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The Indian side of the Whitman Massacre
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Cipher for Telegraphic Correspondence; arranged expressly for Military Operations, and for important Government despatches [Cipher Book #9]
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8 pages; 16 x 9 cm. On fly leaf is written: C. F. Gross. On the t.p. verso is a list of cipher holders. At bottom of the Explanation page is written: C. F. Gross.
EC 67
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Questions of measuring, calculation and a weather rope
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The volume is a compendium on measuring and calculation, with a final section on a "weather rope;" this is a type of hygrometer, whose use is apparently not described in Britain in other sources, which was first described by Santorio in 1612. The volume is bound with thread in paper covers; with some damage and staining to covers. Facing title page is written: "Thomas Turner / huius libri possesor / est : Anno Domini 1701."
mssHM 83315
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White casket
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"In 'White Casket,' Japanese artist Miwa Yanagi has created a bizarre fantasy world inhabited by department store 'elevator girls.' In upscale Japanese department stores, the elevator girl performs the role of a hostess, directing customers to their destinations while lending an aura of elegance to the shopping experience. The position of elevator girl is a highly prized one; those holding this position are selected by management, and are expected to exude youth, innocence and beauty. In White Casket--the collective title for the work as presented here--Yanagi takes advantage of digital technology to create virtual spaces composed of elements from several different locations, creating elaborate settings in which the elevator girls live as 'prisoners in paradise'"--Publisher's description.
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Novißima et accuratißima Magni Ducatus Lithuaniae in suos Palatinatus et Castellanias divisae Delineatio cura et impensis Matthaei Seutteri. S. Caes. et Reg. Cathol. Majest. Geogr. at Chalcographi Augustani
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"Cum Gratia et Priv. S. R. I. Vicariatus, in partibus Rheni Sveviae, et Juris Franconici." Seutter is described here as "S. Caes. et Reg. Cathol. Majest. Geogr." - he was names Imperial Geographer by Karl VI in 1731, so map date comes after the title was bestowed and before his death. Map was removed from a bound volume, possibly one of the atlases Seutter published. Prime meridian: Ferro?. Relief: no. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving.
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Cipher for Telegraphic Correspondence; arranged expressly for Military Operations, and for important Government despatches [Cipher Book #2]
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30 pages; 15 x 9 cm. Laid in the front cover is a list of cipher holders for no.1 and no. 5 in Division of the Gulf on yellow carbon paper sheet dated 1866, May 7; also a receipt for No. 12 and No. 5 ciphers on telegraph paper, signed T.R. Boyle, July 13, 1866. A list of cipher holder on t.p. verso. Four pages (numbered 27-30) bound in between p. 11 and 12, four blue unnumbered pages bound in between p. 25 and 26.
EC 47
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Shameful Friday: a critical study of the Mountain Meadows Massacre
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Typewritten manuscript of Frank Beckwith's Shameful Friday, and examination of reports and evidence surrounding the Mountain Meadows Massacre. Beckwith states that his purpose is to "present the Gentile viewpoint, the Mormon presentation (contra to the [Gentile]), and as many statements, alibis, and comments of descendants of 'the 55' as can be got." The manuscript is divided into 21 chapters, each separately bound with the following notations on the covers: 1) Ike Potter, 2) William Hawley, 3) Synopsis, 4) Fixing the Time [of the massacre], 5) The Plans Go Awry, 6) Shameful Friday, 7) New Leaks, 8) Personnel and character of the Fancher Train, 9) The Big Five, 10) The 55, 11) What Happened About This Time, 12) The Mormon Viewpoint, 13) Mince Meat, 14) The Law's Delay, 15) Two Trials Necessary to Convict Lee, 16) Execution of John D. Lee, 17) Visits to Mountain Meadows, 18) Old Timers [viewpoints] and [help from a] novel [by] J.J. Clark, 19) John D. Lee's Confession, 20) The Mountain Meadows Massacre by Bancroft, and 21) The Indians in 1857. The manuscript contains handwritten notations and original photographs. Also included are a transcribed copy of portions of John D. Lee's diary from May-August 1849, a typed manuscript by John L. McGinn entitled "Mormon and Indian Wars, the Mountain Meadows Massacre, and Other Tragedies and Transactions Incident to the Mormon Rebellion of 1857 Together with the Personal Recollections of a Civilian Who Witnessed Many of the Thrilling Scenes Described" (1903), and typewritten copies of newspaper articles on Mountain Meadows from the Arkansas Gazette (1877, 1908, 1912).
mssHM 31255 (1-21)