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Phantastes Chapter 16: Life And The Ideal, Friedrich Von Schiller

German Romantic and Other Influences

Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (1759-1805) was a German writer, primarily known as a dramatist, poet, and literary critic. Das Ideal und das Leben (Life and the Ideal, 1795) is a philosophical poem. The Oxford Reference reports that the poem was “first published in 1795 in No. 9 of Die Horen, with the title ‘Das Reich der Schatten’. Schiller changed this in 1800 to ‘Das Reich der Formen’, and adopted the present title in 1804.” Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873), writer and politician, translated the poem in 1844 as Ideal and Actual Life. Bulwer-Lytton began his novel Paul Clifford …

Phantastes Chapter 18: Hesperus, Jean Paul

German Romantic and Other Influences

Jean Paul—Johann Paul Friedrich Richter (1763-1825)—was a German writer in the Romantic tradition, also known for his humorous writing. Hesperus (1795) includes two major ideas that MacDonald explores throughout Phantastes: the notion of dreams, and the importance of mirrors.

Land Grant To Robert Brodie, Camden, South Carolina, 1794, Featuring Signature Of William Moultrie., Robert Brodie, William Moultrie, State Of South Carolina

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Robert Brodie is granted "One thousand acres Surveyed for him 19th Mar. 1794 Situate in the District of Camden on Waters of Sawney’s Creek bounded by a line running SW. by Rob. Martins land all other sides by Rob. Brodies." South Carolina,

1793 License For Elizabeth Prinner(?) To Keep And Inn Or Tavern That Sells Liquor, New York City, 1793. Signed By Richard Varick, Mayor., Richard Varick, Elizabeth Prinner

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Elizabeth Prinner(?), a grocer, is granted a license to keep an "Inn or Tavern for retailing strong or spiritous liquors" until March 1, 1794. She is forbidden from keeping a "disorderly" establishment or one that permits "any Cock-fighting, Gaming, or Playing with Cards or Dice, or Keep any Billiard-Table, or other Gaming-Table, or Shuffle-Board, within the Inn" or "any Out-House, Yard or Garden belonging thereunto." Signed by Richard Varick, 45th mayor of New York City.

Letter In Which Daniel Morgan Refuses Henry Knox's Request For Assistance In Fighting Native Americans. 1792., Daniel Morgan

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

In this letter Daniel Morgan, a Virginian famous for his victory at Cowpens, S.C. duing the American Revolution, replies to Secretary of War Henry Knox's request for assistance in fighting Native American. Morgan demures, citing the qualities of the U.S. officer corps and the "peculiar" nature of fighting Native Americans.`

Historical Collections Of The Indians In New England., Daniel Gookin

Special Collections (Miscellaneous)

An account of the Indians of New England by Daniel Gookin, a magistrate of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Published in 1792.

Journal Of The First Constitutional Convention Of Kentucky, Kentucky Constitutional Convention (1792)

Constitutional Conventions

No abstract provided.

Charles Pinckney Letter, Charles Pinckney

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Charles Pinckney writes a cover letter for an enclosure, which is not present. To Major John Hampton. 26 June 1791.

Warrant For John Hamilton Signed By John F. Grimke, Charleston, South Carolina, 1789., John Fauchereaud Grimké

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

This warrant for John Hamilton is brought by plaintiffs Jacob Gilliman, Daniel Stroble, Abraham Markley and another man whose last name is illegible, who claim they are owed £174. Signed on front by John Grimke, signed on verso docket by Charles Cotesworth Pinckney.

Essay On Negro-Slavery., James O'Kelly

Stone-Campbell Books

No abstract provided.

Letter From Oliver Wolcott To John Lawrence, Oliver Wolcott

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

An order signed by Oliver Wolcott to pay Lynde Lord for attending Supreme Court of Errors, 1788.

Receipt For A Transaction Between Leonard Wheatley And Robert Sharman, Signed By Daniel Morgan, 1788., Daniel Morgan

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Daniel Morgan appears to sign this receipt as a witness to the transaction described - for a horse - between Leonard Wheatley and Robert Sharman.

Warrant Signed By Thomas Heyward, Jr. For Isaac Huger. Charleston, 1788., Thomas Heyward Jr., State Of South Carolina

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Thomas Heyward, at Charleston, S.C., signs a warrant for Isaac Huger on a charge of trespassing, 1788.

Warrant For Samuel Courtauld Signed By Thomas Heyward Jr., June 13, 1788., Thomas Heyward Jr., State Of South Carolina

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Thomas Heyward signs a warrant for Samuel Courtauld for the collection of a debt owed to Josiah Smith, Daniel Desaussure and Edward Darrell in Charleston, SC, in 1788.

John Witherspoon Letter To Thomas Fitzsimons And Christopher Gadsden, John Witherspoon

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Letter to Thomas Fitzsimons and Christopher Gadsden, including letter from Gadsden, signed by John Witherspoon.

Warrant Signed By Thomas Heyward, Jr. For John Morrall. Charleston, 1788., Thomas Heyward Jr., State Of South Carolina

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Thomas Heyward, at Charleston, S.C., signs a warrant for John Morral on a charge of debt, 1788.

Warrant For John Withers, Signed By Thomas Heyward, Jr. Charleston, 1788., Thomas Heyward Jr., State Of South Carolina

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Thomas Heyward, at Charleston, S.C., signs a warrant for John Wither on a charge of trespassing, 1788.

James Clarke, 18 February 1788, James Clarke

Abraham Correspondence, Volume 364

Manuscript, dated February 18, 1788, from James Clarke

Warrant For Charles Drayton, Signed By Thomas Heyward, Jr. Charleston, 1877., Thomas Heyward Jr., State Of South Carolina

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Thomas Heyward, at Charleston, S.C., signs a warrant for Charles Drayton, 1787.

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.

Principles And Exercises In Geometry, Peter Rhoads Jr.

Charles R. Roberts and Walter E. Boyer Collections

Copybook of geometry exercises by Peter Rhoads, Jr., a student in the first class at Franklin College in 1787; a series of angle and linear relationship studies. Book includes both geometry and trigonometry exercises, propositions and surveying applications.

An Address To The Negroes In The State Of New-York, Jupiter Hammon

Zea E-Books in American Studies

Hammon’s Address, published in New York and Philadelphia in 1787, is a simple but eloquent set of Christian advice and reflections. To his fellow Negroes who are enslaved, Hammon advises obedience to masters, honesty and faithfulness, and the avoidance of profaneness. Among his strongest recommendations is that Negroes make every effort learn to read and use that knowledge to study the Bible. Hammon’s focus is on eternity, judgment, redemption, and God’s governance of the world.

Yet Hammon’s appeal is no apology for the slave system, but rather a modulated and astute assessment of the social and power relations between blacks …

Indenture, Signed By John Rutledge, 1786., John Rutledge

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Indenture for Ephraim Mitchell for 295 pounds, signed by John Rutledge in Charleston, South Carolina, August 29, 1786. Rutledge was an American statesman and judge from South Carolina.

Warrant For Richard Shaw, Signed By Thomas Heyward, Jr. Charleston, 1786., Thomas Heyward Jr., State Of South Carolina

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Thomas Heyward, at Charlestonn, S.C., signs a warrant for Richard Shaw for debt, 1786.

The Resurrection Of Jesus Christ Considered And Proved: And The Consequent Truth And Divinity Of The Christian System Briefly Illustrated, Levi Hart

Newport Ephemera

No abstract provided.

Warrant Signed By Thomas Heyward And Isaac Huger For David Scott. Charleston, 1786., Thomas Heyward Jr., State Of South Carolina

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Thomas Heyward, at Charleston, S.C., signs a warrant for David Scott on a charge of debt, 1786.

List Of Prisoners In Jail, Worcester, Massachusetts, September 6, 1785., Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

List of prisoners "confined in the common goal in Worcester in the County of Worcester," September 6, 1785. Next to the prisoners' names are the charges for which they are confined.

List Of Prisoners In Jail, Worcester, Massachusetts, June 6, 1785., Worcester County

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

List of prisoners "confined in the Common Goal in Worcester." List includes names of prisoners and charges for which they were imprisoned.

Legal Document Prepared By Charles Lee, Charles Lee

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Charles Lee signs for plantiff George Ralls who is suing Charles Carter for payment and damages, 1785.

Letter From John Jay To John Dickenson, 1785., John Jay

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

John Jay, secretary for the Office of Foreign Affairs, writes to John Dickenson, president of the state of Pennsylvania, to introduce Ian Hendrick Christiaan Heineken as Consul from the Netherlands, 28 April 1785.