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Letter From Josiah Masters To John Reade About An Enslaved Man Named Dick Whom (Masters) Wishes To Sell. New York, 1796., Josiah Masters

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Masters writes to Reade that Dick "has been somewhat uneasy with me, the first cause [was] my separating his wench from him."

"The lowest price is one hundred pounds."

Addressed to Reade in Poughkeepsie, NY.

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.

Phantastes Chapter 7: Ballad Of Sir Andrew Barton, Unknown

German Romantic and Other Influences

“Ballad of Sir Andrew Barton” dates from the reign of Queen Elizabeth 1. It appears in the eighteenth-century collection of ballads and popular songs edited by Thomas Percy, Reliques of Ancient English Poetry (1765). Sir Andrew Barton was a Scottish sea captain who engaged in a sea battle with two English ships. He was killed in the altercation, but became famous for his bravery.

Israel Pemberton, Phineas Pemberton, January 2, 1702, Israel Pemberton

Pemberton Correspondence Transcriptions

Letter dated January 2, 1702 (December 22, 1701 Old Style) from Israel Pemberton to his father, Phineas Pemberton.

Israel Pemberton, Phineas Pemberton, January 2, 1702, Israel Pemberton

Pemberton Correspondence Transcriptions

Letter dated January 2, 1702 (December 22, 1701 Old Style) from Israel Pemberton to his father, Phineas Pemberton.

Phineas Pemberton, Alice Hodgson Pemberton, May 28, 1700, Phineas Pemberton

Pemberton Correspondence Transcriptions

Letter dated May 29, 1700 (May 18, 1700 Old Style) from Phineas Pemberton to his wife, Alice Pemberton. The contents of the letter include trouble with Phineas' affairs which have lengthened his stay and business conducted with Thomas Clark.

Richard Johns, Israel Pemberton, Circa May 9 1700, Richard Johns

Pemberton Correspondence Transcriptions

Letter dated circa May 9, 1700 (June 28, 1700 Old Style) from Richard Johns to Israel Pemberton

Richard Johns, Israel Pemberton, [1700], Richard Johns

Pemberton Correspondence Transcriptions

Letter possibly dated 1700 from Richard Johns to Israel Pemberton. Johns[on] expresses how glad he is to hear from Phineas, who has not written him for a long time. He has also not heard from [Samuel] (a mutual friend of theirs?), thinking him "grown proud."

Phineas Pemberton, Abigail Pemberton, December 18, 1697, Phineas Pemberton

Pemberton Correspondence Transcriptions

Letter dated December 18, 1697 (December 8, 1697 Old Style) from Phineas Pemberton to his daughter, Abigail Pemberton.

David Lloyd, Phineas Pemberton, July 2, 1697, David Lloyd

Pemberton Correspondence Transcriptions

Letter dated July 2, 1697 (June 22, 1697 Old Style) from David Lloyd to Phineas Pemberton.

Mary Pike, George Heathcote, March 30, 1697; August 6, 1697, Mary Pike

Pemberton Correspondence Transcriptions

A letter from Mary Pike to George Heathcote on March 30, 1697

Daniel Gould, Phineas Pemberton And Phebe Pemberton, March 7, 1697, Daniel Gould

Pemberton Correspondence Transcriptions

Letter dated March 7, 1697 (February 26, 1696 Old Style) from Daniel Gould to Phineas Pemberton.

Ralph Ridgway, Phineas Pemberton, December 31, 1696, Ralph Ridgway

Pemberton Correspondence Transcriptions

Letter dated December 31, 1696 (December 21, 1696 Old Style) from Ralph Ridgway to Phineas Pemberton.

Samuel Bowne, Phineas Pemberton, December 10, 1696, Samuel Bowne

Pemberton Correspondence Transcriptions

Letter dated December 10, 1696 (November 30, 1696 Old Style) from Samuel Bowne to Phineas Pemberton. Part of the letter offers consolation for Phebe's recent death.

Anthony Banks, Phineas Pemberton, June 13, 1696, Anthony Banks

Pemberton Correspondence Transcriptions

Letter dated June 13, 1696 (June 3, 1696 Old Style) from Anthony Banks to his cousin, Phineas Pemberton. It is followed by a note written by Phineas at the bottom.

Patrick Robinson, Phineas Pemberton, July 15, 1687, Patrick Robinson

Pemberton Correspondence Transcriptions

Copy of a letter dated July 15, 1687 (July 5, 1687 Old Style) from Patrick Robinson to Phineas Pemberton. Written at the bottom of the letter are remarks from Phineas Pemberton.

Andrew Dury, James Harrison, February 11, 1687, Andrew Dury

Pemberton Correspondence Transcriptions

Letter dated February 11, 1687 (February 1, 1686 Old Style) from Andrew Dury to James Harrison.

Roger Longworth, James Harrison, September 20, 1686, Roger Longworth

Pemberton Correspondence Transcriptions

Letter dated September 20, 1686 (September 10, 1686 Old Style) from Roger Longworth to James Harrison.

David Lloyd And Jane Lloyd, James Harrison, September 9, 1686, David Lloyd, Jane Lloyd

Pemberton Correspondence Transcriptions

Letter dated September 9, 1686 (August 30, 1686 Old Style) from David and Jane Lloyd to James Harrison.

Roger Longworth, Peter Hendricks, August 31, 1686, Roger Longworth

Pemberton Correspondence Transcriptions

Letter dated August 31, 1686 (August 21, 1686 Old Style) from Roger Longworth to Peter Hendricks. The letter contains the names of many foreign Friends, as well as the locations of many meetings.

Peter Hendricks, Roger Longworth Via Thomas Atherton, August 28, 1686, Peter Hendricks

Pemberton Correspondence Transcriptions

Letter dated August 28, 1686 (August 18, 1686 Old Style) from Peter Hendricks to Roger Longworth, delivered to Thomas Atherton.

Thomas Atherton, Phineas Pemberton Via [Benjamin Canbey], September 22, 1680, Thomas Atherton

Pemberton Correspondence Transcriptions

Letter dated September 22, 1680 (September 12, 1680 Old Style) from Thomas Atherton to Phineas Pemberton. The letter came to Pemberton through an intermediary.

Roger Longworth, James Harrison, November 3, 1679, Roger Longworth

Pemberton Correspondence Transcriptions

Letter dated November 3, 1679 (October 24, 1679 Old Style) from Roger Longworth to James Harrison.

Roger Longworth, The Constable Of Bolton, October 8, 1671, Roger Longworth

Pemberton Correspondence Transcriptions

A copy of a letter dated October 8, 1671 (September 28, [1671] Old Style) from Roger Longworth to the constable of Bolton regarding legal matters and his arrest, along with that of several others, while in town.

Phineas Pemberton, Ralph Pemberton, June 23, 1670, Phineas Pemberton

Pemberton Correspondence Transcriptions

A handwritten copy, dated May 4, 1924, of a letter dated July 23, 1670 (July 13, 1670 Old Style) from Phineas Pemberton to his father, Ralph Pemberton. The letter is an account of an attempt to imprison Phineas Pemberton for his religious beliefs. At the time, Phineas was just recently released from imprisonment in Lancaster Castle to appear at assizes. Apprehended by constables while taking his master's coat to a meeting in Manchester, Phineas is taken to a justice of the peace. After having his hat forcibly removed several times, he is questioned about his activities on the Sabbath Day. …

Phantastes Chapter 13: I Prithee Send Me Back My Heart, John Suckling

German Romantic and Other Influences

Lines 13-18 from “I prithee send me back my heart” by the poet Sir John Suckling. Suckling (1609-1641) is associated with the Cavalier Poets, poets who supported King Charles I. Suckling is the inventor of the card game cribbage.

Phantastes Chapter 19: The Innocent Iii, Abraham Cowley

German Romantic and Other Influences

Abraham Cowley (1618-1667) was an English poet whose work echoes the metaphysical wit of John Donne. The lines quoted are lines 5-8 of “The Innocent III” (1647).

Phantastes Chapter 14: Winter's Tale, William Shakespeare

German Romantic and Other Influences

William Shakespeare (1564-1616), The Winter’s Tale, published in 1623 in the First Folio.

Phantastes Chapter 21: The Book Of Judges, Unknown

German Romantic and Other Influences

The Book of Judges is the seventh book of the Hebrew and the Christian Bible (Old Testament). The line quoted is from Chapter 12:3. Judges tells the stories of the heroes (judges) who restore the Israelites after they have fallen. The pattern of fall and rise is the pattern of Anodos’s experiences in Phantastes.