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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.

Letter To George Chase, Dudley Chase

Philander Chase Letters

Dudley Chase (Washington) to George Chase 3p

Letter To George Chase, Dudley Chase

Philander Chase Letters

Responds to a letter, giving his opinion of George's undertaking of an expedition.

William And Mary College

1813–1818: Robert Nelson

The Visitors and Governors of William and Mary College have the satisfaction to announce to the public, that they have been enabled to fill the respective chairs in this Colleg . Doctor John Augustine Smith, is appointed President of the College and Professor of Moral Philosophy, including the Philosophy of Grammar, Logic, Rhetoric, Ethics, Belles-Lettres, History, the principles of Natural and National Law and Political Economy. Mr. Ferdinand Campbell is Professor of Mathematics which professor-ship will include Geography, Astronomy, the practical branches of Surveying, Navigation the construction of Maps & Charts, Dialling, Fortification & Gunnery, Perspective & Architecture. Dr. Thomas …

Earthquake The Ground Rose, Department Of Library Special Collections

Research Collections

Includes information: The Ground Rose: an account by John J. Audubon with article about the 1825 earthquake in the Barrens of KY, from the Magazine of American History article, An Earthquake in Kentucky, Article from the Panoplist and Missionary Magazine, April 1812, Letter from Underwood Collection, 1812, from the Park City Daily News, 1925 story about the effects of the earthquake in Bowling Green, KY, and other state locations, The Journal of Spelean History, 1990, Effects of the New Madrid Earthquake (1811-1812) Damage to the Mammoth Cave Saltpeter Works, Kentucky

Letter To Dudley Chase, Philander Chase

Philander Chase Letters

Does not agree that his sons should start college so young; more complaints about money issues; Chase has still been sick but his wife is feeling better, and she wants to go home next summer.

Bekenntnisse Einer Schönen Seele, Von Ihr Selbst Geschrieben, Friederike Helene Unger

Prose Nonfiction

Erstdruck (anonym): Berlin (Johann Friedrich Unger) 1806. Die Verfasserschaft ist nicht gesichert. Das Werk wird auch Charlotte von Ahlefeld (1781–1849) oder Paul Ferdinand Friedrich Buchholz (1768–1843) zugeschrieben, Buchholz hat sich selbst als Verfassers genannt. Die moderne Forschung geht jedoch davon aus, daß das Werk von Friederike Helene Unger (evt. in Zusammenarbeit mit Buchholz) geschrieben wurde : An Cäsar; Erstes Buch; Zweites Buch; Drittes Buch

Brief Von Euler, Leonhard Euler

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Peter Kean To Susan Niemcewicz, May 10, 1804, Peter Philip James Kean

Liberty Hall Collection 1800s

Peter Kean wrote from Princeton, New Jersey to Susan Niemcewicz in Elizabethtown, New Jersey. Peter’s journey was very agreeable by the amusing and instructing conversation of Mr. and Mrs. Kollock. If Uncle R’s family went to England, Peter feared he would never see them again. If Susan saw them, Peter asked that she tell them he would never forget their kindness to him and would always remain their grateful and affectionate nephew and cousin. Susan did not mention Mrs. Williams in her letter and Peter asked if she was well. Was met with a kind reception from Miss Smiths and …

Liebe-Hütten (Volumes 1-2), Sophie Von La Roche

Prose Fiction

No abstract provided.

The Little Warbler: Vol Ii English And Irish Songs, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Miniature Books

Box 1 : Book 13. Part of The Stearns, Beede, Jencks Collection of Miniature Books. 2 boxes. miniature books; slipcases, boxes and metal cases; miniature magnifying lenses; miniature bookcases; book collecting bibliographies and periodicals; research materials; correspondence; card file. SUMMARY Emma Owens Stearns began collecting miniature books in the late 19th century and passed her passion for these treasures on to her daughter Virginia Stearns Beede. Virginia continued to add to this collection and passed it on to her daughter Anne Beede Jencks. In 2011 Anne Jencks donated this collection of miniature books, now numbering approximately 382 volumes, to the …

People Of All Nations, A Useful Toy, For Girl Or Boy, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Miniature Books

Box 1 : Book 16. Part of The Stearns, Beede, Jencks Collection of Miniature Books. 2 boxes. miniature books; slipcases, boxes and metal cases; miniature magnifying lenses; miniature bookcases; book collecting bibliographies and periodicals; research materials; correspondence; card file. SUMMARY Emma Owens Stearns began collecting miniature books in the late 19th century and passed her passion for these treasures on to her daughter Virginia Stearns Beede. Virginia continued to add to this collection and passed it on to her daughter Anne Beede Jencks. In 2011 Anne Jencks donated this collection of miniature books, now numbering approximately 382 volumes, to the …

Letter To Rachel Denison, Philander Chase

Philander Chase Letters

Philander updates Rachel on his family's health. He offers her a teaching job.

Agnes Von Lilien, Caroline Von Wolzogen

Prose Nonfiction

Entstanden seit 1793. Teildruck in: Die Horen, herausgegeben von Friedrich Schiller, 1797. Erstdruck in zwei Bänden: Berlin (Johann Friedrich Unger) 1798. : An meine Kinder; Erster Theil; Zweyter Theil

A Letter To The Rev. Jedidiah Morse, St. George Tucker

1790–1804: St. George Tucker

No abstract provided.

The Remarkable Adventures Of Jackson Johonnet, Of Massachusetts (1793), Jackson Johonnet, Paul Royster , Editor

Electronic Texts in American Studies

“Who served as a Soldier in the Western Army, in the Massachusetts Line, in the Expedition under General HARMAR, and the unfortunate General St. CLAIR. Containing An Account of his CAPTIVITY, SUFFERINGS, and ESCAPE from the KICKAPOO INDIANS. WRITTEN BY HIMSELF, And published at the earnest Importunity of his Friends, for the benefit of AMERICAN YOUTH.”

This is a spurious captivity narrative that enjoyed much popularity in the mid-1790s and was thereafter incorporated into the “canonical” body of accounts of white imprisonments, tortures, sufferings, and escapes from the Native Americans.

The narrative tells the story of “Jackson Johonnet,” a young …

A Tour Through The Southern And Western Territories Of The United States Of North-America, The Spanish Dominions On The River Mississippi, And The Floridas, The Countries Of The Creek Nations, And Many Uninhabited Parts., Pope, John, 1749-1802

Florida Heritage

The author's travel log of touring through the southern and western United States in the late 18th century.

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.

Moralische Erzählungen. Sammlung 1-2, Sophie Von La Roche

Prose Fiction

Die Erzählungen erschienen zuerst in der von Sophie von La Roche herausgegebenen Zeitschrift »Pomona für Teutschlands Töcher«. Erstdruck der Buchausgabe: Speyer (Enderes) 1783–1784. Die Vorrede zum 1. Band von Johann Georg Hutten wurde nicht übernommen. : Erste Sammlung; Der schwermüthige Jüngling; Liebe, Misverständniß und Freundschaft; Ein guter Sohn ist auch ein guter Freund; Die glükliche Reise; Die zwey Schwestern

Die Erzählungen erschienen zuerst in der von Sophie von La Roche herausgegebenen Zeitschrift »Pomona für Teutschlands Töcher«. Erstdruck der Buchausgabe: Speyer (Enderes) 1783–1784. Die Vorrede zum 1. Band von Johann Georg Hutten wurde nicht übernommen. : Zweyte Sammlung; Das wahre Glück …

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.

De Repraesentatione Superficiei Sphaericae Super Plano, Leonhard Euler

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De Proiectione Geographica Superficiei Sphaericae, Leonhard Euler

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No abstract provided.

Selected Pages From A New And Complete System Of Geography. Containing A Full, Accurate, Authentic And Interesting Account And Description Of Europe, Asia, Africa, And America ... Also A Concise History Of Every Empire, Kingdom, State, &C. ... The Whole Embellished And Enriched With Upwards Of One Hundred ... Copper Plates ... By Charles Theodore Middleton, Esq. Assisted By Several Gentlemen., Charles Theodore Middleton Esq.

Selections from Special Collections

2 v. fronts., plates, maps (part fold.) 36 cm.

Some of the pages in this document were selected as part of a class project for Professor Garth Bond’s History of the Book seminar, Spring 2012. The abstract was prepared by Kyle Brennan.

This work is in the public domain under United States Copyright Law. If you use any part of this work please include Lawrence University Special Collections in your citation.

Excerpt, Concise Natural History Of East And West Florida, Bernard Romans, Gale Busjahn

Early Visions Bucket

"Bernard Romans (b.1720) was born in the Netherlands, emigrated to America around 1757, and after a life of some controversy, died at about the age of 64. Romans, who spent sixteen years in North America (not all times, places, and activities accurately recorded), demonstrated his broad range of experiences with A Concise Natural History of East and West Florida (1775)."

An Essay On Currents At Sea, 1757, Joseph Mead

Select Environment and Natural History Publications

A thorough review of ocean currents, including their causes, effects, and significance for navigation and ecology.

Élémens De La Trigonométrie Sphéroïdique Tirés De La Méthode Des Plus Grands Et Plus Petits, Leonhard Euler

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The Journal Of Major George Washington (1754), George Washington, Paul Royster , Editor

Electronic Texts in American Studies

The Journal of Major George Washington, Sent by the Hon. Robert Dinwiddie, Esq; His Majesty’s Lieutenant-Governor, and Commander In Chief Of Virginia, to the Commandant of the French Forces on Ohio. To Which Are Added, the Governor’s Letter, and a Translation of the French Officer’s Answer.

In October of 1753, George Washington, a 21-year-old major in the Virginia militia, volunteered to carry a letter from the governor of Virginia to the French commander of the forts recently built on the headwaters of the Ohio River in northwestern Pennsylvania. The French had recently expanded their military operations from the Great Lakes …

The Journal Of Major George Washington, George Washington

Zea E-Books in American Studies

In October of 1753, George Washington, a 21-year-old major in the Virginia militia, volunteered to carry a letter from the governor of Virginia to the French commander of the forts recently built on the headwaters of the Ohio River in northwestern Pennsylvania. The French had recently expanded their military operations from the Great Lakes into the Ohio country, and had spent the summer of 1753 building forts and roads along the Allegheny River, with the design of linking their trade routes and sphere of influence down the Ohio to the Mississippi. Virginia governor Robert Dinwiddie believed them to be in …

Von Der Gestalt Der Erden, Leonhard Euler

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No abstract provided.

The Threefold Paradise Of Cotton Mather: An Edition Of "Triparadisus", Reiner Smolinski

Electronic Texts in American Studies

No other American Puritan has fueled both the popular and academic imagination as has Cotton Mather (1663-1728). Colonial America's foremost theologian and historian, Mather was also one of its most powerful voices advocating millennialism. His lifelong preoccupation with this subject culminated in his definitive treatise, "Triparadisus" (1726/1727), left unpublished at his death. In it, Mather justified his ideological revisionism; his response to the philological, historical, and scientific challenges of the Bible as text by English and continental deists; and his hermeneutical break from the orthodox exegeses of his father, Increase Mather, and Joseph Mede. In his critical introduction to this …