P-1/2 1854 - 1859 Letters, papers, and documents acquired by E. R. to write the Memoir of William Robinson. Included in this cache of items are: the wills (originals or copies thereof) for John Robinson, William Robinson, and Ichabod Robinson; genealogy records for the Isaac Robinson and William Robinson families supplied by Amos Otis of Yarmouth, MA; genealogy of the Brown family printed in the Willimantic Journal for 25 April 1852; and more than 125 letters to E. R. with information about his father and relatives of same.
1868, April 20 -Slip of paper reading "Yours truly, Henry W. Longfellow" enclosed with Longfellow's letter to Edward Robinson, Jr.
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Autographs of famous people on documents and letters received by E. R. and his family from 1822 to the 1870s. Includes those of J. Q. Adams, J. Calhoun, R. Conkling, E. Everett, General Lafayette, H. W. Longfellow, W. Seward, H. Schoolcraft, and Gerrit Smith.
Description: Bibliotheca sacra, or, Tracts and essays on topics connected with Biblical literature and theology (Where to cite this periodical Robinson edits?) or ignore? (CS)
Title from content of broadside after header information.; At head of title: New Theatre, Front Street.; Broadside advertising musical performances by Mr. G.W. Dixon with ensemble perfomances of the plays, "The Somnambulist", "No!", "The Spoil'd Child", "The Woodsman's Hut", "Eugene Aram", and "Turning the Tables" at the Front Street Theatre in Baltimore on November 7, 1832.; Inscribed on back: "George Washington Dixon the Great nigger comedian. Exceedingly rare. From McKee Sale (RK)."
.. 9.; .. -ee~.*.r— v‘:*"-""T‘_: ‘ "" . V r .‘ ‘ Hi , have’ spoken "slightly, but Iis-hall speak’ now as never before. 0 A few years ago I requested My Followers to re- turn to school. I made the announcement on one After- noon and the next Evening the Principal of the school declared there were three thousand added to the school instantly. They placed on somewhere about Two Hun- dred and thirty some odd teachers who were out of jobs. Is not this a Blessing to the C Show more.. 9.; .. -ee~.*.r— v‘:*"-""T‘_: ‘ "" . V r .‘ ‘ Hi , have’ spoken "slightly, but Iis-hall speak’ now as never before. 0 A few years ago I requested My Followers to re- turn to school. I made the announcement on one After- noon and the next Evening the Principal of the school declared there were three thousand added to the school instantly. They placed on somewhere about Two Hun- dred and thirty some odd teachers who were out of jobs. Is not this a Blessing to the Community? (“Oh! it is wonderful!” exclaimed the Assembly.) At one time in these different PEACE MISSION" Extensions in New York City and around New York City, we fed Twenty- five hundred to "Three thousand people daily ABSO- LUTELY GRATIS. I do not mean at Ten and Fifteen Cents a meal. I AM not counting them, but the meals are not more than Ten and Fifteen Cents anywhere. Qualify Yourselves Is not this standing for RIGHTEOUSNESS, TRUTH and JUSTICE? Is not this standing for HUMAN LIB- ERTY? In a short while, we had a Message from the school representative that there were around Five tho-u- sand of My Followers in the night schools. Why was it? It was because I requested them to go . . . . Qualify yourselves intellectually, socially, scientifically and eco- snomically. Qualify yourselves morally and Spiritually and every way expressible, that you might be able to measure the full measure of RIGHTEOUSNESS and meet every issue of life and be qualified to fill the dif- "__ferent official duties and offices when they are opened. Then I say, for this year I request the honor of every- one of My Followers to continue- in school . . . . . . I request the honor of everyone of you; all of you who are at least 21 years of age, if you are living in New York City or any other city,—to be ready for register- ing and voting and register regardless to whom you may be directed when the time of election comes. . Now‘ we shall be ready for this RIGHTEOUS GOV- ERNMENT to be established, and all of you My Fol- lowers, although you may be great in number apparently here, at this Meeting this Evening, but as you are here, so they are in thousands and thousands of places all "over the Universe. You will all be ready for registering and voting. This Message which I AM giving this Evening will go forth into- all of the different places of the Movement; all will be ready to do as I bid them do, even as these do, as a Sample and as an Example. A Peace Mission M-oH'o .I would just like to have a little motto, composed around about 1932, read. I will ask -the Secretaryto read it for you. At this time Miss Peace Branch, one of the , Secretaries came forth to the Microphone and read the motto, which is as follows: FATHER DIVINE’S PEACE MISSION WORKERS ‘N0. 20 VVEST 115th Street (Near Fifth Avenue) . Telephone CAthedral 8-3879 IN the NAME of GOD and the Spirit and the PRESENCE of CHRIST I stand Sponsoring this PEACE MISSION on Earth among men, . I . We request the Spirit of Life in CHRIST through all Nations of the Earth To suppress, rejectiand stamp out the oppres- sion of the Jewssin Germany and all other countries And abolish segregation, discriminations and divisions among the people That the Kingdom of GOD and the Kingdoms of the Earth may be one So that the Governments of the World through the people, by the people, for the people might not perish from the Earth. ’ ‘ . ‘ I THANK YOU. In the Name of ,GOD for Hu:111ai1ity’s:;sgke,;andise_ no peace “on Earth ‘we stand,‘ ' e V J ,4, .~, In Righteousness we request the equal rightsfi of all, For all mankind Therefore, we command the True Spirit of Americanism as in other lands, ' To join the request of the release of the Scottsboro boys. We demand the same that there will not be w,ars,but peace on earth among men. I THANK YOU. PEACE» EVERYONE: This was just one of the little Mottoes composed as a Message, and yet as a DEMAND of the FREEDOM _, of these boys. This Message has been sent all over the Country. I have sent the same Message to all of the Southern States of our Union, and in all other countries. The Message has been sent tolGe-rmany. As we stand for RIGH'TEOUSNESS, TRUTH and JUSTICE, we are willing to pledge our lives for RIGHTEOUSNESS’ sake, that RIGHTEOUS-NESS might be established on Earth and GOD in His Kingdom on Earth among men, in their hearts and on their minds might RULE and REIGN as LORD of lords and as KING of kings. I thank you. > (APPLAUSE.) PEACE EVERYONE: (“Peace FATHER DEAR!” came the grave shouts of the Assembly.) _ Now I would just like to say, no doubt Dr. Harten would like to have a word to say. Please be a little patient. Rev. Harten speaks: I think everything has been said, and I will close by saying “it is good for us to be here.” .3‘ I1 '1 ’ '> .1 4 / Honesty ofa I:oIIower Reported - CHARLES BRITZ, Jr. 225 Lafayette Street New York City Reverend M. Divine 20 West 115th Street New York City Dear Sir: , It affords me pleasure to report to YOU the honesty of one of YOUR followers and I contribute same to _YOUR upright teachings. Miss Ezekiel S-on of 36 West 123rd Street, who for- merly resided in one of my apa.rtments at premises 217. West 120th Street, in 1931, called at my office and paid rent due to the amount of $49.50, and for which I cheer- fully acknowledge receipt of same. Respectfully yours, CHARLES BRITZ, Jr. Ritghteousness is the Scale of Regulation PEACE August 21, 1937 A. D. F. D. Mr. Charles Britz, Jr. 225 Lafayette Street New York City, N. Y. My dear Mr .Britz: I have received yours of the 11th and admire your open expression of MY Work and Mission as it is seen and manifested among the Children of Men. Rebuilding and reconstructing and reincarnating the Spirits of Just Men within the hearts and minds and lives of men, I AM destroying the Seeds of Unrighteous- ness, working cancellation of all of the negative and_ adverse tendencies, inclinations and corruptive qual- i\ties that have dominated the lives of them. I With the Spirits of Just Men moving within the hearts and within the minds of every man, the Spirit of Righteousness, the Spirit of Justice and the Spirit of Truth will excel in all of their experiences of life. Hence, Righteousness is the Scale of Regulation, by which humanity in all of their business transactions, in all of their Social Activities, and in all of their Political and Economic Actions will find the Principle Key to bring about the desired results sought for. By the Scale of Righteousness, laws and by-laws and other forms of law-enforcement acts will "be removed that are Uncon- stitutional and Undemo-cratic. Injustices and unfair deal- ings will be ruled o-ut and laws will be made that will promote the welfare of the people. It is indeed a pleasure to watch the Spirit of Just Men being made Perfect in the lives of men, and to see how sin, vice and crime and the spirit of immorality is dissolving into its nothingness. Righteousness is mov- ing on into all of the fields of life, Marching On to Victory, for that which is the Victory shall conquer August 11, 1937.. everything that is an obstacle in its path, and prove ' itself the conqueror over all adversities. - With sincere wishes to you, desiring you to be as I AM, this leaves ME as I AM always, Well, Healthy, Joyful, Peaceful, Lively, Loving, Successful, Prosperous and Happy in Spirit, Body and Mind and in every organ, muscle, sinew, joint, limb, vein and bone and even in every atom, fibre and cell of MY Bodily Form. ‘ Respectfully and Sincere, I AM - A REV. M. J. DIVINE . (Better known as FATHER DIVINE) MJDIVINE.r a A . SECOND CALIFORNIA RIGHTEOUS GOVERNMENT CONVENTION . OAKLAND AND SAN FRANCISCO, twin cities of the Golden Gate, will ‘be the scenes of the Second annual “California Righteous Government Convention, Septem» ber 24th, 25h’ and 26th. An amazing amount of nation-wide and even interna- tional publicity resulted from the opposition on the part of local reactionary religious and political leaders in Los_ Angeles last year in connection with the first California convention. The chief objective was the protest made over leasing the use of the great (almost sacred) Hol- lywood Bowl for the main session, and of course to the fact that people called FATHER DIVINE GOD. The meetings of the 1937 A. D. F. D. convention are to be as follows: . . I General Business Session, 1:00 P. M., Friday, Sep-' tember 24, at 1485 Eighth Street, Oakland. Educational Program, 7:00 P. M., of’the same day at the same address. , On Saturday at 1 :00 P. M., the Divine Youth Program will be held in the (Oakland) Municipal Auditorium at Twelfth and Fallon Streets, Oakland. At 2:30 P. M., re- = ports of the Righteous Government Workers will begin. At the same auditorium at 7 o'clock in the evening the Political Program will be held. On Sunday the 26th, a Divine Parade will start at 2 P. M. in San Francisco. (Place of assembly} and route of march will be announced by handbills or can be obtained by phoning Sutter 4551.) At 7 P. M. on the 26th, a second General‘ Business Session will be held in the Exposition Auditorium Build- ing at Polk and Grove Streets in the new modern Civic Center in San Francisco. .—._._..__... BEAUTY OF SPIRIT Beautiful faces are those that wear’ The light of a pleasant spirit there; It matters little if dark or fair. »’ Beautiful hands are those that do / Deeds that are noble, good and true; Busy with them the long day through. 0 _,t_, Show less