Henkels: The Proud Paperss (ROBERT PROUD, Historian of Pennsylvania). EMBRACING, The Original Manuscript of Proud's Pennsylvania, The Original Manuscript (unpublished) of Smith's Pennsylvania, The Original Manuscript (unpublished) of Bennett's New England, Valuabl, 893,

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Auction Date: January 01, 1903 - January 01, 1903

Page Size: 1159 items in 12 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
683	JONES, U. J.	History of the Early Settlement of the Juniata Valley; embracing an Account of the Early Pioneers, and the Trials and Privations incident to the Settlement of the Valley	Philadelphia	1856	USD -	1.75
684	KENDALL, G. W.	Narrative of the Texan Santa Fe Expedition	New York	1844	USD -	3.20
685	KENNEDY, JNO. P.	Mr. Ambrose's Letters on the Rebellion	New York	1865	USD -	0.10
686	KIDDER, FREDERIC	History of the First New Hampshire Regiment in the War of the Revolution	Albany	1868	USD -	1.10
687	LALOUR, MAJOR A. L.	Historical Memoirs of the War in West Florida and Louisiana in 1814-15	Philadelphia	1816	USD -	1.90
688	LAMSON, REV. D. F.	History of the Town of Manchester, Essex County, Mass., 1645-1895	Manchester	1895	USD -	1.60
689	LANIER, SIDNEY	Florida: Its Soil, Climate and History	Philadelphia	(1875)	USD -	0.50
690	LEE, HENRY	Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department of the United States	Philadelphia	1812	USD -	3.00
691	Daniel Van Pelt	LESLIE'S HISTORY OF THE GREATER NEW YORK	New York	N. D.	USD -	3.00
692	LETTSOM, JOANNES COAKLEY	(Tortola Americanus.) Dissertatio Inauguralis Medica, Sistens Observationes ad Vires These Pertinentes	Lugduni	1769	USD -	0.80
693	LEWIS, ALONZO (The Lynn Bard)	The History of Lynn (Mass.), including Nahant	Boston	1844	USD -	0.90
694	J. G. Holland	LINCOLN, ABRAHAM. Life of	Springfield	1866	USD -	0.50
695	LINN, JOHN B.	Annals of Buffalo Valley, Pennsylvania. 1755-1855	Harrisburg	1877	USD -	1.00
696	LIPPARD, GEORGE	LIPPARD, GEORGE. Works of...	Philadelphia	N. D.	USD -	3.50
697	LOFLAND, JOHN	LOFLAND, JOHN. "The Milford Bard." The Life of	Philadelphia	1894	USD -	0.50
698	LOGAN, GEORGIUS (Pennsylvaniensis)	Tentamen Medicum Inaugurali de Vineris	Edinburgh	1779	USD -	4.50
699	LOGAN, JACOBO	Experimenta et Meletemata de Plantarum Generatione, nee non Canonum	Lugduni	1739	USD -	3.50
700	LOGAN, GULIELMO (Philadclphiensis)	Tentamen Medicum Tnaugurali, de Regimine Phthisicomm	Edinburgh	1770	USD -	4.50
701		LOGANIAN LIBRARY. Catalogue of the Books belonging to	Philadelphia	1795-1829	USD -	0.50
702		LONG'S EXPEDITION. Narrative of an Expedition to the Source of St. Peter's River, Lake Winnepeek, Lake of the Woods, etc.	Philadelphia	1824	USD -	5.50
703	LOSSING, BENSON J.	The American Centenary; a History of the Progress of the United States during the First One Hundred Years of its Existence	Philadelphia	N. D.	USD -	0.50
704	LOSSING, BENSON J.	The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea	New York	N. D.	USD -	2.25
705	LOSSING, BENSON J.	The Pictorial Field-Book of the Revolution; or, Illustrations, by Pen and Pencil, of the History, Biography, Scenery, Relics and Traditions of the War for Independence	New York	1859	USD -	4.50
706	LYFORD, W. G.	The Western Address Directory	Baltimore	1837	USD -	0.50
707		LYNCHBURG, VA. Sketches and Recollections of	Richmond	1858	USD -	0.15
708	MCCLUNG, JNO. A.	Sketches of Western Adventures	Dayton, Ohio	1854	USD -	1.25
709	MCCOOK, HENRY C.	The Natural History of the Agricultural Ant of Texas	Philadelphia	1879	USD -	1.60
710	MCKEEN, REV. SILAS	A History of Bradford, Vermont, etc., with Genealogical Record, Biographical Sketches, etc.	Montpelier, Vt.	1875	USD -	1.50
711	MACLAY, WILLIAM	MACLAY, WILLIAM. Journal of	New York	1890	USD -	1.10
712	MCMASTERS, JOHN BACH, and STONE, FREDERICK D.	Pennsylvania and the Pederal Constitution. 1787-88	Philadelphia	1888	USD -	3.00
713	MACMINN, EDWIN	On the Frontier with Colonel Antes; or, the Struggle for Supremacy of the Red and White Races in Pennsylvania	Camden, N. J.	1900	USD -	3.50
714	MCSHERRY, JAMES	History of Maryland, from its First Settlement in 1634 to the Year 1848	Baltimore	1849	USD -	2.50
715	MANDEVILLE, REV. G. HENRY	Flushing Past and Present, an Historical Sketch	Flushing, L. I.	1860	USD -	1.25
716		MANUSCRIPT. An Early New England Manuscript			USD -	4.00
717		MANUSCRIPT. An Early New England Manuscript			USD -	5.00
718	MARKOE, PETER	Miscellaneous Poems	Philadelphia	1787	USD -	3.00
719	MARSHALL, CHRISTOPHER	MARSHALL, CHRISTOPHER. Passages from the Diary of	Philadelphia	1839-40	USD -	2.75
720	MARSHALL, H.	Arbustrum Americanum	Philadelphia	1785	USD -	5.50
721	MARWTN, REV. A. P.	History of the Town of Winchendon 'Worcester Co., Mass.), from the Grant of Ipswich, Canada, in 1735, to the Present Time	Winchendon	1868	USD -	6.50
722	MASOX, GEORGE C.	The Life and Works of Gilbert Stuart, with Selections from Stuart's Portraits Reproduced on Steel and by Photogravure	New York	1870	USD -	1.75
723	Browne, Arthur	MASONLC The Advantages of Unity, a Sermon Preached in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Before the Right Worshipful Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons, on the 24th of June, 1848	Portsmouth	(1748)	USD -	24.00
725		MASONIC. Ahiman Rezon Abridged and Digested; or, A Help to all that are or would be Free and Accepted Masons	Philadelphia	1783	USD -	2.00
726		MASONIC An Address adopted at a Meeting of Citizens of Philadelphia opposed to Secret Societies, held on Monday	Philadelphia	1829	USD -	2.50
727	Brown, Henry	MASONIC. Narrative of the Anti-Masonic Excitement in the Western part of the State of New York, during the years 1826, '27, '28 and part of 1829	Batavia, N. Y.	1829	USD -	1.00
728	Calcott, Wellins	MASONIC. A Candid Disquisition on the Principles and Practices of the Most Antient and Honorable Society of Free and Accepted Masons	London Printed; Reprinted Marlborough St., Boston, A. L. 5772	A. D. 1772	USD -	1.10
729	Eliot, John	MASONIC. A Sermon Delivered in the Chapel Boston	Boston	1782	USD -	1.25
730		MASONRY. Report of the Committee Appointed by the General Assembly of Rhode Island, to Investigate the Charge's against Freemasonry and Masons in said State	Providence	1832	USD -	1.00
731		MASONIC. Tannehill, Wilkins. The Masonic Manual or Free Masonry illustrated	Nashville	1824	USD -	2.50
732	MATHEWS, ALFRED, and HUNGERFORD, AUSTEN N.	History of the Counties of Lehigh and Carbon, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	1884	USD -	4.75
733	MEASE, JAMES	The Picture of Philadelphia, Giving an account of its origin, Increase and improvements, In Arts, Sciences, Manufactures, Commerce and Revenue	Philadelphia	1811	USD -	1.50
734	MEGINNESS, J. F.	Otzinachson; or, A History of the West Branch Valley of the Susquehanna; embracing a Full Account of its Settlement, Trials Endured by the First Pioneers; Full Accounts of the Indian Wars, etc.	Philadelphia	1857	USD -	2.25
735	MERCATORIS, GERARDI	Atlas Minor a I. Hondio plurimus aeneis Tabulis Auctus et illustratus: denuo recognit, additisque novis delinae ationibus emendatus	Amsterodami	1628	USD -	2.75
736		MEXICO. Notes on	Philadelphia	1824	USD -	0.80
737	MlCHENER, EZRA	A Retrospect of Early Quakerism, being Extracts from the Records of the Phila	Philadelphia	1861	USD -	0.50
738	D. Hamilton Hurd	MIDDLESEX COUNTY, MASS. History of	Philadelphia	1890	USD -	6.00
739		MIDDIETOWN, CONN. Centennial Address by David D. Field	Middletown	1853	USD -	1.10
740	MINER, CHARLES	History of Wyoming	Philadelphia	1845	USD -	6.50
741		MINNESOTA; an illustrated historical atlas of the State of	Chicago	1874	USD -	0.25
742		MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA. Biographical and Portrait Cyclopaedia of	Philadelphia	1895	USD -	4.00
743		MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA. Historical Atlas of	Philadelphia	1877	USD -	1.50
744		MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA. Historical Sketches, a Collection of Papers Prepared for the Historical Society of Montgomery County, Pa.	Norristown	1895	USD -	2.00
745		MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA. The Centennial Celebration of, at Norristown, Sept, 9-12, 1884	Norristown	1884	USD -	3.25
746	MONTGOMERY, ELIZABETH	Reminiscences of Wilmington	Philadelphia	1851	USD -	1.25
747	MOORE, MRS. BLOOMFIELD	Keely and his Discoveries, Aerial Navigation	London	1893	USD -	0.25
748		MORGAN COUNTY, ILLINOIS. History of	Chicago	1878	USD -	3.50
749		MORMON BIBLE. The Book of Mormon	Liverpool	1841	USD -	0.90
750	MORRIS, CHAS	Men of the Century	Philadelphia	1896	USD -	1.00
751	MORRIS, CHARLES	Makers of New York	Philadelphia	1895	USD -	2.00
752		THE AMERICAN WEEKLY MERCURY." From Tuesday, December 31st, 1734-5 to Tuesday, January 6, 1735-6	Philadelphia	1734-6	USD -	279.75
753		"THE AMERICAN WEEKLY MERCURY." From Thursday, July 8 to Thursday, July 15, 1736	Philadelphia	1736	USD -	1.25
754		FRANKLIN'S "PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE." From Nov. 8, 1739 to Jan. 27, 174 1/2	Philadelphia	1739-174 1/2	USD -	222.30
755		FRANKLIN'S "PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE." February 17, 17414, to Sept. 22, 1743	Philadelphia	1741-1743	USD -	157.70
756		FRANKLIN'S "PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE." From Sept. 29, 1743 to March 11, 174 5/6	Philadelphia		USD -	189.00
757		FRANKLIN'S "PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE." From May 8, 1746 to August 2, 1750 inclusive	Philadelphia	1746-1750	USD -	222.30
758		FRANKLIN'S "PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE." From October4, 1750 to Nov. 24, 1757	Philadelphia	1750-1757	USD -	239.40
759		FRANKLIN'S "PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE," from July 27, 1757 to Nov. 16, 1769...	Philadelphia	1757-1769	USD -	210.90
760		"PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE," April 5, 1770, to Sept. 10, 1777...	Philadelphia	1770-1777	USD -	219.60
761		"PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE" from Jan. 2, 1766,to Dec. 24, 1767, and Jan. 29, 1769...	Philadelphia	1767-1769	USD -	103.40
762		"PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE," from Jan. 1st, to Dec. 31st, 1783	Philadelphia	1783	USD -	46.80
763		"PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE," from Jan. 7th, to Dec. 29th, 1784. Nos. 2795 to 2847	Philadelphia	1784	USD -	46.80
764		"PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE," from Jan. 2d, to Dec. 31st, 1788. Nos. 3005 to 3057	Philadelphia	1788	USD -	52.00
765		"PENNSYLVANIA CHRONICLE and Universal Advertiser," from Feb. 1, 1768, to Jan. 23, 1769	Philadelphia	1768-9	USD -	31.20
766		"PENNSYLVANIA CHRONICLE and Universal Advertiser," from Feb. 1, 1768, to Jan 22, 1770	Philadelphia	1768-1770	USD -	35.70
767		"PENNSYLVANIA CHRONICLE and Universal Advertiser," from Jan. 26, 1767, to Jan. 25, 1768	Philadelphia	1767-8	USD -	26.50
768		"PENNSYLVANIA CHRONICLE and Universal Advertiser," from Jan. 29, 1770, to Jan. 7, 1771	Philadelphia	1770-71	USD -	23.50
769		"THE FREEMAN'S JOURNAL, or the North American Intelligencer," from the commencement, April 25, 1781, to Dec. 25, 1782	Philadelphia	1781-2	USD -	8.80
770		"THE NEW YORK WEEKLY POST-BOY " for Dec. 29, 1746	New York	1746	USD -	2.50
771		"NEW YORK GAZETTE "revived in the "Weekly Post-Boy"			USD -	3.75
772		"NEW YORK GAZETTEER;"			USD -	3.90
773		NEWPORT, Rhode Island. The Controversy Touching the Old Stone Mill in the Town of	Newport	1851	USD -	0.10
774		NEWPORT. The City and Scenery of Newport, Rhode Island	Burlington, N. J.	1857	USD -	4.00
775		NEW TESTAMENT of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ	New York	1800	USD -	1.00
776		NEW YORK. The Olden Time In	New York	1872	USD -	3.00
777	NILES, JOHN M.	The Life of Oliver Hazard Perry	Hartford	1821	USD -	1.75
778	Robert Dodsley	(NORMAN.) Select Fables of AEsop and other Fabulists	Philadelphia	1777	USD -	16.00
779	NORRIS, GEO. W.	The Early History of Medicine in Philadelphia	Philadelphia	1886	USD -	3.75
780	OLIPHANT, LAURENCE	Minnesota and the Far West	London	1855	USD -	1.20
780a	Dwight H. Bruce, editor	ONONDAGA COUNTY, New York, Centennial History of	Boston	1896	USD -	3.00
781	E. M. Ruttenber and L. H. Clark	ORANGE COUNTY, New York, History of	Philadelphia	1881	USD -	7.50
782	John C. Churchill	OSWEGO COUNTY, New York, Landmarks of	Syracuse	1895	USD -	2.50

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