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Just Two Weeks Before Lexington and Concord, George Washington Tends to Mount Vernon’s Iconic Roof

Just Two Weeks Before Lexington and Concord, George Washington Tends to Mount Vernon’s Iconic Roof by George Washington

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Just Two Weeks Before Lexington and Concord, George Washington Tends to Mount Vernon’s Iconic Roof
Author
George Washington
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The Raab Collection (United States)
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03/04/1775. Washington's own file copy, with his docket on the backShingles act as a primary protective barrier on a building's roof, shielding it from rain, wind, snow, and sunlight. They prevent water from entering the structure, reduce mold growth, and add aesthetic value.Wood was the overwhelming choice for the composition of Virginia roofs in George Washington's day. Washington purchased hundreds of thousands of wooden shingles for Mount Vernon during his lifetime, most of them split from cypress trees cut in the Dismal Swamp near Suffolk in southern Virginia. Cypress is naturally rot resistant, and an old-growth cypress roof was expected to provide cover for 50 years or more.Today we know the iconic Mount Vernon roof as red. But originally it must have been blue. The Mount Vernon website states, “These encapsulated shingles were painted slate blue, indicating that the roof was likely this color from as early as 1775.” Additionally, in November 1775, Lund Washington, his nephew who did work at Mount Vernon, wrote to Washington confirming that the house had been shingled in preparation for the winter. This strongly suggests that changes were larger than normal changes were to the roof in 1775. The roof remained this slate blue color until later, when, according to letters from Washington, the roof was changed to red by 1793. Interestingly, in 1775 Washington also did other construction - he installed a plaster ceiling in the dining area with the fireplace.Based on financial records from The Papers of George Washington, Washington paid William Loney for the freight of 5,000 shingles from Suffolk in May 1773. He made a similarly sized purchase the following year. Yet in 1775 the order had changed substantially; rather than a a few thousand, Washington upped the order to nearly 60,000 shingles in one year.Autograph document signed in the 3rd person, April 3, 1775, being a receipt given to William Loney for shingles. “Then received from George Washington the sum of fifteen pounds fifteen shillings and four pence for freight of 57,075 shingles from Suffolk and for three barrels of tar.” It is signed by Loney as received.An uncommon and interesting link between Washington and improvements for Mount Vernon at a crucial moment in American history. Although he did not know it, Washington's life was about to change. He officially joined the Revolutionary War effort when he was appointed commander-in-chief of the Continental Army by the Continental Congress on June 15, 1775. He formally took command of the army in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on July 3, 1775.
At the Dawn of Their Great Work Together, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton Admit a Member into the First Women's Rights Organization, Which They Founded

At the Dawn of Their Great Work Together, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton Admit a Member into the First Women's Rights Organization, Which They Founded by Susan B. Anthony|Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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At the Dawn of Their Great Work Together, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton Admit a Member into the First Women's Rights Organization, Which They Founded
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Susan B. Anthony|Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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The Raab Collection (United States)
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23/02/1853. Acquired from the descendants of the recipients, not known to exist and has never been offered for sale before Here begins the work they did together that would lead to the right of women to vote Featured on the ""Inspired by History"" PodcastIn 1851, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, the two principal giants of the women's suffrage movement, met in Seneca Falls, NY. They would spend the next several decades together fighting for the rights of women, Anthony as organizer and tactician and Stanton as writer and orator. On Stanton’s death, Anthony related that Stanton had “forged the thunderbolts” that she had fired. Theirs is one of the more consequential relationships of the 19th century and images of them together are synonymous with the women’s suffrage movement.Their goal was not simply to secure women equal rights, but to elevate the status of women and the women pioneers of their movement to equal status as male historical figures.Anthony dedicated her life to securing political, civil, and economic equality for women. The issue of temperance and women's rights were, at this time, closely linked. In fact many of the great women leaders in the suffrage movement got their start in public service in temperance movements.The New York State Temperance Society was founded by and composed of men. In fact, women were not allowed to join or speak, though they could attend meetings. For this reason, in 1852, Anthony and Stanton founded the Women's Temperance Society. This was the start of a career in public service. To accomplish their goals of making the homes safe from abusive husbands, they felt they needed candidates to vote for that would advance this agenda of temperance. To elect these candidates, they needed the right to vote. And so suffrage and temperance became one movement with Anthony and Stanton at the helm. As with abolition, suffragists learned from the temperance campaign how to raise money, hold public meetings, conduct petition drives, and deal with hostile audiences.The Women's Temperance Society was not long lived. This is because their experience here taught them that no such efforts would prove successful as long as women did not have property and other rights under the law. This was made perfectly clear when men were allowed to join and promptly rejected any platform that included the right for women to vote.To learn more, listen to this audio interview with Nathan Raab:Document signed, February 23, 1853, on ""Women's New York State Temperance Society"" printed stationery, signed by Elizabeth Cady Stanton as President, and Susan B. Anthony and Mary Vaughan as ""Recording Secretaries."" The document acknowledges the payment by Angeline Kingsley of Minetto, Oswego County, NY of fifty cents, and states that with that payment and ""the signing of the Constitution and Bye-Laws of said society, has become a member thereof for one year from date.""This is an incredibly early and important example of the work these two women would do that would end in the right of women to vote. The only other examples of the two signatures near are autograph albums on separate pages.
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Coronis Ad Collationem Hagiensem, Qua ArgumentaPastorum Hollandiae Adversus Remonstrantium Quinique Articulus by [Ames, William] Amesio, Guilielmo

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Coronis Ad Collationem Hagiensem, Qua ArgumentaPastorum Hollandiae Adversus Remonstrantium Quinique Articulus
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[Ames, William] Amesio, Guilielmo
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Sanctuary Books (United States)
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Amsterdam: Joannem Jansonium, 1628. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 12 mo. 372 pp. Modern decorative paper over boards. A scarce little volume by the English Puritan Theologian. Text in Latin.
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Album of photographs, America early 1900s

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Album of photographs, America early 1900s
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Sanctuary Books (United States)
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Very Good
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c. 1915. Very Good. Stab binding, black cloth over flexible boards (11” x 7.25”) with “Photographs” stamped in gilt on front board; contains 50 black leaves with b/w photographs and cyanotypes (ranging in size from about 1” x 1”, to 3.5” x 5.5”) affixed by corners; nearly 200 images in all. Boards a little rubbed; ghost of an old sticker on front board; a few photographs detached and neatly laid in, but all are legible. This collection of photographs depicts men, women, and children – lots of different faces so likely an assemblage of friends and family – all of whom appear to be really happy, fun people, well-traveled, with possibly a few performers. Includes a few formal portraits (including, but not limited to, a triptych of a baby, and a small photograph with a hand-embroidered edge), informal group portraits, couples, a dog in suit and hat, a boy with bunnies, an angry looking cat, and more. People are posed in deserts, on snow-covered mountains, in front of palm trees, in front of tents, holding hands, or holding shotguns. A tremendous variety is on display: changing landscapes (many climates, seasons, locations); images of ships, trains, and old cars; images of all ages of people, in all manner of dress. Though many of the photographs are candid, and likely the work of an amateur photographer or hobbyist, they are, for the most part, very nicely composed, exposed, and printed – some of the landscapes are quite lovely, and there’s also a dramatic image of a shipwreck decaying on shore. Difficult to place their locations, but one image shows them in front of the U.S. Capital building as it's being built. A wonderful volume, alternately touching and humorous. Informal, but nicely presented nonetheless.
Paginations

Paginations by (ARTISTS’ BOOKS)

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Paginations
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(ARTISTS’ BOOKS)
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Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
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Illus. throughout and first & last leaves stamped. Unpaginated. 8vo, printed wrappers, staple-bound. Williamstown, MA: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Library, May 1984. An uncommon exhibition catalogue, conceived and designed by Craig Dennis, and the books were selected by Kira Obolensky. “Paginations demonstrates the wide diversity of theme and format one finds in bookworks. In addition, the selections represent existing categories for contemporary bookworks (e.g. concrete poetry, political and feminist expression, the flip book, the found object book…). All these works challenge the monetary preciousness usually associated with art objects. Produced in large numbers, they are relatively inexpensive to purchase. Theoretically, these books are meant to be more accessible than the art traditionally found in galleries and museums. However, due to distribution problems, public unawareness, and the uncertainty of librarians in accessioning them, bookworks are not as available as they should be. Perhaps this exhibition will encourage greater public interest in this contemporary art form.” Books by the following artists were included: Bruce McLean, Conrad Gleber, Nan Becker, Jenny Holzer, Ida Applebroog, Dieter Roth, Suzanne Lacy, Sol LeWitt, Lynda Barry, Joseph Kosuth, Emmett Williams, Ray DiPalma, Bruce Nauman, Edward Ruscha, Roman Opalka, Douglas Huebler, Athena Tacha, Kevin Osborn, etc. In fine condition, with the laid-in errata slip.
Find the Real Mother Goose

Find the Real Mother Goose

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Find the Real Mother Goose
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Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9781562881337
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Near Fine
Description
New York: Checkerboard Press, 1991. Softcover. Near Fine. First paperback printing. Quarto wrappers. Illustrated by Patty McCloskey. Lightly rubbed wrappers, near fine.
Piggyback & Container Traffic

Piggyback & Container Traffic by Wilson, Jeff

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Piggyback & Container Traffic
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Wilson, Jeff
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Kenneth Mallory Bookseller. ABAA (United States)
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9781627007597
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Very good
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Waukesha: Kalmbach Books, 2020. Paperback. Very good. Paperback. 95pp. Very good in publisher's wraps.

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