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Document containing a short summary of Jonas Abraham Davis' life and an image of a rock that seems to be a headstone for J. A. Davis.

Document containing a short summary of Jonas Abraham Davis' life.

Photographs of A. J. Davis' journal containing his obervations about Woods Hole, MA.

Writings by A. J. Davis explaining what he believes is the meaning of the phrase "Lead us not into temptation." The document is typed and in multiple parts.

This is a scan of the first page of Davis' writings on the similarities between Romulus and the biblical David.

These are writings on A. J. Davis' thoughts about fear and religion. (part 1)

First page/title page of writings by A. J. Davis.

Handwritten diary of A. J. Davis (pdf)

Transcribed and scanned version of the journal of A. J. Davis. Commentary from later family members is added.

Letter written by A. J. Davis (while he was an observer in Hatteras, NC) acknowledging the receipt of a circular relating to changes of the titles of officials of the Hatters bureau. Davis also replies that he will struggle taking an oath, as there…

Report written by A. J. Davis for the Chief of the Weather Bureau about an anemometer circuit.

Report written by A. J. Davis for the Chief of Weather Bureau about a stranded schooner that he believed would become a wreck.

Report for the Chief of the Weather Bureau describing an incident with a stranded vessel bound from New York.

Short description and story about Custer's horse by A. J. Davis.

Page 1 of A. J. Davis' graduation speech at the University of Kentucky, Commercial College

Email from Bob Davis to Dianne regarding the Davis ancestors. The message includes information going back to Elizabeth Ann Natt, b. 1815.

Document containing a list of facts about Leticia Davis (Matthews) compiled by Bob Davis.

Typed will and testament of Jacob Davis of London.

Digital copy of the entire autobiographical book written by Jonas Abraham Davis.

Transcription of a letter written by J. W. Davis, adressed to his brother, A. J. Davis. It talks about their mother, Elizabeth Ann Natt's sickness; she died 3 days after the letter was written. The document also contains notes from the transcriber…

Handwritten postcard written by Joseph to his brother Albert [A. J. Davis]. Updating Albert on the condition of their mother.

Sketch of A. J. Davis done by Kirby Davis, undated.

Sketch of A. J. Davis done by Kirby Davis from the chest up. Background includes a building and a horse.

Reflections written by Robert Davis about the events of a family trip in 1901. The reflections were transcribed and put in their current form by Robert Macnider Davis, III in 2010.

Letter from the National Archives and Records Service detailing A. J. Davis' service.

Historical sketch and biography of Jonas Wolff Davis.

History of the Cape Hatteras Weather Station (pdf)

Cover of the U.S. Weather Bureau Station Hatteras, North Carolina; Special Historic Resource Study.

Certificate and record of death for Elizabeth Ann Davis from the state of Michigan. Cause of death: old age heart failure.

Collection of pictures presumably put together by A. J. Davis, including but not limited to photographs of Native Americans, landscapes, and children's drawings.

Information on where to get a copy of Doug Stover's book US Weather Bureau Hatteras, NC. Not really useful, to be quite honest.

It is unclear whether this is an excerpt from a published book about histiory, or a transcribed version of a diary from A. J. Davis. The document talks about the movements of the 22nd Infantry.

Document theorizing that A. J. Davis's brother, Joseph Wolff Davis, had more than one child. The author does not have concrete proof at the time of writing.

Document containing a list of pamphlets written or copies by A. J. Davis based on his religion. Does not contain the pamphlets themselves.

Transcribed version of an autobiographical story that A. J. Davis wrote for a newspaper about Pincher, his horse. The story was published in the newspaper 19 days after A. J. Davis' death. Unknown if the story was a reprint or if it was only…

Presumed to be a transcribed page from a book belonging to Albert John Davis. Contains a list of birth, marriages, and deaths in the family. Ranges from Elizabeth Ann Natt, b. 1815 to Delamater, b. 1920.

Copy of the hand-drawn family tree accompanied by commentary on relationships between family members and background information.

A. J. Davis' mother, Elizabeth Davis, is buried in Michigan, possibly in the yard of an old Baptist home.

Newspaper clipping containing the obituary for Janet Davis, A. J. Davis' wife. Accompanied by a picture of an unidentified house and a photo of two unidentified people.

Record of Jacob Davis' marriage on April 17th, 1822.

Document containing an extract from Jacob Davis' will from 1851. Transcribed by unknown.

Lists of occupations and addresses of various Davis family members in London. Seems to be taken from a Jewish directory of some kind.

Document containing notes on Joseph Wolff Davis, his daughter Leticia, and their family members.

Document containing a list of places Robert Macnider Davis, Sr. lived and for how long he lived there.

This is part 1 of [A. J. Davis'] writings on Satan and the justness of the world.

This is a scanned page that contains a passage explaining the difference between Protestant and Catholic Bibles.

Image of a drawing or illustration. It includes the words "credo" and "in the communion of saints."

Typed 4-page document containing musings on grief, wisdom, faith, and fear.

Document with information about the history of the Weather Bureau in Hatteras, NC.

Page from a book containing pictures of the Hatteras Weather Bureau and information on how the structure was built.