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| 1860 | Prospectus of Buell’s mercantile cypher for condensing telegrams | J. S. (Jonathan Sheder) Buell Buffalo : Faxon’s Steam Power Press, No. 88 Main Street 1860. | Cornell :Harris 8541 A103 Notes: No. 3 in vol. lettered: Telegraphy. Pamphlets. 3 |
Full title (page) :
Buell’s mercantile cypher for condensing telegrams
relating to foreign news, market reports, financial matters, contracts, commissions, shipping, purchase and sales. Quotations of stocks and securities, personal matters, etc., etc.
Designed expressly for Bankers, Stock Brokers, Insurance companies and agents, forwarders, commission merchants, vessel owners, dealers in produce, and private individuals.
By J. S. Buell,
Buffalo :
Faxon's Steam Power Press, No. 88 Main Street
1860.
[4], [3]-19, [1] p. : form ; 24 cm. cm.
Library Annex
Harris 8541 A103
Notes: No. 3 in vol. lettered: Telegraphy. Pamphlets. 3
Prospectus of Buell’s mercantile cypher for condensing telegrams (Buffalo, 1860). detail of half-title at left, title at right
Cornell University, Hist Sci, TK5269 .T26 v.3
Prospectus of Buell’s mercantile cypher for condensing telegrams (Buffalo, 1860). Cornell University, Hist Sci, TK5269 .T26 v.3
Prospectus of Buell’s mercantile cypher for condensing telegrams (Buffalo, 1860): pp4-5 (detail)
Prospectus of Buell’s mercantile cypher for condensing telegrams (Buffalo, 1860): pp6-7 (detail)
Prospectus of Buell’s mercantile cypher for condensing telegrams (Buffalo, 1860): pp8-9 (detail)
Prospectus of Buell’s mercantile cypher for condensing telegrams (Buffalo, 1860): pp10-11 (detail)
Prospectus of Buell’s mercantile cypher for condensing telegrams (Buffalo, 1860): pp12-13 (detail)
Prospectus of Buell’s mercantile cypher for condensing telegrams (Buffalo, 1860): pp14-15 (detail)
Prospectus of Buell’s mercantile cypher for condensing telegrams (Buffalo, 1860): pp16-17 (detail)
Prospectus of Buell’s mercantile cypher for condensing telegrams (Buffalo, 1860): pp18-19 (detail)
Prospectus of Buell’s mercantile cypher for condensing telegrams (Buffalo, 1860): pp20-21 (detail)
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| pp 290-291, Buell’s Mercantile Cypher (1860) private collection | |
Buell’s Mercantile Cypher
— for Condensing Telegrams, Relating to Foreign News, Market Report, Financial Matters, Contracts, Commissions, Shipping, Purchase and Sales. Quotations of stocks and securities, personal matters, etc., etc. Designed expressly for bankers, stock brokers, insurance companies and agents, forwarders, commission merchants, vessel owners, dealers in produce, and private individuals. By J. S. Buell.
Buffalo: Faxon’s Steam Power Press, No. 88 Main Street / 1860
LC HE7676.B88 : Jonathan Sheder Buell
[prospectus at Cornell, a copy at LC]
comments on this book fall into four sections : (1) the code itself; (2) J. S. Buell; (3) annotations found in the book, made perhaps by its owner W. V. Spencer of Portland, Oregon; and information regarding (4) Spencer.
this copy
inside front flyleaf, penciled thus :
Write Henry Harvey as to book that will best go with [t?]his quadrille or quadrapud [?] / ? What dif in the two book
Harvey authored
Harvey’s quadraginta
;
New York, H. Harvey [c1879]
Description: [182] p., 20 l. 28 cm.
HE7673 .H39
Throughout, we find penciled cross-outs of whole sections of individual lines; addition of interpellated codewords; addition of phrases [e.g., `83: By clipper ship around Cape Horn; via an Francisco; direct; via Sail; Boston; New York] also, insertion of years 1880 1890 1900 1910 through 1921 in “Table of years from 1850 to 1891 inclusive” p 253. page note “General Market” includes penciled notation “see for genl use.”
This code has been ransacked for phrases and codewords; phrases relating to canal operations systematically removed.
Crossouts include these
| Chuck | The demand is principally confined to the canal lines, and boatmen who are buying on vessel account to make freight. |
| Oblique | Has the weather put a stop to canal navigation in your vicinity? |
| Offscum | In consequence of the favorable winds prevailing, we look for a large fleet of vessels (known to be out) to arrive, and a corresponding advance in the price of canal freights. |
| Oily | It is very cold, and snow falling fast, which must check, if not entirely close canal navigation. |
| Ointing | Although very cold yesterday and last night, the weather is moderating to-day. |
| Ointment | The cold weather of yesterday and to-day, has probably pretty effectually put a stop to canal navigation for the season. |
| Only | The great depth of snow in this vicinity, has almost effectually blockaded the railroads, consequently we are without receipts, and nothing is being done in the way of shipments. |
| Opal | We are having a fine run of sleighing at present, which must have the effect to add materially to our receipts. |
penciled note rear flyleaf : Riverside Iron Works Wheeling Va have made a Telegraphic Code for Nails &c Copyrighted by T S Casey.
(See Iron Age Mar 22/77 vol 19 No 12)
This copy was owned by W V Spencer, signature in ink on inside front cover; also in pencil on title page and page 2.This is possibly W Valentine Spencer, born 2-14-1835, described, in the finding aid for John Spencer papers 1831-1964, as having a military career; bank cashier, Portland.
J. S. Buell. what else?
Buell, J. S. The cider maker's manual. Buffalo, Haas & Kelley, 1869.
174, vii p. illus. 19 cm.
TP563 .B8 (Rare bk. coll.)
Buell, J. S. The shipper's manual, and tickler of tolls and prices. Buffalo, J. Faxon, 1849.
95, [1] p. incl. tables. 15 cm.
Subjects: Shipper's guides--New Mexico. Canals--New York (State)--Rates and tolls.
LC Classification: HE395.N75 B8
Buell, J. S. Suggestions relating to the organization of gold and silver mining corporations. Being a guide to investors in mining enterprises. Buffalo, N.Y., Baker, Jones & co., printers, 1879.
32 p. 24 cm.
LC Classification: HG4811 .B9
LC Copy: YA 8657 Another copy.
and, evidently (according to Google Books) —
Buell, J. S. The Grain Trade of the West and Necessity of Grain Dryers: Together with the Theory and Philosophy of Their Construction, and the Advantages Arising from Drying and Curing All Kinds of Grain by Artificial Heat
Published by Leavitt's Power Press, 1864