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Joint resolutions in reference to the treatment of colored troops. [and slaves "abducted" from C.S.A.]
February 15, 1864
Confederate States of America. Congress
stamp of record division
GLC06745.092
House Bill, No. 233. A Bill To be entitled An Act to consolidate and amend the laws relative to impressments.
28 November 1864
GLC06745.108
House of Representatives, No. 367. [Authorizing President "to organize slaves into companies, battalions, regiments and brigades," but keeping them as slaves.]
February 10, 1865
GLC06745.162
Admendment to the Negro Soldier Bill
February 14, 1865
GLC06745.163
[Printer's prospectus for "The Capture and Execution of John Brown"]
1915 circa
Collin, James C., fl. 1906
Original publisher's prospectus for "The Capture and Execution of John Brown," by Elijay Avey. Claims the book is "crammed from cover to cover with the most thrilling events in the life of the fearless, justice-loving John Brown." Avey was an eye...
GLC06806.02.01
[Photograph of house of John Brown's widow]
July 17, 1913
Sweeney, J.D, 1869-?
Photograph of the house of John Brown's widow in California. Photograph taken by T. Major Edgecomb. Docket on verso in green ink states "After the execution of John Brown, his widow and several of her young children came to Red Bluff. Citizens...
GLC06806.02.02
John Brown's Prophesy
Brown, John, 1800-1859
The last words of John Brown, and a poem he wrote in prison, printed on a piece of paper that may have been intended to go inside Elijah Avey's book on Brown. A hand written note at the bottom reads "One of these to every book."
GLC06806.02.03
to N. R. Chapman
27 June 1845
Pomeroy, Lemuel Strong, 1812-1879
Pomeroy recently walked from Manlius, New York, to visit Chapman but was disappointed in finding Chapman absent. Writes, "We are doing what we can at Cortland to act on the good work of Emancipation." Mentions his brother Theodore Pomeroy.
GLC06593.02
[Anti-Slavery Society Resolution No. 1]
circa 1841
"...Slavery is a sin. In as much as it denies practically & authentically the Equality of the human race by subjecting its victims to the condition of chattels personal, denying them the right of personal liberty, & which is the right of all, or of...
GLC06593.04
[Anti-Slavery Society Resolution No. 2]
Declares that United States abolitionists' principles "are those of the Bible & of the Declaration of Independence..." Docketed "passed." Circa date based on GLC06593.09. Location based on GLC06593.10.
GLC06593.05
[Anti-Slavery Society Resolution No. 3]
"Resolved that American Slavery is fortified by law, & that the law is made by the Law Maker, & that the lawmaker is made by the votes of the people, thus making the people of the South clearly responsible for the continuance of slavery, in the...
GLC06593.06
[Anti-Slavery Society Resolution No. 4]
"Resolved that the Church of Jesus Christ by its Constitution & its principles, is bound to use its influence against American Slavery, & that as it is an appointed means for the reformation of the world, that Church is delinquent in which does not...
GLC06593.07
[Anti-Slavery Society Resolution No. 6]
"Resolved that the institution of Slavery derives its Sustentation from sordid selfishness & unholy love of gain, that it is opposed... to the principles of the gospel of the blessed Saviour..." Circa date based on GLC06593.09. Location based on...
GLC06593.08
[Anti-Slavery Society Resolution No. 9]
1841
"Resolved, That we hail with joy... the prompt refusal of the British authorities of Nassau, to deliver up at the instance of the American consul, to the United States, the 19 [inserted: colored men] who took an active part in the struggle [inserted...
GLC06593.09
[Anti-Slavery Society resolution approving of the principles and practice of Gerrit Smith]
Circa date based on GLC06593.09. Praised by the abolitionists in Madison and Onondaga County, New York.
GLC06593.10
[Resolution calling the Baptist Church to officially oppose American slavery]
"Resolved that until this Church shall by some vote or Resolution manifest an opposition to American Slavery, & a disfellowship for slaveholders, it shall not be deemed a breach of Covenant obligations for Brethren and Sisters, who cannot...
GLC06593.11
[Resolution of a church refusing to receive slaveholders in the pulpit or communion]
Church is unspecified. Based on GLC06593.11, possibly a Baptist Church. Circa date based on GLC06593.09. Location based on GLC06593.10.
GLC06593.12
[Resolution regarding the licentious principles of slavery]
"From the Advocate of Moral Reform. Resolution passed at the last meeting of the Parent Society Resolved that the licentious principles & practice which form an inherent part of the system of Slavery wherever it exists, warrant this society in...
GLC06593.13
[Four propositions for abolitionists]
Appears to be an outline written by the superintendent of Sabbath School in a Baptist church, attempting to devise a plan to accommodate abolitionists in the congregation. An issue to be covered under this proposition regarding communion is: "When I...
GLC06593.14
[Bliss's opinion on slavery]
Bliss, J. F., fl. 1841
Bliss offers his opinion on slavery: "Slavery, being a most extensive tyranny by some over the rights of others interferes against the same exclusive rights in Christ to govern us all; as well as licences the tyrant extensively to enforce sin &...
GLC06593.15
[Signatures of an Otisco, New York committee]
Eager, William, fl. 1841
Possibly an anti-slavery committee. Includes the signatures of members from the towns of Otisco, Pompey, Salina, Onondaga, Manlius, and Skaneateles (all in Onondaga County, New York). Bottom right quadrant is missing. Circa date based on GLC06593...
GLC06593.16
to Gerrit Smith [incomplete]
Discusses the upcoming Friends of Liberty Convention, with Smith, a New York abolitionist. Notes that one object of the Convention is to extend circulation of anti-slavery material to the abolitionists of Madison and Onondaga County, New York....
GLC06593.17
[List of names, possibly related to an anti-slavery society]
Contains men's and women's names categorized into seven groups. Circa date based on GLC06593.09. Location inferred from GLC06593.10. Possibly related to Onondaga and/or Madison County, New York.
GLC06593.18
[Number of church members who hold slaves in the United States]
Cooke, J. F., fl. 1841
Brief list citing the number of Methodists, Baptist, Campbellites and other religious denominations who hold slaves in the United States. Asserts that 604,000 total church members hold slaves in the United States. Includes a pencil note and Cooke's...
GLC06593.19
[Minutes of an Anti-Slavery Society meeting, related to the formation of the Liberty Party]
circa 1840-1841
Names officers for the society, including J.C. Jackson (possibly the abolitionist James Caleb Jackson). Mentions passing three resolutions. In left margin, notes that another resolution will be discussed in the evening. Written in ink. At the...
GLC06593.20
[Notes pertaining to anti-slavery]
List of items related to anti-slavery. Also contains index citations for an unspecified document or volume. One note asserts, "A. S. Society aims to destroy the Colonization Soc." Other notes refer to the degradation of enslaved people, the...
GLC06593.21
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 735 (January 13, 1743)]
January 13, 1743
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 3 and 4. Section reserved announcing the indentured servitude of residents and the return of runaway slaves.
GLC06670.001
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 736 (January 18, 1743)]
January 18, 1743
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 3 and 4. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of residents and the return of runaway slaves.
GLC06670.002
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 738 (February 2, 1743)]
February 2, 1743
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of residents and the return of runaway slaves.
GLC06670.003
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 739 (February 10, 1743)]
February 10, 1743
GLC06670.004
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 740 (February 17, 1743)]
February 17, 1743
GLC06670.005
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 741 (February 24, 1743)]
February 24, 1743
Chronology and history of Moravian Church for children, extracted from the "Journal of the Reverend John Wesley." Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 3 and 4. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of residents and the...
GLC06670.006
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 742 (March 3, 1743)]
3 March 1743
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Letter from the Cardinal de Fleury to the Marshal Count Koningsegg of the Hague regarding the latter's distributing of a private letter from the Cardinal. Includes King George II's...
GLC06670.007
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 743 (March 10, 1743)]
10 March 1743
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Humorous odes and papers about prominent British and French figures printed. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4. Section reserved for announcing the indentured...
GLC06670.008
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 744 (March 17, 1743)]
17 March 1743
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Address from House of Lords to King George II and His Majesty's reply. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4. Section reserved for announcing the indentured...
GLC06670.009
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 745 (March 24, 1743)]
24 March 1743
GLC06670.010
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 747 (April 7, 1743)]
7 April 1743
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Extracts from the journal of the House of Commons published. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4. Extract of a letter regarding book burning and religious...
GLC06670.011
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 748 (April 14, 1743)]
14 April 1743
GLC06670.012
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 749 (April 21, 1743)]
21 April 1743
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Letter to the House of Lords from the prince of Orange and Nassau regarding his promotion to Lieutenant General. Letter from the magistrates of Edinburg to their representative...
GLC06670.013
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 752 (May 12, 1743)]
12 May 1743
Includes a comprenhensive overview of political affairs in Europe from the January 1743 issue of the "Gentleman's Magazine." Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 3 and 4. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of...
GLC06670.014
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 753 (May 19, 1743)]
19 May 1743
Includes an interview with Count Zinzendorff regarding the Law under Gospel Dispensation and religious conversion. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 3 and 4. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of residents and the...
GLC06670.015
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 754 (May 26, 1743)]
26 May 1743
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. "David's Lamentation on the Death of Saul and Jonathan," a seventeen verse poem based on 2 Samuel 1, 17-27, printed. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 3 and 4. Section...
GLC06670.016
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 755 (June 2, 1743)]
2 June 1743
GLC06670.017
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 756 (June 9, 1743)]
9 June 1743
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4. Address of the Synod of Philadelphia printed and directed to George Thomas, Lieutenant Governor and Commander in chief of...
GLC06670.018
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 757 (June 16, 1743)]
16 June 1743
GLC06670.019
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 758 (June 23, 1743)]
23 June 1743
GLC06670.020
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 759 (June 30, 1743)]
30 June 1743
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Announces the death of the Dutchess of Buckingham. Prints the speech by King George II ending the Sessions of Parliament. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4....
GLC06670.021
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 760 (July 7, 1743)]
7 July 1743
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4. Continuation of critique of Count Zinzendorff's interview from issue number 753. Section reserved for announcing the...
GLC06670.022
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 761 (July 14, 1743)]
14 July 1743
GLC06670.023
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 762 (July 21, 1743)]
21 July 1743
GLC06670.024
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 763 (July 28, 1743)]
28 July 1743
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Announces the death of Don Joseph de Campillo, Prime Minister of Spain, from an epileptic seizure. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4. Section reserved for...
GLC06670.025
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 764 (August 4, 1743)]
4 August 1743
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Announces the death of England's Princess Teresa Benedictina Maria Barbara of smallpox, and her sister's contraction of the same disease. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2...
GLC06670.026
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 765 (August 11, 1743)]
11 August 1743
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4. News of a young woman convicted of wearing men's clothing and passing herself as a sailor. Adds that she was a dextrous...
GLC06670.027
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 766 (August 18, 1743)]
18 August 1743
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Printing of a letter from Prince Charles of Lorraine to the Queen of Hungary regarding military maneuvers. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4. Section reserved...
GLC06670.028
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 767 (August 26, 1743)]
26 August 1743
GLC06670.029
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 768 (September 1, 1743)]
1 September 1743
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers, especially from Prague and the Hague. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 5 and 6. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of residents and the return of...
GLC06670.030
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 769 (September 8, 1743)]
8 September 1743
GLC06670.031
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 770 (September 15, 1743)]
15 September 1743
GLC06670.032
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 771 (September 22, 1743)]
22 September 1743
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers, including extracts from letters regarding a recent battle between the British and French armies. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 3 and 4. Section reserved for announcing...
GLC06670.033
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 772 (September 29, 1743)]
29 September 1743
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Published letter from Holy Roman Emperor Charles VII to the Circle of Swabia regarding the removal of his troops from the French army. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 3...
GLC06670.034
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 773 (October 6, 1743)]
6 October 1743
GLC06670.035
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 774 (October 13, 1743)]
13 October 1743
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4. Copy of Commodore Charles Knowles' manifesto to the Spaniards when he came upon the coast of Caracas published. Section...
GLC06670.036
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 778 (November 10, 1743)]
10 November 1743
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4. Printed speech of New Jersey Governor Lewis Morris to that state's assembly and their reply. Section reserved for announcing...
GLC06670.037
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 779 (November 16, 1743)]
16 November 1743
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4. Printed speech of New Jersey Governor Lewis Morris to that state's assembly. Section reserved for announcing the indentured...
GLC06670.038
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 780 (November 24, 1743)]
24 November 1743
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4. Printed speech of New York Colonial Governor George Clinton to that state's assembly. Section reserved for announcing the...
GLC06670.039
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 783 (December 15, 1743)]
15 December 1743
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4. Printed speech of Pennsylvania Royal Governor George Thomas to that state's assembly and their reply. Section reserved for...
GLC06670.040
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 838 (January 1, 1745)]
1 January 1745
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of residents, the return of runaway slaves, and departing ships....
GLC06670.041
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 839 (January 8, 1745)]
8 January 1745
Signed by Mary Sandwith and Margaret Child. Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Article from the representative of the king's council of New Jersey continued from issue number 837 regarding new bills and policies....
GLC06670.042
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 840 (January 15, 1745)]
January 15, 1745
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of residents, the return of runaway slaves, and departing ships.
GLC06670.043
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 841 (January 22, 1745)]
January 22, 1745
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Order of King George III to the Governor of Jamaica regarding the laws of the Island of Ratan and the rights of its inhabitants. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 3 and 4....
GLC06670.044
Supplement to the Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 841 (January 22, 1745)]
22 January 1745
Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790)
Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 3 and 4. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of residents, the return of runaway slaves, and departing ships.
GLC06670.044.01
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 842 (January 29, 1745)]
January 29, 1745
GLC06670.045
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 843 (February 5, 1745)]
February 5, 1745
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Classified ads inhabit pages 3 and 4. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of residents, the return of runaway slaves, and departing ships.
GLC06670.046
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 844 (February 12, 1745)]
February 12, 1745
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 3 and 4. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of residents, the return of runaway slaves, and departing ships.
GLC06670.047
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 845 (February 19, 1745)]
February 19, 1745
GLC06670.048
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 846 (February 26, 1745)]
February 26, 1745
GLC06670.049
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 847 (March 5, 1745)]
5 March 1745
GLC06670.050
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 848 (March 12, 1745)]
12 March 1745
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Article about a possible Quadruple Alliance between Vienna, Great Britain, the States General, and Dresden. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4. Section reserved...
GLC06670.051
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 849 (March 19, 1745)]
19 March 1745
GLC06670.052
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 851 (April 2, 1745)] [Incomplete]
2 April 1745
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Instructs reader to see the supplement (not included) for domestic news. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of residents, the return of runaway slaves, and...
GLC06670.053
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 852 (April 12, 1745)]
12 April 1745
GLC06670.054
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 853 (April 18, 1745)]
18 April 1745
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Mentions the death of Charles VII, Elector of Bavaria and Holy Roman Emperor. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4. Section reserved for announcing the indentured...
GLC06670.055
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 854 (April 25, 1745)]
25 April 1745
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Speech before Parliament by King George II regarding the war with France and Spain. Includes reply from the House of Lords. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 3 through 6....
GLC06670.056
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 855 (May 2, 1745)]
2 May 1745
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4. Mentions petition presented to the General Assembly of Pennsylvania regarding the creation of a new county. Includes a speech...
GLC06670.057
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 856 (May 9, 1745)]
9 May 1745
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4. Announcement of the founding of the County of Bucks, as a result of the pettition mentioned in issues number 855. Printed...
GLC06670.058
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 857 (May 16, 1745)]
16 May 1745
GLC06670.059
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 858 (May 23, 1745)]
23 May 1745
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Discussion of the French troops at Frankfort. Printed speech by King George II to both houses of Parliament regarding duties on alcohol, current military support for Hungary, and a new...
GLC06670.060
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 859 (May 30, 1745)]
30 May 1745
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Mentions the interment of Charles VII, Elector of Bavaria and Holy Roman Emperor. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4. Section reserved for announcing the...
GLC06670.061
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 860 (June 6, 1745)]
6 June 1745
GLC06670.062
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 861 (June 13, 1745)] [Incomplete]
13 June 1745
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Instructions refer reader to a half sheet (not included) for additional news. Classified ads inhabit pages 3 and 4. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of residents...
GLC06670.063
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 862 (June 20, 1745)] [Incomplete]
20 June 1745
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Summary of a resolution regarding the trial and court martial of several naval officers. Pages 1 through 4 included. Issue ends mid-article.
GLC06670.064
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 864 (July 4, 1745)]
4 July 1745
GLC06670.065
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 865 (July 11, 1745)]
11 July 1745
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4. A Connecticut ship being chased by French privateers ran ashore on St. Bartholomew. Adds that the crew escaped but the ship...
GLC06670.066
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 869 (August 8, 1745)]
8 August 1745
GLC06670.067
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 870 (August 15, 1745)]
15 August 1745
GLC06670.068
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 871 (August 22, 1745)]
22 August 1745
GLC06670.069
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 872 (Augsut 29, 1745)]
29 August 1745
GLC06670.070
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 873 (September 5, 1745)]
5 September 1745
GLC06670.071
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 874 (September 12, 1745)]
12 September 1745
GLC06670.072
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 875 (September 19, 1745)]
19 September 1745
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4. Pennsylvania governor George Thomas's message to the assembly discussing information from Governor George Clinton of New York...
GLC06670.073
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