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

Deaf Rare Books

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Jessey Perovany To Susan Kean, June 27, 1799, Jessey Perovany

Liberty Hall Collection 1790s

Jessey Perovany wrote from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Susan Kean in Elizabethtown, New Jersey. Jessey apologized for her last request as it would grieve her exceedingly to have offended Susan. Planned to set sail in a few days. Her spirits were low and it was hard for her to write. Jessey learned Spanish so she could communicate with Havana locals.

An Act For Allowing Further Time For The Payment Of Instalments To Become Due On Certain Sums Advanced By Way Of Loan, Pursuant To An Act Of The Thirty-Fifth Year Of The Reign Of His Present Majesty...

British Parliamentary Acts

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Washington's Farewell Address: The President’S Address To The People Of The United States, Announcing His Intention Of Retiring From Public Life At The Expiration Of The Present Constitutional Term Of Presidency, George Washington

Electronic Texts in American Studies

This is a digital “facsimile” edition of a contemporary pamphlet version of President George Washington’s “Farewell Address,” first issued in the Philadelphia Daily Advertiser newspaper on September 19, 1796. Co-authored with James Madison and Alexander Hamilton, it expresses Washington’s decision to decline a third term of the presidency and offers his parting advice to his “friends and fellow-citizens.”

Washington’s “farewell address” emphasizes the importance of Union, the danger of partisanship, the threat of parties allied to foreign countries or interests, the accomplishment of a national government, the precedence of national over sectional interests, the maintenance of the public credit, the …

'Farewell' Address To The People Of The United States, Announcing His Intention Of Retiring From Public Life At The Expiration Of The Present Constitutional Term Of Presidency, George Washington

Zea E-Books in American Studies

President George Washington’s farewell address “To the People of the United States” was delivered to the public through the medium of the Philadelphia Daily Advertiser newspaper and was immediately reprinted in other newspapers and in pamphlet form throughout the country, and in England, Ireland, and Scotland as well. All contemporary editions derived directly or indirectly from the Daily Advertiser newspaper source.

The composition of the address was a collaborative effort, with James Madison co-authoring with Washington an early draft that was reviewed and revised at least twice to incorporate suggestions by Alexander Hamilton. The final draft, in Washington’s handwriting, was …

Letter To Dudley Chase, Philander Chase

Philander Chase Letters

Recounting how he was cleared of the hair-cutting crime.

Philip Livingston To Attorney General Of U.S. William Bradford, May 6, 1795, William Bradford

Liberty Hall Collection 1790s

Philip Livingston of New York, NY, wrote to Attorney General of U.S. William Bradford, addressed to Philadelphia, PA. Philip wrote to Mr. Bradford on the state of Philip's sister, Susan Kean, after the recent death of her husband John Kean. People included: John Kean, Susan Kean. Place included: Philadelphia.

David Ramsay To John Kean, January 17, 1789, David Ramsay

Liberty Hall Collection 1780s

David Ramsay wrote from Charleston to John Kean, address not included. He wrote about the election and his opinions on certain candidates, including Mr. Binker, Mt. Drayton, Mr. Wathes, Charles Pinckney, Ralph Izard, and John Bull.

Federalist No. 51 (1788), James Madison

Readings in American Civic Literacy

No abstract provided.

The Case, Trevett Against Weeden

Library Archive

Wherein the Rights of the People to Trial by Jury, &c. are dated and maintained, and the Legislative, Judiciary and Executive Powers of Government examined and denned.

Briefe Einer Reisenden Dame Aus Der Schweitz, Sophie Von La Roche

Prose Nonfiction

No abstract provided.

Federalist No. 10 (1787), James Madison

Readings in American Civic Literacy

No abstract provided.

Joseph Norse To John Kean, January 1786, Joseph Nourse

Liberty Hall Collection 1780s

Joseph Nourse wrote to John Kean, no addresses included, regarding an order communicated to the Commissioners of the Board of Treasury.

An Act To Discontinue, For A Limited Time, The Payment Of The Duties Upon Low Wines And Spirits For Home Consumption, And For Granting And Securing The Due Payment Of Other Duties In Lieu Thereof...

British Parliamentary Acts

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An Act For Settling An Annuity Of Nine Thousand Pounds On His Royal Highness The Duke Of Gloucester, In Lieu Of The Like Annuity Payable Out Of The Duties Of Four And One Half Per Centum In Barbadoes And The Leeward Islands.

British Parliamentary Acts

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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 …

George Washington To Nathanael Greene (29 January 1783), George Washington, Nathanael Greene

Skipwith Revolutionary War Letters

Washington discusses possible scenarios concerning British capture of territory; continues by discussing his interest in the upcoming discussion in between Parliament and King George III as well as Richard Oswald's use of the phrase United States of America

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

No abstract provided.

The United States Elevated To Glory And Honor (1783), Ezra Stiles D.D., Reiner Smolinski , Editor

Electronic Texts in American Studies

Stiles' best-known work is this 1783 election sermon, which was delivered at Hartford, Connecticut, at the annual election of the governor, state representatives, and senators. True to the spirit of his Puritan ancestors, Stiles sounds a number of time-honored American themes newly adapted to the rising prospects of the young United States of America. What was once a tribal Errand into the Wilderness of New England Stiles now translates into God’s federal covenant with all citizens of the United States—no matter what their parochial creed or particular denomination: “The political welfare of God’s American Israel” is “allusively prophetic of the …

Henry Lee To Nathanael Greene (2 April 1781), Henry Lee, Nathanael Greene

Skipwith Revolutionary War Letters

Lee sympathizes with Greene for having less-than-motivated troops, and suggests some improvements that could be made to increase morale among the men. He also suggests appealing to the public's sense of patriotism.

Poem, Triumphant Victory At Pensacola, Bernardo De Gálvez, Jonathan Tharrin, Nicole Darbois

Early Visions Bucket

"Gálvez’s poem ... is translated into English for the first time by Jonathan Tharin as 'The Triumphant Victory at Pensacola.' Gálvez creates a two-part ode glorifying the defeat of the British by his Spanish forces and the subsequent celebration of their victory"

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.

Gazette Francoise

Primary Sources

The Gazette Françoise is a facsimile edition of the French newspaper published in Newport, RI by the French fleet. 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 English translation is available elsewhere on this site.

Réflections De Mr. L. Euler Sur Quelques Nouvelles Expériences Optiques, Communiquées A L'Academie Des Sciences, Par Mr. Wilson, Leonhard Euler

All Works by Eneström Number

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The History Of Emily Montague Vol Ii, Frances Brooke

Settler Literature Archive

No abstract provided.

Georgia Constitution Of 1777, State Of Georgia

Current and Historical Georgia Constitutions & Related Materials

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Institution Des Sourds Et Muets, Ou Recueil Des Exercises Soutenus Par Les Sourds & Muets Pendant Les Années 1771, 1772, 1773 & 1774 : Avec Les Lettres Qui Ont Accompagné Les Programmes De Chacun De Ces Exercises, Charles-Michel De L’Epée

Deaf Rare Books

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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 …

Extrait D'Un Lettre De M. Euler Le Pere À M. Bernoulli Concernant Le Mémoire Imprimé Parmi Ceux De 1771, P 318, Leonhard Euler

All Works by Eneström Number

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The Elements Of Speech, John Herries

Deaf Rare Books

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