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.

Prince William Sound after Exxon Valdez oil spill [microform] : hearing before the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, first session, on the ecological changes in Prince William Sound after the Exxon Valdez oil spill and the use of fines imposed, March 24, 1993.

"Serial no. 103-10."

The merchant of Venice, as presented at The Lyceum Theatre, London, under the management of Henry Irving, on Saturday, November 1st, 1879.

Mode of access: Internet.

A memoir of the life of William Livingston : member of Congress in 1774, 1775, and 1776 : delegate to the federal convention in 1787, and governor of the state of New-Jersey from 1776 to 1790 : with extracts from his correspondence, and notices of various members of his family /

Includes bibliographical references.

Case of Captain Abraham Wendell, Jr., of the brig Kremlin of New York, arising from an outrage perpetrated by him upon William Bell, first officer of said brig, in the port of Havana, July, 1838. ...

Mode of access: Internet.

The dramatick works of William Shakespeare : printed complete, with Dr. Samuel Johnson's preface and notes ; to which is prefixed the life of the author.

Title page engraved with vignette of the author.

The works of William Shakespeare,

v. 1. Shakespeare as a playwright, by Henry Irving. Love's labour's lost. The comedy of errors. Two gentlemen of Verona. Romeo and Juliet. King Henry VI, pt. 1.--v. 2. King Henry VI, pt. II-III. King Henry VI, condensed by Charles Kemble. The taming of the shrew. A midsummer night's dream. King Richard II.--v. 3. King Richard III. King John. Merchant of Venice. King Henry IV, pt. I-II.--v. 4. King Henry V. The merry wives of Windsor. Much ado about nothing. As you like it. Twelfth night; or, What you will.--v. 5. All's well that ends well. Julius Caesar. Measure for measure. Troilus and Cressida. Macbeth.--v. 6. Othello. Anthony and Cleopatra. Coriolanus. King Lear.--v. 7. Timon of Athens. Cymbeline. The tempest. Titus Andronicus. The winter's tale.--v. 8. Hamlet. King Henry VIII. Pericles. Poems.

Lewis and Clark; Meriwether Lewis and William Clark

Mode of access: Internet.

William Richardson Davie: a memoir

Memoir: p. 4-23.

Mrs. George Richardson (seated) and Mrs. William J. Mundus (standing) modeling women's suits and hats, 1969

Trim Styles Take Spotlight" - photo illustrated a story about the Ann Arbor Thrift Shop Association fashion show, A2 News Style / Society pages - see A2 Thrift Shop Assoc., box 2, photographs Circa

A naval auxiliary merchant marine : speech of Hon. William G. McAdoo, Secretary of the Treasury, delivered before the Chamber of Commerce of Indianapolis, Ind. on October 13, 1915.

"Presented by Mr. Fletcher, December 7, 1915."

Judah P. Benjamin collection, undated, 1838-1942.

The collection consists of 25 letters written by Benjamin between 1838 and 1881 on a variety of subjects, four Confederate notes and two bonds bearing his picture, miscellaneous items about Benjamin (1893-1942), nine issues of the Congressional globe with speeches by Benjamin, as well as separate copies of his printed speeches, and a photostatic copy of the "Diary of Events" (400 pp.) kept by Benjamin, the original of which is in the Library of Congress (1862-1864).