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1818 - Letter to an engineering supervisor contracted by the Army's Ordnance Service who was heading to Charleston to build a canal that would provide transportation between inland cities and the port
by Jno'en Fagan to "Mr. Robert Leckie
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- Used - Very good
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- 1818
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- Envelope or Cover
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- 1
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Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
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A$456.21
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Charleston, South Carolina, 1818. Envelope or Cover. Very good. This two-page folded letter measures about 15¾" x 10" unfolded. It is datelined Charleston April 8th, 1817, and was sent by Jnoen Fagan to "Mr. Robert Leckie / U. S. Ordnance Service / Augusta, Geo." It bears a red circular postmark reading "CHALSN SC / APR / 11" and… Read more about this item Item Price
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1858 - A humorous and detailed sea voyage journal kept by a molasses importer who traveled from New York City to St. Thomas in the West Indies
by Charles "Charlie" Mortimer Catlin
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- Used - Very good
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- 1858
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- Envelope or Cover
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- 1
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Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
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A$2,281.05
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Bark Ilva in route to St. Thomas, Danish West Indies, 1858. Envelope or Cover. Very good. This 13-page journal dated "13th January / 58," was sent by Charlie [Charles Mortimer] Catlin to his mother via his brother, N. W. S. [Nicholas William Stuyvesant] Caitlin care of Chastelain, Ponvert & Company [a New York molasses importing firm] where they… Read more about this item Item Price
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Circa 1845 - Wood engraving of the Quarantine Station and Marine Hospital for emigrants at Staten Island, New York
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- Used - Very good
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- 1845
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- Disbound
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- 1
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Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
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A$228.10
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Leipzig, Germany: Illustrite Zeitung (Illustrated Newspaper), 1845. Disbound. Very good. This wood engraving clipped from an unidentified edition of the Illustrite Zeitung (Illustrated Newspaper), known colloquially as the 'Leipziger,' is undated, but information on the reverse indicates that it was published by J. J. Weber of Leipzig, Germany. It is titled, Quarantine und Marinehosital fur Einwanderer auf Staten… Read more about this item Item Price
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1892 - A report by the port physician in Philadelphia describing the Cholera danger posed by steerage passengers from Europe arriving at that city
by E. O. Shakespeare
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- Used - Very good
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- 1892
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- Disbound
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- 1
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Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
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A$304.14
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Washington DC: U. S. Senate, 1892. Disbound. Very good. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury in response to a resolution of the Senate of the 12th instant, transmitting a communication of the port physician of Philadelphia relative to the danger from the introduction of cholera through immigration. 52nd Congress, 2nd Session, U.S. Senate Executive Document #13. Washington,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Circa 1900 - Three postcards showing quarantine and immigration facilities at Angel Island near San Francisco, the arrival point for most immigrants from Asia, especially China
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- Used - Very good
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- 1900
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- Unbound
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- 1
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Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
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A$114.05
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San Francisco, Californi, 1900. Unbound. Very good. These three unused postcards show quarantine and immigration facilities at Angel Island near San Francisco. In nice shape. All are unused.
"Quarantine Station, Angel Island, Calif." San Francisco: Stanley A Piltz Company, undated
"Quarantine Station - Angel Island, Cal." San Francisco: Souvenir Publishing Company, undated
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Circa 1925 - Three postcards showing quarantine stations that protected transit through the Panama Canal
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- Used - Very good
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- Unbound
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Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
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A$76.04
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Unbound. Very good. These three unused postcards show quarantine stations that protected transit through the Panama Canal. In nice shape.
"Quarantine Station, Culebra Island, Panama." Leipzig, Berline, & New York: Americhrome, no date. Message on reverse; some soiling
"Quarantine station La Boca, Panama." No publication data.
"Quarantine Station, Naos Island, Panama."… Read more about this item Item Price
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1935 - An airmail envelope sent to Francis Kinsley Hutchinson, who was in quarantine aboard the ship, S.S. Manhattan at Staten Island, from her famous woodland estate, Wychwood
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- Used - Very good
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- 1935
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- Envelope or Cover
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Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
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Wychwood, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, 1935. Envelope or Cover. Very good. This postal cover was sent by airmail from Wychwood, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin to the S.S. Manhattan at New York's Staten Island quarantine station. It is franked with two stamps, a 1-cent green Franklin stamp (Scott Type A155) and a 5-cent Beacon airmail stamp (Scott #C11) both tied to… Read more about this item Item Price
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Circa 1900 - Three postcards showing quarantine and immigration facilities at New York City, the point of arrival for most European emigrants
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- Used - Very good
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- 1900
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- Unbound
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- 1
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Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
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A$76.04
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New York City: Various, 1900. Unbound. Very good. These three unposted postcards show quarantine and immigration facilities at New York City. In nice shape. All are unposted; one contains a message.
"Staten Island . . . Quarantine Station." New York: American Souvenir-Card Co.: 1897
"Extreme Point of Manhattan, showing Emigrant Landing and Whitehall Building,… Read more about this item Item Price
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1876 - A Death Certificate for an immigrant who died at New York's Ward Island Quarantine Hospital from Mania a Potu, Erysipulas, and Acute Cerebral Meningitis
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- Used - Very good
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- 1876
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- Unbound
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Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
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A$532.24
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Emigrant Landing Depot, Castle Garden New York City: Commissioners of Emigration of the State of New York, 1876. Unbound. Very good. This certificate measures 7¾" x 8¾" and is titled and datelined "Commissioners of Emigration of the State of New York, / Emigrant Landing Depot, Castle Garden / New York, March 30th 1876." It bears a red embossed… Read more about this item Item Price
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1919 - Six black and white photographs of the Pacific Coast Borax complex located at Death Valley Junction, California
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- Used - Very good
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- 1919
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- Unbound
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Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
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A$456.21
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Death Valley, California, 1919. Unbound. Very good. Each of these six photographs measure 5 3/4" x 3 3/8". All are captioned. Four are dated "1919" in their margins. One is dated "Thanksgiving 1919" in the margin. All have minor edgewear and light soiling; one bears a chip to the lower right margin not affecting the image. All have… Read more about this item Item Price
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1809 - Letter from a pioneer steamboat captain requesting approval from the New London Customs House Collector, a former general officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolution, for a sailor to receive medical care under the Act for the Relief of Sick and Disabled Seamen
by Moses Rogers and General Jedidiah Huntington
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- Used - Very good
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- 1809
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- Unbound
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Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
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A$3,041.40
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1809. Unbound. Very good. This turned, two-page stampless folded letter, measuring 16" x 13" unfolded, was first sent by Moses Rogers, master of the steamboat Phoenix which traveled between New York Harbor and the Delaware River on the first steam-powered, ocean-going voyage in American waters between New York Harbor and the Delaware River. The letter was answered by… Read more about this item Item Price
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1791 - An article regarding harpoon whale guns from "Papers in Mechanicks" describing a list of rewards proffered to expert harpoon-gunners for their achievements in 1790 and, most importantly, to Charles Moore, the inventor of an improved harpoon-gun that made those achievements possible
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- Used - Very good
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- Disbound
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Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
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Disbound. Very good. This 12-page disbound extract is from "Papers in Mechanicks," Transactions of the Society, Instituted at London, for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce, Vol. 9 (1791), pages 159-168 and Plate IV.
It contains reports of "Rewards offered for taking Wales by the Gun-Harpoon, in the year 1790" including
"Certificates"… Read more about this item Item Price
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1802 - Illustrated shipping document exporting a shipment of rum and brown sugar to Europe commissioned by one of the wealthiest participants in the Triangle Trade
by Moses Brown
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- Used - Very good
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- 1802
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- Unbound
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Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
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A$2,281.05
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Newburyport, Massachusetts, 1802. Unbound. Very good. This partially printed shipping document dated "June 8th, 1802" measures 8" x 6¼". It is illustrated with a large capital 'S' that depicts an oceangoing ship in the background. In it, Moses Brown of Newburyport, commits to transporting rum and sugar to Amsterdam via the Brig Respect, captained by John March. In… Read more about this item Item Price
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1910 - Four-panel illustrated advertising folder for wooden boats from the Dunphy Boat Manufacturing Company
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- Used - Very good
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- 1910
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- Unbound
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Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
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A$152.07
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Eau Claire, Wisconsin, 1910. Unbound. Very good. This four-panel illustrated advertising folder for wooden boats was printed in orange and black. It was sent by the Dunphy Boat Manufacturing Company in Eau Claire, Wisconsin to potential customer within the same city. It is franked with a one-cent green Franklin stamp (Scott #331) that is tied to the front… Read more about this item Item Price
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1867-1874 - Three letters from one of the worst (or unluckiest) sea captains who later established one of the most popular and long-lived ship chandleries on Martha's Vineyard
by Edward "Santa" St. Croix Oliver
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- Used - Very good
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- 1874
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- Unbound
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Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
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A$1,444.66
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Various, 1874. Unbound. Very good. These three letters were all written by Edward ("Santa") St. Croix Oliver to family members during his time as a sea captain; one also includes a letter from his wife Sarah ("Sallie") Jane Johnson St. Croix. Two of the letters are in nice shape, and one has some insect/rodent predation that affects a… Read more about this item Item Price
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1797-1798 - Archive of documents relating to the capture of an Alexandria-based merchantman by French privateers that was one of several such incidents that led to the Quasi-War with France
by Captain Henry Nicoll and others
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- Unbound
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Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
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A$11,405.25
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"The Tribunal declares a Good Prize the Merchandizes of the Cargo of the said Sloop Diana of Alexandria . . . and awards them to the Owners, Captain and Crew of the said French Privateer le Trepied, Captain Antoine Pellegrin. . .."
Various locations, 1798.
This archive consists of 11 documents related to the voyage, seizure, plundering, and eventual return of the… Read more about this item Item Price
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1864 - Manuscript invoice to the largest shipbuilder in New England from the largest rope maker in the world totaling $1,120 (over $21,600 in today's money)
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- Used
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- 1864
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- Unbound
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Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
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A$228.10
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Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1864. Unbound. This manuscript invoice datelined "Plymouth. Feb. 24, 1864," measures 8.5" x 14". It is titled, "Invoice of Cordage forwarded by Railroad to Boston and sold to Owners New Schooner Israel Snow Esq. Rockland & others by Plymouth Cordage Co." . Israel Snow was a Rockland, Maine ship captain who retired from sailing to open Snow's… Read more about this item Item Price
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1896 - Advertising packet for Frank C. Clark's Vacation Excursion to Europe, 1897
by Helen Tarr
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- Used - Very good
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- 1896
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- Envelope or Cover
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Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
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A$152.07
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Gloversville, New York, 1896. Envelope or Cover. Very good. This advertising packet consists of three items: a form letter inviting Miss Emma Weatherbee to reserve her booking of the 1897 excursion, a four-page brochure providing information about the excursion, and the advertising envelope that was used to mail the items to Miss Weatherbee. All in nice shape with… Read more about this item Item Price
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1852 - Letter from a foreman reporting the status of laying track for the Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad with a crew of "men not worth a damn.
by E. F. Judkins
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- Used - Very good
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- 1852
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- Unbound
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Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
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Loudonville [Ohio], 1852. Unbound. Very good. This four-page letter from E. F. Judkins is datelined "Loudonville [Ohio] December 19 1852". There is no mailing envelope.
In this letter, Judkins, who was apparently the foreman of a track-laying crew for the Ohio & Pennsylvania Railroad relates the difficulties he is facing and his hope to soon be… Read more about this item Item Price
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1855 - An Appointment and Position Description for the Master Machinist with overall responsibility of the operation of the "Machine Shop and Motive Power" for the Norwich & Worcester Rail Road Company
by G. S. Perkins
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- Used - Very good
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- 1855
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- Ribbon-bound
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Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
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[Norwich: Norwich & Worcestor Rail Road Company, 1855. Ribbon-bound. Very good. This 8" x 10" six-page, ribbon-bound document, dated May 1st 1855, from Acting President of the Norwich & Worcestor Rail Road Company G. S. Perkins, appoints "Richard Coulburn" (sic Colburn) as the Master Machinist responsible for company's Machine Shop and Motive Power.
It charges… Read more about this item Item Price
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