Easton, Md: 1877. An 1877 Manuscript partial will and testament of Mary Denny of Talbot County, Maryland, from the estate of Samuel Harrison, 19th-century gentleman farmer and historian, and signed by him on the verso. This document is also signed at the bottom by Tilghman N. Chance, the Registrar..... More
Arno Press, 1971. 8vo. A beautiful scarce 1971 reprint of this biography of of George Washington's close friend. longest-serving Aide-de-Camp, and Talbot County, Maryland native. Originally published in 1876, this piece provides deep insight into Tilghman's thoughts and life during and after the Revolution featuring many pages of his..... More
St. Michaels, Marylland: 1870s-80s. A compelling lot of five (5) original 1870s-1880s manuscript documents, mostly relating to the historic Woodstock Plantation in Talbot County, Maryland, two of the documents are signed by Harrison a total of five times, both documents written in Harrison's hand. Woodstock was built by..... More
Baltimore: Regional Publishing Co., 1967. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7. A scarce and near-perfect 2nd Printing of this Eastern Shore of Maryland history. Two volumes complete. Green cloth gilt. Square Tight Bindings. Clean interiors. Frontispiece portraits in each volume, Volume I with a portrait of Samuel..... More
Baltimore: William Wilkins, 1915. 1st Edition. 8vo. A scarce and quite nice 1st Edition of this Eastern Shore of Maryland history. Two volumes complete. Green cloth gilt. Square Tight Bindings. Clean interiors. Frontispiece portraits in each volume, Volume I with a portrait of Samuel Harrison, the Eastern Shore's..... More
Easton, Md: 1767-1935. An incredible 62-Document archive boasting names and signatures from a who's-who of Eastern Shore of Maryland Founding Families, such as Harrison, Tilghman, Goldsborough, Denny, Hollyday, Hambleton, and more. These documents once belonged to Talbot County Gentleman farmer, Doctor, civic leader, and historian Samuel Harrison (1822-1890)..... More