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1847-03-03 Maysville Herald, Maysville Herald (Maysville, Ky.) Mar 1847

1847-03-03 Maysville Herald, Maysville Herald (Maysville, Ky.)

Maysville Herald Archive

Maysville Herald published on March 3, 1847.


1847-03-01 Maysville Herald, Maysville Herald (Maysville, Ky.) Feb 1847

1847-03-01 Maysville Herald, Maysville Herald (Maysville, Ky.)

Maysville Herald Archive

Maysville Herald published on March 1, 1847.


1847-02-26 Maysville Herald, Maysville Herald (Maysville, Ky.) Feb 1847

1847-02-26 Maysville Herald, Maysville Herald (Maysville, Ky.)

Maysville Herald Archive

Maysville Herald published on February 26, 1847.


1847-02-24 Maysville Herald, Maysville Herald (Maysville, Ky.) Feb 1847

1847-02-24 Maysville Herald, Maysville Herald (Maysville, Ky.)

Maysville Herald Archive

Maysville Herald published on February 24, 1847.


1847-02-22 Maysville Herald, Maysville Herald (Maysville, Ky.) Feb 1847

1847-02-22 Maysville Herald, Maysville Herald (Maysville, Ky.)

Maysville Herald Archive

Maysville Herald published on February 22, 1847.


1847-02-19 Maysville Herald, Maysville Herald (Maysville, Ky.) Feb 1847

1847-02-19 Maysville Herald, Maysville Herald (Maysville, Ky.)

Maysville Herald Archive

Maysville Herald published on February 19, 1847.


Warrant For $496.89 Due John A. Watie, Signed By Cherokee Leader Stand Watie. January 26, 1847., Stand Watie Jan 1847

Warrant For $496.89 Due John A. Watie, Signed By Cherokee Leader Stand Watie. January 26, 1847., Stand Watie

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Stand Watie signs a warrant for $496.89 owed his brother John A. Watie, January 26, 1847.


John Hale Letter Acknowledging A Request To Speak At The Mercantile Library Association, September 14, 1845., John P. Hale Sep 1845

John Hale Letter Acknowledging A Request To Speak At The Mercantile Library Association, September 14, 1845., John P. Hale

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Hale writes that he has been so "harrassed with business" that he has "had but little time to attend to any thing else, or even to think of aught beside." "I have had to continue almost alone against the whole pack of profligate & venal newspaper Editors set upon me."


Patrick Calhoun Letter To His Father John C. Calhoun, From Iowa Territory, June 29, 1844., Patrick Calhoun 2nd Lieutenant Jun 1844

Patrick Calhoun Letter To His Father John C. Calhoun, From Iowa Territory, June 29, 1844., Patrick Calhoun 2nd Lieutenant

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Letter from Patrick Calhoun at Fort Madison to his father John C. Calhoun. 24 July, 1844


John B. Magruder Letter To John Earle & Co., John Bankhead Magruder Apr 1844

John B. Magruder Letter To John Earle & Co., John Bankhead Magruder

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Magruder, travelling under orders fromt he U.S. Army, in 1844, requests Earle "send up my clothes if possible tonight" as he must leave the following morning for Providence.


Slave Trade Ledger Of William James Smith, 1844-1854, William James Smith Dec 1843

Slave Trade Ledger Of William James Smith, 1844-1854, William James Smith

Local History

This ledger meticulously details the prices paid and received for scores of human beings (as slaves; only first names are recorded), as well as the expenses incurred by Smith in undertaking this business venture, such as feeding, clothing, sheltering, and nursing the people he purchased and sold. The details of the book illustrate that Smith took several "trips" between 1844 and 1854 to buy and sell slaves: detailed records of purchases and sales of "Negroes" exist for all of the years between 1844 and 1854. The listing of expenses for the year of 1844 (the most complete account) indicate that …


Letter To Andrew H. Foote Aboard The Uss Cumberland, From Chaplain Charles Samuel Stewart, Writing From New York, Dated November 23, 1843., Charles Samuel Stewart Nov 1843

Letter To Andrew H. Foote Aboard The Uss Cumberland, From Chaplain Charles Samuel Stewart, Writing From New York, Dated November 23, 1843., Charles Samuel Stewart

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Andrew Hull Foote is known for his naval service and contribution to reforms in the US Navy. At the time of this letter, it appears that Foote was on a Mediterranean cruise aboard the USS Cumberland. Chaplain Charles S. Stewart writes to Foote from New York to encourage his prospect and promise for moral and spiritual good upon the USS Cumberland.


The Right Of The People Of Rhode Island To Form A Constitution: The Nine Lawyers' Opinion, Thomas W. Dorr Mar 1842

The Right Of The People Of Rhode Island To Form A Constitution: The Nine Lawyers' Opinion, Thomas W. Dorr

Pamphlets: Contemporary Assessments of the Dorr Rebellion

No abstract provided.


Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams Poem "To Thomas," 1842., Louisa Catherine Adams Jan 1842

Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams Poem "To Thomas," 1842., Louisa Catherine Adams

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Louisa Catherine Adams was the wife of John Quincy Adams. She was the first lady from 1825-1829, and she was the only first lady to be born outside the U.S. Adams writes this poem to Thomas, stating "your presence eased the lab'ring thought/the note aside was laid/ Before, with kind expression fraught/my compliment was paid." Dated January 25, 1842.


Warrant For Arrest. Charge: Assault And Battery On Julia, An Enslaved Woman. 1841, Washington County, Tennessee., Justice Of The Peace, Washington County, Tennessee Oct 1841

Warrant For Arrest. Charge: Assault And Battery On Julia, An Enslaved Woman. 1841, Washington County, Tennessee., Justice Of The Peace, Washington County, Tennessee

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

The justice of the peace for Washington County, Tennessee instructs the sheriff to detain an individual for the "assault and battery on the body of Julia a Female Slave the property of Alexander Nelson now in the employment of Henry C. Stephenson." October 28, 1841.


1841-09-02 Maysville Monitor, Maysville Monitor (Maysville, Ky.) Sep 1841

1841-09-02 Maysville Monitor, Maysville Monitor (Maysville, Ky.)

Maysville Monitor Archive

Maysville Monitor published on September 2, 1841.


1841-08-26 Maysville Monitor, Maysville Monitor (Maysville, Ky.) Aug 1841

1841-08-26 Maysville Monitor, Maysville Monitor (Maysville, Ky.)

Maysville Monitor Archive

Maysville Monitor published on August 26, 1841.


Liquor License, Barnwell District, South Carolina, August 21, 1841., Barnwell District, South Carolina Aug 1841

Liquor License, Barnwell District, South Carolina, August 21, 1841., Barnwell District, South Carolina

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

In which the licensee, William Robertson Jr., swears to not "sell give exchange barter" liquor to any enslaved persons. Signed by C.A. Scott.


1841-08-19 Maysville Monitor, Maysville Monitor (Maysville, Ky.) Aug 1841

1841-08-19 Maysville Monitor, Maysville Monitor (Maysville, Ky.)

Maysville Monitor Archive

Maysville Monitor published on August 19, 1841.


1841-08-12 Maysville Monitor, Maysville Monitor (Maysville, Ky.) Aug 1841

1841-08-12 Maysville Monitor, Maysville Monitor (Maysville, Ky.)

Maysville Monitor Archive

Maysville Monitor published on August 12, 1841.


1841-08-05 Maysville Monitor, Maysville Monitor (Maysville, Ky.) Aug 1841

1841-08-05 Maysville Monitor, Maysville Monitor (Maysville, Ky.)

Maysville Monitor Archive

Maysville Monitor published on August 5, 1841.


1841-07-29 Maysville Monitor, Maysville Monitor (Maysville, Ky.) Jul 1841

1841-07-29 Maysville Monitor, Maysville Monitor (Maysville, Ky.)

Maysville Monitor Archive

Maysville Monitor published on July 29, 1841.


1841-07-15 Maysville Monitor, Maysville Monitor (Maysville, Ky.) Jul 1841

1841-07-15 Maysville Monitor, Maysville Monitor (Maysville, Ky.)

Maysville Monitor Archive

Maysville Monitor published on July 15, 1841.


1841-07-08 Maysville Monitor, Maysville Monitor (Maysville, Ky.) Jul 1841

1841-07-08 Maysville Monitor, Maysville Monitor (Maysville, Ky.)

Maysville Monitor Archive

Maysville Monitor published on July 8, 1841.


1841-07-01 Maysville Monitor, Maysville Monitor (Maysville, Ky.) Jun 1841

1841-07-01 Maysville Monitor, Maysville Monitor (Maysville, Ky.)

Maysville Monitor Archive

Maysville Monitor published on July 1, 1841.


1841-06-24 Maysville Monitor, Maysville Monitor (Maysville, Ky.) Jun 1841

1841-06-24 Maysville Monitor, Maysville Monitor (Maysville, Ky.)

Maysville Monitor Archive

Maysville Monitor published on June 24, 1841.


1841-06-17 Maysville Monitor, Maysville Monitor (Maysville, Ky.) Jun 1841

1841-06-17 Maysville Monitor, Maysville Monitor (Maysville, Ky.)

Maysville Monitor Archive

Maysville Monitor published on June 17, 1841.


1841-06-10 Maysville Monitor, Maysville Monitor (Maysville, Ky.) Jun 1841

1841-06-10 Maysville Monitor, Maysville Monitor (Maysville, Ky.)

Maysville Monitor Archive

Maysville Monitor published on June 10, 1841.


1841-06-03 Maysville Monitor, Maysville Monitor (Maysville, Ky.) Jun 1841

1841-06-03 Maysville Monitor, Maysville Monitor (Maysville, Ky.)

Maysville Monitor Archive

Maysville Monitor published on June 3, 1841.


1841-05-20 Maysville Monitor, Maysville Monitor (Maysville, Ky.) May 1841

1841-05-20 Maysville Monitor, Maysville Monitor (Maysville, Ky.)

Maysville Monitor Archive

Maysville Monitor published on May 20, 1841.