Books

Complete Works of Milton Vol1

c. 1698 A complete collection of the historical, political, and miscellaneous works of the John Milton. Milton was an English poet and intellectual who wrote during a period of political and religious turmoil. This book was a gift from Samuel Swazey Seward to William H. Seward. 

Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly. Volume II

c. 1852 Author: Harriet Beecher Stowe An anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Published in two volumes in 1852, the novel had a profound effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the U.S., and is said to have "helped lay the groundwork for the American...

Cravath Firm and Its Predecessors. 1819-1947

c. 1946 Author: Robert T. Swaine 

Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 12

c. 1856 By Harper & Brother's Publication 

War of the Rebellion: Official Records. Series I. Volumes I-LIII

c. 1880 - 1898 Prepared by the late Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott, Third U.S. Artillery Published under the direction of the Hon. Redfield Proctor, Secretary of War, by Maj. George B. Davis, U.S.A., Mr. Leslie J. Perry, Mr. Joseph W. Kirkley, Board of Publication. Washington: Government Printing...

Democracy in America

c. 1838 By Alexis de Tocqueville

Vegetable Substances Used for the Food of Man

c. 1840 By Harper & Brothers, Publication 

A Treatise on Agriculture

c. 1840 By John Armstrong   

Life of Abraham Lincoln; From His Birth to His Inauguration as President

c. 1872 Author: Ward H. Lamon  Written by personal friend and self-appointed bodyguard of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. Lamon recollects the life of Abraham Lincoln down to the 4th of March, 1861. 

Cecil Dreeme

c. 1862  Author: Theodore Winthrop 

Sports In Many Lands. Europe, Asia, Africa, and America Etc. etc.

c. 1875 Author: Henry Astbury Leveson A sporting expedition novel in the regions of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America. Includes illustrations.

Theology of the Bible: Itself the Teacher, and Its Own Interpreter

c. 1866 Author: Oliver Spencer Halsted  Owned by Frances Seward.