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Instruction Of The Deaf And Dumb; Or, A Theoretical And Practical View Of The Means By Which They Are Taught To Speak And Understand A Language; Containing Hints For The Correction Of Impediments In Speech: Together With A Vocabulary Illustrated By Numerous Copperplates..., Joseph Watson

Deaf Rare Books

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The Life And Surprising Adventures Of Mary Ann Talbot, In The Name Of John Taylor (1809), Mary Ann Talbot, Paul Royster (Transcribed And Edited By)

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Faculty Publications

"Comprehending an Account of her extraordinary Adventures in the Character of Foot-Boy, Drummer, Cabin-Boy, and Sailor. Also of her many very narrow Escapes in different Engagements, while in the Land and Sea Services, and of the Hardships which she suffered while under cure of the Wounds received in the Engagement under Lord Howe, June 1, 1794, &c. &c. &c."

An important document in the history of cross-dressing, transvestism, male impersonators, and women soldiers, this autobiographical narrative tells the life story of an orphan girl who was trapped into service in the British army and …

Letter From George Sibley To Colonel John Pickett, October 20, 1808, George Champlin Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of letter from George Sibley to Colonel John Pickett, October 20, 1808. Discusses his trip from St. Louis on his way to what would become Fort Osage.

Philander Chase To Olivea Chase, Philander Chase

Philander Chase Letters

More information on George Scott's trip Northward, both Chase's wife and mother are ill, and he may see his mother no more.

An Oration On The Abolition Of The Slave Trade; Delivered In The African Church In The City Of New-York, January 1, 1808, Peter Williams Jr., Paul Royster (Editor)

Electronic Texts in American Studies

The United States Constitution, Article 1, Section 9, prohibited Congress from banning the importation of slaves until the year 1808. A bill to do this was first introduced in Congress by Senator Stephen Roe Bradley of Vermont in December 1805, and its passage was recommended by President Jefferson in his annual message to Congress in December 1806. In March 1807, Congress passed the legislation, and President Thomas Jefferson signed it into law on March 3, 1807. Subsequently, on March 25, 1807, the British Parliament also passed an act banning the slave trade aboard British ships.

The effective date of the …

An Oration On The Abolition Of The Slave Trade; Delivered In The African Church In The City Of New-York, January 1, 1808, Peter Williams Jr

Zea E-Books in American Studies

The United States Constitution, Article 1, Section 9, prohibited Congress from banning the importation of slaves until the year 1808. A bill to do this was first introduced in Congress by Senator Stephen Roe Bradley of Vermont in December 1805, and its passage was recommended by President Jefferson in his annual message to Congress in December 1806. In March 1807, Congress passed the legislation, and President Thomas Jefferson signed it into law on March 3, 1807. Subsequently, on March 25, 1807, the British Parliament also passed an act banning the slave trade aboard British ships. The effective date of the …

Compte Rendu - 1807, Banque De France/Central Bank Of France

Documents

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Discourses, Delivered At Several Meetings Of The People Called Quakers, And Others, William Savery

Historical Quaker Books

Lettsom, John Coakley, 1744-1815. Willaim Savery, a sketch.

"Taken in short-hand by Job Sibley."

Contains introductory material called "William Savery, a sketch," by Dr. Lettsom.

xii, 131 pages; 13 cm, English

Peter Kean To Susan Niemcewicz, Circa January 1806, Peter Philip James Kean

Liberty Hall Collection 1800s

Peter Kean wrote to Susan Niemcewicz in Elizabethtown, New Jersey.

Susan was so kind to take a warm interest in everything that concerned her son. Peter provided his mother with a journal that he hoped would amuse her and not tire her on his daily activities in Princeton. The previous day was the coldest one Peter had ever experienced and he went to recitation half frozen anxiously awaiting the 11 o’clock hour. He returned to his room and read Montesquieu’s Spirit of Laws for ideas on government. At 4 o’clock he began to think of politics and was disgusted …

The Nun, Or Memoirs Of Angelique; A Tale [Transcript], Unknown

Gothic Archive Chapbooks

The Nun, or Memoirs of Angelique; A Tale begins as the written memoirs of Angelique. A young noblewoman, Angelique loves her cousin Ferdinand. However, when Angelique’s family’s fortune seems to have been lost at sea, Angelique’s father rashly vows that his daughter will become a nun should his ships safely return. When the ships return, Angelique is sent to a convent, where she takes her vows. Soon thereafter, Ferdinand sneaks into the convent dressed as a novitiate, and he quickly persuades Angelique to elope with him. After a midnight wedding, Angelique and Ferdinand escape the convent through a secret passageway. …

Almagro & Claude, Or The Monastic Murder [Transcript], Unknown

Gothic Archive Chapbooks

Almagro and Claude is a direct extraction from Matthew Lewis’ The Monk, retelling the banditti inset tale and incorporating the bleeding nun narrative.

The Marquis d’Axala changes his name to Don Almagro to conceal his rank, and begins his travels. On his way to Stasbourg, he is stranded in the woods at night, and ends up staying along with the Baroness Wildenheim in a woodcutter’s hut. Tipped off by the housemistress, Antonia, Don Almagro concludes that he and the Baroness have fallen into the hands of some banditti in disguise. Using the element of surprise, he attacks in conjunction …

The Rival Knights; Or, The Fortunate Woodlander: A French Romance, Unknown

Gothic Archive Chapbooks

Having won France peace, Pharamond returns home to his wife, Rosamond, and his oldest son, Clodio, lover of women, and his daughter, Felicia, server of the distressed. However, the cruel King Boort of Gandes did not want peace. He killed his daughter who had been seduced by Palamedes and gave birth to Bliomberis. King Boort wanted more power and urged his son Lionel to destroy the French, but Pharamond sent Clodio on his campaign and he could not defend France by himself and deserted his army. Lionel and Bliomberis claimed victory. The French returned; Pharamond quickly claimed victory, sent troops …

The Ruins Of The Abbey Of Fitz-Martin [Transcript], Thomas Isaac Horsley Curties

Gothic Archive Chapbooks

A corrupt Baron exploits the monks of St. Catherine's monastery by publicizing the acts of one Sr. St. Anna, a nun from the monastery that broke her vow of chastity. Under pressure from the scandal, the monks hand over the monastery to the Baron, who converts it into a secular property that swiftly falls into ruins. Many years later, Thomas Fitz-Martin and his daughter Rosaline, the last descendants of this Baron, move into these ruins and discover that the Baron himself seduced Sr. St. Anna under the name of Vortimer, leading her to her ruin and eventual death. The ghost …

The True And Affecting History Of Henrietta De Bellgrave; A Woman Born Only For Calamities. Being An Unhappy Daughter, Wretched Wife, And Unfortunate Mother; Containing A Series Of The Most Uncommon Adventures That Ever Befel One Person By Sea And Land, Unknown

Gothic Archive Chapbooks

This narrative is comprised of a letter from Henrietta de Bellgrave to her daughter, Zoa. As Henrietta relates, she was born in France to the daughter of a Baron and the son of a Count. The two married in secret because Henrietta’s mother was bound for a convent, which angered the Baron, who made their early marriage so uncomfortable that Henrietta’s father was compelled to accept a position as the governor of Iranadad, a colony in the East Indies. On the voyage there, their boat is attacked by pirates, only nearly saved by an English ship bound for Bombay. After …

The History Of The Asylum For The Deaf And Dumb : To Which Is Added A Sermon, Robert Hawker

Deaf Rare Books

No abstract provided.

Susan U. Niemcewicz To Julian Niemcewicz, November 18, 1802, Susan U. Niemcewicz

Liberty Hall Collection 1800s

Susan U. Niemcewicz wrote from Elizabethtown, New Jersey to Julian Niemcewicz, unaddressed. Relieved to receive Julian’s long letter and that he arrived safely over the perils of sea voyages. Thanked him for the pins, taper candlestick, the Wedgwood Ware, and the Old English Baron. The taste displayed in choosing each article was great and the transportation was attended with very good fortune, only a cream ladle was broken. If Julian returned by way of England, Susan asked him to purchase 4 dishes of handsome shapes and 2 cream and sugar bowls, but only if it was perfectly convenient to …

Julian Ursin Niemcewicz To Susan Ursin Niemcewicz, July 1, 1802, Julian U. Niemcewicz

Liberty Hall Collection 1800s

Julian U. Niemcewicz wrote from New York, New York to Susan U. Niemcewicz in Elizabethtown, New Jersey. For the sake of his and Susan’s feelings, Julian refrained from the strong desire to meet her once more in Elizabethtown. If Susan were to come to New York, he would be extremely happy. Sent Susan pineapples and shipped all of his baggage aside from a few small articles. One of the rattlesnakes on the vessel bit their dog earlier in the morning. Mr. Peal applied alkaly and the animal was in agony. They turned the cage doors towards the sea, so there …

The Distressed Nun [Transcript], Isaac Crookenden

Gothic Archive Chapbooks

Luvido di Brindoli, Florentine nobleman, had two children—a son, Vincentio and a daughter, Herselia. Vincentio bitterly envied Herselia believing that his father loved her more. One night Brindoli received two guests—Count Fovolli and his handsome young son, Henri Velasquez. Herselia instantly fell in love with Henry and confided the matter in his brother who contrived a plot to ruin her happiness forever. Accordingly, he encouraged Herselia to elope with Henry the next day, and, secretly informed Brindoli about it.

The next morning, Brindoli apprehended Herselia outside the palace, and condemned her to a life in a remote convent. After weeks …

Atala, François Auguste René De Chateaubriand, Keith Lewis Simmons, Kline

Early Visions Bucket

"Atala was a milestone in French romanticism, the origin of a globally successful, enduring romantic male archetype. Along with its twin, Rene, this once-famous novella is set in the American Southeast and is part of a longer, semi-autobiographical epic called Les Natchez. Chateaubriand had never visited the United States, but read some early accounts, and the region in which the events take place, mostly northern Florida, is a fantastic projection of exotic ideals."

Echinoderms, In System Of Animals Without Vertebrae: A Translation Of Radiaires Échinodermes, En Systéme Des Animaux Sans Vertèbres, J. B. Lamarck, John M. Lawrence

Integrative Biology Books

No abstract provided.

Petition Of Cato West, And Others, On Behalf Of Themselves And The Other Inhabitants Of The Mississippi Territory. : With The Documents Accompanying The Same. 13th January, 1800. Referred To Mr. Claiborne, Mr. Griswold, Mr. Henderson, Mr. Nott, And Mr. Bartlett. : (Published By Order Of The House Of Representatives), Cato West, William Ross, Philadelphia (Pa.), United States. Congress (6th, 1st Session : 1799-1800). House

Mississippi Territorial Documents

No abstract provided.

Minutes Taken At The Annual Conferences, 1800, Methodist Episcopal Church.

South Carolina Conference 1785 Journal

No abstract provided.

The Lost Heir; Or, The Abbe De L’Epee. : An Historical Drama In Three Acts, Jean Nicolas Bouilly

Deaf Rare Books

No abstract provided.

The Recognition, Or, The Deaf And Dumb Girl : A True Narrative, Unknown Unknown

Deaf Rare Books

No abstract provided.

Tagebuch Über Rom, Friederike Brun

Prose Nonfiction

Complete English translation of this work by Richard P. Stebbins available in the supplemental files.

Missing pages can be found at https://archive.org/details/tagebuchuberrom01brun

The History Of Nicolas Pedrosa, And His Escape From The Inquisition In Madrid. A Tale., Richard Cumberland

Gothic Archive Chapbooks

Andalusian-born Nicolas Pedrosa is a shaver, surgeon, and male-midwife living in Madrid. One day, after assisting in a birth, Nicolas is returning home when his mule becomes obstreperous and he beats it, rejecting the offered advice of a group of passing friars who counsel patience. Angered by Pedrosa's reaction, the friars sweep on only to be trampled when the mule loses control because of the sound of their bells.

The next morning, Pedrosa receives a summons from the Inquisition, an especially worrisome situation for him as he is secretly a Jew. Imprisoned and tortured briefly, Pedrosa The interrogation by the …

Minutes Taken At The Annual Conferences, 1798, Methodist Episcopal Church.

South Carolina Conference 1785 Journal

No abstract provided.

Philander Chase To Dudley And Alice Chase, Philander Chase

Philander Chase Letters

Letter to his parents describing the soul and the body. He is frustrated by overly zealous and emotional believers, as they do not accurately represent God.

A Discourse Delivered In The New Dutch Church, Nassau Street, On Tuesday, The 21st Of October 1794, Thomas Dunn

Irish Studies Publications

A speech given before the New York Society for the Information and Assistance of Persons Emigrating from Foreign Countries on October 21, 1794.

John Kean To Susan Kean, May 28, 1793, John Kean

Liberty Hall Collection 1790s

John Kean wrote from Philadelphia, PA to his wife, Susan Kean, unaddressed. John discussed his hopes for his son Peter to grow up to be a good man. He compared Peter to a fruit/vegetable yet to ripen. Philip Livingston expected Susan to visit him in New York. John discussed Mr. Otto's French currency exchange rates. He goes on about the importance of good health. John requested Susan return to Philadelphia with a good "man servant."

People included: Peter Kean, Mr. Genet, Mr. Otto, Ternant, Mrs. Pinckney (burial).
Places Included: Elizabeth Town, New York.