Nice item for a ticket collector. Single ticket for admission to the S.F. Cody Wild West Shows which were performed in the late 19th Century. Made of very thin paper in good condition. NOT TO BE CONFUSED with Buffalo Bill Cody.The following is some information about this fascinating character who was to England what the Wright brothers were to America. Samuel Franklin Cody was born in Birdville, Texas, in 1861. He lived the typical prairie life of a cowboy, catching and training wild horses in true bronco-buster style. He was also a highly skilled buffalo hunter, and became an expert with the rifle and lasso. During 1883-4 he was gold prospecting around the junction of the KIondyke and Yukon Rivers,a location which thirteen years later grew into Dawson City, center of the Alaskan Gold Rush, the biggest gold rush of all time. Cody, however, made no strike, and after a few years spent touring America with a Wild West show, where he was billed as 'Captain Cody, King of the Cowboys', he eventually settled in England in 1890. He soon became a showman, forming his own company of entertainers, giving demonstrations of his exceptional skills in riding, lassoing and shooting. As a professional showman he adopted the extravagant form of dress for which he was to become so famous from his compatriot, namesake and friend. Colonel William Fredrick Cody, alias 'Buffalo Bill' whose hugely successful Wild West show he had seen and admired greatly.Cody, while in England became the Chief Kite Instructor to the British Army Balloon Factory at Farnborough (1902-09). In 1902 Samuel's wife, Lela (Leila) Marie, became the first woman to fly, using his 'Man-lifting War Kite'. In 1908 Cody turned his attention to building a heavier-than-air flying machine. Subsequently he designed and built a large aircraft of wood, metal, fabric, and a fifty-horsepower French engine. On the morning of October 16, 1908, near Farnborough, Cody flew it a quarter mile in what is recognized as the first powered sustained flight in Britain. Cody is to England what the Wright brothers are to the United States. Over the next five years, with much experimentation and numerous crashes, he developed additional planes including a biplane, a monoplane, and a seaplane. His biplane, Cody's Flying Cathedral, was then the largest plane in existence. He taught himself to pilot all of his planes, and he set a world record of forty miles for a cross-country flight, won the British Empire Michelin Cup contest in 1910, and won both the British and International divisions in the military airplane trials in 1913, in spite of the fact that he wrecked the plane he was planning to fly four weeks before the trials. Undaunted, he built a new plane from the parts of former planes. Cody continued flying in spite of many accidents, always aware of the dangers and risks involved. In August 1913 his Cathedral VI broke up in the air and crashed. More than 50,000 people attended his funeral and burial in the Military Cemetery southeast of London. Known as the father of British aviation, Cody was awarded the silver medal by the Aeronautical Society for his services to aeronautics. His work stimulated public interest in aviation and led to the formation of the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service.

Rag paper with wear and age spotting.  It measures 17 1/2 inches by 12 inches and opens up to page 2 and 3  .There is very little news in this paper.  I appears to be almost all ads.  Still, an early home town paper.

This book was printed in 1998 and is an excellent reference of the different categories of ephemera.  224 pages with numerous illustrations.

Small  album which measures six by five inches.  It has some moisture issues which shows on the back cover and some pages.  Some separation of the pages from the binding. There are twelve pages of engravings of buildings, most pages featuring at least four buildings and homes on each page. All of the images are engravings.  See scans to see three  of  the examples. My scanner was not long enough to cover the whole pages.

This paper was printed in Huntsville Alabama.  It was a Tri-Weekly and Weekly paper.  Payment is being made by the Mulberry Institute in Tennessee.  W B Figures was the publisher.

This little rag newspaper, or a portion of a newspaper, Law and Gospel, measures 9 by 12 inches and opens up to four pages of content.  It was a very long speech.  It is post civil war but I can't find a date. This was a major speech in Meriwether Georgia and evidently shortly after Warner's retirement. The subjects issued was "A careful and critical review of the political situation in the state," corruptions in Colquitt's administration, and more.  There is a portion of the front page which has some acidic staining,  otherwise normal wear.

This appears to be a survey of disputed land in 1880.  Legal sized paper, with content on the back.  Scan only shows a portion.  Dingy appearance on on a portion of the back side with pencil markings.  Two edge tears with a portion missing on the left edge at the first fold and tear on the right fold.  62 poles to a dead Sugar tree-thence west-2 poles to a hickory...: Other names mentioned A D Norris, J S Warmack-W L Waters 

Neat little item showing that the student, "by diligence, care, and attention to spelling has become first in his class and merits the approbation of his Preceptor."  That's all I can read.

Wonderful two page document but with tears, chipping and holes as can be seen in the scan.  The document is on laid rag paper, quite thick.  This is from the Barbary War era when shipping was a dangerous occupation  After the Revolutionary War, America lost the protection of Britain and the Barbary pirates were a constant danger.   This shipping document spells out the conditions and value of the cargo as well as other things.  It is legible but difficult reading so I will only give a few examples.  

This lengthy article was disbound from the book, Political Annals of the United Colonies by George Chalmers.  The last page is loose Should make interesting reading.

See scan.  We forget how precious salt was in the early days. 1872

Early receipt on blue rag paper.  Rocking chair for $6.50

Two receipts in this lot.  One is dated 1840 from Richmond Virginia for a subscription to the Religious Herald, dated 1840 James M Kent William Sands.

This little item shows a great engraved graphic of Purdy's Keystone Store.  

Two items in this lot.  The Ball was held in Bethune's Hall in 1882.  The dances are filled out with suitors.  Note the back which was taken out of an album with some damage.  The extra item is  a dinner place card, probably from the same period.

Condition problems with this strip of  Stage tickets to the Southern Exposition in Louisville.  I think the damage was caused by water, particularly in the middle where it has bleached out and with a tear.  It is one long strip but I had to scan the front and bottom. 

Early rag document which is partially encapsulated to protect it from any further damage.  The encapsulation on the left edge was cut off as it was touching the edge of the document. It could be removed but I wouldn't recommend it.  If desired, it could be easily removed but cutting the rest of encapsulation.  Stains, separated at the horizontal fold and one of the vertical folds. The scans tell the story, so please study.

This is a scanned image of the front and back in a holder as I didn't want to handle it.  Small edge tears, 1/4 of an inch tear in the bottom left fold and other holes and separations at the folds.  Printed by W Lancaster in Savannah.  This involves the sale of land belonging to the Loyalists.   No paypal accepted on this item though payment plans can be arranged. 

Three page letter which must have been hand delivered as there are no postal markings on the addressed part.  Sally is writing her sister Mary D Braden of Jefferson, Clinton County La.  She had evidently been giving the charge of young children and most of the letter is taken up with her expressing her fatigue ove rearing them.  Here is the political content:  "There is now a great stir in town about the convention.  I don't feel the lest interest in it.  I think it is wrong altogether to hurrah a president in office.  I have not seen any good result from it yet never since Old Jackson was hurrah'd in.  How do them democratic women in your village feel about it?  Have they anymore signs to display to the passing delegations? A very low act for a lady." 

This is a lovely acknowledgement to an "Honorary Member" of the a fire engine company in Bridgewater for a payment of one dollar in full of annual assessment.  I believe it is 1852 but am having difficulty reading the script, including the name of the person. Made on light rag paper and measures 8 by 4 inches.  

Rag paper item which I was told was from 1840.  The only examples I could find on the web were in archives although a small cache was found recently. The graphics are wonderful, there is some acidic staining which is much heavier on the scan but still unsightly.  Could be bleached out by a paper restorer or someone who knows what they are doing.  The stock share measures 8 by 10 inches. 

This cover is addressed to Col Ephraim Wilcoxon regarding a Lieut Blackman who hds applied for discharge.  The letter was written by Matt Nicoll and the cover was cancelled in New York.  Request that the discharge be delivered to him and that he need to provide a written request and reasons for his request.  "He ought also to pay the postage."

Three page letter from Sarah to Mr. John E Harris in Oak Forest Cumberland County Virginia.  Pattonsburg cancel, Paid 5. 

This receipt is post war and a way bill, date Nov 7, 1865.  Blue rag paper which measures 6 by 7 and a half inches. Stain and general wear.  Evidently paper was still scarce as this has something on the back which is not relevant.  

This is a little flyer which measures nine and a half by six inches.  Good condition other than the folds.  Title is " New England Books-Tried and rejected in Chattooga County! Not acceptable to the people, and not suited to the Schools of Georgia."  The upshot is that they were condemning Ginn Books and restoring books previously in use. The only thing that I could find about the Ginn books which were considered excellent as the founder was strongly involved in the World Peace movement. I would love to know the full story on this.  The notice as issued in Summerville Ga in 1892.  

This little certificate measures 9 by 5 1/2 inched and is dated in1880.  Made on thin rag paper which has some creasing, an edge tear and pinholes on top left hand corner. There is also some cancel cuts and a bleed through from the back from the inked names. Made out to Mrs. Alice Wood and signed by T M Cunningham and William Wadley.  

Nice graphics on this little invitation for the funeral of a prominent man in Helena Arkansas.  Folds and a stain.

Early imprint from Kentucky.  I'm not sure I have these names right-Radford Maxey, Jonathan Newman but one must have been very well off as he paid five hundred and thirty dollars in revenue tax. Rag paper measures around seven and a half inches by four plus inches.  

This receipt is on period rag paper shortly after the Revolutionary War.  Received nineteen pounds nine shillings and two pence 3/4.....balance due on 7 state notes lodged in the Treasury: agreeable to an act of Assembly passed in May 1789.  Hartford Connecticut. Measures 7 and a half by 2 and a half inches.

This rag paper measures nine by four and a half inches.  The cut cancel has been repaired with archival tape.  "Shipped by the Grace of God" and "by God's grace bound for and now riding at anchor".  South Carolina.  I have trouble reading the scrip and old English language but it arrived in South Carolina.  Gin was part of the load.

This would make a neat item for a country store display.  I could not find an example of this for sale on the web although it is recorded in several historical websites.  This book, however, is earlier than the books cited and was published in 1856. The original book was printed in 1830 by Joshia Loring.  The book was made for the use of merchants, in this case Carhart & Curd of Macon Ga, so that they could "ascertain the cost of imported goods, and to sell by advance."  The book seems to have different titles, "Tables of Advance British Sterling" and "Tables of Discount on British Sterling" Enoch Chase published the book in 1856.  The front cover is missing and you can see the condition of the front end paper in the second scan. The books is divided into two parts, half upside down, presumably as made.  The books measures 9 and a half by 5 and a half inches.  The pages are made of rag. The book is still bound with the exception of one page which is loose.  It's appears to be complete but it is hard to tell.  The book was found in the walls of a house that was being worked on.  The book is very dingy in areas and has a musty smell.  Airing it out should improve the smell.  The dinginess is most prominent on the end papers, title page and the next few pages, which also are creased. By far most of the pages are clean.

Worn document with a large separation and hole.  There are other parts of this Indenture agreement made in Queens County New York in 1806.  The other documents are in worse condition and will be thrown in this listing. Please view the scan.  I hope this document can find its family. 

You have to wonder how little delicate items like this survive over the years.  This four by two and a half inch advertising hand out was made on thin pink paper.  Some light crumpling, a tiny edge tear and other minor wear.  An engraving of Phineas T Barnum, "Proprietor of the largest Traveling Exhibition in the World" on one side and an engraving of Admiral Dot and his Mother, "the smallest man in the world" on the other side date 1873.  Price 5 Cents.  I found a small item in the book on Barnum that was similar to the way this item was madeprice reduced

See scan to view the condition.  

This parchment document from our Motherland measures 27 by 22 plus inches. Land indenture from 1815. Wonderful condition with the exception of the folds which can be framed out to a great degree. I can't imagine how long it took for a calligrapher to produce this historical and decorative document. This indenture was from the long reign of George the Third. 

This is a very early Bill of Lading for items sold by G W Mentz & Son, Philadelphia, "Shipped in Good Order and Condition" and now lying in the Port of Philadelphia and bound for New York.  Sent to the customer by way of a stampless cover.  Please view the scans to see the condition. 

Fanny Harris was a regular packet.  Captain N F Webb.  The two paper items are glued together at the left hand edge, covering part of the second graphic bill of lading.  Small edge tear, some soot and spindle hole at top right edge.  Lorrain and Company. 

Thin rag broadside which measures fifteen by eight inches.  Folds and crumpled appearance.  Large ink spot in the middle and a white area to the left of Time Table, where I think someone tried to cover up an ink spot.  A couple of other spots that appear to have been doctored as well.  The paper is not attached to the board but a couple of stamp hinges at the top hold the broadside to the board.  Can be removed after mailing.  Nice graphic of a train.  J R Faulkner-Superintendent.  Printed in Rutland Vermont. 

Rare, rag journal which was printed in New York.  This volume 4, No 33.  Large front page graphic of the Avery Rotary Engine.  Dog ear and some foxing.  Complete.

This is a complete issue but begins with page 289 and goes through page 304.  Heavy rag paper with light foxing, heaviest on the front page. Heavy folds causing some smudging at the mid folds. Nice graphic masthead with an engraving of a train. This was a weekly publication from D K Minor Editor-Wall Street New York.  Has some content other than railroad news such as foreign and even reports from the Mexican War, including a lengthy list of promotions and appointments in the army.

I bought these two items together but don't know if they came together.  The first is a document dated 1857, "PI Douglass left 2nd 1857 Steam Ferry Boat North Star to George W Smith.  What follows in an invoice of the labor done in repairing ?saloon damaged by her while laying at the at the levee at Prescott on the 27th. Details given regarding the repair.  Folds with crumpling.  Next ins a small account book (measures five and a half inches by three and a half inches.  Ink writing Ferry Steam boat Utah.  Nine hand written pages.  First page is titled "Hastings Steam Ferry." Needs more research. The North Star belonged to the Hudson Bay Trade Company.

Three and a half page letter written on rag paper with original cover, though with part of it torn off.  The letter was written by Joseph G Eastland from San Francisco on July 4th 1856. I have transcribed the letter minus the personal content.

Unusual notice advertising "Splendid Lotteries" offered by J G Gregory from Washington D C.at different dates in December of 1843.  This is the earliest example that I have ever seen of Lotteries and this one was sent in the form of a stampless cover to S A Johnson of Mallorysville Wilkes County Ga.  Nice clear cancel from Washington City D C and written 50 for paid.  Hole where the seal was broken and also a tear through the addressed section.  The notice has been extensively repaired on the back side both with early archival tape and the latest accepted archival tape.  The old tape can be seen in the scan but my extensive repairs are too thin to the seen.  Almost all of the folds were separated.  The old archival tape, though no longer used held up and no bleed through is shown on the other side. Lotteries continued to be popular following the Civil War and I know that several prominent Confederate officers were involved in running them.  Many, if not most were proven to be corrupt and lotteries eventually became illegal as a form of gambling up until recent times when they have become popular and legal being run by the States as fund raising.

This circular is on blue rag paper despite the contrary behavior of my scanner.  It has fold which makes it evident that it was mailed.  I'm speculating that it is from the 1860 or 61..  John C. Smith, the pastor of the 4th Presbyterian Church in Washington City (D.C.).  Research indicates that Smith was an early church leader in Washington.  He is proposing that "In these times of distrust, excitement and disquietude, I want to erect a house for the worship and glory of God.... " I invite friends of the Constitution..."  It does not appear that Rev Smith was successful in these endeavors and no doubt the onset of the Civil War put an end to his plan.

This receipt is on heavy rag paper and was penned shortly before the United States came into being.  "Received from John Hughes four pounds fifteen shillings ? in full.  March the 29th 1797.  Rowan Scott Rec from Mr. John Hughes one pound eight shillings 2& ten pence in full.  Robert Rowan" I can't read the last entry.  I suppose this could be from England although America was still using English coinage. Some stains.

Please view the scans to see the appearance of this letter.  The letter portion if heavily age toned and has tears and separations at the folds.  The letter is dated January 7, 1823 and addressed to an E. Miles (?) Esquire.  I can't figure out the town.  There is a faint red cancel from Albany.  Note the red seal and the tear on the back of the letter. The scan is representative of the appearance.  Content relates to some land that the addressee has expressed some interest in buying. 

Clinton ran for President in 1832 for the Federalist Party and narrowly lost the election to James Madison.  He was a US Senator and a Governor of New York.  He is acknowledged for the building of the Erie Canal which at the time was known as "Clinton's Ditch."