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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 …

Herald Of Gospel Liberty Vol. 1, No. 1, Elias Smith

Early Pentecostal Periodicals

Touted as the "first religious newspaper" in North America, the Herald of Gospel Liberty was published by Elias Smith on September 1, 1808 in Massachusetts for the purpose of promoting the restoration of primitive Christianity to the church and for promoting religious liberty from government and ecclesiastical control. Smith was among a growing number of New England clergy who were promoting a return to primitive Christianity as a result of the Second Great Awakening in America. This first issue is one of the items held in Holy Spirit Research Center and is now available online. While this scan is not …

Herald Of Gospel Liberty, Elias Smith

Books and Other Holy Spirit Artifacts

Touted as the "first religious newspaper" in North America, the Herald of Gospel Liberty was published by Elias Smith on September 1, 1808 in Massachusetts for the purpose of promoting the restoration of primitive Christianity to the church and for promoting religious liberty from government and ecclesiastical control. Smith was among a growing number of New England clergy who were promoting a return to primitive Christianity as a result of the Second Great Awakening in America. This first issue is one of the items held in Holy Spirit Research Center and is now available online. While this scan is not …

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 …

Minutes Taken At The Annual Conferences, 1808, Methodist Episcopal Church.

South Carolina Conference 1785 Journal

No abstract provided.

Letter From John Sibley To Henry Dearborn, January 10, 1807, John Sibley

John Sibley Papers

Transcription of Letter from John Sibley to Henry Dearborn, January 10, 1807. Sibley discusses the Native Americans in the area around him, and Mexico.

Report Of The Committee On Public Lands, To Whom Was Referred, On The Twenty-Fifth Ultimo, The Petition Of Richard Sparks, Of The Mississippi Territory : March 18, 1806. Read, And Ordered To Lie On The Table, United States. Congress. House. Committee On Public Lands, A & G Way, Washington (D.C.), United States. Congress (9th, 1st Session : 1805-1806). House

Mississippi Territorial Documents

No abstract provided.

Rev. John Cheverus To Elizabeth Ann Seton, 1806 January 28

The Saint Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton Family Papers

No abstract provided.

Recherches Sur Quelques Intégrations Remarquables Dans L'Analyse Des Fonctions À Deux Variables Connues Sous Le Nom De Différences Partielles, Leonhard Euler

All Works by Eneström Number

No abstract provided.

The Vindictive Monk Or The Fatal Ring [Transcript], Isaac Crookenden

Gothic Archive Chapbooks

Calini discovers he is a foundling, abandoned as an infant with a ring left among his. The story continues with Calini as an adult, returning from the home of his beloved, Alexa. Calini is suddenly taken hostage and locked in a dungeon by Sceloni, a monk. It is later discovered that Calni’s kidnapping is a plot by Signor Holbruzi to steal Alexa. The plot was to kill Calini, but Sceloni chooses to secretly imprison Calini instead. Holbruzi pursues Alexa. He is unsuccessful, as Alexa remains devoted to Calini. Frustrated in his attempts, Holbruzi demands that Sceloni kidnap Alexa and bring …

Narrative Of The Loss Of The Earl Of Abergavenny, East Indiaman, Captain John Wordsworth, Which Drove On The Shambles, Off The Bill Of Portland, And Sunk In Twelve Fathoms Water, February 5, 1805, Archibald Duncan

Texts relating to the Earl of Abergavenny (ship)

The Earl of Abergevnny was an East Indiaman which was wrecked in 1805 off the Isle of Portland, England in Weymouth Bay. The sinking was a sensational event due to the high number of lives lost, the amount of high-value of cargo that sank and the controversial testimony of survivors. Captain John Wordsworth, brother of the Romantic poet William Wordsworth, perished in the wreck.

This excerpt is from the Mariner's Chronicle, Being a Collection of the Most Interesting Narratives of Shipwrecks, Fires, Famines, and Other Calamaties Incident to a Life of Maritime Enterprise by Archibald Duncan, 124-132. London: James Cundee,1805

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 Monkish Mysteries; Or, The Miraculous Escape: Containing The History And Villainies Of The Monk Bertrand, The Detection Of His Impious Frauds, And Subsequent Repentance And Retribution., Elizabeth Meeke

Gothic Archive Chapbooks

Monkish Mysteries recounts the life of Edward Stanley, The son of a disgraced knight, who is taken in by Pascal and entangled in the hatred between Pascal and the son of a priest and his seduced parishioner, Bertrand, who assumes the name Mystere. One day, Pascal is taken away by four men on horseback under orders by Mystere. Edward pleads for Pascal’s release but to no avail and departs back to Switzerland, followed by Mystere. He returns to find Albina, his love, has left for Germany after being told of Edward’s death.

In the meantime Mystere ingratiates himself with the …

Oakcliffe Hall Or The Fatal Effects Of Feudal Quarrels. A Tale Of The Fifteenth Century [Transcript], Sarah Scudgell Wilkinson

Gothic Archive Chapbooks

Oakcliffe Hall is the home of the Lord and Lady Bellonmore and their children, Walter and Ellinor. The family is happy and generous to all until the Lord and Lady spend six weeks at court to present their son Walter, now twenty years old, and acknowledge the new queen. Upon returning home, they find that Ellinor has not fared well in their absence. Her caregivers, chaplain Lemuel Percy and governess Allicia are unable to explain the cause of her paleness and sadness, but report it began two weeks after her parents had left for court. Eventually, Lady Bellonmore notices that …

Father Innocent, Abbot Of The Capuchins; Or, The Crimes Of Cloisters, Unknown

Gothic Archive Chapbooks

Father Innocent draws large crowds to his sermons due to his famous purity. Among them are Drusilla and her fifteen-year-old niece Ambrosia and two cavaliers, Olmas and Antonio. The four meet in the congregation and form friendships as Antonio seeks to woo Ambrosia. Among Innocent’s followers inside the monastery is his favorite novice, Philario, who turns out to be a woman named Sabrina in disguise; she is a seductress in league with Lucifer, and has come to bring about Innocent’s downfall. She successfully seduces Innocent and traps him with the need for secrecy. Meanwhile, Antonio’s sister, Bertha, is a nun …

Minutes Taken At The Annual Conferences, 1805, Methodist Episcopal Church.

South Carolina Conference 1785 Journal

No abstract provided.

The Doctrine And Application Of Fluxions: Containing (Besides What Is Common On The Subject) A Number Of New Improvements In The Theory, And The Solutions Of A Variety Of New And Very Interesting Problems In Different Branches Of The Mathematics., Thomas Simpson, London, Printed For H.D. Symonds

Before the Textbook

An updated volume on fluxions which follows the author's 1937 piece A Treatise on Fluxions.

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 …

Resolutio Formulae Diophanteae Ab(Maa+Nbb)=Cd(Mcc+Ndd) Per Numeros Rationales, Leonhard Euler

All Works by Eneström Number

No abstract provided.

Papers In Relation To The Official Conduct Of Governour Sargent / Published By Particular Desire Of His Friends, Winthrop Sargent, Thomas & Andrews, Boston (Mass.)

Mississippi Territorial Documents

No abstract provided.

Letter To Dudley Chase, Philander Chase

Philander Chase Letters

Philander shares an excerpt of a poem by Robert Bloomsfield. He is grateful to hear from Dudley after Dudley's perilous journey. He misses his son, George, and New York.

Julian Ursin Niemcewicz To Susan Niemcewicz, March 3, 1801, Julian Niemcewicz

Liberty Hall Collection 1800s

Julian Niemcewicz wrote from New York, New York to Susan Niemcewicz in Elizabethtown, New Jersey. Julian informed Susan that his first visit to town was to the bank and Mr. Burrel [Burall] acknowledged a mistake in his account, but they were able to correct it. Discussed the details of Susan’s account with Burall and business with LeRoy. Julian was introduced to Susan’s brother, Philip, and his wife. Found Philip infinitely better than he anticipated. His face did not show signs of a sick person. Planned to meet with LeRoy the following morning to fulfill business. Dined at Mr. Ricketts’s and …

The Method Of Educating The Deaf And Dumb : Confirmed By Long Experience, Charles-Michel De L’Épée

Deaf Rare Books

No abstract provided.

Justina, Or, The Filial Daughter, Elizabeth Sandham

Historical Quaker Books

12 pages, [1] leaf of plates: 1 illustration; 17 cm. Published in the 1800s.

The Story Of Charles Maitland, Or, The Dangers Of A Meddling Disposition, Unknown

Historical Quaker Books

Imprint from label on front wrapper; manufacturing information from p. 12. 12 pages, [1] leaf of plates: 1 color illustrations; 17 cm. Published in the 1800s.

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

Deaf Rare Books

No abstract provided.

Memorandum Book #1 (January Through December 1800), John Sibley

John Sibley Papers

John Sibley Memorandum Book #1 (January through December 1800).

General Grant : An Interview With Major W.M. Dunn, U.S.A., W. M. Dunn

Pamphlets

An interview with Major W. M. Dunn, U. S. A. published in the "San Francisco Call."

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