Sale 834: Americana - Natural History - Travel - U.S. Presidents

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(1993)
Author
Clinton, Bill
Headline
Scarce Clinton, My Life, special Foundation release, inscribed, one of 450
Provenance
The Jim Hier Collection
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Date Published
2004

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Selected Speeches of President William Jefferson Clinton--1996

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(1993)
Author
Clinton, William J.
Headline
Speeches of Bill Clinton 1996 signed
Provenance
The Jim Hier Collection
Publisher
The White House
Date Published
1996

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Selected Speeches of President William Jefferson Clinton--2000

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(1993)
Author
Clinton, William J.
Headline
Clinton Speeches 2000 inscribed to Richardson
Provenance
The Jim Hier Collection
Publisher
The White House
Date Published
2000

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State of the Union Addresses of William J. Clinton

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(1993)
Author
Clinton, William J.
Headline
Bill Clinton State of the Union Addresses
Provenance
The Jim Hier Collection
Publisher
[IndyPublish.com]
Date Published
[2007]

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Decision Points [with] 41

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(2001)
Author
Bush, George W.
Headline
Two signed by George W. Bush
Provenance
The Jim Hier Collection
Publisher
Crown Publishers
Date Published
2010-2014

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The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream

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(2009)
Author
Obama, Barack
Headline
Obama Audacity of Hope signed 1st
Provenance
The Jim Hier Collection
Publisher
Crown Publishers
Date Published
[2006]

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71

Letter from British immigrant woman seeing American slavery for the first time

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(African American, 1843)
Author
Richards, S.
Headline
British immigrants see slavery
Date Published
1843

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The Poetical Works of George M. Horton, The Colored Bard of North-Carolina. To which is Prefixed The Life of the Author, Written by Himself

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(African American, 1845)
Author
Horton, George M.
Headline
Poetry pub. by enslaved African American, 1845
Provenance
Professor George Starr Collection
Publisher
Printed by D. Heartt
Date Published
1845

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73

2 documents of slave emancipation in antebellum Kentucky

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(African American, 1851)
Author
Cannon, Dr. Newton
Headline
A benevolent and uncommon slave emancipation
Date Published
1851

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74

Letter about a false report of a friend assaulted by his slave

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(African American, 1854)
Author
Bullard, William Richard
Headline
Slave owner talk in antebellum Virginia
Date Published
1854

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75

Civil War letters of the midwestern Gatton and Hendrickson families

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(African American, 1862-1863)
Author
Gatton, John, et al
Headline
Anti-Negro sentiment of northern whites
Date Published
1862-1863

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Message of the President…a report from Benjamin C. Truman relative to the condition of the southern people and the States in which the rebellion existed

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(African American, 1866)
Author
[Johnson, Andrew]
Headline
Early Reconstruction view of ex-slaves
Publisher
Government Printing Office
Date Published
1866

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77

Baxter’s Procrustes / with a biographical essay about the author by John B. Nicholson, Jr.

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(African American, 1904-1966)
Author
Chesnutt, Charles Waddell
Headline
Tribute to one of the first Black writers of fiction
Publisher
Rowfant Club
Date Published
1966

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78

Folk Songs of the American Negro. Number One.

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(African American, 1907)
Author
Work, Frederick J., editor
Headline
Folk Songs of the American Negro 1907
Publisher
Work Bros. & Hart Co.
Date Published
1907

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Opening of the Santa Clara Kitchen: Who does not love good home cooking by a genuine colored cook...

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(African American, 1917)
Headline
Black Reno chef cooks for best white people
Publisher
Lunsford's Reno Printing Co.
Date Published
[1917]

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80

Sadie Bruce Dance Revue Program, Eighth Street Theatre

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(African American, 1938)
Headline
Harlem Renaissance-era Chicago Dance School
Date Published
1938

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81

Two panoramic photographs of Company 771 taken at the U.S. Naval Training Center in Great Lakes, IL

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(African American, 1945)
Headline
African-American Naval Company 771 photos
Date Published
1945

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Manuscript receipt for guns & bayonets dated the day after the signing of the Declaration of Independence

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(American Revolution)
Author
Churchill, Joseph
Headline
Receipt for guns after signing of Declaration
Date Published
July 5th, 1776

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Magnificent Desolation: Images from the Apollo 11 Lunar Mission with the Words of Astronaut Buzz Aldrin

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(Astronauts)
Author
Aldrin, Buzz
Headline
Photos of the Apollo 11 mission signed by Buzz Aldrin
Publisher
Jack Bacon & Company
Date Published
2009

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A Rosa de Ouro ou, O mimo de sua Santidade o Papa Leão XIII a S.A. a Princeza Imperial Regente por occasião da lei de 13 de maio de 1888 extinguindo a escravidão no Imperio: Estudo historico-liturgico sobre a rosa aurea

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(Brazil - Slavery)
Author
Esberard, João
Headline
Golden Rose for abolishing slavery in Brazil
Publisher
Typ. de G. Leuzinger & Filos
Date Published
1888

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Manual do Fazendeiro, ou Tratado Domestico sobre as Enfermidades dos Negros

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(Brazil - Slavery)
Author
Imbert, J.B.A. [Jean Baptiste Alban]
Headline
Medical treatment for slaves in Brazil, 1834
Publisher
Na typ. imp. e const. de Seignot-Plancheret
Date Published
1834

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98

Letter from American businessman in war torn Brazil

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(Brazil)
Headline
Young American in war-torn Brazil
Date Published
1897

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107

Letter from W.N. Brainard in Dowagiac, Michigan, to his business partner Ransom Morehouse in Sacramento, California, describing the start of an overland trip to California with a herd of cattle, and other matters

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(California - overland cattle drive)
Author
Brainard, William Newell
Headline
Cattle drive to California, 1853
Date Published
April 14,1853

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Truck Company No. 1, --Company Roll (running heading)

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(California - Sacramento)
Headline
MS record of 5 yrs at Sacto fire station
Date Published
1915-1921

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128

Report of the Commissioner of the War Debt of California (cover title)

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(California)
Author
Smith, Samuel B.
Headline
Report and letter on cost of Indian suppression
Publisher
Benj. P. Avery, State Printer
Date Published
1863

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130

Tracts issued by the Loyal Publication Society of New York, from Feb. 1, 1863, to Feb. 1, 1864

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(Civil War - Loyal Publication Society)
Headline
NY Loyal Publication Society tracts, 1863-4
Publisher
Loyal Publication Society
Date Published
1864-1865

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131

Letter from influential British banker opposing Secession

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(Civil War - Secession)
Author
Smith, Samuel
Headline
Virginia Governor urged to oppose Secession
Date Published
c.1861

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Manuscript statement by George W. Bruce, Asst. Surgeon of the 1st Indiana Cavalry, regarding a stash of Rebel Cotton of which he had heard

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(Civil War)
Headline
Civil war letter about cotton stores, AK 1864
Date Published
1864

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133

The New South

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(Civil War)
Headline
Union occupation newspaper, 1862 South Carolina
Date Published
1862

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134

Richmond Whig

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(Civil War)
Headline
Union Occupation newspaper from Richmond, Virginia
Publisher
Richmond Whig
Date Published
1865

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167

Contract of a Chinese slave/indentured servant in Cuba, in Spanish and Chinese

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(Cuba - Chinese)
Headline
Contract for Chinese laborer in Cuba 1857
Date Published
1857

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168

Contract of a Chinese slave/indentured servant in Cuba, in Spanish and Chinese

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(Cuba - Chinese)
Headline
Bilingual contract for Chinese laborer in Cuba
Date Published
1867

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169

Manifest listing a shipload of Chinese laborers bound for Havana, headed "Emigracion China para la Isla de Cuba"

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(Cuba - Chinese)
Headline
Chinese coolies bound for Cuba, 1866
Date Published
Nov. 28, 1864

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"Libertad Expediante" - manumission document for a female slave in Cuba

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(Cuba - Slavery)
Headline
Freedom for female slave in Cuba, 1883
Date Published
1883

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172

Manumission document from Cuba, 1869

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(Cuba - Slavery)
Headline
Cuban manumission document, 1869
Date Published
1869

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173

Table listing the number and fees for security identification cards for slaves in a Cuban municipality

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(Cuba - Slavery)
Headline
Slave security certificates in Cuba 1859
Date Published
1859

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174

Ten leaves from a late eighteenth century slave ship manifest log

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(Cuba - Slavery)
Headline
Late 18th c. slave ships in Spanish West Indies
Date Published
c.1775

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Letter by the former U.S. Secretary of State and Ambassador predicting war with Spain

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(Cuba - Spanish-American War)
Author
Foster, John W.
Headline
US diplomat predicts war with Spain
Date Published
1898

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176

Guerra de Razas (Negros Contra Blancas en Cuba) [War of Races (Blacks Against Whites in Cuba)]

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(Cuba – Race War, 1912)
Author
Conte (Mayolino), Rafael; and Jose Capmany
Headline
Racial conflict in newly independent Cuba
Publisher
Imp. Militar [Military Printing House] de Antonio Perez
Date Published
1912

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Document file ("Expediante") relating to the start of the "Ten Years' War" for Cuban independence

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(Cuba)
Headline
1st war for Cuban independence, 1868
Date Published
1868

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179

Two documents signed by Calixto Garcia as General in the Cuban Revolutionary Army, promoting officers

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(Cuba)
Author
García Íñiguez, Calixto
Headline
Cuban general promotes officers in Revolutionary Army
Date Published
1896 & 1898

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Manuscript conveying the request of a freed black slave in Cuba to form a "brotherhood" of freed black slaves

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(Cuba)
Headline
Creation of Brotherhood of Freed Black Slaves, 1852
Date Published
1852

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Manuscript listing of troops of the "Ejercto Libertada de Cuba" (Cuban Liberation Army) which freed Cuba from the Spanish overlords, with the aid of American troops including Teddy Roosevelt's "Rough Riders"

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(Cuba)
Headline
MS. roster of Cuban Liberation Army, 1899
Date Published
1899

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Manuscript roster of a company comprised of Chinese, Black & Spanish soldiers in the 2nd "Battallon de Orden Publico" in Cuba at the start of the Little War (Guerra Chiquita) between Cuban rebels and Spain

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(Cuba)
Headline
Recruits from jail fight Cuban rebels, 1879
Date Published
1879

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Letter from Lee de Forest to "Carl" regarding a radio (or television?) script on De Forest's Life

Author
De Forest, Lee
Headline
Lee de Forest, "father of radio"
Date Published
Oct. 18, no year

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From Julia Child's Kitchen

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(Food & Drink)
Author
Child, Julia
Headline
From Julia Child's Kitchen, inscribed
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Date Published
1975

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Letter from a Washington, D.C. landowner considering emigrating to Ohio

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(French-American War)
Author
Baker, John
Headline
The French-American War that never was
Date Published
1835

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221

Memoria Cientifica Sobre unas Piezas de Artilleria de Montaña de Nuevo Sistema, Inventadas, Construidas y Presentadas

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(Mexico)
Author
Villegas, Macario
Headline
Inscribed by Macario Villegas
Publisher
Imprenta del Gobierno en Palacio
Date Published
1877

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224

Petition to the President in the Case of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd

Author
Mudd, R. D.
Headline
Petition to exonerate Lincoln assassination conspirator
Date Published
1971

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229

Checks signed by two (of four) of the Silver Kings, or Bonanza Kings, who struck it rich mining silver in Nevada's Comstock Lode

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(Nevada - Silver Kings)
Author
Mackay, John William & James Graham Fair
Headline
Checks signed by Nevada's Silver Kings
Date Published
1872 & 1874

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Ornate manuscript calligraphic broadside conveying the thanks of the Virginia [City], Nevada, unit of the National Guard to their counterparts in San Francisco, who had hosted the Nevadans on a visit to that city

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(Nevada)
Headline
Nevada National Guard junket to San Francisco
Date Published
July 16, 1872

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235

Letter from British Homeopathic physician to his brother regarding seances

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(Occult)
Author
Russell, J. Rutherfurd
Headline
Famed British Homeopathic Doctor
Date Published
1853

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Letter from an American Sergeant in heavy combat against the Aguinaldo Insurrection

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(Philippine-American War)
Author
Howard, Harry R., 1st Sergeant, 13th Minnesota Volunteers
Headline
Minnesota progressive fights the Filipinos
Date Published
May 3-9, 1899

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247

Impressions of America, During the years 1833, 1834, and 1835

Author
Power, Tyrone
Headline
Irish actor sees Jacksonian America
Publisher
Richard Bentley
Date Published
1836

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