Unknown. A Speech Never Intended To Be Spoken, In Answer To A Speech Intended To Have Been Spoken On The Bill For Altering The Charter Of The Colony Of Massachusets Bay. London: Printed for J. Knox, in the Strand, 1774. Suspected first edition. Scarce; 11 copies of this edition recorded.....
[Chevalier d'Eon] [Military Intelligence] Barton, George. The World’s Greatest Military Spies and Secret Service Agents (1917) presents a historical survey of espionage figures whose activities shaped military intelligence traditions from the eighteenth century through the modern era. Among the figures highlighted are Chevalier d’Éon, the French diplomat and intelligence agent.....
Swett, Samuel. History of Bunker Hill Battle with a Plan, 1826, an early nineteenth century reconstruction of the June 17, 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill that consolidates veteran testimony into printed form at a decisive moment in the formation of Revolutionary memory. Published immediately following the fiftieth anniversary commemorations and.....
Knox, William. The Controversy Between Great Britain and Her Colonies Reviewed, 1769, a pre Revolutionary pamphlet that articulates a forceful defense of parliamentary sovereignty and rejects colonial claims to exemption from imperial taxation and legislative authority. Written by Anglo Irish statesman William Knox, an established commentator on British imperial policy.....
Cotty, Gaspard Hermann. Mémoire sur la Fabrication des Armes Portatives de Guerre, 1806, provides a detailed technical account of small arms production and military equipment at the height of the Napoleonic Wars, drawing on developments that emerged from both the French Revolutionary and American Revolutionary periods. The work addresses the.....
Archive of five congressional documents titled Message of the President of the United States, issued under the administration of James Buchanan, concerning the condition, governance, and expenditures of the United States military establishment. Octavo, measuring 9.75" x 5.75", printed in Washington, 1858–1860. The group consists of five separately issued pamphlets.....
Revolutionary War Receipt from Comptroller's office of Oliver Walcott dated April 7, 1789 Hartford, Connecticut. The receipt is signed by William Benvour, who was a soldier in the American Revolution. This receipt was for the States Notes that were issued during the Revolutionary War and were then redeemed by the.....
Fascinating collection of 11 documents for building a pier in New York City, circa 1802, by Andrew Ten Eyck, who apparently built the pier for Thomas Ten Eyck. Includes bills, receipts, and accounts; involved financial notes recording purchases of bolts, spikes, as well as payroll for the workers. Several are.....
Morris, Gouveneur. An Answer To War In Disguise; Or, Remarks Upon The New Doctrine Of England, Concerning Neutral Trade. New York: Hopkins and Seymour, 1806. Removed from a book of pamphlets. Leather remnants on spine. Edges neatly trimmed, 8" x 5" inches. 76 pages. The statesman Gouveneur Morris played an.....
Revolutionary War Receipt from Comptroller's office of Oliver Walcott dated April 9, 1789 Hartford, Connecticut. The receipt is signed by Eldad Shepard, a soldier in the American Revolution. This receipt was for the States Notes that were issued during the Revolutionary War and were then redeemed by the soldier. Shepard.....
Sylvanus Urban. The Gentleman's Magazine. London: Edward Cave, June 1746. 7" x 5" inches. pp. 280-332. This edition of The Gentleman's Magazine focuses on current events, political affairs, poetry, and opinion pieces of 18 century England. The Gentleman's Magazine ran for around 200 years, and was one of the first.....
