John Frederick Weishampel, Jr
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John Frederick Weishampel, Jr. (Baltimore, Maryland, April 22, 1832 – 189?) was a printer and publisher who was prolific in the mid-nineteenth century. His print shop was located at 484 West Baltimore Street in Baltimore. The most historically significant book that Weishampel published was A Narrative of the Life of Rev. Noah Davis
, a Colored Man (1859). This nonprofit book was printed to raise money to buy two of Davis' children out of slavery
. Davis himself had been born a slave.
Weishampel was a third-generation Prussia
n-American and son of Rev. John Frederick Weishampel
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Noah Davis
Noah Davis was an American lawyer and politician from New York-Life:...
, a Colored Man (1859). This nonprofit book was printed to raise money to buy two of Davis' children out of slavery
Slavery
Slavery is a system under which people are treated as property to be bought and sold, and are forced to work. Slaves can be held against their will from the time of their capture, purchase or birth, and deprived of the right to leave, to refuse to work, or to demand compensation...
. Davis himself had been born a slave.
Weishampel was a third-generation Prussia
Prussia
Prussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history...
n-American and son of Rev. John Frederick Weishampel
John Frederick Weishampel
John Frederick Weishampel was a Baltimore, Maryland minister and author. The most notable of his works is The Testimony of a Hundred Witnesses , a compilation which contains one hundred religious testimonies from Christians of different denominations...
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Publications
- A Narrative of the Life of Rev. Noah Davis, a Colored Man. Written by Himself, at the Age of Fifty-Four. by Noah Davis, published J. F. Weishampel, Jr. (1859))
- New and Enlarged Map of Baltimore City. Engraved by E. Sachse & Co. and published by John F. Weishampel, Jr., based on surveys by Wm. H. Shipley. (1872)
- History of Baptist Churches in Maryland, 1742 – 1885. by Harvey Johnson (1842–1923), Baltimore: J.F. Weishampel, Jr., (1885)
- The Stranger in Baltimore: A New Hand Book Containing a General Description of Baltimore City and its Notable Localities, With Other information Useful to Both Citizens and Strangers. by J. F. Weishampel, Jr. (1885)
- Weishampel's Baltimore Guide: The Stranger in Baltimore: a New Hand Nook, Containing a General Description of Baltimore with Other Information (1888)
- The Man Christ Jesus: Character and Purpose of Jesus by J. F. Weishampel, Jr. (1894))
- The Pope's Stratagem: "Rome to America!": An address to the Protestants of the United States, against placing the Pope's block of marble in the Washington monument. by J. F. Weishampel, Jr. (date unknown)