Williamsport PA, Anon, 1792. Folio, 3 pp. pen & ink on laid paper without watermark, 13” x 8”. Two short fold separations with a few small edge chips, unsigned, nearly fine condition. Diarized travelogue of an unidentified land agent, likely in the employ of Samuel Wallis, from 29 July... More
![At A Meeting of the board of Property, March 3rd 1806, On Petition of [Dr.] Robert H. Rose…....](/pictures/thumb/100263.jpg?v=1548626902)
Lancaster, Andrew Ellicott, 1806. Folio, 13” x 8”, 1 page , pen & ink on laid paper exhibiting watermark R G [Gravell 815-816, PM-81], boldly signed by Ellicott. Luzerne Co. District Surveyor George Haines copy, sent to him in the field at Wyalusing. Lightly toned at folds, tissue reinforcements on... More
Chester County Pa, Isaac Taylor, 1703. Pen, ink & watercolor on laid paper exhibiting the upper half of a “Pro Patria” watermark. Signed and dated by Taylor, 6.5” x 8”. Fine condition overall. On the 8th day of the 4th month, 1697, George Willard executed a deed for 500... More
New York, March 12th, George Thresher, 1810. Pen, ink and woodcut vignette on (4) four joined vellum membranes, 91.5” x 9.7” overall. Affixed with linen thread to a turned and ebonized maple rod, housed in the original gilt stamped roan case. Case exhibits minor rubbing wear and erosion of cover... More
Elizabeth, NJ, William Mackdowell & others, 1722. Pen, ink and gouache on vellum, 3 interleaved membranes two of which are 26” x 31” and one map measuring 15” x 13”. Four wax seals intact, docketed on verso “Secretar [sic] Office / Perth Amboy 1723 / Recorded in Libres D No... More
Chester County, PA: Henry Hayes, 1773. Anthony wayne. 1st. Prior to his service in the Revolutionary War, Anthony was a highly respected Chester County, Pennsylvania surveyor. Wayne’s survey expertise attracted the attention of Benjamin Franklin who employed Wayne in 1765 to survey a large tract of land in Nova Scotia... More
![Township of Willksbarr [sic] and Vicinity]. Manuscript /, Isaac Chapman?](/pictures/thumb/100254.jpg?v=1518283009)
No place cited but likely Wilkes Barre,Pa: 1790-1802. Four joined sheets backed on linen, pen, ink and watercolor on mould-made paper, 40.5” x 30.5”. In 1666 King Charles II granted charter to the Connecticut colony to certain lands in America including the Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania. Ironically, King Charles II... More
![New York State] ALS 31 March 1797 – Abraham Van Vechten (1762-1837) to Stephen A. Bayard,...](/pictures/thumb/100253.jpg?v=1518269178)
Albany, NY: 1797. Letter – small folio, pen & ink on watermarked laid paper, 12.5” x 8”, wax seal broken resulting in small paper loss. Maps – pen, ink and water color on folio sheets laid paper, 17.5” x 21”, one partial fold separation closed.Documents overall very good condition. Van... More
Sedalia & St. Louis: J. West Goodwin & August Gast, 1887. Broadside, lithograph, woodblock & wax engraving on an elephant folio sheet, 30.5” x 24”. A rare Reconstruction Era promotional composed and printed for “Morey & Crawford, Real Estate and Loan Agents” located at 410 Ohio Street, Sedalia, Mo. Founded... More
Columbia? Anon, 1793. Folio, letterpress completed in manuscript on laid paper with a smaller manuscript sheet containing a plat map and surveyor general’s certification, leaves bound with linen, docketed on verso, 11” x 16.5” overall. Revolutionary Major General William Moultrie grants 1000 acres adjoining Thomas Thackman’s lands in the Orangeburg..... More