City of the Falls clippings, 1833, n.d.

The clippings describe the City of the Falls and its attempts by its shareholders to sell lots to this newly developing city. The venture by shareholders W. Allan, James Buchanan, Thomas Clark, J.H. Dunn, Thomas Dixon, General Murray, James Robinson, Samuel Street and William Witla intended to favourably position their city as a destination for “affording an easy approach for the annual assemblage of the Fashionable, the Learned and the Great”. The venture failed due to the building of the Buffalo and Niagara Falls railway.

Legal document involving John D M’Kay, Thomas Butler, and John Harris, February 5, 1828

Richard Leonard was a member of the 104th Regiment of the British Army. He fought during the War of 1812 at Sackett’s Harbour, Lundy’s Lane and Fort Erie. After the war he settled at Lundy’s Lane and was appointed lieutenant colonel of the 1st Lincoln Militia. He later became the Sheriff of Niagara. He died in 1833 and is buried in the Drummond Hill Cemetery.

La correspondance transatlantique des Prize Papers (1744-1763) : famille, commerce et communications en temps de guerre

Au cours des années comprises entre 1744 et 1763, le monde atlantique connaît deux guerres majeures. La France et ses colonies américaines sont impliquées dans une lutte acharnée contre l’Empire britannique. Les deux puissances rivales misent alors largement sur la guerre de course. Au-delà des conséquences commerciales et militaires évidentes, la guerre de course perturba aussi les communications transatlantiques. En effet, la prise d’un navire signifiait le plus souvent la perte des lettres qu’il transportait ou, dans le meilleur des cas, leur saisie, interrompant du même coup l’acheminement maritime du courrier. Les archives des Prize Papers, conservant des lettres et autres documents saisis par des corsaires britanniques, incarnent bien cette réalité. On y trouve notamment de nombreuses lettres françaises interceptées dans ces circonstances. Considérant que l’intérêt historique de ce fonds d’archives mérite d’être davantage souligné, cette recherche analysera donc certaines de ces correspondances françaises trouvées au sein des Prize Papers. À travers celles-ci, nous tenterons de reconstituer le système de communication transatlantique français et de ses acteurs en temps de guerre. Nous nous pencherons d’abord sur l’histoire de la constitution de ce fonds d’archives bien particulier, avant de présenter les pratiques de communication employées par les correspondants transatlantiques et les façons dont la guerre a pu les affecter. Il sera ensuite question des informations elles-mêmes qui furent véhiculées dans ce contexte si difficile.

The serialization and publication of 'The return of the native': a new Thomas Hardy letter

This article presents and contextualises a newly-discovered letter by Thomas Hardy, housed in the Chatto & Windus archive at the University of Reading. The letter sheds new light on the publishing history of Hardy's novel 'The return of the native'

Carta del Doctor D. Matheo de la Vega y Xea a un amigo en que le da noticia de las fiestas que la juventud valenciana ... consagró a la reyna del cielo en su concepcion en Gracia, y ... San Luis Gonzaga ... en los dias 20, 21 y 22 de junio de ... 1744

Hay un ejemplar encuadernado con: VILLANCICOS que se han de cantar la noche de Nauidad, en la Iglesia Metropolitana de Valencia, este año de 1687 (XVIII/211).

Divus Thomas cum patribus ex prophetis locutus... sive Dissertationes theologicae scholastico-dogmaticae et mystico-doctrinales ... Divi Thomae ... [Texto impreso]

Sign.: [calderon]-3[calderon]4, A-Z4, Aa-Zz4, Aaa-Xxx4

Note from William Croswell to Thomas Jefferson, 1822 January 22

Draft of a brief note that accompanied a proposal for a new edition of the works of Horace.

Letter from William Croswell to Thomas H. Perkins, 1823 January 17

Draft of a letter inquiring into money due from a meetinghouse owned by Croswell's father.

Letter from William Croswell to Thomas L. Winthrop, 1824 August 10

Draft of a brief letter requesting Winthrop communicate an arithmetical solution to the Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Student mathematical notebook of Thomas Noyes, 1793

This sewn volume contains Noyes’ mathematical exercises in geometry; trigonometry; surveying; measurement of heights and distances; plain, oblique, parallel, middle latitude, and mercator sailing; and dialing. Many of the exercises are illustrated by carefully hand-drawn diagrams, including a mariners’ compass and moon dials.

William Blair Townsend letter and receipt books, 1743-1805, bulk 1744-1777

The collection consists of two volumes, which date from 1743 to 1805, spanning his whole career as a merchant. Volume one is a letter book containing Townsend's business correspondence from November 23, 1743 to December 12, 1774. Most of the letters were written to American (many in North Carolina) and British (predominately in London) merchants. His earliest letters document his efforts to establish himself as a trader. Over time his letters turn to illustrate the common problems faced by many merchants: damaged goods, overpriced goods, embargos, and high freight costs. Particularly enlightening are his comments on the challenges of doing business throughout the French and Indian War and the years leading up to the American Revolution. He most frequently corresponded with London merchants Champion & Hayley, Lane & Booth, Lane Son & Fraser, Harrison & Ansley, and Leeds merchant Samuel Elam. In addition he frequently corresponded with Eliakim Palmer, colonial agent and merchant in London, as well as Dr. Walley Chauncy of North Carolina. He dealt in a wide variety of goods including molasses, rum, tar, medicines, pitch, saddles, tallow, hides, skins, pickled beef and pork, and wine. The letters also document Townsend's involvement in the slave trade through his occasional purchases of slaves.

Bath Region, England, 1744 (Raster Image)

This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: An actual survey of the city of Bath, in the county of Somerset, and of five miles round : wherein are laid down all the villages, gentlemen's seats, farm houses, roads, high-ways, rivers, water courses, & all things worthy of observation, survey'd by Tho. Thorpe in the year 1742 ; engrav'd by James Cole. It was published by Thomas Thorpe, and Mr. Leake & Mr. Frederick Booksellers in 1743/4 [i.e. 1744]. Scale [ca. 1:16,300]. Covers the Bath Region, England.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'British National Grid' coordinate system. All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as roads, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings, selected names of landowners, ground cover, parks, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes also index and a list of subscribers.This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features. The selection represents a range of originators, ground condition dates, scales, and map purposes.

Observations on the epidemical diseases in Minorca from the year 1744 to 1749 : to which is prefixed a short account of the climate, productions, inhabitants, and endemial distempers of that island /

Mode of access: Internet.

Historia general de España del P. D. Iuan de Mariana defendida por el doctor don Thomas Tamaio de Vargas contra las advertencias de Pedro Mantuano ...

Contiene : Defensa de la descensión de la Virgen N. S. a la S. Iglesia de Toledo a dar la casulla a su b. capellan S. Ilephonso por el D. don Thomas Tamaio de Vargas", p. 1-47 ; Racon de la historia del P. D. Iuan de Mariana ..., LV p.