folio, 2 ½ pages, of a bi-folium, formerly folded, some light damp-staining, small hole, in last leaf, due to careless opening, affecting a few words of text, else in very good, legible condition. more >
Large manuscript archive consisting of:
-571 letters, 1074 pages, dated 1820s-1940s, the bulk from 1898-1900.
-5 Diaries (540 pp.), of Thomas R. Hall, of Buckhannon, West Virginia, dated 1937-1949 (with gaps).
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Eight letters, 13 pages, letters are written in Italian, in both ink and pencil, some folding, staining, and dust soiling, else in good readable condition. There are no retained mailing envelopes, so determining where Pasini’s family lived in Italy will require further… more >
89 letters, 97 pp., 1 envelope, dated 23 Sept 1920 to 11 Dec 1922; a couple of the letters are written out telegrams. Correspondences includes 43 business letters written by Henry John Velten, agent for the Great Northern Railway Company at Olney,… more >
Collection of 29 manuscript letters (totaling 39 pages + address panels, mostly folio and quarto) dating 1783-1791 to George Hale (b. 1759 d. 1803) of Glastonbury, Connecticut, from various correspondents (including Yale classmates) writing to him at Glastonbury and (for awhile) Providence… more >
quarto, three pages, some toning to paper, splits along folds, mainly second leaf, integral address leaf somewhat soiled, else in good legible condition. more >
Dramatic eyewitness account of Confederate General Earl Van Dorn’s early morning surprise attack on Holly Springs, Mississippi, the resulting capture by the narrator, a cotton buyer from Rhode Island, and the destruction at the Union supply hub