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Minutes Taken At The Annual Conferences 1819, Methodist Episcopal Church. South Carolina Conference

South Carolina Conference 1785 Journal

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Letter To The Standing Committee Of The Diocese Of South Carolina, Members Of The Standing Committee Of The Diocese Of Ohio

Philander Chase Letters

Letter responding to the Diocese of South Carolina's objections and doubts regarding the Diocese of Ohio election proceedings for Bishop Elect Rev. Philander Chase.

Letter To The Standing Committee Of The Diocese Of New Jersey, B Gardiner

Philander Chase Letters

The Diocese of New Jersey has delayed approval of Philander Chase's appointment as Bishop. The Diocese of Ohio attempts to persuade them to change their decision by speaking of Chases's good character and the importance of a Bishop in Ohio and the west.

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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Letter To Philander Chase, Jr., Philander Chase

Philander Chase Letters

The petition for the college is pending. Their house is quite small and the property needs lots of work. The people in the West are not like the people in New England.

An Address Written By Mr. Clerc, And Read By His Request At A Public Examination Of The Pupils In The Connecticut Asylum Before The Governour And Both Sides Of The Legislature, 28th Of May 1818, 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.

List Of Trade Goods Sent To Fort Osage, November 6, 1817, William Clark

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of List of Trade Goods Sent to Fort Osage, November 6, 1817.

Letter From William Clark To George Sibley, October 8, 1817, William Clark

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcription of Letter from William Clark to George Sibley, October 8, 1817. Clark discusses being confident in Sibley's ability to handle the relations between Native Americans and settlers near the fort.

Letter From William Clark To George Sibley, October 8, 1817, William Clark

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from William Clark to George Sibley, October 8, 1817. Clarke expresses support for how Sibley has handled matters with the Osage tribe.

First Session Of The First General Assembly, Mississippi. Legislature. Senate

Journal of the Senate of the State of Mississippi

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Letter To George Chase, Dudley Chase

Philander Chase Letters

Dudley tells George about how powerful he finds the new painting of the signing of the Declaration of Independence by John Trumbull. He looked at the painting with Senator Nathanial Macon, who was at the signing, and can attest that it is accurate. Dudley tells George to keep writing to his Aunt even though she has no time to respond. Dudley is excited to see George and his family in his upcoming return home.

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.

Particulars Of The Capture Of The Spanish Ship Tryal, At The Island Of St. Maria; With The Documents Relating To That Affair., Amasa Delano, Paul Royster, Ed.

Electronic Texts in American Studies

Herman Melville used the incident narrated in Amasa Delano’s 1817 memoir A Narrative of Voyages and Travels as the basis for the story “Benito Cereno,” published in 3 installments in Putnam’s Monthly Magazine (October-December 1855). Melville’s story changed some names and details, and added rich descriptions and moral reflections, while dramatizing Captain Delano’s experience of offering aid to a ship in distress before discovering the situation was not what was first apprehended. Melville had similarly fictionalized a “found” document in writing the novel Israel Potter earlier that same year, but “Benito Cereno” gives a much darker picture of human relations, …

Journal Of The Senate Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, December 1, 1817 - February 4, 1818, 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, December 1, 1817 - February 4, 1818, Kentucky. General Assembly. House Of Representatives.

Journals of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

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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 George Chase, Dudley Chase

Philander Chase Letters

Dudley Chase (Washington) to George Chase (3 pages).

Letter To Philander Chase, Jr., Philander Chase

Philander Chase Letters

Proud that his son is resisting the temptations and vices rampant at Cambridge. Update on the sicknesses in his family.

Letter From George Sibley To Samuel Sibley, September 28, 1816, George Champlin Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcription of Letter from George Sibley to brother, Samuel Sibley, September 28, 1816. George discusses the costs of various things in Missouri being high because of great influx of strangers.

Letter To George Chase, Dudley Chase

Philander Chase Letters

Dudley praises George's patriotism. He disagrees with George's argument to legalize sin as has been done in New England. Dudley dined with General Mason and his family and praises his estate. Dudley makes predictions about the upcoming Presidential election and predicts that Monroe will succeed.

A Statistical View Of The District Of Maine, Moses Greenleaf

Osher Map Library Rare Books

Full title: A Statistical View of the District of Maine; more especially with reference to the Value and Importance of its Interior

Early survey of the District of Maine 1816 by Moses Greenleaf.

1 book: 154 pages

Memoir Of Joshua Scottow (1816), "Sigma" (Pseudonym), Paul Royster (Transcribed And Deposited By)

Joshua Scottow Papers

The earliest known account of Scottow's life and writings. Length = 1500 words.

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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Journal Of The House Of Representatives Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, December 2, 1816 - February 5, 1817, Kentucky. General Assembly. House Of Representatives.

Journals of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

No abstract provided.

Report Of The Committee To Which Was Referred, On The 6th Instant, The Memorial Of The Legislature Of The Mississippi Territory, Praying For Admission Into The Union As An Independent State, United States. Congress. House

Mississippi Territorial Documents

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Letter To George Chase, Dudley Chase

Philander Chase Letters

D. Chase expresses satisfaction with George's embrace of the American principles of liberty and freedom; he expresses concern over certain citizens who wish to undermine patriotism in the educational system.

Minutes Taken At The Annual Conferences 1816, Methodist Episcopal Church. South Carolina Conference

South Carolina Conference 1785 Journal

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