The army and navy of America: containing a view of the heroic adventures, battles, naval engagements, remarkable incidents, and glorious achievements in the cause of freedom, from the period of the French and Indian Wars to the close of the Mexican War; independent of an account of warlike operations on land and sea
Battles of the United States, by sea and land: embracing those of the revolutionary and Indian wars, the war of 1812, and the Mexican war: with important official documents
Title pages, preface, and content for the 2v. issue bound at the end of division 5.
LCHS has vols. 1 and 2 only.
Summary
Volume I - Covers the Revolutionary War from Lexington to Yorktown surrender
Volume II - Begins with the defeat of General Harman by native Americans in the Ohio Territory in 1790 and concludes with General Scott's campaign in 1847 in the Mexican War.
Alta California : embracing notices of the climate, soil, and agricultural products of northern Mexico and the Pacific seaboard : also, a history of the military and naval operations of the United States directed against the territories of northern Mexico, in the year 1846-'47 : with documents declaratory of the policy of the present administration of the national government in regard to the annexation of conquered territory to this union, and the opinion of the Hon. James Buchanan on the Wilmot Proviso, &c
Description of area: p. 9-12; history and documentation: p. 13-64.
Anti-annexation tract.
Summary
The 1847 publication briefly address climate soil and agriculture in Alta and Baja California in chapter I. The following eight chapters consist of communications from the U.S. Government consisting of instructions in the event Mexico declared war, justification of and motives for war, various reports to Washington, communications with Mexican officials in Alta California, accounts of the military operations in California, the articles of capitulation entered into at Rancho of Cowanga on January 13, 1847, all of which are interspersed with personal observations and comments by the author. The final chapter deals with the question of whether slavery would be allowed in California, the policy of the South and its motive for a slave market and emigrants to California and Northern Mexico [from California State University's Digital Commons]
The Mexican war and its warriors; comprising a complete history of all the operations of the American armies in Mexico; with biographical sketches and anecdotes of the most distinguished officers in the regular army and volunteer force
The United States album embellished with the arms of each state and other appropriate engravings, containing the autographs of the President and Cabinet, Twenty-eighth Congress, Supreme Court, ministers, and other officers of government
[52] blank leaves, [63] leaves of plates (part col.) : coats of arms, facsims., col. ports. ; 26 cm.
Notes
"One hundred pages of the finest writing paper are attached, intended for the insertion of the signatures of the governors, heads of departments, and members of the legislatures of each state..." Cf. Preface.
Includes text of the Constitution of the United States.
Records of the revolutionary war: containing the military and financial correspondence of distinguished officers; names of the officers and privates of regiments, companies, and corps, with the dates of their commissions and enlistments; general orders of Washington, Lee, and Greene, at Germantown and Valley Forge; with a list of distinguished prisoners of war; the time of their capture, exchange, etc. To which is added the half-pay acts of the Continental Congress; the revolutionary pension laws; and a list of the officers of the Continental Army who acquired the right to half-pay, commutation, and lands
The Iron division, National guard of Pennsylvania, in the world war, the authentic and comprehensive narrative of the gallant deeds and glorious achievements of the 28th division in the world's greatest war
A review of the political conflict in America, from the commencement of the anti-slavery agitation to the close of southern reconstruction; comprising also a resume of the career of Thaddeus Stevens: being a survey of the struggle of parties which destroyed the republic and virtually monarchized its government
Visitation of American vessels by officers of the British navy : message from the President of the United States, transmitting, in answer to a resolution of the House of Representatives calling for information in reference to reported acts of visitation by officers of the British navy of American vessels in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico
Message from the President of the United States, transmitting, in answer to a resolution of the House of Representatives calling for information in reference to reported acts of visitation by officers of the British navy of American vessels in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
A digest of the revenue laws of the United States : wherein are arranged, under distinct heads, the duties of collectors, naval officers, surveyors, merchants, masters of vessels, and all other persons connected with the imposts
Printed and published by B. Graves, no. 40, North Fourth-street,
Date of Publication
1804.
Physical Description
iv, [3]-262, xlv pages ; 17 cm
Notes
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Book number 470 as assigned by Yeates.
Signature of John Yeates on back of front cover and on front of flyleaf.
LHS copy includes a 19 page supplement to the digest of the revenue laws passed during the second session of the eighth Congress ending March 3, 1803 with separate title page, published by B. Graves, Philadelphia, No. 40, North Fourth Street.
A narrative of the mission of the United Brethren among the Delaware and Mohegan Indians : from its commencement, in the year 1740, to the close of the year 1808 ; comprising all the remarkable incidents which took place at their missionary stations during that period ; interspersed with anecdotes, historical facts, speeches of Indians, and other interesting matter
History of the Pennsylvania reserve corps: a complete record of the organization; and of the different companies, regiments and brigades; containing descriptions of expeditions, marches, skirmishes, and battles; together with biographical sketches of officers and personal records of each man during his term of service
The English pilot: describing the sea-coasts, capes, headlands, streights, soundings, sands, shoals, rocks and dangers. The bays, roads, harbours and ports. In the Oriental navigation: shewing the property ande nature of the winds and monsoons in those seas; with the courses and distances frtom one place to another; the setting of the tides and currents; the ebbing and flowing of the sea. Also, a new talble of variations; and a correct table of longitudes and latitudes. With many other things necessary to be known. Containing several large draughts of ports, islands, and descriptions; collected from the practice and experience of divers able and expert navigators of our own and foreign nations
Printed for W. and J. Mount, T. Page and son, on Tower-Hill,
Date of Publication
1761.
Physical Description
70 p, [43] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill, maps; 51 cm.
Notes
Divided into three parts. the first, shewing the nature and properties of the winds and monsoons in the navigation from England to the East-Indies, and the whole Oriental Ocean, and thereby how to shape a course from one port to another, according to the time of year in those seas. The second, containing necessry instructions for sailing between England and the East-Indies, in the spring and autumn. The third, describing the sea-coasts, capes, headlands, streights, soundings, shoals, rocks and dangers. The islands, bays, roads, harbours and ports from Cape Bona-Esperance, to all parts of the Oriental Ocean, being corrected and augmented, with several additions, not before publish'd.
Depths shown by soundings.
Includes charts, coastal profiles, illustrations, maps, and plans.
All pages tipped in.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Signature of Jasper Yeates at top of title page, 1766.
Book Number 1 as arranged by Yeates
Mount, John,
Full blind-tooled leather binding; covers loose repaired with leather strips top and bottom
Contents
Charts: [1] A new map of the world according to Wrights alias Mercators projections &cc --[2] A new and correct chart of England Scotland and Ireland -- [3] A correct chart of the chanel between England and France -- [4] A large draught of the Isle of Wight and Owers -- [5] A new and correct large draught of Plymouth Sound Catt-water and Hamowse --[6] A chart of the coasts of Ireland and part of England -- [7] A chart of the sea coast from England to the Streights -- [8] A correct chart of the coast of Portugal & Barbaria -- [ 9] A chart of the coast of Guinea from Cape de Verd to Cape Bona Esperança -- [10] A general chart from England to Cape Bona Esperance with the coast of Brasille -- [11] A draught of Cape Bona Esperanca -- [12] A new mappe of Saint Hellena -- [13] A draught of the south part of Africa from Cape Bona Esperance to Delagoa -- [14] A chart of the western part of the East-Indies -- [15] A new draught of the island of Madagascar ats St. Lorenzo with Augustin Bay and the island of Bombals at large -- [16] The lslnad of Diego Rays, latitude South 19°.40¹ -- [17] A chart of the island of Mauritius -- [18] A chart of the Striats of Babelmandell and Moha -- [19] A large draught of the coast of Arabia from Maculla to Dofar -- [20] A large draught of the Golf of Persia -- [21] A large chart of part of the coast of Guzaratt & India from Diu Head to Bombay -- [22] A new mapp of the island of Bombay and Sallset -- [23] A large draught of part of the coast of India from Bombay to Bassalore -- [24] A large draught of the Mallabar coast from Bassalore to Cape Comaroone -- [25] A new mapp of the island of Zeloan -- [26] A large chart of part of the coast of Coremandell from Point Pedro to Armegon -- [27] A new chart of part of the coast of Coremandell from Armegon to Binnlepatam -- [28] A new chart of the coast of Orixa and Galconda --[29] A new and correct chart shewing the goeing over the Braces with the sands shoals depth of water and anchorage from Point Palmiras to Hughley in the Bay of Bengall -- [30] A map of the River English in the Bay of Delagoa -- [31] A new and correct chart, shewing the sands, shoals, mud-banks, depth of water & anchorage. With the going of the Braces, from P. Palmiras to Calcutta in the Hughley in the Bay of Bengall -- [32] A mapp of the great River Ganges as it emptieth it selfe in the Bay of Bengala -- [33] A chart of the easternmost part of the East Indies and China, from Cape Comarine to Iapan, with all the adjacents islands -- [34] A new and corrrect chart of Mergui with the islands adjacent & shewing the sands, shoalds, banks depths of water and anchorage &c. -- [35] A new and correct chart of part of the island of Java from the West End to Batavia with the Streights of Sunda -- [36] A large draught of the coast of Iava from Bantam Point to Batavia -- [37] A large draught of the east end of Java and Madura shewing the Streights of Bally -- [38] A large chart describing streights of Malacca and Singapore -- [39] A large draught of the coast of China from Amoye to Chusan with the harbour of Amoye at large -- [40] A large draught of the north part of China shewing all the passages and channels into the harbour of Chusan -- [41] A large draught from Benjar on the island of Borneo to Macasser on the island of Celebes shewing the streights of Bally with the islands to the eastward thereof -- [42] A large draught of the south part of Borneo -- [43] A draught of the coast of New Holland and parts adjacent.
The Holy Bible: containing the Old and New Testaments, together with the Apocrypha: : translated out of the original tongues, and with the former translations diligently compared and revised, by the special command of His Majesty, King James I. of England. With marginal notes and references. To which are added, an index; an alphabetical table of all the names in the Old and New Testaments, with their significations; and tables of Scripture weights, measures, and coins. Embellished with twenty-five engravings
Printed and published by M. Carey, No. 121, Chesnut Street.,
Date of Publication
1814.
Physical Description
[5], 2-1080 p., [1], 2-25 leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill., maps ; 28 cm
Notes
Cf. Shaw & Shoemaker 30869.
Old Testament has special t.p.: The Old Testament, translated out of the original Hebrew, and with the former translations diligently compared and revised. Together with the Apocrypha. Done by the special command of His Majesty, King James I. of England. -- Philadelphia : M. Carey, 1814.
New Testament has special t.p.: The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ : translated out of the original Greek, and with the former translations diligently compared and revised, by the special command of King James I. of England. Philadelphia: Printed and published by M. Carey, No. 121, Chesnut Street, 1814.
Family record, 1794-1913 (p. 677-680).
Error in paging: p. 829-834 repeated (end of Apocrypha), followed by t.p. for New Testament (not included in pagination).
Plates signed variously: A. Doolittle, sc.; W. Harrison Jr., sc.; B. Tanner, sc.
First eight pages loose with tears and water damage.
Viewing bibles contingent on staff availability, an appointment may be required.
Kindig family Bible.
"Adam Kindig"s Bible" printed in large letters on inside of front cover.
Reports of the trials of Colonel Aaron Burr, (late vice president of the United States,) for treason, and for a misdemeanor, in preparing the means of a military expedition against Mexico, a territory of the King of Spain, with whom the United States were at peace. In the Circuit court of the United States, held at the city of Richmond, in the district of Virginia, in the summer term of the year 1807. To which is added, an appendix, containing the arguments and evidence in support and defence of the motion afterwards made by the counsel for the United States, to commit A. Burr, H. Blannerhassett [sic] and I. Smith to be sent for trial to the state of Kentucky, for treason or misdemeanor, alleged to be committed there
History and topography of Northumberland, Huntingdon, Mifflin, Centre, Union, Columbia, Juniata and Clinton counties, Pa. : embracing local and general events, leading incidents, description of the principal boroughs, towns, villages, etc., etc. ; with a copious appendix: embellished by engravings
A year's residence in the United States of America; treating of the face of the country, the climate, the soil, the products, the mode of cultivating the land, the prices of land, of labour, of food, of raiment; of the expenses of house-keeping and of the usual manner of living; of the manners and customs of the people; and, of the institutions of the country, civil, political and religious
William Cobbett (9 March 1763 - 18 June 1835) was an English pamphleteer, farmer, journalist and member of parliament, who was born in Farnham, Surrey.
The American statesman: a political history, exhibiting the origin, nature and practical operation of constitutional government in the United States; the rise and progress of parties, the legislation relating to all matters of national importance, with views of distinguished statesmen on questions of foreign and domestic policy
