I have no monetary interests or relations to ebay. This is for information purposes only ============================================================ Item #82680645 PRATT**WITCHER**WICHER**GENEALOGY**LEDGER** This old ledger book contains a lot of information about the Witcher or Wicher and Pratt families of the Brockton, Massachusetts area. It has a page listing births and deaths starting 1826. It mentions being a descendant of Miles Standish and Governor Bradford. There are many old newspaper clippings pasted inside along with many remedies of the day for different ailments. Although the ledger is coming apart at the spine it would be of great use to anyone in this family for genealogical purposes. Item #82810334 Descendants of John Tompson Descendants of John Tompson,pioneer Scotch covenanter,A.S.McAllister,N.Y., 1917,357 pages.Two indexes-one on descendants of John Tompson & the other on associated family ancestors. Many photos. Item #82833696 Swedish Bible - Stockholm, 1815 "Biblen, eller then Heliga Skrift, Gamla och Nya Testamentet" including the "Apocryphiska Böckerne" (i.e. "The Bible, or the Holy Scriptures, the Old and New Testament" including the "Apocryphal Books"), published in Stockholm in 1814/1815. Contains over 1,450 pages, - Inscription indicates this book belonged to Anders Olsson "in Klefven under Norserud." Births recorded range from 1831 to 1865. Item #82957333 BOONE Fam Assoc - Am. Pioneer Rec. Boone Family Association - American Pioneer Records Lineage Book (Vol. I - Whole Set of No. I) compiled by William Boone Douglass, LLM. This publication contains the registration of Pedigrees for Lineages No. 1 to 1500 inclusive of the American Order of Pioneers and Boone Family Association copyright 1942. It's 51 pages long... there should be a page 52 which was an add to purchase the next Vol. but someone carefully took the add out. This didn't do any damage to the publication, and the missing page doesn't detract from the research value of the publication at all. http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=83503837 Item #83503837 ANTHONY FAMILY of VA DOCUMENTS: 1816-1868 The ANTHONY family of Campbell County VIRGINIA owned a large plantation near Lynchberg and had 2 sons in the Civil War...Following are several interesting family documents covering the period 1816-1868: #1-Capt. John Anthony, Dr. to John T. W. Read (services rendered your family & self-108 pounds, 8 shillings; Credit by the hire of Paul-35 pounds (probably a slave). On the back is the notation that this was received in full (now in dollars) on July 26, 1816. -- #2-Confederate States manuscript Receipt from the Quartermaster's Office in Lynchburg, dated Sept. 8, 1863 noting they have received 675 lbs. Hay and 1109 lbs. clean oats on account of Charles Anthony's tax in kind. signed by Capt. Jno. Woodson -- #3-Interesting content post-Civil War receipt dated Dec. 21, 1868 to "Capt. Charles Anthony, I herewith enclose you a receipt for working according to promise...to be kept Confidential. My best regards to Mrs. Anthony and wishing you a happy and merry Christmas, signed by John Winston Quarles" http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=83497713 Item #83497713 SLAVE SALE DOC'T--JAN. 1859--18 NAMED SLAVES! SALE BILL OF THE PERSONAL PROPERTY OF JOSEPH GERMAN, DECEASED SOLD ON THE 7th DAY OF JANUARY 1859 -- Lists 18 slaves sold, their names, to whom sold and their prices. Some examples: "Bought by Susannah Morris-Sandy $1655., Aggy-$755, Jackson-$915., Catharine-$600." "Wm. Ogburn bought Nelson-$1500, Orry-$1010. and Hardy - $860." Also lists land sold: "George Morris bought 15 acres, the Willis Field, for $39." Altogether lists 7 different acreages sold, to whom, price obtained. Notes 100 bushes of corn sold for 51 cents a bushel. On blue rag laid paper, 8x12 inches--document in excellent condition and from a VA estate. http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=83487113 Item #83487113 Mortgage Indenture / 1864/ Origin Marion Indiana (no name mentioned in description, but there is a picture of it. I can't read the names on it) http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=83475541 Item #83475541 History of Redstone Presbytery(Pa) History of the Presbytery of Redstone organized by the snyod of New York and Philadelphia, Sept.10,1781 and under its care till 1788 a part of the synod of Virginia 1788- 1802 of the synod of Pittsburg(Pa) 1802-1881 and now the synod of Penna. 1881-1889. Printed in Washington Pa 1889 -. One of the early books on Western Penna. Church history. It list the churches in the Synod and the locations along with the ministers and some of the people. http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=83470965Item #83470965 German "Angels" Baptismal Certificate/ 1913 Published by Wartburg publishing house, #503 (The picture is too small for me to read the names) http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=83468872 Item #83468872 History of Nazareth Penna Two Centuries of Nazareth 1740-1940 By various Contributors Published by, Nazareth, Pennsylvania, Bi-Centennial,Inc 1940 First edition. 276 pages with a full index and an added patrons list in the back. 6x9 hardbound in pristine condition no markings. A great history of the Moravians and the early founders of Nazareth. Located in Northampton county on the head of of a small branch of the Bushkill creek. The third town of Northhampton and the oldest settlement North of the South moutain in the state. In 1830 it had 403 people listed in the census. http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=83468422 Item #83468422 Charlie Ross KIDNAP Book 1876 CHARLEY ROSS THE KIDNAPPED CHILD. "The Father's Story": Full and complete details of his abduction, pursuit of abductors. ALSO Discovery of other lost children.. Illustrated with line drawings, also facsimile letters from abductors. Published in Philadelphia by John E. Potter, 1876. http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=83463777 Item #83463777 1886 History of Cumberland County,Pa This is a reprint (1981) of the 1886 book by the Bookmark, Knightstown, ind. 1886 History of Cumberland County,Pa originally published as History of Cumberland and Adams Counties with complete index. http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=83454995 Item #83454995 History of Albany,Monroe,Sheshequin(Pa) The complete title is History of Albany, Monroe, Sheshequin and Overton Townships (Bradford County,Pa).Written by C.F. Heverly. Reprint of the 1885 book by Unigraphic 1980. http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=83451305 Item #83451305 Newspapers and Periodicals in Ohio The complete title is Newspapers and Periodicals in Ohio State Library, other libraries of the state, and list of Ohio Newspapers in the Library of Congress and the Historical Society of Wisconsin Compiled by C.B. Galbreath, State Librarian. First printed in 1902 this reprint is new. This listing are not only Ohio papers but the holding of many local and out of state papers