![9 Issues] Annual Report of the Board of Directors of the Union League. [1866—1881]. Secretary...](/pictures/thumb/3731239_1.jpg?v=1638428736)
Nine annual reports (4th–11th and 19th) from this Philadelphia political and social club founded in 1862 during the Civil War to support President Abraham Lincoln..... Read More about 9 Issues] Annual Report of the Board of Directors of the Union League. [1866—1881
![To the Members of the Union League. Philadelphia, October 13, 1875. [caption title]. Unkwn](/pictures/thumb/3731238_1.jpg?v=1638425186)
Appeal to the membership of the Union League of Philadelphia by one of its members opposing a unilateral move by a League committee to forbid..... Read More about To the Members of the Union League. Philadelphia, October 13, 1875. [caption title
Scarce war-time publication issued by the Union League of Philadelphia, a patriotic society founded in 1862 to support President Abraham Lincoln and to champion the..... Read More about Charter and By-Laws of The Union League of Philadelphia. With the Names of its Officers and...
The Union League was founded in 1862 during the Civil War to support President Abraham Lincoln and Republican government and to champion the Union cause..... Read More about The Union League During The War. Paper prepared for the United Service Club…February 22d, 1888
Lovely copy of this scarce publication issued by the Union League of Philadelphia, a patriotic society founded in 1862 during the Civil War to support..... Read More about Charter and By-Laws of The Union League of Philadelphia
A study of the Civil War-era faction of the Democratic Party that opposed the war and wanted to make peace with the Confederacy. From the..... Read More about The Hidden Civil War, The Story of the Copperheads. [Signed by the Author and with publisher’s...
“The foundation text of jury independence and of the jury as a bulwark of English Liberty” and the last edition published in the 18th century..... Read More about The Englishman’s Right, or, A Dialogue Between a Barrister at Law and a Juryman: shewing, 1....
Definitive biography of this important intellectual, often described as America’s first great Black novelist. Chesnutt is known for his important fin de siècle work of..... Read More about Charles Waddell Chesnutt. Pioneer of the Color Line
Leigh was a prominent Richmond lawyer and United States Senator. He resigned from Congress in the year this pamphlet was published and resumed practicing law..... Read More about Speech of Mr. Leigh, of Virginia, on Mr. Benton’s Motion to Expunge from the Journal of the...
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Czech-language trade literature for “Norit” a proprietary activated carbon used in the sugar beet industry to whiten refined granulated sugar and remove contaminants. Half tone..... Read More about Norit Process Sugar Refining] “Norit” a Jeho Upotrebení v Repném Prumyslu Cukrovarnickém....
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Well-illustrated survey of Chester County’s 98 covered bridges built between 1807 and 1899, of which only 17 remain. “As completely as possible this history identifies..... Read More about Covered Bridges of Chester County, Pennsylvania. [signed by the author
A school play for elementary students, “The historical story of Captain John Smith and the Indian maid Pocahontas.” (p3) The main characters consist of Captain..... Read More about The Indian Princess, a Musical Playlet for Children – in two acts
Scarce book of American poetry with a long poem on the Incas, indigenous to Peru. Author Chauncey Thomas was a coach-builder in Boston and he..... Read More about The Story of Inca Rocca, and Other Short Poems
A survey of the Chickahominy from the past to the present. Oklahoma: Indian University Press, 1991. 50pp. Original printed stiff card covers. Modestly illustrated. Read More about The Chickahominy Indians of Virginia. Yesterday and Today
Ruth Clement was a Quaker physician. Where she earned her medical degree is unknown, but in her book —a mixture of poetry, short stories, and..... Read More about Under the Olive Tree. Songs and Stories
Memoir of Lucy Thurston who was born in Honolulu in 1823 and based on extracts from her journal and letters. A large amount of the..... Read More about The Missionary’s Daughter: A Memoir of Lucy Goodale Thurston of the Sandwich Islands
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Striking broadside calendar of important dates in African American history illustrated by Harlem Renaissance-influenced artist Lois Mailou Jones and with brief notices of events commemorated..... Read More about Important Events and Dates in Negro History [Lois Mailou Jones, artist
A utopianistic vision and a survey of pre- and post-Mexican Revolutionary society, religion, and schools by the educational reformer Moisés Sáenz. In this passage Sáenz..... Read More about Mexico, An Appraisal and a Forecast
This copy signed and inscribed by John Hope Franklin, the esteemed historian of Black American history, who wrote the Foreword. Alexander Crummell, Frederick Douglass, Anna..... Read More about Black Intellectuals: Race and Responsibility in American Life. [Signed and Inscribed by John Hope...
A Springfield, Massachusetts minister, Peabody addresses his sermon to three ideas: a.) those who are born free should learn the worth of freedom b.) they..... Read More about The Duties and Dangers of Those Who Are Born Free. A Sermon Preached at the Annual Election of...
Published by Ford and Damrell, “Temperance Press” in Boston —this popular tale of Jenny’s husband who turns to drink, alcoholism, jail and near-ruin before he..... Read More about My Mother’s Gold Ring, Founded on Fact
A Vermont-native, Paul Dean “was a prominent Universalist evangelist and minister in the early 19th century, a rival of Hosea Ballou, a leader of the..... Read More about One Hundred and Twenty Reasons for Being a Universalist, Or, A Conversation Between a Believer in...
Rules for the Massachusetts House of Representatives as well as a directory of its members and their affiliated towns. Likely Peter Hay’s copy with his..... Read More about Rules and Orders to be Observed in the House of Representatives, of the Commonwealth of...
Letter of introduction by artist George Barker, Jr. (1818–1883) who trained under his father, George Sr., as a picture restorer. George Jr. restored paintings for..... Read More about Autograph Letter Signed by George Barker, Jr., British Artist and Picture Restorer who once...
“Bartlett also became known as a loyal defender of John Quincy Adams’s administration, especially in February 1828 when the Jacksonians accused the president of spending..... Read More about Remarks of Mr. Bartlett, of N. Hamp. [caption title of 1820s Speech of Ichabod Bartlett of New...
