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1838-07-05 Maysville Monitor, Maysville Monitor (Maysville, Ky.)

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Maysville Monitor published on July 5, 1838.

1838-06-28 Maysville Monitor, Maysville Monitor (Maysville, Ky.)

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Maysville Monitor published on June 28, 1838.

1838-06-21 Maysville Monitor, Maysville Monitor (Maysville, Ky.)

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Maysville Monitor published on June 21, 1838.

1838-06-07 Maysville Monitor, Maysville Monitor (Maysville, Ky.)

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Maysville Monitor published on June 7, 1838.

1838-05-31 Maysville Monitor, Maysville Monitor (Maysville, Ky.)

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Maysville Monitor published on May 31, 1838.

1838-05-24 Maysville Monitor, Maysville Monitor (Maysville, Ky.)

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Maysville Monitor published on May 24, 1838.

1838-05-10 Maysville Monitor, Maysville Monitor (Maysville, Ky.)

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Maysville Monitor published on May 10, 1838.

1838-05-03 Maysville Monitor, Maysville Monitor (Maysville, Ky.)

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Maysville Monitor published on May 3, 1838.

1838-04-26 Maysville Monitor, Maysville Monitor (Maysville, Ky.)

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Maysville Monitor published on April 26, 1838.

1838-04-19 Maysville Monitor, Maysville Monitor (Maysville, Ky.)

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Maysville Monitor published on April 19, 1838.

1838-04-12 Maysville Monitor, Maysville Monitor (Maysville, Ky.)

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Maysville Monitor published on April 12, 1838.

1838-04-05 Maysville Monitor, Maysville Monitor (Maysville, Ky.)

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Maysville Monitor published on April 5, 1838.

1838-02-22 Maysville Monitor, Maysville Monitor (Maysville, Ky.)

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Maysville Monitor published on February 22, 1838.

1838-02-15 Maysville Monitor, Maysville Monitor (Maysville, Ky.)

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Maysville Monitor published on February 15, 1838.

1838-01-25 Maysville Monitor, Maysville Monitor (Maysville, Ky.)

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Maysville Monitor published on Janury 25, 1838.

1838-01-04 Maysville Monitor, Maysville Monitor (Maysville, Ky.)

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Maysville Monitor published on Janury 4, 1838.

Dolley Madison, Wife Of James Madison, Letter To President Andrew Jackson About The Death Of Her Husband, Founding Father And Former President James Madison. Dated September 2, 1836., Dolley Madison

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

The notes penciled in the margins of the manuscript (apparently written by Allen C. Clark) indicate that this is the final draft of this letter to Andrew Jackson upon the death of her husband.

Sam Ralston Poetry Manuscript (Song), Sam. Ralston

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

3 page manuscript of verse entitled: “Written for the celebration of the 4th of July 1836 at Plymouth, Mississippi.” First stanza begins: “The hour has come, when Texians brave – Must choose bright glory, or the Grave;” Accompanying note explains “Ralston most likely went with Quitman to fight for Texas independence.”

An Address Delivered To The Colonization Society Of Kentucky, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Research Collections

No abstract provided.

Address On The Right Of Suffrage, Seth Luther

Pamphlets: Contemporary Assessments of the Dorr Rebellion

No abstract provided.

Walker’S Appeal, In Four Articles; Together With A Preamble, To The Coloured Citizens Of The World, … (Boston, 1830), David Walker, Paul Royster , Editor & Depositor

Zea E-Books in American Studies

Walker’s Appeal ... is a radical antislavery and antiracist manifesto by a free American of African ancestry. Its bold denunciation of European culture was unprecedented, unrestrained, and startling, viz.:

“The whites have always been an unjust, jealous, unmerciful, avaricious and blood-thirsty set of beings, always seeking after power and authority.”

Walker attacks the slave system and its rampant racism from the viewpoint of America’s allegiance to the idea of freedom; he quotes the Declaration of Independence at length, and strikes a recognizably jeremiad note:

“O Americans! Americans!! I call God—I call angels— I call men, to witness, that your destruction …

List Of Enslaved People, Including Their Ages, At Spring Garden Plantation, Florida, 1829., Spring Garden Plantation

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

This item is a list of over 80 enslaved people of African descent at Spring Garden, a plantation in present-day DeLeon Springs State Park, Florida. The list notes the first names of enslave persons and their ages. Annotations indicate occupations and work assignments, family units, and if individuals were sent to Charleston or sold locally. The meaning of some annotations are unclear or at least not explicit, such as small circles next to females' names. Annotations indicate this list was used as reference more than once. One pair of twins is noted as are several infants. Reference to the names …

Deed Of Sale For Seven People (As Slaves) Sold By William O'Neale To John Henry Eaton, Washington, D.C., April 10, 1823., William O'Neale, John Henry Eaton

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

This deed or receipt acknowledges the exchange of $800 for seven slaves: Betsy Baker, 55; Nelly, 36 and her son Jim, 12 and daughter Jane, 7; Henney, 40, and her son Washington, 5; and Polly Quander, 21.

Caesar Rodney Letter To His Son John Rodney, Dated 1817, Wilmington, Delaware., Caesar Augustus Rodney

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Cesar A. Rodney was a lawyer, politician, and diplomat from Delaware. His uncle, also Cesar Rodney, signed the Declaration of Independence. In 1817 he was sent on a special mission to South America by President Monroe to determine the propriety of recognizing the independence of the Spanish-American republics. This letter to his son (a midshipman on the Sloop Ontario) relates to this mission.

Charles Pinckney Letter To William Jarvis, 1805, Madrid., Charles Pinckney

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Charles Pinckney is inquiring if there will be a ship available to take that will set sail from Lisbon, Portugal to the United States within a month to six weeks. Pickney has heard that the current fleets are to set sail for Jamaica and seeks confirmation. Pinckney was ambassador to Spain during part of the Jefferson administration. 14 July 1805.

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.

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.

Worcester County Court Of General Sessions Document Determining That A New Jail Should Be Built, June 10, 1784., Worcester County Court Of General Sessions, Worcester County, Abel Wilder

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

This document notes that the current jail is "Very inconvenient + insufficient for the safety of the County[,] Comfort of the Prisoners" and it is necessary to build a new jail on a new plot of land.

Request By Grand Jury To Court Of Sessions To Order Treasurer To Give The Jurors Their "Note Upon Interest" In Payment For Their Service, Worcester, Massachusetts, December 7, 1781., Ephraim Doolittle

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

A grand jury in Worcester, Massachusetts requests arrangements be made for their payment in light of the fact that the County Treasurer "has not money in store to pay them."

Court Order Signed By John Sevier, John Sevier

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

John Sevier signs a court order as clerk of court in North Carolina to transport a George Howard to face charges of trespass brought by John Hamilton.

John Sevier gained fame for his role in the Revolutionary War Battle of Kings Mountain in 1780 and as a frontiersman.