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J.C. Painter letter to Benjamin Lundy
No full textLetter 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)
No full textLegal 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
No full textFriendly 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
Mexican land grant contract to Benjamin Lundy, March 10, 1835 (Spanish)
No full textLegal 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
No full textDigital 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
Cinq années de voyage en Orient 1846-1851 par Israel-Joseph Benjamin II, voyageur et auteur, demeurant à Faltischan (Moldavie). Paris en vente chez Michel Levy Frères, rue Vivienne, 2 bis 1856 L' auteur se réserve le droit de traduction et de reproduction
No full textPreface: by Benjamin, J.Dedication: by the author to M.J. Altaras aîné de Marseille et M. Albert Cohn.Content description: Detailed contentsPagination: PP28+240PVolumes: 1Text Genre:Pros
A view of 17 transits of the planet Venus over the face of the Sun, (viz: from the year 918 to 2117 inclusive;) and particularly that which will next happen in the year 1761, by which the parallax and distance of the Sun will be nicely determined; and the dimensions of the solar system accurately assertain’d
No full textPamflet van de Engelse instrumentenmaker Benjamin Martin waarin een overzicht gegeven wordt van alle Venusovergangen voor de zonneschijf tussen 918 en 2117. Martin baseerde zijn gravure op berekeningen, die de Engelse sterrenkundige Edmond Halley (1656-1742) ruim een halve eeuw eerder had gepubliceerd. De hierin vermelde data, opgegeven in de toen nog in Engeland gangbare Juliaanse kalender, werden allen door Martin (ook de data vóór 1583) omgezet naar de Gregoriaanse kalender. De gravure laat goed zien dat Venusovergangen vaak paarsgewijs optreden met een interval van acht jaar (zie bijvoorbeeld 1518/1526, 1631/1639, 1761/1769), die ruim een eeuw uit elkaar liggen. Toen Halley zijn berekeningen in 1691 publiceerde was de seculiere verandering in de positie van de knopenlijn van Venus echter nog niet goed bekend en de data voor de vroegste en de laatste Venusovergangen zijn niet altijd juist. Zo waren er geen Venusovergangen in 918, 1048, 1161 en in 1291 (wel waren er overgangen in 910, 1032, 1040, 1153 en in 1275). Er was geen Venusovergang in 1996 en er zal ook geen zijn in 2109. De Venusovergangen van 1882, 2012 en 2125 werden echter door Halleys berekeningen niet herkend. Benjamin Martin (1704-1782) was een invloedrijke Engelse instrumentmaker, schrijver en wetenschapspopularisator
The description and use of an orrery of a new construction : representing in the various parts of its machinery all the motions and phoenomena [i.e phenomena] of the planetary system ...
No full textby Benjamin Marti
The description and use of an universal sliding rule : which ... is adapted to answer all questions in arithmetic, mixt-mathematics, and philosophy, in the most easy and expeditious manner, as shewn in sixty examples of principal utility in the practical parts of science
No full textby Benjamin MartinErscheinungsdatum nach EST
Northern views. Rama of Benjamin (Er-Ram)
No full textTitle from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?].Caption on negative: Rama of Benjamin (Er-Ram).On negative: This is only in reserve. See original negative. 292 Rama. Replacing original negative.Date from Matson LOT cards.Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978
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