Nathan read (11 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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Paperback. Zustand: Fair. Signed. Cover worn & faded towards spine; foxing on page edges; author inscription. 128 pages.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 152 pages. 10.75x8.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.

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Second edition ("Improved edition of an anonymous pamphlet printed at Belfast, 1828" - preface).). 8vo. 14 pp. "Commenced with the sole view of proving the immortality of man" (preface). Read (1759-1859) served in Congress, from Massachusetts, 1800-1803, and was a well-regarded judge, farmer, and inventor during his final years in Belfast, Maine, 1849. OCLC locates seven copies (Harvard-Divinity School, Harvard, Peabody Essex, Bowdoin, Library Co. of Philadelphia, British Library). Original plain wrappers, stitched. Fine.…

Original bifolio manuscript of 13 numbered toasts to be given at the community "farmer's jubilee" (i.e., the annual Cattle Show). 4to. Three pages, approximately 300 words, No. 4 in full: "[To] The President of the United States [John Quincy Adams]. The wisdom & mildness of his administration shed a lustre on our republican Institutions, which will ultimately penetrate the dark & dreary abodes of despotism & ameliorate the condition of man"; No. 6 in full: To "General Lafayette [at the time on his 1824 tour of the country, but not in Belfast], the adopted son of the father of our country. The grateful, affectionate & spontaneous acclimations of ten millions of free people, with one accord, welcome his return to the land of liberty; & proclaim him the rightful heir of the sublime virtuous & immortal fame of the illustrious Washington, -- the highest honour & richest in heritance, ever conferred on man." The other toasts were to "the farmer's jubilee," "the divine art of tilling the soil," "commerce & manufacturers," "Albion K. Parris [Gov. of Maine]," "our moral, religious, literary & scientific Institutions," "national improvements," "the useful & mechanic arts," "the Gardner Lyceum," "the juice of the apple," "the American farmer," and "the American fair." All of the toasts boast Read's way with words. Nathan Read (1759-1849) served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts, 1800-1803; he moved to Maine in 1807 and was involved in civic affairs there until his death. Three words marked through, one corrected. Very good.…

Having moved from Salem to Belfast in 1807, Read quickly realized the need for a school, for the needs of the community and his children, launching his effort to build something from the ground up; instrumental in its establishment, Read served on the schools Board of Trustees until his death. Old fold lines to most, some other light storage wear and soiling, but a very good lot. (1) READ. Retained autograph copies of 1808 letters to Joseph Story (1779-1845; Salem judge and state legislator, U.S, Supreme Court justice, author of important American legal works) and Thomas Whittier, a state legislator for then Belfast region, seeking help on a petition for a charter and grant of land to establish "a contemplated Academy in Belfast," local citizens having already raised "upwards of $4000" for the project. The letter to Story: 4to, 2-pages, approximately 250 words, signed by Read; Story was named to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1812, serving until his death. The letter to Whittier, on an integral leaf: 4to 1-page, approximately 175 words, in Read's hand, but unsigned. (2) READ. Extracts from Secretary's Records [caption title]. 4-page manuscript, printing selections from records relating to the construction of the academy, 1808-1814. (3) READ. An Inventory of the Property belonging to the Trustees of Belfast Academy Jany. 1st 1809 [caption title to a manuscript "Waste-Book" recording the school's inventory and accounting for building the school and other operating expenses, 1808-1810]. Small 4to (25 cm). (17) pp. Plain drab wrappers. (4) (READ) Trustees meeting, fund raising, and accounting reports, land grants, requests to local officials and state legislators, promises to send children to the school, etc., relating to the building and operating of the Belfast Academy, 1808-1832. 22 manuscript documents, 31 pages total, approximately 2500 words. 4to and folio, almost all in the hand of Nathan Read, several signed by him. Accompanied by seven small receipts, 1808, 1810, 1826, and 1828 (4). For the file of 32 documents.…

Small 4to (22 cm). Bifolio of four pages, approximately 550 words, in part: [Responding to a recent letter from the Ex-President:] "With a view to ascertain by experiment the use of a machine most notable for different horse power, I am now constructing one at Salem, designed, nearly as I could calculate from theory, for two horse power, which I expect will be completed in about a fortnight . I am at this time uninformed of the extent & population of the counties you mention; but as it would be advantageous & highly gratifying to me to have the machine introduced into Virg. under your auspices, I assure you I shall be very moderate in my terms for the right of using it in the counties named . I ought to know the power you wish to apply that the use of the machine may be adapted to it." The balance of the letter describes in detail technical aspects of the machine and its parts, concluding with a discussion of shipping one to Virginia rather than having it constructed there. Old fold lines, but very good. Read began a side-career as an inventor in the 1780s that continued well into the 19th century, along the way working on improvements in steam engines, creating a rotary steam engine and a chainwheel for paddle wheels, building a machine that made one-step finished nails, and providing many new machines and improvements for agricultural work, especially windmill, waterpower, and threshing technology. We have not found records of a Madison-Read correspondence.…