Leavitt & Co.: Catalogue of the American library of the late Mr. George Brinley, of Hartford, Conn., 1881yr,

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Auction Date
March 04, 1881 - March 04, 1881
Page Size: 1571 items in 16 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
EMERSON. Worcester (Samuel) Sermon, Beverly, Nov. 14, 1808, on the Death of Mrs. Eleanor Emerson; to which are annexed Writings of Mrs. Emerson and a Sketch of her Life Boston

1809

USD - 0.63
EVERETT (Edward) Tribute to the Memory of, by the N. E. Historic-Genealogical Society, at Boston, Jan. 17 and Feb. 1, 1865 Boston

1865

USD - 0.50
FENNELL (James) Apology for (his) Life, written by Himself Philadelphia

1814

USD - 2.50
FINLEY (Robert) D.D. Memoirs of, by Rev. Isaac V. Brown New Brunswick

1819

USD - 1.00
FIRMIN (<i>Rev.</i> Giles) Brief Memoir of, by John Ward Dean Boston

1866

USD - 0.25
FRANKLIN. The Life of Dr. Benjamin Franklin, Written by by himself. Montpelier, Vt.

1809

USD - 3.00
FULLER (A.) Ryland (John) Life and Death of Rev. Andrew Fuller Charlestown

1818

USD - 0.63
FULTON. The Life of Robert Fulton, by his friend Cadwallader D. Colden .. With an Appendix New York

1817

USD - 2.25
GANO (John) Biographical Memoirs, written principally by Himself New York

1806

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[GRAYDON (Alex.)] Memoirs of a Life chiefly passed in Pennsylvania Edinburgh

1822

USD - 0.50
GRIFFIN (<i>Rev.</i> Edm. D.) Biographical Memoir, by J. McVickar, D.D. New York

1832

USD - 0.25
HARRIOTT (<i>Lieut.</i> John) Struggles through Life, exemplified in various Travels and Adventures. (Repr.) Philadelphia

1809

USD - 1.00
HAYNES (<i>Rev.</i> Lemuel) Sketches of his Life and Character; by Rev. T. M. Cooley, D.D. New York

1839

USD - 1.75
HIBBARD (<i>Rev.</i> B.) Memoirs of his Life and Travels .. for nearly Thirty Years New York

1825

USD - 2.75
HILL (Isaac) <i>of New Hampshire</i> Biography, with selections from his Speeches, etc. Concord, N. H.

1835

USD - 2.75
HINES (David Theo.) <i>of So. Carolina</i>, alias Dr. Hamilton, Col. Hamilton, Dr. Haynes, Col. Hayne, Dr. Porcher, Col. Singleton, etc., etc. Life, Adventures, and Opinions; Written by himself New York

1840

USD - 2.13
HOBART (<i>Bp.</i> J. H.) Sermon at the Funeral of, by Benj. T. Onderdonk, D.D., Sept. 16, 1830, author's autograph presentation to Bishop Brownell New York

1830

USD - 0.50
HOLCOMBE (Henry) D.D. The First Fruits, in a Series of Letters [Autobiographical] Philadelphia

1812

USD - 1.88
HOLYOKE (Edward A.) M.D. Memoir of Boston

1829

USD - 0.50
HOPKINS (Samuel) D.D. Sketches of the Life of, written by Himself; added, A Dialogue on .. Christian Submission, and a Serious Address to Professing Christians; with Dr. Hart's Sermon at his Funeral; published by Stephen West, D.D. Hartford

1805

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HOPKINS (Samuel) Life, written by himself, etc. Hartford

1805

USD - 2.50
HOUSTOUN (James) Dr. Houstoun's Memoirs of his own Life-time. Containing among other curious particulars, during upwards of Thirty Years' Travels, .. 1. The Scotch Settlement at Darien, etc. London

1747

USD - 4.50
HOXSE (John) The Yankee Tar. An Authentic Narrative of the Voyages and Hardships of John Hoxse and the Cruises of the U. S. Frigate Constellation, and her Engagements with the French Frigates Le Insurgente and Le Vengeance;..written by Himself Northampton

1840

USD - 1.50
HYDE (Nancy Maria) <i>of Norwich, Conn.</i> Writings; with a Sketch of her Life Norwich

1816

USD - 1.50
JARRATT (Devereux) Rector of Bath Parish, Dinwiddie Co., Va. Life, written by himself Baltimore

1806

USD - 4.00
JOHNSON (<i>Col.</i> Richard M.) Authentic Biography of Boston

1834

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JOHNSON (Samuel) <i>D.D. First President of King's College, New York.</i> Life, by Thos. B. Chandler, D.D. New York

1805

USD - 0.38
KEITH (Isaac S.) D.D. Sermons, Addresses, and Letters, with a Memoir Charlestown

1816

USD - 1.00
KER (John) of Kersland Memoirs of, containing his Secret Transactions and Negotiations in Scotland, England, the Courts of Vienna, Hanover, and other Foreign Parts; published by Himself London

1726

USD - 6.75
LADD (Joseph B.) Literary Remains, with a Sketch of his Life, by W. B. Chittenden. New York

1832

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LADD (Joseph B.). LAFAYETTE ([Gilbert de Motier] <i>Marquis</i> de) Historical Sketches illustrative of the Life of, and the leading events of the American Revolution; by an American New York

1824

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LADD (Joseph B.) Memoirs of, by Gen. H. L. Villaume Ducoudray Holstein; translated from the French Manuscript New York

1824

USD - 0.63
LADD (Joseph B.) Sketch of (his) Tour in the United States, 1824; with Biographical Notices of his Life; by John Foster Portland

1824

USD - 1.75
LADD (Joseph B.) Life of, by Robert Waln, Jr. Philadelphia

1825

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LADD (Joseph B.) Memoirs of General LaFayette, Embracing Details of Public and Private Life, Sketches of the Am. Revolution, etc. Hartford

1825

USD - 1.00
LADD (Joseph B.) Lafayette (<i>M.</i> de) en Amerique, en 1824 et 1825, ou Journal d'un Voyage aux Etats-Unis, par A. Levasseur. Paris

1829

USD - 2.75
LADD (Joseph B.) Memoires, Correspondence, et Manuscripts; publies par sa Famille. Paris

1837--1839

USD - 24.00
LADD (Joseph B.) Impeachment of Mr. LaFayette: containing his Accusation (to the National Assembly 8 Aug. 1792), supported by Mr. Brissot of Warville; and his Defence by Mr. Vaublanc; with a Supplement, etc. Transl. from the French, by Wm. Cobbett Philadelphia

1793

USD - 3.00
LAWRENCE (Abbot) Memoir of, prepared for the National Portrait Gallery, by Wm. H. Prescott n. p.

1856

USD - 0.50
LEE (Rev. John) <i>Methodist Minister</i> Life, by [his brother] Jesse Lee Baltimore

1805

USD - 2.13
LIVERMORE (George) Memoir of, by Charles Deane. LARGE PAPER Boston

1869

USD - 1.00
LIVINGSTON (William) Life, by Theodore Sedgwick, Jr. New York

1833

USD - 1.50
MAFFIT (Rev. John N.) Tears of Contrition: or Sketches of the Life of John N. Maffit; with Religious and Moral Reflections. to which are appended Poetic Effusions. Written by himself New London, Conn.

1821

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MARSH (James) D.D., President of the Univ. of Vermont. Remains, with a Memoir [by J. Torrey] Burlington, Vt.

1852

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MATHER (INCREASE) Parentator. Memoirs of Remarkables in the Life and the Death of Dr. Increase Mather [by Cotton Mather] Boston

1724

USD - 8.00
MATHER (COTTON) Memoir of, with a Genealogy of the Mather Family, by S. G. Drake Boston

1851

USD - 0.63
MATTHIAS [Robert Matthews] and his Impostures, by Wm. L. Stone New York

1835

USD - 0.87
MAYHEW (Jona.) D.D. Memoir of his Life and Writings; by Alden Bradford Boston

1838

USD - 1.13
MONROE (James) President's Tour through the United States, with a Sketch of his Life; by S. P. Waldo Hartford

1818

USD - 0.38
MOREAU (<i>Gen.</i> J. V.) Some Details concerning General Moreau, and his Last Moments: with a Biographical Sketch; by Paul Svinine Baltimore

1814

USD - 1.37
NEWELL (<i>Rev.</i> E. F.) Life and Observations Worcester

1847

USD - 2.50
NORTON (<i>Prof.</i> John P.) Memorials of Albany

1853

USD - 1.50
OEHLER (A.) Life, adventures, and unparalleled sufferings; written by Himself, curious. Trenton

1811

USD - 1.75
OGLETHORPE (<i>Gen.</i> James) Biographical Memorials of, by T. M. Harris Boston

1841

USD - 3.00
OSBORN (Mrs. Sarah) Memoirs of the Life of Mrs. Sarah Osborn, who died at Newport, R. I., Aug. 2, 1976, by Samuel Hopkins, D.D. Worcester

1799

USD - 1.00
PAINE (Thos.) The Life of Thomas Paine .. With a Defence of his Writings. By Francis Oldys, A.M. [Geo. Chalmers?]. First Boston edition Boston

1796

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PAINE (Thos.) Life, by James Cheetham New York

1809

USD - 3.00
PAINE (Thos.) Life, by T. C. Rickman London

1819

USD - 3.75
PAINE (Thos.) Life, with Observations on his Writings; by G. Vale New York

1853

USD - 1.50
PEABODY (Geo.) Proceedings at the Dinner given by (him) to the Americans connected with the Great Exhibition, Oct. 27, 1851 London

1851

USD - 0.50
PENN (William) The Life of, by Mrs. Hughs Philadelphia

1828

USD - 1.25
PERSON (William) a Student of Harvard University. Life and Letters, with Poetical and Miscellaneous Pieces Cambridge

1820

USD - 1.50
PETERS (Hugh) History of, by the Rev. SAMUEL PETERS New York

1807

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PETERS (Hugh) [Defence of the] Character of Hugh Peters [by Rev. C. W. Upham] [Salem]

[1829]

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PETERS (Hugh) A Memoir, or Defence of Hugh Peters, by Joseph B. Felt Boston

1851

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PETERS (Hugh) An Historical and Critical Account of Hugh Peters, after the manner of Mr. Bayle London

1818

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PHELPS (Matthew) Memoirs and Adventures, particularly in two Voyages from Connecticut to the River Mississippi; compiled from his Journal; by Anthony Haswell Bennington

1802

USD - 5.13
POTTER (Israel R.) Life and Remarkable Adventures of Providence

1824

USD - 1.62
PRENTIES (S. W.) Narrative of a Shipwreck on the Island of Cape Breton, in a Voyage from Quebec, in 1780 London

1782

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PRESCOTT. The Life of William Hickling Prescott, by Geo. Ticknor Boston

1864

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PUTNAM. An Essay on the Life of Major General Israel Putnam .. by Col. David Humphreys, with Notes and Additions. With an APPENDIX, containing a Sketch of Bunker Hill Battle, by S. Swett Boston

1818

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PYNCHON (<i>Col.</i> JOHN) God's Frown in the Death of Usefull Men. Shewed in a Sermon Preached at the Funeral of the Honourable Col. John Pynchon Esq. Who Deceased January the 17th. 170 2/3. By Solomon Stoddard, Pastor of Northampton Boston

1703

USD - 16.50
RALEGH (<i>Sir</i> W.) Life of the Valiant and Learned Sir Walter Ralegh, Knt., with his Tryal at Winchester London

1677

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RALEGH (<i>Sir</i> W.) Life, compiled from the most approved authorities, and curious Manuscripts London

1740

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RALEGH (<i>Sir</i> W.) Life, by Arthur Cayley, jun. 2 vols. in 1 London

1805

USD - 2.75
RALEGH (<i>Sir</i> W.) Life, by P. F. Tytler; 1st Am. edition Philadelphia

1833

USD - 0.60
RALEGH (<i>Sir</i> W.) Brief Memoir by S. G. Drake Boston

1862

USD - 0.75
RITTENHOUSE (David) Memoirs of, by Wm. Barton; With Appendix containing sundry Philosophical and other Papers Philadelphia

1813

USD - 0.38
ROGERS (<i>Rev.</i> Ammi) Memoirs, written by Himself n. p.

1824

USD - 1.25
[ROGERS (Geo.)] Memoranda of the Experience, Labors, and Travels of a Universalist Preacher Cincinnati

1845

USD - 2.13
SAMPSON (William) Memoirs, Letters, History of Ireland, etc. New York

1807

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SAUNDERS (Daniel) jr. Journal of (his) Travels and Sufferings, as a Mariner on the Ship Commerce of Boston, cast away on the Coast of Arabia, July 10, 1792 Salem, Mass.

1794

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[SCHUYLER Family] Memoirs of an American Lady: with Sketches of Manners and Scenery in America .. previous to the Revolution; by [Mrs. Grant,] the Author of "Letters from the Mountains," etc. London

1808

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SHARAN (James) Adventures, compiled from his Journal, written during his Voyages and Travels in the Four Quarters of the Globe. Baltimore

1808

USD - 1.37
SHEPARD (<i>Rev.</i> Thos.) Autobiography; with additional Notices of his Life and Character, by Nehemiah Adams Boston

1832

USD - 1.25
SHERBURNE (Andrew) a Pensioner of the Navy of the Revolution. Memoirs, written by himself Providence

1831

USD - 0.80
SIMPSON (Thomas), the Arctic Discoverer Life and Adventures by Alex. Simpson London

1845

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SMITH (Moses) History of (his) Adventures and Sufferings, in the Miranda Expedition, etc. Brooklyn

1812

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SMITH (Elias) Life, conversion, preaching, travels and sufferings of, written by himself. Portsmouth, N. H.

1816

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Stiles (Ezra) President of Yale College; Life, by Abiel Holmes Boston

1798

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SYMMES. Brown (John) Funeral Sermon after the Death of Rev. Thos. Symmes of Bradford, Mass., who died Oct. 6, 1725; to which are added Memoirs of his Life, Ministry, &c. Newburyport

1816

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TENNENT (<i>Rev.</i> Wm.) Memoirs of (his) Life [by E. Boudinot] (Roxburghe)

USD - 3.25
THOMAS (E. S.) Reminiscences of the last sixty-five years, commencing with the Battle of Lexington. Hartford

1840

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THORBURN (Grant) Forty Years' Residence in America, or a Particular Providence exemplified in (his) Life Boston

1834

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TILGHMAN (Wm.) Chief Justice of Pennsylvania. Life, by John Golder Philadelphia

1829

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TURELL (<i>Mrs.</i> Jane) Two Sermons, preach'd at Medford, April 6, 1735. By Benjamin Coleman, D.D.. after the Funeral of his beloved Daughter Mrs. Jane Turell. [With] some Memoirs of her Life and Death, by her Consort, Mr. Ebenezer Turell Boston

1725

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VANDERBILT Memorial of the Golden Wedding of Corneliun and Sophia [Johnson] Vanderbilt, December 19, 1863 New York

1863

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VAN RENSSELAER (Cortlandt) Memorial of Philadelphia

1860

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VAN SCHAACK (Peter) Life, by his son H. C. Van Schaack New York

1842

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VANS (William) Life of, written by himself, stating the conduct of John and Richard Codman, merchants in Paris n. p.

n. d. [1826]

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