Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of 24 records of rosters, pay, allowances, and provisions for the 2nd Regiment of Light Dragoons under Col. Elisha Sheldon. The volume includes an account of the clothing delivered to each member of the troops, along with their names and ranks; the amounts of provisions of food and drink received for the use of General John Glover; soldiers' pay as directed by Congress; allowances of subsistence money supplied to the officers in lieu of rations for themselves and their servants; as well as muster rolls for each troop in the 2nd Regiment, listing each member's name, rank, term of enlistment, and "casualties." The collection also includes a copy of a letter which requests permission to hire tailors to make clothing for the Army
Description:
Elijah Janes was paymaster of the 2nd Regiment of Light Dragoons, where he served under Col. Elisha Sheldon. He began his military career as a cornet on November 16, 1779 and was promoted to Lieutenant eight days later. He was wounded by a horseman's sword on the right wrist on November 20, 1780, and became Paymaster in 1782. The friendship that developed between Janes and fellow lieutenant in Sheldon's regiment James Dole continued after the war and their move to Lansingburgh (now Troy), NY, where Janes became godfather to Dole's daughter. In 1811 Elijah Janes became one of the original directors of the Farmers Bank of Troy. He died February 22, 1823 at the age of 64 and is buried in the Old Lansingburgh (Troy) Cemetery., On December 12, 1776, Congress constituted the 2nd Continental Light Dragoons at Wethersfield, CT, also known as Sheldon's horse after its commander, Elisha Sheldon of CT, for service with the Continental Army. Congress authorized George Washington to appoint the other officers of the regiment, but he gave the duty to Sheldon. In accordance with General Washington's instructions, the new regiment was to have one other field officer, a major; a regimental staff of an adjutant, a surgeon, and a surgeon's mate; and 6 troops. Each troop was to consist of a captain, a lieutenant, a cornet, a quartermaster, 2 sergeants, 2 corporals, a trumpeter, a farrier, and 34 privates. The regiment saw action at the Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Crooked Billet, and the Battle of Yorktown. The regiment was furloughed June 9, 1783 at Newburgh, New York and disbanded on November 20, 1783., In English., and Binding: half cloth over marbled covers. Pasted on cover: Manuscripts of Lieut. Elijah Janes Paymaster of the Second Regiment of Light Dragoons, 1779-1783. Elisha Sheldon Col.
Subject (Geographic):
United States and Connecticut.
Subject (Name):
Glover, John, 1732-1797., Janes, Elijah 1759-1823., Sheldon, Elisha, 1740-1805., and United States. Continental Army. Light Dragoons Regiment, 2nd.
Subject (Topic):
Military administration, History, Equipment and supplies, Finance, Regimental histories, and Politics and government
Ten hand-colored engravings, depicting scenes from the Battle of Seringapatnam, form the border of a writing sheet, one each along the upper and lower edges and four on either side. Illustrations include, at the top, a battle scene; portraits of the British generals, Harris and Stuart; Tippoo Saib discovered among the slain, Tippoo's sons surrender; A sepoy upon a charge, An Indian soldier; Tippoo Sultan, Tippoo Sultan's wife; a design with flags, drums, cannons, swords and bugles. The battle scene and the image with the two sons include images of elephants
Alternative Title:
Conquest of Seringapatnam
Description:
Title from head of sheet., Numbered '65.' in lower right corner., With blank center of sheet filled in manuscript in black ink with an adage and a poem and signed: John Halton June 12th, Prescot School, 1801., and With watermark and countermark.
Publisher:
Published 18th Novr. 1799 by Laurie & Whittle, 53, Fleet Street
Subject (Geographic):
India, India., Śrīraṅgapaṭṭaṇa., and Indian
Subject (Name):
Tipu Sultan, Fath ʻAli, Nawab of Mysore, 1753-1799, and Tipu Sultan, Fath ʻAli, Nawab of Mysore, 1753-1799
"A Portuguese soldier and a British soldier, facing each other, co-operatively seize Ferdinand VII, who is putting his left foot across a line dividing Spain (right) from Portugal. Each holds a musket without bayonet. The Englishman's right hand is on Ferdinand's shoulder; the Portuguese clutches one of the King's ass's ears. Ferdinand wears a crown, a long cloak, and a spiky ruff. A French officer on the extreme right makes off to the right, shocked and alarmed; he looks over his shoulder, exclaiming, Sacré dieu! le pauvre bete est attrappée."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., From British Museum online catalogue Curator's comments: The Frenchman is evidently the Marquis de Moustier, French Ambassador at Madrid, who appeared covertly to countenance Ferdinand's support of the Portuguese refugees, and was recalled in disgrace., and Original price "2/-" written in ink in lower right corner of sheet.
Publisher:
Published by Thos. McLean, 26 Haymarket
Subject (Geographic):
Spain
Subject (Name):
Ferdinand VII, King of Spain, 1784-1833 and Moustier, Clément Edouard, Marquis de, 1779-1830.
Subject (Topic):
History, Soldiers, British, Portuguese, Military officers, French, and Firearms
BEIN 2018 238: Paperbound. Stamp: Bibl. Gvst C. Galletti Flor. and Imperfect: Folded map only. Carta dei viaggi fatti da Cristoforo Colombo per l'Oceano Atlantico ... P. Binaghi inc. per L'opera del par Amati. Ricerche Storico-Crit. 1830.
Publisher:
Coi tipi di Giovanni Pirotta
Subject (Topic):
Art, History, Printing, Science, Literature, History and criticism, and Inventions
Hudibras and Ralpho riding on tired, emaciated horses travel on a country road. In the foreground to the left, a dog snarls at their approach while to the right, a man, holding a rake in one hand and his hat in his other hand, laughs at the sight of the rotund rider as he backs into and knocks over a table laden with baskets of produce and a tankard as he bends toward the riders. Behind him on the right, his wife grabs for the falling baskets and reaches for him to prevent further damage, a look of alarm on her face. In this end state a house has been added behind the wife
Alternative Title:
Sir Hudibras his passing worth, the manner how he sally'd forth and Hudibras sallying forth
Description:
Title engraved above image., From a series of twelve prints after Hogarth and issued by Robert Sayer. Publisher name from first print in series., Date of publication based on publisher's name and address in imprint statement on the first plate in this series. Robert Sayer moved to 53 Fleet Street in 1760, and from 1777 onward he formed partnerships that caused him to trade under different names (Sayer & Bennett, Sayer & Co., etc.); see British Museum online catalogue. He acquired the Hogarth plates from Overton and re-issued them and copies in 1768. See Paulson., Numbered '2' in upper left corner., Verse in three columns below image: "When civil dudgeon first grew high, and men fell out they knew not why: when Gospel-trumpeter surrrounded with long-ear'd rout, to battel sounded, and pulpit drum ecclesiastick was beat with fist, instead of a stick, then did Sir Knight abandon dwelling and out he rose a colonelling. A squire he had, whose name was Ralph, that in th' adventure went his half. An equal stock of wit and valour he had laid in, by birth a taylor. Their armes and equipage did fit as well as vertues, parts and wit their valours too were of a rate, and out they sally'd at the gate.", Copy of no. 505 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 1., See Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 83., and From a set of twelve prints, all with two sewing holes along left edge.
Manuscript on paper of The Life, Araignment, and Death, of the famous learned, Sir Thomas More Knight: Somtymes Lord Chauncellor of England. On f. iii verso, engraving of Sir Thomas More, half-length, to right, standing, pointing to scroll in right hand
Description:
In English., Watermarks: Heawood, Coat of Arms 481., Script: Written in neat chancery script., Illuminated title-page, f. iii recto: double blue frame with sprigs of berries and leaves on both sides and gilt designs above and below. Gold initial on f. 1r marks the beginning of text., and Binding: 17th-18th centuries. Part of a book rebound in limp vellum, gold-tooled, with holes for two ties.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, New Haven., and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
More, Thomas, Saint, 1478-1535. and Roper, William, 1496-1578.
Subject (Topic):
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Manuscripts, Medieval, and History
A broadside on Christopher Bullock, a tiny but fat watch and clock-maker in Suffolk; with a woodcut showing a portrait of Bullock, holding a wig in his left hand, mopping his brow with the other; with letterpress title and text, including information on other people of Suffolk including another dwarf Miss B-t-h-c-r, and a table listing market days and distances from London of towns on the road to Yarmouth, and with one vertical segment of type ornaments. See British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Pleasant, facetious, and merry dwarf of Bottesdale
Description:
Caption title., Woodcut of the dwarf dated 1755. See Sheila O'Connell's 'Popular Print in England' (British Museum 1999, cat.4.41) where she shows that the portrait was lifted from an etching of Jacob Powell made a year or two earlier (see British Museum cat.4.40)., Woodcut signed lower left with a italic 'g'?, and Preserved in a modern mount. For further information, consult library staff.
Annales of England and Chronicles of England from Brute unto this present year of Christ 1580
Description:
BEIN 1987 303: 20 cm. Imperfect: final leaf 4G8 wanting; bled at edges with some loss of text. Few manuscript annotations throughout. Armorial bookplate of Edward Herbert, Viscount Clive., BEIN Osborn pa94: 20 cm. Manuscript pencil annotations concerning provenance; early manuscript ink annotations and corrections throughout. Ownership inscription of Margaret Barrie on page [32] at beginning indicates this book was left to her by her father Burton, read by her in 1675, and read by Oliver in 1679. Armorial bookplate of John Wodehouse, Earl of Kimberley. Bookplate of Michael Scott. Binder's stamp of Riviere and Son. Stamp of H. Sotheran, with explanation in manuscript that the book was actually bought from Pickering. From the collection of Toshiyuki Takamiya., BEIN Osborn pa105: Quires ²[par.]-3[par.]⁴ (the table and errata) bound at end. Manuscript shelfmark "942" written on shelf label. Armorial bookplate of the Bishopsgate Institute, with its blind stamp on multiple pages throughout and ink stamp on title page verso, no. "1627" and classification "942" written in manuscript. Ink stamp of Quenby Library also on title page verso. Few manuscript annotations throughout, with a manuscript genealogical table on rear flyleaves in what appear to be two different hands. From the collection of Toshiyuki Takamiya. Bound in 16th-century full English calf, with stamp: Sober Society. Accompanied by: bookseller's description (1 leaf)., "Apparently the first edition of the 'Chronicles' in the complete form"--BM., Later editions published as: Annales., Actual printer's name from STC., Signatures: [par.]⁴, ²[par.]-3[par.]⁴ A-3I⁸ 3K⁸(-3K7,8) 3L-4G⁸., Final page blank., Engraved title page showing the descent of sovereigns from Edward III., and Includes index.
Publisher:
By [Henry Bynneman for] Ralphe Newberie, at the assignement of Henrie Bynneman
"Orléans (Égalité), looking to the right, stands on the scaffold dressed as a grenadier of the National Guard. He holds out by the hair the decollated head of Louis XVI, while he waves his cap in his right hand. Behind (left) is the guillotine, with the King's body; streams of blood pour from head and trunk. Below the scaffold (right) are heads and bayonets of the National Guard, and, behind, two large buildings, the windows and roofs filled with spectators; those on the roof wave their hats."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image. and Text below title: Behold the progress of our system.
Publisher:
Pub. Feb. 12, 1793, by S.W. Fores, N. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Geographic):
France and France.
Subject (Name):
Orléans, Louis Philippe Joseph, duc d', 1747-1793, Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793, Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793., and Orléans, Louis Philippe Joseph, duc d', 1747-1793.
Subject (Topic):
History, Guillotines (Punishment), and Decapitations