The Slaves of Adams County

This compilation of named slaves surely does not represent anything near the total number who toiled in the county; without a doubt many are now irretrievable. Of those who can be isolated, a large number may be identified to some extent by age or sex or name of owner, or by a combination of those definers. This list, however, comprises only those slaves whose names are recorded. [excerpt

The Slave Birth Register of Adams County

This record is from a book, deposited in the Prothonotary\u27s office, which shows the dates of birth and registration of 109 children born to slave mothers between 1799 and 1820. Several pages at the beginning of the book are missing, including the page on which are recorded the names of slaveholders whose surnames begin with A. That register might not be the original record, however. [excerpt

The Irish Currency Report of 1804

May 2004 marks the 200-year anniversary of the publication of the Irish Currency Report of 1804.

Francisco Salva's Electric Telegraph

This article takes a look at the life and accomplishments of Francisco Salva of Spain, including his work with an electric telegraph system. The author states that information herein is based on the original report and some practical demonstrations that Salva presented to the Barcelona Academy of Sciences in 1804

The Slaveholders of Adams County

This catalog of slaveholder names includes all known slaveholders in Adams County both before and after its split from York County in 1800. Included with each name are the place or places of residence and the year or years of documented slave ownership. In order to achieve some conformity, in certain instances the spelling of surnames is arbitrary, based on experience with what the names actually were or have become

What Does it Mean to Orient Oneself in Thinking?

Translation from German to English by Daniel Fidel Ferrer What Does it Mean to Orient Oneself in Thinking? German title: "Was heißt: sich im Denken orientieren?" Published: October 1786, Königsberg in Prussia, Germany. By Immanuel Kant (Born in 1724 and died in 1804) Translation into English by Daniel Fidel Ferrer (March, 17, 2014). The day of Holi in India in 2014. From 1774 to about 1800, there were three intense philosophical and theological controversies underway in Germany, namely: Fragments Controversy, the Pantheism Controversy, and the Atheism Controversy. Kant’s essay translated here is Kant’s respond to the Pantheism Controversy. During this period (1770-1800), there was the Sturm und Drang (Storm and Urge (stress)) movement with thinkers like Johann Hamann, Johann Herder, Friedrich Schiller, and Johann Goethe; who were against the cultural movement of the Enlightenment (Aufklärung). Kant was on the side of Enlightenment (see his Answer the Question: What is Enlightenment? 1784). What Does it Mean to Orient Oneself in Thinking? / By Immanuel Kant (1724-1804). [Was heißt: sich im Denken orientieren? English]