Browse Items (137 total)

  • Collection: A. J. Davis Family Collection (Ms2012-067)

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

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

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

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

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

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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.

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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.

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

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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…

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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.

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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…

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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.

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History of the Cape Hatteras Weather Station (pdf)

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

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Typed will and testament of Jacob Davis of London.

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

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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.

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

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

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

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Historical sketch and biography of Jonas Wolff Davis.

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

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

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

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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.

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

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Handwritten diary of A. J. Davis (pdf)

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

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

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

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Photograph of A. J. Davis with a woman and two young children. The picture was taken in San Antonio, TX.

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Photograph of A.J. Davis' wife, Janet Macnider, at age 61. Taken in Norfolk, VA.

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Photograph of A. J. Davis with [wife?] and young child, presumably Delamater. Taken in Cleveland, OH.

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Photograph of A. J. Davis, wife, and two children. Presumed to be a copy of "A. J. Davis with Robert & Delamater"

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Photograph of A. J. Davis taken in Norfolk, VA.

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Photograph of A. J. Davis during his time as a private.

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Color photograph of the A. J. Davis house at Cape Hatteras accompanied by a color photograph of a man and a woman, both unidentified.

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

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List of dates and places A. J. Davis was assigned to work with telegraphs.

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Photograph of A. J. Davis from 1883.

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Photograph of A. J. Davis from 1886. Labels on the bottom indicate that the photograph was taken in Cleveland, OH. Another label is "Roberts [&?] Brooks," possibly the photographer.
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