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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
Benjamin, Walter (1938), Recensão a Gisèle Freund. La photographie en France au XIXe Siècle
No full textO texto ora traduzido consiste na recensão que Walter Benjamin publicou na Zeitschrift für Sozialforschung, n.º 7, 1938, órgão do Institut für Sozialforschung, da tese de doutoramento de Gisèle Freund, intitulada La photographie en France au dix-neuvième siècle, a primeira dissertação académica sobre a fotografia. Um texto singular pela história da sua produção, publicação e evolução. 1. Introdução I. Gisèle Freund (1908-2000), nascida numa abastada família judia de Berlim, “despertou para a ..
Der zuversichtliche Glaube an Christum und seine Versöhnung, als der einige Trost und Ruhm seiner wahren Bekenner im Leben und Tode : ward bey dem christlichen Leichenbegängniße Tit. deb. Herrn M. Christian Ernst Mosers wohlverordneten und treuverdient gewesenen Pastors der christlichen Gemeine in Alt- und Neu-Eybau als Derselbe den 16ten May ... entschlief und Sein Leichnam den 23ten May unter zahlreicher Begleitung beerdigt wurde zu unser Aller die wir in Jhm den würdigsten Vater und Freund kindlich und freundschaftlich beweinen erwogen, von des Wohlseligen Schwiegersohne Carl Benjamin Tritschler Diacon. zu Hirschfelde.
No full textTrauerschrift auf Christian Ernst Moser, Pastor in Alt- und Neu-Eybau, gestorben 1791Die Rückseite des Titelblatts ist unbedrucktVorlageform der Veröffentlichungsangabe: Zittau, gedruckt bey Gottlieb Benjamin Franke. - Erscheinungsdatum nach Angaben im Text bestimmt: Christian Ernst Moser wurde 67 Jahre und 6 Monate al
Benjamin, Walter (1938), Recensão a Gisèle Freund. La photographie en France au XIXe Siècle
No full textO texto ora traduzido consiste na recensão que Walter Benjamin publicou na Zeitschrift für Sozialforschung, n.º 7, 1938, órgão do Institut für Sozialforschung, da tese de doutoramento de Gisèle Freund, intitulada La photographie en France au dix-neuvième siècle, a primeira dissertação académica sobre a fotografia. Um texto singular pela história da sua produção, publicação e evolução
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
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
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