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Documenting Declaration of Independence Signer Robert Morris’s Financial Troubles

Documenting Declaration of Independence Signer Robert Morris’s Financial Troubles by ROBERT MORRIS

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Seller: Seth Kaller, Inc.
Title
Documenting Declaration of Independence Signer Robert Morris’s Financial Troubles
Author
ROBERT MORRIS
Seller
Seth Kaller, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
Philadelphia, PA, 1795. No binding. Fine. Partially-Printed Document Signed. Promissory Note. Philadelphia, Pa., May 12, 1795. 1 p., 4 x 6 3/4 in. Endorsed on verso by Morris. Ink burn through the ""R"" and ""b"" in ""Robt."" Left edge irregularly cut. Partial Transcript""Three years after date I promise to pay Robt. Morris Esq. on order Four thousand Dollars, [signed] Jno Nicholson.""Endorsed on verso in separate hand: ""Exhibited to us under the Commission Against Robert Morris Philad. Sept 12th AD 1801."" Signed by John Hallowell and Thomas Cumpston, the commissioners appointed to oversee bankruptcy proceedings after Morris had languished in debtor's prison for three years.With: Partially-Printed Document Signed. Notarized Indictment Against Morris. Philadelphia, Pa., May 15, 1798. 1p., 7½ x 12½ in. #23148.02Partial Transcript[ Peter Lohra] ""at the Request of W. Samuel Allen went to the Compting House of John Nicholson drawer of the original promissory note whereof the above is a true copy in order to demand payment, But found the same shut up and no person there to answer or pay the said note Wherefore I left notice of the nonpayment thereof at the Compting House of Robert Morris the Indorser.""Notarized and signed in the lower margin by ""Peter Lohra, N. P.""[At the top of the document is a transcription of the promissory note from May 12, 1795.]Historical Background The ""financier of the Revolution,"" Robert Morris, along with John Nicholson and James Greenleaf, formed the North American Land Company in February 1795. Its suspect land speculation deals sent him spiraling into debt. He was eventually arrested and sent to a Philadelphia debtor's prison three years after signing this promissory note.Robert Morris (1734-1806), was one of only two men to sign the three most important documents in American history: the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution. The Philadelphia merchant and land speculator was best known for his role as financier for the Continental Congress. With the national government virtually bankrupt, Morris risked his own personal fortune by purchasing supplies for the army, pressuring the states for cash contributions and securing a major French loan to finance the Bank of North America. He spent his remaining years in various public positions, including senator of Pennsylvania. Morris speculated extensively in Western land after the war, forming the North American Land Co. with James Greenleaf and Jonathan Nicholson. Soon after, however, the land market collapsed and Morris was ruined. The final blow came in 1798, when a minor creditor's claim sent him to the Philadelphia debtor's prison. It has often been said that while George Washington was president, he felt he could not pardon his long-time friend, but visited Morris in debtor's prison as a show of support. That story is only half true. Morris didn't enter debtor's prison until 1798, two years after Washington's presidency, so Washington couldn't have pardoned him, but he did visit Morris in prison, where the latter remained for three years until his wife was able to bail him out.John Nicholson (1758-1800) was a Welsh-born émigré to Pennsylvania who engaged in a variety of business ventures in revolutionary-era Philadelphia. In 1778 he was appointed clerk to the Board of Treasury of the Continental Congress. In 1782 he was appointed state Comptroller General, involving him in the collection of taxes and the liquidation of Loyalists convicted of treason in absentia. In 1793, he was impeached for personally speculating in federal securities with state funds. He was acquitted but forced to resign because he was by this time a large public defaulter. In 1795, he joined Robert Morris and James Greenleaf in creating the North American Land Company, which invested in six million acres of lands in six states. Stung by the worldwide panic of 1797 and the Napoleonic Wars (which drove down the European market for American lands), Morris... (See website for full description)
VERONICA LAKE (ca. 1942) Iconic portrait

VERONICA LAKE (ca. 1942) Iconic portrait by Paramount

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VERONICA LAKE (ca. 1942) Iconic portrait
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Paramount
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Walterfilm, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
Paramount. No binding. Near Fine. [Los Angeles: Paramount, 1942]. Vintage original 8 x 10" (20 x 25 cm.) black-and-white single weight glossy silver gelatin print still photo. Photo is lightly sepia toned. There is creasing in all four blank white margins. Near fine. A stunning portrait of Veronica Lake during her early time at Paramount when she was appearing in such now classic films as I WANTED WINGS, THIS GUN FOR HIRE and I MARRIED A WITCH. Lake worked with the top directors and filmmakers and turned in some wonderfully subtle and deft performances, in which her genius has been more recently recognized. This publicity photo is coded #2745034.
CONRAD VEIDT, LIL DAGOVER | THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI [1921] Photo

CONRAD VEIDT, LIL DAGOVER | THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI [1921] Photo by Goldwyn Pictures

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CONRAD VEIDT, LIL DAGOVER | THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI [1921] Photo
Author
Goldwyn Pictures
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Walterfilm, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
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Goldwyn Pictures. No binding. Near Fine. [Los Angeles: Goldwyn Pictures, 1921]. Vintage original 8 x 10" (20 x 25 cm) black-and-white photo, with stamp on verso of film's American distributor Goldwyn Pictures, along with a couple of stamps of later owners. Chip in blank upper left and marginal creasing in blank top have been skilfully conserved. Near fine. A seminal image of somnambulist Cesare (Conrad Veidt) attacking Jane (Lil Dagover) in her bed, from the 1920 German silent horror film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.
Richard Serra: Metal Wall Drawings, Lithographs

Richard Serra: Metal Wall Drawings, Lithographs by (SERRA, Richard)

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Richard Serra: Metal Wall Drawings, Lithographs
Author
(SERRA, Richard)
Seller
Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Description
1982. Photographic b&w illus. to recto, details on verso. Photographic postcard, mailed. Los Angeles: Gemini G.E.L., [1982]. Postcard announcement mailed to the Van Abbemuseum. In fine condition.
Etched in Moonlight

Etched in Moonlight by STEPHENS, James

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Etched in Moonlight
Author
STEPHENS, James
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Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Condition
Spine toned, slipcase with top panel lacking and some wear at edges
Description
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1928. Limited edition, number 433 of 750 copies SIGNED by the author. Spine toned, slipcase with top panel lacking and some wear at edges. Octavo. Original cloth-backed boards; publisher's slipcase with printed title label.
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Zeitschrift des Deutschen Vereins fur Kunstwissenschaft (4 vols., 1937-1940 incomplete)

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Zeitschrift des Deutschen Vereins fur Kunstwissenschaft (4 vols., 1937-1940 incomplete)
Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
Condition
G+
Description
1940. Hardcover. G+. Two bound vols. in blue cloth with gilt letters on spine & gilt decoration on front cover; others are loose issues, though one blue cloth cover is included. Text is in German. A German academic periodical for art historians, published since 1934 by the organization, the Deutschen Vereins fur Kunstwissenschaft. This lot includes Band (volume) 4 and 5 as complete bound volumes; Band 6 issues 1 and 4, and Band 7 issues 2/3 and 4. Still an interesting resource representing a very interesting time in the European art world.
Westward: The Romance of the American Frontier

Westward: The Romance of the American Frontier by Branch, E. Douglas

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Westward: The Romance of the American Frontier
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Branch, E. Douglas
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ReadInk (United States)
Condition
Very Good+ in Good+ dj
Description
New York/London: D. Appleton and Company. Very Good+ in Good+ dj. 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. [good solid copy, minor wear to extremities, one-time owner's signature at lower corner of front endpaper, vintage bookseller's label (Winch & Marshall, San Jose, California) on rear pastedown; jacket heavily browned at spine (which also has a couple of puncture-tears), some minor chipping at spine ends]. (woodcuts; endpaper maps) This "first comprehensive popular account of the march of exploration, settlement and development toward the West, from the early days of the colonies to the disappearance of the last frontier at the end of the past century" is, pretty much, the white man's version of the country's westward expansion. "Based upon the best sources and written with complete historical accuracy, [the book] is a thrilling human story, a narrative of adventure, hardihood and courage. [The author's] chief concern is with the men who did the actual work, fighting, and settlement on the frontier. Written in an eloquent, picturesque style, here is a volume which will appeal to young and old alike. It will enable the general reader to see the pioneers at work and at play, to share their trials and joys, and to catch the spirit of the vision which lured them on to the conquest of a vast continent." Hoo-boy, where to start? How about this choice bit (from pp. 563-564) of the "spirit of the vision": "The frontier had to have its way; and the best that the government could do was to attempt to remove the Indians from the path of the westward movement by peaceful means. In 1871 Congress abolished the system of making treaties; the tribes were no long recognized as semisovereign nations, and negotiations for their removal were simpler and more effective. The tribes were concentrated upon reserves, and the Indian problem after the middle of the seventies had lost its larger meanings." Uh-huh, there's some adventure, hardihood and courage for ya. **** NOTE that additional postage charges will apply for international shipping of this moderately heavy book; if this concerns you, please contact us for a shipping quote before placing your order. **** .
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My Remembrances of Rosa Ponselle by ALOI, Enrico

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My Remembrances of Rosa Ponselle
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ALOI, Enrico
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Argosy Book Store (United States)
Condition
near fine
Description
New York: Vantage Press, 1994. First. hardcover. near fine/near fine. Profusely illustrated in black & white photographs. Slim 4to, black cloth, dust wrapper. New York: Vantage Press, (1994). First edition. The front endpaper is lacking, else fine in near fine dust wrapper.
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The Newer Temples of the Greeks. by ALLATIOS, Leo.

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The Newer Temples of the Greeks.
Author
ALLATIOS, Leo.
Seller
Jeff Maser, Bookseller-ABAA (United States)
Description
University Park & London: Pennsylvania State University Press,, 1969.. First edition.. xxviii + 47 pp w/notes. Near fine in very good plus, price-clipped dust jacket with a small sicker shadow to the front panel, and sunning to spine.
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Scientist and Citizen

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Scientist and Citizen
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Ken Lopez Bookseller, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
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St. Louis: CEI. 1968. The December issue. Very good in stapled wrappers. No Binding. Very Good.

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