Day 2 | Rare Books & Historical Documents from the Estate of Fred Bentley, Sr.

The New-Haven Gazette, and the Connecticut Magazine. Volume II. Thursday, October 11, 1787. Number 34. 8pp. Contains important information about t...

47 Engraved pictures of all of the signers of the US Constitution with some extra pictures, many Engraved by Max Rosenthal (1833-1918), done circa...

William Williams (1731-1811), signer of the Declaration of Independence from Connecticut. Approximately fifty-word ANS, on verso of partly printed...

A printed broadsheet dated January 10th, 1782, Hartford Connecticut. An act, signed by George Wyllys, excellent content regarding the need to rais...

The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions of 1798 and 99; with Mr. Thomas Jefferson's Original Draught Thereof: Also, Madison's Report, Calhoun's Addr...

American George Washington ink on paper memorial, 19th century, having a Spencerian inscription encircling a drawing of Washington reading "Sacred...

Military Posts--Council Bluffs to the Pacific Ocean. 27th Congress, 2nd Session. House Document, no. 830. [Washington, D.C.], 27 May 1842. Written...

The Life of George Washington by Jared Sparks. Published 1839 by Ferdinand Andrews. First edition. Book is finely bound in blue leather with marbl...

George Washington Farewell Address. "The address of General George Washington to the United States of America, September 17th, 1796, announcing hi...

A strand of the hair of George Washington. Given by Martha Washington to Ann Caroline Baynard by his wish upon his death. Washington knew her pers...

Monuments of Washington's Patriotism: Containing a Facsimile of his Public Accounts Kept During the Revolutionary War, and Some of the Most Intere...

The Connecticut Courant, Monday, June 11, 1787. #1168. American Revolution leader John Hancock (1737-1793), a signer of the Declaration of Indepen...

Official Letters to the Honorable American Congress, Written During the War Between the United Colonies and Great Britain, By His Excellency Georg...

The Gentleman’s Magazine, 1755. An early mention of George Washington in a London magazine. A report, reading in part: "The poor men who suffered ...

Journal of the First Session of the Senate of the United States of America, Begun and Held at the City of New York, March 4, 1789, printed in Wash...

The Laws of the United States of America, Volume 3 only. Published by Authority in 1796. Printed by Richard Folwell. Volume 3 of a very early prin...

Letter to George Germain from An Englishman. Printed 1776, by J. Almon. First edition. An important publication from the Revolution to George Germ...

Documents Respecting Barbary, Accompanying the President's Communications to Congress on the 8th December 1801. By Thomas Jefferson, printed 1801 ...

Plan of the New Constitution for the United States of America, Agreed Upon in a Convention of the States, with A Preface by the Editor. Published ...

Nathanael Hunn (1708-1749) The Welfare of a Government Considered: A Sermon Preach'd Before the General Assembly of the Colony of Connecticut, at ...

A bound edition of the following works by or related to Edmund Burke: Speech of Edmund Burke, Esq. on American Taxation, April 19, 1774. Fourth Ed...

A sammelband starting with A History of the Campaigns of 1780 and 1781 in the Southern Provinces of North American by Lieutenant Colonel Tarleton....

Poems Written Between the Years 1768 & 1794, by Philip Freneau, of New Jersey: A New Edition, Revised and Corrected by the Author; Including a con...

The Way to Wealth, or, Poor Richard Improved by Benjamin Franklin. Published 1795 by Renouard in Paris. First edition published in English in Fran...

A three volume complete set of A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America, Against the Attack of M. Turgot in Hi...

Two volume set of The History of America by William Robertson. Published 1778, by W. Strahan, T. Cadell. Second edition. Two volumes are fully bou...

The American Museum, or Universal Magazine, June and September 1790. June pages 277-344 and (44),(44), (44), (40), (2), September, (4), pages 97-1...

Full page ALS of an obligatory note dated March 16, 1759 between John Crossley and John N, with a nice impression of the British tax stamp of 9 pe...

Journal of the US in Congress Assembled containing the proceeding from the 5th day of November 1787 to the 3rd Day of November, 1788 (1), [170] Ap...

The Justice and Necessity of Taxing the Colonies Demonstrated Together with a Vindication of the Authority of Parliament. Published 1766 by J. Alm...

Declaration of Independence, printed by Richard Folwell in Philadelphia, 1796. Taken from "The Laws of the United States of America" published in ...

Official Correspondence and Communications Between C. C. Pinckney, John Marshall, and Elbridge Gerry; Envoys Extraordinary of the American States,...

The Constitutions of the United States, According to the Latest Amendments – To Which Are Prefixed; The Declaration of Independence; And The Feder...

Letter Addressed to the Addressers on the Late Proclamation by Thomas Paine. Printed 1792 by H.D. Symonds and Rickman. First edition. An attack on...

Histoire de la Conqueste de la Floride Par Les Espagnols, sous Ferdinand de Soto. Ecrite en Portugais par un Gentil-homme de la ville d'Elvas. Wri...

Following dates: April 1733; January 1739; September 1740; June 1744; January 1756 (two copies). Much information contained including news of the ...

A Sermon Preached Before the Honorable the Council, and the Honorable the Senate, and House of Representatives, of the State of New-Hampshire, Jun...

General Nathaniel Goodwin (1748-1819), ADS. Revolutionary War lieutenant colonel and brigadier general of militia. Good content war-date document ...

The Institution and Proceedings of the Society of the Cincinnati Formed by the Officers of the United States, at the Cantonment on the Banks of Hu...

William Williams (1731-1811), American Founding Father and signer of the Declaration of Independence. Two signed documents. First is a letter date...

Three volumes of the First and Second Session of the 6th Congress and Second Session of the 8th Congress. Published by Authority. Printed 1800, 18...

Message of the President of the United States to Both Houses of Congress. April 3d, 1798. Printed 1798. President John Adams' report to Congress o...

The Political Magazine And Parliamentary; Naval, Military, and Literary Journal, for the year 1780, Volume 1, (2),56pp., with a fold out map of Gi...

The Gentleman's Magazine for January 1782. Printed by J. Nicholas, London. Contains an article on the surrender of General Cornwallis to General W...

The Gentleman's Magazine from June, 1775. Printed for D. Henery, London. Contains many important stories about the beginning on the American Revol...

Ammi Paulk (1756-1843), Sergeant, 2nd Regiment, later to be Captain. A pay table committee stub from the Connecticut state treasury dated Sept 19,...

A pay table office stub issued December 17, 1781 to Dr. Philip Turner (1739-1815) and signed by him on the verso as P. Turner. Also signed by Majo...

The Crisis, a weekly publication dated March 23, 1776. Issue # 62. London. An uncommon weekly publication addressing the Colonies becoming indepen...

The Annual Register, or a View of the History, Politics, and Literature for the Year 1776. Edited by Edmund Burke. Printed 1788, Publisher: J. Dod...

Two volume set, The History of America by William Robertson. Printed 1777, W. Strahan, T. Cadell, in the Strand; and J. Balfour, at Edinburgh. Fir...

The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States, With an Appendix Containing Important State Papers and Public Documents, and All...

Acts Passed at the Second Congress of the United States of America: Begun and Held at the City of Philadelphia, On Monday, the Twenty-fourth of Oc...

The Annual Register, or a View of the History, Politics and Literature for the Year 1775. Printed 1777 by J. Dodsley, London. Second edition. Cont...

Revolutionary War pay order for repairs to the Assembly Room of the Statehouse, later to be named Independence Hall. ADS, 1 page. Dated February 1...

A closely written speech justifying the proposed constitution. Appears to have been used at a town meeting. The manuscript originator penned this ...

A copper engraved map titled "A View of the Town and Castle of St. Augustine and the English Camp before June 20th 1740, by Thomas Silver. With a ...

This important pay order document to James Duane (1733-1797) is boldly written and clearly readable. For service to the state of New York, Duane s...

Revolutionary War dated original Manuscript Document Signed, "Geo. Bryant," at Philadelphia, PA. George Bryant (1731-1791), Vice President of Penn...

Antique ledger book, from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Ledger from a mercantile and medicine vendor. From our research, this is from Lancaster, Pennsy...

The Pennsylvania Packet, and Daily Advertiser - two volumes: number 2800 on January 25, 1788, and number 2948 on June 15, 1788. Both carry the new...