight out the question of a NY agency on that line if it took all summer arriving in James River. We were all stopped by Gen Butler's orders. After being arrested by a lot of drakes as a Virginia rebel because I wore a light gray suit I made my way back to Washington
with six physicians and four assistants and over six hundred dollars in hospital stores I started for City Point intending to establish an agency where New York soldiers would be looked after and cared for some as soldiers of other states
on arriving at City Point obstacles were immediately thrown in the way of landing my good s and storing them. We arrived at City Point in PM of 22nd and were directed back a mile or two to the main camp where are found lodgings in tents. The next morning all of the physicians were ordered to duty as common nurses in various corps hospitals and our six physicians were assigned to duty as such
Our guards kindly marched us aboard the steamboat and with many curses against those who had treated us in that manner
at that time it was decided that I was drunk and sutured the camp and that was the reason for my expulsion
" Overall G. BIO NOTES: Morven M. Jones fought in the Civil War for the Union in the 2 New York Heavy Artillery Regiment. He entered the war with the rank of 1 Lieut. and left with the rank of 1 Lieut. Company M mustered in December 12 1861. Jones was the former Chief Clerk Office Secty of State NY; one of the founders and organizers of the Oneida Historical Society; "attorney autograph collector and victim of one of the most scandalous political trials of the Civil War." HISTORICAL NOTES: Wiki: Old Capitol Prison 1861-1867 With the start of the Civil War in 1861 the Union repurchased the building to use as a prison for captured Confederates as well as political prisoners Union officers convicted of insubordination and local prostitutes. Many people arrested following the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln were also held here. These included Dr. Samuel Mudd Mary Surratt Louis Weichmann and John T. Ford owner of Ford's Theater where Lincoln was shot. The adjoining row of houses Duff Green's Row was also used as part of the prison. Famous inmates of the prison included Rose Greenhow Belle Boyd John Mosby and Henry Wirz who was hanged in the yard of the prison. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Manuscript. hardcover
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UNIDENTIFIED
1944 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A VERY CAPABLE WOMAN SUFFERING THROUGH THE MECHANICS OF A LOVE TRIANGLE WHILE DEATH RAINS FROM THE SKY DURING THE SUMMER OF THE BUZZ BOMB AND HITLER'S V1 CAMPAIGN TO TERRORIZE ENGLAND & BREAK BRITAIN'S SPIRIT
LONDON ENGLAND GREAT BRITAIN UK. Good. 1944. On offer is a sensational original manuscript notebook handwritten during the summer of 1944 in London during the horrible 'Buzz Bomb' onslaught or V1 campaign that began in June of 1944 by Nazi Germany. Not merely a home front diary filled with 60 pages of street view entries of life and living conditions during the awful summer of 1944 from an astonishing woman in even more astonishing circumstances along with the back drop of death coming from the air from July 26th through to August 22nd this not quite month long diary is a treasure of emotion a significant memoir of the time and a couple of movies rolled into one. The unidentified author a woman of education practicality and sensuality she is also a symbol of British steadfastness and the 'keep calm and carry on' spirit that propelled England in its determination to defeat the Germans. The definition of indomitable she begins the journal: July 26th 'It might be a good idea to find out just exactly where I am and start this new volume in an assessment of things. There are still bombs and there will be more. I still do not like them but am contemptuous rather than frightened and without any defiance but just plain feeling I would prefer to die rather than run from them. All this is not without its bad effects. I work hard. Too hard because the nervous strain is quite out of proportion. I am easily depressed by the lack of effort on the part of authorities to cope with this thing more than this I am becoming really bitter about the suffering of the public to a state where I blot out all sympathy of the more personal sort and do the job mechanically. The attempt to close down on all my larger emotions is successful but will have its payoff and I a dull deadly dull.' Further reading and we learn she appears to be living with two men one an artist Arthur who 'drew his usual series of dead and staring bodies and bombed buildings' the other a writer. Like the plot of a movie this seems to be a love triangle or more apt a want-to-be-love triangle: 'After a couple of hours it dawned on me they weren't talking in the abstract at all and that even without my amazing ego's influence it was possible John at any rate had a pretty good idea of the woman he would share with Arthur. Me for instance.' A fascinating woman the type who calls other men's girlfriends wenches and a pragmatic gal who admits she figures John will use her as 'a stop gap' and references to her own needs and why they are unmet. A mere month if that and packed with drama intrigue and historic perspective by a very capable and erudite woman. The pressures of the day jump from the page with much talk of fire watching and the result of stresses on those living through a possible death at any moment from the sky: her Mother accuses Father of a dalliance with Molly and the writer's own turmoil. Add the precariousness of life the pervasiveness of death all the while on the front line of terror makes for a singularly unique diary. Overall G.; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF AIR RAIDS BOMB SHELTERS WAR AGAINST GERMANY NAZIS HITLER CHURCHILL WW2 WWII WORLD WAR 2 WORLD WAR II BUZZ BOMB V1 V-1 FLYING BOMB VERGELTUNGSWAFFE 1 DOODLEBUG KIRSCHKERN CHERRYSTONE MAIKÄFER MAYBUG PULSEJET-POWERED CRUISE MISSILE BATTLE OF BRITAIN BOMBARDMENT OF LONDON LUFTWAFFE BRITISH WAR EFFORT BRITISH SPIRIT BRITISH HOME FRONT ENGLAND WAR EFFORT ENGLISH SPIRIT KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON INDOMITABLE SPIRIT BRITANNICA HANDWRITTEN HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG PRIMARY SOURCE FIRST HAND ACCOUNT SOCIAL HISTORY PERSONAL STORIES LIVING HISTORY 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 PAPELBIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERSONAL NARRATIVES . unknown
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CAPT LOUIS MCKEEHAN
1941 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY OF A CRITICALLY TIMED TRIP TO WAR TORN ENGLAND BY AN AMERICAN PHYSICIST WHOSE DETERMINATION AND OUTSIDE-THE-BOX THINKING WILL PERFECT THE ART OF TORPEDO WARFARE
LONDON ENGLAND GREAT BRITAIN UK 1941. On offer is a super very interesting historic original World War II manuscript diary handwritten by American physicist Capt. Louis McKeehan 1887-1975 head of the Mine Warfare Branch of the Bureau of Ordnance Director of the Physics Laboratories Yale among other noted positions. The diary is comprised of 37 pages of entries originally in a smallish flip style notebook now mounted four to a page on paper. The diary is a significant record beginning March 10 1941 through to May 25 1941 detailing his hazardous travels to England and a record of his important meetings and appointments and contacts with each diary page filled with many dozens of Government Military and Admiralty personnel not to mention the vast number of doctors and scientists he met with too. Each 5 x 2¾ note page is filled with data meticulously written as befits a scientist of his calibre. Historians and researchers will understand that this trip is many months before America would enter the War and there was controversy that America should have any involvement while clandestine efforts to assist England were on going. In fact the Lend Lease Act would be passed in Congress the very next day the Captain's trip starts. It is also to be noted this trip occurs at a desperate time for the British. Setbacks in Italy Greece and the terror of the air bombing campaign were all part of the backdrop to this narrative. BIO NOTES: McKeehan's life makes for a fascinating story of a dedicated 'outside the box thinker'. He took leave of his teaching position to help out with the war effort. He was the driving force behind the creation of the torpedo called Fido. Scientists at the Naval Torpedo Station at Newport Rhode Island had been considering acoustic homing torpedoes for fifteen years but insisted that torpedoes made too much noise themselves to be able to home on any external noise source and until McKeehan came along to challenge them they seemed to have a point. But McKeehan was not a career naval officer. He was a reserve officer on active duty for the duration whose peacetime job was director of the physics laboratories at Yale University. Unimpressed by the received wisdom of Navy engineers McKeehan turned to HUSL and BTL where his idea for an acoustic homing torpedo quickly bore fruit. With support and funding from the NDRC HUSL and BTL proved Newport wrong and only seventeen months after the beginning of the project Fido had entered service and made his first kill. After the war the scientists at Bell Labs who had worked on Fido returned to telephone work Captain McKeehan returned to Yale and Harvard - like some other universities - anxious to shed the military connection as soon as possible took back its buildings and ended its classified work. BIO NOTES: Louis McKeehan was among other things author of Yale Science: The First Hundred Years 1701-1801 New York: H. Schuman 1947. . Good. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. Manuscript. unknown
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HERMAN T PARKER
1901 - 1902 ORIGINAL SUPERB GROUP OF FOUR 4 FOLIO MANUSCRIPT BOOKS DETAILING THE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCES ON THE TRIP OF A LIFETIME FOR A NEW CADET ON THE UNITED STATES TRAINING SHIP ENTERPRISE
ABOARD THE USTS ENTERPRISE. Good. 1901. On offer is a super group of four 4 folio manuscript logbooks 2 and exercise books 2 handwritten and compiled by Navy cadet Herman T. Parker who served aboard the United States Naval training ship USTS Enterprise between 1901 - 1902. Beginning under the command of Edward Merritt Hughes from June 1 1901 to Oct 12 1901 and then commanded by Edward David Taussig June 14 1902. Uniquely the group of four presents the historian and researcher of Naval education an opportunity to view the education alongside the performance as the official USTS Enterprise logs are filled with the standard data all sailors have recorded since the Age of Sail: weather winds nautical or ship observations position and status. There are any number of fascinating entries: the Prince and Princess of Norway boarding the Enterprise an encounter with the Russian Fleet a review by the Czar of Russia's Royal Yacht a German royal yacht in review and boarding ships; a number of exchanges with the British German and French Navy. There are many cases were the Enterprise encounters Fleets of the Russian Navy. Another interesting entry: "Port watch -went on liberty at 9 commanding officer made official calls on U.S. consul charge d'affaires Vice Admiral De Loviui Command of Port Vice Admiral Avalon Admiralty Molars." The cross-Atlantic includes ports in Scotland Copenhagen Denmark Saint Petersburg Russia Kiel Germany Antwerp Belgium Gravesend England Gibraltar Funchal Madeira before going back to Boston Massachusetts. The trip and education of a lifetime for this young man who by the end of the voyage would be an 'old salt'. The folio sized books have about 200 pages in total with writing. The books show some signs of ageing but overall G.; Manuscript; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF HERMAN T. PARKER 1ST EDITION ILLUSTRATED SIGNED HANDWRITTEN JOURNAL LOGBOOK DIARY LEDGER US NAVY RUSSIAN NAVY UNITED STATES NAVAL TRAINING SHIP USTS ENTERPRISE GERMANY GERMAN NAVY TRAVEL JOURNAL RUSSIAN NAVY NAVAL MANEUVERS ROYAL YACHTS MARINE MARINERS SAILORS MIDSHIPMEN NAUTICAL HANDWRITTEN HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG PRIMARY SOURCE FIRST HAND ACCOUNT SOCIAL HISTORY PERSONAL STORIES LIVING HISTORY 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 PAPELBIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERSONAL NARRATIVES . unknown
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UNIDENTIFIED
1919 - 1922 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY AND LOG BOOK OF A BUSY HUNTER TRAPPER AND FISHERMAN PLYING HIS TRADE ON THE ALASKAN PENINSULA
ALASKA. Fair. 1919. On offer is a fascinating original 100 page or so manuscript diary dated September 3rd 1919 to May 18th 1922 handwritten by an unidentified trapper hunter fisherman in the Alaskan Peninsula. While the writer is unidentified we feel certain that there are enough clues that local researchers or historians of the place and time should be able to ascertain the author's identity. Rather than a solitary worker it appears the unknown author manages traplines and works with other trappers and fisherman. Found in an old cabin in Alaska the paper cover and first page or so has some issues related to damp and poor storage and some small loss of narrative; perhaps 10% of the first page bottom left far less of the second but the rest of the pages are quite good. Here are some snippets: "Arrived at Unagastick at 4 PM with stores discharged and cleaned the house
Strong easterly wind clear and fine the natives held church today
Quite a bit of ice in the creek glass about 25 Serge came from Illwick and hauled his boat up
3 Drakes arrived from Chignick also one boat from Northbound somewhere around Cape Sennewine the natives did not bring any mail
One boat arrived from Illnick at 12 AM Gustia and Boy
Gustia left for Illnick this morning I am repairing the wind break
Noon blowing quite a breeze from Northwest the natives are going to Illnick to hunt Caraboo Fred Nielson left for his place this morning
the natives came back to much wind took quite a few fish out of the net
No natives showing up yet no more fish in Unagashack took my net in
one bydarkie arrived from Illnick bound for Chignick trying to get the mail at the same time
One boat arrived from Illnick with Serge Ocyntia and wife and the boys
Fred Nilson left for his camp this morning 8 AM the mail arrived from Chignick at 6 PM
Aleck Artinnie and father left for Illnick at 3 PM in a bydarkie
.took a look over the trapping grounds shots few ducks
Boys out goose hunting a gale from the Southeast no geese
in the afternoon Justia and Falmilie arrived from Illnick also Marcie and Ignetty from Bear River
Gustier and boys left for Illnick this morning to trapping grounds in bydarkie
took out some of my traps and drove stakes
Blowing from Northwest a real snowstorm cannot see anything glass down to zero
Breeze from North and getting colder at 3:30 PM there teams 1 from Illnick and 2 from Bear River arrived
Boys making ready to go to Port Heiden
snow drifting
.glass 10 above cannot go to Port Heiden today
dug out some of my traps and reset them
Sent 2 teams to Port Heiden for supplies left at 2 AM
Blowing hard from Northeast at 4 PM one team with Gustia and three Natives arrived from Chiswick. One team left for Port moller at 8 AM in the morning
2 teams old and Scotty left at 9 AM for Chiswick and 2 teams for Bear River and Port Moller glass about 20 above
team arrived from Bear River bound for Chignick
boys arrived from Port Heiden at 9 AM also Mr Culver the teacher bound for Chignick
Clear and cold took a walk to Fred Nielson Camp
returned from Fred's camp at 9 AM
Arrived at trapping ground Hot Spring River cleared a place for cabin and cut grass
took a walk to King Salmon and worked at the House Wind
finished the adding of the house did not go to Scotty
Took out some of my traps
water coming over the bank of the creek caught 2 foxes
creek is overflowing the banks and I have to go to King Salmon to Chris in the morning at 7 AM
during the night caught 1 fox 1 mink
Scotty Nick and Gustia arrived last night at 8PM from Chignick Gustia left this morning for Unagastick
Chris left at noon for Scotty's place in my skiff
put out a few traps Scotty and Nick down to mouth of river
caught 1 fox
" Overall G.; Manuscript; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF ALASKA TRAPPER HUNTER FISHERMAN PENINSULA ESKIMOS NATIVES CHIGNICK INDIGENOUS PEOPLE ABORIGINALS FIRST NATION ALUTIIQ CIRNIQ KODIAK BERING STRAIT LIVING OFF THE LAND LIVING ROUGH HUNTING TRAPPING ALEUTIAN ISLANDS CAPE SENNEWINE ILLNICK UNAGASHACK PORT HEIDEN FRED NIELSON CAMP NEAR ARCTIC ALASKAN PENINSULA AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG PRIMARY SOURCE FIRST HAND ACCOUNT SOCIAL HISTORY PERSONAL STORIES LIVING HISTORY 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 PAPELBIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERSONAL NARRATIVES . unknown
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SIDNEY SCHULMAN
1941 1945 ORIGINAL PAIR 2 OF MANUSCRIPT DIARIES HANDWRITTEN BY A JEWISH HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR THEN COLLEGE FRESHMAN AND 3 YEARS AND ONE WAR LATER A MAN SEARCHING THE FLESHPOTS OF ASIA AND RAINING DEATH ON AMERICA'S ENEMIES
ALTOONA PENNSYLVANIA to RUMMEUG CHINA. Good. 1941. On offer are a fascinating pair 2 of original 1941 and 1945 manuscript World War II diaries handwritten by a young Jewish man Sidney Schulman from Altoona Pennsylvania. Born May 25th 1923 he would be a mere 17 years old at the start of the first diary. Sidney is an erudite writer and certainly has a lot of pizzazz but what makes this pair of diaries significant to even the casual reader we witness this high school boy become this barely freshman at Pennsylvania State College as he is just graduating from high school and in the fall he heads to college and then in the fall of 1942 he enlists in the Army Air Force and serves as a B-29 Gunner until the war is over. From boy to man from car dates in America to looking for action in the red light districts of Asia as Sidney details a fair bit in 1945 of his service while stationed in the heart of China. One cannot fail to be impressed seeing this young college student grow into a fighting man in the span of the two diaries. Here are some snippets: 1941 "January 9th School uneventful. Same old routine. Talked to Bill for ½ hr on plane about _____. Don't know whether doing things right. Have to have real show down with her a lot but Time will tell. Am really in a bag. Studied then was over on her. Really a reward tish tish . Hellish driving right now wondering whether to go after dad or not coming in at 12:43. I did. Schulman you're a queer guy. To all goodnight." "February 20th Gov. James isn't coming tomorrow. He has a bad cold. Postponed Youth Rally until ____boy gets better. Ankle feels much better. Listening to radio a hell of mixup in the Balkan's and the Far East. The damn Japs in the news. What next Tomorrow might tell. So Goodbye." "March 23rd Almost didn't go today. Mother was mad she wanted to go. But it was too much for her 600 miles in 2 days. Got to Niagara Falls about 7:00 P.M. I drove from home to there Niagara Falls was our goal. Saw the store. Not bad clean and business could be ______. Stayed at the Moose a crap joint. Drank a bottle of beer. So Goodnight." "April 5th Am I disgusted. I had a hell of a day in the store. Feel like quitting. Gable is a nice fellow to work for. Went with Ben and Randall to Vernon. We passed time away. Went to Ben's for refreshments. Germany has declared war on Yugoslavia and Greece. Outcome time will tell. Goodnight." "May 25th Happy Birthday to me 18 years old. Congratulations. I went out with Goldy in auto. Harry W. got a car 35' Chevy. So so. Went to Ableson's. Listened to records and Roslyn. Went to meeting AZA. Putzed around Alexander Willowbrooks and Hershey's. Goodnight." "June 28th Today was a day. Went to work got out at four went swimming at 5. Did dad's work. Went for Neal and Ben. Went to party. It turned out pretty good. Dancing eating drinking sober drinks. Went out to Willowbrook's. Danced a bit took the women home drank a bit bitters played cards smoked and raised hell. Played poker again from 6 to 7:30 won 15 cents. At 7:00 went to Dixonville. Slept a bit went home again at 2:00. Slept from 5 till 10:30. Did a bit of work for dad. Goodbye." "July 24th Thursday & July 28th Sunday. Just heard that a cleanup is coming. Oh! Well there's plenty of time. Just to tell you something confidential diary Audrey is in town. I have a date for Sunday. Tess has one for Saturday
Did the work for dad this morning. Went swimming with Ben Tess and Bernie up at Blue Hole. Bill and twins were up. Had the best swim of the year today. The date with Audrey proved a flop. Gave her hell but what else could I expect from her than a bad date. Goodnight." "August 29th & 30th Today I went with dad. First to Coudersport. We stayed there overnight. Ray's wife is going to have a baby in near future. We decided to go to Letchworth State Park tomorrow
. Went to Letchworth. It's a nice place. Falls gorges canyons etc. Decided to go to Rochester and did. Went to see Mr. Epstein. Abe was there and was he surprised to see us. Hyme Epstein and cousin are going to show us the town tomorrow. Goodnight." "September 29th Had an 8:00 class. I have a graduate student as an English teacher. So far I don't like him. I received a letter and check from home. We heard fight last night. Louis knocked Nova out in 6th round. Goodnight." "October 30th I took gym today. It was there I started to really thinking of my education. What should I do My ability in math isn't so hot in my opinion and all technical course require it. Ben Beerman came home today. I talked with him about my troubles. I am still in same old boat. I personally would like to take up a liberal arts course history physic ete. etc. But
goodnight." "November 28th I made a date for tonight but Patty broke it at 9:15. She said she felt sick well maybe she did but she waited a long time to tell me. I went out anyway. There were two girls modeling dresses in Summond's and Ben and Ben Stilwartz dated them. Not bad at all. We went to Skytop. I was stag. Goodnight." "December 7th Today was a co memorable day. As I arrived back at State from Altoona I found out Japan had attacked the possessions of U. S. in the Pacific. We spent most of the day and evening listening to reports. The President will speak to a joint session of Congress tomorrow for a decision of war." "December 9th I got a part in the player's production. It is small but better than nothing. I got 76 in my math bluebook. I cut swimming today. The war is gaining momentum. Air raid warnings have even sounded from New York. Rumors are flying around like feathers in the wind. Goodnight." MEMORANDA: Well so ends another year and what an eventful one. As I look back one year ago it seems years ago. And when I look at the things that have happened it seems unbelievable. In 365 day's time we have been thrust into a world war and when it will end nobody knows. So I end this personal manuscript of mine with a hope that this year of 1942 will prove to be a year of prosperity and by the time 1943 rolls around this world will again be its normal self. Signed Sidney Schulman." 1945 entries start on January 25th "January 25th Arrived in Miami. Got in at 1:30. Went to ATC Hotel Floridian and then to sleep at our quarters the Fleetwood. Three formations a day a few lectures and rest of time tanned at the beach and saw the sights of Miami Beach." "January 30th Arrived at Casablanca around 7:30. Went out to Ironside Camp where we stayed in tents. Use French paper money. The natives Arabs are quite filthy. Really worse than you can imagine. We couldn't get any passes so wasted away the time. Gets quite chilly in the evening." "February 1st Got in Cairo at 7:30. Got out bunks. In a barracks and went to sleep around 9 after eating breakfast. Slept till about 4 or 5. Went to PX bought a cigarette case and then went to service club. Want to see pyramids tomorrow. Use Egyptian pounds and _____here." "February 4th Arrived Karachi at 4 in afternoon. Went out to camp and got assigned bunks. It's a desolate looking place I must say. Camp spread all over the place. No lights. Use mosquitoes bars." "February 6th This place is situated on a desert. Level dusty hot sun but cool breeze. Went in town tonight. Traveled about the bazaar section. Interesting but filthy smelly and rather disgusting." "February 11th Went in town Rented a bike and went out to visit the place where the Hindu's were having some kind of holiday at Clifton Beach. Quite the thing. 1000's of people milling around. Quite colorful." "February 19th Spent the day not doing much. Kept going to PX roaming about etc. this is some place. Rank doesn't mean a damn. Colonels carrying own bags not saluting generals etc. Not a bad place except they say heat and monsoons aren't good. Should go out in a day or so." "February 24th Went down to see the Major. Got a DF assignment to Rummeug. 3.00 per day diem 2 miles out. Went out. It's in a Chinese's graveyard. Here in a tent as yet. The set isn't even up 241. Quite the outdoor life. Should be quite the thing building it up." "March 16th They got some telephone poles out today but haven't put them up yet. One of these days they'll get started. Wrote a batch of letters while on duty. Already I'm beginning to get periods of depression and remorse. Maybe if the war would end it would cheer me up." "March 27th Still pulling these all day and night shifts. Still sleep in the shade. I put my cot there. Engine trouble still persists and not more than one motor will run at a time. They should move down from the hill anytime now. In the Pacific the J-ps claim we landed men 350 miles from Japan mainland. Not confirmed as yet
." "April 27th Boy you forget the date and the day of the week here. Time doesn't mean much. In Europe the Russians are in Berlin and supposedly have it all. Patton is in Austria. Munich is surrounded. Why in the hell can't they quit." "May 5th & 8th Armistice signed in most of the European war. Only a lot of fighting is going on
Tonight at 12:01 is the official end of the European war. After 5 years and 8 months it's over. 2 down and one to go. Hope it doesn't take too long as I'm in a hurry to get home." "May 17th Well a lot has happened since I got in the army that beautiful day in May. Some of the fellows I came in will never come back. Gee I'll sure miss Ben. Can't forget him. Hope by this time next year I can at least be in the states though there's doubt in my mind." "June 23rd Went to base. A plane was going to Nanning and coming back here the same day. So I went along. Cargo was mules and horses 4 of them 7 of us in crew's compartment. Went with a combat cargo ship. Brought about 30 melons. Enjoyed the trip. Hot as hell at Nanning. Flew over Indo China. Got back at 6:15. Saw Dragoneered been the 3rd time. Still propaganda for my part." "July 19th What a mess this place is in. Rained like hell last night and everything is flooded. Cook tent is full of water. Built a levy around it but it still fills up. No drainage. No boats out here and water is up to our ankles. What a life. Bugs running around our tent." "July 21st Almost passable around here now rain reseeding. Getting fed up with this damn place. Feel like blowing my top. China is no place for a white man. Still the dirty disgusting place. Indiscernible in words." "July 25th Worked today. Didn't do much. Went in base. Had memorial service for the 2 pilots who were killed yesterday. Two of them crashed up as they were leaving for a mission. Tough luck. War is surely hell." "July 27th Had quite a spat today about digging a crapper. Be and I really had it out. Almost went to see Co. Really a silly assed argument. Got things straightened out. A P-38 crashed about ¼ mile away. Blew up. Went out to see it. As yet they didn't find remains. Quite a sight. Went in base and saw movie "Have and Have Not." Gen. went out continued tomorrow." "August 6th Went in base in evening. Abe Rollins and I went in town downed a bottle of rum and went around the red light district of Mengtzi. Really not any good stock around." "August 8th & 9th We've given Japan an ultimatum either they give up or else we'll open up and use the Atomic Bomb. It's quite a weapon. One bomb is equal to the force of 2000 super bombs loaded. Suppose to destroy everything. Supposedly the greatest discovery of all times. Rotations is now down to 18 months
.Woke up this morning to hear Russia declared war on Japan. Now with this Atomic Bomb and everything how long can the damn thing last. Personally I don't believe I'll spend 18 months in China
" August 15th IT'S OVER. Pres. Truman announced it at 7 this morning. Went in base played poker won $1.25. Big deal. Came out to D/F and found tent flooded. What a war. It's just beginning for us. 4th ____policy to send home guys 1st with most time." His last entry is on January 21st and he still hasn't returned home. The covers are worn a few loose pages but overall the 5 ½" x 8 ½" books are G.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF SIDNEY SCHULMAN ALTOONA PENNSYLVANIA JEWISH AMERICAN SERVICEMEN JEWS AT WAR CHENGKEMY CHANGMAI CHABUA CHINA THEATER WORLD WAR 2 WW2 WWII WORLD WAR II PACIFIC THEATER RUMMEUG RUNGAMUITY B-29 GUNNER AMERICAN AIRMEN ARMY AIR FORCE AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG PRIMARY SOURCE FIRST HAND ACCOUNT SOCIAL HISTORY PERSONAL STORIES LIVING HISTORY 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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ADELE RICE [MRS OWEN R RICE]
1929 ORIGINAL SIGNIFICANT MANUSCRIPT RELIC OF EARLY SOVIET UNION AND AMERICAN RELATIONS HANDWRITTEN BY A KEEN EYED AND ENTHUSIASTIC AMERICAN DELEGATE FROM OAK PARK ILLINOIS A MERE SEVEN YEARS AFTER THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE USSR
MOSCOW USSR RUSSIA OAK PARK ILLINOIS. Very Good. 1929. On offer is a super historically significant manuscript artifact of early Soviet Russia and American relations being the handwritten journal of Adele Rice Mrs Owen R. Rice Oak Park Illinois dated April 10th 1929 titled "Our Trip to Russia"; a member of the American Delegation sent on an educational and fact finding mission to Russia a mere 12 years after the Russian Revolutions. The findings and observations of this group are research suggests what the book "Russia and the United States" was based on. The book's first entry of the 185 or so pages of narrative was April 3rd then sporadically filled until the last entry Oct. 22nd which we note was exactly one week before the Black Tuesday stock-market crash. The diary is filled with detailed entries of her personal experiences entries cover politics delegation business Russian history and social commentary and her journeys whether shopping for antiques and jewelry or to the many parties. She takes numerous lessons on Russia while also teaching them. She also does a super job providing specifics with names times dates including; E. Gordon Fox head engineer of the group the diary refers to who wrote 'Russia and the Communist Challenge'; Miss Tolstoy grandniece of the immortal author Count Leo Tolstoy; the Secretary to Swedish Consul; mention of the funeral of Kutlikoff "The Communist head of finance"; Kshesinskaya Danseuse; Mr. Miller of the Hamburg American Line; Sir Perry Chief Engineer at Ford Motor Company this was the time Henry Ford signed an agreement with the Soviet Union to produce cars there; Bill Orr William; Naberezhnaya Krasnogo Flota the Red Fleet; talks about VOKS a cultural society for relations with foreign countries and much much more. Here are some snippets: Saturday April 20th Passport official ordered us off the train because we had no visa in Chicago we were told a visa was unnecessary. Had we been passing thru Holland a visa would not be required. However as we were returning to Germany one was required. Official very mean. Wouldn't return out PP until we were seated in return train. Damn those Dutch! Monday April 22nd - Went down to lunch. Became acquainted with an aristocratic old lady. After I left the dining room she sent the head waiter after me to ask if she could show me around town. I accepted with pleasure. Frau Tipplekirch took me around in the old section where there were a number of antique shops especially on wall Str. Everything was expensive. Monday April 29th - At 1:40 PM We arrived in Moscow where we were met by Miss Tolstoy grandniece of count Leo a man of the legation. Our baggage was locked in the compartments and train switched on another track. Went on a tour of the city in 4 automobiles. Saw the summer palace of Catherine the great but we were so cold we almost froze to death. Tuesday April 30th - Took an automobile and went to the Europa Hotel. Went out to find a restaurant but none were open so we returned to hotel and ordered breakfast which was served at 11:30. I never could bear a soft boiled egg but this morning I ate two! Then we had a business meeting. After which Manus arranged with a Druski driver to take Mary and myself out to see #48 Naberezhnaya Krasnogo Flota our new home. Sunday May 19th - Up at 9 AM for breakfast. Came back and built fire. Heard the band coming down Naberezhnaya Krasnova. Opened our double window and watched the band escort over 200 sailors to the transport boat. A large crowd had followed many wives with little children also sweethearts and parents. One little boy about 2 yrs old cried bitterly to go to his father who was in the ranks. Saturday May 25th - Walter Leck Ed Everhard Willis Cleminult Vance Cronk Earl Collister & Leo Mandeville left for Kharkov tonight. Gipromez sent a touring car for baggage. No one is allowed on train cars with more than one bag. Most of the fellows had two. They'll be gone for 4 or 5 weeks. Saturday June 1st - Cold and rainy. Sinus headache. Our housekeeper says meat is very scarce. No beef until after the 15th and perhaps no pork. Only veal and fowl. This is because the peasants have no fodder for the cattle and so they are killing them for their own use. Friday June 7th - After dinner walked over to see the Eisenbergs a very pleasant evening. Mrs. E walked part way home with me. Promised to take me thru Prince Yusupov's Palace next week. Monday June 10th - Got two cards from Owen - one from Kharkov where he said there were great quantities of Ukrainian Embroidery work. He bought two Emb blouses for himself. The second card was mail in Enakievo. Wednesday June 19th - Had my dinner at 5 instead of 5:30 so I could attend the funeral of Kutlikoff the communist head of finance. Very interesting. Vola Mrs. Fincke and I watched the procession of thousands of people soldiers and sailors a short distance from the palace of Labor. Sunday July 21st - Most of the boys worked today so we had tea and sandwiches at noon and dinner at 5:30. Mrs F. & I took a walk as far as the winter palace. The way was crowded with people who came to see the submarines & nine destroyers or cruisers that are here on holidays. In the evening Owen and I went up to the summer gardens rested a while and then walked down to the church of resurrection. Monday July 22nd - Bill Orr Mr. Thomas Hartog and Ed attended banquet at Europa tonight for the American Delegation. Miss Helen came at 9:20 to give us a lesson. We all laughed and joked quite a lot. Further talk about a dinner with Sir Perry chief Engineer of Ford Motors. Friday August 16th - Had a busy AM got a long letter from sister. Phoned "Voks" - Cultural Society for relations with foreign countries about permit to go thru Kremlin. Friday August 30th - Arrived Moscow 9:20. Took a taxi to Savoy. Ed went directly to Metropole where Freyn and Thomas were stopping. Gordon had wired to Miss Tolstoy to reserve two double-rooms but seemingly it hadn't been taken care of. Could get only one single-room which we took deposited our bags washed up and phone Miss Tolstoy to make arrangements for her services as guide. She arrived at 11 am and soon after we started off for the "Voks" to join group to go thru Kremlin." The 5¾ x 4¾ book is VG. ; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF COMINTERN ADELE RICE MRS OWEN R. RICE OAK PARK ILLINOIS RUSSIAN REVOLUTION SOVIET UNION E. GORDON FOX KUTLIKOFF KSHESINSKAYA DANSEUSE NABEREZHNAYA KRASNOGO FLOTA RED FLEET VOKS KREMLIN MOSCOW USSR UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS RISE OF COMMUNISM COMMUNIST COMMUNISM AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG PRIMARY SOURCE FIRST HAND ACCOUNT SOCIAL HISTORY PERSONAL STORIES LIVING HISTORY 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 PAPELBIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERSONAL NARRATIVES . unknown
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JW SYKES J W
1884 - 1889 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY AND LOG BOOKS 2 HANDWRITTEN FROM THE UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE OF THE COMMANDER'S STEWARD OF THE RENOWNED HMS DREADNOUGHT
ASEA ABOARD HMS DREADNOUGHT and PORTS OF CALL. Good. 1884. On offer is a super pair 2 of original manuscript diaries handwritten by J.W. Sykes of Greenwich Park while on service with the British Royal Navy Mediterranean Fleet 1884 to 1889 aboard the HMS DREADNOUGHT. Our writer has a unique perspective of life both aboard ship and ashore being the steward of the ship's senior officer Commander Bourke Captain THE HONOURABLE Maurice Archibald Bourke C.M.G. Royal Navy 22 December 1853 - 16 September 1900 was an officer in the Royal Navy and Captain of the ill-fated HMS Victoria. Sykes at times is a shadow for the Commander as his Steward think Preserved Killick of the Aubrey-Maturin fiction series by Patrick O'Brian traveling in the highest circles of command greeting Admirals Nobles and Royals even serving at their dinners and parties and as a part of the ship's management team he is aware of all that happens with the ship. Even his initial comments on the state of the ship he counts even the number of cutlasses and pistols in the ship's inventory as if her were Purser. He notes almost everything: ships met guests aboard ship movement of the Commander and other note worthies. His own movements those that travel with him all manner of activities from the mundanities of service to the bone chilling three words every fighting seaman knows 'Cleared for action' there are entries of shore parties for supplies watering and coaling the Ship evolutions of practice at manning the boats etc. to a record of the Ship and the Fleet's movements ports observations weather repairs visiting dignitaries and Royalty Naval commanders and social activities; records of drinking parties and balls thrown by the Captain and cricket matches etc etc. The first diary begins June 25th 1884. Sykes joined the noted and 'popular' H.M.S. Dreadnought at Portsmouth dockyard in October after various preparations/trials the ship sailed for the Mediterranean in November visiting Gibraltar Malta Greece Italy and Smyrna Cadiz Corfu Athens Salonika Venice San Remo Adalia just to name a few includes daily entries through to the 8th October 1888. The first 23.5cm x 19.5cm x 2cm book is rather worn; spine is absent the flexible covers worn slightly chipped and rubbed. The diary is ruled throughout. The endpapers and leaf edges are foxed throughout. All but the last 10 leaves are filled with the last leaf torn. Due to the missing spine the contents are beginning to strain/crack in places. The second diary begins October 17th 1884 at Portsmouth has entries through to the 4th December 1890 and also has a number duplicate entries and data regarding The Dreadnought. There is a large loose photograph of the Dreadnought and a tipped in photograph of HMS Surprise. Many more ports noted especially interesting are the Petersburg Moscow Russian entries. This hardback book 33.3cm x 21.2cm x 2.1cm bound in half leather and cloth is rather worn and the corners and edges are bumped chipped and frayed. The spine is heavily chipped with loss and peeling and the headbands are missing. Internally the contents are cracked throughout and thus the endpapers are loosening and the first leaf is detached. The leaves with the photographs laid down are wrinkled to edges. The one which remains bound has diary entries to verso. All but the last 14 leaves are filled. The leaves themselves are in good condition. Overall G. HISTORICAL NOTES: WIKIPEDIA: HMS Dreadnought was an ironclad turret ship built for the Royal Navy during the 1870s. Construction was halted less than a year after it began and she was redesigned to improve her stability and buoyancy. Upon completion in 1879 the ship was placed in reserve until she was commissioned in 1884 for service with the Mediterranean Fleet. The ship was then immediately placed in reserve until 1884 when she was commissioned for service with the Mediterranean Fleet. Dreadnought was fitted with ten 1-inch 25 mm Nordenfelt guns on the hurricane deck when she was commissioned. The ship sailed for the Mediterranean Sea on 14 October and remained there for the next decade. The future King George V served aboard in 1886-88. She returned to British waters in September 1894 and began a refit at Chatham Dockyard that included the replacement of her Nordenfelt guns with six quick-firing QF 6-pounder 2.2 in 57 mm and ten QF 3-pounder 1.5 in 37 mm Hotchkiss guns. Dreadnought became a coast guard ship at Bantry Bay Ireland in March 1895. Two years later in March 1897 she was relieved of that duty and became a depot ship in July at Devonport. The ship was reboilered and had more QF guns installed in 1898. Dreadnought was reclassified as a second-class battleship in 1900 and took part in British fleet manoeuvres in that year and the following one. In June 1902 she was refitted at Chatham to serve as a tender to HMS Defiance torpedo school ship at Devonport and later as a depot ship. She was taken out of service and transferred to the Kyles of Bute in 1905. The ship was sold to T. Wards for scrap for £23000 on 14 July 1908 and was broken up by February 1909.; Manuscript; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF J.W. SYKES GREENWICH PARK BRITISH ROYAL NAVY MEDITERRANEAN FLEET CAPTAIN'S STEWARD MAURICE ARCHIBALD BOURKE PRESERVED KILLICK AUBREY-MATURIN PATRICK O'BRIAN HMS DREADNOUGHT HMS VICTORIA MARINE MARITME SEAFARING WAR AT SEA BATTLESHIPS DESTROYERS STEAMERS STEAMSHIPS NAVAL NAUTICAL MEDITERRANEAN NAVAL BRITISH ROYAL NAVY RN ABLE BODIED SEAMEN GREAT BRITAIN HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG PRIMARY SOURCE FIRST HAND ACCOUNT SOCIAL HISTORY PERSONAL STORIES LIVING HISTORY 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 PAPELBIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERSONAL NARRATIVES . hardcover
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DALLAS HW YOUNG H W
1942 - 1946 SUPER ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY AND JOURNAL OF NOTED BRITISH SOLDIER MBE RECIPIENT AND THE FATHER OF A DISTINGUISHED HERO OF WORLD WAR II
COBHAM SURREY ENGLAND. Good. 1942. On offer is a superb original World War II and beyond manuscript diary handwritten by Dallas H. W. Young dated January 1942 to October 1946 being a fascinating and eclectic melange of intelligent observation and commentary on the global war news family business his toy soldier hobby malaria bouts and his return to the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment since the Commandos are being disbanded after the war and many references to his distinguished famous and future author son Peter including entries about big war events with Young Sr.'s analysis: Stalingrad Pacific war events D-Day a very interesting dissertation on what the Atomic Bomb might mean to mankind written the day of Hiroshima as well as notes about Ghandi and the trouble he was causing the British. Included in the book are a few ephemeral items including one very interesting letter signed by W.G.H. Rawlinson a former Captain connected to Dallas. The letter makes a sadly bigoted reference to Harold Laski and 'yidds'. BIO NOTES: Mr. Young was a senior civil servant in the India Office in the 1930s/40s we note that Dallas Young was awarded an MBE and his son was a quite famous war hero and later author: Brigadier Peter Young DSO MC. Peter Young joined the newly-formed Commandos and landed with them at Dieppe Sicily and on D-Day being decorated for bravery each time. It's a journal style notebook lined diary 8 inches by 6.5 approximately 300 pages overall G.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF DALLAS H. W. YOUNG WORLD WAR II INDIA BRIGADIER PETER YOUNG DSO MC. BEDFORDSHIRE AND HERTFORDSHIRE REGIMENT ENGLISH GLASGOW SCOTLAND BEF BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCES WWII WW2 COBHAM SURREY ENGLAND ANTI-SEMITISM LABOUR PARTY HAROLD LASKI HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS BIOGRAPHY SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT 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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ROREM, Ned
The Paris Diary of Ned Rorem.
<p>New York: George Braziller 1966. First edition / First printing. Blue cloth. Very fine in price-clipped fine dust jacket. The author's first book.</p> George Braziller, hardcover
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MORRIS, Mark Acocella, Joan
Mark Morris.
<p>New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux 1993. <i><b>Signed by Mark Morris. </b></i> First edition / First printing. White cloth spine black paper-covered boards. Very fine in fine dust jacket. Biography of the famed modern choreographer.</p> Farrar, Straus & Giroux, hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 10125-1 ISBN : 0374202958 9780374202958
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Ethel Fiske
Rare 1899-1903 Diary and Scrapbooks by Student of Mathilde Marchesi
CAMBRIDGE MASSACHUSETTS MASS MA PARIS FRANCE. Good with no dust jacket. 1899. Sensational 1899-1903 Belle Époque collection of two scrapbooks and one handwritten personal diary by a young singer named Ethel Fiske who studied under some of the greatest vocal instructors of her time. Fiske was the daughter of Harvard professor and author Dr. John Fiske. She lived on Brattle Street in Cambridge Massachusetts and was 27 years old when she began writing the diary. Sensational 1899-1903 collection of two scrapbooks and one handwritten personal diary by a young singer named Ethel Fiske who studied under some of the greatest vocal instructors of her time. Fiske was the daughter of Harvard professor and author Dr. John Fiske. She lived on Brattle Street in Cambridge Massachusetts and was 27 years old when she began writing the diary. Fiskes entire diary is concerned with her voice lessons in the United States and in Paris. She records what happens in her lessons names the songs that she sings and comments on and critiques her music teachers. When Fiske lived in Cambridge her teacher was Mademoiselle Avigliana a Dramatic Soprano who had once worked at Covent Garden and the Royal Italian Opera. There are several long letters from Avigliana to Fiske included in the diary. The following are excerpts taken from Fiskes dairy: I took a lesson. I sang all the lessons through.
Mlle gave us a new arpeggio several notes longer than the second one . Then I sang Thou That Tellest. She said this is a good lesson February 22 1899. I sang to Miss Willis and Mr. Frank Lee in Nichewaug music room without accompaniment. Mr. Lee said it was delicious September 7 1900. In October 1900 at age 28 Fiske travels to France with her friend Francis Ames where Fiske along with a successful young student named Miss Dodge becomes the student of Paul Marcel. Fiske hopes to become a singing sensation and her diary is full of the compliments and words of praise that she garners. Her father dies and she returns to the United States for several weeks. She then returns to France to become the student of famous German mezzo-soprano Mathilde Marchesi at her school on Rue Jouffroy. There are two original handwritten letters from Marchesi tucked into the dairy. Fiske does not explain why she left the tutelage of Marcel. Marchesi is known today as the teacher of a significant number of great singers including Nellie Melba Emma Calvé and Frances Alda. One entry indicates that by 1903 Fiske had established her own salon: I sang in my salon to Mr. & Mrs Hallett. Sallia played for us LEselave. . Mrs Hallett said my voice was magnificent October 29 1903. Tipped in or laid in the diary are seven music programs eleven original handwritten letters nine news clippings seven original photographs including two of Ms. Ames and six miscellaneous pieces of ephemera. The diary ends somewhat abruptly. There is a short section dated 1904 which indicates that Fiske is still in France and has a salon at which she sings for very small audiences. Fiskes scrapbooks contain extensive clippings of opera and theater performances in Paris during the 1902 1903 and 1904 seasons. The covers of both scrapbooks have separated from the binding but all pages are intact. Included are numerous playbills and magazine clippings regarding shows and actresses. Fiske has recorded the dates of every performance she attended as well as many of the restaurants she dined in she includes names or initials of her theater and dinner companions. The newspaper clippings and theater programs are in excellent condition. Examples of items preserved include detailed restaurant bills calling cards invitations and personal notes and letters. There are several news articles about a famous criminal fraud case involving the notorious Therese Humbert as well as photographs of various theater stars including Sarah Bernhardt. There is also a 1902 map of the Paris Metro. Fiskes scrapbooks offer a comprehensive look at the cultural and theatrical life in Paris over a century ago. This collection is a valuable piece of Belle Époque history with first-hand accounts of Ethel Fiskes interactions with some of the most famous vocal instructors of the time. 1899-1903 Diary 8.5 x 6.7696 pages100% Complete Good conditionlegible text with many blank pages at end maroon leather with initial E. F. 1899 on front. 1902 Scrapbook: 9 x 12 60 pagesCover has separated from the book; pages in good condition95% complete1903 Scrapbook: 9 x 1260 pagesCover has separated from the book; pages in good condition95% complete ; Manuscript; 8.5" x 6.76"; 96 pages; WOMEN STUDIES GENDER STUDIES PRE SUFFRAGE AVIGLIANA MARCEL MARCHESI HARMONICS SINGERS SOPRANO MUSIC COMPOSERS OPERA SYMPHONY OPERATIC HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES Systematic Physical Training JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY AMERICANA ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MUSIK . hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 0001108
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Veale, Lionel
The Final Missions. Coastwatchers at War in New Guinea. His 6th Mission.
Ashmore City Qld.: Lionel P. V. Veale 2005. 304pp index glossary bw ills endpaper maps. Or pictorial laminated boards in matching pictorial jacket. SIGNED and dated by author on title page further signed and inscribed to Simon opposite title page. Light edge wear to jacket. The author spent much of WWII in New Guinea undertaking intelligence missions. Based on the author's experiences with the Coastwatchers in New Guinea. Signed & Inscribed by the Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Lionel P. V. Veale Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 052223 ISBN : 0957738528 9780957738522
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Orford, Glenda
The Orford Story. The Man Behind the Glass Door.
Toowoomba: The Author 2012. 230pp num bw & col ills. Pictorial card. Very slight edge wear to cover. Inscribed to Maree & Tom and signed Glenda at top of foreword. The story of John Orford and the Orford family in Toowoomba and Brisbane. The Orford's were early owners of Tristram's. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo. The Author Paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : 054519
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White, Charles
Australian Bushranging. Ben Hall Morgan Thunderbolt Etc.
Sydney: N.S.W. Bookstall Co. Pty. Ltd. 1921. 203pp catalogue at rear bw ills. Pictorial wraps. Torn about half the height of the book along front spine fold 1mm hole at top of front cover paper toned. Still looks god with bright fesh colour to covers. Ex-George Mackaness collection with his bookplate inside the front cover. A nice survivor of this scarce fragile early Australian pulp. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good/None as Issued. 8vo. N.S.W. Bookstall Co. Pty. Ltd. Paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : 054742
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Corbett, Ray J
Behind German Wire. Autobiography of an Australian Prisoner of War 1941-1945.
Brisbane: Broadwater Publishers 1995. 200pp appendix bw ills. Pictorial card. Light edge wear to cover. Titlte page a little soiled and silverfished but otherwise a nice copy. The author was taken prisoner by Australian troops at Sphakia Crete after Crete's surrender in 1941. From there he was taken to Suda Bay on to Salonika and then to Germany by cattle truck. He spent time at Stalag V 111 B Lamsdorf Zulz sugar factory and E3 Blechhammer. E3 was destroyed by bombing and he eventually reached a huge camp at Moosburg from where he was released by the Americans on April 28th 1945. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. Broadwater Publishers Paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : 054801 ISBN : 0958697809 9780958697804
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MacGillivray, William with Thomson, J Arthur
Life of William MacGillibray. M.A. LL.D.; F.R.S.E.; Ornithologist; Professor of Natural History Marisvhal College and University Aberdeen.
London: John Murray 1910. xv 222pp index bw frontis. Brown cloth no jacket. Minor surface silverfishing small tear to cloth near bottom of spine at rear edge slightly rounded corners light foxing. Biography of noted Scottish naturalist and ornithologist William Macgillivray. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo. John Murray Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 054822
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Regnaud, Henri
Memoirs of a Mauritian Canefarmer in North Queensland.
Townsville: North Queensland History Preservation Society 2016. xvi 97pp index appendix bw ills. Pictorial card. Extremely light edge wear to covers. SIGNED Henri and inscribed to Yves by autthor on title page. The author emigrated from Mauritius to Australia and worked on cane farms. He later acquired his own cane farm near Ingham and also grew pumpkins watermelon lychees and anthuriums. I am quite sure this is the only memoir by a Mauritian canefarmer in Australia!. Signed & Inscribed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. North Queensland History Preservation Society Paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : 054841 ISBN : 0975609548 9780975609545
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Price, Elizabeth Lees; Long, Una (edited by)
The Journals of Elizabeth Lees Price Written in Bechuanaland Southern Africa 1854-1883.
London: Edward Arnold 1956. x 564pp index sources biographical notes map. Red cloth in jacket. A few very short tears to jacket NOT price clipped. Very slight thumb soiling to bottom page corners.Mrs Price was the daughter of a missionary and at 22 she married another missionary and lived and worked with him among the Bechuana tribes of southern Africa until his death in 1900. She had 14 children 10 surviving past childhood and amongst the rigours of this very full life often lived in primitive conditions travelling by ox-wagon she found time to write long and detailed letters which she called journals to her friends and children in England and to her sister. These letetrs throw a vivid light on daily life in the mission field and on the minds of the native Africans. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Edward Arnold Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 054894
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Smith, Wilbur
On Leopard Rock. A Life of Adventure. signed
London: Zaffre 2018. 384pp decorative endpapers bw & col ills. Black cloth in jacket. Near new. SIGNED by the author on the title page. A 'limited' edition with an exclusive short story. Signed by Author. First Edition First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. Zaffre Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 054999 ISBN : 1785765302 9781785765308
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Hacker, Diana; Spinaze, Murray
Lilies in the Field. First Ladies in Queensland 1824-1914. Ltd Ed 100 copies
Brisbane: Windsor & Districts' Historical Society Inc. 2006. 250pp bibliography num bw & col ills. Pictorial white card. Near new. Limited print of 100 copies of which this #55. Launched at Old Government House Brisbane on 24 November 2006 in the presence of the Governor Mrs Quentin Bryce. First Limited Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 4to. Windsor & Districts' Historical Society Inc. Paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : 055033 ISBN : 0958992258 9780958992251
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Wolhuter, Harry
Memories of a Game Ranger.
South Africa: The Wild Life Protection Society of South Africa 1958. 313pp index bw ills endpaper maps. Green cloth in jacket. Jacket with several short tears approx 2cm missing from top of spine and a couple of small holes at rear spine fold. Light foxing/toning to prelims and edges school prize label opposite half-title page. Memories of 44 years as a game warden in South Africa- mainly in the Low Veldt. Sixth Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Astley-Maberly C.T. Large 8vo. The Wild Life Protection Society of South Africa Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 055042
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