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[Twenty-Two Issues, 1854 – 1873:] The Gospel-Visiter [sic] a Monthly Publication Devoted to the Exhibition and Defence of Gospel Principles & Gospel-Practice in their Primitive Purity and Simplicity in Order to Promote Christian Union, Brotherly Love & Universal Charity.

Printed in English, The Gospel Visitor aka The Gospel-Visiter —and also identified here as The Monthly Gospel Visiter— was the first paper published for the..... Read More about Twenty-Two Issues, 1854 – 1873:] The Gospel-Visiter [sic] a Monthly Publication Devoted to the...

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Colonists in Bondage. White Servitude and Convict Labor in America, 1607-1776.

“Colonists In Bondage tells the paradoxical story of those white men and women who endured servitude as a road to freedom. Voluntarily or involuntarily, they..... Read More about Colonists in Bondage. White Servitude and Convict Labor in America, 1607-1776

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[Nineteenth-century etching showing a street musician with hurdy-gurdy by Carl Ernst Forberg printed on satin].

“Mein Liebchen was willst du noch mehr!” (“My darling, what more do you want!”) — an image of a traveling vagabond performer and street musician..... Read More about Nineteenth-century etching showing a street musician with hurdy-gurdy by Carl Ernst Forberg...

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[Texas:] Message From The President of the United States, Communicating Certain Information in Reply to a Resolution of the Senate of the 22d May 1844.

Streeter 1551: “Includes a letter from John C. Calhoun, Secretary of State, to Texan envoys Van Zandt and Henderson, dated April 11, 1844, stating that..... Read More about Texas:] Message From The President of the United States, Communicating Certain Information in...

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A Plea for the Western Theological Seminary, At Allegheny; Addressed to the Members of the Presbyterian Church.

A plea for the continued support of this institution established to educate those Pennsylvania youths too far removed geographically (and perhaps financially) to be able..... Read More about A Plea for the Western Theological Seminary, At Allegheny; Addressed to the Members of the...

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Catalogue of the Officers and Students of Jefferson College, Canonsburg. July, 1832.

A rare “yearbook” for this log cabin college that eventually became absorbed into Washington and Jefferson College. Names of trustees, faculty, students, etc. are given..... Read More about Catalogue of the Officers and Students of Jefferson College, Canonsburg. July, 1832

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The House of Gladding’s, A Short Review of its History During a Century and a Half…

Illustrated advertorial from Providence, Rhode Island for the “oldest dry goods store in America” —Gladding Dry Goods Company— located “At the Sign of the Grapes.” ..... Read More about The House of Gladding’s, A Short Review of its History During a Century and a Half…

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The Power of Literature and its Connexion with Religion: An Oration, Delivered at Bristol College, July 23, 1834, Before The Philologian Society.

Scarce address given by Francis Scott Key (1779-1843), the author of America’s Star Spangled Banner, to poor students at Bristol College in Pennsylvania. The institution..... Read More about The Power of Literature and its Connexion with Religion: An Oration, Delivered at Bristol...

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The Christian Minister and his Work. The substance of a discourse delivered on Christmas Day, 1841, in Nazareth M.E. Church, Philad’a, before the Association of Local Preachers of Said City and Suburbs.

Rare Philadelphia-based religious text by this interesting individual. An English émigré, Thomas T. Tasker (1799–1892) was a cattle-breeder, inventor, Methodist Episcopal preacher, and publisher of..... Read More about The Christian Minister and his Work. The substance of a discourse delivered on Christmas Day,...

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Select Aphorisms, or Moral and Religious Sayings of Dr. Whichcot [sic].

Rare 1824 Philadelphia edition of maxims gathered by an anonymous compiler and attributed to Benjamin Whichcote (1609–1683), seventeenth-century theologian and moral philosopher. Whichcote (here “Whichcot”)..... Read More about Select Aphorisms, or Moral and Religious Sayings of Dr. Whichcot [sic

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A Reply to Messrs. G. & C. Merriam’s Attack Upon the Character of Dr. Worcester and His Dictionaries.

Dictionary Wars. Part of an ongoing feud between the Merriams and lexicographer Joseph Worcester, the former making accusations that Worcester had stolen their intellectual property..... Read More about A Reply to Messrs. G. & C. Merriam’s Attack Upon the Character of Dr. Worcester and His...

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National Taste, An Address Delivered Before the Goethean Literary Society of Marshall College, at its Anniversary, August 28, 1844.

Scarce Chambersburg imprint for this address given by William M. Nevin who also served as president at Marshall College. Chambersburg, Pa: Published by the Society..... Read More about National Taste, An Address Delivered Before the Goethean Literary Society of Marshall College, at...

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A Baccalaureate Address Spoken, Sept. 10, 1845. To the Graduating Class of Marshall College; By the President of the Institution.

A rare Chambersburg, Pennsylvania imprint of which OCLC returns just one copy. Published by the students of Marshall College, their commencement address by the school’s..... Read More about A Baccalaureate Address Spoken, Sept. 10, 1845. To the Graduating Class of Marshall College; By...

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The Constitution and Bye-Laws of the Geological Society of Pennsylvania. To which is Added, a List of the Officers and Members of the Society.

Scarce constitution and bye-laws, etc for the Geological Society of Pennsylvania. The complete organizational schema of this scientific society is neatly laid out. Philadelphia: [Geological..... Read More about The Constitution and Bye-Laws of the Geological Society of Pennsylvania. To which is Added, a...

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Speech of George Chambers, on the Judicial Tenure. Delivered in the Convention of Pennsylvania, on the 2d November, 1837.

Speech given by jurist George Chambers (1786-1866) at Pennsylvania’s 1837-1838 Constitutional Convention. “In 1836 Chambers’s constituency asked him to represent Franklin County as a member..... Read More about Speech of George Chambers, on the Judicial Tenure. Delivered in the Convention of Pennsylvania,...

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Catalogue of Works Published by Harper & Brothers, New York, Arranged in Alphabetical Order, with the Prices Annexed.

Apparently unrecorded publisher’s trade catalog, not in OCLC or AAS online, and listing titles, prices, and modest binding styles, e.g. muslin, paper, sheep, half-roan, etc...... Read More about Catalogue of Works Published by Harper & Brothers, New York, Arranged in Alphabetical Order,...

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An Address Delivered to the Literary Societies of Washington College, Pa., at The Annual Commencement of that Institution, September 25, 1833.

Scarce address given byJohn Duncan Mahon of Pittsburgh to the students at this Pennsylvania college. [Washington, Pennsylvania]: Stewart & Acheson, Printers, [1833]. 20 pages. 8..... Read More about An Address Delivered to the Literary Societies of Washington College, Pa., at The Annual...

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Prospectus of the Newark Wesleyan Institute.

Presumably unrecorded prospectus for the Newark Wesleyan Institute in Newark, New Jersey. The illustrated title-page shows a vignette of the school. The organization of the..... Read More about Prospectus of the Newark Wesleyan Institute

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An Examination of Certain Charges Preferred Against the Medical Class of the University of Pennsylvania, During the Session of 1834-35.

Controversy regarding the uproar made underclassman at the University of Pennsylvania made when their preceptor John Redman Coxe (1773–1864) was removed. Coxe was a respected..... Read More about An Examination of Certain Charges Preferred Against the Medical Class of the University of...

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Flight and Rebellion. Slave Resistance in Eighteenth-Century Virginia.

Mullin examines resistance by African Americans in Virginia during the 18th-century as the predecessor to the extraordinary slave revolt in 1800, the insurrection led by..... Read More about Flight and Rebellion. Slave Resistance in Eighteenth-Century Virginia

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Home Study Department of the Extension Division of The Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, Inc. Bulletin of General Information.

The Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, Inc. was founded in 1915 by Black historian and prolific author Carter G. Woodson, “The..... Read More about Home Study Department of the Extension Division of The Association for the Study of Negro Life...

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Return of the Whole Number of Persons within the Several Districts of the United States: According to “An Act Providing for the Second Census or Enumeration of the Inhabitants of the United States,” passed February the Twenty Eighth, One Thousand Eight Hundred.

Octavo edition of the Second Federal Census, a foundational building block in the maintenance and coordination of Federal powers. The American population in 1800 was..... Read More about Return of the Whole Number of Persons within the Several Districts of the United States:...

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Memorial on Personal Representation, Addressed to the Constitutional Convention of the State of New York, by the Personal Representation Society.

Political reform pamphlet issued by the Personal Representation Society at the time of the New York State Constitutional Convention held in Albany in 1867–1868. Prominent..... Read More about Memorial on Personal Representation, Addressed to the Constitutional Convention of the State of...

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[Richmond Fire of 1811] Theatrical Exhibitions. Their Influence on the Characters of Individuals and the Community. [caption title]

A curious work; three full pages are devoted to the horrors of a deadly theatre fire in Richmond, Virginia in 1811. The unknown author uses..... Read More about Richmond Fire of 1811] Theatrical Exhibitions. Their Influence on the Characters of Individuals...

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Anti-Slavery. The Crusade for Freedom in America.

A classic, well illustrated reference. A “definitive study of the intense development of the anti-slavery movement” and being a work of excellent scholarship. Dumond describes..... Read More about Anti-Slavery. The Crusade for Freedom in America

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