Hartman Sam (8 results)

Condition: New. In.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. Letters and number in pen on half-title page, otherwise text clean and tight; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 352 pages.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

; softcover; ill.; XIX, 39 p. Rug met restantjes van plakband. Voorplat met 2 kleine vlekjes. Naam vorige eigenaar op titelblad.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Saddle-stitched. Lot of 160 pieces of ephemera (from a variety of renown magicians) related to card tricks. Condition of ephemera is Good overall with mild age toning, shelf wear, and the occasional minor stain to cover. MA Consignment. Shelved in Alcove. 1401341. Special Collections - Upstairs.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. When their beloved owner mysteriously vanishes one morning, loyal dog Fella and silly dog Bernie are left to fend for themselves. Determined to find her, the unlikely duo embarks on a journey through the city-dodging animal patrol, navigating unfamiliar streets, and encountering a cast of unexpected allies. But as hunger sets in and danger lurks around every corner, Fella and Bernie begin to understand just how harsh life without a home can be. Will they reunite with their owner, or will they be lost to the streets forever?This story is a heartwarming and adventurous tale of friendship, survival, and the unbreakable bond between pets and their humans. This is edition 2. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

None. Condition: Very Good. Quarto (ca. 27,5x21 cm). 2 pp. Brown ink on watermarked laid paper, West's printed letterhead on top. Ink stamp of "James O. Aplan Library Collection" on verso. Fold marks, but overall a very good letter. Rare original Wild West letter, giving an insight into the 1878 trial of notorious Deadwood gambler and stagecoach robber Samuel S. Hartman, or "Laughing Sam." The letter was written by Laughing Sam's attorney Isaac E. West and addressed to "My dear Sheriff" - most likely, to the sheriff of Pennington County Frank P. Moulton (1845-1922), who based in Rapid City where Laughing Sam was being detained. Laughing Sam, "a hard case <?> widely known in the [Black Hills]" (Three Omaha Men, while on their Way Home from Deadwood, Corraled and Robbed by Three Road Agents// St. Louis Globe-Democrat, 27 September 1877, p. 2), was a gambler and highway robber, active in and around Deadwood in the late 1870s and once was confronted by the famous Calamity Jane. He was known as a criminal who "moves around town by daylight searching for his victim, and when night comes invariably has two or three captured" (St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, Missouri), 13 August 1877, p. 2). In early 1878 Laughing Sam was arrested for robbery and had a trial in Rapid City. During the trial, he told the jury about "his life's wanderings [which] carried him all over the western States and Territories, from Illinois, Mercer county, the place of his birth, to Mexico, Colorado, Salt Lake and the Buffalo country. He has been engaged in all kinds of business from driving government mules to hunting buffaloes, and from his statement, it has been a hard, laborious one, and from the sweat of his brow has he earned his bread" (All about Laughing Sam// The Black Hills Daily Times (Deadwood, South Dakota), 8 October 1878, p. 1). Nevertheless, Laughing Sam was found guilty and sentenced to nine years and eight months, which he spent in the Detroit house of correction. Isaac E. West was born in Shiloh, N.J. and started his law career in Newbern, N.C. in 1867, where "he acquired the title of judge which he now wears, being elected judge of probate and clerk of the superior court. <?> He resigned in 1877 to come to Dakota and located at Yankton in the practice of law. He served as private secretary to Gov. Pennington and afterwards to Gov. Howard. In 1878 he was appointed deputy collector of internal revenue for North Dakota, having removed to Fargo. When the legislature created the board of railroad commissioners Gov. Ordway appointed Judge West a member and the present board has chosen him secretary. The judge is a member of the staff of Gen. Dennis, commander of the Dakota militia, and one of the most active officers of the G.A.R. <?> The judge is a staunch Republican but thinks better of Cleveland than he ever expected to of any Democrat in that position. He also favors the division of Dakota upon the 46th parallel, and the admission of two states" (The Saint Paul Globe (Saint Paul, Minnesota), 3 April 1886, p. 11). The letter also mentions the just appointed 6th Governor of the Dakota Territory William A. Howard (in office: 1878-1880), Alonzo Joseph Flanner (1851-1913) - a resident of the Crook City and the first State's Attorney of Dakota's Lawrence County, and Captain A.W. Lavender (1842- after 1905), a grocery shop owner and a long-time resident of Yankton. The verso of the letter bears an ink stamp of the library of a noted South Dakota art and antique dealer and historian James O. Aplan (1931-2018). The text of the letter: " My Dear Sheriff, I received a letter from Laughing Sam Saturday asking if I had seen or heard from you, that he was anxious to see you &c. What in your opinion ought I to do in his matter? I wish to act fairly and honorably by him, but I am really unable financially to go to Rapid City and incur the expense of hotel bills &c. during what may be a tedious trial, with little prospect of remuneration. Yet I told him I would do so.