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[004912] . FREEDMEN'S BUREAU. 1866. ill. Tables. 1866. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 3/4". Disbound. American History. Very Good 39th Congress, 1st Session. House of Representatives. Ex. Doc. No. 70. Letter from the Secretary of War in Answer to A resolution of the House of March 8, transmitting a report, by the Commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau, of all orders issued by him or any assistant commissioner. 403 pp. Includes 8 "papers": #1. Files of orders and circulars of assistant commissioners; #2. Files of Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, War Department; #3. Report of tour of inspection of Kentucky, by Mr. P.Bonesteel; #4. Report of bureau affairs in Edgefield district, South Carolina; #5. Report of General Fisk, relative to Tennessee and Kentucky, and bill relative to negro testimony; #6. Report of General Sprague, relative to Arkansas; #7. Letter of General Tillson, Georgia, concerning Sea Island; and #8. Reports of sub-assistants of affairs in Virginia. Numerous tables, including: 4 page detailed table of medical supplies for refugees and freedmen; Table listing all farms and town lots restored with their estimated value; Table with names of medical officers, hospitals, sick and wounded; and Financial statements of money received and disbursed in the Bureau. Disbound but intact. First page with small blemish/spot at bottom. Partial stamp from House of Representatives along top page ends. Otherwise document is clean and Very Good. Famous Americans in document: Andrew Johnson, President of the United States; Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War; Abraham Lincoln; E. Whittlesey, Colonel and Assistant Commissioner; Fred H. Beecher, Liet. and Acting Assistant Adjutant General; O.O. Howard, Major General, Commissioner- (Oliver Otis Howard, November 8, 1830-October 26, 1909, was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War); Thomas W Conway, Ass't Commissioner, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, &c.; J.S. Fullerton, Brevet Brigadier General Volunteers; Max Woodhull, Colonel,Assistant Adjutant-General; Clinton B. Fisk. Brigadier General, Assistant Commissioner; Davis Tillson, Brig. Gen. Vols. and A.A. Comm'r; Charles Mundee, Assistant Adjutant General; R. Saxton, Brevet Major General, Assistant Commissioner; Joseph K. Barnes, M.D. (July 21, 1817 – April 5, 1883) was an American physician and the Surgeon General of the United States Army during and after the American Civil War; and Wager Swayne (November 10, 1834-December 18, 1902) was a Union Army general during the American Civil War who received America's highest military decoration the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Siege of Corinth. $200.00

[004667] House of Representatives. Judicial System: Memorial of John Henderson, of Mississippi, Praying a Reorganization of the Judicial System of the United States . 1849. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 3/4". Disbound. Law. Very Good- 31st Congress, 1st Session. Miscellaneous, No. 17. A reorganization of the judicial system of the United States. "Your memorialist, John Henderson, a citizen of the State of Mississippi, Respectfully represents: That, professionally engaged for several years past in the courts of the United States, his experience and observation have but confirmed his belief in the truth of complaints, extensively prevalent, of the serious embarrassments which result from the defective organization of those courts..." 16 pp. Includes: "AN ACT to reorganize and extend the judicial system of the United States". Disbound but intact. Mild foxing throughout. Doesn't interfer with text. Otherwise document is Very Good. Interior is tight, clean and Very Good. John Henderson (February 28, 1797- September 15, 1857) was a lawyer and U.S. Senator from Mississippi. $35.00

[004006] House of Representatives, War Department. INDIANS REMOVED TO WEST MISSISSIPPI FROM 1789. ill. Tables. 1839. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 3/4". Disbound. Mississippi River. Very Good 25th Congress, 3d Session. Doc. No. 147. Letter from The Secretary of War, Transmitting The information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 14th ultimo, relating to Indians removed from the east to the west side of the Mississippi, from 1789 to 1838. Table with "Statement of lands purchased from Indian tribes in each year, from 1789 to 1838, inclusive, with the amounts stipulated to be paid therefor." Another table with:"Statement showing the number of Indians annually removed from the eastern to the western side of the Mississippi from 1789 to 1838, inclusive". Secretary of War was Joel Poinsett (who developed the poinsettia from a Mexican flower). Also included "Copy of a resolution calling for a report of the quantity of land granted in each of the States and Territories for common schools, roads, and canals, etc.". Includes tables with States: Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Michigan, Arkansas, Florida, Wisconsin, and Iowa. 9 pp. Disbound but intact. Very Good condition. $75.00

[004703] Rowland, Dunbar. PUBLICATIONS OF THE MISSISSIPPI HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Volume IV. ill. Maps, Diagram. Jackson, Mississippi: Mississippi Historical Society, 1921. Size: Approx. 6" x 9 1/2". Dark Blue Cloth. Mississsippi. Good to Good+ Centenary Series.This volume contains as its main monograph, "The Mississippi Territory in the War of 1812," accompanied by a complete roster of the soldiers of the young Territory which, only fourteen years before, had been released from Spanish rule. Dark blue cloth with gilt seal of the State of Mississippi on front cover. Spine and covers with some "white spots/discoloration"?. Back cover discoloration/smudged? strip, 2 1/2". Otherwise covers are Very Good. Page edges mildly soiled. Interior is tight, clean and Very Good+. Index. 295 pp. $30.00

Mississippi River

[004666] Chamberlin, T.C. & Salisbury, R.D.. THE DRIFTLESS AREA OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY . ill. Map Plates, Engravings, Tables,diagrams. U.S Geological Survey, 1885. Size: Approx. 7 3/4" x 11 1/4". Self Covers. Mississippi River. Very Good+ "In the midst of the great mantle of drift that overspreads the Upper Mississippi Basin there lies a drift-barren tract of about 10,000 square miles, the driftless area of Wisconsin and adjoining States. This island in the sea of drift is unique..." pp. 199-322. 6 plate maps, 5 are in color, some double-spread and one foldout. Numerous engravings. Disbound from The U.S. Geological Survey. Top page edge with black marking?- partially stamped? "Bound" in paper wraps with tissue guards at front and back. Very Good + condition. No tears. Interior is tight, clean and Very Good+. Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin (September 25, 1843 - November 15, 1928) was an influential American geologist and educator. $45.00

[003977] Galtsoff, P.S.. Limnological Observations in the Upper Mississippi, 1921 . ill. Tables, Foldout Map, Figures (maps, Graphs, Photographs). Washington: Government Printing Office, 1924. Size: Approx. 7 1/2" x 11". Stiff Covers. Biology. Good + From Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries, Vol. XXXIX. 1923-24. pp.347-438, including Bibliography. 29 tables, 19 illustrations, and a foldout map. ex-mus. stamp on front cover. Tears at top/base of spine, otherwise exterior is Very Good. Title page with ex-mus. stamp and numbers, otherwise interior is tight, clean and VG+. $10.00

[004168] House of Representatives. SURVEY OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER, Letter from Secretary of War. ill. Foldout Map, Tables. 1867. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". Disbound. Illinois. Very Good Letter from Secretary of War Communicating The report of Brevet Major General J. H. Wilson on the survey and examination of the Illinois river. "His object in the survey was to obtain such specific and accurate data as to be enabled to form estimates for the improvement of the river, so that the largest boats of the Illinois and Michigan canal, and steamboats drawing four feet of water, could pass through the river to the Mississippi during the season of extreme low water." 42 pp. Famous Americans in the document: Edmund Schriver, Inspector General; and James Harrison Wilson, Lieut. Col. 35th Infantry, Brevet Maj. Gen. Large foldout map: Map and Section of the Illinois River Showing proposed improvement by Canal and Slackwater for connecting the Mississippi River and Lake Michigan. Map is 43"x30". First page of document brownish toned with tiny chips at side edge, otherwise document is tight, clean and Very Good. $45.00

[004482] Senate. Report on the Mississippi River Floods. . Washington: Goverment Printing Office, 1898. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". Leather. Mississippi River. Good By the Committee on Commerce, United States Senate, Pursuant to Senate Resolution No. 76. Fifty-Fifth Congress, First Session. 55th Congress 3d Session. Senate. Report No. 1433. First question posed by the Committee: "What are the causes of the disastrous floods in the Mississippi River and its tributaries, and how can such floods be prevented or diminished? Issues rised: Causes of the Floods; Levees; Testimonies with questions and answers regarding conditions of the Mississippi River's water flow, overflows,etc.; Testimonies from different localities along the river. Numerous foldouts, some in color. Foldouts include: Map of Reservoir and Watersheds of Minnesota; Plans for Construction of 12 ft. Brush; Colored Map of Overflowed Lands of the Mississippi River between St. Paul and the Mouth of the Missouri River; Mean Section 1894 of Arkansas River to Vicksburg; (Colored) Plan for Improving Rivers, Edwin Bell, St. Paul, MN; Numerous foldouts of "Hydrograph 0f Gauges"; (Colored) Map Louisiana and a Part of Arkansas Showing Levee Districts and Principal Levee Lines to Accompany Report of the Board of State Engineers; Hydrograph of the Mississippi, Missouri and Ohio Rivers; Caving Banks from Cairo to Donaldsonville from 1877-83 to 1892; Lower Point Pleasant Bar; and Table with Estimated yardage and cost of levees built. 522 pp.including Index. Leather with raised bands with three colors of leather on spine. Red: Senate Report. Vol.2. Green: No. 1433. Mississippi River Flood. Black: 55th Congress. 3d Session. 1898-99. Some scuffing-mainly to top of spine. Covers are Good or better. Discoloring to endpapers. Otherwise interior is tight, clean and Very Good +. $85.00

[004154] Senate. CONSTRUCTION OF A BRIDGE ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT OR NEAR FORT SNELLING...Letter from The Secretary of War. ill. Foldout Maps. 1878. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9". Disbound. Minnesota. Very Good 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. $45.00

[000940] Smithsonian Institution. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 1866. ill. Figures,Woodcuts. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1867. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 8 3/4". 3/4 Leather. Smithsonian. Good+ House of Representatives. 39th Congress, 2d Session. Mis. Doc. No.83. Showing the Operations, Expenditures, and Condition of the Institution, for the Year 1866. Includes List of Meteorological Stations and Observers for Year 1866. Memoir of Hon. W.W. Seaton in Connection with The Smithsonian Institution..." Included in Appendix: "Memoir of Magendie" by M. Flourens; "On the Senses. 3.-The Sense of Taste", IV.-"The Sense of Hearing"and V.-The Sense of Sight. from the German periodical; "Lecture on the Results of Spectrum Analysis Applied to the Heavenly Bodies by Wm. Huggins; "On the External Appearance of the Sun's Disk" from the German periodical; "On Accidental or Subjective Colors. by the Abbe Moigno; "The Figures of Equilibrium of a Liquid Mass Withdrawn from the Action of Gravity.(Sixth Series) by J. Plateau.; "Report on the Transactions of the Society of Physics and Natural History of Geneva", by Doctor Goss;"Notes on the Tinneh or Chepewyan Indians of British and Russian America", " The American Migration" by Frederick Von Hellwald; "Indian Pottery" by Charles Rau; "Artificial Shell Deposits of the United States." by D. G. Brinton; "Pile-Work Antiquities of Olmutz.", "The Antiquities on the Banks of the Mississippi River and Lake Pepin" by Dr. L.C. Estes; " Collecting Land and Fresh-Water Shells" by Dr. James Lewis; "Meteorological Correspondence"; "Horary Variations of the Barometer." by Marshal Vaillant; "On the Formation of Ice at the Bottom of the Water" by M. Engelhardt; "The Earthquake in Eastern Mexico of the Second of January, 1866" by Dr. Charles Sartorius; and "Statistics Relative to Norwegian Mountains, Lakes, and the Snow-Line".469 pp. Index. 3/4 leather with marbled boards. All edges marbled plus marbled endpapers. Spine with raised bands and gilt lettering. Some cracking and scuffing of spine leather with minor chipping at top edge. Rubbing at leather corners. Mild foxing otherwise interior Very Good. $50.00

[002071] Warrington, Commodore L.. Astronomical Observations made during the year 1847 at the National Observatory Washington. Vol.III. ill. Plates. Washington: C. Alexander, 1853. Size: Approx. 9" x 11 1/2". Paper Wraps. Astronomy. Good- Subjects covered: PRIME VERTICAL TRANSIT INSTRUMENT, THE WEST TRANSIT INSTRUMENT, THE MERIDAN CIRCLE, THE MURAL CIRCLE, and THE EQUATORIAL INSTRUMENT. Appendix A: Observations of Solar Spots, by Professor Sestini. Appendix B: Report on the Mississippi River, by Passed Midshipman Marr and Appendix C: Tables for facilitating reductions to Mean places of Stars. 45 plates. Wraps are soiled and missing pieces around edges. ex-mus. stamp/numbers on front and stamp on free endp. date written on title p.(small). Bottom corner pages creased up to pp. 31 with several corners missing. Exterior is Good-. Pages "wavy" to touch but otherwise clean and in Very Good condition. $125.00