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1.
Memoirs of the life and death of Mrs. Alice Thornton : daughter of the Right Honourable Sir Crisr

Creator:
Comber, Thomas, 1765-1835
Call Number:
GEN MSS VOL 335
Image Count:
200
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Biography of Alice Thornton, manuscript, including transcribed extracts from her papers, n.d. On a preliminary page is an "extract of a letter from William Danby of Swinton, Yorkshire, May 31, 1815," manuscript, containing genealogical data. Bound with "A Brief Sketch of the Life of the Right Honourable Sir Chrisr. Wandesforde, Lord Deputy of Ireland, and of His Descendants, as Far as Can Be Collected, to the Present Times," manuscript, 1832
Description:
Thomas Comber (1765-1835) was a son of Thomas Comber (d. 1778).
Subject (Name):
Danby family., Thornton, Alice Wandesford, 1627-1707., Wandesford, Christopher, Viscount Castlecomer, 1592-1640., and Wandesford family.
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Memoirs of the life and death of Mrs. Alice Thornton : daughter of the Right Honourable Sir Crisr. Wandesford, Lord Deputy of Ireland in the reign of our blessed King Charles I / [18--]-1832.

2.
Sketches of the Amistad captives

Creator:
Townsend, William H., 1822-1851
Published / Created:
[ca. 1839-1840].
Call Number:
GEN MSS 335
Container / Volume:
Box 1
Image Count:
22
Abstract:
Head and shoulders portraits, some in profile. Amistad captives depicted are captioned: Grabo, Little Kale, Fargina, Sar, Bungair, Bana, Bar, Farquanar, Kimbo, Kezzuza, Fuli (a younger man), Suma, Fuli (an older man), Boro, Malhue, Saby, Marqu, Pona (profile and front view), Yuang, and two unidentified men. Accompanied by a pamphlet by J. E. Twitchell on the Amistad captives, cataloged separately
Description:
The Amistad captives, Africans who were enslaved despite the abolishment of slavery throughout the Spanish dominions in 1820, revolted from their Cuban masters on board ship and ended up off the northern shore of Long Island in 1839. The captives were jailed in New Haven pending their trial to determine whether they were property. The case eventually came before the Supreme Court., Sketches captioned in pencil., Portrait of Grabo captioned at bottom, "The Armistad [sic] Negroes, Drawn from life, by Wm. H. Townsend.", and Negatives available
Subject (Name):
Amistad (Schooner)
Found in:
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3.
Sketches of the Amistad captives

Creator:
Townsend, William H., 1822-1851
Published / Created:
[ca. 1839-1840].
Call Number:
GEN MSS 335
Container / Volume:
Box 2
Image Count:
22
Abstract:
Head and shoulders portraits, some in profile. Amistad captives depicted are captioned: Grabo, Little Kale, Fargina, Sar, Bungair, Bana, Bar, Farquanar, Kimbo, Kezzuza, Fuli (a younger man), Suma, Fuli (an older man), Boro, Malhue, Saby, Marqu, Pona (profile and front view), Yuang, and two unidentified men. Accompanied by a pamphlet by J. E. Twitchell on the Amistad captives, cataloged separately
Description:
The Amistad captives, Africans who were enslaved despite the abolishment of slavery throughout the Spanish dominions in 1820, revolted from their Cuban masters on board ship and ended up off the northern shore of Long Island in 1839. The captives were jailed in New Haven pending their trial to determine whether they were property. The case eventually came before the Supreme Court., Sketches captioned in pencil., Portrait of Grabo captioned at bottom, "The Armistad [sic] Negroes, Drawn from life, by Wm. H. Townsend.", and Negatives available
Subject (Name):
Amistad (Schooner)
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Sketches of the Amistad captives

4.
The Amistad captives, and the origin and growth of the American Missionary Association

Creator:
Twitchell, J. E.
Published / Created:
[ca. 1898]
Call Number:
GEN MSS 335
Image Count:
8
Description:
Caption title. and Imprint from colophon.
Publisher:
American Missionary Association ...
Subject (Geographic):
United States.
Subject (Name):
Amistad (Schooner) and American Missionary Association
Subject (Topic):
Slave rebellions, Antislavery movements, History, African Americans, and Missions
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The Amistad captives, and the origin and growth of the American Missionary Association

5.
Bana

Call Number:
GEN MSS 335
Collection Title:
Sketches of the Amistad captives
Container / Volume:
Box 1
Image Count:
1
Abstract:
Head and shoulders portraits, some in profile, of the Amistad captives, Africans who were enslaved despite the abolishment of slavery throughout the Spanish dominions in 1820, revolted from their Cuban masters on board ship and ended up off the northern s
Subject (Name):
Amistad (Schooner)
Subject (Topic):
Antislavery movements --United States and Slave insurrections --United States
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Bana

6.
Bar

Call Number:
GEN MSS 335
Collection Title:
Sketches of the Amistad captives
Container / Volume:
Box 1
Image Count:
1
Abstract:
Head and shoulders portraits, some in profile, of the Amistad captives, Africans who were enslaved despite the abolishment of slavery throughout the Spanish dominions in 1820, revolted from their Cuban masters on board ship and ended up off the northern s
Subject (Name):
Amistad (Schooner)
Subject (Topic):
Antislavery movements --United States and Slave insurrections --United States
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Bar

7.
Boro

Call Number:
GEN MSS 335
Collection Title:
Sketches of the Amistad captives
Container / Volume:
Box 2
Image Count:
1
Abstract:
Head and shoulders portraits, some in profile, of the Amistad captives, Africans who were enslaved despite the abolishment of slavery throughout the Spanish dominions in 1820, revolted from their Cuban masters on board ship and ended up off the northern s
Subject (Name):
Amistad (Schooner)
Subject (Topic):
Antislavery movements --United States and Slave insurrections --United States
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Boro

8.
Bungair

Call Number:
GEN MSS 335
Collection Title:
Sketches of the Amistad captives
Container / Volume:
Box 2
Image Count:
1
Abstract:
Head and shoulders portraits, some in profile, of the Amistad captives, Africans who were enslaved despite the abolishment of slavery throughout the Spanish dominions in 1820, revolted from their Cuban masters on board ship and ended up off the northern s
Subject (Name):
Amistad (Schooner)
Subject (Topic):
Antislavery movements --United States and Slave insurrections --United States
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Bungair

9.
Fargina

Call Number:
GEN MSS 335
Collection Title:
Sketches of the Amistad captives
Container / Volume:
Box 2
Image Count:
1
Abstract:
Head and shoulders portraits, some in profile, of the Amistad captives, Africans who were enslaved despite the abolishment of slavery throughout the Spanish dominions in 1820, revolted from their Cuban masters on board ship and ended up off the northern s
Subject (Name):
Amistad (Schooner)
Subject (Topic):
Antislavery movements --United States and Slave insurrections --United States
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Fargina

10.
Farquanar

Call Number:
GEN MSS 335
Collection Title:
Sketches of the Amistad captives
Container / Volume:
Box 2
Image Count:
1
Abstract:
Head and shoulders portraits, some in profile, of the Amistad captives, Africans who were enslaved despite the abolishment of slavery throughout the Spanish dominions in 1820, revolted from their Cuban masters on board ship and ended up off the northern s
Subject (Name):
Amistad (Schooner)
Subject (Topic):
Antislavery movements --United States and Slave insurrections --United States
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Farquanar