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The Palmetto Standard- February 18, 1852, C. Davis Melton Feb 1852

The Palmetto Standard- February 18, 1852, C. Davis Melton

The Palmetto Standard

The collection consists of issues of the Palmetto Standard a weekly newspaper printed in Chester, S.C. from 1851 through 1853 before changing its name to the Chester Standard in 1854. This issue, scanned from microfilm, is from February 18, 1852 (volume III, number 7).


The Palmetto Standard- February 11, 1852, C. Davis Melton Feb 1852

The Palmetto Standard- February 11, 1852, C. Davis Melton

The Palmetto Standard

The collection consists of issues of the Palmetto Standard a weekly newspaper printed in Chester, S.C. from 1851 through 1853 before changing its name to the Chester Standard in 1854. This issue, scanned from microfilm, is from September 10, 1851 (volume II, number 37). The issue that was microfilmed is a fragment.


Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned By Medical Men, And By Experience In Ages., William A. Alcott Dec 1837

Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned By Medical Men, And By Experience In Ages., William A. Alcott

1830-1849

Containing hundreds of testimonies of individuals advocating for a vegetarian diet. This work was originally downloaded courtesy of Hathitrust. This copy was digitized by Google books.


An Address Delivered On The Twenty-Sixth Of May, 1836, The Centennial Anniversary Of The Settlement Of Gorham, Josiah Pierce Dec 1835

An Address Delivered On The Twenty-Sixth Of May, 1836, The Centennial Anniversary Of The Settlement Of Gorham, Josiah Pierce

Maine Bicentennial

Text of a speech given by Josiah Pierce at the centennial anniversary celebration of the settlement of Gorham, Maine. The speech includes references to the history of the Gorham region from 1675 to 1836, including brief biographies of the town's earliest settlers.


Gambier Observer, October 02, 1835 Oct 1835

Gambier Observer, October 02, 1835

Gambier Observer 1835

No abstract provided.


Gambier Observer, November 07, 1834 Nov 1834

Gambier Observer, November 07, 1834

The Observer 1834

No abstract provided.


Gambier Observer, September 12, 1834 Sep 1834

Gambier Observer, September 12, 1834

The Observer 1834

No abstract provided.


Gambier Observer, August 29, 1834 Aug 1834

Gambier Observer, August 29, 1834

The Observer 1834

No abstract provided.


Gambier Observer, April 25, 1834 Apr 1834

Gambier Observer, April 25, 1834

The Observer 1834

No abstract provided.


Gambier Observer, April 11, 1834 Apr 1834

Gambier Observer, April 11, 1834

The Observer 1834

No abstract provided.


Gambier Observer, April 04, 1834 Apr 1834

Gambier Observer, April 04, 1834

The Observer 1834

No abstract provided.


Gambier Observer, March 07, 1834 Mar 1834

Gambier Observer, March 07, 1834

The Observer 1834

No abstract provided.


Gambier Observer, November 29, 1833 Nov 1833

Gambier Observer, November 29, 1833

Gambier Observer 1833

No abstract provided.


Gambier Observer, October 11, 1833 Oct 1833

Gambier Observer, October 11, 1833

Gambier Observer 1833

No abstract provided.


Gambier Observer, August 16, 1833 Aug 1833

Gambier Observer, August 16, 1833

Gambier Observer 1833

No abstract provided.


Gambier Observer, June 28, 1833 Jun 1833

Gambier Observer, June 28, 1833

Gambier Observer 1833

No abstract provided.


Gambier Observer, October 26, 1832 Oct 1832

Gambier Observer, October 26, 1832

Gambier Observer 1832

No abstract provided.


Gambier Observer, August 3, 1832 Aug 1832

Gambier Observer, August 3, 1832

Gambier Observer 1832

No abstract provided.


Maine Patriot & State Gazette...Extra. Doctor Rose's Vindication, Daniel Rose Sep 1830

Maine Patriot & State Gazette...Extra. Doctor Rose's Vindication, Daniel Rose

Maine Bicentennial

The broadsheet publication includes text of Dr. Daniel Rose's defense in response to charges of misappropriated funds in the process of constructing the Maine State Prison at Thomaston.

In February 1822, Dr. Daniel Rose, John Chandler, and William Pitt Preble were appointed by the Maine State Legislature to begin researching the construction of the new state prison. In February 1823, Dr. Rose was appointed the agent to oversee construction of the prison.

Among controversies discussed in the newspaper extra, was purchase of the 10 acre tract of land on which the prison was built from former Governor William King for …


Walker’S Appeal, In Four Articles; Together With A Preamble, To The Coloured Citizens Of The World, … (Boston, 1830), David Walker, Paul Royster , Editor & Depositor Dec 1829

Walker’S Appeal, In Four Articles; Together With A Preamble, To The Coloured Citizens Of The World, … (Boston, 1830), David Walker, Paul Royster , Editor & Depositor

Zea E-Books in American Studies

Walker’s Appeal ... is a radical antislavery and antiracist manifesto by a free American of African ancestry. Its bold denunciation of European culture was unprecedented, unrestrained, and startling, viz.:

“The whites have always been an unjust, jealous, unmerciful, avaricious and blood-thirsty set of beings, always seeking after power and authority.”

Walker attacks the slave system and its rampant racism from the viewpoint of America’s allegiance to the idea of freedom; he quotes the Declaration of Independence at length, and strikes a recognizably jeremiad note:

“O Americans! Americans!! I call God—I call angels— I call men, to witness, that your destruction …


Locust Grove Plantation Ledger, Locust Grove Plantation Dec 1824

Locust Grove Plantation Ledger, Locust Grove Plantation

Deeply Rooted

Ledger contains the names, marriages, births, and deaths of enslaved persons on a plantation which internal evidence suggests was Locust Grove Plantation in Jefferson County, Mississippi. Ledger also contains cotton harvest data for each enslaved person. Some pages include newspaper clippings discussing agricultural and domestic techniques and advice. The plantation was founded in 1777 under the name Mount Locust, and the name was changed by Samuel Postlethwait when he purchased the plantation. This item has been aggregated as part of the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL)'s "Deeply Rooted: The Agricultural & Rural History of the American South" project.