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Financial Ephemera:

(lottery ticket) . LOTTERY TICKET
Santo Domingo June 5, 1894. 2-1/4 x 5-1/2 inches, green and black on front, printed on two sides. Good, minor curling and fraying of edges. (a11523)
$25.00(manuscript). ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT SHIPPING COMPANY RECEIPT BOOK - NATIONAL EXPRESS COMPANY OF NEW YORK CITY
NY 1857-1858 National Express Co. Manuscript handwritten in ink entries on printed forms (4 forms blank). Octavo, (5.5 by 8.5 inches), 49pp., each form illustrated with image of railroad train, stiff cardboard wraps. Most of the entries are 'one keg black' with sender and receiver names. Good Plus, cover a bit worn, leaves have some creases. (a3523)
$125.00Ingersoll, Wm. H.. LAWYER'S CASE LEDGER FOR 1869 -1872 (MANUSCRIPT)
Lawyer's manuscript account book. No details of cases given just services listed and fees received. Some of the clients: A. E. Tilton, Ann Lane, O'Callaghan, Augustus Noble, C. Bertrand, Catharine Gallagher, Patrick Brady, Myles Donnell. One of his clients was City of Brooklyn so perhaps Ingersoll was located in Brooklyn. Small octavo, 271pp., full red leather. Very legible and neat. Dates written on lower fore-edge. VG, rubbed and lightly worn. (a37950)
$200.00Barton, Arthur M.. ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT ACCOUNTING LEDGER JUNE 1887 TO SEPTEMBER 1888
Manchester 1888. Fully original handwritten accounting book, very neatly written and legible. Small octavo, 246pp. (not all pages are fully written), attractive green leather hardcover with black trim. Locks securely with built-in lock and fortunately the original key (present). Stamped A M B Ledger on front board. Initial 11 pages torn out. Note on first page indicates that a Doctor Samuel Barton (clearly a relative, father maybe?) died and left his estate to Richard Barton, Sarah Barton, L. M. Barton and Arthur M. Barton in that order, the lion's share going to Richard. One business card (Ellis Wardrobe Dealers) laid in. VG. (a63818)
$250.00 Castillo, Francisco . ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT RECEIPT OF 11 LINES SIGNED BY FRANCISO CASTILLO, GUATEMALA
Dated 1922, ChichIcastenango, Guatemala. Blind stamp of Guatemalan government. (a74312)
$35.00 (lottery tickets) . 10 ORIGINAL LOTTERY TICKETS FOR THE LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY COM 1889 AND 1890
5-3/4 x 2 inches each, Colorful. VG. Group of 10: (a76691)
$90.00 Manuscript Account Book . ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT ACCOUNT BOOK OF OLIVER HANSCOM 1845-1856
Original printed pink paper cover reads: "Pass Book of M (Oliver Hansom is here written in ink manuscript in Account with (Joel F Goodwin is here written in mss) Manufactured by Sanborn & Carter, Portland, ME. Every Time you order Goods". 12mo., 24 pages ( of which all but 5 have manuscript notation), wraps. Lists of payments and receipts, houses, land , clothing, buttons, foodstuffs etc. Names listed in text include Abbey Jane Wentworth, Noah Wentworth, Benjamin Wentworth, Joel Goodwin, others. VG, quite neat and legible, light wear. (a87301)
$150.00 manuscript receipt book . MANUSCRIPT RECEIPT BOOK 1881-1812
1811, 1812. Record book of a saw mill (unnamed) which lists owners of logs, sale of logs, amount of lumber cut, prices, etc. Densely written in ink manuscript. All entries have "x" through them. 20p., original stringbound wraps. Becoming disbound. A bit hard to read; messy. (a87304)
$125.00