LIVEZEY/FIRTH FAMILY EPHEMERA & COINS ~ DAY 2 2022-10-09 Auction - 669 Price Results - Russum's Furniture Auctioneers in MD - Page 10
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EXPERIMENTS & OBSERVATIONS ON ELECTRICITY (1769)COOKS VOYAGE TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN - 1783HAND DRAWN THOMAS FIRTH SURVEYOR MAP 1819 PA
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Sudlersvile, MD, United States
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LIVEZEY/FIRTH FAMILY EPHEMERA & COINS ~ DAY 2

RUSSUM'S FURNITURE AUCTIONEERS IS SELLING OVER 3 CENTURIES OF COLLECTED EPHEMERA & CURRENCY FROM THE LIVEZEY & FIRTH FAMILIES OF PHILADELPHIA AND LATER TALBOT CO. MARYLAND. THE 2 DAY AUCTION WILL BE HELD OCTOBER 8TH & 9TH. PLEASE CALL WITH ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS AND TO SCHEDULE PRIVATE PREVIEWS 410-928-3415. THE LIVEZEY FAMILY(THOMAS LIVEZEY) SETTLED ON 500 ACRES(PART OF PHILADELPHIA) IN THE 1670'S. THE FAMILY FLOURISHED IN COLONIAL AND EARLY AMERICA. THEY OWNED LARGE AMOUNTS OF LAND ON THE WISSAHICKON CREEK, PHILADELPHIA, GERMANTOWN, ROXBOROUGH, AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS. THE LIVEZEY'S, LATER THE FIRTH'S, LIVED IN THAT AREA UNTIL THE 1930'S WHEN THEY MOVED TO TALBOT COUNTY MARYLAND, "BEAUVOIR" ON THE CHOPTANK RIVER. THIS AUCTION INCLUDES PAPERWORK & BOOKS DATING BACK TO THE 1600'S. THE MAJORITY OF THE COLLECTION SEEMS TO START WITH THOMAS LIVEZEY THE QUAKER AND MILLER (1723-1790). THOMAS WAS WELL KNOWN AS THE OWNER OF GLEN FERN, THE MILL ON THE WISSAHICKON CREEK. AT ONE TIME IT SEEMED LIKE THEY OWNED MOST OF THAT AREA. THIS AUCTION ALSO INCLUDES 18TH CENTURY INDENTURES, BUSINESS LEDGERS, LETTERS, & BOOKS FROM THOMAS LIVEZEY AND HIS SONS, JOHN & JOSEPH LIVEZEY. THERE ARE NUMEROUS WRITINGS THAT CAN BE FOUND ONLINE ABOUT THE LIVEZEY FAMILY, ESPECIALLY THOMAS LIVEZEY. LIVEZEY WAS VERY INFLUENTIAL IN EARLY PHILADELPHIA AND WAS FRIENDS OR ACQUAINTANCES WITH EVERYONE YOU MIGHT EXPECT AT THE TIME, INCLUDING DAVID RITTENHOUSE. WE SOLD A DAVID RITTENHOUSE COMPASS FROM THIS FAMILY'S ESTATE IN 2021. LIVEZEY AND BEN FRANKLIN WERE KNOWN TO BE FRIENDS, MUCH OF THEIR CORRESPONDENCE CAN BE FOUND ONLINE, LOT 615A IN THIS AUCTION ALSO PROVES THIS. IT IS AN INSCRIBED COPY OF FRANKLIN'S FAMOUS BOOK "EXPERIMENTS & OBSERVATIONS ON ELECTRICITY" (1769). THE BOOK IS INSCRIBED TO MR LIVEZEY AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. WE ALSO HAVE BOOKS, LETTERS, INDENTURES, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND MUCH MORE FROM THE 19TH CENTURY THRU THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY.
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3-18th C. ANNO REGNI GEORGII III REGIS: 1766, 1769, 1772. - PRINTED & SOLD BY DAVID HALL
0517: 3-18th C. ANNO REGNI GEORGII III REGISEst. US$10-US$100
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HAND DRAWN THOMAS FIRTH SURVEYOR MAP 1819 PA: PENNSYLVANIA
0518: HAND DRAWN THOMAS FIRTH SURVEYOR MAP 1819 PAEst. US$10-US$100
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THE PICTORIAL WORLD MACLURE & MACDONALD: LARGE 19th CENTURY CHROMOLITHOGRAPH BOOK 17 1/2" x 24 1/2"
0519: THE PICTORIAL WORLD MACLURE & MACDONALDEst. US$10-US$100
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3 - 1820's QUAKER BOOK & BOOKLETS: POEMS BY BURNARD BARTON 1821 & 2 - 1827. QUAKER SERMON BY MARCUS T.C. GOULD
0520: 3 - 1820's QUAKER BOOK & BOOKLETSEst. US$10-US$100
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1814 BOUND PHILADELPHIA LAND INDENTURE: BETWEEN EVAN LEWIS & JOHN & JOSEPH LIVEZEY
0521: 1814 BOUND PHILADELPHIA LAND INDENTUREEst. US$10-US$100
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EARLY 19th CENTURY POETRY JOURNAL BOOK: ~
0522: EARLY 19th CENTURY POETRY JOURNAL BOOKEst. US$10-US$100
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COLLECTION OF FRIENDS REVIEW BOOKLETS & BOOK: ~
0523: COLLECTION OF FRIENDS REVIEW BOOKLETS & BOOKEst. US$10-US$100
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PROCLAMATION DOCUMENT BY GEN. WM. HOWE 1777: ~
0524: PROCLAMATION DOCUMENT BY GEN. WM. HOWE 1777Est. US$10-US$100
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR ERA PROPAGANDA DOCUMENT: ~
0525: REVOLUTIONARY WAR ERA PROPAGANDA DOCUMENTEst. US$10-US$100
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PROCLAMATION DOCUMENT BY GEN. WM. HOWE 1776: ~
0526: PROCLAMATION DOCUMENT BY GEN. WM. HOWE 1776Est. US$10-US$100
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR ERA PROPAGANDA: ~
0527: REVOLUTIONARY WAR ERA PROPAGANDAEst. US$10-US$100
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PROCLAMATION DOCUMENT BY GEN. WM. HOWE 1777: ~
0528: PROCLAMATION DOCUMENT BY GEN. WM. HOWE 1777Est. US$10-US$100
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5 MARTHA LIVEZEY ESTATE DOCUMENTS: ~
0529: 5 MARTHA LIVEZEY ESTATE DOCUMENTSEst. US$10-US$100
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PROCLAMATION DOCUMENT BY GEN. WM. HOWE 1776: ~
0530: PROCLAMATION DOCUMENT BY GEN. WM. HOWE 1776Est. US$10-US$100
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2 THOMAS LIVEZEY RELATED INHERITANCE: ~
0531: 2 THOMAS LIVEZEY RELATED INHERITANCEEst. US$10-US$100
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2 - 18th CENTURY SALES LEDGER DOCUMENTS: 1791 PAYMENT 2 LENARD DORSEY & 1792 WOOD SALES
0532: 2 - 18th CENTURY SALES LEDGER DOCUMENTSEst. US$10-US$100
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6 - 19th CENTURY LIVEZEY FAMILY ACADEMIC: NOTEBOOKS
0533: 6 - 19th CENTURY LIVEZEY FAMILY ACADEMICEst. US$10-US$100
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3 - 19th CENTURY PROPERTY LEASES: ~
0534: 3 - 19th CENTURY PROPERTY LEASESEst. US$10-US$100
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1890 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF PA ANTHRACITE REGION: & MAPS
0535: 1890 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF PA ANTHRACITE REGIONEst. US$10-US$100
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COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE LIVEZEY FAMILY LETTERS: ~
0536: COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE LIVEZEY FAMILY LETTERSEst. US$10-US$100
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1819 SAILING INSTRUCTIONS TO BERMUDA & JAMAICA: FROM JOHN LIVEZEY TO CAPT. WALTER MEDLIN
0537: 1819 SAILING INSTRUCTIONS TO BERMUDA & JAMAICAEst. US$10-US$100
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6 ANTIQUE LIVEZEY FAMILY LETTERS: ~
0538: 6 ANTIQUE LIVEZEY FAMILY LETTERSEst. US$10-US$100
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