1838

The liberator. v.8:no.9(1838:Mar.2)

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The plot exposed! or, Abolitionism, Fanny Wright, and the Whig party! ...

Desdamont, Fanny Wight.; Parkes, Moses. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 56, Folder 35.

[Independence Hall (State House) on Chestnut St, Philadelphia, Pennsyl...

On item: "City street, in Southwark or another section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania." Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson col... More

Okee-Makee-Quid a Chippeway chief / drawn, printed, and coloured at I....

Print shows Okee-Makee-Quid, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly right, wearing a buffalo headdress, holding a war club and a long peace pipe. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1838 ... More

The liberator. v.8:no.15(1838:Apr.13)

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A lecture on the importance of education. [Alton 1838].

The liberator. v.8:no.44(1838:Nov.2)

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Aaron Clark - Print, Library of Congress collection

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 0001

Illinois state lottery; authorized by the Legislature to raise funds f...

Lotteries.; Imprint 3. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 15, Folder 8.

The liberator. v.8:no.13(1838:Mar.30)

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Map of the city of Cincinnati / - Public domain old map

Map has profile of the bottom of the Ohio River ; scale recording height of reservoirs and extent of the river's overflow ; landmarks ; ward boundaries. Map includes environs of Cincinnati including parts of Co... More

Map of Warren County, Pennsylvania /

County map showing townships, warranty-deed survey tracts, tract numbers, real-property tracts, landowners' names, and tract acreages. Hand col. (watercolors) to emphasize township boundaries. LC copy imperfect... More

Dance Quick step - Public domain musical sheets

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1820-1860 (Microfilm M 3106) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form) In bound volumes: Copyright Deposits 1820-1860

The liberator. v.8:no.13(1838:Mar.30)

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The three mares/mayors, New York course, spring races, 1838

A satire on the 1838 New York mayoralty contest, here shown as a horse race between (left to right) Whig candidate Aaron Clark, Democrat Richard Riker, and Loco Foco Democrat Isaac L. Varian. Clark is clearly i... More

Asukayama no bosetsu, Ando Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows people walking in the snow, one leading a horse, past a hillside with snow-covered trees and several small shrines, low buildings on the left. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nic... More

Texan universal pills. Prepared after a careful personal examination o...

0642G 1 24 F 48.; Rec. 3-29-48 $12.50. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 176, Folder 7a.

Royal Gardens, Vauxhall. Grand day and evening fete, next Tuesday, Aug...

Broadside announcing Charles Green's ascension in the balloon "Nassau" from Vauxhall Gardens, London. Includes a picture of passengers in a balloon basket. At head of title: Under the direct patronage of Her Ma... More

Virginia Assembly. Resolutions relative to the repayment to Virginia b...

On verso: Gift Estate of William C. Rives Apr. 1940. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfo... More

The liberator. v.8:no.2(1838:Jan.12)

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William Houston to Andrew Jackson

Public domain scan of Andrew Jackson's correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

The liberator. v.8:no.38(1838:Sep.21)

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Muse´e de la caricature, ou Recueil des caricatures les plus remarquab...

Public domain scan of french book page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A narrow escape from a snake - Public domain book illustration

Illus. in: The Crockett Almanac, 1838, p. 25. Reference copy may be in LOT 4392-5. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: West; Reptiles; Almanacs; Shelf.

The stripped pig. As sung by Mr. Wills at the Tremont Theatre with gre...

Positive Photostat.; Verse. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 56, Folder 27.

Intelligencer- Extra. Harrisburg, Pa. Tuesday Evening, Dec. 26, 1838. ...

To the people of Pennsylvania. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 153, Folder 41.

The liberator. v.8:no.48(1838:Nov.30)

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Lancasterian institute. Having succeeded, by a series of long-continue...

Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 153, Folder 39a.

Map of the United States, Territory of Oregon, west of the Rocky Mount...

Scale ca. 1:1,000,000. Relief shown by hachures. Label pasted on, signed in black ink: Wash: Hood Capt. Topl. Engrs. LC copy annotated in pencil with extensive notes and revisions. "S. Doc. no. 470, 25 Con. 2 s... More

Organization of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian church in the...

Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 22, Folder 12.

Fight with a bear - Public domain book illustration

Illus. in: The Crockett Almanac, 1838, p. 21. Reference copy may be in LOT 4392-5. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Almanacs; Bears; Shelf.

The liberator. v.8:no.35(1838:Aug.31)

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James K. Polk. Governor of the state of Tennessee / from life & on sto...

Print shows James K. Polk, half-length portrait, facing left; includes facsimile signature.

North-country mails at the Peacock, Islington / painted by James Polla...

Print shows several passenger and mail coaches on street in front of the Peacock building in Islington, London, England. Engraved from the original picture in the possession of Henry Wormald, Esqr. to whom thi... More

The liberator. v.8:no.46(1838:Nov.16)

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Chart of the head of navigation of the Potomac River shewing the route...

Nautical chart with extensive annotations in col. and lead pencils to show proposed railroad routes connecting central Washington and Alexandria (Va.). Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by contours and sou... More

At a very large and respectable meeting of the citizens of Philadelphi...

Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 153, Folder 37.

The liberator. v.8:no.1(1838:Jan.5)

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Ishibe - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

Print shows a traveler on foot and three men with horses near a shrine at the Ishibe station on the Tōkaidō Road.

Fujikawa, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain drawing

Print shows travelers walking past shops at the Fujikawa station on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series:... More

Minakuchi - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

Print shows travelers, some carrying thatch on their back, stopping to watch a laborer beat thatch with a large mallet outside a building at the Minakuchi station on the Tōkaidō Road.

Childress Hotel to Andrew Jackson, November 24, 1838

Public domain scan of Andrew Jackson's correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Centre monument in the Dade Institute of Florida

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Bufford.

The liberator. v.8:no.11(1838:Mar.16)

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Orders No. [25] Head Quarters, Eastern Division Cherokee Agency, Ten. ...

Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 174, Folder 40a.

The liberator. v.8:no.37(1838:Sep.14)

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The liberator. v.8:no.27(1838:July 6)

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Anti-Texas Meeting at Faneuil Hall!, Friends of Freedom! ... Jan. 24, ...

Reference copy may be in LOT 4414T. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Mass. Boston Hist.; Statehood (Amer. politics); Texas Hist.; Broadsides 1838; Rare Bk. Di... More

The liberator. v.8:no.14(1838:Apr.6)

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Trip to Epsom - Public domain monumental decor engraving

Drawing shows crowds of people on horseback or in wagons and one stagecoach full of passengers in front of the classic screen at Hyde Park, London. Inscribed in black ink at bottom: Engraved. No. 11:1. Similar... More

The liberator. v.8:no.41(1838:Oct.12)

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Scene in Washington. In which the Presidental candidate of all the dec...

Whig senator Henry Clay is attacked here on several fronts. The artist alludes to his reputation for gambling, his widely publicized outburst in the House of Representatives in February 1838, and his alleged un... More

Whigs of Hampden. Springfield, Mass. Saturday, November 3, 1838.

Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 56, Folder 37.

Sub-treasury system, or Office holders elysium

Printed & published by H.R. Robinson, 52 Cortlandt St., 11 1/2 Wall Street. & 38 Chatham Strt. N.Y. Title appears as it is written on the item. Forms part of: American cartoon print filing series (Library of Congress)

Webster festival. Ode to commemorate the civic festival given to the H...

Verse. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 56, Folder 33.

McIntosh. A Creek chief - Public domain portrait engraving

Head and shoulders, facing right. Lithograph by McKenney & Hall. Illus. in: History of the Indian Tribes of North America, Philadelphia, 1838. Reference copy may be in Biog File. This record contains unverified... More

Notice. All citizens who wish to sign the Memorial to the State Legisl...

Imprint 3. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 15, Folder 11.

The liberator. v.8:no.18(1838:May 4)

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Sub treasurers meeting in England, Political Cartoon

A satire on corruption among Tammany officeholders in New York, showing absconded former Collector of the Port Samuel Swartwout and federal District Attorney William M. Price in London. The massive fraud and em... More

A map of the Hawaiian Islands. - Public domain old map

Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image. Includes view of Lahainaluna. LC copy is only two panels of a larger map.

The liberator. v.8:no.3(1838:Jan.19)

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The liberator. v.8:no.31(1838:Aug.3)

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The liberator. v.8:no.7(1838:Feb.16)

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Yokkaichi - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

Print shows travelers at, and passing on horseback, a rest stop near a small shrine and a torii at the Yokkaichi station on the Tōkaidō Road.

Map of the United States, Territory of Oregon, west of the Rocky Mount...

Relief shown by hachures. "S. Doc. no. 470, 25 Con. 2 s." Includes notes. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy annotated in pencil: scale incorrect. Another issue d... More

The liberator. v.8:no.32(1838:Aug.10)

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"Sober second thought". Book illustration from Library of Congress

Another of HD's portrayals of the New York tradesman's "sober second thoughts" about his support of Democratic hard-money fiscal policies. (See also "Specie Claws," no. 1838-14.) Both prints touch upon the the ... More

The liberator. v.8:no.8(1838:Feb.23)

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The liberator. v.8:no.42(1838:Oct.19)

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The liberator. v.8:no.2(1838:Jan.12)

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Anniversary of the Lowell Sabbath School Union, in the grove on Chapel...

Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 56, Folder 30.

The disappointed abolitionists. Book illustration from Library of Cong...

Three men at left, one saying, "Verily friend Darg since we have returned thee thy money, I claim the reward of $1000 - Brother Barney Corse was merely my agent, verily!" Another "Yea verily I was but thy instr... More

Henry Russell / R. Street pinxt. ; R. Street lith.

Print shows Henry Russell, half-length portrait, facing slightly right, with right hand resting on piano keyboard, open sheet music in the foreground and a shipwreck on storm tossed waves in the background. Inc... More

Ca-Ta-He-Cas-Sa-Black Hoof, principal chief of the Shawanoes / drawn, ...

Ca-Ta-He-Cas-Sa-Black Hoof, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left.

To the public. From the numerous misrepresentations already in circula...

Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 22, Folder 11.

Baltimore Patent Flour Cloth to Andrew Jackson, April 26, 1838

Public domain scan of Andrew Jackson's correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

The liberator. v.8:no.1(1838:Jan.5)

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Koganeibashi no sekishō, depicting Mount Fuji

Print shows a bridge across a canal with flowering cherry trees along the banks, a small cluster of low buildings, and a view of Mount Fuji in the background.

The liberator. v.8:no.35(1838:Aug.31)

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Lines, on the death of Asa L. Payne, aged 20 years, who lost his life ...

Verse. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 118, Folder 35.

The liberator. v.8:no.34(1838:Aug.24)

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Samuel Donelson to Andrew Jackson, Jr., December 3, 1838

Public domain scan of Andrew Jackson's correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

The liberator. v.8:no.9(1838:Mar.2)

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The liberator. v.8:no.30(1838:July 27)

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Price current - coin, public domain photograph

A satire on William M. Price, federal district attorney of New York who fled to Europe after embezzling from the government approximately $72,000. Price followed coconspirator Samuel Swartwout, former collector... More

The liberator. v.8:no.17(1838:Apr.27)

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Suhara - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

Print shows people caught in a rain storm running for shelter.

The liberator. v.8:no.26(1838:June 29)

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The liberator. v.8:no.39(1838:Sep.28)

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Sub treasurers taking long steps, or The magician broke down

Entered according to Act of Congress, in 1838 by H.R. Robinson, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the U.S. for the Southern District of N.Y. Printed & published by H.R. Robinson, 52 Cortlandt & 11 ... More

Fujieda, Ando Hiroshige - Public domain drawing

Print shows five travelers fording a stream, each carrying either a person or a bundle on their back, low buildings in the background, at the Fujieda station on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and other descriptive inf... More

Numazu, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain scan / drawing

Print shows three musicians carrying shamisens and two other travelers outside a shop where a man is drying vegetables or fish; fields, river, and mountains in the background, at the Numazu station on the Tōkai... More

The liberator. v.8:no.4(1838:Jan.26)

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Vienna waltz - Public domain American sheet music

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1820-1860 (Microfilm M 3106) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form) In bound volumes: Copyright Deposits 1820-1860

The liberator. v.8:no.3(1838:Jan.19)

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Friends and fellow citizens: We have reached in crisis in the cause of...

Against candidates for Congress who are not in favor of abolition. Signed by Lindley M. Moore and 32 others.; 2102 E 2 29 May 44.; Rec. 6-21-46.; $11.00.; On verso: 2102E2 29 My 46; Circular to abot. Of Monroe... More

The liberator. v.8:no.10(1838:Mar.9)

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Utagawa Hiroshige - Ikegami no banshō, Andō Hiroshige

Print shows low buildings in the foreground that may be shops related to the temple, largely obscured by trees, across the bridge and in the background. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichi... More

The Canada patriots. A public meeting of the citizens of Washington fr...

The Canada patriots.; On verso: 25 Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 196, Folder 24.

The globe-man after hearing of the vote on the Sub-Treasury bill

Evidently a companion to "The Globe Man Listening to Webster's speech on the Specie Circular" (no. 1838-3), the small, bust-length caricature of Democratic editor Francis Preston Blair shows him looking even m... More