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Franks family papers, 1711-1821, [1965-1968].
No full textContains business correspondence, accounts and documents relating to Jacob Franks of New York, his two sons, Moses and David, a nephew, Isaac, and a John Franks of Halifax, possibly a member of the family.The collection is subdivided according to the individuals concerned, as follows: Jacob Franks, 1687-1769, includes a paper fragment with his signature (n.d.), and a "Recognizance of Abraham De Lucena to prosecute Jacob Franks for an assault" (1711); Moses Franks, 1718-1789, includes a Kings Warrant for payment to Sir James Colebrooke et al., contractors for victualling British forces in North America. Among the signatures appearing are those of King George II, Holles, Duke of Newcastle, prime minister, and Moses Franks (1760), photocopies of handwritten copies of two letters from James Parker to Moses Franks (1762), and letters of administration granted to John Ashley, Phineas Bond and Charles Jervis for the estate of Moses Franks (1790); David Franks, 1720-1793, includes letters of administration issued to David Franks and Nathan Levy for the estate of William Hale (1744), a sworn deposition by James Lowry of Lancaster County, Indian trader, regarding a business transaction involving, among others, Joseph Simon and David Franks (1754), an order to Jacob Franks for payment (1762), a letter from Bartram Galbriath to Jonathan Logan regarding a real estate matter involving David Franks and Nathan Levy (1767), a business letter (1770), a letter to Franks from George Croghan regarding a contract in which Barnard and Michael Gratz are mentioned (1775), a journal containing handwritten copies of three indentures, one partnership agreement and one power of attorney.Among the names appearing are David Franks, Joseph Simons, Levy Andrew Levy, B. Franklin, and William Franklin (1776), "Mr. David Franks's Account with Joseph Simon for Supplying the Prisoners at Lancaster, Pa. with Necessary's" (1777), a typewritten copy of an announcement appearing in Towne's Penna. Evening post alleging that David Franks had been disloyal to the United States (1778), a letter signed by Myer Hart, an agent for David Franks, certifying that the prisoners in the British Service under his care at Easton, Pa. were well-cared for (1778), and a sworn deposition signed by David Franks attesting to the birth dates of his sister, Phila, and himself (1792).Isaac Franks, 1759-1822, includes a letter from William Morrison, written from Charleston, S.C., expressing thanks for his letter of introduction to M. Zirzedas (?Moses Sarzedas) (1784), a handwritten copy of the account of Isaac Franks as settled by Jonathan Burrall, Commissioner for the Quartermaster Dept., the copy was made March 25, 1812, with added comments by Isaac Franks as to its accuracy (1788), a second somewhat different handwritten copy of the same account, submitted to the Claims Commission for settlement, both dealing with Franks' service at West Point during the Revolutionary War (1788), five documents pertaining to land and property transactions (1878-1794), one involving Dr. Benjamin Rush and bearing the signatures of William Bradford and James Mease, three other items of correspondence (1811-1817), a handwritten copy of "A Narrative of the Revolutionary Services of Isaac Franks" (1818), a letter from the judges of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania to Franks in his capacity as clerk (1821), and a genealogy of Samuel Davison, father-in-law of Isaac Franks, prepared by John Clagett Proctor; John Franks, 18th century, includes a business letter from Halifax (1758).Also includes a flyleaf of a Hebrew book with signatures of Jacob Franks, his son Moses, in Hebrew and English, another son, David, and a grandson, Jacob Jr.Contains Hart's signature in Hebrew and English on verso of title page of a prayer book published in Amsterdam in 1687. (All except title page are missing). Below is signature of Jacob Franks.Consists of two items: a bill submitted by Benjamin Dunn to Arnold (1778), and the other a cash account of money evidently paid or owed by Arnold (undated). David Salisbury Franks is mentioned in both as a payee.Consists of a letter from Franks in London to David Vanderheyden Senior in Albany regarding sales of "Furs, Castorum & Jenseng."Original manuscript: Laing III, 452--"Poems on Several Occasions by Archibald Home, Esqr. ..."--At the University of Edinburgh.Consists of 31 letters written by Mrs. Jacob Franks and 1 letter written by Jacob Franks in New York City to their son, Naphtali, in England. The greater bulk of the collection consists of research notes and copies of primary source material collected initially by Lee M. Friedman and ultimately by Leo Hershkowitz and by Isidore Meyer, who prepared these letters for publication under the title The Lee Max Friedman collection of American Jewish colonial correspondence : letters of the Franks family (1733-1748) (New York : American Jewish Historical Society, 1968).Gifts, in part, of Mendes Cohen, Bert Handelsman, M. Jastrow, John W. Jordan, Simon Rosendale, and the Elsie O. and Philip D. Sang Foundation.Gift, in part, of the Elsie O. and Philip D. Sang Foundation,Gift, in part, of Leo Hershkowitz,Gift, in part, of Dr. David S. Shields.far0315digitize
[Letters from H. T. Staiti - April 29, 1905]
No full textLetters from H. T. Staiti to repairmen in the Houston area. The first letter, to E. O. Maynard, discusses Staiti's annoyance regarding delays on roof repairs. The second letter, to two men Franks and Bammel, thanks them for their satisfactory plumbing repairs
Julia Franks on her novel Over the Plain Houses: Women, Witches, and Fed-up White Men.
No full textJulia Franks, author of the novel Over the Plain Houses, a finalist for the 2016 Crook’s Corner Prize, on witches, women, and fed-up white men.
Her novel is set in 1939, when the USDA has sent agents into the North Carolina mountains to instruct families on modern agriculture and homemaking. One of them is a young woman with more enthusiasm than experience, but farm wife Irenie Lambey is immediately drawn to the lady-agent’s self-possession. Already, cracks are emerging in Irenie’s marriage to Brodis, an ex-logger turned fundamentalist preacher. To find some time when she’s not beholden to him, she has taken to rambling the night woods, storing the keepsakes of her life in a mountain crevice.
But it’s not long before Brodis becomes suspicious of his wife’s nocturnal life: the midnight excursions, the billowing white nightshirt, the strange talismans, the supernatural stealth. One surreal night he realizes that a certain evil has entered his life. The possibilities unnerve him. Perhaps the malevolence comes from the federal government and the lady agent. Or perhaps it comes from an ancient, more sinister force. This spellbinding debut by Julia Franks is the story of a woman intrigued by the possibility of change and escape—stalked by a Bible-haunted man who fears his government and stakes his integrity upon an older way of life. As Brodis chases his demons, he brings about a final act of violence that shakes the entire valley. Over the Plain Houses bares the myths and mysteries that modernity can’t quite dispel
Rachel Franks, Double Agent: A Librarian and a Crime Author - William Blick Interviews Rachel Franks (January 2024)
No full textThe following is an interview from January 2024 with Librarian and Crime Scholar, Rachel Franks and was posted on the Captivating Criminality Blog:
Rachel Franks is the Coordinator, Scholarship at the State Library of New South Wales and an Honorary Associate Lecture at The University of Newcastle (Australia). She holds PhDs in Australian crime fiction (Central Queensland University) and in true crime texts (University of Sydney). A qualified educator and librarian, her extensive work on crime fiction, true crime, popular culture and information science has been presented at numerous conferences, as well as on radio and television. An award-winning writer, her research can be found in a wide variety of books, journals, magazines and online resources. She is the author of An Uncommon Hangman: The Life and Deaths of Robert ‘Nosey Bob’ Howard (2022)
Warning signals and predator-prey coevolution
No full textTheories of the evolution of warning signals are typically expressed using analytic and computational models, most of which attribute aspects of predator psychology as the key factors facilitating the evolution of warning signals. Sherratt provides a novel and promising perspective with a model that considers the coevolution of predator and prey populations, showing how predators may develop a bias towards attacking cryptic prey in preference to conspicuous prey. Here, we replicate the model as an individual-based simulation and find, in accordance with Sherratt, that predators evolve a bias towards attacking cryptic prey. We then use a Monte Carlo simulation to calculate the relative survivorships of cryptic and conspicuous prey and stress that, as it stands, the model does not predict the evolution or stability of warning signals. We extend the model by giving predators continuous attack strategies and by allowing the evolution of prey conspicuousness: results are robust to the first modification but, in all cases, cryptic prey always enjoy a higher survivorship than conspicuous prey. When conspicuousness is allowed to evolve, prey quickly evolve towards crypsis, even when runaway coevolution is enabled. Sherratt's approach is promising, but other aspects of predator psychology, besides their innate response, remain vital to our understanding of warning signal
Levantine attitudes towards the Franks during the early Crusades (490/1096 - 564/1169)
No full textThe period of the Crusades was one of the most important periods in the
history of both Western Europe and the Middle East, for it was during this period
that the peoples of Western Europe made their first major incursion on eastern soil.
The result of this was that an unprecedented amount of contact was established
between East and West, forcing each side to become more closely acquainted with
the culture of the other. As far as this cultural exchange is concerned, one of the
most significant parts of the crusading period was that encompassing the first two
crusades and their aftermath (490/1096-564/1169), as it was during this period that
crusaders and easterners first clashed with each other, and were forced to learn
much about each other. This sudden clash and forced acquaintance resulted in the
development of certain attitudes on each side towards the other. This thesis concerns
itself with the development of the attitudes of the Muslim, Christian and Jewish
communities towards the Franks (western crusaders) in the major theatre of conflict
of the area, the Levant.
In the thesis as many texts as possible from the literature of the period are
examined, in order to extract information from them concerning the developments
in Levantine knowledge of and attitudes towards the Franks. The texts examined
include both contemporary and later historical, geographical and judicial texts from
the area, and also local works of literature. In addition to the Muslim, Christian and
Jewish texts, and for the sake of comparison and completeness, brief consideration
is also given to a number of works of Byzantine and Frankish writers. Naturally, use
is also made of secondary works by modern scholars. In this way this thesis provides
a detailed examination of cross-cultural inter-faith relations during this formative
period
Letter from S. B. Simmons to C. W. Franks
No full textLetter from S. B. Simmons to C. W. Franks, concerning Berry O\u27Kelly group meeting
Risk Assessment of Biological Integrity at the Landscape Level
No full textIn A. Franks, D. Pearson and K. Waqar (eds.)Book of Abstract
Wayland: smith of the gods
No full textThis paper considers the origins of the legend of Wayland, the Anglo-Saxon mythological smith. The origins of the Wayland legend come from Scandinavia but have roots in classic literature. Almost all literary references to Wayland have been lost and it is believed that a feast day dedicated to Wayland has been Christianised; however, it is possible to trace his legend through some lines of poetry and through objects such as the Franks Casket. A Neolithic burial site in Berkshire was appropriated as the place where travellers would leave their horses to be shod by the supernatural smit
Company Law – The excesses of legislation
No full textThe author reviews the state of company law in England following from an assertion by the Law Society’s Company Law Committee that company law is not of a high enough standard. Article by John Franks, Chethams published in Amicus Curiae - Journal of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies and its Society for Advanced Legal Studies. The Journal is produced by the Society for Advanced Legal Studies at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London
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