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AN UNRECORDED ANDREW JACKSON BROADSIDE PRINTED ON SILK RELATING TO THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS
JACKSON, Andrew. [BUTLER, Major Robert].
Duplicate. Whereas, it appears by the records of the War Department, that on the 1st day of July, 1815, the President of the United States conferred on Adjutant General Robert Butler, late a meritorious Officer of the Army, having, by virtue of his said office of Adjutant General, the rank of Colonel by brevet, the brevet of Lieutenant Colonel, for and in consideration of his 'gallant conduct during the siege of New-Orleans, and uniform attention to his duty in the Army,' in words and language as follows, to wit: The President...this first day of July...one thousand, eight hundred and fifteen,...James Madison...And Whereas, it appears...this third day of March,...one thousand, eight hundred and thirty seven...Andrew Jackson... Large folio broadside printed in yellow silk, 21 x 17", text within 3/4" ornamental border. There is a winged Phoenix rising from flames at… Read More

AMERICAN BUFFALO HOAX
JAMES, J[oseph] E[arl], Proprietor of the Bonassus. A newly discovered Animal! The Bonassus from the Apalachian [sic] Mountains of America, is seventeen months old, five feet ten inches high, and particularly interesting to the Naturalist, the Man of Science, the Philosopher, and the Historian...has excited the unqualified admiration of Her Majesty Queen Caroline, His Serene Highness the Prince of Saxe Cobourg, His Royal Highness the Duke of Glo'ster, Duchesses of Clarence & Kent, Princess Feodore, Prince Ernest, and His Grace the Duke of Wellington, who with a numerous retinue, honoured the Exhibition, with their presence. The Duchess of Portland and Her Family, His Grace The Duke of Devonshire, Prince Castelcicala, the Foreign Ambassadors, and numerous distinguished Officers in His Majesty's Naval and Military Service, the Bishops of London, Oxford & Carlisle have also honoured him with their Approbation. And Ladies, the most exalted circle of Rank and Fashion...with their… Read More

UNRECORDED 1877 HIRAYAMA JINTA BROADSIDE OF A "GRAND FIREWORKS DISPLAY" TO CELEBRATE THE EMPEROR'S BIRTHDAY, THE FIRST SUCH CELEBRATION TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED BY RESIDENT FOREIGNERS
JINTA, Hirayama. Grand Display of Fireworks, at the Public Garden, Swamp Concession, Yokohama, on Saturday, November 3rd, 1877...Hirayama Jinta. Pyrotechnist, No. 68, Otamachi Shichômé, Yokohama. Folio broadside, double-column, 13 1/4 x 9". [Yokohama: 1877]. On March 25, 2012, the government of Japan sponsored a revival of Jinta's daylight fireworks display at the opening of the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D. C., to celebrate the Japan-US Cherry Blossom Centennial, part of Japan's "Japan Next Campaign" to showcase earthquake recovery, and gratitude. We quote from the 2012 press release as published in businesswire: "11:30-12:30 March 25-Revival of Daylight Fireworks...Mr. Jinta Hirayama's daylight firework is patented in US in 1883. It was 1st… Read More

PEPPERMINT AS PATENT MEDICINE WHICH WAS USED AS A CURATIVE ON THE LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION
JUNIPER, J[ohn]. Nottingham chemist & apothecary.
By His Majesty's Royal Letters Patent. Essence of Pepper-Mint. [caption-title]. Small 4to, single leaf folded to make 4 pp., unbound, as issued. N.p., n.d. [Nottingham? ca. 1765].
First Edition. "Prepared and sold by J. Juniper, Patentee, at Nottingham, in bottles…" John Juniper (1722-1798) was a chemist and apothecary from Nottingham who later removed to Soho, London, where he died in 1798. The first Royal Patent granted for medicine was awarded in 1711, followed by; a steady stream of such awards for patent medicines throughout the 18th and 19th centuries. The Royal Patent for essence of Pepperming was awarded to Juniper in 1762, and the essence continued to be sold well into the 20th century. Juniper notes that botanist John Ray was the first to identify Peppermint as a distince species in the "Supplement to his History of Plants" [1696]. The… Read More