Browse Items (137 total)

  • Collection: A. J. Davis Family Collection (Ms2012-067)
ajdst0088.pdf

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.
ajdst0102.pdf

Document containing a short summary of Jonas Abraham Davis' life.
ajdst0004.pdf

Photographs of A. J. Davis' journal containing his obervations about Woods Hole, MA.
ajdst0092.pdf

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…
ajdst0093.pdf

This is a scan of the first page of Davis' writings on the similarities between Romulus and the biblical David.
ajdst0095.pdf

These are writings on A. J. Davis' thoughts about fear and religion. (part 1)
ajdst0097.pdf

First page/title page of writings by A. J. Davis.
ajdst0111.pdf

Handwritten diary of A. J. Davis (pdf)
ajdst0112.pdf

Transcribed and scanned version of the journal of A. J. Davis. Commentary from later family members is added.
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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…
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Report written by A. J. Davis for the Chief of the Weather Bureau about an anemometer circuit.
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Report written by A. J. Davis for the Chief of Weather Bureau about a stranded schooner that he believed would become a wreck.
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Report for the Chief of the Weather Bureau describing an incident with a stranded vessel bound from New York.
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Short description and story about Custer's horse by A. J. Davis.
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Page 1 of A. J. Davis' graduation speech at the University of Kentucky, Commercial College
ajdst0016.pdf

Email from Bob Davis to Dianne regarding the Davis ancestors. The message includes information going back to Elizabeth Ann Natt, b. 1815.
ajdst0084.pdf

Document containing a list of facts about Leticia Davis (Matthews) compiled by Bob Davis.
ajdst0055.pdf

Typed will and testament of Jacob Davis of London.
ajdst0083.pdf

Digital copy of the entire autobiographical book written by Jonas Abraham Davis.
ajdst0032.pdf

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;…
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Handwritten postcard written by Joseph to his brother Albert [A. J. Davis]. Updating Albert on the condition of their mother.
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Sketch of A. J. Davis done by Kirby Davis, undated.
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Sketch of A. J. Davis done by Kirby Davis from the chest up. Background includes a building and a horse.
ajdst0038.pdf

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…
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Letter from the National Archives and Records Service detailing A. J. Davis' service.
ajdst0079.pdf

Historical sketch and biography of Jonas Wolff Davis.
ajdst0050.pdf

History of the Cape Hatteras Weather Station (pdf)
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Cover of the U.S. Weather Bureau Station Hatteras, North Carolina; Special Historic Resource Study.
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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.
ajdst0002.pdf

Collection of pictures presumably put together by A. J. Davis, including but not limited to photographs of Native Americans, landscapes, and…
ajdst0007.pdf

Information on where to get a copy of Doug Stover's book US Weather Bureau Hatteras, NC. Not really useful, to be quite honest.
ajdst0019.pdf

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…
ajdst0024.pdf

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…
ajdst0028.pdf

Document containing a list of pamphlets written or copies by A. J. Davis based on his religion. Does not contain the pamphlets themselves.
ajdst0029.pdf

Transcribed version of an autobiographical story that A. J. Davis wrote for a newspaper about Pincher, his horse. The story was published in the…
ajdst0030.pdf

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…
ajdst0054.pdf

Copy of the hand-drawn family tree accompanied by commentary on relationships between family members and background information.
ajdst0058.pdf

A. J. Davis' mother, Elizabeth Davis, is buried in Michigan, possibly in the yard of an old Baptist home.
ajdst0065.PDF

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…
ajdst0066.pdf

Record of Jacob Davis' marriage on April 17th, 1822.
ajdst0068.pdf

Document containing an extract from Jacob Davis' will from 1851. Transcribed by unknown.
ajdst0069.pdf

Lists of occupations and addresses of various Davis family members in London. Seems to be taken from a Jewish directory of some kind.
ajdst0080.pdf

Document containing notes on Joseph Wolff Davis, his daughter Leticia, and their family members.
ajdst0089.pdf

Document containing a list of places Robert Macnider Davis, Sr. lived and for how long he lived there.
ajdst0094.pdf

This is part 1 of [A. J. Davis'] writings on Satan and the justness of the world.
ajdst0096.pdf

This is a scanned page that contains a passage explaining the difference between Protestant and Catholic Bibles.
ajdst0098.pdf

Image of a drawing or illustration. It includes the words "credo" and "in the communion of saints."
ajdst0110.pdf

Typed 4-page document containing musings on grief, wisdom, faith, and fear.
ajdst0116.pdf

Document with information about the history of the Weather Bureau in Hatteras, NC.
ajdst0118.pdf

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