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Elegies of manumission
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The manumission of a 49-old man named Frank issued by his owner, Adrian Martens of Flatbush, King Co., N.Y., in accordance with An Act Concerning Slaves and Servants passed by the New York legislature on April 8, 1801, that provided that all slaves under 50 years, capable of providing for themselves, be freed by 1825. Countersigned by the Overseers for the Poor of the Township of Flatbush.
mssHM 69812
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Stillwater
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Manuscripts
The manuscript diary signed twice by Esteban José Martínez, the officer commanding the expedition to San Lorenzo de Nuca, which he undertook by order of the Viceroy of New Spain. This manuscript diary was written from his own rough notes jotted down during his voyage, as he states at the end of this manuscript. Text in Spanish. Included is a vocabulary in the Hawaiian language.
mssHM 529
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The Island of the Dead: 5 stanza poem
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The collection consists of 8 manuscript poems and sonnets by Eliza Fall and 45 letters (one is incomplete) from Fall to William Henry Harrison (1795?-1878) concerning her efforts to have a volume of poetry published. Fall's letters discuss her poetry, her nom de plume "Mary Maynard" and her reasons for keeping her identity secret, and John Ruskin (1819-1900) and his work.
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Invocation to the Gods: 13 stanza poem
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A Christmas Carol: 3 stanza poem
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