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  • A Historical Sketch of Military Punishments, In As Far As Regards Non-Commissioned Officers and Private Soldiers 
    Marshall, Henry (1845)
  • Practical morality 
    Chesterfield Earl, Philip Dormer Stanhope; de Courcelles Lambert marquise de, Anne Thérèse de Marguenat; La Rochefoucauld duc de, François; Forrester, James; Burghley Baron, William Cecil; Blair, Hugh (Hartford : S. Andrus and Son, 1845)
    Practical morality is otherwise known as "A guide to men and manners." Also consisting of Lord Chesterfields' Advice to his son. To which is added, a supplement containing extracts from various books, recommended by Lord ...
  • Papers on the Slave Power, First Published in the "Boston Whig" 
    Palfrey, John G. (1846)
    Objections to Annexation in the free states; Counter-Current in Massachusetts; What has the North to do with it?; The North is a fraction of the Human Race; Whop will be harmed by its overthrow?; Economic Considerations ...
  • Lives of Jonathan Edwards and David Brainerd. 
    Sparks, Jared; New York: Harper & Brothers (New York : Harper and Brothers, 1848)
    Biographies of Jonathan Edwards and David Brainerd. Conducted by Jared Sparks in relation with The Library of American Biography, volume 8. The purpose of this text is to select prominent names, to" which opportunity and ...
  • Lives of John Stark, Charles Brockden Brown, Richard Montgomery, and Ethan Allen. 
    Harper and Brothers (New York : Harper and Brothers, 1848)
    Biographies of John Stark, Charles Brockden Brown, Richard Montgomery, and Ethan Allen. The two principal objectives to be attained, in this biographical composition, are accuracy to facts and finish in the literary execution.
  • Thirteenth Annual Report of the Association for the Religious Instruction of the Negroes in Liberty County, Georgia 
    Jones, Charles Colcock (Edward J. Purse, Printer No. 102, 1848)
    Thirteenth Annual Report of the Association for the Religious Instruction of the Negroes in Liberty County, Georgia By Charles Colcock Jones (missionary). Moral Discipline and Culture of the Negros -- The Baptists -- ...
  • An Anniversary Oration: Patronage of the Arts and Sciences, 1848 February 22 
    Bennet, William Baker (Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections, 1848)
    The text of a speech written and delivered by W. B. Bennet (William Baker Bennet, 1827-1908) before the Phi Delta Society on February 22, 1848, at Mercer University, then located in Penfield, Georgia. Bennet describes the ...
  • Natural History of Birds 
    Comstock, J.L. (Pratt, Woodford, and Co., 1850)
    NATURAL HISTORY of BIRDS with Engravings, on A NEW Plan, EXHIBITING THEIR COMPARATIVE SIZE; adapted To The Capacities Of Youth; WITH AUTHENTIC ANECDOTES, illustrating Their Habits And Characters; Together With reflections, ...
  • Pleasure and pain, reminiscences of Georgia in the 1840's 
    Burke, Emily, P. (J.M. Fitch, Oberlin, Ohio / Savannah : Beehive Press, 1850)
    Pleasure and pain written by Emily P. Burke is also known as Reminiscences of Georgia in the 1840's or just Reminiscences of Georgia. There is an introduction by Felicity Calhoun. The book focuses on Georgia, with description ...
  • Address To The People Of The United States, Prepared By John M. Berrien, And Reported By The Committee Of Fifteen As A Substitute For The Address Reported By J. C. Calhoun 
    Berrien, John MacPherson, 1781-1856 (Washington D.C. : Towers, printer, 1850)
    Speech of Georgia Senator John MacPherson Berrien (1781-1856) to the Senate regarding the Compromise of 1850. Printed manuscript, Washington D.C., c.1850.
  • Speech of Hon. L.D. Campbell of Ohio on Southern Aggression - The Purposes of the Union - And the Comparative Effects of Slavery and Freedom 
    Campbell, Lewis Davis (Congressional Globe Office, 1850-02-19)
    Ohio Representative Lewis Campbell argues that Southern, not Northern Aggression, is the root of political disunity. Campbell argues the founders meant to limit the spread of slavery by using the 1774 Articles of Association ...
  • Address of the Hon. John C. Calhoun, in the Senate of the United States, on the Subject of Slavery. [Read for Him by the Hon. Mr. Mason, March 4, 1850.] 
    Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850; Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 ([Washington], 1850-03-04)
    Address of the Hon. John C. Calhoun, in the Senate of the United States, on the Subject of Slavery : [Read for Him by Hon. Mr. Mason, March 4, 1850]. Washington. (1850)
  • American Colonization Society [To Accompany bill S. No. 4] 
    Committee of Claims, U.S. House of Representatives (S.N., 1850-12-12)
    The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the petition of the American Colonization Society, praying remuneration for the support of certain Africans recaptured from the slaver "Pons" by the United States ship "Yorktown."
  • Alapaha General, Store Manifest 
    Unknown author (1851)
    The Alapaha Store manifest is a handwritten accounting of the goods and customers that visited the Alapaha Store, a post road general store in Lakeland, Georgia, (which used to be called Alapaha-Alapaha became Milltown ...
  • The social harp 
    Bird, Milton (Louisville : Cumberland Presbyterian Board of Publications, 1851)
    The social harp comprises a variety of spiritual songs. Including several hymns for the use of Christians in their house of pilgrimage. These adapted to all occasions and seasons.
  • Churches- Miscellaneous 
    Grady County Historical Society (Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collection, 1851)
    Churches- Miscellaneous. Grady County Historical Society, Grady County Historical Society - Churches Collection. Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. Includes lists of rural churches, minutes from ...
  • The Modern British Essayists - Lord Jeffrey 
    Jeffrey, Francis (Philadelphia : A. Hart, Late Carey & Hart, 1852)
    Francis Jeffrey, a.k.a. Lord Jeffrey, was a Scottish judge and literary critic best known for his contributions to the Edinburgh review, which this text highlights. Mainly a general literature with literary biography.
  • Land grant, Madison County, Florida, 1853 
    State of Florida (Valdosta, GA: Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections, 2020, 1853-06-09)
    Land grant, Madison County, Florida, 1853. Handwritten record on printed form. State of Florida Land Office to Isaac W. Mitchell of Thomas County, Georgia for 1,112 acres of land in Madison County, Florida. Executed and ...
  • Untitled story describing a near-drowning incident, ca. 1854 
    Unknown author (Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections, 1854)
    Portion of a letter from John Stevens, exact date unknown, approximately March 1854 or after. Stevens recounts a "miraculous escape from drowning" while on a boat with Oliver W. Stevens, his son Eddie, and two African ...
  • Warranty Deed, Camden County, 1854 
    State of Georgia, Camden County (Valdosta, GA: Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections, 2020, 1854-05-18)
    Warranty Deed, Camden County, 1854. Deed between Andrew Harrold and Francis Readdick for 194 acres in Camden County, Georgia. May 1, 1854. 2 pages.