Slave trader’s confession and a father’s search for his son
An African slave trader recounts forcing a youth onto a ship after a neighbor sold him for witchcraft. A disconsolate old man seeks his kidnapped son along the Rio Nunez and Rio Pongas, pleading for redemption at the hands of trader Mr. M. The narrative covers a white trader’s brutal acts, a father’s grief, and a call to end the slave trade, with reflections on religion and conscience. A separate note describes a repentant trader Ormond and the case of Mr. Sewell, who abandons the trade for produce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foulah
Rio Nunez
Rio Pongas
Mr.m
Mr. M
Malon
Christ’s ‘Church Hospital
Fantimanee’s
Biographical Sketch of Joseph Maria Pancrazi
There was something affecting in the fate of Father Pancrazi a learned hospitable man whose merit was known across Italy yet it brought only envy and small rewards. His resources waned as he pursued studies and charity, and he grew poor while laboring on Antiqities of Sicily. In 1752 he lodged Antichita Siciliane Napol 1751 in his own hand, a note of kindness from Hollis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Théatin
Naples
Tran
Pancrazi
Father Pancrazi
Italy
Sicily
Johnson
Hollis
Antichita Siciliane
Napol
Felio
Sega
Harwood University
Malias
Buonaparte News From Egypt Stir Conflicting Reports
Foreign Mews reports contradictory letters on Buonaparte s progress in Egypt with victories and setbacks claimed from Constantinople Vienna and Cuxhaven authorities. Some accounts say Alexandria Rosetta Damietta and Grand Cairo were taken while others note a retreat to Rosetta. Prophesies tie events to religious forecasts as European powers prepare for possible war on the Upper Rhine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamsburgh
Buonaparte
Egypt
Constantinople
Harvard
Cuxhaven
Freeling
Vienna
Upper Rhine
Joubert
Hulda
Count Sickingen Urges Deputation to Speed Peace
In Rastadt the Count Sickingen sent a remit to the Empire Deputation in the name of the College of Swabian Counts. The plenipotentiaries from the courts of Dent Ponts, Hesse Darmstadt, Baden, and the Houltz urge acceleration of peace talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Rastadt
Sickingen
Swabia
Dent Ponts
Hesse Darmstadt
Baden
Also Mentioned on This Page
Joseph Maria Pancrazi
Ascham
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!