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Looking for Slave's Friend Bowie Knife Pamphlet
Gun Watch ^
| 27 March, 2014
| Dean Weingarten
Posted on 03/26/2014 11:53:25 AM PDT by marktwain
A number of years ago I came across a good image of the above Slave's Friend abolitionist pamphlet. It was published sometime between 1836 and 1860, most likely in the earlier years. Freeper Ruy Dias de Bivar was kind enough to send me the image above, which is from MAN AT ARMS, published by the NRA, August, 1997, page 12.
I intend to make this pamphlet easily available on the Internets, but I need a better image than the one above. I know at least one better one exists, because I saw it in a reference book on weapons that I used to own. My copy and I parted company sometime during the last 30 years.
The writing on the page of the pamphlet that I want, reads as follows:
THE BOWIE KNIFE
These horrid weapons are usually called Bowie Knives. They were invented by a man who lived in the state of Louisiana. His name was Buie. It is a French name, and pronounced Boo-e. Afterwards he went to Texas, and was killed in a battle.
People in slave states often carry such knives about them. When they get angry they draw the knife, and sometimes stab one another!
A man who keeps a shop in Broadway, New York city, sells Bowie knives.
If you have such an image, or have a link to one, please let me know.
Dean Weingarten
TOPICS: Education; History; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: abolition; abolitionists; banglist; bowie; bowieknife; csa; deanweingarten; godsgravesglyphs; history; kkk; knife; pamphlet; slavesfriend; thecivilwar; whitesupremacists
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posted on
03/26/2014 11:53:25 AM PDT
by
marktwain
To: marktwain; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; decimon; 1010RD; 21twelve; 24Karet; ...
Interesting, and I usually ping for the Revolution or the Civil War. Hope this helps find it. Thanks marktwain.
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posted on
03/26/2014 11:57:33 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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To: marktwain
Afterwards he went to Texas, and was killed in a battle. Killed at the Battle of the Alamo, I believe.
To: Ruy Dias de Bivar
To: SunkenCiv
Jim Bowie (Buie) was from Opelousas, Louisiana. He killed a man in a knife fight in that town and there is a large rooted live oak tree growing near the site of the fight and it’s called the Bowie Oak.
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posted on
03/26/2014 1:22:37 PM PDT
by
NY Cajun
To: marktwain
I am always up for a challenge helping people find things on the internet. I found this site that has 2 full issues on .pdf format, maybe if you contact them, they have other issues. I don't think these 2 are one of the ones you are looking for, the quality is good.Sorry you'll have to cut and paste the link.
http://www.teachushistory.org/second-great-awakening-age-reform/resources/slaves-friend
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posted on
03/26/2014 1:33:10 PM PDT
by
MomwithHope
(Let's make Mark Levin's The Liberty Amendments a reality!)
To: MomwithHope
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posted on
03/26/2014 1:47:40 PM PDT
by
marktwain
(The old media must die for the Republic to live. Long live the new media!)
To: marktwain
Not having any luck, sorry, even tried the Library of Congress online and a few southern university libraries.
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posted on
03/26/2014 1:49:29 PM PDT
by
MomwithHope
(Let's make Mark Levin's The Liberty Amendments a reality!)
To: NY Cajun
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posted on
03/26/2014 2:05:55 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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To: marktwain
Have you tried NRA headquarters? I called, but they close at 5 PM. They may be able to scan the original page 12 of Man at Arms, or possibly have an scan of the original document in the center graphic. Worth a try. (NRA Member Programs: 1-800-672-3888 I believe is the number for HQ.)
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posted on
03/26/2014 2:25:17 PM PDT
by
kitchen
(Even the walls have ears.)
To: marktwain
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posted on
03/26/2014 8:32:38 PM PDT
by
smokingfrog
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To: marktwain
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03/27/2014 2:32:04 PM PDT
by
smokingfrog
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To: marktwain
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posted on
03/27/2014 2:38:14 PM PDT
by
smokingfrog
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To: smokingfrog
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posted on
03/27/2014 3:20:32 PM PDT
by
marktwain
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