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Isaac Peirce letter to Jeffery Mathewson
No full textLetter written by Isaac Peirce, a settler in Belpre, Ohio, to W. Jeffery Matthewson. The letter discusses Peirce's efforts to find good tenants for Matthewson's land. It discusses attacks on the settlement by American Indians, troop strength, and general living conditions in the area. The city of Belpre was the second permanent settlement in the Northwest Territory. Established along the Ohio River in 1789 by members of the Ohio Company, the location was surveyed the previous year as Belle-Prairie, French for "beautiful meadow.
Néhány újabb vonás a „riválisok”, Apáczai Csere János és Isaac Basire portréjához = A Few New Details for the Portrait of the “Rivals” János Apáczai Csere and Isaac Basire
No full textTöbb mint tizenöt éve kutatom a négyszáz esztendeje született Apáczai Csere János és a hugenotta családi hátterű anglikán teológus, Isaac Basire gyulafehérvári tanári kapcsolatának és Apáczaira nézve tragikus konfliktusának hátterét. Az Apáczai -életmű iránti abszolút elismeréssel, sok holland- többek között utrechti és franekeri – kutatóút tapasztalatával. Ettől függetlenül „sine ira et studio” igyekszem felderíteni e szomorú történet további részleteit. Mindenkor kerülve az Isaac Basire-vel szemben szinte kötelező magyar elfogultság csapdáit, amelyek többek között Bethlen Miklós és az Apáczai -monográfiát író Bán Imre elkerült. A téma szépíró-feldolgozóinak zöme, például Szabó Magda és Németh László azonban korántsem.
Korábbi fő forrásom, a Darnell-féle Basirius levélkiadás mellett most újabb szempontok vizsgálata is lehetségessé vált Davis F. Jones online elérhető szakdolgozatának és több orvostörténeti tanulmánynak köszönhetően. Ezekből kiderül, hogy Basire is elkötelezett, a polgárháborús Albionból öt anglikán, királypárti családból származó diákot önzetlenül kimenekítő pedagógus, továbbá tudatos egészségvédő, olykor még gyógyító is volt. Egy 17. századi, a tüdőbajról szóló könyv elemzéséből az is nyilvánvaló lett számomra, hogy ez az Apáczait oly korán elpusztító betegség az övénél kíméletesebb életmódot, s tudatos konfliktuskerülést kívánt volna meg. Végül érzékeltetem azt, hogy voltaképpen e két tanártárs sajnálatos módon nem élt a párbeszéd esélyével, noha, mint Kropf Lajos is beszámolt róla, francia nyelvtudásuk akár javíthatott volna személyes kapcsolatukon. Épp úgy, mint Basire gyógyítói és életmódjavító ismeretei. | For over fifteen years, I have been researching the relationship—and the ultimately tragic conflict—between János Apáczai Csere, born four hundred years ago, and Isaac Basire, an Anglican theologian of Huguenot descent, who both taught in Gyulafehérvár. My work is grounded in deep appreciation for Apáczai's legacy, enriched by research trips to the Netherlands, including Utrecht and Franeker. Nevertheless, I aim to investigate this sad story sine ira et studio, without bias or passion. In doing so, I take particular care to avoid the almost obligatory Hungarian bias against Basire—an attitude that notable figures like Miklós Bethlen and Apáczai's biographer, Imre Bán, had managed to transcend, but which has influenced most literary portrayals of the conflict, such as those by Magda Szabó and László Németh.
While I continue to rely on the Darnell edition of Basire’s letters as a primary source, new insights have emerged thanks to Davis F. Jones’s now-accessible online thesis and several studies in the history of medicine. These sources reveal that Basire was a committed educator who, during the English Civil War, selflessly helped five Anglican royalist students escape to safety. He was also a conscientious advocate for health, and at times even acted as a healer. From an analysis of a 17th-century medical text on tuberculosis, I have come to understand that the illness which prematurely claimed Apáczai’s life might have been mitigated by a more moderate lifestyle and a more deliberate avoidance of conflict. Finally, I explore the unfortunate reality that these two colleagues failed to seize the opportunity for dialogue—despite, as Lajos Kropf noted, both being fluent in French, which might have facilitated mutual understanding. As might have Basire’s knowledge of healing and healthy living
An itinerary of Fraunce and Italy in the years 1647 and 1648 : by Isaac Basire
No full text"This introduction [to Basire’s work] may conveniently be divided into four sections.
The first outlines the reasons for Isaac Basire's seeking exile in the summer of 1646 and sets his career in its historical perspective. The second section treats Basire as a traveller and relates his experience to that of other seventeenth century travellers. The third consists of a discussion of the "Itinerary" itself, and the final section describes the travels in the East for which he became well known.
It has been said regarding Basire's travels in France and Italy,
"There remains no description of the first part of his journey,
which followed the usual route from Paris, by Toulon, the Riviera,
then Florence and finally Rome".¹
Indeed, scant attention has been paid to MS. Hunter 134. Kitchin was
completely unaware of its existence. Another scholar, W.N. Darnell, dismissed the notebook on the grounds that it contained,
"No personal events of any importance".²
Darnell's edition of the letters is selective, unnecessarily sketchy and
devoid of any reference to the numbers of the actual manuscripts. A general
over-reliance on Darnell's book has led to the perpetuation of several mistakes
and has contributed to an ignorance of Basire's personal papers. The aim of
this edition of Manuscript Hunter 134 is to provide accurate source material
for the study of Isaac Basire, of English Royalists in exile during the Civil Wars
and also of the seventeenth century travel diary.
(¹. Seven Sages of Durham by G.W. Kitchin. London, 1911. p. 150.
². The Correspondence of Isaac Basire, with a Memoir of his Life, by W.N. Darnell.
London, 1831. p. 25)" -- page
Autograph by Isaac D'Israeli
No full textabstract: Concerning Isaac D'Israeli's autograph.Creation Date Details: Range of creation date is the author's lifespan.
Paper Details: Back of manuscript contains printed text.
Transcription Details: Manuscript reads:
Gough's Sepulchral Mon[]
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Gough's Catalogue of his Library
D'Israeli
22 {?word}Curator's Note: Gough, Richard, 1735-1809 was a famous British author and antiquary
A map of Africa propia and Numidia / I Basire sculp.
No full text1 mapa. Vol X, page 366. Datat entre 1730 i 1739
Letter to Isaac Hayward from unkown author
No full textThis record was harvested from a previous catalogue system and will be withdrawn in 2025. Information in this record may be superseded or incomplete. Visit this record in UMA's new catalogue at: https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/318461"Friday morning. Mr Blair begs to inform Isaac Hayward on conference with Mr P."63415
Item: [2011.0031.00196] "Letter to Isaac Hayward from unkown author
The recovered life of Isaac Anderson
No full text"Owned by his father, Isaac Harold Anderson (1835-1906) was born enslaved but went on to become a wealthy businessman, grocer, politician, publisher, and religious leader in the African American community in the state of Georgia. Elected to the state senate, Anderson replaced his white father there, and later shepherded his people as a founding member and leader of the Colored Methodist Episcopal church. He helped support the establishment of Lane College in Jackson, Tennessee, and helped freed people leave Georgia for safe havens in northern Mississippi and Arkansas. Eventually under threat to his life, Anderson fled to Arkansas, and then later still, to Holly Springs, Mississippi. Much of Anderson's unique story has been lost to history-until now. In The Recovered Life of Isaac Anderson, author Alicia K. Jackson presents a biography of Anderson and in it a microhistory of Black religious life and politics after emancipation. A work of recovery, the volume captures the life of a shepherd to his journeying people, and of a college pioneer, a CME minister, a politician, and a freed person"-
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