Narrative of the Life of Rev. Noah Davis, a Colored Man (1859 John F. Weishampel, Jr. edition) (Q504)

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1859 edition, published by John F. Weishampel, Jr.
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Narrative of the Life of Rev. Noah Davis, a Colored Man (1859 John F. Weishampel, Jr. edition)
1859 edition, published by John F. Weishampel, Jr.

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    A NARRATIVE | OF | THE LIFE | OF | REV. NOAH DAVIS, | A COLORED MAN. | WRITTEN BY HIMSELF, AT THE AGE OF FIFTY-FOUR. | [ornament] | PRINTED SOLELY FOR THE AUTHOR'S BENEFIT. | [ornament] | Baltimore: | PUBLISHED BY JOHN F. WEISHAMPEL, JR., | No. 484 West Baltimore St.
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    STEREOTYPED BY | JOHN F. WEISHAMPEL, JR., BOOKSELLER AND PUBLISHER, | BALTIMORE.
    Title page verso.
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    ENTERED according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1859, | by NOAH DAVIS, in the Clerk's office of the District Court | of Maryland.
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    pages 87-90
    "INTERESTING BOOKS PUBLISHED BY WEISHAMPEL, BALTIMORE"
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    Includes a "Statistical Report of all the Colored Protestant Churches and Sabbath Schools in Baltimore" and a narrative description of "The Saratoga Street Institute."
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    This is a "Notice to the Public" where the author states his purpose in publishing his narrative: to raise money to purchase the two children still enslaved. The author also mentions his profession as a reverend.
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    Engraving of author, with "REV. NOAH DAVIS, | PASTOR OF THE | Saratoga Street African Baptist Church, | BALTIMORE" inscribed below.
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    Illustration of the Saratoga Street African Baptist Church in Baltimore. With description of building and cost ("over $18,000") inscribed below.
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