Category: 18th Century Ephemera

1749 SUPERB GOTHIC GERMAN LETTER OF MANUMISSION LIBERATING GEORG WILHELM SCHENK FROM THE SERVITUDE OF HIS MASTER JOHANN HEINRICH BRODER

Price: $2,285.99

Publisher: HINTERWALDT - BRAUBACH GERMANY, : 1749

Seller ID: 0001067

Condition: Very Good

On offer is a printed for the most part German language manumission document with manuscript entries and signed dated May 30th, 1749. This document is addressed to the honourable Deputy at Braubach regarding "Our dear and trusted Georg Wilhelm Schenk" and his release from the servitude of Johann Heinrich Broder at Hinterwaldt. Signed by K.V.S. Schwartzenaw. Research suggests that Mr. Schenk went on to a position writing reports of some import as they are still listed. Save for some light soiling and some chips to the left side this super document is overall VG.; Manuscript; Folio - ove...
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1738 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT LETTER REGARDING THE BARBAROUS AND CRUEL TREATMENT OF A CASTAWAY DUTCH VESSEL

By: LIEUTENANT H. HOP, Envoy Extraordinary To England

Price: $1,155.99

Publisher: London, England, : 1738

Seller ID: 000643

Binding: Manuscript

Condition: Very Good

ON OFFER AN AUTOGRAPHED MANUSCRIPT LETTER HANDWRITTEN AND SIGNED, DATED LONDON, MARCH 30, 1738 BY LIEUTENANT H. HOP, ENVOY EXTRAORDINARY TO ENGLAND FROM THE STATES-GENERAL. IT READS AS FOLLOWS.MY LORD, I DO MYSELF THE HONOUR TO LAY BEFORE YOUR EXCELLENCY THE COPY OF A LETTER WHICH I RECEIVED LAST NIGHT MENTIONING GREAT VIOLENCE COMMITTED TOWARD A DUTCH VESSEL THAT HAD THE MISFORTUNE TO BE CASTAWAY ON THESE COASTS. THESE ARE MY LORD CRUELTIES AND INHUMANITY UNHEARD EVEN AMONGST THE MOST BARBAROUS NATIONS; I TAKE THEREFORE THE LIBERTY TO DECLINE YOUR EXCELLENCY TO BE PLEASED TO EMPLOY HIS GOOD O...
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1765 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT RULES AND INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO ADDRESS THE HIERARCHY OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH HANDWRITTEN BY THE SECRETARY OF HIS ROYAL MAJESTY LOUIS XV

By: Monsieur de Sequeville, Secretary to Louis XV

Price: $2,245.99

Publisher: France, : 1765

Seller ID: 00JT83

Condition: Good+

On offer is a super manuscript relic of Louis XV era French Catholic procedure being a handwritten folio 20 pages, unsigned, in the hand of Monsieur de Sequeville, Secretary to Louis XV. The rules instruct proper etiquette in addressing the religious hierarchy that is not of Royal blood. These include the Pope, Bishops, Fathers, Abbotts etc. Beautiful ceremonial calligraphy make for a lovely ancient French manuscript slightly soiled but otherwise G+.
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1736 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT DETAILING THE SPECIFICS OF A NEW ROAD THROUGH THE MASSACHUSETTS TOWN OF MARLBOROUGH

By: MOSES WOODS

Price: $1,455.99

Publisher: MARLBOROUGH MASSACHUSETTS MASS MA, : 1736

Seller ID: 0001326

Binding: Manuscript

Condition: Good

On offer is a charming relic of Marlborough Massachusetts ephemera being a manuscript dated 1736 detailing the specifics of a new road in the town. "A way laid out beginning near the dwelling house of Jeremiah Barstow & so running along between the land of Col Thomas How & the land of Simon Gates & is bounded by said Gates land by boundry mark't trees & it is Eight rods wide until it comes to that which is called the Indian land & then running across the County road along by the house of Zachariah Maynard four rods wide & still extends four rod wide along between land of Daniel Rice & lan...
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1718 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LETTER HANDWRITTEN BY FAMED CATHOLIC AUTHOR AND THEOLOGIAN ON CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE TO AN EQUALLY FAMOUS LUTHERAN THEOLOGIAN

By: ROMANUS TELLER [TELLERO]

Price: $1,385.99

Publisher: LIEPZIG, : 1718

Seller ID: 0001278

Condition: Good+

On offer is a super relic of Christian Doctrine being a 1718 original 4 page manuscript letter handwritten by author and theologian Romanus Teller [1703-1750] pastor at Leipzig, and afterwards became professor of theology in the University. He was father of the very famous theologian Wilhelm Abraham Teller. This 8 x 6.5 inch Latin letter, signed by Teller, is written to another well known Lutheran Theologian, Johann Christian Biel and the title suggest Teller is offering a formal clarification on points of Doctrine. General light soiling from age but overall G+.
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c1800s ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT LIST DETAILING OVER 30 ENGAGEMENT AND BATTLES DURING ACTIVE SERVICE FOR NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

By: SEPTIEMS BERUIERE ?????

Price: $845.99

Publisher: FRANCE, : 1800

Seller ID: 00JT49b

Condition: Good

On offer is a super early 1800s inventory of battles as participant by one of Napoleon's soldiers whose name we make out as Septiems Beruiere ? [the last name is not quite discernible]. Thirteen battles are listed within a total of over 30 separate military engagements including the Battle of the Pyramids against the Mamluks and with a final stand alone note as having participated in the 22 day siege of Cairo. Some chipping and rubbing on some edges, crease and fault from old folds but otherwise G. Sensational relic of Napoleon's reign.
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1781 - 1786 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LETTERS COPY BOOK OF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY SOON TO BE ADVOCATE GENERAL DETAILING THE TRADE, COMMERCE, ECONOMY, POLITICS AND PERSONAL PASSIONS OF 'JOHN COMPANY'S' MAN ON THE ASIAN SUB-CONTINENT

By: THOMAS HENRY DAVIES

Price: $8,250.99

Publisher: CALCUTTA INDIA ASIAN SUBCONTINENT MADRAS, : 1781

Seller ID: 0001907

Condition: Good+

On offer is an original, significant manuscript relic of British colonial history, 18th Century global trade and commerce and one English man's climb up the corporate ladder within one of the most powerful corporate entities in British history being a 1781 through 1786 letters copy book [titled "COPY BOOK - EUROPE LETTERS"] of the East India Company handwritten by Thomas Henry Davies [1751-1792]. Approximately 350 pages of letters written by Davies and a secretary, no doubt, the copy book allows for a remarkable historic opportunity to witness the record of correspondence in these lett...
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1783 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT TRANSCRIPT OF A PROSECUTORIAL INTERROGATION REGARDING THE THEFT OF MONEY

By: UNIDENTIFIED

Price: $1,255.99

Publisher: France, : 1783

Seller ID: 00JT91

Condition: Very Good

On offer is an intriguing, original manuscript transcript dated 1783 during the reign of Louis XVI of what appears to be a prosecutorial interrogation taking place over a number of days involving the theft of money. Nine [9] tightly written pages and sometimes written in excitement make for an mysterious pre Revolution document. Overall VG.
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1786 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT PRE FRENCH REVOLUTION AUDIT OF EXPENSES OF A WEALTHY NOBLE FAMILY

By: UNIDENTIFIED

Price: $759.99

Publisher: PARIS LYON FRANCE, : 1786

Seller ID: 000944

Condition: Good

On offer is an interesting enigmatic 1786 handwritten manuscript economic portrait titled "Naissance de George & Mort de Benjamin Reverdun" being what appears to be a financial breakdown and accounting table of expenses of a late 18th Century noble French family divided for Monsieur, his [business, travel to and from Paris, Lyon] and for Madame, her "domestiques, blanchissage, pain, vin, viande, boisson" etc. etc. and also "menus plaisirs: journal, comedie, musique…" etc., etc. This is written on heavy paper with some losses of a few letters on the upper corners. A very...
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1793 - YEAR II - FRENCH REVOLUTION DOCUMENT CALLING UP CITIZEN TRAVERSIGNY TO DUTY IN THE NATIONAL GUARD

By: UNIDENTIFIED

Price: $245.99

Publisher: DIJON FRANCE, : 1793

Seller ID: 00JT58B

Condition: Very Good+

On offer is a small French Revolutionary document calling a citizen up for active duty in the National Guard. This 4 x 5 inch printed document is mounted on board with a small fault to the bottom right corner not affecting the document. Manuscript entries include the name of the citizen, the dates to show up for service and it is signed but illegible. Some stains, perhaps old thumbprints to the front of the document, otherwise G+.; 12mo - over 6 - 7 tall; FRANCE, ARMY, NAPOLEON, HANDWRITTEN, MANUSCRIPT, DOCUMENT, LETTER, AUTOGRAPH, WRITER, HAND WRITTEN, DOCUMENTS, SIGNED, LETTERS, MANUSCRIPTS...
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EARLY 18TH CENTURY HANDWRITTEN REPORT DETAILING THE VARIOUS ASSEMBLIES OF THE FRENCH CATHOLIC REGULARS (REGULIERS) DURING THE 17th CENTURY BEGINNING SOON AFTER THE DEATH OF CLEMENT VIII

By: UNIDENTIFIED

Price: $1,245.99

Publisher: FRANCE,

Seller ID: 00MV631

Condition: Very Good+

On offer is an interesting handwritten manuscript document beginning "Discussions sur les exemptions Reguliers" and other chapters " Accusations Contre L'Assemble 1650" et al. Circa early 1700s report is a history of the various assemblies over the 17th century appearing to start in 1605 at the end of Clement VIII's reign or soon after his death through to the late 1600s. Of particular note to collector's and students of Catholic history will be the detailed lists of scholars and clerics and the various questions, exemptions discussed by the attendees. This 58 page document is ...
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SUPERB 1788 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT TREATISE ON THE CURE AND TREATMENT OF TETANUS BY DAZILLE ADDRESSED TO AND WITH HOLOGRAPH NOTE BY EDME-CLAUDE BOURRU ESTEEMED FRENCH DOCTOR, DEAN OF THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE IN PARIS AND ORATOR AT FUNERAL OF GUILLOTIN

By: UNIDENTIFIED

Price: $955.99

Publisher: France, : 1788

Seller ID: N00TP133

Binding: Manuscript

Condition: Very Good

On offer is a super 20 page manuscript treatise, dated 1788, on tetanus and its treatment. This essay is a commentary on the works written by Jean Barthélemy Dazille, (1732-1812), famed doctor of tropical medicine whose 'Observations générales sur les maladies des climats chauds', being his distinguished work while doctor of the King in Saint-Domingue, Port-au-Prince, Haïti. He is also the author of a treatise on the 'Observations of Negroes diseases'. Dazille 'was a pioneer in the study of the health conditions and diseases of black slaves in the Americas, perhaps the first of its kind', (Gar...
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1795 DUBLIN TOWNSHIP ENUMERATION OF THE NUMBER OF "BASTARD CHILDREN, NEGRO OR MOLATTO SLAVES, THE NUMBER OF LIQUOR RETAILERS..."

By: UNIDENTIFIED CLERK FOR DUBLIN TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA

Price: $325.99

Publisher: Pennsylvania, : 1795

Seller ID: 0MV1531

Binding: Manuscript

Condition: Good+

Dublin Township, Pennsylvania, term 1795. Bedford County, although not mentioned. Approx. 7 x 5-1/4 in. Reads: Bastard Children born none / Deer kild out of season none / Negro or molatto slaves none / retailers of liquor....etc.; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; HANDWRITTEN, MANUSCRIPT, DOCUMENT, LETTER, AUTOGRAPH, DIARY, JOURNAL, LOG, KEEPSAKE, WRITER, HAND WRITTEN, DOCUMENTS, SIGNED, LETTERS, MANUSCRIPTS, HISTORICAL, HOLOGRAPH, WRITERS, DIARIES, JOURNALS, LOGS, AUTOGRAPHS, PERSONAL, MEMOIR, MEMORIAL, PERSONAL HISTORY, AMERICANA, PENNSYLVANIA, SLAVERY, SLAVES,; Signed by Autograph
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c1790s ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN INVENTORY OF HERALDIC TITLES RELATING TO CHARLES FRANCOIS MASSON, BARON OF LONGERY

By: UNKNOWN

Price: $545.99

Publisher: BURGUNDY FRANCE, : 1790

Seller ID: 00JT23

Condition: Good+

On offer is an original manuscript, in one beautiful hand, on watermarked, folio, being the details of Charles Francois Masson, the Baron of Longery's heraldic titles from 1686 - 1787. Save for some chipping and an old dampstain to a small portion of the upper edge this would be VG.
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c. LATE 18TH CENTURY RECIPE [RECEIPT] FOR 'THE KING'S EVIL' aka SCROFULA, TUBERCULOSIS

By: UNKNOWN CHEMIST [?]

Price: $995.99

Publisher: : 1799

Seller ID: 0001425

Condition: Poor

On offer is a super manuscript recipe [receipt] to cure "The Kings Evil" more properly known as 'Tuberculous cervical lymphadenitis' or 'Scrofula' handwritten by an unidentified doctor or chemist. It is a lengthy recipe, prepared for Nelson Jackson of Hanover. The 8 x 8 inch paper is very fragile with a separation at the top horizontal fold line, other fold lines are weak, torn and fragile and requires careful handling. From one online source: The disease: Scrofula of the neck is the term used for tuberculosis of the neck, or, more precisely, a cervical tuberculous lymphadenopathy. Scr...
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c1770 - 1790s ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT OF NANTUCKET'S HISTORY OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT TO SOME OF THE LOCAL INDIANS

By: UNKNOWN.

Price: $1,355.99

Publisher: Nantucket Massachusetts MA, : 1780

Seller ID: 0001884

Condition: Good

On offer is a super, original 18th Century manuscript relic of early Nantucket history being a handwritten undated document titled "Some account of Indians that have been hanged since the year 1700". The bizarre deposition describes the first hanging in 1704, of an Indian who killed his wife. It states: "First in 1704 an Indian by the name of Sabo that lived at Mattecocham [now Madequesham] killed his wife and fled was missing....days.... taken at Coppaum [the site of the first English settlement on Nantucket in 1659] with a company of Indians that said they had been to Muskeget af...
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c1780s ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT NOTES ON VARIOUS ASTRONOMY TOPICS HANDWRITTEN IN A FINE CALLIGRAPHIC HAND

By: UNKNOWN.

Price: $659.99

Publisher: : 1785

Seller ID: 0001801

Condition: Fine

On offer is a fascinating group of 15 pages of notes on eight [8] leaves regarding a variety of astronomy subjects. Handwritten on watermarked laid paper by an unknown scrivener, the papers suggest a date of circa 1780s mentioning the expected return of a comet in 1789 on one of the pages. [Other dated material in the original archive confirm this.] The beautifully written 8" X 10" double-sided astronomy topics include: Comets, such as the Comet of 1105, 1680 and Halley's Comet; Perihelion; Alhelion; The Planets Mercury (mentions the heat the inhabitants must feel), Venus, Jupiter, and...
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1792 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT LETTER TO FAMED TENNESSEE ATTORNEY GENERAL JOHN HAYWOOD

By: William Dearing

Price: $465.99

Publisher: Rockingham Tennessee TN North Carolina NC, : 1792

Seller ID: 000644

Binding: Manuscript

Condition: Very Good

On offer an autograph letter signed by William Dearing, Rockingham, 30 October 1792, to John Haywood, Attorney General, Halifax [North Carolina], regarding a land dispute. John Haywood, pioneer jurist and historian of early Tennessee history, was born in Halifax County, North Carolina, in 1762, the son of prosperous tobacco producer Egbert Haywood. Despite limited educational opportunities on the colonial frontier, Haywood taught himself law and in later life became widely read. Admitted to the bar in 1786, he quickly gained a reputation as one of the best legal minds in the state. After ser...
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1795 FASCINATING ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN STUDY NOTEBOOK OF GEOMETRY, TRIGONOMETRY, SURVEYING AND MORE COMPLEX MATHEMATICS FROM A YOUNG MAN STUDYING AT AMERICA’S MOST RESPECTED UNIVERSITY

By: WILLIAM HARDY

Price: $4,455.99

Publisher: HARVARD UNIVERSITY BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS MA, : 1795

Seller ID: 0009078

Condition: Good

On offer is an exceptional and fascinating handwritten notebook of many different and varied aspects of geometry, arithmetic, trigonometry, finance, and surveying, written by a young man studying at Harvard University in 1795. The book is a terrific example of mathematical and surveying studies at the end of the 18th century, especially as it happens at one of the greatest institutes of learning in America. As such these books are incredibly rare to find outside of university archives. The front cover page reveals the man’s name, William Hardy, written in beautiful gothic hand lettering. “Defi...
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1794 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LETTER DETAILING A LOUISIANA PLANTER'S CONCERNS FOR HIS TENANT'S PLANS AND AMBITIONS

By: WILLIAM WICKOFF

Price: $2,055.99

Publisher: OPELOUSAS LOUISIANA, : 1794

Seller ID: 0002290

Condition: Very Good

On offer is a superb, original late 18th Century manuscript relic of a Louisiana planter's dealings and concerns regarding his tenant farmer's plans for accumulating stock and building a 'cabbin'. Dated Oct. 6 1794 Opelousas, Louisiana William Wickoff writes to New Orleans businessman Hamilton Pollock. We observe that despite the spelling of 'cabin' William appears an educated man and one of the non-Acadians listed in early census of the Attakapas. Pollock, the recipient, was a New Orleans businessman who can be found in Tulane University archives. Historians and researchers of the era will re...
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Category: 18th Century Ephemera