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Lebensbeschreibung (English Translation), Friderika Baldinger

Essays

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Excerpt, Travels Through North And South Carolina, Georgia, East And West Florida, The Cherokee Country, The Extensive Territories Of The Muscogulges, Or Creek Confederacy, And The Country Of The Choctaws, William Bartram, Devin Pallone, Heather Wiseman

Early Visions Bucket

"Commissioned by the London physician John Fothergill to survey the land and catalog the flora and fauna, Bartram rambled through the southeastern colonies of North and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and Alabama from 1774-1777. He filled the pages of journals with notes about the landscape, encounters with its inhabitants, and his reflections on what moved him most. He sketched quirky birds and sinuous plants. The result of his journals and letters was a book known as Travels, published in 1791, and circulated widely in the US and Europe."

Introduction: A Translation Of Avertissement In: Tableau Encyclopédique Et Méthodique Des Trois Règnes De La Nature, Jean G. Bruguière, John M. Lawrence

Integrative Biology Books

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Federalist No. 39 (1788), James Madison

Readings in American Civic Literacy

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Federalist No. 10 (1787), James Madison

Readings in American Civic Literacy

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Versuch Einer Naturgeschichte Der Eingeweidewūrmer Thierischer Körper, Johann August Ephraim Goeze

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Library Materials

Original version of Versuch einer Naturgeschichte der Eingeweidewūrmer thierischer Körper [= Attempt at a natural history of the intestinal worms of animal bodies] by Johann August Ephraim Goeze, published by P. Pape in Leipzig in 1787, about tapeworms, also known as cestodes (Class Cestoda).

Digitized by the Internet Archive for the Wellcome Library, London, United Kingdom in 2017.

John Kean To Susan Livingston, C. 1786 (19), John Kean

Liberty Hall Collection 1780s

John Kean wrote to Susan Livingston, unaddressed. John had been traveling for a handful of days through New Jersey and used this letter to explain his journey to Susan thus far. The first leg of the trip unfortunately was plagued by stormy weather and John was forced to stop at a tavern after only three miles. After the rain had subsided he went on to Bound Brook to spend the night there and in the morning went on to relatives of Susan. Next, John was then faced with the challenge of crossing a mountain range and compared himself to Hannibal …

De Ideis Platonis: Dissertatio Philosophico Historica, Gottlob Ernst Schulze, Carolus Christianus Kohlschuetterus

Hermann Sauppe Library

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The Discovery, Settlement And Present State Of Kentucke (1784) : An Online Electronic Text Edition, John Filson, Paul Royster (Editor)

Electronic Texts in American Studies

This is an open-access electronic text edition of Filson’s seminal work on the early history of Kentucky, including the first published account of the life and adventures of Daniel Boone. Filson’s work was an unabashedly optimistic account of the western territory, where Filson had acquired large land claims, whose value he sought to enhance by the publication of this advertisement and incitement for further settlement. Scarcely two years after the violent and tragic British and Indian invasion of 1782, Filson portrayed Kentucky as a natural paradise, where peace, plenty, and security reigned. Of some significance is Filson’s recognition that the …

Excerpt, An Historical Narrative And Topographical Description Of Louisiana And West Florida, Thomas Hutchins, Michelle Sonnenberg, Hannah Gorski

Early Visions Bucket

"An Historical Narrative and Topographical Description of Louisiana and West Florida (1784) gives a base description of the coastline, river systems, and barrier islands of Louisiana and West Florida. Thomas Hutchins utilizes soundings and charts created by George Gauld, an engineer employed by the British Admiralty to survey the Gulf Coast. (Sections included here are the Preface, descriptions of the West Florida Panhandle and the Tortugas, the Conclusion, and a Table of Distances that closes the volume.)"

Vox Oculis Subjecta : A Dissertation On The Most Curious And Important Art Of Imparting Speech, And The Knowledge Of Language To The Naturally Deaf, And, Consequently, Dumb..., Francis Green

Deaf Rare Books

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The French Gazette, Norman Desmarais, Carl Becker

Primary Sources

The French Gazette is an English translation of the Gazette Françoise, the French newspaper published in Newport, RI by the French fleet that brought the Count de Rochambeau and 5800 French troops to America in July, 1780. The newspaper intended to translate various news items printed in American newspapers to keep the officers and men abreast of political events in this emerging nation. It is the first known service newspaper published by an expeditionary force. The French facsimile edition is also available elsewhere on this site.

Laudationem Funebrem Platonis Et Periclis Thucydidei, Johann Christoph Gottleber

Hermann Sauppe Library

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The History Of Emily Montague Vol I, Frances Brooke

Settler Literature Archive

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The History Of Emily Montague Vol Ii, Frances Brooke

Settler Literature Archive

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A Charge On The Rise Of The American Empire (1776), William Henry Drayton, Reiner Smolinski , Editor

Electronic Texts in American Studies

WILLIAM HENRY DRAYTON (1742–79), chief justice of South Carolina, Revolutionary leader, and wealthy plantation owner, was born near Charlestown. His family on both sides were wealthy planters and prominent politicians, enabling young William Henry to study in London and Oxford. Upon his return he married a South Carolina heiress, turned to politics, and was elected to the Assembly. Drayton championed the cause of British interest in the colonies and opposed such popular measures as the non-importation movement while defending the rights of the individual. Upon loosing his seat in the Assembly, Drayton left for England and returned shortly thereafter to …

Dumb Speech, Or The Art Of Conversing By The Fingers Only, As Well In The Dark As In The Light, R. Aiken

Deaf Rare Books

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Liberty Further Extended: Or Free Thoughts On The Illegality Of Slave-Keeping; Wherein Those Arguments That Are Used In Its Vindication Are Plainly Confuted. Together With An Humble Address To Such As Are Concerned In The Practice., Lemuel Haynes, Paul Royster , Ed.

Electronic Texts in American Studies

This is a regularized text of a private sermon or pamphlet manuscript, authored by a 23-year-old African American who had served in the “minuteman” militia and the Continental Army, and who became an ordained minister and was pastor to white Congregational churches for more than 50 years.

Haynes’ tract is an important and revelatory addition to the early anti-slavery literature in the American colonies. Only identified and published in 1983, it is uniquely situated at the crossroads of independence, anti-­slavery, Congregationalism, and African-American identity. Brought to light by Ruth Bogin, the work is testimony to the diversity of thought and …

Selections From Adam Smith's Wealth Of Nations (1776), Adam Smith

Readings in American Civic Literacy

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Excerpt, Concise Natural History Of East And West Florida, Bernard Romans, Gale Busjahn

Early Visions Bucket

"Bernard Romans (b.1720) was born in the Netherlands, emigrated to America around 1757, and after a life of some controversy, died at about the age of 64. Romans, who spent sixteen years in North America (not all times, places, and activities accurately recorded), demonstrated his broad range of experiences with A Concise Natural History of East and West Florida (1775)."

Excerpt, Travels In Georgia And Florida, 1773-74: A Report To Dr. John Fothergill, William Bartram, Devin Pallone, Rebecca Givens, Erin Pollack, Rebecca Decenzo

Early Visions Bucket

"The 'Report to Dr. John Fothergill,' by William Bartram (1739-1823), recounts the naturalist’s adventure through the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida, which he related back to his London patron. Fothergill funded Bartram to explore the pre-Revolutionary South in order to gather and artistically document specimens. During this period, Bartram drew animals and plants, while also collecting “nondescript” (undescribed) flowers and seeds, and Fothergill related information about how to properly package and ship the parcels overseas. The 'Report' represents a record of an active communication between two naturalist and patron, and the samples and advice were tools of acknowledgement and admiration between …

The Elements Of Speech, John Herries

Deaf Rare Books

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Excerpt, Report Of The General Survey In The Southern District Of North America And The Atlantic Pilot, John William Gerard De Brahm, Nicole Fritz, Heather Wiseman, Gail Busjahn

Early Visions Bucket

"Penned during a hiatus in 1771 from John William de Brahm's position as The Surveyor General of the Southern District of North America, he wrote the most popular of these volumes “Report on The General Survey.” The Atlantic Pilot, published in England in 1772, helped increase the British awareness of the coasts and geographical surroundings. Honoring the King’s orders, De Brahm made discoveries and surveyed the seas mapping and recording the safe navigation for future shipping."

Circulars, Volume 2: 1762-1843

Circular Letters of Superiors General

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Tentamen Theoriae De Frictione Fluidorum, Leonhard Euler

All Works by Eneström Number

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An Essay On Currents At Sea, 1757, Joseph Mead

Select Environment and Natural History Publications

A thorough review of ocean currents, including their causes, effects, and significance for navigation and ecology.

De Bestiis Marinis Or, The Beasts Of The Sea, Georg Wilhelm Steller

Zea E-Books in American Studies

Steller’s classic work, published in Latin in 1751 and in German in 1753, contains the only scientific description from life of the Steller’s sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas), as well as the first scientific descriptions of the fur seal or “sea bear” (Callorhinus ursinus), Steller’s sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus), and the sea otter (Enhydra lutris).

Steller’s sea cow was a sirenian, or manatee, inhabiting the North Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea. It was first discovered by Europeans in 1741 and rendered extinct by 1768. It was a 30-foot long, plant-eating aquatic mammal, weighing …

De Bestiis Marinis, Or, The Beasts Of The Sea (1751), Georg Wilhelm Steller, Walter Miller (Translator), Jennie Emerson Miller (Translator), Paul Royster (Transcriber And Editor)

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Faculty Publications

Steller’s classic work, published in Latin in 1751 and in German in 1753, contains the only scientific description from life of the Steller’s sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas), as well as the first scientific descriptions of the fur seal or “sea bear” (Callorhinus ursinus), Steller’s sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus), and the sea otter (Enhydra lutris).

Steller’s sea cow was a sirenian, or manatee, inhabiting the North Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea. It was first discovered by Europeans in 1741 and rendered extinct by 1768. It was a 30-foot long, plant-eating aquatic mammal, weighing …

The Lady's Drawing Room. Being A Faithful Picture Of The Great World. In Which The Various Humours Of Both Sexes Are Display'd. Drawn From The Life: And Interspers'd With Entertaining And Affecting Novels. The Second Edition., Unknown

Gothic Archive Sources and Related Materials

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La Vie De St. Vincent De Paul, Tome 1

18th Century French edition

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