Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 38

Manuscript and Collectibles Auction

Colonial Americana

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 431		1706 - Quaker Teachings by George Fox. First Edition of Gospel-Truth Demonstrated…Containing Principles…held among the people called Quakers, London, published by T. Sowle,11½x8", 1090 pp plus "An Alphabetical Table. Old diced calf leather, rebacked spine, new endpapers. Trimmed but no loss of text; internally clean. George Fox was the founder of the Quakers; He greatly influenced William Penn, who became a Quaker and founded Pennsylvania. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $374
Lot 432		1766 Boston Surgeon's Letter. Autograph Letter Signed by Dr. Miles Whitworth (who witnessed and wrote about the Ft. William Henry massacre), 2pp (1 sheet), on laid paper, 8x6¼", Boston, 15 Jan. 1766. Very good; toning; one small fold repair on verso; written in a clear, bold pen. To the selectmen of Boston, with a request regarding ill British soldiers: "Captn Bishop of His Majesty's Ship Fortune, has three men, same which, he desires, I would receve at sick Quarters, for their Cures; and as I have no place to receve them, I beg the Liberty of the Back rooms at the Hospital for one month, and your leve for their coming on Shore…Should the Wall of the room be defaced I will put it in the same order as its now; their Cases is as follows viz. one the loss of a finger, the second a Swelling in his hand, and the Third, frost bitten…." Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 433		1788 U.S. Constitution Debates - The Massachusetts Centinel. February 6, 1788 issue, Boston, 4pp, 15x9½"; trimmed with loss of a few words; age toning. With the debates of 22 and 23 Jan. 1788 of the Massachusetts State Convention on the ratification of the U.S. Constitution on the front page and pages 2 and 3; also, John Hancock's proclamation speech and a poetic Indian chief's presentation on the injustices of the first settlers in America depriving this people of their lands. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 434		(Acts of Congress - 1807 & 1808). Two volumes in original wrappers: "Acts Passed at the Second Session of the Ninth Congress of the United States" (Washington, D.C., 1807), bound with "The Laws of the United States of America, Vol. VIII…1807"; and "Acts Passed at the First Session of the Tenth Congress of the United States," (Washington, D.C., 1808). Many Acts signed in print by Thomas Jefferson. Both volumes 9¼x6", spines and edges chipped, uncut pages; scattered light foxing. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 435		Advice to the Officers of the British Army - 1783. Printed in London by W. Richardson for G. Kearsley on Fleet Street, 118 pp, original marble boards with leather spine and gold-stamped title. Contains a vast and fascinating account of the duties and obligations of British officers, from drills and punishments to recommended camp reading, such as "The Woman of Pleasure," by John Clealand, "Chesterfields's Letter," etc. Internally very clean and bright; contains owner's heraldic bookplate and name. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $518
Lot 436		The Controversy Between Great Britian and Her Colonies Reviewed. The Several Pleas ofthe Colonies, In Support of their Right to all the Liberties and Privileges of British Subjects….Book authored by William Knox, who would become under-secretary of state for American affairs in 1770 and serve until the post was abolished at the end of the Revolutionary War (London, 1769), 8½x5", 207 pp, with marble boards, leather corners and gold-stamped title on spine. Some rough edge wear; internally tight and very clean. Knox was a British politician who, after the French and Indian War, recommended the establishment of an American aristocracy and representation for the colonies in the British parliament. His writings in support of the Stamp Act caused the withdrawal of his commission as British agent in Georgia and East Florida. After the war, he secured compensation for property loss by loyalists in Georgia, including himself and his wife. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $240
Lot 437		(Indian Trader Peter Bizallion). Three documents pertaining to famous French Canadian Indian trader and interpreter Peter Bizallion, who was issued a license by the colony of Pennsylvania in 1714 to trade among the Lene Lenape and other Indian tribes. He became quite prosperous and counted influential people such as James Logan, William Penn's personal secretary, among his friends. Peter Bizallion's will, signed on 9 January 1741, in East Caln township, in the County of Chester, 12½x7½", leaving his worldly goods, including "My Negroes…Betty, Nod, Jo, Nanny, Sir, Judith…& Abigail" to his wife Martha. Witnessed by three men and also signed by Philadelphia lawyer John Ross who declares Bizallion "an Alien Friend" with the right to make a will. Good condition; repairs on verso, edge tears and a 1½" area of paper loss in the text which has been replaced with period paper and penciled notations. Accompanied by a ledger page of Bizaillon's, dated 1728-42, listing expenditures for items such as labor hired for the harvest, bushels of wheat sold to various people, fabric and other items purchased; and a 1717 ledger page of John Comb's listing money received from Bizaillon and money owed to J[ames] Logan. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $600