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Julian Ursin Niemcewicz To Peter Kean, February 12, 1815, Julian Ursin Niemcewicz

Liberty Hall Collection 1810s

Julian Ursin Niemcewicz wrote to Peter Kean, his step-son, addressed to Elizabethtown, NJ. He congratulated Peter on his marriage, the birth of his son, and on the US securing peace with Great Britain. He wrote that now that the war is over they should be able to communicate more frequently.

People Included: Susan Ursin Niemcewicz, John Kean (1814), John Kean (1755), Sarah Sabina Kean, Mr. Gahn, Maria

Notable Quote: "[The British] have sullies the page of History by thier wanton and savage behavior in Washington"

Rev. John Cheverus To Elizabeth Ann Seton, 1815 Jan 20

The Saint Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton Family Papers

No abstract provided.

Letter To Intrepid Morse, George Chase

Philander Chase Letters

George Chase fell in love with one of the scholars in the school but decides to let it go. He talks about the Convention in Hartford and shares poetry about avoiding the women of East Windsor

Anna, The Tale Bearer, Elizabeth Sandham

Historical Quaker Books

Cover title.
Originally published in 1807, as number 4 in a series entitled The Magic Lantern (Welch 1153).

12 pages, [1] leave of plates: illustrations; 17 cm

Recueil Des Définitions Et Réponses Les Plus Remarquables De Massieu Et Clerc, Sourds-Muets, Aux Diverses Questions Quileur Ont Été Faites Dans Les Séances Publiques De M. L’Abbé Sicard, À Londres : Auquel On A Joint L’Alphabet Manuel Des Sourds-Muets, Le Discours D’Ouverture De M. L’Abbé Sicard, Et Une Lettre Explicative De Sa Méthode, M. Laffon De Ladébat, J. H. Sievrac

Deaf Rare Books

English title: A collection of the most remarkable definitions and answers of Massieu and Clerc, deaf and dumb, to the various questions put to them, at the public lectures of the Abbe Sicard, in London to which are joined the manual alphabet of the deaf and dumb, the Abbe's introductory discourse, and a letter explanatory of his system

De Fractionibus Continuis Wallisii, Leonhard Euler

All Works by Eneström Number

No abstract provided.

Journal Of The House Of Representatives Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, December 4, 1815 - February 10, 1816, Kentucky. General Assembly. House Of Representatives.

Journals of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

No abstract provided.

Letter To Intrepid Morse, George Chase

Philander Chase Letters

George encourages Morse to enter the ministry and discusses the activities of people in town.

Letter To Intrepid Morse, George Chase

Philander Chase Letters

George Chase tells Morse about girls he knows, what he and his siblings are studying in school, and who is staying with his family.

Letter To Intrepid Morse, George Chase

Philander Chase Letters

George Chase has returned home after an illness in Cheshire. He shares poetry written by Philander Chase, his family, and himself.

Rev. John Cheverus To Elizabeth Ann Seton, 1814 Apr 12

The Saint Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton Family Papers

No abstract provided.

Highly Interesting Communication, The Concord Gazette, Mar. 1, 1814

Documents from Making Habeas Work: A Legal History (monograph)

An account of Hodsdon's arrest and imprisonment of Charles Hanson, Sanders Welch Cooper and Charles Hall.

Letter From Jeremiah W. Bronaugh To George Sibley, January 27, 1814, Jeremiah W. Bronaugh

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from Jeremiah W. Bronaugh to George Sibley, January 27, 1814. Bronaugh discusses the status of trade houses; and how the war in Euroipe will affect the US/British war.

Phantastes Chapter 11: The Excursion, William Wordsworth

German Romantic and Other Influences

Lines 836-842 from Book II of William Wordsworth's The Excursion (1814).

Letter From George Sibley To William Clark, July 9, 1813, George Champlin Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from George Sibley to William Clark, July 9, 1813. Sibley discusses the Osage tribes have remained friendly to the United States during the war.

Letter To Intrepid Morse, George Chase

Philander Chase Letters

Wondering if Intrepid has been receiving his letters. Distaste for the country's army. His father scarcely has time to write.

Letter From John Sibley To John Armstrong, March 7, 1813, John Sibley

John Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from John Sibley to John Armstrong, March 7, 1813. Sibley discusses the latest developments in Mexican War for independence.

Letter To George And Philander Jr., Dudley Chase

Philander Chase Letters

Dudley has a problem with a debtor and scarcely has time to write. He recounts a marriage and wishes to apologize for his absence.

History Of James Mitchell, A Boy Born Blind And Deaf : With An Account Of The Operation Performed For The Recovery Of His Sight, James Wardrop

Deaf Rare Books

No abstract provided.

Thoughts In Prison, William Dodd

Thompson Rare Book Collection

The following work, as the dates of the respective parts evince, was begun by its unhappy Author in his apartments at Newgate, on the evening of the day subsequent to his trial and conviction at Justice Hall; and was finished, amidst various necessary interruptions, in little more than the space of two months.

The few little pieces subjoined to the Thoughts, and the Author’s Last Prayer, were found amongst his papers. Their evident connection with the Poem was the inducement for adding them to the volume.

Written by the Rev. William Dodd, during his time in prison prior to …

The Outdoor Girls In Florida, Or, Wintering In The Sunny South., Hope, Laura Lee

Florida Heritage

"The parents of one of the girls have bought an orange grove in Florida, and her companions are invited to visit the place. They take a trip into the interior, where several unusual things happen."--P. [206].

An Act To Amend An Act Of The Last Session Of Parliament, For Prohibiting The Intercourse Between The Islands Of Jamaica And Saint Domingo

British Parliamentary Acts

No abstract provided.

Letter To George And Philander Jr., Philander Chase

Philander Chase Letters

Chase is beginning to feel more and more weak. Concerned that Cyrus may be joining the Army. Samuel Lloyd desires to go to Cheshire.

Matthias James O'Conway To Elizabeth Ann Seton, 1812 July 25

The Saint Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton Family Papers

No abstract provided.

Rev. Anthony Kohlmann, S.J. To Elizabeth Ann Seton, 1812 February 11

The Saint Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton Family Papers

No abstract provided.

The Affecting History Of The Duchess Of C**** Who Was Confined Nine Years In A Horrid Dungeon, Under Ground, Where Light Never Entered, A Straw Bed Being Her Only Resting Place, And Bread And Water Her Only Support, Conveyed By Means Of A Turning-Box, By Her Inhuman Husband; Whom She Saw But Once During Her Long Imprisonment, Though Suffering By Hunger, Thirst, And Cold, The Most Severe Hardships, But Fortunately She Was At Last Discovered, And Released From The Dungeon, By Her Parents. [Transcript], Stéphanie Félicité Genlis

Gothic Archive Chapbooks

The narrative is given in the first person by the Duchess of C**** herself. She relates the circumstances of her easy, wealthy upbringing and tells of how she fell in with a dangerous friend, the Marchioness de Venuzi. While staying with her friend, she becomes enamored of the exiled Count de Belmire, but is instead forced into a marriage with his villainous uncle, the Duke of C****, by her parents. When the Duke discovers incriminating letters from the Duchess of C**** to Belmire at the Venuzi residence, he locks the Duchess of C**** in a castle dungeon and takes their …

Elbridge Gerry Writes To Mrs. Morton And Communicates Regrets And That A Message Has Been Conveyed. Cambridge, Mass., 1811., Elbridge Gerry

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Gerry signed the Declaration of Independence, was a delegate to the Continental Convention, was governor of Massachusetts, and Vice President of the U.S.

Rt. Rev. John Carroll To Elizabeth Ann Seton, 1811 Sep 11

The Saint Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton Family Papers

No abstract provided.

Letter From George Sibley To John Sibley, August 18, 1811, George Champlin Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from George Sibley to his father, John Sibley, August 18, 1811. Sibley fives a very lengthy description of the area around Fort Osage and the Native Americans that lived nearby. At the end, Sibley wrote a follow up note about this piece in 1860.

Letter From George Sibley To John Sibley, July 1811, George Champlin Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from George Sibley to father, John Sibley, July 1811. George gives a lengthy description of his trip to the Grand Saline and Rock Saline sites in present day Oklahoma. In the letter, George describes the various Native American tribes he encountered, along with seeing large buffalo herds.