Documents

Catholic

John Hughes, Complete Works, 1866.

John Hughes, “A Discussion of the Question, Is the Roman Catholic Religion, in any or in all its Principles or Doctrines, Inimical to Civil or Religious Liberty? And of the Question, Is the Presbyterian Religion, in any or in all its Principles or Doctrines, Inimical to Civil or Religious Liberty?”1855.

John Hughes, “Speech of the Right Reverend Dr. Hughes, Delivered on the 16th, 17th and 21st days’ of June, 1841: Being a Review and Refutation of the Argument of Hiram Ketchum, Esq., Counsel for the Public School Society, before a Committee of the Senate of the State of New York, against the Report of the Secretary of State on the Subject of Common School Education,” 1841.

John Thayer, Catholic Tracts, 1836.

Anti-Catholic

An American Citizen, Party Spirit and Popery: The Beast and His Rider, 1847.

“Startling Facts for Native Americans called ‘Know-nothings’; or, A Vivid Presentation of the Dangers to American Liberty, to be Apprehended from Foreign Influence,” 1855.

“Address of the Delegates of the Native American Annual Convention,” 1845.

“The Duty of Native Americans in the Present Crisis,” 1856.

Samuel Davis Baldwin, Armageddon Or the Over Throw of Romanism and Monarchy, The Existence of the United States Foretold in the Bible,1854.

Robert J. Breckenridge, Papism in the Nineteenth Century in the United States, Being Select Contributions to the Papal Controversy, 1841.

Raffaele Ciocci, A Narrative of Iniquities and Barbarities Practiced at Rome in the Nineteenth Century, 1844.

John Dowling, The Burning of the Bibles: Defense of Protestant Version of Scriptures from the Champlain Bible-burners,1843.

John Dowling, History of Romanism, From Earliest Corruption, 1854.

Anthony Gavin, The Great Red Dragon or the Master-Key to Popery,1854.

William L.S. Gregory, “Trial of the Pope of Rome, the Antichrist 1843,” and “Trial of Antichrist,” 1830.

William M’Gavin, The Protestant: Essays on the Principal Points of Controversy between the Church of Rome and the Reformed, 1835.

Harman Norton, “Startling Facts for American Protestants!” 1844.

Samuel Miller, A History of Popery: Including its Origin, Progress, Doctrines, Practice, Institutions, and Fruits, to the Commencement of the Nineteenth Century / by a Watchman, 1834.

John Poynder, Popery in Alliance with Heathenism: Letters Proving the Conformity which Subsists between the Romish Religion and the Religion of the Ancient Heathens,1835.

Richard Whitely, “The Errors of Romanism: Traced to their Origin in Human Nature,” 1830.

Captivity Narratives

Mary Anne Ursula Moffatt, “An Answer to Six Months in a Convent, Exposing its Falsehood and Manifold Absurdities,” 1835.

“Review of the Lady Superior’s Reply to Six Months in a Convent, being a Vindication of Miss Reed,” 1835.

Maria Monk, Awful Disclosures of Maria Monk, a Narrative of her Sufferings in the Hotel Dieu Nunnery at Montreal, 1837.

Rebecca Reed, Six Months in a Convent, the Narrative of Rebecca Theresa Reed, 1835.

Charleston

Documents Relating to the Burning of the Ursuline Convent. (including Report of the Citizen’s Committee and Curtis, Rights of Conscience)

Trial of John R. Buzzell, Before the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts

Patrick Donohue, “The Charlestown Convent; its Destruction by a Mob, on the Night of August 11, 1834 ... also, the Trials of the Rioters, the Testimony & the Speeches of Counsel ... Comp. from Authentic Sources.”

“Account of the Conflagration of the Ursuline Convent by a Friend of Religious Tolerance,” 1834.

Louisa Whitney, The Burning of the Convent

Timothy Dwight, Open Convents or Nunneries and Popish Seminaries

Philadelphia

“Full Particulars of the Late Riots,” 1844.

“Full and Complete Account of the Late Awful Riots,” 1844.

“The Truth Unveiled or, A Calm and Impartial Exposition of the Origin and Immediate Cause of the Terrible Riots in Philadelphia on May 6th, 7th, and 8th, A.D. 1844.”

“A Full and Accurate Report of the Trial for Riot before the Mayor’s Court of Philadelphia, on the 13th of October, 1831, Arising out of a Protestant Procession on the 12th of July, and in which the Contending Parties were Protestant and Roman Catholic,” 1831.

Edwin Hubbell Chapin, “A Discourse Preached in the Universalist Church, Charlestown, on Sunday May 12th in Reference to the Riots in Philadelphia,” 1844.

John Hancock Lee, Origin and Progress of the American Party in Politics; Embracing a Complete History of the Philadelphia Riots in 1844 and a Refutation of the Arguments Founded on the Charges of Religious Proscription and Secret Combinations, 1855.

Washington

Constitution, Washington National Monument Society, 1847.

Rudolph DeZapp, The Washington Monument ... An Authentic History of its Origin and Construction, and a Complete Description of its Memorial Tablets,1900.

Ina Capitola Emery, The Washington Monument Illustrated; Complete Guide and History; Authentic Facts and Figures; Pictorial City of Washington, 1913.

Frederick L. Harvey, History of the Washington Monument and the Washington National Monument Society, 1902.

Irving Philips, History and Development of the Washington Monument, 1939.

Robert Winthrop, “Oration Pronounced by the Honorable Robert C. Winthrop,” 1848.

Songs and Poems

“O Tempora! O Mores!” A Yankee Lawyer, 1844.

“George Shiffler: It Will Be Remembered That This Young Man Was Shot on the 6th of May, 1844, in the Kensington Riots by a Band of Foreigners.” 1844. Library of Congress.

“Verses Composed on the Slaughter of Native Americans,” 1844. Library of Congress.

“Six Months Ago, or the Eventful Friday and Its Consequences,” 1844. By R***

“See Our Torn Flag Still Waving,” James W. Porter, 1844. Sheet music and words. Johns Hopkins University, Levy Sheet Music Collection.

Christian Berge, “Washington Monument Polka,” 1856. Sheet music. Johns Hopkins University, Levy Sheet Music Collection.

Dr. William Geib’s Fantastie, “Native American Grand March,” 1844. Sheet music.

Horace Harris, “The Monument and Cross: An Ode for the Dedication” and “America—Her Mission,” 1885.

Fearnleigh Leonard Montague, “Ode of the People of the United States to the Washington Monument,” 1885.