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to Gerard Hopkins

A letter from Max Beerbohm to Gerard Hopkins thanking Hopkins for a "drawing of Christ Church and the neighboring demolitions."

JB00013

Columbian Almanac for the year 1831

A printing of the Colombian Almanac for the year 1831. This copy is missing a cover. The Almanac features a page of information for each month as well as the schedule for Pennsylvania courts. It also features the poem by Selleck Osborn "The Faithful...

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"1914" Five Sonnets

A compilation of five sonnets published by Robert Brooke in 1915, the sonnets are titled I. Peace, II. Safety III. The Dead, IV. He Dead, V. The Soldier.

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The Territory of Oregon Vs. Peter Smith

A bill of indictment for a court case, The Territory of Oregon Vs. Peter Smith. The case is that Peter Smith sold liquor to Thomas Floyd on a Sunday at Sucker Creek on October 19, 1856.

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Anti Slavery Monthly Reporter [Vol. 3. No. 13, (June 1830)]

The Anti-Slavery Monthly Report for June of 1830 included the proceedings of a general meeting of the Anti-Slavery Society on May 15th.

JB00021

to William Stodhart

A bill of sale for a enslaved girl, purchased for 45 pounds

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to John Young Esquire

Wilberforce sends a quick note to his friend regarding a mutual friend of theirs William Hill. Hill had taken a trip to Bath and in his absence made arrangements for all mail and parcels he received to be kept for him at a shop in the area...

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to John Young Esquire

This letter from William Wilberforce to John Young concerns a friend of Young's who wishes to visit someone at his home in Africa. Wilberforce cautions that if this unnamed person wants to travel there he must be careful and get as close as possible...

JB00024

to Major General Wool

A letter from Mary Brown Davis to Major General Wool regarding helping "contraband" or escaped enslaved people who have taken refuge in Fort Monroe. Davis outlines her history and where she lived before Chicago. She mentions having been born in...

JB00025

to the Sheriff of Chatham

A printed and autograph document from the State of North Carolina to the Sheriff of Chatham ordering that the sheriff set a sale of 4 enslaved men. The sale is to repay a debt owed to Murdock McKenzie & Co by William Thompson. The amount to be raised...

JB00028

Mandate of Payment

A mandate of payment for M. Boutin for the work of his slave Sam. Sam worked on the public chain gang for twenty one days at the rate of twenty five cents a day. The payment from the city to M. Boutin is for "Five Piastres Twenty-Five Cents". The...

JB00029

Vote For The Woman Suffrage

A stamp for women suffrage, it features a map of the United States with color coded states. The states in yellow are equal suffrage, the states in black is male suffrage. Along the bottom of the stamp is the statement "Amendment in November!"

JB00031

[Manumission document]

A manumission notice that Barthelemy Campanel plans to emancipate Hanna a enslaved woman of about 60 years of age. The notice states that if anyone has an objection to this manumission they are to file the objection with the Parish Court within 40...

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At a Public Meeting of the Gentlemen, Clergy, Manufacturers, and Inhabitants of Kendal, held at the Town-Hall, January 23, 1792

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An Account of all Slaves, or Captured Negroes, for whom Bounties have been paid...

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to unknown

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to The Earl of Balcarres

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[Muster Roll 30th New York Volunteers]

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to Mrs. L.E.A. Sanford

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[Engraving of Sidney Sussex College and Frances Sidney Countess of Sussex]

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The Nation is Weeping

A poem with a detailed lithograph of the Lincoln Funeral procession passing New York City Hall.

JB00044

to James Basker

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to James Basker

Accompanies JB00048

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Amazing Grace American Melody

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University of Michigan Summer Session, 1936

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