Seventy letters from William C. Ellis to his wife describe the trip to California by way of Panama and experiences in the gold fields. Accompanied by six other family letters, including five letters by or to Anne Ellis, wife of the Welsh poet, Robert Ellis.
Description:
The six additional family letters were a gift of Hannah C. Ellis in 1961.
Subject (Geographic):
California--Gold discoveries
Subject (Name):
Ellis, Anne, Ellis, Cornelia, Ellis, Robert, 1810-1875, and Ellis, William C.
Subject (Topic):
Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
Autograph letter, in Arabic Maghrabi script, conveying a greeting to Major John Owen in Raleigh, and consisting chiefly of quotations from the Qur'an and from treatises on Arabic grammar. Quotations from the Qur'an include: Sūrat al-Najm (21-23); Sūrat al-Masad (1-2); Sūrat al-Baqarah (285-286); Sūrat Fuṣṣilat (46); Sūrat 'Abasa (34-37); Sūrat al-Infiṭār (19); Sūrat al-Nabaʼ (40); Sūrat al-Mulk (1-13). Quotations from grammatical treatises include verses from Mulḥat al-iʻrāb (Ḥarīrī) and Alfīyat Ibn Mālik (Muḥammad ibn ʻAbd Allāh). In the center of the first page, a geometric drawing encloses the Arabic text "Shaykh General Jim Owen," along with two unidentified words. In addition to the text relating to John and James Owen and the quotations, Said expresses a wish to see a place [Kaba?] in Africa. and With cover letter, in English, from John Louis Taylor, Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, dated Raleigh, North Carolina, 1819 October 10, to Francis Scott Key, George Town [Washington, DC]. Taylor describes Said's history and relationship with his owner James Owen, and requests Key's assistance in obtaining a translation of the enclosed manuscript. He also asks for Key's advice in obtaining an Arabic Bible for Said, and discusses his hope that Said could be persuaded to return to Africa with "the Colonization Society," likely the American Colonization Society, of which both Taylor and Key were members.
Alternative Title:
The Missionary herald / American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.
Description:
Accompanied by a copy of The Missionary Herald (Boston: American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, April 1869) which includes an article, in English, "Arabic-Speaking Negro Mohammedans in Africa," by George E. Post, that discusses Said's manuscript, Taylor's letter, and subsequent events and writings by Said., Gift of Moses Stuart to Andover Theological Seminary Library, 1837. Acquired as part of the establishment of the Andover Newton Seminary at Yale Divinity School, 2017., Notes on Taylor letter: "Letter from Judge Taylor - enclosing an Arabic Amulet" ; "Judge Taylor's letter and mss to be sent to Dr Stuart, Andover" ; "To the Library of the Theol. Seminary from M. Stuart, 22 April 1837." Moses Stuart was Professor of Biblical Studies at Andover Theological Seminary from 1810 to 1848., Omar ibn Said, also known as Moro or Moreau, was a West African Muslim born and educated in the Futa Toro region on the Senegal River. He was sold into slavery in approximately 1807 and transported to the United States. From approximately 1810 until the end of his life, Said was owned by politician James Owen of Bladen County, North Carolina, brother of North Carolina Governor John Owen., and Title devised by cataloger.
Publisher:
Published for the Board by Samuel T. Armstrong,
Subject (Geographic):
Cape Fear River Region (N.C.)--Race relations. and United States--Race relations.
Subject (Name):
American Colonization Society., Andover Newton Theological Seminary Ownership., Key, Francis Scott,--1779-1843., Owen, James, --1784-1865., Owen, John, --1787-1831., Said, Omar ibn,--1770?-1863 or 1864., Stuart, Moses,--1780-1852--Ownership., and Taylor, John Louis,--1769-1829.
Subject (Topic):
African American Muslims--North Carolina., African Americans--Colonization--Africa., African Americans--North Carolina--Cape Fear River Region., Arabic manuscripts., Arabic--Grammar., Qurʼan--Quotations., Slavery--North Carolina--Cape Fear River Region., Slavery--United States., Slaves' writings, American., and Slaves--North Carolina.
Fliers for Punk Rock Music and New Wave Music Shows in the San Francisco Bay Area, California
Container / Volume:
Box 3 | Folder 184
Image Count:
2
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Produced by Tiger Productions.
Subject (Geographic):
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)
Subject (Topic):
Nightclubs--California--San Francisco Bay Area, Punk culture--California--San Francisco Bay Area, and Punk rock music--California--San Francisco Bay Area
A typed prospectus (21 p.) for the Aspen Smelting Company accompanied by a stock certificate for 600 shares of the company, issued on July 14, 1924, to G. D. Sutton. The prospectus includes a fold-out chart of mineral production in Pitkin County from 1880 to 1924; a record of mining leases and royalty schedules; a financial statement dated August 31, 1925; airlift data; and operating costs. Seven photographs, including one of company president R. P. Sharpe and six of various mining properties, are tipped onto pages of the prospectus.
Description:
Purchased from Brian Levine on the Arthur Corbitt Hoskins Memorial Fund, 2005. and The Aspen Smelting Company was organized in Delaware in 1924. The company owned and leased several properties in the Aspen Mining District of Pitkin County, Colorado, including the Cowenhoven Tunnel, the Durant Mine, and the Smuggler Mine.
Subject (Geographic):
Aspen Mining District (Colo.) and Pitkin County (Colo.)
Subject (Name):
Aspen Smelting Company and Sharpe, R. P.
Subject (Topic):
Mineral industries--Colorado--Pitkin County and Mines and mineral resources--Colorado--Pitkin County
Collection of short texts including a manual on the astrolabe, treatises on the zodiac, several horoscopes, and a map of England.
Description:
1 map; parchment, some col.; 20.5 x 31 cm. and The manuscript is a composite of many separate treatises, some on paper,others on vellum, of varying sizes bound together. Bound in brown calf, gilt.