![3733190] The Life-Story of Simeon Brownell, A Man Who Has Played a Prominent Part in the History...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/images/noimage-req.png)
First edition, privately-printed, and a presentation copy. The entertaining and slightly hubristic biography of Simeon Brownell (b. 1821), a revolver-toting anti-slavery activist, Underground Railroad conductor..... Read More about The Life-Story of Simeon Brownell, A Man Who Has Played a Prominent Part in the History of His Time
Rooftop photograph of the popular Adirondack summer resort, Lake George. Jule A. Thatcher’s studio was on Sagamore Bridge Road, near the Green Island Bridge, which..... Read More about Souvenir photograph of Lake George, New York by Jule A. Thatcher
![3733301] Ca. 1868–1870s photograph of the Saratoga Seltzer Spring Water Co. springhouse in...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3733301_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1679954612)
The Saratoga Seltzer Spring Water Co. was founded ca. 1868 by the children of Henry W. and Caroline Livingston and their son-in-law, Johnston Livingston. This..... Read More about Ca. 1868–1870s photograph of the Saratoga Seltzer Spring Water Co. springhouse in Saratoga...
![3733293] Ca. 1890s souvenir photograph of the re-built Sagamore Hotel on Lake George, New York....](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3733293_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1679954612)
Photograph of the façade and side of the Sagamore Hotel on Green Island, rebuilt in 1894 after a devastating fire. Photographer Jule A. Thatcher’s studio..... Read More about Ca. 1890s souvenir photograph of the re-built Sagamore Hotel on Lake George, New York
![3733292] Ca. 1890s photograph of Spring House Resort in Richfield Springs, New York. Unkwn](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3733292_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1679954611)
A strong, rich image of this Adirondack resort in Richfield Springs, New York. The hotel’s façade and the nearby Spring House are the photograph’s backdrop..... Read More about Ca. 1890s photograph of Spring House Resort in Richfield Springs, New York
![3733220] Ca. 1920s interior view of the 1st Basting Shop, Michael S. Stern and Co., Rochester,...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3733220_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1679346537)
Staff photograph of the basting shop of men’s clothing manufacturers Michael S. Stern and Co. of Rochester, New York. A group of 20 women stand..... Read More about Ca. 1920s interior view of the 1st Basting Shop, Michael S. Stern and Co., Rochester, New York
![3733076] Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury Accompanying a Communication from the...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3733076_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1674689660)
In 1802, a continuation of the claims and petition of Comfort Sands and others that Alexander Hamilton had written a report upon in 1797. An..... Read More about Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury Accompanying a Communication from the Comptroller of...
![3733078] Official Register of the Officers and Cadets of the U.S. Military Academy, West Point,...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3733078_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1675984062)
Register or handbook for the United States Military Academy at West Point issued in 1856. Includes lists of cadets arranged by class and by “order..... Read More about Official Register of the Officers and Cadets of the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York....
![3733073] The Fight at Diamond Island, Lake George. Benjamin F. De Costa](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3733073_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1675984062)
“A hitherto unpublished account of Col. Brown’s attempt to cut Burgoyne’s communication at the head of the Northern Lakes.” (Decker) Off-print from The New-England Historical..... Read More about The Fight at Diamond Island, Lake George
![3733014] [West Point] General Orders, No. 53. Ward Department, Washington, April 23, 1911. United...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3733014_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1675728439)
General orders signed in type by Leonard Wood, Major General, Chief of Staff, outlining 11 character, moral and educational requirements for cadets at West Point..... Read More about West Point] General Orders, No. 53. Ward Department, Washington, April 23, 1911
![3731793] State of New-York Medical Science Lottery. [1815 New York lottery ticket]. Charles D....](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3731793_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1659980883)
The text states that this was the “First Lottery for the PROMOTION OF MEDICAL SCIENCE.” Signed by Charles D. Cooper, the scheme of prizes printed..... Read More about State of New-York Medical Science Lottery. [1815 New York lottery ticket
Cornell University class photograph album owned by Walter Douglas Young (1870-1945) with his portrait and his classmates. Young was born in 1870 in Aurora, New..... Read More about 1880s – 1890s Cornell University Class Photo Album owned by Walter Douglas Young of Aurora, New...
![3731719] Carte-de-visite of Hudson River Ship Captain Augustus “Gus” Herkenham. Unk](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3731719_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1653768367)
A pencil inscription reads: “My great uncle Gus Herkenham Captain on the Hudson R. [River] for over 50 years.” This is Augustus “Gus” Herkenham (1830/31-1905)..... Read More about Carte-de-visite of Hudson River Ship Captain Augustus “Gus” Herkenham
![3731042] Herkimer Convention. The Voice of New York! Proceedings of the Herkimer Mass Convention...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3731042_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1636671880)
“Free Trade, Free Labor, Free Soil, Free Speech and Free Men.” Albany pamphlet issued as a newspaper “Extra” of the Albany Atlas, publishing the anti-slavery..... Read More about Herkimer Convention. The Voice of New York! Proceedings of the Herkimer Mass Convention of Oct....
![3731120] New York Walk Book. [Co-Author’s Copy; Mohawk Tribe]. Raymond H. Torrey, Frank Place...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3731120_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1638590778)
Co-author Frank Place, Jr.‘s copy with his illustrated bookplate inside the front cover and his signature and date of publication opposite, in pencil. A complimentary..... Read More about New York Walk Book. [Co-Author’s Copy; Mohawk Tribe
![3731102] Ballads of the Hard Hills and other Poems. Katharine S. Harrington](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3731102_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1634184317)
First edition. Scarce volume of self-published poetry by a retired schoolteacher and native of Sandy Creek, New York who removed to a farm in Gilboa..... Read More about Ballads of the Hard Hills and other Poems
![3730895] [1855–1890, Manuscript Minute Book of Elk Creek Methodist Episcopal Church and Society...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3730895_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1658768754)
Manuscript Minute Book of Elk Creek Methodist Episcopal Church in Maryland, New York. Recorded are the activities at the annual meetings of the Elk Creek..... Read More about 1855–1890, Manuscript Minute Book of Elk Creek Methodist Episcopal Church and Society in...
![3730730] [War of 1812 Letter Signed by Peter Gansevoort as Brigadier General at Headquarters in...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3730730_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1644624264)
Orders for a recruiting officer to go to Utica with cash to find new recruitments. Military uniforms were to be shipped to Utica, but in..... Read More about War of 1812 Letter Signed by Peter Gansevoort as Brigadier General at Headquarters in Albany, New...
![3730786] Camp Townsend. Albany Zouave Cadets, A Co., 10th Infantry, N.G.S.N.Y. [1873 albumen...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3730786_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1628131403)
A scarce photograph showing Company A of the 100th Infantry of the Albany Zouave Cadets at military attention and in full dress in front of..... Read More about Camp Townsend. Albany Zouave Cadets, A Co., 10th Infantry, N.G.S.N.Y. [1873 albumen photograph
![3729970] [1766 Manuscript Will of Rulef Deryea, i.e., Roelof Duryea, i.e., Rulof Duryee of Oyster...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3729970_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1654200428)
An eighteenth century manuscript, a contemporary copy of the probated will of Rulef Deryea (c.1738-1766) which was dated February 8, 1763 and then proved December..... Read More about 1766 Manuscript Will of Rulef Deryea, i.e., Roelof Duryea, i.e., Rulof Duryee of Oyster Bay,...
![3730664] [“Albany Atlas Extra—February, 1848.”] The Utica Convention. Voice of New-York!!...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3730664_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1643673906)
The Utica Convention of 1848 resulted in the formation of the Free Soil Party who opposed the expansion of slavery into Western territories. The pamphlet..... Read More about “Albany Atlas Extra—February, 1848.”] The Utica Convention. Voice of New-York!! Proceedings...
![3730634] [1838 ALS by James Silk Buckingham, British Journalist, Parliamentarian, and Traveler in...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3730634_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1624502602)
Letter written during the American travels of British journalist James Silk Buckingham (1786–1855), discussing an article to be published in the Albany Evening Journal, a...... Read More about 1838 ALS by James Silk Buckingham, British Journalist, Parliamentarian, and Traveler in America
![3730492] [Two House Documents on The Burning of The Caroline:] Burning of the Caroline. Message...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3730492_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1620681731)
The steamer Caroline was burned in the Niagara River during the “Patriot War” or Canadian Rebellion of 1837–1838. [Washington, D.C.] House of Representatives Doc. 33..... Read More about Two House Documents on The Burning of The Caroline:] Burning of the Caroline. Message from the...
![3730418] Catalogue of the Officers and Students of Gouverneur High School, for the Year ending...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3730418_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1620785301)
Gouverneur High School was incorporated in 1828 in St. Lawrence County, New York. Out of it grew Gouverneur Wesleyan Seminary, conducted by the Black River..... Read More about Catalogue of the Officers and Students of Gouverneur High School, for the Year ending July 10th,...
![3729794] [1832 Yonkers, New York Tavern-Keepers’s Bond; Partly Printed Document]. Caleb Smith,...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3729794_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1608257644)
Yonkers, Westchester County, New York tavern-keeper’s bond issued to Caleb Smith and John Williams. Smith is particularly enjoined to ensure that the inn or tavern..... Read More about 1832 Yonkers, New York Tavern-Keepers’s Bond; Partly Printed Document
