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Appointment For Jacob Miller As Ensign In Virginia's Militia. Signed By James Barbour, Governor, 1814., James Barbour, Samuel Jones

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Miller is commissioned as "Ensign of Company of Riflemen in the second Battalion of the thirteenth... Regiment seventh Brigade and third... Division of the said Militia" of Virginia. Barbour signs as governor of Virginia.

Lewis Evans Of Natchez To William Christie Of Gibson Port. February 13, 1814., Lewis Evans, William Christie

Evans Collection

No abstract provided.

Lewis Evans Of Natchez To William Christie Of Bruinsburg. January 22, 1814., Lewis Evans, William Christie

Evans Collection

No abstract provided.

Appointment Of Samuel Briscoe To Be Coroner, Signed By Isaac Shelby. Kentucky, 1814., Isaac Shelby

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Isaac Shelby, governor of Kentucky, appoints Samuel Briscoe as coroner of Bullitt County after the resignation of Rodolphus Buky on January 21, 1814. Signed by Martin D. Hardin, secretary, and Isaac Shelby, governor.

History Of The Expedition Under The Command Of Captains Lewis And Clark...In Two Volumes (Volume 2), Abraham H. Inskeep

Osher Map Library Rare Books

Full title: History of the expedition under the command of Captains Lewis and Clark, to the sources of the Missouri thence across the Rocky mountains and down the river Columbia to the Pacific Ocean performed during the years 1804-5-6 by order of the government of the United States prepared for the press by Paul Allen, Esquire in two volumes.

Volume two includes an appendix by Captain Lewis: Observations and reflections on the present and future state of Upper Louisiana in relation to the government of the Indian nations inhabiting that country, and the trade and intercourse with the same. Handwritten …

History Of The Expedition Under The Command Of Captains Lewis And Clark...In Two Volumes (Volume 1), Abraham H. Inskeep

Osher Map Library Rare Books

Full title: History of the expedition under the command of Captains Lewis and Clark, to the sources of the Missouri thence across the Rocky mountains and down the river Columbia to the Pacific Ocean performed during the years 1804-5-6 by order of the government of the United States prepared for the press by Paul Allen, Esquire in two volumes.

Two volumes with preface by Thomas Jefferson recounting Meriweather Lewis's life and sudden death. Handwritten in volume one: "John Bird's Book, February 24th A.D. 1819 and the Commonwealth this forty second." Stamped in both volumes inside covers: "Clifton Matheny Monterey, VA."

Bond Of William Christie To Lewis Evans. December 13, 1813, William Christie, Lewis Evans

Evans Collection

No abstract provided.

Letter From James Wilkinson To Simeon Knight Authorizing Payment Of Volunteers. January 5, 1813, New Orleans., James Wilkinson

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Major General James Wilkinson authorizes Simeon Knight to pay volunteers what they are due. New Orleans, 05 January 1813.

Moore's Prophecies For The Year 1813, Author Unknown

Broadside Ballads: England

Prophesies of the year 1813 in relation to Britians effort in the Napoleonic Wars.

Lewis Evans Of Natchez To William Christie Of Grindstoneford, Claiborne County. December 8, 1812., Lewis Evans, William Christie

Evans Collection

No abstract provided.

Verses Addressed To A Certain Duke, Author Unknown

Broadside Ballads: England

An opposition to the election of George Eden to the House of Commons.

Elijah J__Ith Of Gibson Port To William Christie Of Big Black. June 18, 1812., Elijah (Unknown), William Christie

Evans Collection

No abstract provided.

David Bolten Mathematics Exercise Book, 1812, David Bolten

Charles R. Roberts and Walter E. Boyer Collections

David Bolten of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, created this handwritten arithmetic exercise book in March, 1812. It contains problems and solutions under the headings of compound addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Applications, examples, cases and rules are included throughout the book. Examples include measurement of time, land and cloth as well as liquid and dry measurements. Also included is a section of problems on reduction, or the conversion of sums of money to other denominations.

The book was originally handed down to David A. Huber, the great-great-grandson of Bolten. David Bolten was married to Julia Schoener Bolten (1797-1881), buried in Niantic, …

Parody On The Bee Proffer's Honey, Author Unknown

Broadside Ballads: England

A woman turns down the advances of two men.

The Travels And Gospel Labors Of Joseph Thomas, Minister Of The Gospel And Elder In The Christian Church, Joseph Thomas

Stone-Campbell Books

No abstract provided.

The Affecting History Of The Duchess Of C**** Who Was Confined Nine Years In A Horrid Dungeon, Under Ground, Where Light Never Entered, A Straw Bed Being Her Only Resting Place, And Bread And Water Her Only Support, Conveyed By Means Of A Turning-Box, By Her Inhuman Husband; Whom She Saw But Once During Her Long Imprisonment, Though Suffering By Hunger, Thirst, And Cold, The Most Severe Hardships, But Fortunately She Was At Last Discovered, And Released From The Dungeon, By Her Parents. [Transcript], Stéphanie Félicité Genlis

Gothic Archive Chapbooks

The narrative is given in the first person by the Duchess of C**** herself. She relates the circumstances of her easy, wealthy upbringing and tells of how she fell in with a dangerous friend, the Marchioness de Venuzi. While staying with her friend, she becomes enamored of the exiled Count de Belmire, but is instead forced into a marriage with his villainous uncle, the Duke of C****, by her parents. When the Duke discovers incriminating letters from the Duchess of C**** to Belmire at the Venuzi residence, he locks the Duchess of C**** in a castle dungeon and takes their …

De Caussis Instauratae Saeculo Xv In Italia Philosophiae Platonicae: Commentatio Historica, Ludwig Dankegott Cramer

Hermann Sauppe Library

No abstract provided.

Abstract Of 1811 Deed Of John Goodrich To John Youel, John Goodrich, John Youel, Franklin County Recorder

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

A handwritten abstract of a deed from John Goodrich to John Yonel, dated November 16th 1811. This abstract briefly describes the land deeded to John Yonel for $320.00 in 1811.

Elbridge Gerry Writes To Mrs. Morton And Communicates Regrets And That A Message Has Been Conveyed. Cambridge, Mass., 1811., Elbridge Gerry

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Gerry signed the Declaration of Independence, was a delegate to the Continental Convention, was governor of Massachusetts, and Vice President of the U.S.

John Hobbs, John Hobbs, Author Unknown

Broadside Ballads: England

Details the troubled marriage of John and Jane Hobbs

Bonaparte, Author Unknown

Broadside Ballads: England

Song concerning Napoleon Bonaparte and the British

Priory Of St. Clair; Or Spectre Of The Murdered Nun. A Gothic Tale [Transcript], Sarah Scudgell Wilkinson

Gothic Archive Chapbooks

The Archbishop of Rouen had the ability to pardon a condemned criminal once a year. One such pardon was that of Lewis Chabot, Count de Valvé.

Intrigued by an overheard conversation, Lewis goes to the Priory of St. Clair where he witnessed Julietta reluctantly making her nun's vows. He is unable to forget her, so bribes the under gardener, Alexis, to carry letters proclaiming his passion and desire to free her from the nunnery. Julietta refuses him.

Lewis then procures a potent liquor that will, when drunk, simulate death. Julietta drinks it unknowingly and Alexis and Lewis carry away the …

The Hunting Of Chevy Chace, Author Unknown

Broadside Ballads: England

Song probably describing the Battle of Otterburn during border disputes between England and Scotland

Commission Of Sylvanus Bacheldor To Be Ensign For A Company In The Fourth Regiment Of Infantry In The Second Brigade And Sixth Division Of The Militia Of Massachusetts, Signed By Elbridge Gerry. Boston, 1810., Elbridge Gerry, Commonwealth Of Massachusetts

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Elbridge Gerry, as governor and "commander in chief" of Massachusetts, commissions Sylvanus Bacheldor as "ensign of a company" in the fourth regiment of infantry in the second brigade and sixth division of the militia of Massachusetts. Benjamin Homans signs as secretary of the commonwealth.

Baron Donder-Dronk-Dickdorf And Miss Quoltz, Author Unknown

Broadside Ballads: England

No abstract provided.

Ship's Certificate Issued To The Brig "Mary Torrans" Of Philadelphia. Parchment, Signed By James Madison And Robert Smith. 1809., James Madison, Robert Smith

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

U.S. certificate for the brig "Mary Torrans" noting the ship's weight as 176 tons, that it carries no guns, and has a crew of 10. James Madison signs as President of the U.S. and Smith as Secretary of State of Pennsylvania. 1809.

Letter From William Thornton, Superintendent Of The Us Patent Office, To W. Josiah Bennett Regarding Patent, November 1, 1809., William Thornton

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

William Thornton, superintendent of the United States Patent Office, notifies W. Josiah Bennett that his model and papers have been received. Thornton further explains the process by which Bennett may receive a patent. November 1, 1809.

Can My Dear Harriet Recollect The Handwriting Of One..., Mary Parker

Harriet Payson Flagg Correspondence

Two page handwritten letter from Mary Parker to her friend Harriet Payson [Flagg] dated October 8, 1809, rekindling their friendship and inquiring if Miss Payson has had a marriage proposal from a "certain gentleman."

James Wilkinson General Order, James Wilkinson

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

General order requesting lists of all enlisted men by James Wilkinson by the following Monday. New Orleans, 01 June 1809.

Letter From James Wilkinson To J(?) Knight, James Wilkinson

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Letter by James Wilkinson to James Knight, describing a bill and asking him to call at Headquarters.