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De Bestiis Marinis Or, The Beasts Of The Sea, Georg Wilhelm Steller

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Steller’s classic work, published in Latin in 1751 and in German in 1753, contains the only scientific description from life of the Steller’s sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas), as well as the first scientific descriptions of the fur seal or “sea bear” (Callorhinus ursinus), Steller’s sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus), and the sea otter (Enhydra lutris).

Steller’s sea cow was a sirenian, or manatee, inhabiting the North Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea. It was first discovered by Europeans in 1741 and rendered extinct by 1768. It was a 30-foot long, plant-eating aquatic mammal, weighing …

Andries Apostool, Note, 9 July 1751, Andries Apostool

Doopsgezinde Collection 565.A

Note, dated July 9, 1751, from Andries Apostool

Quit-Rent Receipt For 401.5 Acres Of Land In South Carolina, 1750., George William Frederick, George Someby

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Receipt for quit-rent of 16 shillings paid by Thomas Lamboll for 401.5 acres in Berkeley and (historical) Craven County, South Carolina, 1750.

Johann Daniel Noth, Sebastian Andreas Fabricius, 23 January 1750, Johann Daniel Noth

Francke Nachlass Correspondence

Correspondence, dated January 23, 1750, from Johann Daniel Noth, to Sebastian Andreas Fabricius

Gall-Bladder Shaped Vase, Unknown

Morehead State University Art Collection

A Chinese vase created during the Ch'ing Dynasty.

Lang Vase, Unknown

Morehead State University Art Collection

A Chinese vase created during the Ch'ing Dynasty.

A Discourse Concerning Unlimited Submission And Non-Resistance To The Higher Powers: With Some Reflections On The Resistance Made To King Charles I. And On The Anniversary Of His Death: In Which The Mysterious Doctrine Of That Prince’S Saintship And Martyrdom Is Unriddled, Jonathan Mayhew

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After the Restoration of the English monarchy in the person of Charles II in 1660, the new king and his first Parliament declared the anniversary of the beheading of his father Charles I (January 30, 1649) a religious holiday with a special commemoration in the Book of Common Prayer, naming the late monarch a saint and martyr. This holiday was not generally celebrated in Massachusetts until the emergence of several Anglican churches there in the early eighteenth century. In 1750, Jonathan Mayhew, the twenty-nine-yearold pastor of the West (Congregational) Church in Boston, took occasion to dispute the first Charles’ credentials …

A Discourse Concerning Unlimited Submission And Non-Resistance To The Higher Powers: With Some Reflections On The Resistance Made To King Charles I. And On The Anniversary Of His Death: In Which The Mysterious Doctrine Of That Prince's Saintship And Martyrdom Is Unriddled (1750). An Online Electronic Text Edition., Jonathan Mayhew A.M., D.D., Paul Royster , Editor & Depositor

Electronic Texts in American Studies

After the Restoration of the English monarchy in the person of Charles II in 1660, the new king and his first Parliament declared the anniversary of the beheading of his father Charles I (January 30, 1649) a religious holiday with a special commemoration in the Book of Common Prayer, naming the late monarch a saint and martyr. This holiday was not generally celebrated in Massachusetts until the emergence of several Anglican churches there in the early eighteenth century. In 1750, Jonathan Mayhew, the twenty-nine-yearold pastor of the West (Congregational) Church in Boston, took occasion to dispute the first Charles’ credentials …

Peter Burg; Johannes Weber, Johannes Deknatel, 7 May 1749, Peter Burg, Johannes Weber

Doopsgezinde Collection 565.A

Correspondence, dated May 7, 1749, from Peter Burg; Johannes Weber, to Johannes Deknatel

Anton Heinrich Walbaum, Gotthilf August Francke, 29 October 1748, Anton Heinrich Walbaum

Francke Nachlass Correspondence

Correspondence, dated October 29, 1748, from Anton Heinrich Walbaum, to Gotthilf August Francke

Two (2) South Carolina Colonial Documents, Signed By John Lining, John Lining

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

John Lining signs two South Carolina colonial documents, an order to pay damages and a warrant, in 1748.

The Lady's Drawing Room. Being A Faithful Picture Of The Great World. In Which The Various Humours Of Both Sexes Are Display'd. Drawn From The Life: And Interspers'd With Entertaining And Affecting Novels. The Second Edition., Unknown

Gothic Archive Sources and Related Materials

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

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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.

John Abraham, 17 April 1747, John Abraham

Abraham Correspondence, Volume 364

Account (Financial), dated April 17, 1747 (17 2mo. 1747 Quaker Style), from John Abraham

Minutes, Ga: 1703-1747

General Assemblies

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John Abraham, 13 June 1746, John Abraham

Abraham Correspondence, Volume 364

Financial, dated June 13, 1746, from John Abraham

Jacob Godshalk; Martin Kolb; Michal Ziegler; Heinrich Funck; Gilles Kassel; Dielman Kolb, Bartholemeus Von Leuvenig; Henricus Bakker, 19 October 1745, Jacob Godshalk, Martin Kolb, Michal Ziegler, Heinrich Funck, Gilles Kassel

Doopsgezinde Collection 565.A

Correspondence, dated October 19, 1745, from Jacob Godshalk; Martin Kolb; Michal Ziegler; Heinrich Funck; Gilles Kassel; Dielman Kolb, to Bartholemeus Von Leuvenig; Henricus Bakker

Jacob Godshalk; Martin Kolb; Michal Ziegler; Heinrich Funck; Gilles Kassel; Dielman Kolb, Bartholemeus Von Leuvenig; Henricus Bakker, 19 October 1745, Jacob Godshalk, Martin Kolb, Michal Ziegler, Heinrich Funck, Gilles Kassel

Doopsgezinde Collection 565.A

Correspondence, dated October 19, 1745, from Jacob Godshalk; Martin Kolb; Michal Ziegler; Heinrich Funck; Gilles Kassel; Dielman Kolb, to Bartholemeus Von Leuvenig; Henricus Bakker

Watse Joukes; Hinderek Jacobs; Harm Jacobs; Karst Jolkes; Jouke Watzes; Jochem Jans; Vlamingen Waterlander Doopgezinde Gemeente Te Sappemeer, Herman Ten Kate; Committee For Foreign Need, 6 July 1745, Vlamingen Waterlander Doopgezinde Gemeente Te Sappemeer, Watse Joukes, Hinderek Jacobs, Harm Jacobs, Karst Jolkes

Doopsgezinde Collection 565.A

Correspondence, dated July 6, 1745, from Watse Joukes; Hinderek Jacobs; Harm Jacobs; Karst Jolkes; Jouke Watzes; Jochem Jans; Vlamingen Waterlander Doopgezinde Gemeente Te Sappemeer, to Herman Ten Kate; Committee For Foreign Need

Marvellous Things Done By The Right Hand And Holy Arm Of God In Getting Him The Victory (1745), Charles Chauncy, Reiner Smolinski , Editor

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This sermon demonstrates that Charles Chauncy was not beyond preaching on the more mundane subjects of the period. His 1745 thanksgiving sermon Marvellous Things done by the right Hand and holy Arm of God in getting him the Victory (courtesy of the American Antiquarian Society) was preached on the occasion of the British victory at Louisbourg, Cape Breton Island (1745), over superior French forces. Chauncy traces God’s providential hand in the war with French Canada and describes how God’s interposition is clearly visible in the miraculous appearance of a British supply ship, in the capture of a French man-of-war, in …

Der Aufseher, Luise Adelgunde Victorie Gottsched

Prose Fiction

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Hans Burckholder, Johannes Deknatel, 6 May 1744, Hans Burckholder

Doopsgezinde Collection 565.A

Correspondence, dated May 6, 1744, from Hans Burckholder, to Johannes Deknatel

Charles Iv Theodore, Administrative Document, 27 April 1744, Charles Iv Theodore

Doopsgezinde Collection 565.A

Administrative document (Government Record), dated April 27, 1744, from Charles IV Theodore

Hans Burckholder, Johannes Deknatel, 10 April 1744, Hans Burckholder

Doopsgezinde Collection 565.A

Correspondence, dated April 10, 1744, from Hans Burckholder, to Johannes Deknatel

Committee For Foreign Need, Hans Burckholder, 6 March 1744, Committee For Foreign Need

Doopsgezinde Collection 565.A

Correspondence, dated March 6, 1744, from Committee For Foreign Need, to Hans Burckholder

Hans Burckholder, Johannes Deknatel, 17 February 1744, Hans Burckholder

Doopsgezinde Collection 565.A

Correspondence, dated February 17, 1744, from Hans Burckholder, to Johannes Deknatel

Hans Burckholder, Bartholemeus Von Leuvenig, 4 January 1744, Hans Burckholder

Doopsgezinde Collection 565.A

Correspondence, dated January 4, 1744, from Hans Burckholder, to Bartholemeus Von Leuvenig

Hans Burckholder, Bartholemeus Von Leuvenig, 24 August 1743, Hans Burckholder

Doopsgezinde Collection 565.A

Correspondence, dated August 24, 1743, from Hans Burckholder, to Bartholemeus Von Leuvenig

Hans Burckholder, Bartholemeus Von Leuvenig, 3 August 1743, Hans Burckholder

Doopsgezinde Collection 565.A

Correspondence, dated August 3, 1743, from Hans Burckholder, to Bartholemeus Von Leuvenig

Hans Burckholder, Bartholemeus Von Leuvenig, 22 April 1743, Hans Burckholder

Doopsgezinde Collection 565.A

Correspondence, dated April 22, 1743, from Hans Burckholder, to Bartholemeus Von Leuvenig