Books & Ephemera: Including Chapman Family Historical Documents

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Featuring over 220 lots from the 17th to the 20th centuries, the auction includes antique and vintage books on many subjects and in diverse languages. There is also a wide selection of works on paper – engravings, vintage photographs; maps; war posters, lithographs, and several artworks. Historical documents from the Chapman family are part of a collection related to Edward Mortimer Chapman (1862-1952), a Connecticut pastor, academic, author, and descendant of one of Saybrook’s first settlers.
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TWO ALBUMS OF CARTE DE VISITE PHOTOGRAPHS, 19TH CENTURY.11 - TWO ALBUMS OF CARTE DE VISITE PHOTOGRAPHS, 19TH CENTURY.
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The smaller leather album has a metal clasp and gilt-edged sleeves containing approx. 24 carte de visite photographs and one t
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (70.00) = 70.00
 
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TULLY, JOHN, and others; CONNECTICUT, 1753-1800.12 - TULLY, JOHN, and others; CONNECTICUT, 1753-1800.
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A group of one John Tully signed legal document; two letters addressed to John Tully, including one from his wife Parnel Tully; and tw
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
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PRATT, MARGARET; SALEM, MA, 1756.13 - PRATT, MARGARET; SALEM, MA, 1756.
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Single-sheet letter, writing on both sides, addressed to "John Tully Esq. in Saybrook," with remnants of sealing wax, dated May 21, 1756.&...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
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[FENNER, JOHN, CAPT.]; SAYBROOK, CT, 1739.14 - [FENNER, JOHN, CAPT.]; SAYBROOK, CT, 1739.
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A manuscript document recording the arbitration and determination of a land transfer from the Estate of Capt. John Fenner of Saybrook,
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WHITTELSEY(WHITTLESEY), AMBROSE, and others; SAYBROOK, CT, 1765-1800.15 - WHITTELSEY(WHITTLESEY), AMBROSE, and others; SAYBROOK, CT, 1765-1800.
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A group of three documents with the signatures of and/or referencing Ambrose Whittelsey, Herkiah Whittelsey, and Natha
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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18TH CENTURY LETTER, UNSIGNED; [THOMAS FLAGG, BOSTON].16 - 18TH CENTURY LETTER, UNSIGNED; [THOMAS FLAGG, BOSTON].
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A single-sheet unsigned, undated letter, c. 18th century, written on both sides. After thoughts of grief and mortality, the writer ent
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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SAYBROOK, CT DEEDS/LAND SALE DOCUMENTS, 1780s-1790s.17 - SAYBROOK, CT DEEDS/LAND SALE DOCUMENTS, 1780s-1790s.
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A group of eight Connecticut deeds/land transfer documents, 1783-1793, each with multiple signatories: 1. BEAUMONT, SAMUEL, and TULLY, SAMUEL. Single-
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
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CHAPMAN, GED[EDIAH?]; 1745, 1755(?).18 - CHAPMAN, GED[EDIAH?]; 1745, 1755(?).
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1. A single-sheet summons to the Sheriff of the County of New London, for John Brooks(?) of Saybrook, to appear before John Tully, one of his Majest...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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LOVELAND, TITUS; and others; SAYBROOK, CT, 1786.19 - LOVELAND, TITUS; and others; SAYBROOK, CT, 1786.
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A group of three documents: 1. A single-sheet deed document dated January 25, 1786, between Levi Chapman of Saybrook and Titus and Lydia Loveland, and
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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STEWART, MATTHEW; NEW LONDON, CT, 1761.20 - STEWART, MATTHEW; NEW LONDON, CT, 1761.
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Two ALS to John Tully, Esq. Saybrook, concerning tickets for Matthew Stewart's Connecticut property sale by lottery. Stewart was a New Lond...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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