7 August 1863

Burnett, Lawrence T., fl. 1862-1863

Newspaper

Title: The confederate states. [Vol. 4, no. 43 (August 7, 1863)]

Exchange order for captured soldiers. Reprinted notice to citizens, report of Mississippi militia, benefits for solders' families. Encouraging editorial. Acts of the Louisiana legislature. Slave ads. Gray and white swirl pattern outlined in blue dots.

GLC06208.27

15 August 1863

Burnett, Lawrence T., fl. 1862-1863

Newspaper

Title: The confederate states. [Vol. 4, no. 44 (August 15, 1863)]

Reprinted exchange order, soldiers benefits for families, notice to citizens, and Mississippi militia report. Speech of Adolphus Olivier at the Louisiana House of Representatives. Fugitive slave ads. White and gray swirl pattern with a blue dotted outline.

GLC06208.28

30 December 1855

Gibson, Hart, fl. 1855

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his sister Sarah Gibson

The first letter is written by Hart Gibson. He informs his sister of his progress in school. He writes about the family and his displeasure with President elect Polk. He also reports that Miss Webster, Toby and Claude's old teacher, has been convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for helping enslaved people seek refuge. Writes, "You recollect the young lady Claudy and Toby went to school to last sumer and (Miss Webster) she has been tried by the Court for carrying off negroes to the free States found guilty and sentenced to the Penitentiary for two years Some of the people tried to get the…

GLC04501.075

20 September 1863

Tillotson, Edwin, fl. 1861-1898

Autograph letter signed

Title: To George Tillotson

Enclosed with GLC04558.122.01. Written by George Tillotson's sister Mary and her husband Edwin. Mary writes of her hard work and says Nelly [Nelson] was taken prisoner. Edwin's letter (beginning on p.2) complains of poor health (consumption) and answers GWT (punctuation regularized): "I can scarcely believe you serious in your accusation against abolitionists as the cause of the war. It was the slave masters who first made opinions on slavery [into] political tests, and demanded 'soundness on the [illegible]' of every man north or south who asked office at Washington. It was they who…

GLC04558.122.02

February 21, 1849

Buffum, James N., 1807-1887

Autograph letter signed

Title: [to David P. Harmon]

Informs Harmon that Mr. and Mrs. Craft (escaped slaves William and Ellen Craft) will be attending his meeting in Haverhill, and sends him "a part of a bill which discribes these two interesting Slaves" (not included here). Mentions that he tried to get H. C. Wright and Lucy Stone to attend the meeting but was unable to secure their attendance. Assures Harmon that there will be a good turn out of people from other towns. Writes that he is encouraged by the growing indignation at the "insolence of slave power."

GLC06143.04

1853

Pamphlet

Title: The Great Orations and Senatorial Speech of Daniel Webster

Collection of 16 antebellum pamphlets, including several scarce and rare items, touching on the major political topics in post-Jacksonian politics, mainly the future of slavery. Partial contents: "The Great Orations and Senatorial Speech of Daniel Webster;" "Speech of the Hon. Henry Williams, Of Massachusetts, On the Independent Treasury Bill (1840);" "Proceedings of the U.S. Senate, On the Fugitive Slave Bill, The Abolition of the Slave-Trade in the District of Columbian, And the Imprisonment of Free Colored Seamen in the Southern Ports: With the Speeches of Messrs. Davis, Winthrop, and…

GLC09233

1848-1858

Boomer, Susan B., fl. 1848-1858

Diary

Title: Susan B. Boomer Diary 1848-1858

Diary of a young woman who left Massachusetts to settle in Bristol, Illinois, with opinions on slavery, patriotism, the Compromise of 1850, and the Fugitive Slave Act. "I spent the night at Uncle James's. During the evening a fugitive slave was introduced to the family. He was entertained with more sympathy than is common for strangers. And indeed his situation demanded it. A man bearing the image of his God & equally deserving to enjoy equal freedom.… I never saw a man fleeing for his freedom before.… I am reading Sewards life of J. Q. Adams. It arouses in my soul the spirit of…

GLC09292

1881

Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895

Book

Title: Life and Times of Frederick Douglass

Life and Times of Frederick Douglass, is a biography of Frederick Douglass. This book is broken down into 41 chapters in two parts. There is also an appendix at the end of the book. There are 18 engravings throughout the book.

GLC09659

1 January 1745

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Newspaper

Title: Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 838 (January 1, 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. Advertisement for "The American Magazine," published in Boston.

GLC06670.041

8 January 1745

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Newspaper

Title: Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 839 (January 8, 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. 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. Advertisement for "The American Magazine," published in Boston.

GLC06670.042

January 15, 1745

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Newspaper

Title: Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 840 (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

January 22, 1745

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Newspaper

Title: Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 841 (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. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of residents, the return of runaway slaves, and departing ships. Island of Ratan is now known as Roatan Island, Honduras.

GLC06670.044

January 29, 1745

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Newspaper

Title: Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 842 (January 29, 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.

GLC06670.045

February 5, 1745

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Newspaper

Title: Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 843 (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

February 12, 1745

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Newspaper

Title: Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 844 (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

5 March 1745

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Newspaper

Title: Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 847 (March 5, 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.

GLC06670.050

12 March 1745

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Newspaper

Title: Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 848 (March 12, 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 for announcing the indentured servitude of residents, the return of runaway slaves, and departing ships.

GLC06670.051

19 March 1745

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Newspaper

Title: Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 849 (March 19, 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.

GLC06670.052

2 April 1745

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Newspaper

Title: Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 851 (April 2, 1745)] [Incomplete]

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 departing ships.

GLC06670.053

12 April 1745

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Newspaper

Title: Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 852 (April 12, 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.

GLC06670.054

18 April 1745

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Newspaper

Title: Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 853 (April 18, 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 servitude of residents, the return of runaway slaves, and departing ships.

GLC06670.055

25 April 1745

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Newspaper

Title: Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 854 (April 25, 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. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of residents, the return of runaway slaves, and departing ships.

GLC06670.056

2 May 1745

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Newspaper

Title: Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 855 (May 2, 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 from William Shirley, Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony, to the General Assembly of that province, regarding the royal protection of subjects from the French. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of residents, the return of runaway slaves, and departing ships.

GLC06670.057

9 May 1745

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Newspaper

Title: Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 856 (May 9, 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 speech by Governor William Shirley of Massachusetts Bay Colony regarding the successful landing of forces at Canso. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of residents, the return of runaway slaves, and departing ships.

GLC06670.058

16 May 1745

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Newspaper

Title: Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 857 (May 16, 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 servitude of residents, the return of runaway slaves, and departing ships.

GLC06670.059