1799

Resolutions and proceedings in Committee of the whole, on the 31st day...

Imprint 2. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 21, Folder 21.

Hachidanme, Forty Seven Rōnin - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

Print shows two women (one probably Konami on her bridal journey to Rikiya's home) in a landscape setting with Mount Fuji in the background.

Kira Yoshinaka - Jūichidanme, Forty Seven Rōnin

Print shows a mentally disabled old man, a samurai carrying a lantern (one of the 47 Rōnin), and the goddess figure Otafuku; at the time of the attack on Moronô's home.

Nidanme, print by Utamaro Kitagawa, Forty Seven Rōnin

Print shows a young man (Rikiya) speaking to a young woman (Konami), they are observed by an older man (possibly Yuranosuke, Rikiya's father, or Honzo, Konami's father). Title and other descriptive information ... More

[James Machir, head-and-shoulders portrait, right profile]

Title devised by Library staff, other information from Miles. Trimmed to image. Dexter, 445 Published in: Saint-Mémin and the Neoclassical profile portrait in America / Ellen G. Miles. Washington, D.C. : Nation... More

Patrick Lyon, who suffered three months severe imprisonment on merely ...

Portrait of the Philadelphia blacksmith and locksmith who became a well-known victim of judicial injustice. Lyon, who had manufactured the iron doors and locks for the vault of the Bank of Pennsylvania, was fa... More

Familiar ghosts - sketch 2. Ghost of the vicar!!

A full-length, profile figure of a parson with a large head and a bulbous nose who stands with hands raised, as he speaks to a man in modest attire, smoking a long-stemmed pipe and holding a beer stein. Inscrib... More

Letter from John Lewis to Gabriel Lewis

Member of the riding house at Paris, delivering an harangue from the s...

Print shows a member of the new French aristocracy wearing a Phrygian or Liberty cap with circular emblem (Liberté - Egalité - Fraternité) riding on the back of a French citizen; he implores, "Messrs. of the me... More

[William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing le...

Public domain reproduction of portrait art print, 18th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Il 18. brumale, anno VIII - A drawing of an elephant and people in a r...

Italian print published on the occasion of Napoleon's coming to power in France, November 9, 1799, following his successful campaign in Egypt. Image depicts France as a giant sphinx wearing the cap of Liberty a... More

[Monument ("Washington Monument"), Washington, D.C. Rendered perspecti...

Mounted on paper. Reference copy available in LOT 4249. Forms part of: Benjamin Henry Latrobe Archive (Library of Congress). Exhibited: Unbuilt Washington, National Building Museum, Washington, D.C., Nov. 2011-May 2012.

A letter from Colonel Winthrop Sargent, to Dr. Benjamin Smith Barton, ...

Picryl description: Public domain illustrated book page scan, drawings, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.

Boston patriotic song [Adams and liberty]

Lyrics only -- tune called for is "To Anacreon in Heaven." Printed in "A collection of songs" (Charles Dibdin, compiler?), pages 326-328.

Isaac Cruikshank - Indecency / I.Ck., British Cartoon Print

Cartoon print showing a woman urinating in the street, and saying, "B-t you, what are you stareing [sic] at?" Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).

Isaac Cruikshank - Indecency / I.Ck., British Cartoon Print

Cartoon print showing a woman urinating in the street, and saying, "B-t you, what are you stareing [sic] at?" Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).

How sweet the love that meets return!

A fat man stands with one hand on his stomach and his other arm around a buxom, heavyset woman. No copyright information found with item. Signed, lower right: Woodward / Del. 1799. Title inscribed above image.... More

The humours of Belvoir Castle, or the morning after / Woodward del. ; ...

Print shows a number of encounters, in two panels, between men and women either off to bed or awakened to the horrors of the night before: the first, an old man on the arm of an old woman, says, "Och! Long life... More

Baiju, Shunman Kubo - Public domain architecture drawing

Print shows blossoms on a plum tree. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Format: satin Nishikie Surimono. Forms part of: Japanese prints... More

Tamaya uchi wakamurasaki komurasaki, Tsukimaro Kitagawa

Print shows two courtesans, bust portraits, facing right. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: Hashirae-ban Nishikie. Forms part of... More

Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Pendleton, February 19, 1799

Public domain scan of Thomas Jefferson correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

[David Holmes, head-and-shoulders portrait, right profile]

Title devised by Library staff, other information from Miles. One trimmed to image. One not trimmed to image, below image: Drawn & engr[superscript d] by St. Memin, Philadel[superscript a]; below on same sheet:... More

James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, February 8, 1799.

[Monument ("Washington Monument"), Washington, D.C. Reflected ceiling ...

Mounted on paper. Reference copy available in LOT 4249. Forms part of: Benjamin Henry Latrobe Archive (Library of Congress). Exhibited: Unbuilt Washington, National Building Museum, Washington, D.C., Nov. 2011-... More

Loo in the kitchin [sic] or, High life below stairs / Wooddward del. ;...

A group of servants gathered in a comfortably furnished kitchen, ape the manners, language, and vices of their employers.

Go, print by Utamaro Kitagawa - Public domain drawing

Print shows four women spreading mulberry leaves over silkworm cocoons. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Joshoku kaiko... More

[Caleb Swan, head-and-shoulders portrait, right profile]

Title devised by Library staff, other information from Miles. Trimmed to image. Dexter, 411 Published in: Saint-Mémin and the Neoclassical profile portrait in America / Ellen G. Miles. Washington, D.C. : Nation... More

[Monument ("Washington Monument"), Washington, D.C. Rendered perspecti...

Mounted on paper. Reference copy available in LOT 4249. Forms part of: Benjamin Henry Latrobe Archive (Library of Congress). Exhibited: Unbuilt Washington, National Building Museum, Washington, D.C., Nov. 2011-May 2012.

An act in addition to "An act for the relief of sick and disabled seam...

Imprint 2. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 224, Folder 11.

Boston patriotic song [Adams and liberty]

Lyrics only -- tune called for is "To Anacreon in Heaven." Printed in "A collection of songs" (Charles Dibdin, compiler?), pages 326-328.

Boston patriotic song [Adams and liberty]

Lyrics only -- tune called for is "To Anacreon in Heaven." Printed in "A collection of songs" (Charles Dibdin, compiler?), pages 326-328.

Motoyui o tsukuru musume - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

Public domain photo of Japanese woodblock print, Ukiyo-e, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The states of Maryland and Delaware from the latest surveys, 1799.

Scale ca. 1:1,280,000. Relief shown pictorially. "Engraved for New encyclopedia, published by J. Low, New York." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2: 651/1; 651/2

Represantant d'une grande nation / J. Cooke, sculpt., 40 Howland St.

"A grotesque monster, nude and hairy, representing the Constitution of the Year III, stands against the trunk of L'Arbre de Liberté (right) with upraised hands. The tree, Emblême de l'Arbre de Connoissance, has... More

Isaac Cruikshank - An Irish union / IC., British Cartoon Print

Print shows William Pitt joining the hands of "Paddy," an Irish farmer, and John Bull, neither of whom seem anxious for the union, while Lord Dundas, on the left, reading from a "History of Scotland" says, "dep... More

A memoir on the discovery of certain bones of a quadruped of the clawe...

Picryl description: Public domain document page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Tench Coxe to Thomas Jefferson, June 21, 1799

Public domain scan of Thomas Jefferson correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Godanme, print by Utamaro Kitagawa - Ukiyo e print

Print for a scene from Act 5 of the Chūshingura which shows the robber Sadakurō holding a sword at the throat of Yoichibei, an elderly man, as he robs him and then kills him. In the background, Kampei, holding ... More

James Madison to James Monroe, December 2, 1799.

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Kudanme, print by Utamaro Kitagawa, Forty Seven Rōnin

Print shows two women (Konami and her stepmother Tonase) and another person (possibly Oishi, wife of Yuranosuke) standing behind a screen, listening to them. Title and other descriptive information compiled by ... More

Jūdanme, Forty Seven Rōnin - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

Print shows a woman watching two children play with puppets, reenacting the revenge of the 47 Rōnin.

Isaac Cruikshank - Familiar ghosts. Sketch 1. Ghost of a village lawye...

Cartoon of a well-dressed man with a large head being kept at a distance by peasant man holding a pitchfork. Imp. London Published by SWFores No 50 Piccadilly June 4 1799-Folios of Caricatures Lent. No copyrigh... More

Isaac Cruikshank - Familiar ghosts. Sketch 2. Ghost of the vicar!!

Cartoon of a parson with an astonished expression, looking at a man holding a beer stein and smoking a pipe. Imp. Folios of Caricatures Lent London Published by S W Fores N50 Piccadilly June 4 1799 No copyrig... More

Shi, print by Utamaro Kitagawa - Public domain drawing

Print shows three young women with trays of silkworm cocoons. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Joshoku kaiko tewaza gu... More

The death of Tippoo or Besieging the haram!!!, British Cartoon Print

Several British officers, "Harrah my Honey now for the Black Joke" and "Cheer up my girls we'll supply his place well", take liberties with the women in the harem of Tipu Sultan after his death during the fight... More

How sweet the love that meets return!

A fat man stands with one hand on his stomach and his other arm around a buxom, heavyset woman. No copyright information found with item. Signed, lower right: Woodward / Del. 1799. Title inscribed above image.... More

Chips of the church!! / Woodward del., British Cartoon Print

Print shows two men stopping to chat while walking through the countryside. The one on the left says, "O yes, made my debut Sermon last Sunday, hit them off to a nicety - charm'd the whole Parish! Set the old W... More

Jibukiami, Utagawa Toyokuni - Public domain drawing

Print shows a woman holding a pipe, walking with a female attendant along the seashore; in the background are boats and large fishing nets. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponso... More

Shichidanme, print by Utamaro Kitagawa, Forty Seven Rōnin

Print shows two men (possibly Yuranosuke and one of Moronô's spies) and a woman (possibly Okaru) at a brothel. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in ... More

"Praetor-Urbanus;" - Inauguration of the Coptic Mayor of Cairo, preced...

An obese, Copt, holding a mace or staff, rides an ass which, though led processionally by a Copt, proceeds on account of the bayonet with which a grinning French soldier stabs its hind quarters. Forms part of :... More

A return from a march or a false alarm in a country village!! / Woodwa...

Print shows a group of British citizens mustered in response to an alarm that the French were attacking England which proved to be false; they complain of soiled, torn, or lost clothing, and one reads a list of... More

The rival managers. Book illustration from Library of Congress, Britis...

Print shows Prime Minister William Pitt and Richard B. Sheridan arguing while seated at a table. Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).

Boston patriotic song [Adams and liberty]

Lyrics only -- tune called for is "To Anacreon in Heaven." Printed in "A collection of songs" (Charles Dibdin, compiler?), pages 326-328.

James Monroe to James Madison, July 13, 1799.

Transcripts, guides, and tools to help you use this collection may be found at loc.gov James Madison Papers.

Robert Hays to John Edmondson, May 22, 1799

Public domain scan of Andrew Jackson's correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Sandanme, print by Utamaro Kitagawa, Forty Seven Rōnin

Print shows a woman (possibly Okaru), a little man (possibly Moronô's servant Bannai), and another man (possibly Honzo or Kampei). Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo p... More

[An orrey or planetarium designed by George Adams showing relative pos...

Illus. in: Astronomical and geographical essay. 6th ed., cor. and enl. London : W. & S. Jones, 1812. This plate: London : Printed for & published by W. & S. Jones, Holborn, as the Act directs, 1799 Jany. 1st.,... More

Kira Yoshinaka - Shodan, print by Utamaro Kitagawa, Forty Seven Rōnin

Print shows actors in the roles of Moronō (Kira Yoshinaka) propositioning Lady Kaoyo, Enya's wife, and Wakasanosuke (a noble offended by Moronō's behavior). Title and other descriptive information compiled by N... More

Isaac Cruikshank - The Irish bull broke loose, British Cartoon Print

Print shows the "Irish Bull" tossing William Pitt into the air and about to do the same to Lord Dundas who runs to the left; on the far right, those opposed to Pitt's "Union Bill" cheer on the bull, "Go it my B... More

Title page - Drawing. Public domain image.

Illus. in: The Federalist vol. 1 (N.Y. John Tiebout, 1799). See: LCQJ, Spring 1980. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

December 17, 1799, Halifax, For sale of glebes.

Picryl description: Public domain copy of a historic document - petition, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Barometrical measurement of the Blue-Ridge, Warm Spring, and Alleghany...

Picryl description: Public domain document page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Il 18. brumale, anno VIII - A drawing of an elephant in the middle of ...

Italian print published on the occasion of Napoleon's coming to power in France, November 9, 1799, following his successful campaign in Egypt. Image depicts France as a giant sphinx wearing the cap of Liberty a... More

Familiar ghosts! Sketch 1. Ghost of a village lawyer!!

A lawyer, appearing as a full-length, profile figure of a well-dressed man with a large head, wearing a three-cornered hat, speaks to a peasant wearing a smock and clutching a pitchfork. Inscribed above the law... More

A new display of the United States

A bust portrait of President John Adams, with garland and curtain, framed by the arms of sixteen states. Below each state's seal are inscribed its population and number of senators and representatives. At the t... More

Boston patriotic song [Adams and liberty]

Lyrics only -- tune called for is "To Anacreon in Heaven." Printed in "A collection of songs" (Charles Dibdin, compiler?), pages 326-328.

Boston patriotic song [Adams and liberty]

Lyrics only -- tune called for is "To Anacreon in Heaven." Printed in "A collection of songs" (Charles Dibdin, compiler?), pages 326-328.

Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr., January 3, 1799

Public domain scan of Thomas Jefferson correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Ichi - Drawing. Public domain image. - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a woman watching as two women brush silkworms off a sheet of paper or cloth into a box.

Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr., October 30, 1799

Public domain scan of Thomas Jefferson correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Rokudanme, print by Utamaro Kitagawa, Forty Seven Rōnin

Print shows two men (one is probably Kampei) and a young woman (probably Okaru). Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the series: Ch... More

To the electors of Pennsylvania. Take your choice! Thomas M'Kean - or ...

Political campaign.; Imprint 1. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 149, Folder 24.

[Monument ("Washington Monument"), Washington, D.C. Reflected ceiling ...

Mounted on paper. Reference copy available in LOT 4249. Forms part of: Benjamin Henry Latrobe Archive (Library of Congress). Exhibited: Unbuilt Washington, National Building Museum, Washington, D.C., Nov. 2011-... More

Matsubaya uchi matsūmura yosoi, Tsukimaro Kitagawa

Print shows two courtesans, bust portraits, facing left. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: vertical Aiban Nishikie. Forms part o... More

Engineering drawing for waterworks ("Philadelphia Waterworks")

Preliminary drawing showing Archimedean screw as section. Inscriptions on recto: "Section of the Archimedean Screw". "4." Mounted on paper. UNIT title devised. Date from the Engineering drawings of Benjamin H... More

The death of Tippoo or Besieging the haram!!!, British Cartoon Print

Several British officers, "Harrah my Honey now for the Black Joke" and "Cheer up my girls we'll supply his place well", take liberties with the women in the harem of Tipu Sultan after his death during the fight... More

A new display of the United States

A bust portrait of President John Adams, with garland and curtain, framed by the arms of sixteen states. Below each state's seal are inscribed its population and number of senators and representatives. At the t... More

Familiar ghosts - sketch 2. Ghost of the vicar!!

A full-length, profile figure of a parson with a large head and a bulbous nose who stands with hands raised, as he speaks to a man in modest attire, smoking a long-stemmed pipe and holding a beer stein. Inscrib... More

Thomas Jefferson to Philip N. Nicholas, November 2, 1799

Public domain scan of Thomas Jefferson correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Yodanme, Forty Seven Rōnin - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

Print shows an old man (possibly Yuranosuke), a woman (probably Lady Kawayo), and a young man (possibly Rikiya).

General Swallow-all-o feasting on a French fricassee!!, British Cartoo...

Print shows a gigantic Russian soldier, possibly a gross caricature of Field Marshal Aleksandr Vasilʹevich Suvorov, eating the severed head of a French soldier, another oversized man, a chef, holds a platter co... More

[Monument ("Washington Monument"), Washington, D.C. Reflected ceiling ...

Mounted on paper. Reference copy available in LOT 4249. Forms part of: Benjamin Henry Latrobe Archive (Library of Congress). Exhibited: Unbuilt Washington, National Building Museum, Washington, D.C., Nov. 2011-... More

John Dawson to James Madison, January 7, 1799.

Transcripts, guides, and tools to help you use this collection may be found at loc.gov James Madison Papers.

Godanme, print by Utamaro Kitagawa - Ukiyo e print

Print for a scene from Act 5 of the Chūshingura which shows the robber Sadakurō holding a sword at the throat of Yoichibei, an elderly man, as he robs him and then kills him. In the background, Kampei, holding ... More

[Ikuma School technique for carving a pheasant]

Illustration from a handscroll showing cut-up pheasant. Public domain photograph of Japanese art, 18th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Exit libertè a la Francois! or Buonaparte closing the farce of Egalité...

British satire shows Napoleon with his grenadiers driving the members of the Council of Five Hundred from the Orangery at St. Cloud at bayonet point. A drum is labeled "Vive la Liberte," and papers under foot r... More

The last night. Mr. Reinagle's benefit. On Saturday evening, May 25th,...

Notice of this play-bill in Gazette of the U. S. and Philadelphia daily advertiser for May 25, 1799. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full te... More

Isaac Cruikshank - That accounts for it / I.C., British Cartoon Print

Print shows a number of men and women each with a particular problem that seems to be troubling them, they contrive a solution which leads to the remark, "that accounts for it." "Folio's of caracatures lent ou... More

Davis's law catalogue for 1799. Latest London and Irish editions ... [...

Imprint 3.; Not in Evans. Page Order: Leaflet Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 149... More

A new map of the world : with all the new discoveries by Capt. Cook an...

Relief shown pictorially. Also shows lines of magnetic variation and marine wind-direction arrows. "Published as the Act directs, Aug't 1st 1799, by I. Evans, No. 41 Long Lane, West Smithfield." Originally prin... More

William Lambert, December 30, 1799, Drawing of Eclipse of Moon

Drawing of Eclipse of Moon Public domain scan of Thomas Jefferson correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Matsubaya uchi matsūmura yosoi, Tsukimaro Kitagawa

Print shows two courtesans, bust portraits, facing left. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: vertical Aiban Nishikie. Forms part o... More

Familiar ghosts! Sketch 1. Ghost of a village lawyer!!

A lawyer, appearing as a full-length, profile figure of a well-dressed man with a large head, wearing a three-cornered hat, speaks to a peasant wearing a smock and clutching a pitchfork. Inscribed above the law... More

James Monroe to James Madison, December 7, 1799. Includes affidavits o...

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Hugh Nusien to Unknown, July 13, 1799

Public domain scan of Andrew Jackson's correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Proposals for printing by subscription the miscellaneous works of Davi...

Positive Photostat.; Imprint 2. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 4, Folder 13.

The Enraged politican or the Sunday Reformer..., British Cartoon Print

British cartoon concerning Sunday "blue laws". Color engraving by Cruikshank. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress). This record contains unverified, old data from caption card... More

To our fellow citizens of the United States of North America and other...

Evans 35522.; Imprint 2. Page Order: Leaflet Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 149, Folder 19.

James T. Callender to Thomas Jefferson, August 10, 1799

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John Dawson to James Madison, February 5, 1799.

Transcripts, guides, and tools to help you use this collection may be found at loc.gov James Madison Papers.