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Letter From Joseph Trumbull, 1775 Page 1 Of 4, Edmund Freeman Dec 1774

Letter From Joseph Trumbull, 1775 Page 1 Of 4, Edmund Freeman

Manuscript Papers

No abstract provided.


Letter From Joseph Trumbull To Thomas Mumford, 2nd June 1775, Edmund Freeman Dec 1774

Letter From Joseph Trumbull To Thomas Mumford, 2nd June 1775, Edmund Freeman

Manuscript Papers

No abstract provided.


Letter From Joseph Trumbull, 1775 Page 3 Of 4, Edmund Freeman Dec 1774

Letter From Joseph Trumbull, 1775 Page 3 Of 4, Edmund Freeman

Manuscript Papers

No abstract provided.


Letter From Joseph Trumbull, 1775 Page 2 Of 4, Edmund Freeman Dec 1774

Letter From Joseph Trumbull, 1775 Page 2 Of 4, Edmund Freeman

Manuscript Papers

No abstract provided.


Letter From Joseph Trumbull, 1775 Page 4 Of 4, Edmund Freeman Dec 1774

Letter From Joseph Trumbull, 1775 Page 4 Of 4, Edmund Freeman

Manuscript Papers

No abstract provided.


Letter From Lord Camden, 4 February 1775, Wakeman Dec 1774

Letter From Lord Camden, 4 February 1775, Wakeman

Manuscript Papers

No abstract provided.


Letter From Lord Camden, 4 February 1775, Transcript, William Irvine, John Armstrong Dec 1774

Letter From Lord Camden, 4 February 1775, Transcript, William Irvine, John Armstrong

Manuscript Papers

No abstract provided.


1774, December 23 - Thomas Gilchrist, Thomas Gilchrist Dec 1774

1774, December 23 - Thomas Gilchrist, Thomas Gilchrist

Thomas Gilchrist Letters

Letter to Thomas Edgar regarding developments of Gilchrist's late brother's estate, continued struggles to receive payment from Dr. Campbell, and reports of the Boston Massacre.


1771, October 20 - Thomas Gilchrist, Thomas Gilchrist Oct 1771

1771, October 20 - Thomas Gilchrist, Thomas Gilchrist

Thomas Gilchrist Letters

Letter to Thomas Edgar discussing delayed travel, wine and Virginia Ham shipments, and estate matters. Letter mentions Mr. Gibson and Thomas Harrison.


The Life And Spiritual Sufferings Of That Faithful Servant Of Christ Jane Hoskens, A Public Preacher Among The People Called Quakers, Jane Fenn Hoskens Jan 1771

The Life And Spiritual Sufferings Of That Faithful Servant Of Christ Jane Hoskens, A Public Preacher Among The People Called Quakers, Jane Fenn Hoskens

Zea E-Books in American Studies

In 1712, nineteen-year-old Jane Fenn left her home, family, and friends in London to obey an inner voice that said ——“Go to Pennsylvania! ” Arrived in Philadelphia, she was soon cast into debtors’ prison for refusing to sign an indenture dictated by the man who had arranged her passage. Redeemed by a group of Quakers from Plymouth County who wished to employ her as a schoolteacher, she spent three years in their community and began to absorb their teachings and their ways.

Her narrative chronicles her inward struggles with her own sense of unworthiness, the temptations of Satan, her distaste …


The Life And Spiritual Sufferings Of That Faithful Servant Of Christ Jane Hoskens, A Public Preacher Among The People Called Quakers, Jane Fenn Hoskens, Paul Royster Editor Dec 1770

The Life And Spiritual Sufferings Of That Faithful Servant Of Christ Jane Hoskens, A Public Preacher Among The People Called Quakers, Jane Fenn Hoskens, Paul Royster Editor

Historical Quaker Books

In 1712, nineteen-year-old Jane Fenn left her home, family, and friends in London to obey an inner voice that said ——“Go to Pennsylvania! ” Arrived in Philadelphia, she was soon cast into debtors’ prison for refusing to sign an indenture dictated by the man who had arranged her passage. Redeemed by a group of Quakers from Plymouth County who wished to employ her as a schoolteacher, she spent three years in their community and began to absorb their teachings and their ways.

Her narrative chronicles her inward struggles with her own sense of unworthiness, the temptations of Satan, her distaste …


The Life And Spiritual Sufferings Of That Faithful Servant Of Christ Jane Hoskens, A Public Preacher Among The People Called Quakers (1771), Jane Fenn Hoskens, Paul Royster , Editor Dec 1770

The Life And Spiritual Sufferings Of That Faithful Servant Of Christ Jane Hoskens, A Public Preacher Among The People Called Quakers (1771), Jane Fenn Hoskens, Paul Royster , Editor

Electronic Texts in American Studies

In 1712, nineteen-year-old Jane Fenn left her home, family, and friends in London to obey an inner voice that said ——“Go to Pennsylvania! ” Arrived in Philadelphia, she was soon cast into debtors’ prison for refusing to sign an indenture dictated by the man who had arranged her passage. Redeemed by a group of Quakers from Plymouth County who wished to employ her as a schoolteacher, she spent three years in their community and began to absorb their teachings and their ways.

Her narrative chronicles her inward struggles with her own sense of unworthiness, the temptations of Satan, her distaste …


Excerpt, Report Of The General Survey In The Southern District Of North America And The Atlantic Pilot, John William Gerard De Brahm, Nicole Fritz, Heather Wiseman, Gail Busjahn Dec 1770

Excerpt, Report Of The General Survey In The Southern District Of North America And The Atlantic Pilot, John William Gerard De Brahm, Nicole Fritz, Heather Wiseman, Gail Busjahn

Early Visions Bucket

"Penned during a hiatus in 1771 from John William de Brahm's position as The Surveyor General of the Southern District of North America, he wrote the most popular of these volumes “Report on The General Survey.” The Atlantic Pilot, published in England in 1772, helped increase the British awareness of the coasts and geographical surroundings. Honoring the King’s orders, De Brahm made discoveries and surveyed the seas mapping and recording the safe navigation for future shipping."


Letter From Lord Barrington, Feburuary 14, 1770, Page 2 Of 3, Nathaniel Freeman Jr. Dec 1769

Letter From Lord Barrington, Feburuary 14, 1770, Page 2 Of 3, Nathaniel Freeman Jr.

Manuscript Papers

Handwritten letter from Lord Barrington to other unnamed lords, regarding various matters including a reference to the American colonies


Letter From Lord Barrington, Feburuary 14, 1770, Page 1 Of 3, Nathaniel Freeman Jr. Dec 1769

Letter From Lord Barrington, Feburuary 14, 1770, Page 1 Of 3, Nathaniel Freeman Jr.

Manuscript Papers

Handwritten letter from Lord Barrington to other unnamed lords, regarding various matters including a reference to the American colonies


Letter From Lord Barrington, Feburuary 14, 1770, Transcript, Russel Freeman Dec 1769

Letter From Lord Barrington, Feburuary 14, 1770, Transcript, Russel Freeman

Manuscript Papers

Transcript of a Handwritten letter from Lord Barrington to other unnamed lords, regarding various matters including a reference to the American colonies


Letter From Lord Barrington, March 1, 1770, Page 3 Of 3, Russel Freeman Dec 1769

Letter From Lord Barrington, March 1, 1770, Page 3 Of 3, Russel Freeman

Manuscript Papers

Handwritten letter from Lord Barrington to other unnamed lords, regarding various matters including a reference to the American colonies, page 3 of 3


Letter From Lord Barrington, March 1, 1770, Page 2 Of 3, Russel Freeman Dec 1769

Letter From Lord Barrington, March 1, 1770, Page 2 Of 3, Russel Freeman

Manuscript Papers

Handwritten letter from Lord Barrington to other unnamed lords, regarding various matters including a reference to the American colonies, page 2 of 3


1767, May 6 - Thomas Edgar, Thomas Edgar May 1767

1767, May 6 - Thomas Edgar, Thomas Edgar

Thomas Gilchrist Letters

Letter to James Hynd about selling property and travel to Barbados.


De Variolarum Insitione, Ephraim Howard Jan 1767

De Variolarum Insitione, Ephraim Howard

Lecture Notes

This thesis is bound with Volume 2 of Gustavus Richard Brown's handwritten notes of William Cullen's Lectures on Physiology.


De Ascite, Thomas Marten, David Ruhnkenius Jan 1767

De Ascite, Thomas Marten, David Ruhnkenius

Lecture Notes

This thesis is bound with Volume 2 of Gustavus Richard Brown's handwritten notes of William Cullen's Lectures on Physiology.


Rb 004 Guide To Cora And Webb Mading Collection On Public Health, John P. Mcgovern Historical Collections & Research Center Dec 1766

Rb 004 Guide To Cora And Webb Mading Collection On Public Health, John P. Mcgovern Historical Collections & Research Center

Rare Books Finding Aids

The Cora and Webb Mading Collection focuses on public health and contains over 1,500 books and pamphlets on urban sanitation in the United States and communicable diseases. Two important aspects of the collection are the large number of early twentieth century city and state health department reports and the nineteenth century pamphlets on specific contagious diseases. See more at RB 004.


Lectures On Physiology By William Cullen, Gustavus Richard Brown Dec 1766

Lectures On Physiology By William Cullen, Gustavus Richard Brown

Lecture Notes

Handwritten notes of William Cullen's lectures taken by an American student, Gustavus Richard Brown.


Lectures On Physiology By William Cullen, Gustavus Richard Brown Dec 1765

Lectures On Physiology By William Cullen, Gustavus Richard Brown

Lecture Notes

Handwritten notes of Cullen's lectures taken by an American student, Gustavus Richard Brown.


Excerpt, Autobiography Of Mrs. Elizabeth Pilot (Nee Digby), Born 1742, Died 1826, With A Concluding Memoir By Her Daughter, Elizabeth Digby Pilot, Deborah L. Bauer Dec 1764

Excerpt, Autobiography Of Mrs. Elizabeth Pilot (Nee Digby), Born 1742, Died 1826, With A Concluding Memoir By Her Daughter, Elizabeth Digby Pilot, Deborah L. Bauer

Early Visions Bucket

"Surviving primary source documents that detail life in East and West Florida during the British Period are exceedingly rare. Such journals or diaries written by women are even more scarce. Elizabeth Digby Pilot (1742-1826), wife of a British infantry officer, wrote one of only two known surviving accounts."


Letter From Richard Henry Lee To An Unnamed Colonel, Richard Henry Lee Dec 1762

Letter From Richard Henry Lee To An Unnamed Colonel, Richard Henry Lee

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Letter to unnamed colonel concerning a cotract with Mr. Frazier for a /12 a ration, signed Richard Henry Lee, 12-15-1762.


Amorous Friars: Or, The Intrigues Of A Convent, Unknown Jan 1759

Amorous Friars: Or, The Intrigues Of A Convent, Unknown

Gothic Archive Sources and Related Materials

Contains: The history of Donna Miranda Solis ; The history of Feliciana ; Jealousy out-witted, an Italian novel ; Basil and Clara, an Italian novel ; Musinot and Mannoa, a French novel ; The enterprising friars, a French novel.


Letter From Isaac Winslow To Samuel Waldo, 7 December 1749 Page 4 Of 4, Russel Freeman Dec 1749

Letter From Isaac Winslow To Samuel Waldo, 7 December 1749 Page 4 Of 4, Russel Freeman

Manuscript Papers

A handwritten letter by Isaac Winslow to Samuel Waldo, Esquire dated December 7, 1749 on the affairs of Maine. It mentions Frank Winslow the authors brother, the vessel Spinder, Casco and Halifax, Governor Cornwallis, and the currency reform act.


A Narrative Of The Captivity Of Nehemiah How In 1745-1747, Nehemiah How, Victor Hugo Paltsits Dec 1747

A Narrative Of The Captivity Of Nehemiah How In 1745-1747, Nehemiah How, Victor Hugo Paltsits

Electronic Texts in American Studies

Nehemiah How was captured by a raiding party of Abenaki Indians October 11, 1745, outside the fort at Great Meadow (now Vermont). He was taken to Quebec and held captive until his death from "fever" on May 27, 1747. He was among several hundred English colonists taken prisoner during the war. His account recalls his treatment and records the comings and fates of dozens of other prisoners held at Quebec during what was known as King George's War, part of the global War of Austrian Succession.


Journal, Relation Or Journal Of A Late Expedition To St. Augustine, Edward Kimber, Krista M. Coker Dec 1743

Journal, Relation Or Journal Of A Late Expedition To St. Augustine, Edward Kimber, Krista M. Coker

Early Visions Bucket

"In A Relation or Journal of a Late Expedition to the Gates of St. Augustine, Edward Kimber relates his experiences as a soldier in James Oglethorpe’s raid on St. Augustine. The author was originally described as “a Gentleman, Volunteer in the said Expedition.” The raid was an attempt to further expand British holdings and take St. Augustine from Spanish control, being part of the long struggle between the two empires