LIVEZEY/FIRTH FAMILY EPHEMERA & COINS ~ DAY 2 2022-10-09 Auction - 669 Price Results - Russum's Furniture Auctioneers in MD - Page 22
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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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1869 ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY POLICY DOCUMENT: TAKEN BY THOMAS LIVEZEY ON A STONE BUILDING OCCUPIED AS A FLOUR MILL SITUATED ON THE WISSAHICKON CREEK & LIVEZEY'S MILL ROAD, 21ST WARD OF PHILADELPHIA
0798: 1869 ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY POLICY DOCUMENTEst. US$10-US$100
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8 - 19TH CENTURY PHILADELPHIA LAND INDENTURES: ~
0799: 8 - 19TH CENTURY PHILADELPHIA LAND INDENTURESEst. US$10-US$100
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GROUP OF 18TH & 19TH CENTURY PA LAND DOCUMENTS: ~
0800: GROUP OF 18TH & 19TH CENTURY PA LAND DOCUMENTSEst. US$10-US$100
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ROXBOROUGH PA HAND DRAWN SURVEYOR MAP: CONTAINING LIVEZEY'S MILL ALONG WITH OTHER SURROUNDING PROPERTIES
0801: ROXBOROUGH PA HAND DRAWN SURVEYOR MAPEst. US$10-US$100
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GERMANTOWN PA TOWNSHIP LINE DRAWN MAP: DRAFT OF THE TOWNSHIP LINE ROAD FROM THE TOP OF LIVEZEY'S HILL TO NORRIS CORNER
0802: GERMANTOWN PA TOWNSHIP LINE DRAWN MAPEst. US$10-US$100
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HAND WRITTEN EULOGY FROM THE LIVEZEY FAMILY: ~
0803: HAND WRITTEN EULOGY FROM THE LIVEZEY FAMILYEst. US$10-US$100
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1785 PA HAND DRAWN SURVEYOR DRAFT MAP: DRAFT OF 10 ACRES & 17 PERCHES OF LAND WITHIN THE BLACK LINE WITH THOMAS LIVEZEY BOUGHT FROM PETER HIFELER & BARRET GETZ
0804: 1785 PA HAND DRAWN SURVEYOR DRAFT MAPEst. US$10-US$100
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1914 PHILADELPHIA LIST OF JURORS BROADSIDE: ~
0805: 1914 PHILADELPHIA LIST OF JURORS BROADSIDEEst. US$10-US$100
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1807 JOHN TURNER JAMAICAN SHIPPING DOCUMENT: RELATING TO VOYAGE FROM KINGSTON TO PHILADELPHIA
0806: 1807 JOHN TURNER JAMAICAN SHIPPING DOCUMENTEst. US$10-US$100
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THE BOSTON INDEPENDENT REVOLUTIONARY ERA SONG: 18TH CENTURY SONG THAT MAKES MENTION OF KILLING KING GEORGE
0807: THE BOSTON INDEPENDENT REVOLUTIONARY ERA SONGEst. US$10-US$100
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3 LIVEZEY FAMILY DOCUMENTS: ~
0808: 3 LIVEZEY FAMILY DOCUMENTSEst. US$10-US$100
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1844 NIAGRA FALLS CANADA WEST CERTIFICATE: SIGNED BY THOMAS LIVEZEY & THOMAS BARNETT
0809: 1844 NIAGRA FALLS CANADA WEST CERTIFICATEEst. US$10-US$100
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1775 GERMANTOWN PA SURVEY MAP: 14 3/4 ACRES OWNED BY JACOB ADAM HOGEEMOET
0810: 1775 GERMANTOWN PA SURVEY MAPEst. US$10-US$100
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ANTIQUE TOLL PAN & NUTMEG GRINDER: ~
0811: ANTIQUE TOLL PAN & NUTMEG GRINDEREst. US$10-US$100
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LOT OF ANTIQUE VARIOUS FOREIGN COINS: ~
0812: LOT OF ANTIQUE VARIOUS FOREIGN COINSEst. US$10-US$100
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25 VARIOUS FOREIGN COINS: ~
0813: 25 VARIOUS FOREIGN COINSEst. US$10-US$100
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2 EARLY MEXICAN SILVER COINS - 1776 & 1828: ~
0814: 2 EARLY MEXICAN SILVER COINS - 1776 & 1828Est. US$10-US$100
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15 EARLY FOREIGN COINS: MOST IN ROUGH CONDITION
0815: 15 EARLY FOREIGN COINSEst. US$10-US$100
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LG LOT EARLY FOREIGN COINS: ~
0816: LG LOT EARLY FOREIGN COINSEst. US$10-US$100
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19th CENTURY CANADIAN COINS: ~
0817: 19th CENTURY CANADIAN COINSEst. US$10-US$100
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20 VARIOUS FOREIGN COINS: ~
0818: 20 VARIOUS FOREIGN COINSEst. US$10-US$100
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14 VARIOUS EARLY FOREIGN COINS: ~
0819: 14 VARIOUS EARLY FOREIGN COINSEst. US$10-US$100
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46 - VARIOUS CANADA $1 COINS: VARIOUS DATES
0820: 46 - VARIOUS CANADA $1 COINSEst. US$10-US$100
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LARGE LOT MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN COINS: ~
0821: LARGE LOT MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN COINSEst. US$10-US$100
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