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Modern Atlas On A New Plan To Accompany The System Of Universal Geography, William C. Woodbridge (William Channing) (1794 -1845)

Osher Map Library Collection Books

No abstract provided.

The Wanderer In America, Or Truth At Home, C. (Charles) H. (Henry) Wilson

Settler Literature Archive

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Message From The President Of The United States Transmitting, Pursuant To A Resolution Of The Senate Of The 14th Inst., Information Of The Annual Disposition Which Has Been Made Of The Sum Of Fifteen Thousand Dollars, Appropriated By An Act Of Congress, Of The Year 1802, To Promote Civilization Among Friendly Indian Tribes; Shewing To What Tribes That Evidence Of The National Bounty Has Been Extended, The Names Of The Agents Who Have Been Entrusted With The Application Of The Money, The Several Amounts By Them Received, And The Manner In Which They Have Severally Applied It To Accomplish The Objects Of The Act.

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Message on the Civilization of the Indians. 23 Feb. SD 50, 17-1, vl, 7p. [59]On the annual disposition of the sum of $15,000 which was appropriated by an act of Congress in 1802 to promote civilization among friendly Indian tribes.

Little Downy; Or, The History Of A Field-Mouse, Catherine Parr Traill

Settler Literature Archive

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Narrative Of The Most Extraordinary And Distressing Shipwreck Of The Whale-Ship Essex, Of Nantucket : Which Was Attacked And Finally Destroyed By A Large Spermaceti-Whale, In The Pacific Ocean : With An Account Of The Unparalleled Sufferings Of The Captain And Crew During A Space Of Ninety-Three Days At Sea, In Open Boats, In The Years 1819 & 1820, Owen Chase, Paul Royster, Ed.

Electronic Texts in American Studies

On November 20, 1820, the whale-ship Essex, out of Nantucket, was twice rammed by a sperm whale and sank in the mid-Pacific Ocean. The crew of twenty took refuge in three open whale-boats, and attempted to sail east toward the coasts of South America. The boats were eventually separated by storms and darkness, and after more than 90 days two of them, holding five survivors, were picked up by other ships; the third boat was never found.

First mate Owen Chase dictated this account of the fateful voyage, published in New York four months after his return to Nantucket. …

Fourth Of July Sermon, Philander Chase Jr

Philander Chase Letters

Chase's sermon is intended for the fourth of July. He praises the founding fathers' virtues and cautions against Americans falling to the same vices of European countries. Vices like greed and seeking of pleasure that would result in a end to liberty. He point out that America's young age and geographical separation from Europe benefit it in this endeavor to remain virtuous and true to the principles of the Bible which the nation was founded on.

Fifth Report Of The Directors Of The American Asylum, At Hartford For The Education And Instruction Of The Deaf And Dumb (1821), American School For The Deaf, Thomas C. Perkins

American School for the Deaf

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Elementary Exercises For The Deaf And Dumb, Samuel Akerly

Deaf Rare Books

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Journal Of The Senate Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, October 15, 1821 - December 21, 1821, Kentucky. General Assembly. Senate.

Journals of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

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Journal Of The House Of Representatives Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, October 15, 1821 - December 21, 1821, Kentucky. General Assembly. House Of Representatives.

Journals of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

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Dictionary Of The Natural Sciences: A Translation Of Halothurie. In: F. Cuvier (Ed.). Dictionary Des Sciences Naturelles, 21, Pp. 310–319. Paris, France; F. G. Levrault., H. M. D. De Blainville, John M. Lawrence

Integrative Biology Books

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Letter From George Sibley To Thomas Mckenney, October 1, 1820, George Champlin Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from George Sibley to Thomas McKenney, October 1, 1820. Sibley describes several of the Native American tribes near Fort Osage; how they live off the land; suggests how land should be given to them once they are "civilized."

Fourth Report Of The Directors Of The American Asylum, At Hartford For The Education And Instruction Of The Deaf And Dumb (1820), American School For The Deaf, Seth Terry

American School for the Deaf

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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

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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

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The Kangaroo And Other Poems, Barron Field

Settler Literature Archive

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Life Of Louise De Marillac - Mademoiselle Le Gras, Nicolas Gobillon

Vincentian Digital Books

Elizabeth rendered the first English translation of the biography by Nicolas Gobillon, The Life of Mademoiselle Le Gras (Paris, 1676). Readers gain insight into the mind and heart of Elizabeth from her selective translation dated 17 September 1818.

Second Report Of The Directors Of The Connecticut Asylum For The Education And Instruction Of Deaf And Dumb Persons (1818), American School For The Deaf, John Russ

American School for the Deaf

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Deaf And Dumb, Or The Abbe De L’Epee; An Historical Drama, Founded Upon Very Interesting Facts, Jean Nicolas Bouilly, Laurent Clerc

Deaf Rare Books

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Memoir On The Ruins Of Babylon, Claudius James Rich

Archive of Mesopotamian Archaeological Reports (AMAR)

iv, 67, [1] p. : front., 2 pl. ; 24 cm.

Excerpt, Affecting Narrative Of The Captivity And The Sufferings Of Mrs. Mary Smith, Mary Smith, Petronella Van Doorn

Early Visions Bucket

"An Affecting Narrative of the Captivity and Sufferings of Mrs. Mary Smith tells the story of a white settler who, along with her husband and daughters, was forcefully taken from her frontier home by Kickapoo Indians in the vicinity of New Orleans. An unknown 'gentleman' tells the outrageous story filled with extreme violence, including torture, scalping, massacre, sexual submission, white racism, bravery, and chivalry to 'his friend in Rhode Island.' During this sixty day ordeal, Smith witnesses the horrific torture and killing of her husband and her children, marries an older chief, gets recaptured by the Kickapoos, and is …

Letter From John Sibley To George Sibley, January 29, 1817, John Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from John Sibley to his son, George Sibley, January 29, 1817. John Sibley discusses war preparations in Louisiana [against Mexico?].

Essai Sur Les Sourds-Muets Et Sur Le Langage Naturel : Ou Introduction A Une Classification Naturelle Des Idées Avec Leurs Signes Propres, Roch-Ambroise Auguste Bébian

Deaf Rare Books

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A Sermon Delivered At The Opening Of The Connecticut Asylum For The Education And Instruction Of Deaf And Dumb Persons : At The Request Of The Directors, On Sunday Evening, April 20th, 1817, In The Brick Church In Hartford, Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet

Deaf Rare Books

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Gazetteer Of The State Of New-Hampshire, In Three Parts, Merrill, Eliphalet

Maps & Atlases

Containing, 1. A general view, geographical and statistical, of the state. 2. Gazetteer of New-Hampshire. 3. Topographical and statistical tables.

Deaf And Dumb : Or, The Orphan Protected. : An Historical Drama, In Five Acts, Jean Nicolas Bouilly

Deaf Rare Books

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Minutes Taken At The Annual Conferences 1817, Methodist Episcopal Church. South Carolina Conference

South Carolina Conference 1785 Journal

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Letter To Dudley Chase, Philander Chase

Philander Chase Letters

The announcement of a new baby boy; Chase's wife is in exceptionally good health. He is concerned that Philander Jr. does not want to write to his uncle because his uncle has not written any letters to him.

Pamphlet, Narrative Of A Shipwreck, Sarah Allen, Keith Lewis Simmons

Early Visions Bucket

"The Narrative of a Shipwreck, by Sarah Allen, appeared as a pamphlet in two successive Boston editions (1816, 1817). New England readers at the time indeed must have valued this story told, ostensibly, in a female voice, set along the exotic and contentious frontier, and portraying the hardships of a shipwreck along the remote Florida coast, as well as a satisfying and miraculously happy ending."

Anatomy Of The Tube Holothurians Of The Orange Seastars And The Stone Sea-Urchins: A Translation Of Anatomie Der Röhren-Holothurie Des Pomeranzfarbigen Seesterns Und Stein-Seeigels, Friedrich Tiedemann, S. A. Böttger, John M. Lawrence

Integrative Biology Books

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