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Bill From Hobson & Ewing

Ames and Hogan Family Papers

Statement of money owed by Elijah Hogan to Hobson & Ewing in 1820 for various items, including gingham, whiskey, coffee, peppermint, beads, and a tortoise comb.

Hokusai Manga (北斎漫画), Tenmangu Godenki Ryakuja, Vol. 2, Katsushika Hokusai, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Gorham Manufacturing Company Design Library

Original woodblock printed Hokusai Manga book. An abbreviated history, with illustrations, of the Tenmangu, a famous Shinto shrine in Kyoto. Navy blue covers stab-bound with thread missing/removed. [numbered label on cover:] 620 ; O-12.

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese printmaker, painter, 1760-1849) is noted for Edo period works of ukiyo-e ('pictures of the floating world') in painting and printmaking. He had a long career of over 70 years and is thought to have created over 30,000 drawings and illustrations for 500 books under multiple names typically associated with shifts in production and style. Since the late 19th century, his work has had …

Hokusai Manga (北斎漫画), Tenmangu Godenki Ryakuja, Vol. 1, Katsushika Hokusai, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Gorham Manufacturing Company Design Library

Original woodblock printed Hokusai Manga book. An abbreviated history, with illustrations, of the Tenmangu, a famous Shinto shrine in Kyoto. Navy blue covers stab-bound with yellow thread.

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese printmaker, painter, 1760-1849) is noted for Edo period works of ukiyo-e ('pictures of the floating world') in painting and printmaking. He had a long career of over 70 years and is thought to have created over 30,000 drawings and illustrations for 500 books under multiple names typically associated with shifts in production and style. Since the late 19th century, his work has had a significant impact on Western artists, including …

Julia Lawrence To Susan Ursin Niemcewicz, December 24, 1819, Julia A.K. Lawrence

Liberty Hall Collection 1810s

Julia Lawrence wrote from Jamaica to Susan Ursin Niemcewicz, her aunt, addressed to Elizabethtown, NJ. She talks about Jamaica and the enslaved people there are allowed three days off to celebrate around Christmas, that is all the time the have off during the year. She remarks that they should do everything in their power to contribute to their happiness. She also talks about family and how she and her husband were both recently sick.

People Included: John Kean (JK1814), Julia Ursin Niemcewicz Kean, Peter Philip James Kean, Sarah Sabina Morris Kean, Philip Livingston, John Tharp Lawrence, John Thrap

James Otto Ricketts To Susan Ursin Niemcewicz, December 6, 1819, James Otto Ricketts

Liberty Hall Collection 1810s

James Ottis Ricketts wrote from outside London to Susan Ursin Niemcewicz, his aunt, addressed to Ursino, Elizabethtown, NJ. The first page of the letter contains overlapping text and the bottom is missing a piece. The second page of the letter has a painting of the cottage James and his wife are staying in.

People Included: Maria (presumably Maria Ricketts)

Places Included: London

Indenture, Rutherford County, Nc, 23 November 1819, Author Unknown

Personal and Business Correspondence, 1821-1840 (Series 1.1)

No abstract provided.

Letter To George And Philander Chase Jr., Philander Chase

Philander Chase Letters

Chase is upset after hearing about Philander Jr.'s long illness. The college in Worthington is about to start up, and the boys await the arrival of Philander Jr., who will be a professor. Sophia Chase proves to be an affectionate mother to young Dudley.

Edmond Pratt Ot Elizabeth Ann Seton, 1819 November 2

The Saint Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton Family Papers

No abstract provided.

Letter To Sophia Chase, Philander Chase

Philander Chase Letters

Updates on his travels in Cincinnati; may be starting a church in Dayton and in Hamilton.

Henry Gahn To Susan Ursin Niemcewicz, August 18, 1819, Henry Gahn

Liberty Hall Collection 1810s

Henry Gahn wrote to Susan Ursin Niemcewicz, addressed to Elizabethtown, NJ regarding business of the Swedish-Norwegian Council for New York City as it pertains to the Kean family.

People Included: Major Lorich, Peter Philip James Kean, Mr. Norderling, Hardelberg

John V. Henry To Peter Kean, July 13, 1819, John V. Henry

Liberty Hall Collection 1810s

John V. Henry wrote from Albany to Peter Philip James Kean, addressed to Ursino, Elizabethtown, NJ regarding the collection of debt owed by Richard Duncan.

People Included: John C. Cuyler, Hermanus Schuyler

Samuel Miller With Susan Niemcewicz, July 6, 1819, Samuel Miller, Susan U. Niemcewicz

Liberty Hall Collection 1810s

The following document is a receipt between Susan Niemcewicz and Samuel Miller for mending several items including an urn, snuffers, a candle stick, a tea pot, and two ladles.

Letter To Intrepid Morse, Philander Chase

Philander Chase Letters

Certificate admitting Intrepid Morse into Holy Order of Priests

1819, May - W. Brown, W. Brown

Thomas Gilchrist Letters

Letter by W. Brown to an unknown recipient. Brown came to the Americas to investigate Thomas Gilchrist and the Gilchrist family.

1819, May - Robert Mcnish, Robert Mcnish

Martin Family Papers

Correspondence from Robert McNish [Antigua] to his cousin Mary King Martin of the Kilquhanity Estate in Dumfries, Scotland. Letter references McNish's recent business travels between the British Isles and the Caribbean Islands. Letter provides updates on members of the King and McNish families.

I Had The Pleasure To Receive Your Letter..., William Frost

Sarah Wood Frost Correspondence

Handwritten letter from William Frost to his daughter Sally regarding grammar and punctuation, and a delivery of melons, pineapples and oranges.

Letter To Intrepid Morse, Philander Chase

Philander Chase Letters

Certificate for Intrepid Morse

Permit For Intrepid Morse To Solemnize Marriages In Ohio, Abram J. Mcdawad

Philander Chase Letters

Permit for Intrepid Morse to Solemnize Marriage in Ohio

Letter To Rachel Denison, Philander Chase

Philander Chase Letters

Chase tells Rachel that he will leave for the West that week and hopes she and her family are well.

Peter Augustus Jay To Peter Kean, January 18, 1819, Peter Augustus Jay

Liberty Hall Collection 1810s

Peter Augustus Jay wrote from New York to Peter Kean, his cousin, addressed to Elizabethtown, NJ regarding the deed for land Peter purchased from Lord Bolingbroke.

People Included: Colonel Barclay, Lord Bolingbroke, Lady Bolingbroke, Henry Brockholst Livingston, McAllen

Places Included: England

De Platonis Prooemiis Academicis Academicum Prooemium, Ludwig Von Sybel

Hermann Sauppe Library

No abstract provided.

A Treatise On The Education Of The Deaf And Dumb : To Which Is Added An Essay On Deafness : Also, An Appendix Relating To The Education And Comfort Of The Blind, John England

Deaf Rare Books

No abstract provided.

Portrait Charmant, Signor Pacini

Binder's Volume: Piano et Chant

"Portrait de Mon Ami." (Composer name actually Antonio Francesco Gaetano Saverio.) Bates catalog record.

Circa 1819-1846

An Address, Delivered At A Meeting For Prayer, With Reference To The Sandwich Mission : In The Brick Church In Hartford, October 11, 1819, Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet

Deaf Rare Books

No abstract provided.

La Rose, Franz Hünten

Binder's Volume: Lydia and Ellen Harris piano music

"Variations brillantes Sur une Air Allemand." Bates catalog record.

Circa 1819-1853

The Office And Duty Of A Justice Of The Peace: And A Guide To Clerks, Constables, Coroners, Executors, Administrators, Guardians, Sheriffs, Tax Collectors, And Receivers, And Other Civil Officers, Augustin S. Clayton

Historical Treatises

From the front matter:

BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the twenty-eighth day of September,in the forty•fourth year of the independence of the United States of America, A. ll.1819, Mathew Carey and Son, of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim a, proprietors, in the words following, to wit:

The office and duty of a Justice of the Peace, and a guide to Clerks, Constables, Coroners, Executors, Administrators, Guardians, Sheriffs, Tax-collectors, and Receivers, and other civil officers, ac­cording to the laws of the State of Georgia; with an Appendix, containing …

The Kangaroo And Other Poems, Barron Field

Settler Literature Archive

No abstract provided.

Caesar Rodney Letter To His Son John Rodney, Dated 1818, Wilmington, Delaware., Caesar Augustus Rodney

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Cesar A. Rodney was a lawyer, politician, and diplomat from Delaware. His uncle, also Cesar Rodney, signed the Declaration of Independence. In this letter he appears to write to his son, advising "I do not wish you to resign at this particular moment tho’ I shall not object to it ultimately if you desire it."

Letter To Reverend Boyd, Philander Chase

Philander Chase Letters

Chase explains why he thinks Davis dislikes him: he blamed Davis for stealing a load of hay in the winter of 1807.

Thomas Biddle To Peter Kean, November 28, 1818, Thomas Biddle

Liberty Hall Collection 1810s

Thomas Biddle wrote from Philadelphia, PA to Peter Kean, addressed to Elizabethtown, NJ. He enclosed a document for Peter to sign authorizing him to collect ground rent on a property of Walnut Street in Philadelphia.

People Included: Christine Biddle, Susan Ursin Niemcewicz, Sarah Sabina Kean