Contemporary MS copy, titled, "The discourse of John Selden, Esq. or, his sense of various matters of wright and high consequence relating especially to religion and state." and This manuscript appears to be based on early manuscripts, and not on the printed edition of 1689.
Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, consisting of aphorisms, axioms, and pithy commentary on such subjects as "Wisdom, "Money," "Retalliation," and "Parliament." Prefaced by a dedication to Lord Chief Justice Matthew Hale, Edward Heywood, John Vaughan, and Rowland Jenkes, signed by Selden's secretary Richard Milward, who "had the opportunity to hear his discourse twenty years together."
Description:
9 preliminary leaves, front and back, some lined but otherwise blank, not digitized., Armorial bookplate of Hugh Cecil Earl of Lonsdale., Binding: contemporary full leather., For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator., and Includes alphabetized table of contents.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain--Politics and government--1603-1649 and Great Britain--Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Hale, Matthew,--Sir,--1609-1676, Lowther, Hugh Cecil, Earl of Lonsdale--Bookplate, Milward, Ri.--(Richard),--1609-1680, and Selden, John,--1584-1654--Table-talk
Subject (Topic):
Aphorisms and apothegms--17th century, Conduct of life--17th century, and Conduct of life--Quotations, maxims, etc
"The author's autograph edition of the Writings of J. Fenimore Cooper is limited to sixty-three signed and numbered sets, of which this is number [blank]"--Leaf following t.p. of every vol. Printed signature of the publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons., [1] The deerslayer -- [2] Last of the Mohicans -- [3] The pathfinder -- [4] The pioneers -- [5] The prairie -- [6] The spy -- [7] The pilot -- [8] Red Rover -- [9] Wing and wing --[ 10] The water-witch -- [11] The two admirals -- [12] The sea lions -- [13] Homeward bound -- [14] Home as found -- [15] The crater -- [16] Afloat and ashore -- [17] Miles Wallingford -- [18] Jack Tier -- [19] Precaution -- [20] Lionel Lincoln -- [21] Wyandotte -- [22] Wept of Wish-ton-Wish -- [23] The bravo -- [24] The ways of the hour -- [25] The redskins -- [26] Mercedes of Castile -- [27] The chain-bearer -- [28] Satanstoe -- [29] The Heidenmauer -- [30] The headsman -- [31] The monikins -- [32] Oak openings -- [33] Ned Myers., BEIN Za C786 B906W: Number 56. Tipped in to The spy: J.F. Cooper manuscript holograph leaf ( 32 x 21 cm.) for Oak openings., Each volume has separate t.p., and Illustrations by F.O.C. Darley and others.
Publisher:
G.P. Putnam's Sons : and The Knickerbocker Press,
Subject (Name):
Cooper, James Fenimore,--1789-1851--Ms. notes and Darley, Felix Octavius Carr, 1822-1888
Topographical notes and observations on the Alabama River / by Howell Tatum
Image Count:
109
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Howell Tatum, appointed topographical engineer of the 7th military district by General Andrew Jackson, records his survey of the Alabama River, its navigability by keelboats, and the fertility of the soil which makes the area suitable for growing cotton and tobacco. He concludes his report with a description of incidents which took place at the end of the war with the Creek Indians.
Subject (Geographic):
Alabama River (Ala.)--Surveys, Fort Bowyer (Ala.), Fort Jackson (La.), Fort Mims (Ala.), Fort Montgomery (Ala.), Fort Stoddard (Ala.), Mobile (Ala.), and Pensacola (Fla.)
Holograph journal of notes concerning a tour from Greece to Egypt, Malta, the north of Italy, France, and Switzerland. Throughout, the author pays particular attention to the weather; notable landscapes and buildings; and visits to friends. The journal begins with the author's departure from Piraens towards Alexandria. He finds Cairo "grand" and visits the morgue of the sultan Ala'houn. On the way to Assouan, he marvels at a fruit with an appearance like an apple but which, on being broken open, contains no juice nor pulp, only air and seeds. In Phile, after describing a Pharoah's bed, he declares himself sick of writing about temples and other things he does not understand. He climbs a cliff in the Second Cataracts of the Nile and records the names of those who have carved their names on the cliff face. In Malta, he tastes blood oranges and mandarin oranges and gossips about the personal life of Sir George Murray. Traveling to Italy, he finds the lace veils worn by women in Genoa very becoming; laments the dirty streets of Toulon; and praises the scenery of Chartreuse. The journal ends with brief entries regarding towns in Switzerland and, dos-a-dos, supplementary notes about the tour.
Description:
Binding: silk-covered boards; remains of metal clasps. Written on spine: Egypt. Malta. North of Italy. South of France. Switzerland. and For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator.
Subject (Geographic):
Egypt--Description and travel, France--Description and travel, Great Britain--Social life and customs--19th century, Greece--Description and travel, Italy--Description and travel, Malta--Description and travel, Nile River Valley--Description and travel, and Switzerland--description and travel
Manuscript on paper, in a single secretary hand, of 15 sermons preached between January 7, 1654/5 and July 1, 1655. The first seven sermons are on Exodus 20:17; the next three on Ecclesiastes 12:13; a single sermon is on Lamentations 3:40; and the final four on Luke 11:1-2.
Description:
Binding: Contemporary calf. and Teaching resource: English Paleography Examples, 16th-18th century
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain--History and Great Britain--Religion--17th century
Subject (Topic):
Dissenters, Religious, Puritans --England--Sermons, and Sermons, English--17th century