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    J.C. Painter letter to Benjamin Lundy

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    Letter from J.E. Painter to (presumably) Benjamin Lundy, answering a request for information about the history and operations of the Underground Railroad. Letter includes details of a story of an ex-slave transported on the Underground Railroad through Ohio and stories of the plight of other fugitive slaves crossing the Ohio River. Benjamin Lundy (1789-1839) was a prominent Quaker abolitionist best known for his development of abolitionist periodicals. His "Genius of Universal Emancipation" was first published in 1821 from his home in Mt. Pleasant, Ohio, and enjoyed a wide circulation across the antebellum United States. In the 1820s, the young William Lloyd Garrison came to work for The Genius. Benjamin Lundy traveled widely seeking subscriptions to The Genius, giving talks about the anti-slavery movement, and observing and documenting the conditions of enslaved people across the Americas. He was also involved in the establishment of freed slave colonies in Mexico

    Mexican land grant contract to Benjamin Lundy, March 10, 1835 (English)

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    Legal document from an unsigned officer to Benjamin Lundy, authorizing him rights as empresario to a tract of land in then-Mexico. The document extends a previous treaty made to Lundy by the government of Mexico from November 17, 1823 -- presumably, this land is to be the site of Lundy's freed slave colony. Original Spanish-language document is also a part of this collection. Benjamin Lundy (1789-1839) was a prominent Quaker abolitionist best known for his development of abolitionist periodicals. His Genius of Universal Emancipation was first published in 1821 from his home in Mt. Pleasant, Ohio, and enjoyed a wide circulation across the antebellum United States. In the 1820s, the young William Lloyd Garrison came to work for The Genius. Benjamin Lundy traveled widely seeking subscriptions to The Genius, giving talks about the anti-slavery movement, and observing and documenting the conditions of enslaved people across the Americas. He was also involved in the establishment of freed slave colonies in Mexico

    Eli Nichols letter to Benjamin Lundy, March 17th, 1839

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    Friendly note from Eli Nichols to Benjamin Lundy covering topics in contemporary abolition, ranging from the social status of abolitionists to the oppression of the poor. Much of the letter concerns a review of contemporary social movements in equality-based education, including Shaker and Quaker communities. The letter concludes in discussion of Nichols' and Lundy's interest in forming a freed slave colony or community in then-Mexico, and describes the climate and culture of those regions in detail. Benjamin Lundy (1789-1839) was a prominent Quaker abolitionist best known for his development of abolitionist periodicals. His Genius of Universal Emancipation was first published in 1821 from his home in Mt. Pleasant, Ohio, and enjoyed a wide circulation across the antebellum United States. In the 1820s, the young William Lloyd Garrison came to work for The Genius. Benjamin Lundy traveled widely seeking subscriptions to The Genius, giving talks about the anti-slavery movement, and observing and documenting the conditions of enslaved people across the Americas. He was also involved in the establishment of freed slave colonies in Mexico

    Felisberto Hernández: a (des) ordem da memória

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    Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Comunicação e Expressão, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Literatura, Florianópolis, 2014.Este trabalho propõe o estudo da memória e da ruína em alguns escritos de Felisberto Hernández (1902-1964) valendo-se, para tanto, de um corpus composto principalmente pelos seguintes textos: Por los tiempos de Clemente Colling (1942), El caballo perdido (1943) e Tierras de la Memoria (1944-1965). Pretende-se neles verificar como se dá a problematização da ruína encontrada, entendida como fragmentos de tempo e espaço, ou objetos de memória, o que desencadeia a leitura benjaminiana das imagens que se abrem contrariamente para um tempo anacrônico. Este tempo disjuntivo e tensionado entre Cronos e Aion, resulta do que Jacques Rancière percebe no escritor que viaja pelos labirintos do mundo social e, mais tarde, pelos labirintos do "eu". Para tanto, proponho este estudo partindo das reflexões de Walter Benjamin, que problematiza o tempo ao escovar a história a contrapelo, e que também assim é entendida como um método de trabalho.Resumen : Este trabajo propone el estudio de la memoria e de la ruina en algunos escritos de Felisberto Hernández (1902-1964), donde se utilizará un corpus compuesto principalmente por los siguientes textos: Por los tiempos de Clemente Colling (1942), El caballo perdido (1943) e Tierras de la Memoria (1944-1965). Se pretende verificar en ellos como se da la problematización de la ruina encontrada, entendida como fragmentos de tiempo y espacio, u objetos de la memoria, lo que desencadena la lectura benjaminiana de las imágenes que se abren contrariamente para un tiempo anacrónico. Este tiempo disyuntivo y tensionado entre Cronos y Aion, resulta de lo que Jacques Rancière percibe en el escritor que viaja por los laberintos del mundo social y, más tarde, por los laberintos del "yo". Para tal, propongo este estudio partiendo de las reflexiones de Walter Benjamin, que problematiza el tiempo al cepillar la historia a contrapelo, y que también así es entendido como un método de trabajo

    Mexican land grant contract to Benjamin Lundy, March 10, 1835 (Spanish)

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    Legal document in Spanish from the government of Tamaulipas, Mexico, to Benjamin Lundy, which appears to grant Lundy the rights of empresario for his proposed colony for freed slaves in Tamaulipas. This document appears to be truncated; it ends abruptly after 2 pages. Collection also includes a period translation of this contract with Lundy in English, which appears to contain the full text of the agreement. Benjamin Lundy (1789-1839) was a prominent Quaker abolitionist best known for his development of abolitionist periodicals. His Genius of Universal Emancipation was first published in 1821 from his home in Mt. Pleasant, Ohio, and enjoyed a wide circulation across the antebellum United States. In the 1820s, the young William Lloyd Garrison came to work for The Genius. Benjamin Lundy traveled widely seeking subscriptions to The Genius, giving talks about the anti-slavery movement, and observing and documenting the conditions of enslaved people across the Americas. He was also involved in the establishment of freed slave colonies in Mexico

    General Benjamin Butler Letter Regarding the naming of Newport News, Virginia

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    Digital images of an original letter written by Former Union Major-General Benjamin Butler in reply to a query by author, Edwin Everett Hale on how Newport News, Virginia had received it's name. both sides of the original letter are included along with a typed transcription of the letter

    R. Williams letter to Mrs. Susan M.Weirman, July 21, 1896

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    Response letter from R. Williams to Susan M. Wierman [sometimes spelled Weirman] following up on a visit from photographer M. Wooley, presumably to snap photographs of Susan and the Lundy home to accompany Williams' biographical essay on Lundy. Williams sends along Wooley's letters and requests additional information from Ms. Wierman about the life and times of some meeting houses significant in the life and times of her father, anti-slavery activist and abolitionist periodical publisher Benjamin Lundy. Benjamin Lundy (1789-1839) was a prominent Quaker abolitionist best known for his development of abolitionist periodicals. His Genius of Universal Emancipation was first published in 1821 from his home in Mt. Pleasant, Ohio, and enjoyed a wide circulation across the antebellum United States. In the 1820s, the young William Lloyd Garrison came to work for The Genius. Benjamin Lundy traveled widely seeking subscriptions to The Genius, giving talks about the anti-slavery movement, and observing and documenting the conditions of enslaved people across the Americas. He was also involved in the establishment of freed slave colonies in Mexico
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