[Washington, D.C.]: Printed by Lemuel Towers, 1859. 16 pp. 8vo. Self wrappers. First edition. Garnett Bowditch Adrain (1815-1878) was a New Brunswick attorney who served two terms in Congress from 1857 to 1861. Here, in opposing the Buchanan administration's candidate for Speaker of the House, T. S. Bocock of Virginia..... More

New York: Wm. C. Bryant & Co., Printers; Anson D.F. Randolph, 1863. 16 pp.; 16 pp. 8vo. Stapled paper wrappers. Later printing & first edition. This issue of Loyal Publication Society, No. 17 is one of three variants. Good copies, 17 with detached and chipped front wrapper; 13 lacking its..... More

[Philadelphia]: n.p., 1899. 10 pp. 8vo. Paper wrappers. First edition. Presentation copy. "Read before the American Philosophical Society, October 20, 1899." Institutional stamp on first leaf, gift slip tipped into rear wrapper, from Henry Carey Baird, March 14, 1900. Alexander Williams Biddle (1819-1899), grandson Clement Biddle, was an officer in..... More

VA: 1864. [3] pp. Bifolium. 7 x 4.5 inches. Dated July 9th, 1864. O.D.P. [no name given] writes to his brother, Albert, beginning "In the Trenches Near The Appomattox River" telling him of the woes of keeping paper and stamps handy; and joking about his inability to swim, "Tell Frank..... More

Washington [D.C.]: Government Printing Office, 1875. 23 pp. 8vo. Self wrappers. First edition. A very good copy. More

Hartford: J.R. Hawley & Co., State Printers, 1861. 18 pp. 8vo. Paper wrappers. First edition. William A. Buckingham (1804-1875) won the election as governor in 1860, narrowly defeating Thomas Seymour. "The New Haven Register" expressed the concern of the Republicans and abolitionists when it declared "A nation is waiting in..... More

Washington [D.C.]: John H. Cunningham, Printer, 1874. 48 pp. 8vo. Stitched. First edition. Contested elections in Louisiana. A very good unopened copy, wrappers soiled, mail fold. More

New York; Northridge, CA: 1950-1972. 52 items. Mostly 8 1/2 x 11 inches. Mostly typed letters signed by radio broadcasting pioneer and First president of Broadcast Music Inc, (BMI) Carl Haverlin (1899-1985), who was also a renowned authority on Abraham Lincoln & the Civil War, the majority concerning the Civil..... More

Washington D.C. 1865. Three printed Ordnance Forms, completed & signed by Lieutenant William Stoughton Pillsbury while stationed at the Washington Arsenal, Fort Reno. Contents include: [1] Form 2 (b.) - Voucher No. 1. [In duplicate] Invoice of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores, turned over by Captain Bradley, 1st N.H. Heavy Artillery..... More

[St. Paul]: [Commandery of the State of Minnesota], 1885-1922. 8vo. Cloth. First edition. The Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, begun in Philadelphia in 1865, was modeled on the Society of the Cincinnati, and formed to protect the republic amid rumors of a plot to destroy..... More

Port Royal, S.C. Jos. H. Sears, 1862. 4 pp. Folio. 13 x 9 1/2 inches. Self wrappers. First edition. The second issue of this Union paper. Contents: List of Deaths in this Command since Departure of the Expeditionary Force Corps from Annapolis, Md.; Union Support in Florida; General Sherman: 'Proclamation..... More

[Vermont]: 1860s. 1 sheet. 7.5 x 9.75 inches. Blank form, to be completed by families of Union soldiers, requesting funds and other types of aid during wartime. The form contains the Vermont seal on the upper left corner. Asks such questions as: What amount is required for above family this..... More

Washington, D.C. 1864. [1] pp. Bifolium. 5 x 7.5 inches. Details on the care of rifled guns. Republished from the prior year. "The following Circular from the Ordnance Office is republished for the guidance of all concerned. Its provisions will be strictly adhered to: Circular No. 55 - Series os..... More