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Senate 1852 Foreign Relations Report Regarding Losses Incurred By Spanish Subjects in New Orleans, Including Letter from Daniel Webster, Secretary of State and Millard Fillmore, President
1852 Disbound Very Good- Spain
32d Congress, 1st Session. Senate. Rep. Com. No. 272. "The Committee on Foreign Relations, to whom was referred the message of the President of the United States, of the 15th June, 1852, communicating a report from the Secretary of State, together with a letter from Senor Don Calderon de la Barca, minister of Spain to the United States, claiming indemnity for losses sustained by certain Spanish subjects by the unlawful violence of a mob in New Orleans, consequent on hearing of the execution of certain persons who unlawfully invaded the island of Cuba in August, 1851, with the recommendation of the President contained in said message, that the indemnity should be granted,..." 6 pp. Including a Message from the President (Millard Fillmore); a short paragraph from Danl. Webster, Secretary of State to the President: "The Secretary of State accordingly suggests that Congress be recommended to make provision for the reparation desired"; and correspondence from the Minister to Spain, A.Calderon De La Barca to "The Hon. Daniel Webster, Secretary of State of the United States." Document is disbound. Pages 1-2 are loose, otherwise the document is clean and Very Good+.
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Senate CONSTRUCTION OF A BRIDGE ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT OR NEAR FORT SNELLING...Letter from The Secretary of War
1878 Disbound Very Good Minnesota Foldout Maps
An appropriation for the construction of a bridge across the Mississippi River at or near Fort Snelling, and the granting of the right of way for a public highway through said reservation. 45th Congress, 2d Session. Ex. Doc. No. 73. Famous Americans submitting their report in this document: George Washington McCrary-Secretary of War; Samuel James Renwick McMillan, Jacob Henry Stewart, Joseph Washington McClurg-Chairman Special Committee; Gouverneur Kemble Warren-Major Engineers & C.; and Alfred Howe Terry-Brigadier General Commanding. 8 pp. Two large foldouts: Map of Mississippi River From Surveys made under the direction of Bvt. Maj. Gen. G. K. Warren, MAJ. of Engrs. U.S.A. Soundings taken Aug. 26, 1867 and Aug. 30, 1867. Size of map: 20"x19". Second foldout has no title. "Diagram" of Mississippi River with lettering showing "Island", "Bottom covered with trees", "Road from Ferry", "Stone Building" and "Cemetery". Paragraph in document explains it as "Four places where the bridge might be judiciously located." Disbound. String-tied. Front/back page loose but intact. Otherwise document is Very Good. Foldouts are Very Good+. No tears.
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45.00 USD
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Senate Expulsion of James F. Simmons, Senator from Rhode Island
1862 Disbound Very Good- Rhode Island
REPORT: In the Senate, The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred a resolution for the expulsion of James F. Simmons, a senator of the United States from the State of Rhode Island . 37th Congress, 2d Session, Senate. Rep. Com. No. 69. States the details and circumstances behind a government contract for rifles which Senator Simmons helped obtain and later received a commission. "Mr. Simmons who has appeared before the committee and with great frankness and fairness detailed all the circumstances of the transaction, and answered all questions put to him promptly and without hesitation, also stated that he is now, and was at the time, unconscious of having done anything wrong in acting as he did..." 4 pp. Disbound. Some darkening on back page along top and side edge, otherwise document is Very Good.
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35.00 USD
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Senate IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES. PETITION OF JOSIAH SNOW AND A. BANGS...INSTALLATION OF TELEGRAPH LINES FROM MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TO SAN FRANCISCO. 1851
Washington Government Printing Office 1851 Disbound Very Good+ U. S.Government Document
Senate. 31st Congress, 2d Session. Rep. Com. N.265. "January 31, 1851. Mr. Rusk made the following REPORT: The Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, to whom was referred the "petition of Josiah Snow and A. Bangs and their associates, praying the right of way and subscription to the stock of the Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Company", have had the same under consideration and respectfully report: The petitioners propose to connect the valley of the Mississippi with San Francisco, in California, by telegraphic wires, and ask the aid of the government in behalf of the undertaking, offering in return the use of the wires for all government purposes for the term of ten years from the time of the completion of the work..." 4 pages. Very Good+
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25.00 USD
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Senate MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (R.B. HAYES) REGARDING "HOG CHOLERA"
1878 Disbound Very Good Farm Animals Diagram
45th Congress, 2d Session. Ex. Doc. No. 35. Message from the President...Communicating In answer to a Senate resolution of February 20, 1878, Information in relation to the disease prevailing among swine and other domestic animals. "In Compliance with a resolation of the Senate, adopted on the 20th instant, calling upon me for such information as may be in my possession relative to the disease prevailing among swine, commonly know as "hog cholera"...I have the honor to herewith transmit a large number of letters, from almost every section of the country, relating to this and the many diseases to which all other classes of domestic animals are subject. For some years past the local press, and especially the agricultural journals of the country, have been calling attention to the increase of diseases among farm-stock, and the consequent heavy losses annually sustained by our farmers and stock breeders and growers. I regarded the subject as one of such vast importance to the productive industries of our country, as to demand the immediate attention of this department..." 149 pages. Each page contains numerous testimonies of farmers on the affects of the diseases to their livestock.Table showing number of swine annually raised in the U.S. , the number lost by various diseases and the value of such losses; and the value of all other classes of domesticated animals annually lost by disease. Disbound but intact. Document is clean, tight and Very Good. Famous Americans in document: R. B. Hayes, President; and William G. Le Duc, U.S. Commissioner of Agriculture.
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Senate OFFICIAL LETTER-BOOKS OF NORTH CAROLINA
1880 Disbound Very Good North Carolina
Mr. Cockrell , from the Committee on Military Affairs, submitted the following Report..Directing the restoration of the official letter books of the executive department of the State of North Carolina..." The Secretary of War's reply: "...there is no definite evidence on file going to show how these records came in the possession of this department, but it is believed they were captured by the forces of the United States among the records of the Confederate Government." 2 pages-front and back. Famous Americans in document: F. M. Cockrell,Confederate general and U.S. senator, b. Johnson co., Mo. Enlisting as a private with Confederate forces in the Civil War, he became a brigadier general in 1863. Cockrell’s Brigade was a famous unit in the Western fighting. After the war Cockrell entered Democratic politics, and in 1874 Missouri elected him to the U.S. Senate, where he served until 1905; and Alex. Ramsey, Secretary of War. Disbound. Chipping at spine where disbound, otherwise Very Good +. Clean-no foxing.
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10.00 USD
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Senate RAILROAD THROUGH THE FORT ONTARIO MILITARY RESERVATION, IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK
Washington Goverment Printing Office 1900 Disbound Very Good Railroads Foldout Map
"The Committee on Military Affairs...to grant the right of way for and the right to operate and maintain a line of railroad through the Fort Ontario Military Reservation in the State of New York, to the Oswego and Rome Railroad Company..." 4 pp. Color foldout, 27"x15": R. W. & O.R.R. Sketch of Depot Grounds at OSWEGO. February 20, 1895. Disbound, but intact. Very Good+. Map is VG+. No tears. 56th Congress, 1st Session. Report No. 1358.
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60.00 USD
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Senate REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY 1852...SITE FOR A NAVY YARD AND DEPOT AT NEW ORLEANS (with diagrams)
1852 Disbound Very Good Louisana Diagrams
32d Congress. 2d Session. Senate. Ex. Doc. No. 2. The result of an examination made in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, of the property offered by R. B. Sumner and others as a site for a navy yard and depot at New Orleans. December 6, 1852. 24 pp. 10 full pages of diagrams (plans) for a naval yard-4 double spread pages. "The whole property is offered to the government for $374,000...". Includes Description of Belleville Foundry. Mildly foxed, but no interference with text or diagrams. First page of document has numbers in the bottom margin, but not on text. Otherwise document is Very Good +. Disbound but intact.
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75.00 USD
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Senate Report of the Superintendent of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, Showing The Progress of the Work, From July 1, 1899 to June 30, 1900.
Washington Government Printing Office 1901 3/4 Calf Good U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Maps, Foldouts, Tables, Photographs
56th Congress, 2d Session. Senate. Document No. 68. "Special Features of the Present Volume": The International Latitude Observations at Gaithersburg, MD, and Ukiah, Cal. The Cruise of the Streamer Pathfinder from Washington, D.C., to San Francisco, Cal. and to Honolulu, H.I. The Alaskan Surveys at the Mouths of the Yukon and Copper Rivers and at Cape Nome. The Boundary Line Between California and Nevada. 724 pp. including Index and Appendices. 3/4 leather binding. Leather spine with gilt lettering and raised bands. Marbled boards and endpapers. Some scuffing/worn areas. Overall covers are Good. Ex-law library stamps on front endpaper, back free endpaper and on top/bottom page ends. Marbled edges. 164 illustrations including foldouts and plates. 5 sketches/maps that were to be "in pocket" not here. There is no pocket nor residue of one as endpapers are marbled and intact. Otherwise all illustrations are accounted for and interior is tight, clean and Very Good +. May require extra postage.
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100.00 USD
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Senate STATUE OF MISS FRANCES E. WILLARD, Erected in Statuary Hall of the Capitol Building at Washington
Washington Government Printing Office 1905 Disbound Very Good+ Gov't Document Illus. With an Engraving Of Miss Willard
Proceedings in the Senate and House of Representatives on the Occasion of the Reception and Acceptance of the Statue from the State of Illinois. Limited copies produced. 89 pp. Marbled edges. Disbound but in Very Good + condition. Frances Willard was a major force in the temperance crusade and was elected president of the World's Woman's Christian Temperance Union in 1891. Temperance, in her opinion, was basically a measure for the protection of home life and therefore an ideal which demanded personal sacrifice.
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Senate SURVEY OF THE OUTER BAR OF BRUNSWICK, GA
Washington Government Printing Office 1900 Disbound Very Good Government Document Fold Out Map
Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, the response of resolution of the Senate of March 7, 1900, the report of Mr. H. L. Marindin, the officer of the Coast and Geodetic Survey detailed by the Secretary of War, under the provisions of the River and Harbor Acts of 1894, 1896, and 1899, to make survey of the Outer Bar of Brunswick, GA., filed with the Secretary of War, December 4, 1899, together with supplemental report thereto, and transmitted to the auditor for the War Department December 23, 1899. 56th Congress, 1st Session, Senate, Document No. 233. Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. March 20, 1900. 22 pp. Very large fold-out map of the Outer Bar of Brunswick, GA. Charts and graphs within text. Disbound government document. Residue from book remains along spine edge. Page edges are browning, and small tears along page 5-6, but text is not affected. Document is in VG condition.
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Senate SURVEYS OF FOREST RESERVES
Washington Government Printing Office 1898 Disbound Very Good Forestry
Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, in response to resolution of the Senate of February 28, 1898, letter from the director of the geological survey transmitting report of surveys made under his direction, and accompanying papers in relation to the forest reserves, since June 4, 1897. Referred to the Committee on Public Lands and ordered to be printed, March 15, 1898. 55th Congress, 2d Session, Senate Document No. 189. 159 pp. Disbound government document. Small tear on top of front pages, and back page is separated from document. Document in VG condition.
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Senate THE COMMITTEE ON MILITARY AFFAIRS, TO WHOM WAS REFERRED THE REPLY OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR TO THE RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1850, DIRECTING HIM TO ASCERTAIN THE OPINION OF THE OFFICERS OF THE ORDNANCE BUREAU...
Washington Government Printing Office 1851 Disbound Very Good U.S. Government Document
...and of the United States Mounted Regiments as to the Relative Efficiency of the Repeating Pistols Invented by Samuel Colt and Other Inventors, Their Adaptation to the Service, and the Propriety of Substituting the Most Improved Repeating Pistol for the Common Dragoon Pistol Now in Use, Respectfully Report:... 31st Congress, 2d Session, Senate, Rep. Com. No. 257. January 30, 1851. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. In the Senate of the United States. Mr. Shields made the Following Report. 7 pp. Disbound government document. Residue from book on spine edge, some creasing and small chips. Light browning along page edges, some foxing marks. Document in VG condition.
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