History Of Amistad Captives, 1840, Bound W/ 15 More 18 - 19th Cent. Pamphlets.
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:7028947 | Year Printed: 1840 |
| Subject: History | Binding: Hardcover |
| Special Attributes: Ex-Library, Illustrated |
16 Individual pamphlets bound together and bound in green library buckram.
Numerous interesting titles, with the most noteworthy being "A History of the Amistad Captives: Being a Circumstantial Account of the Capture of the Spanish Schooner Amistad, by the Africans on Board; their Voyage and Capture near Long Island, New York; with Biographical Sketches of Each of the Surviving Africans. Also, an Account of the Trials had on their Case, Before the District and Circuit Courts of... the United States, for the District of Connecticut." Compiled by John W. Barber. Published by E.L. & J.W. Barber, 1840. 32pp. Includes fold-out plate.
Ex-library, and acceptable condition only: paper for all pamphlets is extremely fragile, with occasional significant chipping and tearing. Several plates and maps are badly damaged.
Included:
1. The Discovery of America by the Northmen, A. Davis, 1840, 23pp.2. Historical Sketch of the Missions of the American Board Among the North American Indians, Rev. S.C. Bartlett, 1878, 47pp.3. Discourse Pronounced at the Capitol of the United States in the Hall of Representatives, Before the American Historical Society, at their 2nd Annual Meeting, Jan 20, 1837, Levi Woodbury, 1837, 67pp.4. Discourse Delivered on the Morning of the Lord's Day, January 19, 1849, in the First Congregational Unitarian Church, Occasioned by the Loss of the Lexington, W.H. Furness, 1840, 12pp.5. Indexes to the St. Clair Papers, circa 1870.
6. Relation Du Voyage; Des Premieres Ursulines a la Nouvelle Orleans et de leur Etablissement en Cette Ville, St. Augustin de Tranchepain, 1859, 62pp.7. Brief Account of Murders by the Indians and the Cause Thereof in Northampton County, Penn'a, October 8th 1763, Jos. J. McKinley, 1875, 37pp. Partial map.8. Relation de sa Captivite parmi les Onneiouts en 1690-I, 1864, R.P. Pierre Milet, 56pp.9. Letters of Christopher Columbus and Americus Vespuccius, George Dexter, 1878, 22pp.10. Discourse Delivered Before the Massachusetts Historical Society, at Boston, on the 29th of May, 1843; in Celebration of the 2nd Centennial Anniversary of that Event, John Quincy Adams, 1843, 47pp.11. The Cavalier Dismounted; an Essay on the Origins of the Founders of the Thirteen Colonies, William H. Whitmore, 1864, 48pp.12. The First Voyage under Sir Humphrey Gilbert's Patent of 1578, George Dexter, 1881, 12pp.13. The Charter Oak; its History, its Fall. Arlow Collins, 1856, 12pp.14. Observations on the Aboriginal Monuments of the Mississippi Valley; the Character of the Ancient Earth-Works and the Structure, Contents, and Purposes of the Mounds; with Notices of the Minor Remains of Ancient Art, E.G. Squier, 1847, 79pp. Fold-out map.15. Ontdekking van Eenige Landed en Vokleren, in't Noorder-gedeelte van America door, P. Marquette en Joliet, 1707, 37pp. Several fold-out plates.16. A History of the Amistad Captives: Being a Circumstantial Account of the Capture of the Spanish Schooner Amistad, by the Africans on Board; their Voyage and Capture near Long Island, New York; with Biographical Sketches of Each of the Surviving Africans. Also, an Account of the Trials had on their Case, Before the District and Circuit Courts of the United States, for the District of Connecticut. Compiled by John W. Barber. Published by E.L. & J.W. Barber, 1840. 32pp. Fold out-out plate, badly torn.
Numerous interesting titles, with the most noteworthy being "A History of the Amistad Captives: Being a Circumstantial Account of the Capture of the Spanish Schooner Amistad, by the Africans on Board; their Voyage and Capture near Long Island, New York; with Biographical Sketches of Each of the Surviving Africans. Also, an Account of the Trials had on their Case, Before the District and Circuit Courts of... the United States, for the District of Connecticut." Compiled by John W. Barber. Published by E.L. & J.W. Barber, 1840. 32pp. Includes fold-out plate.
Ex-library, and acceptable condition only: paper for all pamphlets is extremely fragile, with occasional significant chipping and tearing. Several plates and maps are badly damaged.
Included:
1. The Discovery of America by the Northmen, A. Davis, 1840, 23pp.2. Historical Sketch of the Missions of the American Board Among the North American Indians, Rev. S.C. Bartlett, 1878, 47pp.3. Discourse Pronounced at the Capitol of the United States in the Hall of Representatives, Before the American Historical Society, at their 2nd Annual Meeting, Jan 20, 1837, Levi Woodbury, 1837, 67pp.4. Discourse Delivered on the Morning of the Lord's Day, January 19, 1849, in the First Congregational Unitarian Church, Occasioned by the Loss of the Lexington, W.H. Furness, 1840, 12pp.5. Indexes to the St. Clair Papers, circa 1870.
6. Relation Du Voyage; Des Premieres Ursulines a la Nouvelle Orleans et de leur Etablissement en Cette Ville, St. Augustin de Tranchepain, 1859, 62pp.7. Brief Account of Murders by the Indians and the Cause Thereof in Northampton County, Penn'a, October 8th 1763, Jos. J. McKinley, 1875, 37pp. Partial map.8. Relation de sa Captivite parmi les Onneiouts en 1690-I, 1864, R.P. Pierre Milet, 56pp.9. Letters of Christopher Columbus and Americus Vespuccius, George Dexter, 1878, 22pp.10. Discourse Delivered Before the Massachusetts Historical Society, at Boston, on the 29th of May, 1843; in Celebration of the 2nd Centennial Anniversary of that Event, John Quincy Adams, 1843, 47pp.11. The Cavalier Dismounted; an Essay on the Origins of the Founders of the Thirteen Colonies, William H. Whitmore, 1864, 48pp.12. The First Voyage under Sir Humphrey Gilbert's Patent of 1578, George Dexter, 1881, 12pp.13. The Charter Oak; its History, its Fall. Arlow Collins, 1856, 12pp.14. Observations on the Aboriginal Monuments of the Mississippi Valley; the Character of the Ancient Earth-Works and the Structure, Contents, and Purposes of the Mounds; with Notices of the Minor Remains of Ancient Art, E.G. Squier, 1847, 79pp. Fold-out map.15. Ontdekking van Eenige Landed en Vokleren, in't Noorder-gedeelte van America door, P. Marquette en Joliet, 1707, 37pp. Several fold-out plates.16. A History of the Amistad Captives: Being a Circumstantial Account of the Capture of the Spanish Schooner Amistad, by the Africans on Board; their Voyage and Capture near Long Island, New York; with Biographical Sketches of Each of the Surviving Africans. Also, an Account of the Trials had on their Case, Before the District and Circuit Courts of the United States, for the District of Connecticut. Compiled by John W. Barber. Published by E.L. & J.W. Barber, 1840. 32pp. Fold out-out plate, badly torn.
