Folder 1
Contains 46 Results:
Unidentified religious song, undated
The Switzer drover Boy
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Song.
Poem, identified only with the last name Moore in journal, , undated
From Thomas Moore's Lalla Rookh: An Oriental Romance
(ln 275-291, 3rd tale of 4 The Fire-Worshippers
) 1817.
List of books used in the Brownsville Female Academy, 1838
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Poem, undated
Untitled and signed by Julia Ann McNeill. A farewell to Brownsville Academy.
A mountain scene
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Signed J A McN. Essay describing an experience and challenge of climbing a mountain. The end of this essay includes a sentence to the young ladies of Brownsville Female Academy
about the importance of writing their compositions.
The Looking glass
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Signed J H T. Essay from the point of view of a looking glass, tracing it from a shop to a home.
The Slate Pencil
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Signed M L B. Essay from the point of view of a pencil, used at a school and lost in the street.
The Goose Quill
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Signed M L B. Essay from the point of view of a quill, remembering its journey from goose to its loss.
Disadvantages of attending Theatres
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Signed M L B. Paragraph on the evils of theater.
The Lion
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Signed J A McN. Essay from the point of a view of a lion traveling the world from Africa to Brownsville, Tennessee.
My visit to the Moon
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Signed M L B. Story of a trip to the moon, the beings there and the return to Brownsville.
Vanity
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Signed J A McN. Essay about the sin of vanity.
A Winter evening
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Signed M L B. Description of a night in the winter.
Remembrance of childhood
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Signed M L B. Memories of growing up in Virginia and of a friend there.
The Farmer
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Signed J H T. Description of the life and virtues of the farmer.
The life of a Squirrel.
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Signed J H T. Written from the point of view of a squirrel who traveled in search of a new home and ends up as a pet.
The Mechanic
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Signed J H T. Description of the life and virtues of the mechanic.
North America
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Signed J A McN. Short, subjective account in praise of America.
The Life of a pin
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Signed J H T. Written from the point of view of a hair pin from its creation to its loss in the street.