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1849
Wilson, Elizabeth A., fl. 1849
A scriptural view of woman's rights and duties, in all the important relations of life.
First edition. Printed by Wm. S. Young. Title page signed by former owner: L. E. Bowers.
GLC06230
16 April 1883
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
Address by Hon. Frederick Douglass, delivered in the Congregational Church, Washington, D.C., April 16, 1883 : on the twenty-first anniversary of emancipation, in the District of Columbia.
"What Abraham Lincoln said in respect of the United States is as true of the colored people as of the relations of those States. They cannot remain half slave and half free. You must give them all or take from them all. Until this half-and-half...
GLC06116
1835
Gurley, Ralph R., 1797-1872
Life of Jehudi Ashmun, late colonial agent in Liberia. With an appendix containing extracts from his journal and other writings; with a brief sketch of the life of the Rev. Lott Cary.
First edition. Printed by James C. Dunn. Engraved portrait of Ashmun opposite title page. With note affixed to the front endpaper: "This book was presented to me by the Revd. R.R. Gurley as a token of his Friendly Regard. Washington City, D.C...
GLC06128
circa 1870
Child, Lydia Maria Francis, 1802-1880
[Incomplete essay on religious tolerance on verso of letter fragments from Edmonia Lewis and Samuel J. May]
Contains an incomplete essay (pages five, six, and seven) discussing religious tolerance written by Child, an author, scholar, and abolitionist. Child discusses religious tolerance, stating "People who are educated under one system of religion can...
GLC06114
1850
Burritt, Elihu, 1810-1879
Elihu Burritt's miscellaneous writings
Published by Thomas Drew, Jr. Printed wrappers with illustration, including a print of Burritt. Second edition. Includes the essay "Buying a Brother from Bondage" which describes the purchase of Frederick Douglass' freedom. Cover and some inner...
GLC06118
26 April 1887
A sketch of Henry Franklin and family
Date written as "4 mo., 26th, 1887." Contains an extract from the Philadelphia Inquirer regarding the death of Henry Franklin's son. The extract is included as a reflection of the lack of racial prejudice in France, where Franklin's son died....
GLC06120
1946
Graham, Lorenzo, 1902-1989
How God Fix Jonah
Published by Reynal & Hitchcock. Illustrated with prints from wood engravings by Letterio Calapai, an American painter, muralist, and printmaker. Signed by Graham on the dedication page; dedicated to Graham's sister Shirley Graham Du Bois, an...
GLC06121
27 November 1919
Grimké, Francis J., 1850-1937
The race problem, as it respects colored people and the Christian Church, in the light of the developments of the last year.
Signed on title page by C.G. Neall. Reverend Grimke, the son of a wealthy white planter and a slave, delivers a discourse at a Thanksgiving service held at the Plymouth Congregational Church in an unspecified city. Examines the unrest following...
GLC06122
1806
The Koran, commonly called The Alcoran of Mahomet, translated from the original Arabick into French.
The first American edition of the Koran. Printed in Springfield, Massachusetts, by Henry Brewer for Isaiah Thomas, Junior. Rebound in cloth, boxed with original boards. Shaw & Shoemaker 10684.
GLC06127
1836
Barrows, Elijah Porter, 1807-1888
A view of the American slavery question. By E. P. Barrows, Jr., pastor of the first free Presbyterian Church, N. Y.
Barrows remarks, "It is the duty of the churches to testify the truth respecting the system of slavery. It is true that it is a heinously guilty system, not to be in any way countenanced or abetted; and they ought unequivocally to say so." First...
GLC06141
1861
Wilkerson, James, fl. 1861
Wilkerson's History of his travels & labors, in the United States, as a missionary, in particular, that of Union Seminary, in Franklin Co. Ohio. Since he purchased his liberty in New Orleans, La., &c.
First edition. No printer cited. In original yellow wrappers. Signed on back cover by Samuel Allen.
GLC06150
1884
Truth, Sojourner, 1797-1883
A narrative of Sojourner Truth; a bondswoman of olden time, emancipated by the New York Legislature in the early part of the present century...
(title continues)... with a history of her labors and correspondence drawn from her 'Book of Life;' also, a memorial chapter, giving the particulars of her last sickness and death." Published by the Review and Herald Office in 1884, Battle Creek...
GLC06153
4 December 1863
Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss, 1816-1894
[Quotation by General Banks]
"The sweetest solace that a soldier can receive is to know that the women of his country appreciate his sacrifices, and surrender their hours of leisure and luxury to his care and comfort. The voice of Christian kindness and of love stirs the blood...
GLC05869
14 September 1870
Hearn, J.A., fl. 1870
[Annual report on the Grand River Agency in South Dakota]
Addressed to Ely S. Parker, the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Comments on different tribes, their numbers and their willingness to farm. Recommends providing government assistance to the friendly Indians, who "are fully convinced that the...
GLC05893
1856
Bradford, William, fl. 1856
The History of Plymouth Plantation, printed from the original manuscript
Published for the Massachusetts Historical Society by Little, Brown & Co.
GLC05894
circa 1910-1919
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
to J. C. Martin
Disputes Martin's premise that a candidate's religion is important: "In no case does the man's religious belief in any way influence his discharge of his duties, save as to make him more eager to act justly and uprightly in his relations to all men."...
GLC07673
1864-1870
Stauffer, David M., 1845-1913
[David Stauffer sketchbooks and papers]
Collection of two volumes belonging to David Stauffer, an ensign on the U.S.S. Alexandria, dated 1864 to 1870. Consists of two sketchbooks and an additional 21 items housed in GLC07713.02. Sketches include naval and architectural sketches, as well as...
GLC07713
1781/06/04-09
The Epistle from the Yearly Meeting Held In London [Quaker conduct]
Contains a letter to friends at the quarterly and monthly meetings in Great Britain and Ireland, and another letter to friends at their yearly meeting in Philadelphia. Both letters guide Quaker conduct. Written in the sixth Quaker month.
GLC07632
1782/05/20-25
The Epistle from the Yearly Meeting Held In London [emancipation]
Contains a letter to friends at the quarterly and monthly meetings in Great Britain and Ireland, and another letter to friends at their yearly meeting in Philadelphia. Both letters guide the conduct of Quakers, and encourage "the continuance of your...
GLC07633
1789/06/01-09
The Epistle from the Yearly Meeting Held in London [British abolition efforts]
Quaker meeting regarding the conduct of church members. Mentions the global spread of British abolition efforts: "It is with particular satisfaction we observe the spreading of those principles of justice, which have long bound us to the cause of...
GLC07634
1779/05/24-29
The Epistle from the Yearly Meeting Held in London [American Revolution]
Contains a letter to friends at the quarterly and monthly meetings in Great Britain and Ireland: "The sufferings of our brethren in America... have principally arisen from that confusion and distress which are inseparable from war..."; and another...
GLC07635
28 December 1852
Crittenden, John Jordan, 1787-1863
to John M. Fuller
Letter of introduction to Judge Sharkey, US Consul at Havana. He admits that he doesn't know Sharkey but jokes the letter will show he is not a filibusterer and has no "hostile designs against his most Catholic Majesty." He jokingly warns him about...
GLC06042.03
1882/06/01
Guiteau, Charles, 1841-1882
The Truth and Removal [assassination of Garfield]
Signed only weeks before he was hanged for the assassination of President Garfield. The title refers to the "removal" of Garfield from the presidency as part of a cosmic belief system which Guiteau explains in his book. Inscribed to Miss Maggie...
GLC06095
6 November 1861
Snowden, E., Jr., fl. 1861-1862
The local news. [no volume or number information (November 6, 1861)]
Union occupation newspaper. Also published by W.F. Carne (fl. 1861-1862). Short item says the body of "the negro lad Sam," who had drowned in Hunting Creek during a previous storm, had been found. Report on the popularity of "Foot-ball" -- says it...
GLC06107.02
1844
Newspaper
[The Times and seasons; Vol. 5, nos. 1-24].
Title continues: "containing a compendium of intelligence pertaining to the upbuilding of the Kingdom of God, and the signs of the times, together with a great variety of useful information, in regard to the doctrines, history, principles...
GLC06045
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