Sale 2455 - Printed & Manuscript Americana, September 28, 2017

193 193 c   (NEW YORK CITY.) Kennedy, Harry. Harry Kennedy’s National Anthem: Liberty . . . in Aid of the Bartholdi Pedestal Fund. 5 pages, 13 3 / 4 x 10 1 / 2 inches, including chromo- lithograph cover depicting the proposed Statue of Liberty; backed with tape, minor wear, mount remnant on final blank; early inked advertising stamp on page 5, inked library stamp on cover. New York: William A. Pond, 1884 [300/400] Sheet music for what is described on page 2 as “The National Patriotic Song and Hymnal Chorus.” 2 copies in OCLC, and none known at auction. 191 c   (NEWYORK CITY.) Descriptive book of Company C, 7th Regiment, New York National Guard—the famed Silk Stocking Regiment. [23], 247 manuscript pages. Oblong 4to, original 1 / 2 calf, moderate wear, partly-printed manuscript label on front board; front hinge split, otherwise minimal wear to contents. New York, 1895-1908 [500/750] The 7th New York was one of the most famous state militia units of the 19th century, known for the elite social status of its members as well its distinguished service. This volume is arranged by rank, listing all officers and enlisted men of Company C for a thirteen-year period. For each enlisted man is recorded his name, rank, age, date of enlistment, address, occupation, place of birth, previous service, and remarks. Many are marked in red as dropped or discharged. The occupations are almost all white-collar or professional. 192 c   (NEW YORK CITY.) [Husted, Henry P.] Register of a waterfront imports warehouse. 425 manuscript pages plus [13] index leaves. Folio, 17 x 11 inches, contem- porary calf, worn; index leaves coming detached, front hinge split, occasional later owner’s doodles (most notably on page 390), contents generally sound. NewYork, September 1854 to April 1859 [800/1,200] Henry Peter Husted (1803-1870) was a Jersey City resident who operated a Manhattan shipping warehouse at 221 South Street.Typical entries in this register give the name of the ship, port of origin, owner, date of cargo entry and description, date of withdrawal, and fees charged. Merchants sometimes left their goods in the warehouse for a year or more. For example, the first entry is for 300 cases of licorice from Liverpool left in the warehouse on 20 September 1854; they were retrieved in three batches in February 1856. Other cargoes left with Husted include cigars, wine, coffee, yarn, silk, hemp, raisins, rubber, and much more, mostly from international ports in Europe, Latin America, and Asia. Husted does not sign his name to this register, but an inserted invoice appears on his letterhead which matches the entry on page 306.