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Contemporary Copy Of A Letter By American Steamboat Inventor John Fitch About Patents: To Hear The Claims Of The Parties Disputing The Steam Boat

Contemporary Copy Of A Letter By American Steamboat Inventor John Fitch About Patents: To Hear The Claims Of The Parties Disputing The Steam Boat by (JOHN FITCH)

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Seller: Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc.
Title
Contemporary Copy Of A Letter By American Steamboat Inventor John Fitch About Patents: To Hear The Claims Of The Parties Disputing The Steam Boat
Author
(JOHN FITCH)
Seller
Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc. (United States)
Description
JOHN FITCH (1743-1798). Fitch was an American inventor who created the first steamboat service in the United States.Letter. 1pg. October 30, 1787. Philadelphia. A contemporary copy of a letter sent by John Fitch to the New Jersey state legislature. It concerns a dispute regarding Fitchs rights to a patent on the steamboat. Frustrated that British steam engine designs were not available in the States, Fitch had invented and successfully operated his own version two months earlier; the Constitutional Convention members took a break from the debates on August 22, 1787 to watch Fitchs invention ply the Delaware River. Fitch communicated: Sir Wednesday next having been prefixed at the last Session of the Legislature of the State of New jersey, to hear the claims of the parties disputing the steam boat. I should have attended accordingly but on waiting on Mr Levi Hollingsworth a principle & acting member of the Rumsey Company, in order to know the intentions of said companythem prosecuting their claims before your Honble House this Session, his information on that head, was, that they did not intend to attend the assembly of New Jersey the particulars of which conversation I take the liberty to inclose [sic] you at the same time praying should their company act contrary to his declarations, the hearing may be refixed to a more distant day in the Session at which time, if I know of the same, I shall attend fully prepared to defend my right derived under the laws of your Honble predecessor, & also fully evince the justice of my claims to such rights. I have the honor to be sir your very Hbl Sr John Fitch. Levi Hollingsworth was a Philadelphia merchant from a prominent family. He was working for James Rumsey (1743-1792), Fitchs main rival in the steamboat industry. Fitch would battle competing patent claims and other such legal challenges for his entire career. However, the Federal government granted both Fitch and Rumsey patents for their differing designs in 1791. The letter is in very good condition with toning and browning throughout. Anything by or related to Fitch is scarce.
Documents of a meeting of the proprietors of the New York patent thrashing machine purchases

Documents of a meeting of the proprietors of the New York patent thrashing machine purchases

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Documents of a meeting of the proprietors of the New York patent thrashing machine purchases
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Rulon-Miller Books (United States)
Description
Somerset, Maine: East Pond Plantation, 1837. Interesting documents from 19th-century Maine chronicling the mechanization of farming. The documents concern a group of farmers from East Pond, Maine who purchased a thrashing machine for $80, in addition to some other equipment. Originally invented in Scotland in 1784, threshing machines began to be patented in the United States around 1812. 1) Oct. & Nov. 1837, 1838 (16" x 7½"). Account of wheat, etc., East Pond 1837 including a long list of four names showing in columns the numbers of bushels, the price in dollars and cents, number of acres, etc. Ink calculations on the verso. 2) Nov. 26, 1838 (4½" x 8"). A notice of meeting of the the New York patent thrashing machine at the school house in district no. 2 to alter their contribution. 3) Oct. 21, 1837 (5¼" x 7½"). An invoice for $95.80 for a trashing machine and some other equipment. 4) Dec. 17-22, 1838 (9½" x 8"). Meeting minutes discussing the purchase of machinery. 5) 1838 (7½" x 6"). Short expense account. All in good condition; lightly toned; some staining.
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SOFT AND OTHERS by Wilson, F. Paul

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SOFT AND OTHERS
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Wilson, F. Paul
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THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY (United States)
Description
SOFT AND OTHERS, Tor / Tom Doherty Associates, Inc., 1989, first edition, fine in like dust-wrapper. Signed by the author and his first short story collection, including one story which makes its first appearance in print anywhere.
LIFE AND CONFESSIONS OF JAMES GILBERT JENKINS: THE MURDERER OF EIGHTEEN MEN. CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF THE MURDER OF EIGHT WHITE MEN AND TEN INDIANS; TOGETHER WITH THE PARTICULARS OF HIGHWAY ROBBERIES, THE STEALING OF SEVERAL HORSES, AND NUMEROUS OTHER CRIMES, COMMITTED IN MISSOURI, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, VIRGINIA, ARKANSAS, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, NEW MEXICO, NEBRASKA, AND CALIFORNIA: AS NARRATED BY HIMSELF TO COL. C.H. ALLEN, SHERIFF OF NAPA COUNTY, WHILE IN JAIL UNDER SENTENCE OF DEATH FOR MURDER OF PATRICK O'BRIEN. PHONOGRAPHICALLY REORTED [sic] AND ARRANGED FOR THE PRESS BY R. E. WOOD

LIFE AND CONFESSIONS OF JAMES GILBERT JENKINS: THE MURDERER OF EIGHTEEN MEN. CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF THE MURDER OF EIGHT WHITE MEN AND TEN INDIANS; TOGETHER WITH THE PARTICULARS OF HIGHWAY ROBBERIES, THE STEALING OF SEVERAL HORSES, AND NUMEROUS OTHER CRIMES, COMMITTED IN MISSOURI, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, VIRGINIA, ARKANSAS, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, NEW MEXICO, NEBRASKA, AND CALIFORNIA: AS NARRATED BY HIMSELF TO COL. C.H. ALLEN, SHERIFF OF NAPA COUNTY, WHILE IN JAIL UNDER SENTENCE OF DEATH FOR MURDER OF PATRICK O'BRIEN. PHONOGRAPHICALLY REORTED [sic] AND ARRANGED FOR THE PRESS BY R. E. WOOD by Wood, R. E.

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LIFE AND CONFESSIONS OF JAMES GILBERT JENKINS: THE MURDERER OF EIGHTEEN MEN. CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF THE MURDER OF EIGHT WHITE MEN AND TEN INDIANS; TOGETHER WITH THE PARTICULARS OF HIGHWAY ROBBERIES, THE STEALING OF SEVERAL HORSES, AND NUMEROUS OTHER CRIMES, COMMITTED IN MISSOURI, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, VIRGINIA, ARKANSAS, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, NEW MEXICO, NEBRASKA, AND CALIFORNIA: AS NARRATED BY HIMSELF TO COL. C.H. ALLEN, SHERIFF OF NAPA COUNTY, WHILE IN JAIL UNDER SENTENCE OF DEATH FOR MURDER OF PATRICK O'BRIEN. PHONOGRAPHICALLY REORTED [sic] AND ARRANGED FOR THE PRESS BY R. E. WOOD
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Wood, R. E.
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David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC (United States)
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Napa City [CA]: C.H. Allen and R.E. Wood; Printed by William P. Harrison & Co., 1864. 56pp, LACKING THE FRONTIS portrait of Jenkins, one plate illustration of Jenkins preparing to bury his recent victim. Original printed wrappers, portrait of Jenkins on front wrap. Wood's Preface dated in type, "Napa City, March 1st, 1864." Good+. "O'Brien's wife wanted him out of the way, and Jenkins obliged, burying O'Brien in the woods. Like many before him, when discovered, he charged his plight to liquor" [McDade]. Jenkins was a busy criminal; his murders and other transgressions in the South and Southwest are chronicled in detail here. "The dispensation of justice in that day was not impeded by iniquitous technicality, nor disturbed by false sentiment. This abandoned wretch was arrested Jan. 19, 1864, and hanged on March 18 of the same year" [Cowan]. Cowan 312. Graff 4736. Howes W635aa. McDade 514.
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The Scribner Holiday Books 1916-1917 by WYETH, N.C

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The Scribner Holiday Books 1916-1917
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WYETH, N.C
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Houle Rare Books & Autographs (United States)
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Los Angeles, Fowler Brothers, 1916., 1916. 6 3/4" x 9 1/2"; 34 pages including pictorial wrappers. Cover reproduces a N.C. Wyeth drawing from Stevenson's "The Black Arrow." No cut outs. Very good-fine. There are 6 pages devoted to Scribner books, plus works by Edith Wharton, Richard Harding Davis, Poe, Bronte, Galsworthy, J.M. Barrie, Theodore Roosevelt, e.t.al.. Soft cover. Very Good.
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Gods of Modern Grub Street: Impressions of Contemporary Authors by ADCOCK, A. St. John

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Gods of Modern Grub Street: Impressions of Contemporary Authors
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ADCOCK, A. St. John
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Houle Rare Books & Autographs (United States)
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First edition. 8vo. Illustrated with 32 halftone photographs by E.O. Hoppe. Title page printed in red and black. Original gray cloth stamped in white. Very good. 327 pages. Signature of Mary E. Lathrop, on the front free endpaper, December 25, 1923. Printed by Purnell and Sons. Includes portraits of Thomas Hardy, H. Belloc, A.C. Doyle, Glasworthy, Kipling, A.E.W. Mason, Maugham, Milne, H.G. Wells and others. Green & Gibson E.36.a.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good.
Diccionario Guaraní de Usos: Etnolexicología Estructural del Guaraní Yopará

Diccionario Guaraní de Usos: Etnolexicología Estructural del Guaraní Yopará by Armatto de Welti, Zulema

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Diccionario Guaraní de Usos: Etnolexicología Estructural del Guaraní Yopará
Author
Armatto de Welti, Zulema
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Kaaterskill Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
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Very good, minor wear and soiling to wrappers, contents lightly browned.
Description
[Rosario, Argentina]: Editorial Fundación Ross, 1988. Second edition. Paper wrappers. Very good, minor wear and soiling to wrappers, contents lightly browned.. [2] lvs., xii, 313 pp., [2] lvs. 8vo. "Esta edición consta de 500 ejemplares." Guarani-Spanish and Spanish-Guarani alphabetical dictionaries.
By Firelight

By Firelight by PARGETER, Edith [a.k.a. Ellis Peters]

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By Firelight
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PARGETER, Edith [a.k.a. Ellis Peters]
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Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
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London: William Heinemann Ltd, [1948]. First Edition. 12mo (19cm.); publisher's cloth in white pictorial dust jacket; [6],324pp. Jacket rather chipped and worn with bottom half of upper spine fold split, additional some closed tears and tiny chips to extremities, spine a bit dampstained, cloth corners bumped else Very Good in About Very Good only jacket. Historical novel by the author best known for her mystery series the Cadfael Chronicles, published under the pseudonym Ellis Peters.

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