Heroes of three wars: Comprising a series of biographical sketches of the most distinguised soldiers of the War of the Revolution, the War with Mexico, and the War for the Union, who have contributed their valor to establish and perpetuate the Republic of the United States
The true issues of the Presidential campaign : speeches of Horace Greeley during his Western trip and at Portland, Maine : also, ex-President Mahan's letters
The underground railroad. A record of facts, authentic narratives, letters, &c., narrating the hardships, hair-breadth escapes and death struggles of the slaves in their efforts for freedom, as related by themselves and others, or witnessed by the author; together with sketches of some of the largest stockholders, and most liberal aiders and advisers, of the road
Alta California : embracing notices of the climate, soil, and agricultural products of northern Mexico and the Pacific seaboard : also, a history of the military and naval operations of the United States directed against the territories of northern Mexico, in the year 1846-'47 : with documents declaratory of the policy of the present administration of the national government in regard to the annexation of conquered territory to this union, and the opinion of the Hon. James Buchanan on the Wilmot Proviso, &c
Description of area: p. 9-12; history and documentation: p. 13-64.
Anti-annexation tract.
Summary
The 1847 publication briefly address climate soil and agriculture in Alta and Baja California in chapter I. The following eight chapters consist of communications from the U.S. Government consisting of instructions in the event Mexico declared war, justification of and motives for war, various reports to Washington, communications with Mexican officials in Alta California, accounts of the military operations in California, the articles of capitulation entered into at Rancho of Cowanga on January 13, 1847, all of which are interspersed with personal observations and comments by the author. The final chapter deals with the question of whether slavery would be allowed in California, the policy of the South and its motive for a slave market and emigrants to California and Northern Mexico [from California State University's Digital Commons]
Family records : mostly of three distinct groups and descendants of Joseph, David and Henry Bauman, who settled as pioneers in Waterloo Township, Waterloo County, up to the year 1825 : each representing one of the three tribes of Christian, Peter and Jacob, respectively, who are children of the old progenitor Wendel Bauman : also an extensive history of family lineages of the early ancestors
English colloquial phrases, alphabetically arranged, with a free translation into the German, a literal translation of the German into the English, and the position of the German words in English. Together with a complete explanation of the sounds and the accentuation of the German, for facilitating the study of the German language, and intended especially for those who are desirous of obtaining a knowledge of it without the assistance of a teacher
The Lords Baltimore; contemporary portraits of the founder and the five proprietaries of Maryland, now the possession of the people of Maryland through the initiative and generosity of Dr. Hugh Hampton Young, who presented five of these paintings
A refutation of Andrew Stewart's fabrication against General Lewis Cass : a gross misrepresentation of the public documents, by Andrew Stewart and the Whig Central Committee at Washington, exposed
The Holy Bible : containing the Old and New Testaments, translated out of the original tongues, with a complete concordance ... 100,000 marginal references and readings. Apocrypha and Psalms in metre. Dr. William Smith's Standard Bible dictionary ... A comprehensive and critical description of the tabernacle and its sacred furniture ; together with an account of the priesthood and the worship and sacrifices of the Israelites. Compiled expressly for this edition of the Holy Bible, chiefly from the writings of Dr. William Smith, Dean Milman, Rev. John Kitto ... [et al.] ... A history of all the religious denominations of the world, and many other important and useful aids to the study of the Holy Scriptures ... with over 2500 ... illustrations, on steel, wood, and in colors
New Testament has special t.p. :[Contrasted editions]. Both versions of the New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, translated out of the original Greek ; being the version set forth A.D. 1611. Compared with the most ancient authorities and revised A.D. 1881. The old (King James)--version and the revised version arranged in parallel columns for convenience in reference and comparison ...
Genealogy of John R. Fisher and Alice Herr on four pages following the Apocrypha.
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Full morocco binding with elababote gold tooling on both covers, Holy Bible in circular recess; part of tooling at base of spine missing; edge gilding.
Pennsylvania and the Centennial exposition: comprising the preliminary and final reports of the Pennsylvania board of Centennial managers, made to the Legislature at the sessions of 1877-8; together with a list of the officers and members of the Board and of the associated committees; and historical sketch of the exhibition; an alphabetical catalogue of Pennsylvania exhibitors; and a series of articles relative to the industries, resources and capabilities of the commonwealth
