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1794
Butler, William Orlando, 1791-1880
Hudibras, in three parts, written in the time of the late wars
Zachary Grey, Ed.. With Hogarth's engravings. With index and errata. Bookplate of John Pollexfen Bastard on front pastedown.
GLC08411
9 November 1860
Greeley & McElrath, 1841-1866
New York semi-weekly tribune. [Vol. 16, no. 1613 (November 9, 1860)]
Front page article announces that South Carolina will call a secession convention. Also contains news on the results of the election of 1860 listed by state. On page two there is a reprinted letter sent to Frederick Douglass by a white man stating...
GLC08429.09
circa 1911
Goff, Albert H., fl. 1842-?
[Description of the Battle of Mobile Bay]
Goff served as a 3rd Assistant Engineer aboard the USS "Chickasaw" during the Battle of Mobile Bay. Looking back at age 69, Goff provides an account of the battle. Relates that the "Chickasaw," an ironclad monitor, was ordered to take a position...
GLC08431
30 November 1803
Compton, Harry, fl. 1803
[Purchase of slave Kate and her three children by manumitted slave]
Legal document for the purchase of the slave Kate and her three children Ben, Caleb, and Nancy. The purchaser was "a free African" named Harry Compton, of New Brunswick, New Jersey, and he left an "X" as his mark. It appears that Kate was Compton's...
GLC08440
circa 1863
The Draft! Full List of the Drafted in Bordentown Township
Lists men drafted into the army from Bordentown Township, New Jersey. Says "Three clergymen, Rev. J. Biggio, Rev. O.H. Hazard, and R. Julian, were among the lucky ones." List is divided into two sections. One section has no heading and the other's...
GLC08441.02
25 January 1837
Taylor, E. W., fl. 1837
to Jeremiah Wilbur
Taylor, a Northerner who had moved to South Carolina and became a slave owner, explains his views on slavery and his willingness to fight for it. "If these matters are going to be carried so far as to the separation of the Union and blood must be...
GLC08476
28 June 1854
Brown, E.W., fl. 1854
to John H. Stout
Writes to his brother. Mentions an outbreak of cholera, "Most of it however is found among emigrants some of the poor and dissipated of the towns also are suffering with it." Discusses the settlement of the Kansas and Nebraska territories, "The...
GLC08507
Milliken, N.J., fl. 1853-1860
Ontario Republican times [Vol. 9, no. 339 (November 9, 1860)]
Cover includes articles covering a railroad robbery, a story about two young people falling in love aboard the steamer Ocean, and the papacy, among others. On page two, large headlines declare, "Lincoln and Hamlin Elected! THE COUNTY, STATE AND...
GLC08515
1865
Swain, Leonard, 1821-1869
A nation's sorrow. A sermon preached on the Sabbath after the assassination of president Lincoln, in the Central Congregational Church, Providence, April 15, 1865
States that with the death of president Lincoln must come an oath from the people to put an end to slavery, with no compromises. Argues that justice, not vengeance must be taken against the traitors. Asserts that the country had been blinded by the...
GLC08542
13 July 1849
Peuse, James M., fl. 1849
[Receipt for the sale of three slaves]
Receipt for the sale of three slaves named Dolly, Sally and Martha, for the price of $475 in cash. Sold to Joseph Nuckold [?]. Signature illegible.
GLC08543
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