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New Jersey Legislature - Record of the Governor & Councill of East New
Jersie 1682 - John H. Lyon, printed By- New Jersey, 1872: Documentation of
Colonial Government of East New Jersey, 1682 -1703. With initial recordings
taking place in Elizabeth Towne with Tho Rudyard as Governor & p'pr William
Penn on the Council. Written in colonial English, stating: Wee and every of
us whose names are hereunder written Doe Severally and each for himselfe,
Solemly promise to beare true Allegiance to the King of England his heires
and Successors And to bee true and faithful to the Interest of the Lords
Proprietors of the said province... Containing Bills such as: The Penalty of
Drunkards; for Punishm of Incest Adultrey and fornication; Act for the
militia read and a provisoe made there to extend to p'sons Conscientioulsy
refusing to beare Arms Agreed that the bill wth the provisoe bee sent vp to
the Deputyes. ect. Petitions on land rights, and purchases from the Indians;
recording of the Kings Letter to his Excellency the Governor of new yorke,
to require assistance from the Neightbouring Province if needs should
require in the warr wth the ffrench att Canade; at Council held in Peth
Amboy 1868 an entry about 50 to 60 men in arms did come from New York & by
suprise forcilby entr'd the Ship Hester & forcibly detain'd her. A rare
documention of Revolutionary history as originally recorded. Black cloth
boards and spine, upper and lower spine ends chipped, gilt title to spine, 1
inch chip to rear spine edge cutting off top of "R" in Record of. Gilt still
bright, few stains to board, rubbing of edges. Text clean and bright,
binding tight. tall 8 vo, 245 pages. In protective polyester archival film
wraps. To the list $85 + postage - Very Good

Fooks, Herbert C.- Forms of wills, Containing Selected Abstracts of Wills
and of Gifts Made During Lifetime - Prentice Hall Inc., N.Y. 1926: Second
edition of Book of Wills with added appendix to show how income of trust
estates should be computed which has baring on Chapter VI, Income and Corpus
Testamentary Trusts, G What Constitutes Income. Tan buckram, dark stain to
upper corner front board, maroon leather title panels to spine, gilt
lettering intact, chips to panel. Previous owner inscription to e.p. Pages
mildly toned. Very clean text, tightly bound. tall 8 vo, 200 + pages Fooks
was a member of the Baltimore Bar Association and wrote various other books.
$20.00  Very Good

Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia - Bill for Partition; Estate of
Benjamin Davis, Deceased - Haddock & Son, Philadelphia, 1869: A Bill for
Partition between the heirs of the estate (lands, tenements and personal
items) of Benjamin Davis, of Philadelphia, brickmaker. Stating contents of
Will, value and description of property, final decree, etc. This being the
actual bound record, with fountain pen notations and corrections, few pencil
markings. Bound in 3/4 black heavily rubbed calf, and brown marbled boards,
red leather title panel to spine, right corner chipped. Front board not
attached, numbers 265 to pastedown, title page and first page upper edge.
Pencil inscription to e.p. dated 1870, fountain pen owners name to f.e.p.
Very clean text, easy to read, mild foxing to e.p. only. Tightly bound text
block and spine. Boards rubbed. 8 vo., 215 pp, with pages 1b through 7c to
rear, page 7c signed and witnessed July 24, 1869. $40.00 Very Good

Girard Estate - Will of Stephen Girard, Arguments of the Defendants'
Counsel, and Judgment of the Supreme Court U.S. - Crissy & Markley,
Philadelphia - 1854: Stephen Girard, the wealthiest self-made man of his day
in America, died in 1831, he left the bulk of his Estate to the city of
Philadelphia in trust, to establish and maintain a college for poor white
male orphans. His disgruntled relatives, filed a bill alleging that the city
could not be a trustee. The bill was dismissed, but the U.S. Supreme Court
failed to decide the appeal in 1843 and ordered a re-argument. The
complainants (Vidal and others) retained Daniel Webster; the city (the
Mayor, Alderman, et el city of Philadelphia)  retained Horace Binney and
John Sergeant. 500 copies were ordered to be made (Council Chamber, November
3, 1853) of the "Arguments of the Defendants' Counsel, and Judgment of the
Supreme Court U.S., January term, 1844, of this famous case. This being one
of the 500 hundred copies. Girard, Stephen , 1750-1831, American merchant,
banker, and philanthropist, b. Bordeaux, France. Girard went to sea and at
the age of 23 became a captain. In 1776 he settled in Philadelphia as a
ship-owner and merchant. He became wealthy and interested himself in the
Bank of the United States. When its charter was not renewed, he set up his
own bank in Philadelphia. He helped to finance the United States in the War
of 1812, and helped financer the Second Bank of the United States in 1816.
Stephen Girard was a large contributor to the improvement of Philadelphia;
his will bequeathed several million dollars to found Girard College. Text
very clean and clear. Bound in brown paper boards, blind stamped design to
boards, gilt to spine. Portions of spine rebacked, 1/4 inch chip to upper
spine, 1 3/4 to lower, exposing spine, front hinge tender. Corners and edges
chipped and rubbed. Decorative private library plate to pastedown of
"William Morris". Signature to reverse of e.p., names of John & Latta 1854
to f.e.p., worm hole upper right corner through to page 35 & edge from page
314 to 346, not effecting text. Tightly bound. In polyester protective
archival film wraps. 356 pp tall 8 vo. $75.00 - Good Plus.
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