Apr 07, 2022 - Sale 2600

Sale 2600 - Lot 149

Price Realized: $ 625
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
(MASSACHUSETTS.) Articles of the Washington Fire-Club, Associated in Salem, October 10, 1803. 12 pages, plus 16 blank leaves bound in, 4 of them completed in manuscript. 24mo, original blue coated wrappers, stained, minor wear; minor staining to contents, a few member names marked as deceased or removed; inked library duplicate stamp on title page. Salem, MA: Joshua Cushing, 1803
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In addition to the articles of incorporation, concludes with a 2-page printed list of the original members, and a 4-page manuscript list of members bound in. The manuscript list includes the home streets of each member, and was continued at least through 1815. Salem native Nathaniel Bowditch, author of the renowned American Practical Navigator series (launched in 1802), appears in both the printed and manuscript member lists. Shaw & Shoemaker 5538. 2 in OCLC, and none traced at auction.