Parke Bernet: The Celebrated Collection of Americana formed by the late Thomas Winthrop Streeter, 1967yr,

Auction Details

Auction Date
October 24, 1967 - October 24, 1967
Page Size: 1373 items in 14 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
CREEK NATION Memorial of the Muscogee or Creek Nation of Indians. To the Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America: ... 20.5 cm. Stitched. Repaired along backstrip. Label reading "A. Wallace Hunger, Savannah, Ga." pasted on firs Little Rock, Ark.

[1852?]

USD - 325.00
FITZ JAMES. ZILLA Zilla Fitz James, the female bandit of the south-west, or, The horrible ... disclosures in the life of the Creole murderess, Zilla Fitz James ... accomplice of Green H. Long, the treble murderer ... An autobiographica narrative, edited by Rev. A. Richards Little Rock

1852

USD - 250.00
REGULATORS OF ARKANSAS The Regulators of Arkansas, a thrilling tale of border adventure. By the author of "Bill Johnson, or The outlaws of Arkansas," "Pawson, the renegade, or The squatters' revenge,"---The pirates of the Mississippi,"---"Blackfoot the pirate," 24.5 cm., uncut. New York

[1857?]

USD - 250.00
[PIKE, ALBERT] Draught of a Declaration of Independence, proposed to the Convention of the State of Arkansas, and withdraw from its consideration. 23 cm. Stitched as issued. A fine, clean copy. Little Rock

1861

USD - 250.00
PIKE, ALBERT Albert Pike's Letter addressed to Major General Holmes. [Dated at head:] Little Rock, Arkansas, December 30, 1862. 24.6 cm. Stitched as issued. Lightly soiled. [Little Rock]

[1862]

USD - 60.00
UNITED STATES. ARMY. DISTRICT EASTERN ARKANSAS Police Regulation, for the Army [sic] of the District of Eastern Arkansas. Headquarters Provost Marshal General's Office, Helena, Ark., December 4th, 1862 ... [Signed:] By order of Brigadier General Steele. R. H. Carnahan, Capt., Provost Marshal General, [Helena?]

[1862]

USD - 80.00
ARKANSAS. UNION ARMY Collection of approximately 160 Union Army Orders printed in Arkansas, 1862--1865, and issued by "Head Quarters, Army of the South West" (44 items); "Head Quarters, District of Eastern Arkansas, Helena, Ark." (78 items); "Head Quarters, Post of Pine Bluff

USD - 600.00
FRENCH, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Historical Collections of Louisiana and Florida ... New Series ... 24 cm. Original cloth, rubbed. New York

1869

USD - 50.00
FRENCH, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Historical Collections of Louisiana and Florida, ... Second Series ... 25.5 cm. Original cloth, worn. New York

1875

USD - 40.00
TIMBERLAKE, HENRY The Memoirs of Lieut. Henry Timberlake, (Who accompanied the Three Cherokee Indians to England in the Year 1762) Containing Whatever he observed remarkable, or worthy of public Notice, during his travels to and from that Nation; wherein the Country, Gover London

1765

USD - 950.00
FILSON, JOHN This Map of Kentucke, Drawn from actual Observations, is inscribed with the most perfect respect to the Honorable the Congress of the United States of America, and to his Excelly. George Washington late Commander of their Army. By their Humble Servant, Jo Philadelphia

1784

USD - 4,000.00
FILSON, JOHN The Discovery, Settlement and present State of Kentucke [sic]: and an Essay towards the Topography, and Natural History of that important Country: To which is added, an Appendix, containing, I. The Adventures of Col. Daniel Boon ... by John Filson. 19.2 c Wilmington

1784

USD - 1,100.00
[FILSON, JOHN] The Adventures of Colonel Daniel Boon, One of the first Settlers at Kentucke: containing the Wars with the Indians on the Ohio, from 1769 to 1783, and the first Establishment and Progress of the Settlement on that River. Written by the Colonel himself. To Norwich

1786

USD - 3,200.00
VIRGINIA. LAWS An Act concerning the erection of the District of Kentucky into an independent State. Broadside in two columns, 31.2 cm. At foot of left hand column: Jan. 6, 1786. Passed the House of Delegates. John Beckley, C. H. D. At foot of right hand column: Jan. 10 [Richmond]

[1786]

USD - 2,100.00
RICE, DAVID A Lecture on the Divine Decrees. To which is annexed a few Observations on a piece lately Printed in Lexington, entitled "the principles of the Methodists, or the scripture doctrine of predestination, election, and reprobation." By David Rice, Minister of Lexington

1791

USD - 3,000.00
[TOULMIN, HENRY?] A Description of Kentucky, in North America: to which are Prefixed Miscellaneous Observations Respecting the United States. 21.2 cm. Old marbled boards. Front hinge cracked and front cover becoming detached. Some writing in ink on title. [London]

Printed in November, 1792 [actually after 2 February 1793]

USD - 700.00
[FILSON, JOHN] Adventures of Colonel Daniel Boon, One of the Original Settlers of Kentucky; Containing the Wars with the Indians on the Ohio, from 1769 to the Present Time, and the First Establishment and Progress of the Settlements on that River. Written by the Colonel Windsor

1793

USD - 2,100.00
FILSON, JOHN The Discovery, Settlement, and Present State of Kentucky. And an Introduction to the Topography and Natural History of that Rich and Important Country; also, Colonel Daniel Boon's Narrative of the Wars of Kentucky; with an Account of the Indian Nations wi London

1793

USD - 600.00
TENNESSEE (TERRITORY). GOVERNOR, 1790--1796 (WILLIAM BLOUNT) By William Blount, Governor in and over the Territory of the United States of America, South of the river Ohio, A Proclamation [Text begins:] Whereas I have received certain information, that a number of disorderly ill-disposed persons are about to collec Knoxville

[1793]

USD - 2,000.00
KENTUCKY. CITIZENS On Saturday the 24th instant a numerous meeting of respectable Citizens from different parts of this State assembled in Lexington; and after taking into consideration the degraded and deserted situation of this Country, both as to its commerce and protect [Lexington]

[1794]

USD - 1,000.00
RUSSELL, J. Map of the State of Kentucky; with the Adjoining Territories. By J. Russell, 1794. Map, 45 x 38 cm. Boundaries colored. Backed with linen. London

1794

USD - 25.00
PLAN Plan of a Society for the Sale of Lands in America, for which a Subscription is opened, containing a very Beneficial Speculation, whereby ... Sums of Money may be improved ... without any Hazard of Loss. 21.5 cm., uncut. Offsetting and spotting. London

1794

USD - 425.00
TOWNSHIP OF FRANKLIN [Sheet, 36 x 26 cm. containing two maps:] A Map of Part of the State of Kentucky, shewing the Situations of the Townships of Franklin and Somerset. 19 x 14.5 cm. The two townships colored. [and] A Plan of the Township of Franklin, Containing 116,656 Acres [London?]

[ca. 1794]

USD - 550.00
[SMITH, DANIEL] A Short Description of the State of Tennessee, lately Called the Territory of the United States, South of the River Ohio; to Accompany and Explain a Map of that Country. 16.2 cm. Original marbled boards with leather backstrip, in poor condition. Front inn Philadelphia

1796

USD - 1,800.00
TENNESSEE (STATE) MILITIA Notice is hereby given, that payments will commence for military services performed in the state of Tennessee, agreeably to the following arrangement, beginning with the districts of Washington and Hamilton, mounted militia, viz....Broadside partly in sin [Knoxville]

[1796]

USD - 450.00
NICHOLAS, GEORGE A Letter from George Nicholas, of Kentucky, to his Friend, in Virginia, Justifying the conduct of the Citizens of Kentucky, as to some of the late Measures of the General Government; and Correcting Certain False Statements, which have been made in the dif Lexington

1798

USD - 500.00
WICHE, GEORGE The Declaration of George Wiche, on Resigning the Office of an Hired Preacher...20.5 cm., uncut. Much wrinkled and lightly stained. Some internal scribbling. Lexington

1801

USD - 350.00
HUGHES, JAMES A Report of the Causes determined by the Supreme Court for the District of Kentucky, and by the Court of Appeals, in Which the Titles to Land Were in Dispute. By James Hughes. 24.2 cm. Full calf, worn. Text foxed and browned. Lexington

1803

USD - 550.00
RICE, DAVID A Sermon on the Present Revival of Religion, &c. in this Country; Preached at the Opening of the Kentucky Synod. [2 line Bible quotation.] By the Rev. David Rice. (Published at the Unanimous request of Synod.) 19.5 cm., uncut. Original stitching. Lexington

1803

USD - 550.00
KENTUCKY. GOVERNOR, 1796--1804 (James Garrard) By the Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. A Proclamation [disbanding militia regiments organized for a projected expedition to Louisiana, now given up because of the "peaceable possession of New-Orleans & its dependencies" obtained Dec. 20, 1803.] [Frankfort]

[1804]

USD - 900.00
HUMANITAS, pseud Hints for the Consideration of the Friends of Slavery, and Friends of Emancipation. Containing Remarks on Mr. Conway's Investigation of Slavery, and other publications of the same nature. Addressed to the Candid of all Descriptions. By Humanitas. [Six lin Lexington

1805

USD - 1,200.00
OHIO CANAL COMPANY Proceedings of the Managers of the Ohio Canal Company, at Louisville, on Wednesday, the 11th Day of September, 1805. 21.9 cm., uncut. Original plain paper wrappers. Browned and spotted. Lexington

1805

USD - 1,100.00
GANO, JOHN Biographical Memoirs of the late Rev. John Gano, of Frankfort, (Kentucky.) Formerly of the City of New-York. Written Principally by Himself. 16.2 cm. Full calf, rebacked. Text considerably foxed. New York

1806

USD - 80.00
LITTELL, WILLIAM An Epistle from William, surnamed Littell, to the People of the Realm of Kentucky. 20.5 cm., uncut. Stitched. Much crinkled and browned. Small portion torn from last leaf, not affecting text. Frankfort

1806

USD - 900.00
MARTIN, AARON An Attempt to shew the Inconsistency of Slave-Holding, with the Religion of the Gospel. By Aaron Martin...20.8 cm. Awkwardly trimmed on right. Stitched as issued. Lexington

1807

USD - 1,200.00
KENTUCKY. GENERAL ASSEMBLY [Proposed amendment to the constitution of the United States submitted by Congress forbidding the acceptance by citizens of titles of nobility or honor from foreign rulers or governments, dated at head:] State of Kentucky. In General assembly, January 29, [Frankfort]

[1811]

USD - 50.00
TENNESSEE. GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Tennessee, in General Assembly, [Resolutions requesting the Congressmen and United States Senators from Tennessee to promote the negotiation of treaties with the "Chikasaws [sic]" and Cherokees which would extinguish the titles of those tribes to [Nashville]

[1812]

USD - 600.00
MARSHALL, HUMPHREY The History of Kentucky. Including an account of the Discovery---Settlement---Progressive Improvement---Political and Military Events---and Present State of the Country. In two volumes...Vol. I. By Humphrey Marshall. 20.5 cm. Old calf, warped and worn. La Frankfort

1812

USD - 900.00
LITTELL, WILLIAM Festoons of Fancy, Consisting of Compositions Amatory, Sentimental and Humorous, in Verse and Prose. By William Littell...16.7 cm. Original mottled calf, worn and backstrip chipped. Lacks free back endpaper. Bookseller's label pasted on flyleaf, library s Louisville

1814

USD - 2,000.00
ANDERSON, ISAAC A sermon, delivered on September 8th, 1813, the day set apart by the President...as a day of prayer and humiliation. On the moral and political causes of the present war...By the Reverend Isaac Anderson, pastor of New-Providence Church...20 cm., uncut. St Rogersville (Ten.)

1814

USD - 550.00
COLLECTION Collection of Sacred Hymns, for the Use of the Catholic Churches, in Kentucky: intended as a supplement to the Prayer-Book, entitled True Piety. 13.5 cm. Original boards, much damaged. Lacks free endpapers. Front inner hinge much glue-stained. Text foxed. Bardstown

1815

USD - 750.00
DAVISSON, A[nanias], compiler Kentucky Harmony of A Choice Collection of Psalm Tunes, Hymns, and Anthems. In three Parts. Taken from the most eminent Authors, and well adapted to Christian Churches Singing Schools, or Private Societies. Selected by A. Davisson. Part I. [--III.] 12.4 c [Lexington, Kentucky?]

1816

USD - 1,000.00
KENTUCKY. LAWS Acts Passed by the Legislature of Kentucky, at their Session in 1817--18, Relative to the Town of Louisville, and its Vicinity. 22.9 cm., uncut. Foxed. [Frankfort]

[1818]

USD - 50.00
BANKS, HENRY Observations showing the Benefits of Opening a Turnpike Road from Lexington in Kentucky to James River in Virginia, with some remarks concerning the Banking Establishments of Kentucky and Virginia...By Henry Banks, of Virginia. 19.8 cm. Stitched as issued Frankfort

1819

USD - 1,200.00
[BADIN, STEPHEN THEODORE] Origine et Progres de la Mission du Kentucky, (Etats-Unis d'Amerique); par un Temoin Oculaire. Prix, 1 fr. au profit de la Mission. [Vignette]. 21.5 cm. Plain paper wrappers. Laid in half blue morocco slipcase. Paris

1821

USD - 700.00
METCALF, SAMUEL L., compiler A Collection of some of the most interesting Narratives of Indian Warfare in the West, containing an account of the adventures of Colonel Daniel Boone, one of the First Settlers of Kentucky, comprehending the most important occurrences relative to its ear Lexington

1821

USD - 550.00
VOYAGE Voyage au Kentoukey, et sur les bords du Genesee, precede de conseils aux liberaux, et a tous ceux qui se proposent de passer aux Etats-Unis. Par M*******...Ouvrage acompagne d'une carte geographique, levee sur les lieux par l'auteur, en 1820. 21.5 cm. Or Paris

1821

USD - 850.00
BOONE, DANIEL Life and Adventures of Colonel Daniel Boon, the first white settler of the State of Kentucky Comprising an account of his first excursion to Kentucky in 1769...his remove there with his family in 1773...encounters with the Indians, from the year 1769 to 1 Brooklyn

1823

USD - 800.00
HAYWOOD, JOHN The Civil and Political History of the State of Tennessee, from its Earliest Settlement up to the Year 1796; Including the Boundaries of the State. By John Haywood. 21.5 cm. Full green morocco by Stikeman. Title has neat repair. Lefferts bookplate. Knoxville

1823

USD - 275.00
HAYWOOD, JOHN The Natural and Aboriginal History of Tennessee, up to the First Settlements therein by the White People, in the Year 1768. By John Haywood, of the Country of Davidson, in the State of Tennessee. 21 cm. Full blue morocco by Riviere. "Chas. M. Wallace, 186 Nashville

1823

USD - 450.00
MARSHALL, HUMPHREY The History of Kentucky. Exhibiting an Account of the Modern Discovery; Settlement; Progressive Improvement; Civil and Military Transactions; and the Present State of the Country. In Two Volumes. Vol. I.--[II]. 20.2 cm. Old calf. Hinges cracking. Some fox Frankfort

1824

USD - 100.00
[SMITH, THOMAS], Editor of the Kentucky Reporter, compiler Letters of Gen. Adair & Gen. Jackson, relative to the Charge of Cowardice, made by the latter against the Kentucky Troops at New Orleans. [At foot of p. 63:] The whole of the foregoing letters and documents truly copied from the files of the Reporter. 21. [Lexington, Ky.]

[1824]

USD - 175.00
TRANSYLVANIA BOTANIC-GARDEN COMPANY Prospectus, By-Laws & Charter, of the Transylvania Botanic-Garden Company, Lexington, 1824. 21.4 cm., uncut. Stitched as issued. Much foxed. Ms inscription at head of title: Col R McAfee Harrodsburgh. [Lexington]

[1824]

USD - 750.00
WESTERN LUMINARY Proposals for Publishing a Religious & Literary Paper in the Town of Lexington, Ky....to be called the "Western Luminary."...[Dated at end:] Lexington, Ky. January 1824. 24 cm. Creased where folded. [Lexington]

[1824]

USD - 125.00
TARASCON, LEWIS ANASTASIUS The Petition presented by Lewis A. Tarascon, of Shippingport, Jefferson County, Ky. to the General Assembly of Kentucky, at their Session of 1824, in view of amelioration of Commerce, of course of the improvement of Agriculture, Manufactures and of all ot [Frankfort, Ky.?]

[1825]

USD - 375.00
STIPP, G W. compiler The Western Miscellany, or, Accounts Historical, Biographical, and Amusing. Compiled by G. W. Stipp. 15.8 cm. Old calf. Xenia, O.

1827

USD - 1,700.00
M'CLUNG, JOHN A. Sketches of Western Adventure: Containing an Account of the Most Interesting Incidents connected with the Settlement of the West, from 1755 to 1794: together with an Appendix. By John A. M'Clung. 17.5 cm. Half calf. Browned and foxed. Maysville, Ky.

1832

USD - 650.00
MORRIS, EASTIN The Tennessee Gazetteer, or Topographical Dictionary: Containing a Description of the several Counties, Towns, Villages, Post Offices...&c. in the State of Tennessee, alphabetically arranged. To which is prefixed a General Description of the State:...and Nashville

1834

USD - 650.00
BUTLER, MANN A History of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. By Mann Butler, A. M. 19.7 cm. Full mottled sheep. In full morocco slipcase. Some leaves foxed. Louisville

1834

USD - 50.00
RAFINESQUE, CONSTANTINE SAMUEL A Life of Travels and Researches in North America and South Europe, or Outlines of the Life, Travels and Researches of C. S. Rafinesque, A. M. Ph.D. Professor of historical and natural sciences, member of many learned Societies in Europe and America, auth Philadelphia

1836

USD - 125.00
BREAZEALE, J W M. Life As It Is; or Matters and Things in General: Containing, amongst other Things, Historical Sketches of the Exploration and First Settlement of the State of Tennessee; Manners and Customs of the Inhabitants; their Wars with the Indians; Battle of King's Knoxville

1842

USD - 800.00
SMITH, J GRAY A Brief Historical, Statistical and Descriptive Review of East Tennessee, United States of America: Developing its immense Agricultural, Mining, and Manufacturing Advantages, with Remarks to Emigrants. Accompanied with a Map & Lithographed Sketch of a Ten London

1842

USD - 650.00
KNIGHT, JOHN AND SLOVER, JOHN Indian Atrocities. Narratives of the Perils and Sufferings of Dr. Knight and John Slover, among the Indians, during the Revolutionary War. 14.4 cm. Original plain yellow boards with cloth backstrip (chipped). Lacks free endpapers. Scribblings in pencil at Nashville

1843

USD - 1,500.00
GUILD, JOHN C. Old Times in Tennessee, with Historical, Personal, and Political Scraps and Sketches. [Four lines from John Bunyan.] By Jo. C. Guild, Judge of the Law Court of Nashville. 22.2 cm. Original green cloth, lightly rubbed. Nashville

1878

USD - 100.00
HALE, JOHN P. Daniel Boone. Some facts and Incidents Not Hitherto Published. His Ten or Twelve Years' Residence in Kanawha County...Albert Galletin [sic] Boone the First White Man where Denver, Co., now stands...Simon Kenton the First White Settler in the Kanawha Valle Wheeling

[ca. 1880]

USD - 350.00
PIKE, ZEBULON A.L.s., Fort Massac, 22 January 1797. To Major General Anthony Wayne. 4 pp., small folio.

USD - 5,250.00
WORKMAN, JAMES Political Essays...and, a Memorial proposing a plan, for the Conquest and Emancipation of Spanish America, by Means Which Would Promote the Tranquility of Ireland....17 cm. Full old calf, worn. Alexandria

1801

USD - 425.00
[ALSTON, JOHN] A Short Review of the Late Proceedings at New-Orleans; and some remarks upon the Bill, for Suspending the Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus, which passed the Senate of the United States, during the last session of Congress; in Two Letters, to the Pri Richmond

1807

USD - 2,000.00
WOOD, JOHN A Full Statement of the Trial and Acquittal of Aaron Burr, Esq. Containing, All the proceedings and debates that took place before the Federal Court at Frankfort, Kentucky, November 25, 1806. By John Wood, Editor of the "Western World" who attended at the Alexandria

1807

USD - 2,200.00
BURR, AARON, subject [Cut of a hanging.] Agreeably to public notice, four Choice Spirits were paraded through the streets, last evening, attended by their executioners, and carried to Gallows-Hill, where they were exalted above the dull pursuits of civil life. Their exit was [Baltimore?]

[1807]

USD - 2,250.00
BURR, AARON, subject Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a Copy of the Proceedings and of the Evidence Exhibited on the Arraignment of Aaron Burr, and Others, before the Circuit Court of the United States. Held in Virginia, in the Year 1807. November Washington

1807

USD - 350.00
DAVEISS, JOSEPH HAMILTON A View of the President's Conduct, concerning the Conspiracy of 1806. By J. H. Daveiss, Late Attorney of the United States, for Kentucky. 22.6 cm. Later boards. Title spotted. Text much browned. Library stamp on p. 9 and 13. De Puy bookplate. Frankfort

1807

USD - 3,750.00
EXAMINATION. The Examination of Col. Aaron Burr, before the Chief Justice of the United States, upon the charges of a High Misdemeanor, and of Treason against the United States; together with the Arguments of Counsel and Opinion of the Judge. To which is added an Appe Richmond

1807

USD - 1,750.00
GAINES, EDMUND PENDLETON ...To the Public. [A two-column broadside dated at beginning, Richmond. August 17, 1807, and signed at end, Edmund Pendleton Gaines, defending his action in arresting Burr the previous winter and keeping him in confinement at Fort Stoddert before sending [Richmond]

[1807]

USD - 1,200.00
[LIVINGSTON, EDWARD?] A Faithful Picture of the Political Situation of New-Orleans, at the close of the last and beginning of the present year. 21 cm. Disbound. Lower right corner of title leaf and following three leaves gnawed with loss of several words. Laid in half red moro [New Orleans]

1807

USD - 1,300.00
PLAIN TALE A Plain Tale, Supported by Authentic Documents, Justifying the Character of General Wilkinson, [Line from Shakespeare.] By a Kentuckian. 21.2 cm. Half green morocco. Lightly foxed. New York

1807

USD - 700.00
UNITED STATES PRESIDENT, 1801--1809 (Jefferson) Message from the President of the United States transmitting Information touching an illegal Combination of Private Individuals against the Peace and Safety of the Union, and a Military Expedition Planned by Them against the Territories of a Power in Amit [Washington]

[1807]

USD - 300.00
WORKMAN, JAMES A Letter to the Respectable Citizens, Inhabitants of the County of Orleans, together with Several Letters to His Excellency Governor Claiborne, and other Documents relative to the Extraordinary Measures lately pursued in this Territory. By James Workman, New Orleans

1807

USD - 1,600.00
CLARK, DANIEL Deposition of Daniel Clark [Delegate from New Orleans in the House of Representatives in relation to payment by Spain to General James Wilkinson, January 13, 1808.] cm. Disbound. Foxed. Washington

1808

USD - 700.00
NUGENT, H P A letter to His Excellency C. C. Claiborne, Governor of the Territory of Orleans. A Letter to James Brown, Esquire, Counsellor at Law. A Defence of the Honorable John Rowan and Daniel Clark, Members of Congress, against the slanders of the Tergirversant R New Orleans

1808

USD - 2,750.00
UNITED STATES. CONGRESS (TENTH, FIRST SESSION). HOUSE Mr. Rowan's Motion, for an Inquiry into the Conduct of Harry Innis District Judge of the United States for the District of Kentucky. March 21, 1808...21.1 cm. Modern half red morocco. Washington

1808

USD - 400.00
UNITED STATES. CONGRESS. SENATE Report of the Committee appointed to Inquire into the Facts Relating to the Conduct of John Smith, a Senator of the United States, from the State of Ohio, as an Alleged Associate of Aaron Burr. December 31, 1807. Printed by Order of the Senate. 21 cm. Dis Washington

1808

USD - 275.00
UNITED STATES. PRESIDENT, 1801--1809 (JEFFERSON) Message from the President of the United States, communicating Documents and Information, touching the Official Conduct of Brigadier General James Wilkinson: in Pursuance of a Resolution of the House of Representatives of the Thirteenth Instant. January 2 Washington

1808

USD - 50.00
WIRT, WILLIAM The Two Principal Arguments of William Wirt, Esquire, on the Trial of Aaron Burr, for High Treason, and on the Motion to Commit Aaron Burr and Others for Trial in Kentucky. 15 cm. Original calf. Name in ink on title. Richmond

1808

USD - 200.00
CLARK, DANIEL Proofs of the Corruption of Gen. James Wilkinson, and of his Connexion with Aaron Burr, with a full refutation of his slanderous allegations in relation to the character of the principal witness against him. By Daniel Clark, of the City of New Orleans. [T Philadelphia

1809

USD - 700.00
TO AN ENLIGHTENED PUBLIC To an Enlightened Public. 23 cm., uncut. Stitched as issued. Much foxed. n.p.

1809

USD - 1,000.00
WATCHMEN Public Plunder. [Text begins:] Fellow Citizens, We would not, without the strongest cause, nor without the best proof, charge any of our public officers with corrupt and improper conduct. [Attack on General Wilkinson for misappropriation of army funds, wi n.p.

[1809]

USD - 900.00
WORKMAN, JAMES Essays and Letters on Various Political Subjects...The Second American Edition. 16 cm. Original boards with leather backstrip, much chipped and worn. "Poinsett' in ink on title. New York

1809

USD - 550.00
NUGENT, H. P. An Account of the Proceedings Had in the Superior Court of the Territory of Orleans, against Thierry & Nugent for Libels and Contempt of Court; with an Account of Nugent's Trial on an Indictment for a Libel. By H. P. Nugent. [Quotation, 6 lines.] 20.7 cm. Philadelphia

1810

USD - 2,500.00
UNITED STATES. CONGRESS HOUSE COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO INQUIRE INTO THE CONDUCT OF BRIGADIER GENERAL JAMES WILKINSON. Washington

1810

USD - 350.00
WILKINSON, JAMES Memoirs of General Wilkinson. Volume II. 21 cm. Original calf. Ms. presentation inscription at head of title: His Excellency Governor Fenner from the Author." Washington

1811

USD - 100.00
WILKINSON, JAMES A Brief Examination of Testimony, to Vindicate the Character of General James Wilkinson against the imputation of a Sinister Connexion with the Spanish Government, for purposes hostile to his own country; with a glance at several topics of Minor Import. 2 Washington

1811

USD - 1,000.00
UNITED STATES. CONGRESS. HOUSE COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO INQUIRE INTO THE CONDUCT OF GENERAL JAMES WILKINSON. Washington

1811

USD - 150.00
WILKINSON, JAMES [4 A.Ls.s. to William Caldwell of Albany, New York, three written from Troy, 13 Jan. 1815 (1 p. and leaf of endorsement and address, folio), 3 February (1 p., octavo), and 17 February (2 p., octavo), and one from New York, 27 March 1815 (2 p., octavo).]

USD - 4,250.00
WILKINSON, JAMES A.L.s. Philadelphia, 30 January 1816. 4 p., small quarto. To William Caldwell of Albany.

USD - 1,000.00
WILKINSON, JAMES A.L.s. Philadelphia, 29 May 1816. 8 p., small quarto. To James Caldwell.

USD - 4,250.00
WILKINSON, JAMES Memoirs of My Own Times. By General James Wilkinson. [6 line quotation from Brown, 2 line quotation from Savage.] In Three Volumes. Vol. I [- Vol. III.]. 22.9 cm., uncut. Half calf. Atlas, 28.7 cm., uncut. Original boards. Philadelphia

1816

USD - 1,000.00
WILKINSON, JAMES A.L.s. Philadelphia, 14 March 1817. 2 1/2 p., small quarto. To William Caldwell of Albany.

USD - 1,200.00
WILKINSON, JAMES A.L.s. Mexico City, undated but endorsed "rec'd 1st Febry 1823." 2 1/3 p., small quarto. To John S. Williams.

USD - 600.00
ADAIR, JOHN, subject Biographical Sketch of General John Adair. 22.2 cm. Stitched as issued. In half blue morocco slipcase. In Ms on title, at head: Hon. Isaac C. Bates. [Following title:] by his daughter, Mrs. White of Florida. Some foxing. Washington

1830

USD - 200.00
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