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

187 187 c   (NEWYORK.) Richards,T. Addison; artist. Hamilton Lit. & Theo. Institution, Madison Co., N.Y. Lithograph, 6 3 / 4 x 8 3 / 4 inches; minor wrinkling and dampstaining. New York: Bufford’s, circa 1838-40 [600/900] Possibly the earliest view of what is now Colgate University, then the Hamilton Literary & Theological Institution. The iconic West Hall and East Hall are featured at center. Not in OCLC, though a colored copy is held by the University. We find no copies at auction, though a copy was offered in a 1938 issue of The Old Print Collector for $85. 188 c   (NEWYORK.) Collection of Nesmith-Cunningham-Breed family papers. 88 items in one box; various conditions. Vp, 1773-20th century [200/300] Includes 4 letters written by Arthur M. Breed at Cornell University, 1883-85 * Notebook kept by Justice of the Peace Samuel Cunningham in Peterborough, NH, 1773-1812 * Benjamin Nesmith deed, 1798 * Autograph book of Emeline Hunter Nesmith, 1883 * 50 letters toWilliam Cunning- ham Nesmith and his daughter Esther Nesmith Breed of Brooklyn and Long Island, 1897-1931, many from a New London hotel in 1899 * 25 family photos circa early 20th century, unidentified * A shipping license issued to Captain John Turner in Demerara, 1801 * and a long family letter from Zeph Shepardson of Guilford,VT, 1831.