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[AMERICANA]. MANUSCRIPT Tax Records for the Town of Quincy, Massachusetts for the year 1813

[AMERICANA]. MANUSCRIPT Tax Records for the Town of Quincy, Massachusetts for the year 1813 by [ADAMS, JOHN, et al.]. Assessors of the Town of Quincy

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Seller: Michael Laird Rare Books LLC
Title
[AMERICANA]. MANUSCRIPT Tax Records for the Town of Quincy, Massachusetts for the year 1813
Author
[ADAMS, JOHN, et al.]. Assessors of the Town of Quincy
Seller
Michael Laird Rare Books LLC (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Quincy, MA, 1813. Very Good. Manuscript. 20 pp. 165 x 200 mm. Stitched as issued. At some point folded to pocket size and thus retains large fold down middle of pages, small chips and tears along edges, some age-toning, a few pages very browned. An ownership inscription on the front leaf in pencil reads "Elijah Baxter Nichols." Highly interesting Tax Roll for the town of Quincy, whose residents at that time included retired President John Adams; his son (and future president) John Quincy Adams; and other members of their family. These individuals are named herein, and their property taxes enumerated. As is well known, the majority of the Adams Family Papers are preserved in the Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston. It would seem to us that the present manuscript would make a useful addition to this august institution. Names of the property owners are usefully arranged alphabetically; not surprisingly John Adams' name appears first. The property owner's name is followed by six columns: poll tax, real estate tax, property estate tax, state tax polls, state real estate tax, and state property estate tax, the amount totaled for each individual at the end of their line. An "x" at the beginning of a name indicates whether or not the individual has paid the full tax amount, and these have a note at the end of their line stating how much has been paid thus far. The number of property owners who had not yet paid are few in number. After his loss to Jefferson in the presidential election of 1800, John Adams retired to the Peacefield, the family home in Quincy. With 40 acres of farmland and orchards, Adams spent most of his retirement farming, generally staying quiet on public matters, although he became much more vocal after Jefferson's retirement in 1809. His son John Quincy Adams lived at Peacefield as well (in between terms at the Senate and as President) with his wife, Louisa Catherine Adams, and their son, Charles Francis Adams. John Adams's daughter, Abigail ("Nabby") returned to the farm after her failed marriage to Representative William Stephens Smith and died of breast cancer shortly before these taxes were recorded in 1813. Presumably, the entry for John Adams documents taxes collected on Peacefield. Also included are sections of taxes due for non-residents who owned property in Quincy but resided in Boston, Braintree, Randolph, Milton, Dorchester, and Stoughton. Columns here indicate number of acres, the value of the property, county and town tax, and state tax. Curiously, only the county, town, and state taxes are recorded for Braintree and Randolph. The text on the front leaf reads as follows: "This tax bill is to be collected and paid to the Several treasurers as follows. Viz.: To the State treasurer -- 356.67 / To the town treasurer -- 3111.43 / To the County Treasurer -- 129.00 / $3598.00 / AD 1813." The bill number is given on p. 20 as "360093," along with the names of the Assessors of the town of Quincy, Noah Curtis and Josiah Bass.
The Death of the Strong Wicked Man. A single plate from Robert Blair's The Grave

The Death of the Strong Wicked Man. A single plate from Robert Blair's The Grave by Blake, William. Blair, Robert

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The Death of the Strong Wicked Man. A single plate from Robert Blair's The Grave
Author
Blake, William. Blair, Robert
Seller
John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller (United States)
Description
1808. London: Cadell and Davies, 1808. Single plate, etching on wove unwatermarked paper, margins slightly soiled and worn, image clean. ß From the first 4to edition, this is one of the best known plates in the series. It was designed by Blake and engraved by Luigi Schiavonetti. Bentley, Blake Books, 435 A.
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Miss Lonelyhearts by Nathanael West

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Seller: Appledore Books, ABAA
Title
Miss Lonelyhearts
Author
Nathanael West
Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Collectible; Very Good
Description
New York: Greenberg Publisher, 1933. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. The 1933 1st edition, 3rd state (the Greenberg Publ. edition). VG-, with light wear at the spine crown, light soiling to the rear panel and minor creasing at the spine. A solid, serviceable copy --and internally very clean. 12mo, 213 pgs.
Report of the Babies' Wards Post-Graduate Hospital

Report of the Babies' Wards Post-Graduate Hospital

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Report of the Babies' Wards Post-Graduate Hospital
Seller
Eclectibles (United States)
Condition
General wear. Covers partially separated from text block.
Description
New York, NY: Babies' Wards Post-Graduate Hospital, 1918. General wear. Covers partially separated from text block.. This booklet is the 1918 yearly report of a New York charity called Babies' Wards Post-Graduate Hospital. During WWI, a lot of local charities were just as hard up for cash as their overseas counterparts and as such the booklet starts with "America is pouring out her wealth to help the Government to insure victory. She is raising millions upon millions for the Red Cross and War Charities; thousands, nay tens of thousands of her women are giving their whole time and hearts to alleviate the conditions of men, who are to fight our battles; while the flood of sympathy and relief being poured for the women and children abroad is almost incalculable... we are just now reaching the point when the very existence of our Home Charities is most gravely menaced, and that unless this community considers most seriously at once it local obligations with regard to relief, to welfare, and to hospital work, the greatest suffering of many is in sight... The time has come when the suffering is at our very doors cannot be laid aside 'till the war is over' as we hear frequently suggested, but must be met at once..." In addition to this plea for help, the yearly report contains the statistics of the babies helped that year, reports from a visiting nurse, Clothing Committee, Junior Auxiliary Committee, Babies Ward Guild, Social Services Committee of the Babies' Wards, and Social Service Committee, as well as the financial report from the Treasurer, annual subscriptions and other donations of supplies. Three (3) black and white printed photographs of the baby ward with nurses taking care of the infants. 36 pg. Blue illustrated wrappers. Measures 8" x 5 1/2". OCLC: 2 (March 2020).
Artexpo New York March 17-21, 1988

Artexpo New York March 17-21, 1988

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Title
Artexpo New York March 17-21, 1988
Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
New York, 1988. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Near fine in pictorial wrappers. 500 pages.
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Llyn Foulkes

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Title
Llyn Foulkes
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Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
ISBN
9781878607669
Condition
As New
Description
New York: Kent Fine Art, 2007. Softbound. As New. Color illustrated wraps. 71 pp., profusely illustrated in color and bw. Catalogue features 18 works by this photographer, all of them from the photographers own collection. No text to speak of.

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