The journal describes an 1849 voyage from Boston to San Francisco via Cape Horn on the Brig Colorado with lenghty stops at St. Catherines, Bermuda and Valparaíso, Chile. True comments daily on the weather, living conditions, and the passenger's amusements, which included producing and reading aloud a weekly paper, The Boston and California Pioneer. True often discourses on religion and describes the characters of passengers and crew. The journal includes a passenger list and notes ships met or sited. True's diary ends before the ship reaches San Francisco.
Description:
For another account of this voyage see Samuel Brackett's Journal of a Voyage from Boston to California (WA MSS S-1417). and The journal is annotated in pencil in what seems to be a much later hand. There are several pages of text following the diary which date from the 1860s.
Autograph manuscript poems, including "Babies in Hospital," Giovanni Franchi," "Love Songs," "Parturition," "Three Moments in Paris," "To You," Virgins Plus Curtains Minus Dots," and "Two Plays"; some with notes to CVV
1636 (Title page for ""The destruction of Troy..."") and 1668
Call Number:
Osborn pb53
Image Count:
189
Alternative Title:
The destruction of Troy, and essay upon the second book of Virgils Aeneis
Description:
Extensive manuscript notes and verse in Denham's hand on the original blank leaves preceding title page and throughout volume
Publisher:
Printed for H. Herringman
Subject (Name):
Denham, John, Sir, 1615-1669 --Ms. annotations, Geikie, James Stewart --Bookplate, Huth, Henry, 1815-1878 --Bookplate, and Steeves, G. Walter --Bookplate
Manuscript, on paper, in English cursive bookhand, produced in England and dated June 27, 1586. Includes a commentary on the Ten Commandments.
Description:
Binding: contemporary parchment. and H. N. might be Henrick Niclaes (Henry Nicholas), the founder of the Family of Love. All of his works were signed H. N. and many were translated into English from Low German.
Subject (Name):
Niclaes, Hendrik,--1502?-1580?
Subject (Topic):
Devotional literature--Early works to 1800, Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library, and Spiritual life--Early works to 1800
The text is an examination of the confessions of the conspirators in the plot against Queen Elizabeth and the role of Mary Queen of Scots in the conspiracy.
Description:
Bound in a parchment bifolium from an early thirteenth century English Latin manuscript of the Digest of Justinian, Cursive script., Imperfect: mutilated with some loss of text., On the front of the vellum wrapper is the name ""John Rigbye barrister, Cliffordes Ynne."", Pages not numbered consecutively., Several blank pages throughout., and The margins contain the glossa ordinaria of Accursius, as well as some later commentary in an Anglicana script.
Subject (Name):
Accursius, glossator, ca. 1182-ca. 1260, Babington, Anthony, 1561-1586, Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603, and Mary, Queen of Scots, 1542-1587
Herman Melville’s copy with his manuscript notes., In ink on title page: W. Bulkeley Shafor[?]., In pencil on dedication page verso: 47-Arthur W. Butler., In pencil on front flyleaf verso: "H. Melville / Sep 29, 1868 / N.Y." and Sady's / Rose Garden"., and In pencil on front flyleaf: Melville / Sady