Manuscript by Matthew R. Lanckton, Jr. relating to refining, especially gold and silver, but mentioning copper and brass. Includes “silver wash or silvering,” “To Sweat Silver on to Copper,” “Powder Gilding,” "Gilding to Resist Rain,” “White Wax,” “To gild upon Iron or Steel,” “To Whiten Bones,” “To separate copper from silver or any other alloy,” “To Harden Files,” “Chinese Varnish,” “Vermilion to Make,” “Iron Fined,” “Lead Pots,” etc. [2], 182pp, a few leaves loose without loss. 8vo. Contemp ¼ leather and marbled board. Surface and edges of covers worn. Ink blot to pp2-3 and front cover. Very good. Placed in loose: ++ Percussion Powder. [Handwritten receipt/recipe, light wear.] ++ Unexecuted printed form for naturalization of a United States citizen with a blank for a “185 “ date. Name of “Matthias R. Lanckton” is printed on the form as the Justice of the Peace Court for the Town of Pittsfield, Massachusetts. [2] leaves, each printed on 1 side. Blank side is taken up by a blurb on Sir John Franklin handwritten by another person in pencil. Very good. ++ Portions of a handwritten document related to subsistence for R. Lanckton, Jr. (138 days, 3 rations per day) and his servant (72 days, 1 ration per day). Certifies that the servant was not “from the line of the army.” Worn.