Imprints

The Congressional Globe, January 19, 1864

The Official Proceedings of Congress. Published by John C. Rives, Washington, D.C. Twenty-Eighth Congress, 1st Session. Tuesday, January 19, 1864. Imprint, 16 pages, 8 1/2 x 11 1/4. Interesting content as spoken on the floor of congress by some of the most famous political leaders of the Civil War era. Very fine condition.

 

1913 IMPRINT, 124TH N.Y. INFANTRY AT GETTYSBURG

Veteran Henry M. Howell on Gettysburg. 6 x 9 3/4 imprint. Middletown, N.Y., July 12, 1913. Editor Daily Argus. Discusses the action on July 2, 1863, near Devil's Den, making his point that it was the pivotal point in the battle of Gettysburg. Signed in print by H.M. Howell. Excellent condition. From the personal estate of Henry M. Howell. He enlisted in Co. E, 124th New York Infantry, "The Orange Blossoms," on Aug. 9, 1862. He fought in the battles of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg; was wounded in the battle of Spotsylvania, Va., on May 12,...  

1854 IMPRINT, OFFICIAL U.S. ARMY REGISTER

Transmittal letter signed in print by Jefferson Davis!

5 1/2 x 9, 67 pages, imprint.

33d Congress, 1st Session
Ho.[use] Of Reps.
Ex. Doc. No 59

ARMY REGISTER

LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF WAR

Transmitting Transcript of the Official Army Register

February 23, 1854- Ordered to be printed

War Department,
Washington, February 17, 1854

Sir: In compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of June 14, 1848, I have the honor to transmit herewith a transcript of the official...  

SPEECH OF SENATOR DANIEL WEBSTER IN THE U.S. SENATE, 1848

5 1/2 x 8 1/2, imprint. 24 pages. Mr. Webster's Speech, In The U.S. Senate, March 23, 1848, Upon The War With Mexico. Printed by Eastburn's Press, Boston, 1848. Missing wraps. Light age toning. Fine.

Daniel Webster: (1782-1852) American statesman, lawyer and orator. Served as a U.S. Congresman, 1813-17, and 1823-27; U.S. Senator, 1827-41, and 1845-50; and U.S. Secretary of State, 1841-43, and 1850-52. He was one of the greatest orators of his time, well known for his brilliant speeches and eloquent public...  

GENERAL GRANT'S MARCH

By E. Mack. Sheet music. 6 pages. Eclipse Publishing Co., Philadelphia. Copyright, 1907. Bust vignette of Ulysses S. Grant, and eagle and shield on the front page. Also includes music for the song Love and Devotion, by Louis A. Drumheller. Overall light age toning, and some corner and edge wear. The inside pages 3 and 4, which are back to back, are damaged. There is a horizontal tear straight across the page that has been repaired with archival document tape. That same page [3 & 4] has a small paper chip out of the top corner which does not affect any of...  

1865 IMPRINT, THE OLD GUARD

A Monthly Journal Devoted to the Principles of 1776 and 1787.

Volume III. January 1865.
No. 1.

48 pages.

The Resolutions of 1798 as a Basis of Reunion. The Peer and the Printer. Close of the Year 1806 and 1864. In Prison. The Civilization of the Tropics. Voices That Are Gone. The Female Parliament of Aristophanes. Alone With Thee. The Duke De La Rochefoucaults Maxims on Love. Financial Lying. Old tape repairs at the vertical left edge of the imprint which serves to strengthen the spine. The pages are tight, clean and in very...  

LETTER TO GENERAL DAVID HUNTER

Plus related imprint concerning the heroes of the American Revolution!

2 pages, 7 1/2 x 9 3/4, in ink, written by Alexander Ray.

Washington, D.C., November 18, 1874

Maj. Genl. David Hunter, U.S.A.
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir;

I take the liberty of enclosing you one of my printed circular letters. It fully explains the subject to which it relates as well as the object of this communication. I have lately visited Boston, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Maryland to confer with the Societies of...  

LEATHER MANUFACTURERS' BANK CHECK, 1851

Imprinted bearer check, filled out in ink. New York, Nov. 29, 1851. Leather Manufacturers' Bank check in the amount of $600.00. Signed, Aaron Claflin & Co. Cut cancelled with small paper loss at center. Imprint of J.M. Elliott, N.Y.

The Leather Manufacturers' Bank was established in 1832. During the mid 1800's this bank paid and adjusted claims on slave insurance policies.

LITTLE MIAMI RAILROAD COMPANY CAPITAL STOCK CERTIFICATE

8 1/2 x 5 1/2, two sided, imprinted form, filled out in ink. Vignette of train at top, and man plowing at bottom. State of Ohio. Little Miami Railroad Company. This is to Certify that Mrs. Louisa Skinner is the proprietor of Fifty Shares of Fifty dollars each of the Capital Stock of The Little Miami Rail Road Company, transferable only on the Books of the said Company on the surrender of this Certificate. Cincinnati, Dec. 2, 1868. Has an embossed seal of the railroad company at lower left, ink signatures of the Secretary and President of the company, and...  

POSTCARD WITH RELIGIOUS IMPRINT

Addressed in ink to Mrs. M.C. Hevener, Hawkinsville, Oneida Co., New York. Postmarked, Detroit, Mich., Mar. 17, 1910, with 1 cent green Benjamin Franklin postage stamp.

The reverse has the following imprinted verse:

Trust Him

Trust Him when dark doubts assail thee

Trust Him when thy strength is small

Trust Him when to simply trust Him

Seems the hardest thing of all



Trust Him, He is ever faithful

Trust Him, for His will is best

Trust Him, for the heart of Jesus

Is the only...  

IMPRINT, MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT ANDREW JOHNSON

Concerning Bureau of Freedmen and Refugees

5 1/2 x 9 imprint, 3 1/4 pages, signed in print by President Andrew Johnson.

39th Congress, 1st Session. House of Representatives. Ex. Doc. No. 146. Bureau of Freedmen and Refugees. Message From The President of the United States, Returning To the House bill No. 613, with his objections thereto. July 16, 1866. Ordered to be printed. Excellent content concerning the Bureau of Freedmen. Light edge wear, otherwise in excellent condition.

The Bureau of Freedmen and Refugees, also known as...  

SPEECH OF CONGRESSMAN OWEN LOVEJOY

One of the most important anti slavery speeches ever delivered in the U.S. House of Representatives!

HUMAN BEINGS NOT PROPERTY

SPEECH OF HON. OWEN LOVEJOY, OF ILLINOIS

Delivered in the House of Representatives, February 17, 1858

8 pages, 6 x 9 imprint. Buell & Blanchard, Printers, Washington. Light age toning and overall wear. Archival tape repair on the front page. Some small fold splits at the edges. Small hole on back page which affects a few words. Small area of paper loss at bottom corner of the back...