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War of 1812
SUPPLEMENT TO THE BOSTON WEEKLY MESSENGER. AN ADDRESS OF MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES TO THEIR CONSTITUENTS ON THE SUBJECT OF THE WAR WITH GREAT BRITAIN
Boston 1812. 32pp. Modern cloth. Light foxing and wear internally. Very good. A protest of the War of 1812 signed by thirty-four members of Congress. One of several printings others appearing the same year in Alexandria Hartford New Haven New York Baltimore etc. HOWES A77. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 24537 26832. hardcover books
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War Department Clerks
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF REVISAL & UNFINISHED BUSINESS TO WHOM WERE REFERRED THE MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE FIFTH INSTANT WITH A REPRESENTATION OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR ON THE SUBJECT OF CLERKS IN HIS OFFICE.PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Washington 1798. 360pp. Gathered signatures stitched. Minute foxing in end leaves. Internally bright and clean. Near fine untrimmed and unopened. A report on the salaries and duties of the clerks under the secretary of war including the names of clerks salary distribution and explanation of their various tasks. EVANS 34764. unknown books
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Seminole War
CITIZENS OF WEST FLORIDA--INJURIES ETC. BY TROOPS OF UNITED STATES IN 1814
Washington 1841. 6pp. on a single folded sheet. Minor toning. Unopened and untrimmed. Very good. Incredibly scarce report filed by the Committee on the Territories on behalf of the citizens of West Florida requesting payment for losses endured in Florida by U.S. troops. The United States entered into a treaty with Spain during the cessation of Florida which detailed mutual claims against each other and payment for losses. While some of these claims were settled the Spanish citizens of Florida claim that the U.S. have used semantics to avoid full settlement specifically for damages sustained during Jackson's expedition against Pensacola in 1814. SERVIES 2681. unknown books
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War of 1812
AN ADDRESS TO THE ELECTORS OF THE STATE OF NEW-YORK BY THE REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE
Albany 1815. 16pp. Stitched as issued. Tanned titlepage bit dampstained else a sound copy. An informative pamphlet about the causes of the War of 1812 with a list of the Republican members of the legislature. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 33786. SABIN 53500. unknown books
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Seminole War
OFFICERS RESIGNED IN 1836 AND COMPANIES EMPLOYED IN SEMINOLE WAR. MARCH 2 1837 caption title
Washington 1837. 8pp. Dbd. Tanned minor edge wear. Good. A rare Congressional report regarding the officers in regular Army regiments who fought against the Seminoles in the Second Seminole War. Also lists those officers who resigned in that year. Only five copies reported in institutions. SERVIES 2071. OCLC 17340295 70510141. unknown books
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War of 1812
AN ADDRESS OF MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED SATES TO THEIR CONSTITUENTS ON THE SUBJECT OF THE WAR WITH GREAT BRITAIN
Boston: John Eliot 1812. 32pp. Stitched as issued. Wear and a large closed tear to titlepage without loss; library ink stamp on titlepage. Some light soiling and foxing. Fair. A protest of the War of 1812 signed by thirty-four members of Congress. One of several printings others appearing the same year in Alexandria Hartford New Haven New York Baltimore etc. HOWES A77. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 24538. John Eliot unknown books
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War of 1812
AN ADDRESS OF MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED SATES TO THEIR CONSTITUENTS ON THE SUBJECT OF THE WAR WITH GREAT BRITAIN
Northampton: William Butler 1812. 29pp. Modern paper wrappers. Light toning. Very good. A protest of the War of 1812 signed by thirty-four members of Congress. One of several printings others appearing the same year in Alexandria Hartford New Haven New York Baltimore etc. HOWES A77. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 24549. William Butler unknown books
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Seminole War
DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE BILL S. 160 "TO PROVIDE FOR THE ARMED OCCUPATION AND SETTLEMENT OF THAT PART OF FLORIDA WHICH IS NOW OVERRUN AND INFESTED BY MARAUDING BANDS OF HOSTILE INDIANS" caption title
Washington 1839. 4pp. Dbd. Tiny marginal tear to spine edge. Very good. A short government report regarding land settlement in South Florida towards the end of the Second Seminole War. Contains a letter by the Surgeon General to Senator Benton speaking on the suitability of South Florida lands for agriculture. Also contains "Notes on the region south of the Withlacoochee including Talakchopto at the head of Pease Creek the Coloosahatchee region and lands near Cape Roman and Cape Sable. The Seminole war can be ended only by the armed occupation of South Florida just as the western country was won from the savages of that region" - Servies. Rare with only five copies in OCLC. SERVIES 2382. OCLC 14365342 51245504. unknown books
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War of 1812
BARBARITIES OF THE ENEMY EXPOSED IN A REPORT.AND THE DOCUMENTS ACCOMPANYING SAID REPORT
Troy 1813. 1781pp. Original paper boards. Spine chipped front board detached. Scattered foxing else internally quite good untrimmed. Covers nine points including impressment of sailors outrages committed by Indians in British service pillaging by British soldiers landed at Chesapeake Bay etc. Two other editions followed in 1814. HOWES B112. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 30022. SABIN 3296. GREENLY MICHIGAN 49. hardcover books
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Seminole War
EXPENDITURES IN SUPPRESSING INDIAN HOSTILITIES IN FLORIDA. LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF WAR.caption title
Washington 1840. 16pp. Dbd. Very good. A rare report on military expenditures during the Second Seminole War. "With tables for regular forces by month 1835-1840; militia and volunteers by year 1835-1840; and militia and volunteers by state of origin 1836-1839. Data on ammunition expended arms damaged and destroyed medical costs and other disbursements" - Servies. Only two copies in institutions at the University of Alberta and the Wisconsin Historical Society. SERVIES 2604. OCLC 70510142 61315213. unknown books
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War Department
GENERAL ORDERS No. 19
Washington 1859. Broadside 4 3/4 x 7 inches. Small tear in lower left corner slightly worn along left edge. Very good. The orders of Secretary of War John B. Floyd outlining how the pursuit and treatment of hostile Indians are to be administered in light of potential conflicts with other military departments. The orders allow any army unit to pursue a hostile force into another department. However if the goal is to arrest an individual from a friendly tribe who has fled the job is to be passed to the neighboring department. The orders also stipulate that any trooper who loses his Colt revolver will be charged $40. unknown books
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Civil War
THE TRIP OF THE STEAMER OCEANUS TO FORT SUMTER AND CHARLESTON S.C.APRIL 14TH 1865
Brooklyn 1865. 1722pp. plus illus. Frontis. Original green cloth. Very good. Describes the journey the condition of the city upon arrival and the ceremony to which they travelled: the raising of the flag of the United States over Fort Sumter to commemorate the close of the Civil War. Not in Nevins. SABIN 25863. hardcover books
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War of Jenkins' Ear
CONSIDERATIONS ON THE MANAGEMENT OF THE LATE SECRET EXPEDITIONS AND THE CONDUCT OF THE COURT IN FRANCE. IN A LETTER TO
London: W. Webb 1740. 428pp. Modern marbled boards gilt leather label on cover. Bookplate of Alberto Parreño on front pastedown. Minor soiling. Very good. A later issue of this edition published shortly after the beginning of the War of Jenkins' Ear. Sir Robert Walpole's lengthy diplomatic efforts eventually came to naught and he bowed to popular sentiment in October of 1839 and commenced the War of Jenkins' Ear. "Includes several references to naval actions & commerce in the West Indies" - EUROPEAN AMERICANA. ESTC calls for an added postscript with this issue though SABIN and EUROPEAN AMERICANA make no such differentiation. Only four copies of this issue located in ESTC. EUROPEAN AMERICANA 740/76. SABIN 15994. ESTC T2956. W. Webb hardcover books
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Seven Years' War: India: Lally Comte
TABLEAU HISTORIQUE DE L'EXPEDITION DE L'INDE. POUR LE COMTE DE LALLY. CONTRE M. LE PROCUREUR GÉNÉRAL caption title
Paris 1766. 51pp. Large folio. Stitched. Minor soiling and foxing. Very good. Defense of the Comte de Lally for his actions in India during the Seven Years' War. This is one of two versions authored by him. Lally head of the French expedition to India reached Pondichery in 1758. Though capable he was extremely unpopular and fell into a series of events which proved fatal to his career and his person. He was unsuccessful in the Siege of Madras and beaten at the Battle of Wandiwash and eventually capitulated from the siege of Pondichery. Taken prisoner by the British he returned to France on parole and was imprisoned for two years before being put on trial and executed. This is his last defence published shortly thereafter or perhaps immediately preceding a publisher's note is dated April 14 and Lally was executed May 6. unknown books
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Civil War
THE CHRISTIAN BANNER. Vol. I No. 10
Fredericksburg 1862. 4pp. Folio. Old folds. Tanned light wear and soiling several very small holes. Good plus. An anti-secession newspaper published in Confederate Virginia by Unionist James W. Hunnicutt. Hunnicutt published his paper until August 1862 when he fled Fredericksburg because of his Union sympathies. How he got away with it as long as he did is remarkable when one reads the contents. This issue includes a report on Rebel cruelty news of the continued fighting in Charleston updates on the activities of the Army of the Potomac and an interesting column outlining twelve ways in which those advocating secession lie just like the devil: <br> <br> "We have always known and ever maintained that the only security the South and Southern institutions had was contained in the provisions of the Federal Constitution. We indignantly spurn the base imputation and pronounce it an unmitigated secession falsehood. The traitors and enemies of the South are the Secession leaders of the South. Where are the men who fired up the Southern heart and precipitated this once glorious independent prosperous and happy country into the present terrible revolution.Abolitionism and secession combined to effect the overthrow of our government - the downfall of our country - Great God! What a fearful retribution awaits them in the awful future!" unknown books
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War of 1812
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT.REQUESTING SUCH INFORMATION AS MAY TEND TO EXPLAIN THE CAUSES OF THE FAILURE OF THE ARMS OF THE U. STATES ON THE NORTHERN FRONTIER
Washington 1814. 1151114pp. plus folding table. Modern cloth leather label. Tanned else very good. This government document attempts to explain away the reversals in the northern branch of the war. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 33307. HOWES M556. hardcover books
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Civil War
THE DAILY CITIZEN. THURSDAY JULY 2 1863
Vicksburg Ms.: J.M. Swords Proprietor 1863. Folio broadside printed on wallpaper. Old folds closed tear in blank margin of one fold some spotting. Very good. The newspapers printed on wallpaper in Vicksburg during its siege were widely noted at the time and the Union troops who took possession of the city on July 4 completed and distributed the last issue standing in type. Numerous facsimile versions were published later. This is the first reproduction issue probably produced in the North as a commemoration later in 1863. Brigham identifies this as the first reproduction noting its minor variations from the original mainly the substitution of the article "Recent Federal Losses at Vicksburg" in the last column. Brigham details some twenty facsimile versions. Brigham "Wall-Paper Newspapers of the Civil War" in BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ESSAYS FOR WILBERFORCE EAMES New York 1924 pp.203-9. J.M. Swords, Proprietor unknown books
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Mexican American War
HISTORY OF THE JOINT ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION AT MONTEREY CAL. OF THE 110th ANNIVERSARY OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE AND THE 40th ANNIVERSARY OF THE TAKING POSSESSION OF CALIFORNIA AND THE RAISING OF THE AMERICAN FLAG AT MONTEREY.
San Francisco: Fraternal Publishing Company 1886. 30pp. plus illustrations. Text in double columns. Printed wrappers pictorial vignette on rear wrapper bound into contemporary gilt cloth. Front hinge cracked endpapers discolored. Very clean internally. Very good. A presentation copy inscribed on the front pastedown: "Major Gen. Oliver O. Howard U.S.A. Commanding Division of the Pacific San Francisco California / with the compliments of Edwin A. Sherman Chairman of the Committee of Arrangements Oakland Cal. / would have been sent before but absence in Mexico prevented." Howard was one of the "vice presidents" of the celebration and was instrumental in its execution and Edwin A. Sherman was the "orator of the day." Howard was an important Union General who played a key role at Gettysburg and later in the Indian wars. Fraternal Publishing Company hardcover books
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Civil War Union Officers: Buttre John Chester
COLLECTION OF FIFTY ENGRAVINGS OF CIVIL WAR UNION GENERALS COLONELS COMMODORES AND OTHER NOTABLES INCLUDING LINCOLN AND WASHINGTON PUBLISHED DURING THE WAR
New York 1863. Fifty engraved portraits each 9 1/4 x 11 3/4 inches. Each stored inside its own paper sleeve and housed together in two contemporary brown leather portfolios stamped in gilt. Portfolios worn and rubbed. Images in excellent condition. A wonderful contemporary collection of Civil War-related engravings. Featured personalities are mostly Union generals colonels commodores and other officers and figures of note plus presidents Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. Also includes an engraving of William Gannaway Brownlow the anti-secessionist Tennessee newspaper editor and later governor of Tennessee immediately after the end of the Civil War. At the time of the publication of this set Brownlow was a celebrity in the North for his ardent anti-secessionist stance. <br> <br> Due to the portrait poses on which the engravings are based as well as the stated ranks of the military leaders and the general selection of personalities chosen for the set it must have been published in late 1862 or 1863. Of particular note is the image of Ulysses S. Grant who was still so relatively unknown in comparison to some of the other military leaders that the publisher either erred and used the likeness of another man or could not find a suitable portrait and used a different subject. Also the portrait of Lincoln is early as it shows the president without his trademark beard. While we have seen some of these engravings before we have never seen the full set in the original leather portfolios. All engravings include the facsimile signature of the subject and credits the engraver as J.C. Buttre of New York with many also crediting the original artist or photographer whose image the engraving is based on most by Brady with others by Fredricks Appleton German Silsbee et al; the Washington image is based on a Stuart painting. This is a very rare wartime-published collection of Union officers. <br> <br> The following is a full list in alphabetical order: <br> <br> 1 Anderson Brig. Gen. Robert <br> <br> 2 Baker Col. Edward <br> <br> 3 Banks Nathaniel P. <br> <br> 4 Blenker Maj. Gen. Louis <br> <br> 5 Brownlow William G. <br> <br> 6 Buell Maj. Gen. Don Carlos <br> <br> 7 Burnside Brig. Gen. Ambrose E. <br> <br> 8 Butler Maj. Gen. Benjamin F. <br> <br> 9 Carr Col. Joseph B. <br> <br> 10 Clay Maj. Gen. Cassius M. <br> <br> 11 Corcoran Col. Michael <br> <br> 12 Cox Brig Gen. J. Dolson <br> <br> 13 Curtis Maj. Gen. Samuel R. <br> <br> 14 Dix Maj. Gen. John A. <br> <br> 15 Doubleday Brig. Gen. Abner <br> <br> 16 Du Pont Com. Samuel F. <br> <br> 17 Ellsworth Col. Elmer E. <br> <br> 18 Foot Capt. John <br> <br> 19 Foote Com. Andrew H. <br> <br> 20 Fremont Maj. Gen. John C. <br> <br> 21 Grant Maj. Gen. Ulysses <br> <br> 22 Halleck Maj. Gen. Henry W. <br> <br> 23 Hawkins Col. Rush C. <br> <br> 24 Heintzelman Brig. Gen. Samuel P. <br> <br> 25 Hunter Maj. Gen. David <br> <br> 26 Lander Brig. Gen. Frederick W. <br> <br> 27 Lincoln President Abraham <br> <br> 28 Lyon Brig. Gen. Nathaniel <br> <br> 29 Mansfield Brig. Gen. J.K.F. <br> <br> 30 McCall Brig. Gen. George A. <br> <br> 31 McClellan Maj. Gen. George B. <br> <br> 32 McDowell Brig. Gen. Irvin <br> <br> 33 Meagher Col. Thomas Francis <br> <br> 34 Mitchel Maj. Gen. O.M. <br> <br> 35 Mulligan Col. James A. <br> <br> 36 Pope Maj. Gen. John <br> <br> 37 Rosecrans Brig. Gen. W.S. <br> <br> 38 Scott Lieut. Gen. Winfield <br> <br> 39 Shields Brig. Gen. James <br> <br> 40 Sigel Maj. Gen. Franz <br> <br> 41 Slemmer Maj. Adam J. <br> <br> 42 Sprague Maj. Gen. & Gov. of Rhode Island William <br> <br> 43 Stringham Com. S.H. <br> <br> 44 Wallace Maj. Gen. Lewis <br> <br> 45 Wallace Maj. Gen. W.H.L. <br> <br> 46 Washington President George <br> <br> 47 Weber Col. Max <br> <br> 48 Wilkes Capt. Charles <br> <br> 49 Wilson Col. Henry <br> <br> 50 Wool Maj. Gen. John E. <br> <br> There is only one similar item in OCLC a collection called PORTRAITS OF CIVIL WAR OFFICERS calling for 110 plates including Lincoln's cabinet and an engraving of his childhood home also by Buttre located at the Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County. That collection is bound and was likely issued as a slightly different item by the publisher than the collection presented here. OCLC 20140615. hardcover books
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Mexican American War
BATTLE OF CERRO GORDO APRIL 17th & 18th 1847 FROM SURVEYS MADE BY MAJOR TURNBULL & CAPT. McCLELLAN. TOPL. ENGS. DRAWN BY CAPT. McCLELLAN
Washington D.C. 1847. Engraved map 12 1/2 x 18 1/2 inches with hand- coloring on a 19 1/2 x 23 3/4 inch sheet. Old folds. Small splits at four cross-folds. Foxing. Good. A scarce and detailed map of the Battle of Cerro Gordo one of the important battles of the Mexican-American War. General Winfield Scott's victory at Cerro Gordo over a much larger force commanded by Santa Anna allowed the Americans to move closer to Mexico City. The map shows the location of the Mexican battery at the pass as well as an additional Mexican battery of seventeen guns. Most dynamically it shows the location of several American forces including those commanded by Shields Riley Twiggs Worth and Pillow as well as the location of the American dragoons and light artillery. A printed note below the map records that Scott commanded some 8325 men while Santa Anna had twice that under his command. A further note records a total of sixty-three Americans killed and 367 wounded. The Mexican forces took some 1000 in killed and wounded. The map was drawn by George B. McClellan then a captain under Winfield Scott and a participant in the battle some fifteen years before he achieved notoriety as a commander in the Civil War and as the Democratic nominee for president in 1864. unknown books
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War of 1812
LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF WAR TRANSMITTING STATEMENTS SHOWING THE APPLICATION OF MONEYS WHICH HAD BEEN TRANSFERRED BY ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT FROM SEVERAL OF THE APPROPRIATIONS TO OTHER APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT SINCE THE LAST SESSION OF CONGRESS. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DECEMBER 11th 1815.
Washington: Printed by W.A. Davis 1815. 3pp. plus tables on ten folding leaves. Folio. Dbd. Near fine untrimmed. A large table on ten folding leaves detailing transfers of funds within the U.S. Army during the final year of the War of 1812 from May 23 to September 14 1815. Shaw & Shoemaker locate three copies. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 36315. Printed by W.A. Davis unknown books
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Civil War
THE TRIAL AND DEATH OF HENRY WIRZ WITH OTHER MATTERS PERTAINING THERETO
Raleigh 1908. 62pp. Original printed wrappers. Edges a trifle sunned. Otherwise very good. An account of the ill-fated Henry Wirz a Confederate soldier tried and hanged for conspiring with Jefferson Davis to torture and murder Union prisoners at Andersonville. Criticizes the mockery of a trial which sent Wirz to his death. Dedicated to the Ladies' Memorial Association and the Daughters of the Confederacy. Not in Nevins. unknown books
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Dutch Portuguese War
RELACION CIERTA Y VERDADERA DE LA FELIZ VITORIA Y PROSPEROS SUCESSOS QUE EN LA INDIA ORIENTAL HAN CONSEGUIDO LOS PORTUGUESES CONTRA ARMADAS MUY PODEROSAS DE OLANDO Y PERSIA ESTE AÑO DE 1624. LA FECHA EN LA CIUDAD DE GOA CABEÇA DE AQUEL REYNO A 27. DE MARÇO DEL DICHO AÑO Y VINO EN LA NAO SANTO TOMÊ
Madrid: Bernardino de Guzman 1625. 4pp. In Spanish. Decorative woodcut initial on first page. Small folio. Dbd. Light contemporary annotations in margins of each page. Early folds. Loss repaired in silk to gutter and outer margins and along one fold affecting a few characters of text on p.4. Overall very good. Rare Spanish newsletter reporting on recent victories by the Portuguese against the Dutch the Persians and others throughout Asia in 1624. The early 17th century saw the Dutch begin to present a serious threat to Portuguese power and commerce in the East and by the mid-1620s the Portuguese were beleaguered by constant attacks by the Dutch navy and its various Asian allies. The present Spanish newsletter celebrates one of the last great series of Dutch defeats by the Portuguese who are lauded here by their Iberian partners as worldwide defenders of the Catholic faith holding their ground against overwhelming odds. Within a few years the Dutch would clearly gain the upper hand in Asia both militarily and commercially and by 1663 would control much of the Malabar Coast Ceylon Indonesia Malacca and European trade with Japan leaving Portugal only with bases at Macao East Timor and Portuguese India. <br> <br> The newsletter discusses several naval battles off the coast of Persia down the Malabar Coast to Ceylon to Malacca China and Macao. A significant portion of the pamphlet describes the heavy Portuguese losses sustained by repeated attacks on Macao by the Dutch who by this time had established a base in the Pescadores Islands. In the last paragraph attention is turned to the activities of the Jesuits in Ethiopia described here as the "Realm of Prester John" and the recent conversion of Ethiopian King Suseynos to Roman Catholicism. Palau records four printings of the text assigning priority to the present document and locating one copy at the National Library in Madrid. Palau also notes that a copy of this printing was sold by Maggs Bros. for £5 5s in 1927 and by Melchor GarcÃÂa for 35 pesetas in 1934. OCLC locates four copies at the Bavarian State Library in Germany the University of Amsterdam the Newberry Library and the University of Chicago. PALAU 257729. Bernardino de Guzman unknown books
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Civil War
CORRESPONDENCE RESPECTING THE "TUSCALOOSA." PRESENTED TO THE HOUSE OF LORDS BY COMMAND OF HER MAJESTY IN PURSUANCE OF THEIR ADDRESS OF FEBRUARY 16.
London 1864. 32pp. Printed self-wrappers. Some wear to extremities pages loose else very good. An interesting British document reprinting communications between the Secretary of the Admiralty Mr. Hammond and members of Parliament on what to do regarding the Confederate prize-vessel Tuscaloosa originally the American vessel Conrad while docked at the Cape of Good Hope. Ultimately the Duke of Newcastle instructed the Governor of the Cape to restore the Tuscaloosa to the Confederate lieutenant who last commanded her. A controversial decision considering the British government's failure to officially recognize the Confederate States of America. An intriguing example of British sympathy for the Confederate cause. unknown books
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War of Jenkins' Ear
MINISTERIAL PREJUDICES IN FAVOUR OF THE CONVENTION EXAMIN'D AND ANSWER'D
London: T. Cooper 1739. 230pp. Dbd. Very good. Responding specifically to the recently published POPULAR PREJUDICES. Sabin 64143 this pamphlet criticizes the Convention of El Pardo and Prime Minister Walpole's other diplomatic efforts to avoid war with Spain. The House of Commons sided overwhelmingly with the belligerent faction claiming abuses of British seamen and unfair interruption of trade by the Spanish authorities in the Caribbean and pressured Walpole into commencing the War of Jenkins' Ear in October 1739. BELL M373. EUROPEAN AMERICANA 739/199. GOLDSMITHS 7679 another ed. SABIN 49228. T. Cooper unknown books
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Spanish American War: Baxter Leighton H.
TWO LETTERS DESCRIBING LIFE AT CAMP THOMAS IN GEORGIA STATIONED WITH THE THIRD U.S. VOLUNTEER CAVALRY DURING THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR
Chickamauga Park Ga 1898. 5pp. Quarto written on "Black Hills Squadron" stationery. Old fold lines. Minor wear. Very good plus. A pair of letters written by Leighton H. Baxter to a friend back home. In his first letter he states that he is "not an enlisted soldier but has a regulation suit.a horse to ride and am fixed up very nicely. He works for the commander of the squadron Major Leigh H. French presumably as a teenage civilian clerk. His duties include "a good deal of writing to do telegrams to send take notes of cases tried in the regiment and a great many other minor duties." He sleeps in the same tent as the Major and takes his meals with the officers. He is well fed but is very glad not to be a private as they "fare badly." It is however "a regular circus to see the boys ride and shoot they beat Buffalo Bill all to pieces." Baxter reports that there are some 40000 to 50000 troops at Camp Thomas with more due to arrive. Some have already departed for "Porto Rico" and he expects his squadron to be going there at any time. In his second letter he notes that the men in his regiment are all "crack shots and fine riders" and all from around Deadwood and the Black Hills. He has been drilling with the men and has learned to handle a sword fairly well. He also mentions practicing "rough riding.such as leaping from a horse while he is running then back again picking up a hat while at full speed etc." <br> <br> The Third U.S. Volunteer Cavalry was mustered into service in May 1898 and commanded by Melvin Grigsby attorney general for the state of South Dakota. The unit was known both as the "Black Hills Squadron" and as "Grigsby's Cowboy Cavalry." Its commander Maj. Leigh H. French was trained as a medical doctor and surgeon and had a practice in Washington D.C. when the war broke out. One of his captains Seth Bullock was the first sheriff of Deadwood. The squadron never saw active duty outside the continental United States spending most of its brief career at Camp Thomas in Georgia. In the crowded camp in the heat of a southern summer typhus measles and other illnesses were rampant and Grigsby's Cavalry lost twenty-seven men to disease. unknown books
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Civil War
CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN JAMES MASON AND THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT DURING THE CIVIL WAR
London: Printed by Harrison and Sons 1863. No. 2 1863: 17pp. No. 14 1864: 37pp. Gathered signatures stitched separately. Overall very good partially untrimmed. The Confederacy wanted Britain's recognition as a separate and independent country. Britain which relied heavily on Southern cotton naturally favored the Confederacy secretly helping to arm warships but was reluctant to grant official recognition. James Mason was selected as the Confederate representative to England and his mission was clear. These documents reflect his attempts to secure recognition for the Confederacy as well as other concerns. <br> <br> NORTH AMERICA. No. 2. 1863. CORRESPONDENCE WITH MR. MASON RESPECTING THE BLOCKADE AND RECOGNITION OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES. Contains much information on ships entered and cleared at blockaded ports as well as a letter subtly asking the British government to please continue trade despite the blockade. Also has copies of correspondence between Mason and Earl Russell in which Mason openly tries to convince Russell to recognize the Confederacy Russell seems unreceptive refusing personal interviews and writing terse responses. <br> <br> NORTH AMERICA. No. 14. 1864. CORRESPONDENCE WITH MR. MASON COMMISSIONER OF THE SO-STYLED CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA. Correspondence about various matters: sinking of a steamer in British waters removal of British consuls etc. An extract from the Richmond Whig shows the frustration felt by the Confederacy: "to be sure we know that we have no national existence outside of our own fond imaginations and that in the eyes of Great Britain we are still part and parcel of the United States and destined for all she cares to remain so forever." Printed by Harrison and Sons unknown books
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War of 1812
CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE AMERICAN AND BRITISH PLENIPOTENTIARIES RELATIVE TO THE COMMERCIAL CONVENTION CONCLUDED. 1815
Washington: Printed by William A. Davis 1816. 50pp. plus fold-out chart. Dbd. Good. Correspondence on the specific points of the convention from the American diplomats Henry Clay John Quincy Adams and Albert Gallatin to James Monroe Secretary of State; copies of the convention agreement; chart of "Duties of Customs Paid to Great Britain in 1797 and 1815." SHAW & SHOEMAKER 39362. Printed by William A. Davis unknown books
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War of 1812
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT.TRANSMITTING DOCUMENTS RELATIVE TO THE EXECUTION OF THE FIRST ARTICLE OF THE LATE TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND GREAT BRITAIN
Washington: Printed by William A. Davis 1817. 103pp. Dbd. First few leaves loose. Good. Diplomatic haggling about the terms in the Treaty of Ghent. Includes "list of slaves and property to be given up with Cumberland- Island in conformity with the treaty." SHAW & SHOEMAKER 42662. Printed by William A. Davis unknown books
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War of Jenkins' Ear
POPULAR PREJUDICES AGAINST THE CONVENTION AND TREATY WITH SPAIN EXAMIN'D AND ANSWER'D WITH REMARKS ON A PAMPHLET ENTITLED CONSIDERATIONS UPON THE PRESENT STATE OF OUR AFFAIRS AT HOME AND ABROAD
London: T. Cooper 1739. 30pp. Dbd. Very good. From the heated pamphlet controversy in Great Britain between supporters and opponents of war with Spain in the late 1730's. The author of the present volume supports the 1739 Pardo Convention and further diplomatic efforts between the two colonial powers taking aim at the arguments of a recent pro- war pamphlet. The War of Jenkins' Ear was nevertheless declared a few months later. First of three editions. EUROPEAN AMERICANA 739/231. GOLDSMITHS 7680. KRESS 4457. SABIN 64143. STEVENS RARE AMERICANA 1926 1534. T. Cooper unknown books
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French and Indian War
REMARKS ON THE LETTER ADDRESS'D TO TWO GREAT MEN. IN A LETTER TO THE AUTHOR OF THAT PIECE
London: R. and J. Dodsley 1760. 64pp. Half title. Dbd. Very good. Second edition issued the same year as the first but with different pagination. "It relates chiefly to affairs in America and the aggressions of the French. The 'Two Great Men' were William Pitt and the Duke of Newcastle." - Sabin. Authorship of this work has been attributed to both Charles Townshend and William Burke. GOLDSMITHS 9634. HOWES T321. SABIN 69470. R. and J. Dodsley unknown books
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War of 1812
DOCUMENTS FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY RELATING TO THE NAVY OF THE UNITED STATES
Washington 1814. 15pp. plus folding table. Dbd. Good. A report on the status of the new war ships with a table listing the principal ships in the United State naval force. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 33231. unknown books
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World War I Treaties Germany: Treaty of Versailles
TRAITE DE PAIX ENTRE LES PUISSANCES ALLIEES ET ASSOCIEES ET L'ALLEMAGNE ET PROTOCOLE SIGNES A VERSAILLES LE 28 JUIN 1919.TREATY OF PEACE BETWEEN THE ALLIED AND ASSOCIATED POWERS AND GERMANY AND PROTOCOL SIGNED AT VERSAILLES JUNE 28 1919 wrapper title
Paris 1919. xv14284pp. printed in French and English on facing pages plus four large folding maps. Folio. Original printed wrappers. Minor edge wear small nick on front cover. Very good. Untrimmed and unopened. In a cardboard chemise and slipcase. Official French printing of the Treaty of Versailles a document of monumental importance in American and world history. The treaty made with Germany at the end of the First World War concluded a war of unrivalled devastation while sowing the seeds for the Second World War just twenty years on the horizon. The United States guided by Woodrow Wilson's vision played a central role in the crafting of the treaty. The U.S. Senate refused to ratify the treaty however based on the objection of several senators to the Covenant of the League of Nations which was included as Part I of the settlement thereby largely removing American influence and involvement from the international scene in the inter-war period. <br> <br> The Treaty of Versailles was a wide-ranging and ambitious document which sought not only to address the immediate postwar settlement but to punish Germany for its actions in starting and prosecuting the war attempted to remake the map of Europe and created a supra-national political organization the League of Nations. The Covenant of the League of Nations comprises the first part of the treaty. The next most famous part is that dealing with reparations which includes Article 231 the infamous "war guilt clause." By this article Germany accepted the responsibility of her and her allies "for causing all the loss and damage to which the Allied and Associated Governments and their nationals have been subjected as a consequence of the war imposed upon them by the aggression of Germany and her allies." The intent of the article was to affix legal and financial responsibility on Germany but it took on moral implications and was used by Hitler during his rise as an example of Allied perniciousness. Germany had to agree to pay reparations to the allies in the sum of 20000000000 gold marks the amount to be modified by a reparations commission in 1921. Germany also had to recognize the independence of Austria and agree not to compromise that independence in the future. Germany's borders were redrawn with Alsace- Lorraine being given to France West Prussia to Poland and other lands such as Danzig and the Saar Basin stripped away. She lost her overseas possessions the Rhineland was occupied and the German army was limited to one hundred thousand men and largely disarmed. Other provisions address issues of tariffs ports labor aerial navigation prisoners of war and more. <br> <br> As has been noted the many punitive measures of the Treaty of Versailles did much to fan the seeds of discontent in post-war Germany and to facilitate the rise of Hitler who publicly flaunted the provisions of the treaty throughout the 1930s. The refusal of the United States to ratify the treaty and participate in the League of Nations was a crucial part in the chain of events that led to the Second World War. A most important document here in an official French printing with the Protocol as a separate signature at the end. unknown books
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Mexican American War
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT.TO THE TWO HOUSES OF CONGRESS AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE SECOND SESSION OF THE TWENTY-NINTH CONGRESS.
Washington 1846. 33pp. Dbd. Remnants of spine reinforcement else very good. President Polk's calling for war to revenge the "wanton insults" by the Mexican government. An important document with much on the annexation of Texas and other examples of the deteriorating relationship with Mexico. unknown books
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Mexican American War
SPEECH OF MR. G. DAVIS OF KENTUCKY ON THE MEXICAN WAR AND THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE caption title
Washington 1846. 16pp. Dbd. Soiled and dampstained else good. Against the war. unknown books
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Civil War: Bamberger Solomon
MAP OF BATTLES ON BULL RUN NEAR MANASSAS ON THE LINE OF FAIRFAX & PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTIES IN VIRGINIA FOUGHT BETWEEN THE FORCES OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Richmond: West & Johnston 1861. Sheet map 19 3/4 x 26 inches. Old fold lines. Some separation at two folds on the right edge. Light wear minor toning. Very good. A handsome and historic map depicting the First Battle of Manassas or Bull Run depicting troop positions and movements roads railroads houses and other significant geographical features. First Manassas was the first significant engagement of the Civil War and the place where Thomas J. Jackson became "Stonewall" Jackson when his brigade stood their ground against disorganized Union forces. The Confederate troops won the battle raising hopes in the South and signaling to the North that the war would not be won so easily. The map indicates that it was "made from observation" by Solomon Bamberger and lithographed by the firm of Hoyer & Ludwig in Richmond. <br> <br> It appears that at least two issues of this map exist this being the most vividly pictorial that we have found and thus perhaps the later of the two. Rather than a simple plan of the battle the present map lays out the same information augmenting the background with shading and pictorial scenery. The title is likewise enclosed in a simple border setting it off from the rest of the map and though the title is the same the typeface of some of the title lettering has been changed slightly. Parrish & Willingham do not indicate any differentiation of issues but the details and graphics make this by far the most desirable. <br> <br> A rare and interesting map of this important battle and one of the most dramatic graphics produced in the Confederacy. Without the means to produce suitable paper few pieces on a comparable scale were created. PARRISH & WILLINGHAM 6148. West & Johnston unknown books
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Taylor Zachary: Mexican American War
A SKETCH OF THE LIFE AND CHARACTER OF GEN. TAYLOR THE AMERICAN HERO AND PEOPLE'S MAN; TOGETHER WITH A CONCISE HISTORY OF THE MEXICAN WAR
Boston: J. B. Hall 1847. 36pp. Pictorial wrappers. Tape repairs to the spine and corners dust-soiling to front wrappers minor foxing. Good. Authorship is attributed to "The One-legged Sergeant." Tutorow and Howes note a different issue with a joint New York and Boston imprint but this imprint was surely executed around the same time and additionally appears with a slightly different imprint "John B. Hall" and contents in the same year. This is one of the first pamphlets in the making of Taylor as hero. TUTOROW 3729. HOWES T80. J. B. Hall unknown books
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War of 1812
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT.TRANSMITTING COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PLENIPOTENTIARIES OF THE UNITED STATES CHARGED WITH NEGOTIATING PEACE WITH GREAT BRITAIN; SHOWING THE CONDITIONS ON WHICH ALONE THAT GOVERNMENT IS WILLING TO PUT AN END TO THE WAR
Washington City: Printed by Roger C. Weightman 1814. 28pp. Printed self-wrappers stitched. Very good untrimmed and unopened. The British are insistent about their conditions. The five American diplomats have a hard time ironing out the kinks of the negotiations. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 33379. Printed by Roger C. Weightman unknown books
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War of 1812
LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY TRANSMITTING HIS ANNUAL REPORT UPON THE STATE OF THE FINANCES OF THE UNITED STATES. DECEMBER 7th 1815.
Washington: Printed by W.A. Davis 1815. 4618pp. including tables on nine folding leaves. Folio. Dbd. Some light soiling and chipping at fore-edge else near fine untrimmed. Annual report of the Secretary of the Treasury Alexander J. Dallas at the close of the War of 1812. Shaw & Shoemaker locate four copies. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 36304. Printed by W.A. Davis unknown books
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War Department
ORDER NO. 19. HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY.
Washington 1832. Broadside 10 x 8 inches. Folded vertically in half printed on recto of resultant half sheet. Slight dust soiling otherwise very good. The orders of Maj. Gen. John Macomb providing for the protection of Indian agents in service on the frontier. Macomb asserts that without military protection the efforts of the agents to "conciliate" the Indians will fail. Demonstrates the role of the army in U.S.-Indian relations. unknown books
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Mexican American War
BATTLE OF MONTEREY. THE AMERICANS FORGING THEIR WAY TO THE MAIN PLAZA SEPTEMBER 23RD 1846
New York: N. Currier 1846. Aquatint lithograph trimmed close but not affecting image uniformly toned. Fair overall. Archival matting and protected with Mylar sheet. A forceful primitive lithograph showing the American assault under the Stars and Stripes while the defenders blaze away. N. Currier unknown books
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Mexican American War
MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT.COMMUNICATING INFORMATION OF THE EXISTING RELATIONS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO AND RECOMMENDING THE ADOPTION OF MEASURES FOR REPELLING THE INVASION COMMITTED BY THE MEXICAN FORCES UPON THE TERRITORY OF THE UNITED STATES. with: MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT.COMMUNICATING FURTHER INFORMATION OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE UNITED STATES TROOPS ON THE RIO DEL NORTE
Washington 1846. 131pp. Dbd. Minor marginal dampstain to a couple of leaves. Very good. Sen. Doc. 29th Cong. 1st Sess. A fundamental document in the history of the Mexican-American War. President Polk describes the status of Mexican-American relations asserts that a state of war exists and calls for upon the Congress to recognize the state of affairs. Specifically Polk transmits the details of the Slidell mission which sought the purchase of New Mexico and California. The failure of John Slidell's mission was a proximate cause of the ensuing hostilities. This message is dated May 11 1846 and Congress declared war the very next day. Also included is supporting correspondence and the details of U.S. and Mexican troop movements. TUTOROW 1668. unknown books
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World War I Treaties Bulgaria: Treaty of Neuilly sur Seine
TREATY OF PEACE BETWEEN THE ALLIED AND ASSOCIATED POWERS AND BULGARIA AND PROTOCOL SIGNED AT NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE NOVEMBER 27 1919. PRESENTED TO PARLIAMENT BY COMMAND OF HIS MAJESTY
London: His Majesty's Stationery Office 1920. iv86pp. Folio. Original printed front wrapper rear wrapper lacking. Wrapper chipped at edges. Closed tear in titlepage repaired with tape closed tear in final two leaves with no loss. Good. Lacks the folding map. Though they fought together in common cause the defeated nations of World War I signed separate treaties with the victorious Allies the Treaty of Versailles with Germany being only the most famous of five treaties ending the Great War. This is the official British printing of the Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine made between the Allied and Associated Powers and defeated Bulgaria and signed more than a year after the Armistice of November 1918. The first part prints the Covenant of the League of Nations. The second part sets the new national boundaries under which Bulgaria had to give land to Yugoslavia and western Thrace to Greece. Under the section on reparations Bulgaria had to recognize her complicity with Germany in waging the war the infamous "war guilt clause" and also had to agree to pay penalties in the amount of 2250000000 francs. Other clauses address political military the Bulgarian army was limited to twenty thousand men economic and labor issues. Though the United States was a signatory to the Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine the Senate refused to ratify it. This treaty is an important part of the settlements ending the First World War little known and scarce on the market. His Majesty's Stationery Office unknown books
Riferimento per il libraio : WRCAM35472 ISBN : 2250000000 9782250000009
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Mexican American War
SIEGE OF VERA CRUZ BY THE U.S. TROOPS UNDER MAJOR GENERAL SCOTT IN MARCH 1847 FROM SURVEYS MADE BY MAJOR TURNBULL CAPTAINS HUGHES McCLELLAN & JOHNSTON; LIEUTENANTS DERBY & HARDCASTLE TOPL. ENGINEERS. DRAWN BY CAPT. McCLELLAN
Washington D.C. 1847. Engraved map 16 x 25 1/4 inches with hand- coloring on a 19 1/2 x 27 inch sheet. Worn around the edges with chips and loss not affecting the map imagery itself. Two closed tears in the left edge do intrude into the map. Paper tanned upper portion stained. About good. A scarce and detailed map of the Siege of Vera Cruz a turning point in the Mexican- American War. Winfield Scott with ten thousand American troops and a siege train landed on the beach near Vera Cruz on March 9 1847. The American forces outnumbered the Mexican defenders of the city by a two-to-one margin and the American guns were especially devastating. The city's castle was undamaged but the terrified citizenry implored Gen. Juan Morales to capitulate which was done at the end of March. The map notes American casualties as twelve killed and sixty-one wounded the actual numbers were slightly higher; the casualty rate among Mexican soldiers and civilians outnumbered that of the Americans. Vera Cruz would become an important port base for the American forces. This map shows the coastline from the road to Jalapa to the landing point of the American troops. The city and its main defenses are shown in detail and the headquarters of American commanders Scott Worth Patterson and Twigg are also shown. The Line of Investment is colored in red as is the location of the American hospital. Text on the map describes the make-up of the divisions led by Patterson Worth and Twigg. This map was drawn by George B. McClellan then a captain under Winfield Scott and a participant in the battle some fifteen years before he achieved notoriety as a commander in the Civil War and as the Democratic nominee for president in 1864. OCLC records some sixteen institutional copies but in our experience this map is scarce in the market. unknown books
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Mexican American War: Pena y Pena D. Manuel
MANIFIESTO DEL EXMO. SR. PRESIDENTE PROVISIONAL.A LA REPUBLICA MEJICANA
Queretaro 1847. 8pp. Original printed wrappers. Fine. Issued by Pena as provisional president of the Republic upon arrival of the government in Queretaro after the fall of Mexico City. He describes the "horrible events" of the defeat. EBERSTADT 150:132. unknown books
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Mexican American War
CUARTEL GENERAL.EJERCITO DE OCCUPATION.
Monterey 1846. Broadside 12 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches. Old fold lines. Minor wear. Near fine. In a cloth clamshell case. American forces under the overall command of Gen. Zachary Taylor fought for control of the important city of Monterrey Mexico during September 22-28 1846 in one of the most important battles of the Mexican- American War. The Mexican forces under Gen. Ampudia trapped in the city plaza and bombarded with artillery decided to negotiate and Taylor agreed to a controversial armistice lasting eight weeks. The occupation of the city was disrupted by the behavior of the American troops especially the Texans who were as a result sent back north. On October 5 a Mexican lancer was shot by an American soldier - without provocation - while riding through the streets. Taylor was forced to ask for instructions on how to try the man only to find that no American laws applied and that he could only discharge the man and send him home. With the present decree the U.S. Army tried to establish some legal principles for ruling the city in this period. All rights enjoyed by citizens under Mexican law are to be retained including commercial laws for dealing with foreign merchants excepting supplies purchased for the use of the army; additionally no payments can benefit the government of Mexico and every supplier of the army must be registered. hardcover books
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Civil War
PROCEEDINGS OF THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION HELD IN ALBANY.
Albany 1861. 56pp. Printed wrappers bit chipped covers detached good. Addresses by noted New York Democrats of the day including James S. Thayer Lyman Tremain Horatio Seymour and others. Positive remarks concerning southern brethren and biting invective for the Black Republicans. unknown books
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War of 1812
AN ADDRESS OF MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.TO THEIR CONSTITUENTS ON THE SUBJECT OF THE WAR WITH GREAT BRITAIN
Alexandria Va 1812. 35pp. Printed self-wrappers stitched. A very good copy. The first of several printings others appearing the same year in Boston Hartford New Haven New York Baltimore etc. A protest of the War of 1812 signed by thirty- four members of Congress. HOWES A77. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 24535. unknown books
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War of 1812
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE TO WHOM WAS REFERRED THE CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN MR. MONROE AND MR. CANNING AND BETWEEN MR. MADISON AND MR. ROSE RELATIVE TO THE ATTACK ON THE CHESAPEAKE.
Washington: Printed by R.C. Weightman 1808. 10pp. Dbd. Good. The committee reaches several reasonable conclusions: the suspension of the embargo if peace comes reciprocal restrictive measures on the trade of all foreign countries who have restricted United States commerce etc. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 16579. Printed by R.C. Weightman unknown books
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Civil War
REPORT OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE CONDUCT OF THE WAR. IN THREE PARTS
Washington 1863. Three volumes. 756;512;659pp. Original blindstamped cloth spines gilt. Ex- lib. with bookplates. Slight fraying at corners and at head and toe of spines cloth separated along front hinge of first volume. Minor marginal dampstain in first volume but generally clean inside and good plus overall. Relevant clipping tipped in. The powerful Committee on the Conduct of the War was formed in December 1861. These volumes cover all of its proceedings through the spring of 1863. "A detailed report on the first battles in the East and indicative of the actions of the most meddlesome of congressional committees" - Nevins. Prints much important correspondence and eyewitness accounts of major battles of the war. NEVINS II p.116. hardcover books
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