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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

    Quench sensitivity of Al-Mg-Si and Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloys. Part 2: predictive modelling

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    During quenching of medium to high strength heat-treatable Al based alloys precipitation on defects such as grain boundaries is in practice nearly unavoidable, and the quench sensitivity generally increases with increasing content of main alloying elements. Also the minor alloying elements Zr, Mn and Cr, which form intermetallic particles of sizes typically in the range of 10-100 nm (termed ‘dispersoids’), strongly influence the quench sensitivity as those particles act as nucleation sites for the quench-induced phase. The latter particularly holds for incoherent dispersoids, whereby the dispersoids typically lose their coherence due to (local) recrystallization. A new model for quench-induced precipitation and the resulting yield strength in age hardened condition for Al-Mg-Si (6xxx) and Al-Zn-Mg (7xxx) alloys has been derived. The new model particularly incorporates recent improved models for diffusion-controlled reactions, the advances in modelling of the thermodynamics of complex alloy systems, as well as computationally efficient schemes for integrating these components. For the validation of the model, a range of experimental data is used which covers the microstructure on a range of length scales, the thermodynamics of the reactions and the resulting mechanical properties. This includes transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high resolution TEM (HRTEM), scanning electron microscopy, and high resolution fast and slow differential scanning calorimetry. The model shows a near perfect correspondence with data on all (>10) alloys studied extensively, and allows prediction of the influence of the major alloying elements and 3 dispersoid forming elements on quench sensitivity

    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

    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
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