Letter discussion on slavery article threats in Virginia pamphlets
A 1838 Virginia letter exchange analyzes a Baltimore magazine article on Bible slavery, its incendiary potential, and the state act urging burning of such writings. Officials warn that circulating the articles could violate laws against inciting insurrection and altering masters property rights.
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Baltimore
Breckenridge,&c
Commonwealth
Southampton
Thomas Shore
P. M
Peters Bure
South
Prophecy and Miracles as Evidence in 1837 India and Babylon
An 1837 appeal urges support for the American Tract Society in Madras, detailing missionary hardship, printing needs, and the spread of Tamul Tracts. The piece then shifts to Dr Beechers' Seventh Discourse arguing miracles and prophecies authenticate divine revelation, with examples from biblical prophecy about Jerusalem, Babylon, and the dispersion of the Jews, concluding with future church-state prophecy themes.
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Jefferson
Adams
Hancock
Moses
Christ
Jerusalem
Ohio
Ishmael
Abraham
Jacob
Canaan
God
Babylon
Cyrus
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Rollin
Xenophon
Euphrates
Herodotus i
Prof. Stowe
Sodom
Gomorrah
Jer
Megalopolis
Arcadia
Strabo
Pausanias
Jerome
Pyramids
Tower of Babel
R. K. Porter
Ranwolf
Robert K. Porter
Mahomet
Papal
Josephus
Missionary Witnesses Hindu Ordeal in Madras Charity Appeal
A narrator recalls horrific vows enacted in public torture in Madras where men and even children were suspended by hooks and burned. Rev Winslow aided by distributing Tracts as the American Tract Society seeks $4,000 for Madras and Southern India and other stations, forwarding donations to Mr O R Kingsbury at 150 Nassau Street, New York.
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American Tract Society
India
John Scudder
Madras
Broken Hatrock
Serampore
Brother Winslow
Joan Scuppgsr
Winslow
Ceylon
Mr. Winslow
O. R. Kingsbury
Nassau Street
New York
Missionary Trek Through Tangsoa Bay Village
A missionary describes entering a crowded Tangsoa Bay village with poverty but generous reception. He preaches Jesus Christ to curious crowds, distributes books for free, and notes sick people begging for care while recalling a trek to Cheopo and a barren isthmus passage.
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Tangsoa Bay
Jesus Christ
Hamles
Seashes
Casious
Cheopo
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