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May 30, 1864: To John B. Cornell, Archives, Lucinda Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection – Letters

Letter to John B. Cornell from Lucinda Lenore Merriss; detailing Lucinda's thoughts on the soldiers serving the country and their correspondence.

May 15, 1864: Newspaper Clipping, Archives

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection – Letters

Newspaper clipping about the Civil War and copy of a mourning poem written by Sally Victoria Stram.

May 15, 1864: To Angeline B. Cornell And Alice J. Cornell, Archives, John B. Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection – Letters

Letter to Angeline and Alice Cornell from John B. Cornell; detailing life in the war camp and the weather.

April 27, 1864: To John B. Cornell, Archives, Lucinda Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection – Letters

Letter to John B. Cornell from Lucinda Lenore Merriss; discussing her summer in the West and clarifying previous remarks from John B. Cornell's previous letter.

March 21, 1864: To Lucinda Lenore Merriss, Archives, John B. Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection – Letters

Letter written on the same page as the letter from March 5, 1864 to Lucinda Lenore Merriss from John B. Cornell; detailing their correspondence and the delays in writing.

March 5, 1864: To John B. Cornell, Archives, Lucinda Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection – Letters

Letter to John B. Cornell from Lucinda Lenore Merriss; discussing their correspondence and Lucinda's plans for the summer.

February 14, 1864: To John B. Cornell, Archives, Lucinda Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection – Letters

Valentine's Day cards sent to John B. Cornell from Lucinda Lenore Merriss

August 7, 1859: Letter To Angeline Bishop Cornell, John B. Cornell, Archives

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection – Letters

Letter to Angeline Bishop Cornell from her son John B. Cornell; detailing his travels to visit family.

November 29, 1858: To John. B. Cornell, Archives, W. Bishop

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection – Letters

Letter to John B. Cornell from W. Bishop; discussing payments and the current cost of items.

April 13, 1856: To John. B. Cornell, Archives, R B. Hart

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection – Letters

Letter to John. B. Cornell from his cousin R. B. Hart; detailing Hart's life in Arkansas.

January 28, 1856: To John B. Cornell, Archives, Harry B

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection – Letters

Letter to John. B. Cornell from friend Harry B; detailing Harry's life in Georgia and well wishes for John.

September 18, 1855: Letter To Stanton Merriss, Ellery Stanton Merriss, Archives

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection – Letters

Letter to Stanton Merriss from his cousin Ellery Stanton Merriss; requesting business information from the local doctor.

July 29, 1852: To Jacob Burgner, Archives, Alice Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection – Letters

Letter to Jacob Burgner from his friend Alice Cornell; detailing what has been happening in the neighborhood and Jacob's money.

January 23, 1852: To Lucinda L. Merriss, Archives, E S. Merriss

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection – Letters

Letter to Lucinda Lenore Merriss from her cousin E. S. Merriss; detailing his activities staying with family and his love life.

June 24, 1849: To Lucinda L. Merriss, Archives, Peter Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection – Letters

Letter to Lucinda Lenore Merriss from her cousin Peter Cornell; informing her of his health.

May 11, 1846: To John. B. Cornell, Archives, W. P. Reid

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection – Letters

Letter to John. B. Cornell from his friend W. P. Reid; detailing Reid's life in Oberlin.

March 10, 1843: Letter To John Cornell, Samuel Peters, Archives

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection – Letters

Letter to John Cornell from friend Samuel Peters; discussing his withdrawal from school because of the poor health of his brother.

Liberty Further Extended: Or Free Thoughts On The Illegality Of Slave-Keeping; Wherein Those Arguments That Are Used In Its Vindication Are Plainly Confuted. Together With An Humble Address To Such As Are Concerned In The Practice., Lemuel Haynes, Paul Royster , Ed.

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This is a regularized text of a private sermon or pamphlet manuscript, authored by a 23-year-old African American who had served in the “minuteman” militia and the Continental Army, and who became an ordained minister and was pastor to white Congregational churches for more than 50 years.

Haynes’ tract is an important and revelatory addition to the early anti-slavery literature in the American colonies. Only identified and published in 1983, it is uniquely situated at the crossroads of independence, anti-­slavery, Congregationalism, and African-American identity. Brought to light by Ruth Bogin, the work is testimony to the diversity of thought and …

A Divine And Supernatural Light, Immediately Imparted To The Soul By The Spirit Of God, Shown To Be Both A Scriptural, And Rational Doctrine, Jonathan Edwards, Reiner Smolinski

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The early stirrings of the Great Awakening were intensified by Edwards’ famous sermon A Divine and Supernatural Light, Immediately Imparted to the Soul by the Spirit of God (1734). Through a fascinating process of canceling out his opponents’ positions, Edwards clearly defines the workings of God’s grace in the human soul. He distinguishes between “Common Grace” (intrinsic to virtually all unregenerate), which acts upon the mind of natural man and assists the faculties of the soul in their natural course; and “Special Grace” (intrinsic to true saints only), which acts in the human heart and unites with the mind of …

An Arrow Against Profane And Promiscuous Dancing Drawn Out Of The Quiver Of The Scriptures, Increase Mather

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When a dancing master arrived in Boston in 1685 and offered lessons and classes for both sexes during times normally reserved for church meetings, the Puritan ministers went to court to suppress the practice. Increase Mather (1639-1723) took the leading part, writing and publishing this tract, which compiles arguments and precedents for the prohibition of “Gynecandrical Dancing, [i.e.] Mixt or Promiscuous Dancing, viz. of Men and Women … together.” These justifications were certainly shared with the court, which found the dancing master guilty, fined him £100, and allowed him to skip town.

Mather’s tract on dancing is an overwhelming compendium …

New-England Or A Briefe Enarration Of The Ayre, Earth, Water, Fish And Fowles Of That Country. With A Description Of The Natures, Orders, Habits, And Religion Of The Natives; In Latine And English Verse, William Morrell, Andrew Gaudio , Editor

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This text, a Latin poem in dactylic hexameter with an accompanying English translation in heroic verse stands as the earliest surviving work of poetry about New England and the second oldest poem whose origins can be traced directly to the British American colonies. Only two copies of the original 1625 edition are known to survive; one is held at the Huntington Library in San Marino, California, and the other is housed at the British Museum. The Latin portion comprises 309 lines and praises the geographic features, flora and fauna of New England, and spends a majority of its verses describing …