Dreams That Mocked Sailors and Students in 18th Century Tales
An early science interest recounts experiments in dreaming by whispering to sleepers during 1758 Louisburg expedition. Affected individuals report fear and vivid illusions such as falling overboard or being hunted by sharks, with varied outcomes and memory gaps after awakenings. The notes also mention dreams triggered by noise and dream effects tied to damp sleeping conditions and skeleton-like visions, plus social reflections on a historic figure’s elegance and public perception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dre. Gregory
Louisburg
Smelkie
University of Edinburgh
Gregory
The Future and War Turned Inward in Poem Fragment
A poetic meditation contrasts a future where war ends and mercy rules with a present of wealth and pleasure. It foresees a coming era led by steadfast people whose actions oppose violence, while lamenting the vanity of today’s rich and powerful.
A Rural Tale of Windy Gap and a Truant Hedge
An aging country gentleman narrates a Christmas Eve tale about William Mawby a solitary young man who studies a hedge near Windy Gap and suspects trespassers. A village hoarding warns penalties and spring guns revealing local mischief and the family’s humble demeanor as the tale unwinds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurrep Crowauinn
William Mawby
Suspicion and downfall of a jealous suitor at a rural miller’s farm
An unnamed young man courts a miller’s daughter while neighbors and family fear his distrustful nature. His plotting and late night interest provoke the miller and a dog to maroon his schemes. After family tragedy and a corrupt watchman, his isolation grows until he dies alone, haunted by suspicion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Windsor Rawlins
Jefferson Medical College
Rawling
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Pitt Street
Mansion House
WM. Penrose
Cumberland County
W.P. Brown
Hény
Manby
King
William
Corte
Éod Prdgervad
Luble
Winch
Manhy
Mary
Portrait of Saul Byron and the conflicted eye
The excerpt describes Saul Byron as handsome yet imperfect with a large jaw and eyes set close together. It notes a predominance of the animal over the intellect and a face that appears grafted rather than growing, ending with remarks on lameness and effeminacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saul_Byron
Apollo
Abe
Ron
Young Wisconsin Land Purchase Portrait of a Selfless Hero
A Wisconsin land purchase tale recounts a New York youth who earned forty acres to lift his family from poverty. He saved from meager wages after leaving home to escape his father's drinking, planning to build a home for his mother while hoping his father reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Land Office
New York State
Far West
Wisconsin
Bill
Widsonein
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Fomoeopathic
Main Street
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John J. Myers
West High Street
W. L. Creigh
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Ovary
John B. Parker
North Hanover Street
F Watts
Wm. T. Brown
Cumberland
Alice
Theounty
Carlisle
John
Carson C. Moore
Dr. Foster
Edwad Clarkson
Walnut Street
Philadelphia
Carlisle Bank
A. Hendel
James R. Smith
Beetem's Row
Burkholder’ 8
Ghorgh
Burkholder
Plainfield Classical Academy
C. Y
Cumberland Valley
Pate R
John P. Lyne
N. Harovar Street
Arlisle
New York
Uprig
Board of Commissioners
WM. Riley, Ci
Wwittt
Blair
Souther Street
Barbon
Shleripe
Tal Montgomery Donaldson
Pennsboro
Cumberland Co
Robt. McCartney
Joseph McDarmondenville
Sherif
David Criswell
Shippensburg
Sileriff
Fadelity
David Smith
Ellow
Petit
Joun F Hunter
John Wynkoop
Newville
Ap2s
Brigapre
David Wherry
Newburg
Grigade
Cumberland Country
Bri
Kelso
J. Emminger
Kingatown
Crrizens
W McCullough
Dickinson
John Clendenin
Hogestown
Silver Spring
Rei
Samuel Crop
Henry Wolf Mirch
Middleton
J & D Rhoads
Harn & Sipe
Arden
Gale
Aimeburnera
Murray
Vena
Harrow
Italy
Levant
Postey
Enrik
Chanlet Manor
Petce
Norma
Hlisesilansons
Lord Byron
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