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 Lawler, Matthew; Raguet, Condy, American Manufactures. An Adjourned Meeting of the Citizens of the City of Philadelphia, Friendly to American Manufactures Was Held in the County Court House, on Saturday the 2d of October, 1819
Lawler, Matthew; Raguet, Condy
American Manufactures. An Adjourned Meeting of the Citizens of the City of Philadelphia, Friendly to American Manufactures Was Held in the County Court House, on Saturday the 2d of October, 1819
Philadelphia, n.p. 1819. First edition. Self wrappers. 8 pp. 8vo. The report contains the committee's findings on Philadelphia manufactures in 1814, 1816, and 1819 which notes its importance: "Although they made report in part, on the 4th ult. containing a statement of the situation of seventeen branches, they judge it proper to present their fellow citizens with a connected view of the whole together ; so as to enable them to form a correct estimate on a subject of immense importance not merely to the welfare of this community, but to the wealth, power, and resources of our common country ; which never can be really independent, while it continues to buy more than it sells — paralizes the industry of its citizens, neglects its domestic manufactures, and supports those of foreign nations." Kress C381. Not in American Imprints. Fragile, first and last leaves detached, edge wear & tears at the folds, light soiling, still good.
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 [Lawrence, Charles, photographer], [Photograph] Souvenir of World Famous Mt. Lowe: America's Greatest Scenic Trip
[Lawrence, Charles, photographer]
[Photograph] Souvenir of World Famous Mt. Lowe: America's Greatest Scenic Trip
[Mt. Lowe, CA], 1899. Ruled card mount. Image: 4 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches mounted on 7 x 10 inch multi-ruled mount. Silver gelatin print taken at the top of the Great Incline on Echo mountain with a large group of travelers at the side and in the elegant opera-box cars known as the White Chariots. Charles Lawrence, the official photographer, took pictures of the visitors, which could be purchased for 25 cents (and included the entire car, as he took the photos from a special scaffold). The Mount Lowe Railway opened on 4 July 1893, and consisted of nearly seven miles of track starting in Altadena, California (Mountain Junction)..The railway climbed the steep Lake Avenue and crossed the Poppy fields into the Rubio Canyon. This part of the trip was called the Mountain Division. At this juncture stood the Rubio Pavilion, a small 12-room hotel. From there the passengers transferred to a cable car funicular which climbed the Great Incline to the top of the Echo Mountain promontory The Incline powering mechanism was designed by San Francisco cable car inventor Andrew Smith Hallidie. It boasted grades as steep as 62% and as slight as 48%, and gained 1,900 feet (580 m) in elevation. The funicular was the first of its kind built with three rails and featuring a four-railed passing track at the half way point (See Charles Seims: "Mount Lowe, The Railway in the Clouds," p.33-46). The verso of the card contains the basic facts of Mt. Lowe bordered by illustrations. A very good sharp copy with minor soiling on the mount.
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 [Italian Risorgimento].[Leopardi, Monaldo], Catechismo Sulle Rivoluzioni
[Italian Risorgimento].[Leopardi, Monaldo]
Catechismo Sulle Rivoluzioni
[n.a.], [n.a.], 1832. Stitched self wrappers. 40 pp. 16mo. "Q. Does God's holy law permit rebelliousness against one's temporal Sovereign? R. Never, indeed, condemns it highly; for the sacred writing which, as you know, is the very word of God, declares that the High Official (Podesta) does not come from God, but whoever resists him, resists precisely the ordination of God, and thus proceeds to damnation." Thus begins Count Monaldo Leopardi's (1776-1847) counter-revolutionary Catechism on Revolutions, arguing that Christianity and the French Revolution are incompatible, that the rebellion is an ignominious revolt against the metaphysical and social order established by God, and that tradition is more important that abstract concepts of liberalism. Meant for use in schools, it was one of two essays published by Leopardi in 1832. Two editions were published in 1832 both rather uncommon. This edition without date and publisher (but which Sorbelli's "Opuscoli stampe alla macchia e fogli volanti riflettenti il pensiero politico italiano: [1830-1835" dates as 1832) is held by only two libraries: Univ. Conn. and Biblioteca Casanatense. Very good, lightly browned, a few lower fore edge corners folded, tiny marginal chip at leaf 16, and one closed tear on rear leaf, numeral inked on title, original stitching but perhaps removed from a later volume.
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 Lewis, John Vaughn, [Archive] Four Letters from the Rector of St. John's Parish, Chronicling His Temporary Breakdown and Resignation
Lewis, John Vaughn
[Archive] Four Letters from the Rector of St. John's Parish, Chronicling His Temporary Breakdown and Resignation
Washington, DC, 1880. 7 pp. on 3 sheets & 1 Bifolium. Four letters, spanning two years, from John Vaughn Lewis (1836-1911) the rector of St. John's Parish (St. John's Episcopalian Church) in Washington D.C. one of the best known churches in the nation's capital, to his colleague Mortimer Jefferis, beginning with the hiring of Jefferis, and through to the aftermath of the resignation of Lewis, from St. John's. In the first letter, dated October 15, 1878, Lewis offers Jefferis forty dollars a week to come work at St. John's, "..to maintain the Daily Service, to assist on Sundays, &.. superintend the Sunday School." In the second letter, dated January 30th, 1879, Lewis does not address Jefferis (nor anyone else), rather he names Jefferis as his representative, and authorizes Jefferis to act on his behalf. The third, written on St. John's stationary, but from the Convent of St. Paul, is dated 1879, and informs Jefferis of his resignation from St. John's. He tells Jefferis that he ".. and Jim Clark must take care of things, somehow. You need not come see me, I am 'played out'". The last letter, dated May 14, 1880, is the only letter not written on St. John's stationary, and comes from Burlington, NJ. By this time, Jefferis too, had left St. John's, as this letter was addressed to him in Dresden, Germany. In this letter, Lewis takes the opportunity to explain his decision to leave St. John's, claiming that his resignation was "fore-ordained", as they had not only reduced his salary and spending allowance, but they had knowingly "upset" his choir by making it a mixed quartet. Moreover, they had accused him of intemperance, to which he had replied, "'"Gentlemen, I know perfectly well how I use liquor and why. I could defy your charge in any court..'". He then shares with Jefferis his prospects for the future, entertaining the possibility of leaving Parish life, and working instead, in academia. He would however remain with Parish life, becoming rector at a number of churches after 1880. Very good, remnants and punctures to top edges of few letters, small tears along folds, not affecting text, minor browning.
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 Lewis, Isaac, The Political Advantages of Godliness. A Sermon, Preached Before His Excellency the Governor, and the Honorable Legislature of the State of Connecticut, Convened at Hartford on the Anniversary Election, May 11, 1797
Lewis, Isaac
The Political Advantages of Godliness. A Sermon, Preached Before His Excellency the Governor, and the Honorable Legislature of the State of Connecticut, Convened at Hartford on the Anniversary Election, May 11, 1797
Hartford, Printed by Hudson & Goodwin, 1797. First edition. Stitched paper wrappers. 31 pp. 8vo. Half-title: Dr. Lewis's election sermon, May 11, 1797. "The primary object of civil institutions is to prevent those evils..to which men would unavoidably be exposed, in a state of nature." Issac Lewis (1768-1840) was a Yale graduate and served as chaplain to the state militia during the war. Provenance: Signed on the half title by Peleg Thomas (1736-1834), who served as lieutenant in the Fourth Alarm company of Connecticut militia, and fought in the Rhode Island expedition (Battle of Quaker Hill) under General John Sullivan, and by his daughter, Sarah M. Thomas. Sabin 40810. Evans 32377. Trumbull: Connecticut 996. ESTCW28924. Bottom quarter of last leaf torn away without loss of text, else a very good untrimmed copy, contemporary owner's signatures on half title.
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 (Lilly Library), The Bernardo Mendel Collection: An Exhibit. Dedication of the Mendel Room / Lilly Library
(Lilly Library)
The Bernardo Mendel Collection: An Exhibit. Dedication of the Mendel Room / Lilly Library
Bloomington, Lilly Library / Indiana Univ. 1964. First edition. Green and gilt stiff paper wrappers (paperback). 83 pp. Illus. with 21 b/w plates. 4to. Includes "With the compliments of Bernardo Mendel" card laid in loose, along with the Program for the Dedication of the Bernardo Mendel Collection, sponsored by the Latin-American Studies Program and University Libraries, plus the exhibition brochure. First half dozen or so leaves detached.
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 [Dogs]. Spratts Patent (America) Limited, [Advertisement for] Spratts Patent (America) Limited [Dog and Poultry Supplies on] First Annual Exhibition of the New York Poultry Exchange [Form]
[Dogs]. Spratts Patent (America) Limited
[Advertisement for] Spratts Patent (America) Limited [Dog and Poultry Supplies on] First Annual Exhibition of the New York Poultry Exchange [Form]
New York, 1887. 1 sheet. Illus. with b/w drawings. 8.5 x 7 inches. "To Secretaries of Shows: Spratts Patent (America) Limited / Contractors to the Kennel Club and all important Dog Shows, the Crystal Palace, Birmingham, Dairy, and all principal Poultry Exhibitions.." Advertisement mentions their improved Poultry, Pigeon, Rabbit, Bantam & Cat Pens; Poultry Meal; and Meat 'Fibrine' Vegetable Dog Cakes. On Verso: (Top half) Form of Entry for the First Annual Exhibition of the New York Poultry Exchange, Held in Madison Square Garden, New York City, December 14-211887." With entry fees. Rare. Not in OCLC. Cornell has a copy of "Premium list and regulations governing the first annual exhibition of the New York Poultry Exchange : to be held at Madison Square Garden, New York, Dec. 14-21, 1887" but without any entry forms. Very good, light edge wear and soiling.
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 Lindsay, Vachel, A Letter About My Four Programmes, for Committees in Correspondence [with Holograph Revisions]
Lindsay, Vachel
A Letter About My Four Programmes, for Committees in Correspondence [with Holograph Revisions]
[Springfield, Ill.], [The Jeffersons Printing Co.], 1916. First edition. Stapled paper wrappers. 2-65, [1] pp. Illus. with b/w drawings. 4to. Inscribed in full, 'Nicholas Vachel Lindsay' on page 7 at the conclusion of the introduction. Text begins on front wrapper with a table of contents; page 2 contains a list of Lindsay's books with holograph corrections; page 3 addressed by Lindsay to Miss Beatrice Allard [of Bryn Mawr] describes preparations for his engagements. Lindsay was a popular speaker and performer, and this books was prepared for the use of local committees for their publicity. Lindsay delivered four programs: 1. The gospel of beauty. 2. A talk on The art of the moving picture. 3. An evening of higher vaudeville, and orthodox verse as well. 4. The Chinese nightingale, and dramas for impromptu actors. Lindsay was preparing for just such a tour of performances, including the group to whose sponsor this copy was sent, in January of 1919 when he wrote to Sara Trevor Teasdale: "But also your real Vachel is much concerned with having a genuine and sincere tour this spring. It is so full already, and I do not want it to be a mere series of hollow noises. Since so many are like you, and prefer the Empire of China story told simply as a story, I am going to try that. My most successful new Poem is Old Andrew Jackson which should appear in the Independent soon. 2 That is, it is my most successful recitation, and no matter how earnest I am about it, always brings down the house. I cannot understand it, for I truly admire Old Andrew. He is just my style, but the fun in the piece always gets the audience. So please brace me up if you are around, and tell me to do it as earnestly as possible.. On Feb. 28 I spend the day at Bryn Mawr under the auspices of Miss Beatrice Allard" (Jan 3. 1919). But the Bryn Mawr appearance did not go well as Lindsay would write on July 20th of the same year as he contemplated a tour of England "I‘ll be hanged if I want to go through the weird land of England and be hazed as I was in Bryn Mawr or Boston (the two most English spots in America)," and to which he notes in the margin "Confidentially, I was frosted in Boston and hissed at Bryn Mawr." The sponsor at Bryn Mawr was Beatrice Allard [later Brooks] (1893-1977) who would receive her doctorate from Bryn Mawr College a year later in 1920; she would gone on to teach biblical history at Wellesley College for a year, and enjoyed a long career as professor and head of the department of religion at Western College for Women in Oxford, Ohio. Last at auction in 1977. Front wrapper detached, wrappers darkened at edges, marginal chips to fore-edges, otherwise very good.
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 [Lindsay, Vachel]. Pond, J. B. [James Burton, Jr.], [Typed Letter] J.B. Pond, Vachel Lindsay's Agent, Pleads for Help in Booking Him to Lecture in England
[Lindsay, Vachel]. Pond, J. B. [James Burton, Jr.]
[Typed Letter] J.B. Pond, Vachel Lindsay's Agent, Pleads for Help in Booking Him to Lecture in England
New York, 1920. 2 pp. 8 1/2 x 11 inches. A retained carbon copy, dated August 20th, 1920. Pond writes to R. Leigh Ibbs of Ibbs & Tillett, England's foremost classical music agents, to help Vachel Lindsay arrange lectures in England, after Pond's English lecture agency partners, The Lecture Agency, who held a monopoly of the lecture field in England, and led by Gerald Christy, have turned him down. "Lindsay the one man in America that all of your visiting writers want to meet when they get here and he stands highest among the people who are known on your side. His books are published both by McMilllan and by Bell and I have seen excellent reviews of them. "The Spectator" has been especially generous in praising Lindsay..All of the English Literary men who have visited Lindsey here in America have invited him to come to England and to present his very remarkable recital of his own poems. Those recitals are so unique that they have attracted attention even in this-country where they have presented a great contrast on already existing styles of poetry and presentation.. I am absolutely certain that he will create the same sensation in England that Joaquin Miller did some years ago with his high boots, red shirt -and California poems. I am absolutely confident that Lindsay could be put into a hall in London and create a furor. Everyone of the literary men will be on your side. Mansfield has already prepared meetings for him in Oxford.." Pond laments the failure of Christy to support Lindsay because he is "not a regular professional English Lecturer." He ends with a final plea: "Try your best to see a way through .. Take all the money if you wish but remember Lindsay is our leading American poet. Stick with him a little and I think he will repay you. If you do anything I think you will do what you can for Lindsay. Your writers value him. Your only existing Lecture Agency has not treated him with dignity. For the sake of public opinion in this country I hope something can be done." James Burton Pond Jr. (1889-1961) took over the Pond Lyceum Bureau from his father Major Pond, who had built it into one of the largest speaker bureaus in the country. In 1919, before this letter was written, he had formalized relations with the Literary Agency in London arranging for a complete interchange of talent. Gerald Christy (1865-1944) took over The Lecture Agency, Ltd. in 1890. It was the chief lecture booking agency in the British Empire, with a monopoly of the lecture field in England. It was founded in 1879, six years after Major Pond founded his business, and with which it always maintained a close working relationship. Robert Leigh Ibbs along with John Tillett founded Ibbs and Tillett was the London-based classical music artist and concert management agency (1906-1990). " For the greater part of the twentieth century, Ibbs and Tillett's concert agency was to the British music industry what Marks and Spencer is to the world of the department store. The roll-call of famous musicians on its books was unmatched, and included such international stars as Clara Butt, Fritz Kreisler, Pablo Casals, Sergei Rachmaninov, Andrés Segovia, Kathleen Ferrier, Myra Hess, Jacqueline du Pré, Julian Lloyd Webber, Clifford Curzon and Vladimir Ashkenazy, to name but a handful .." Christopher Fifield: Ibbs and Tillett: The Rise and Fall of a Musical Empire (2005). Very good, edges worn with tears, paper clip hole.
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 Livingston, Edward, Turkish Mission. Letter from the Secretary of State, to the Chairman of the Committee of Foreign Affairs, Relative to the Correspondence of Commodore Porter with the Turkish Government. Printed by Order of the House of Representatives
Livingston, Edward
Turkish Mission. Letter from the Secretary of State, to the Chairman of the Committee of Foreign Affairs, Relative to the Correspondence of Commodore Porter with the Turkish Government. Printed by Order of the House of Representatives
n.p. n.p. 1832. First edition. Removed. 2 pp. 8vo. Department of State, January 18, 1832. 22d Congress, 1st Session, Doc. No. 303. A very good copy, inked numeral on title, lightly foxed.
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 Lobo, Francisco Alexandre, Discurso de Propozição: Recitado Nas Cortes Celebradas Em 23 de Junho de 1828, Na Cidade de Lisboa
Lobo, Francisco Alexandre
Discurso de Propozição: Recitado Nas Cortes Celebradas Em 23 de Junho de 1828, Na Cidade de Lisboa
[Lisboa], n.p. 1828. First edition. Self wrappers. 3 pp. 12mo. Supports the conservatives and absolute monarchists promoting Miguel as the Emperor of Portugal at the start of the Portuguese Civil War, or the Liberal Wars, that would last from 1828 to 1834, at which time, the author, Francisco Alexandre Lobo (1763-1844), Bishop of Viseu, and formerly Minister and Secretary of State of Business of the Kingdom (Prime Minister) of Portugal under Miguel, had to flee the country. OCLC locates only a single copy: at the Oliveiria Lima Library (CUA) OCLC: 51732986. Spotting in the lower margin, else near fine.
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 Lyman, Joseph, [Printed Document Completed in Manuscript] Duties Collected for a Wheel Carriage in West Springfield, Massachusetts
Lyman, Joseph
[Printed Document Completed in Manuscript] Duties Collected for a Wheel Carriage in West Springfield, Massachusetts
Northampton; West Springfield, MA, 1801. 1 sheet. Docketted on verso. 6.5 x 8 inches. November 30th, 1801, signed in Northampton by Jos. Lyman [Jr], Collector of the Revenue, 10th Division, Massachusetts. Duties collected from Samuel Flower, of West Springfield, for a two wheel carriage, "having a top drawn by one horse, for the conveyance of two persons; for fifteen months, to end on the 30th of September, 1802,"for the amount of three dollars and seventy five cents. Joseph Lyman (1767-1847), son of Captain Joseph Lyman, studied at Yale in 1783, and read law, became a member of the bar, first as a Clerk of Courts and later as Judge of Common Pleas and Probate, as well as High Sheriff. "The Lymans featured prominently in the development of the Connecticut River Valley and flourished in nineteenth century Northampton, Mass.achieving social prominence, financial success, and a degree of intellectual acclaim. Having settled in Northampton before 1654, just a generation removed from emigration, the Lymans featured prominently in the development of the Connecticut River Valley. A Yale-educated clerk of the Hampshire County courts, Joseph's descendants included sons Joseph Lyman (an engineer and antislavery man) and Samuel Fowler Lyman (a jurist), and three Harvard-educated grandsons, Benjamin Smith Lyman (a geologist and traveler in Meiji-era Japan) and brothers Joseph and Frank Lyman (both trained in the natural sciences)." See Lyman Family Papers, Robert S. Cox Special Collections, UMass Amherst Libraries. Samuel Flower (1742 -1815) was 1st Lt. in Capt. Enoch Chapins company (W. Springfield) of minute men who marched 4/20/1775 in response to alarm of 4/19/1775. He was commissioned Capt. in Artillary on 5/8/1776. Served six years in War of Revolution in Capt. Col. Greaton's regiment. Jan. - June 1780 in Maj. Col. David Moseley's regiment 1782. See Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, Ancestor # A039915. Very good, minor soiling.
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 [Maine]. Lynch, John, [Als] Congressman John Lynch Urges Senator William Fessenden to Use His Influence to Prevent the Pay Department of Maine from Relocating to Augusta
[Maine]. Lynch, John
[Als] Congressman John Lynch Urges Senator William Fessenden to Use His Influence to Prevent the Pay Department of Maine from Relocating to Augusta
Washington, D.C. 1865. [2] pp. Bifolium. 5 x 8 inches. Dated and signed Washington,May 16, 1865, by Congressman John Lynch (1825-1892) who claimed that Governor Cony's suggestion of moving the Pay Department to Augusta was a mistake and indicates that Fessenden's assistance in the matter would "save the Govt. more than One Hundred Thousand Dollars". He further notes that there exists "a very strong feeling in Portland that the interests of our city and the general public interest are always sacrificed when the local interests of Augusta are to be promoted. Very good, faint toning, mostly to margins, one edge tear, not affecting text, contents clear.
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 Magnus, Charles, lithographer, [Archive of Eleven Illustrated CIVIL War Song Sheets]
Magnus, Charles, lithographer
[Archive of Eleven Illustrated CIVIL War Song Sheets]
[New York], Charles Magnus, 1864. First editions thus. 1 sheet each. Broadsides. Approx. 8 x 5 inches. Charles Magnus (1826 -1900) a printer based in New York, though not known for his original designs, as were Currier & Ives, was admired greatly for the quality and color of his prints, and the craftsmanship of his use of steel, copper, and stone engraved plates with color applied in hand or stencil. He issued numerous song sheets, most with colored images, in various series, and many with numerous variants. Most are three to five stanzas and measure between 20.4 to 21 cm by 12.6 to 13 cm. (1) Home without a Mother. Image: one of two of Camp Carroll, Baltimore, temporarily known as Camp Chesebrough in 1864. Wolf: American Song Sheets: 898d. Variant. No Magnus #). Copy at AAS. (2) Summons to Battle. Air--Away! to the mountain's brow. Image: "Rendez-vous of Distribution, Va." a hospital camp in Alexandria which had been restructured as Camp Distribution, a station for soldiers awaiting their deployment orders. Wolf: 2259a. Magnus 96. Copies: Lib.Co.Phila. AAS. (3) The Banner of the Free. Air: The Sword of Bunker Hill - by Eugene Johnston. Image: Liberty holding flag and flag shield with eagle at her side. Wolf 83f. Magnus 205. Copies: LCP, AAS, MTSU. (4) The Star Spangled Banner. Image: Headpiece liberty with flag and shield, cannon barrel, canon balls, muskets and more. Wolf 2241t (variant). Magnus 206b. Copies LCP, AAS. (5) Tell Mother I Die Happy. The last words of Lieut. Crosby, who was killed in his battery at Salem Heights in the fight of Sunday evening, May 2d, 1863. Image: Angle hold wounded soldier in garden with tree, mother praying, house in rear. Wolf 2290f. Magnus 193. (6) The Song of All Songs, No. 2. Written by John F. Poole. - Sung by Charles E. Collins, at the American Theatre, 444 Broadway. - Air: "The captain with his whiskers.". Image: Jarvis General Hospital, Baltimore, Md. 2." Wolf 2182c (variant). No Magnus #. Copy at AAS only. (7). Red, White and Blue. Image: Liberty holding American Flag. Wolf 1981. Magnus 203. LCP, NYHS, AAS (in German with different image). (8) The Banner of the Free. Air: The Sword of Bunker Hill - by Eugene Johnston. Image: seated general flanked by flags. Wolf 83d. Magnus 19. LCP & John Hopkins. (9) Let the Rebels put that in their Pipes. Air: I was the Boy for bewitching 'em. By John Ross Dix. Image: Union cavalry charge with fleeing Confederates. Wolf 1241a. Magnus 116. Copies at LCP, John Hopkins, MTSU, Brown, Lincoln Presidential. (10) The Rebel Flags. Exhibited at the Capitol February 22, 1862. Air: The Sword of Bunker Hill. By John A. Fowler. Image: wounded soldiers with an armored ironclad gunboat, possibly the USS Monitor in the background. Wolf 1971a. Magnus 106. Copies at LCP, AAS, MTSU (11) Give us Back our old Commander. Image: McClellan and other officers on horseback with soldiers in the background. Wolf 754j. Magnus 134. Copies at LCP, AAS (variant i), MTSU, Brown, Lincoln Presidential, Univ. Tulsa. Very good or better copies.
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 [Maine, Portland] Willis, William, [3 Alss] Correspondence from Maine Politician and Historian, William Willis, Regarding Portland's New Public Library and the History of Kittery
[Maine, Portland] Willis, William
[3 Alss] Correspondence from Maine Politician and Historian, William Willis, Regarding Portland's New Public Library and the History of Kittery
Portland, [ME], 1868. Collection contains three letters, spanning three decades of William Willis' political career. The first, dated October 2, 1837 (1 pp.), is a brief request for the recipient to forward a letter for signature. In the second letter, dated July 23, 1860, (2 pp.), Willis requests Dr. Fogg's assistance in obtaining original manuscripts pertaining to the history of Kittery. In the third letter, of January 25, 1868, (2 pp.), Willis solicits for government publications for Portland's new Public Library. William Willis (1794-1870) was a "lawyer who is considered the most important nineteenth-century Portland historian. He graduated from Harvard in 1813 and was admitted to the Suffolk bar in January of 1817. He practiced law in Boston until April of 1819, then moved his practice to Portland, ME in 1820. In 1835, he began a twenty-year partnership with William Pitt Fessenden. In 1849 he edited the Journals of the Rev. Thomas Smith and the Rev. Samuel Deane. Smith and Deane were the pastors of the First Parish Church in Portland. Their journals record their experiences from 1726-1814 and provide an invaluable view of 18th-century social and political life. The book is included in The Mirror of Maine: One Hundred Distinguished Books That Reveal the History of the State and the Life of Its People. Willis's political career included a term as state senator in 1855 and he served as Portland's mayor in 1857. Bowdoin College granted him an honorary degree in 1867" (Maine State Library: Maine Writers List). Very good collection, minor soiling and ink bleed, one tear at the fold, not affecting text.
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