1838

The liberator. v.8:no.13(1838:Mar.30)

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English and classical seminary, for boys und 14 years of age ... Alber...

The liberator. v.8:no.45(1838:Nov.9)

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Andrew Jackson to Amos Kendall, March 27, 1838

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The liberator. v.8:no.6(1838:Feb.9)

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The liberator. v.8:no.9(1838:Mar.2)

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Yoshida, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain drawing

Print shows travelers crossing a bridge, with village and temple buildings in the background, at the Yoshida station on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsore... More

[Philadelphia Merchant's Exchange], engraving, Library of Congress

Drawing showing exchange building with surrounding streets and buildings; streets are filled with pedestrians, horse-drawn omnibuses, and soldiers in formation.

The liberator. v.8:no.13(1838:Mar.30)

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Waa-Pa-Shaw, a Sioux chief / printed & coloured at I.T. Bowen's Lithog...

Print shows Waa-Pa-Shaw, half-length portrait, facing slightly left, wearing coat, vest, and necktie.

Bellmyden & Munts to A. Jackson, Jr., March 15, 1838

The great Rohan & the cattle market

An obscure and bizarre satire, datable only by its incidental reference to the murder of Congressman Jonathan Cilley. (See "Scene in Washington, Sunday Feby. 25. 1838" and "The New Code of Chivalry," nos. 1838-... More

The liberator. v.8:no.1(1838:Jan.5)

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Inokashira no ike benzaiten no yashiro Andō Hiroshige

Print shows two people crossing a bridge to a building on a small island during a winter snowstorm. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. ... More

Hicks, Ewing & Co. to Andrew Jackson, Jr., April 23, 1838

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Tamagawa no shūgetsu, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows people on shore and in boats fishing on the Tama River beneath a full moon. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the serie... More

Luther H. Sheldon to Andrew Jackson, December 15, 1838

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The liberator. v.8:no.2(1838:Jan.12)

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Kanaya, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain drawing

Print shows many porters carrying travelers on platforms, some on their back, fording a river, also some carrying bundles at the Kanaya station on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and other descriptive information compi... More

Battle monument, Baltimore / W.H. Bartlett ; H. Griffiths.

Print shows "Battle Monument", shaped like a fasces on a tall pedestal and topped with a female figure holding a wreath, on Calvert Street in Baltimore, Maryland. Published in: American scenery / N.P. Willis. ... More

Micanopy. A Seminole chief / R.T. ; drawn printed & coloured at I.T. B...

Print shows portrait of Micanopy in traditional dress from painting by Charles Bird King for History of the Indian tribes of North America... / By Thomas L. M'Kenney and James Hall, 1836-1844.

How to make the mare/Mayor go - Public domain book illustration, Libra...

Another satire on the 1838 New York mayoral contest, this time suggesting collusion between Whig candidate and incumbent mayor Aaron Clark and conservative Democrat Richard Riker. Here Clark sits on his stalled... More

[Embossed map of Nantucket Island and vicinity].

Tactile map for the blind. Accompanied by text: Sixth annual report of the trustees of the New-England Institution for the Education of the Blind, to the Corporation : January 8, 1838. 22 p. ; 23 cm. Available ... More

Board of Public Works, March 5, 1838

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The liberator. v.8:no.9(1838:Mar.2)

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Chart of the head of navigation of the Potomac River shewing the route...

Nautical chart of the Potomac estuary within the District of Columbia. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by contours and soundings. Oriented with north toward the lower right. Stephenson. Cartography of no... More

Disturbing a martin's nest - Public domain portrait painting

A satire on the Van Buren administration's involvement in New York State politics. Although the precise context of the cartoon is unclear, specific reference is made to Van Buren's alliance with postmaster gene... More

Andrew Jackson to Amos Kendall, March 23, 1838

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The liberator. v.8:no.52(1838:Dec.28)

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Andrew Jackson - Andrew Jackson correspondence

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The liberator. v.8:no.25(1838:June 22)

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Drawing of the Alton education lottery for the promotion of education....

Lotteries.; Imprint 3. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 15, Folder 4.

Gyōtoku no kihan, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a ferry in the foreground transporting people and bundles, with two sailboats in the background. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 20... More

The liberator. v.8:no.34(1838:Aug.24)

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A peep into futurity, or a picture of 1841

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1838 by H.R. Robinson, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the U.S. for the Southern District of New York. Printed & published by H.R. Robinson, 52 C... More

The liberator. v.8:no.51(1838:Dec.21)

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Duncan & Logan to Andrew Jackson, April 23, 1838

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Lewis J. Cist to Andrew Jackson, March 24, 1838

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A close up of a large wooden object. Göpel drive gear gearings.

Tourism: A close up of the wooden spiral staircase. The wooden spiral staircase in the castle. Public domain stock photo.

The liberator. v.8:no.25(1838:June 22)

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The liberator. v.8:no.33(1838:Aug.17)

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The liberator. v.8:no.52(1838:Dec.28)

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The liberator. v.8:no.43(1838:Oct.26)

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A woman rescued from the jaws of a catamount

Illus. in: The Crockett Almanac, 1838, p. 5. Reference copy may be in LOT 4392-5. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Woman; West; PI; Almanacs; Shelf.

Mitsuke, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain image related to music prforma...

Print shows men poling boats filled with travelers near the Mitsuke station on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From ... More

The liberator. v.8:no.37(1838:Sep.14)

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The liberator. v.8:no.52(1838:Dec.28)

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An exploring expedition on the Canal Street plan / The exploring exped...

Print satirizes Charles Wilkes' United States Exploring Expedition, which left in August 1838. The upper left vignette shows Wilkes in a rowboat with scientists who use a transit or telescope to see fauna. The ... More

The liberator. v.8:no.21(1838:May 25)

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Francis Preston Blair to Andrew Jackson

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Futagawa, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain scan / drawing

Print shows a man with a shoulder pole, travelers, and others outside a thatched-roof shop, the vendor sitting on a table in front, at the Futagawa station on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and other descriptive infor... More

Friedrich Kuhlau, 1786-1832

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The liberator. v.8:no.25(1838:June 22)

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Troy

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The liberator. v.8:no.35(1838:Aug.31)

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The liberator. v.8:no.22(1838:June 1)

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Hon. Luther Bradish's letter, to the committee of the N. Y. State A. S...

Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 118, Folder 34a.

Sujet de fugue, traiter avec deux contre-sujets seulement..., "(concou...

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Loco Foco scramble for collectors licenses

Democratic patronage in New York is parodied in a scene of Loco Foco drivers or carmen rushing for cab licenses distributed by recently appointed collector of the port, Democratic stalwart Jesse Hoyt. Hoyt repl... More

The liberator. v.8:no.24(1838:June 15)

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The liberator. v.8:no.5(1838:Feb.2)

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The globe man listening to Webster's speech, on the specie circular

A small, bust-length caricature of Washington "Globe" editor and Van Buren adviser Francis Preston Blair. The print was probably issued in the spring of 1838. In May of that year the Specie Circular, an extreme... More

The liberator. v.8:no.23(1838:June 8)

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The liberator. v.8:no.20(1838:May 18)

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Drawing of the Illinois State lottery, authorized by the Legislature t...

Lotteries.; Imprint 3. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 15, Folder 3.

Me-Na-Wa. A Creek warrior - Public domain portrait engraving

Half length, facing left. Lithograph by McKenney & Hall. Illus. in: History of the Indian Tribes of North America, Philadelphia, 1838. Reference copy may be in Biog. File. This record contains unverified, old d... More

The liberator. v.8:no.3(1838:Jan.19)

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Azuma no mori no yau Andō Hiroshige

Print shows travelers on roadway near the entrance to the Azuma Shrine during a rainstorm. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the se... More

The liberator. v.8:no.22(1838:June 1)

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[Napoleon at the battle of the pyramids, July 21, 1798] / peint par Gr...

Print shows Napoleon I on horseback during the Battle of the Pyramids, gesturing toward the pyramids in the distance while speaking to his officers and soldiers; in the lower right foreground are defeated Mamlu... More

Judy Finx whipping a catamount - Public domain book illustration

Print shows a woman fighting a cougar ("catamount") in the woods. She holds the end of a snake that is also in the mouth of a bear behind her. Illus. in: The Crockett Almanac, 1839, p. 5. Reference copy may be... More

The liberator. v.8:no.36(1838:Sep.7)

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The new code of chivalry or what we would have done. As approved by "...

The second of two satires by Chambers on events surrounding the killing of Maine Congressman Jonathan Cilley by Kentucky Representative William J. Graves in a February 24, 1838, duel. (See also "Scene in Washin... More

The liberator. v.8:no.12(1838:Mar.23)

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Haneda no rakugan, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a narrow strip of land leading to a larger piece of land with a torii and buildings, ships in the large expanse of water around the peninsula, and geese descending toward land. Title and other descr... More

The liberator. v.8:no.47(1838:Nov.23)

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To be exhibited in Chesnut Street, Philadelphia, below Tenth Street, f...

Broadside illustrated with 2 giraffes, gensbock and eland. No ref. copy. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Circus; Animals; Posters.

Oldridges Balm of Columbia for restoring hair. View of the Falls of Ni...

LOT subdivision subject: Mythology. Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Copyright by Lucius S. Comstock.

United States squadron under Com. Bainbridge returning triumphant from...

Print shows the American squadron at sea, includes, on the left, Macedonian, Firefly, Torch, Boxer, at center, Independence, Spark, Saranac, Enterprize, Lynx, and on the right, Congress, Chippewa, Spitfire, and... More

The liberator. v.8:no.2(1838:Jan.12)

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Executive mercy/Marcy and the Bambers

An attack on New York governor William L. Marcy's controversial decision to surrender Irish fugitives John Bamber, Sr., and his son James to the British consul after their detention in New York. The Bambers, wa... More

J. D'Alembert / Lith. de Depech, Zin. Belliard.

Portrait print showing Jean Le Rond d'Alembert, head and shoulders, facing slightly right. Tiré de l'Academie Royale de France. Drawn by Zepherin Félix Jean Marius Belliard after a painting by Maurice-Quentin d... More

Amos Kendall to Andrew Jackson, February 6, 1838

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The liberator. v.8:no.37(1838:Sep.14)

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Printers' Picture Gallery. Memorial of the American Anti-Slavery Socie...

Composite of 9 "Historical Sketches" depicting Blacks from the time of freedom in Africa through various conditions of slavery; also 7 "Emblematic Illustrations" representing the "conflict of Liberty with Slave... More

Loco Foco persecution, or custom house, versus caricatures

A satire on the publisher's own troubles with the Democratic establishment in New York. In his print shop Henry R. Robinson is confronted by an unidentified man (center, arms crossed) who says, "I am determined... More

The liberator. v.8:no.40(1838:Oct.5)

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The liberator. v.8:no.34(1838:Aug.24)

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Royal Gardens, Vauxhall. Next Tuesday, 24th July, grand day and evenin...

Text-only broadside announcing ascent of Charles Green's balloon "The "Royal Nassau" at the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, London. Text also describes other activities including a fireworks display taking place at th... More

A keel boat on the Mississippi - Public domain book illustration

Illus. in: The Crockett Almanac, 1838, p. 36. Reference copies may be available in LOTs 10616 and 4392-5. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf.

[Railroad Scene, Little Falls (Valley of the Mohawk)]

A41865 U.S. Copyright Office. Steel engraving by R. Sands after drawing by W.H. Bartlett. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: RR Locomotives New York (State); RR ... More

Sumidagawa no zu, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows sailboats on the Sumida River. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Tōto meisho : Famous views in the eastern ... More

The liberator. v.8:no.25(1838:June 22)

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At a General Assembly of the State of Connecticut, holden at New Haven...

Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 7, Folder 27.

Notice. A lecture will be delivered before the "Alton literary society...

Imprint 3. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 15, Folder 9.

Proklamation Demokratisch-Republikanische Versammlung ... [Easton, Pa....

0924B1 F 16 43.; Rec. R. B.; June 10, 1943.; On verso: 092481 F16 43 Available also through the Library of Congress web site as facsimile page images. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 153, Folder 43b.

The liberator. v.8:no.52(1838:Dec.28)

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Gotenyama hanazakari no zu Andō Hiroshige

Print shows people sitting and walking, picnicing and viewing blossoms on a bluff above a town on the seacoast with ships offshore. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo ... More

Sakanoshita, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain drawing

Print shows travelers enjoying the view of a river and mountains at a rest stop at the Sakanoshita station on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo prin... More

The liberator. v.8:no.19(1838:May 11)

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