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Kidnapping: Linen V. Massingale

Arkansas Territory

This is Henry Linen's original complaint to the court about the kidnapping of his daughter as well as the judge's order to appear and the sheriff's findings.

1820s Slave Sale Certification Instructions

Slave narratives supplemental materials

This document details instructions on certifying the sale of a slave named Harriet to Mr. Charles Ritchie from Mr. William Hickman, in Hempstead County, Arkansas Territory, circa 1820s.

The Trial Of A Lady On The Suspicion Of Theft, Who Was Confined Thirty-Three Days In The Suffolk Jail, J. R. Caldwell

Maine Bicentennial

An 1829 account of "an amiable, educated and virtuous girl" arrested for allegedly shoplifting a pair of kid gloves and jailed for 33 days before being brought before a judge for prosecution.

Steam Packet Between Little Rock And Memphis

Arkansas settlement supplemental materials

Newspaper article in the September 9, 1829 edition of the Arkansas Gazette discussing river travel between Little Rock and Memphis. The article states that the road conditions between the two cities are so bad that improved river travel would be a good way to promote Little Rock and increase its population.

R.D. Treadwell To Timmons Treadwell, 26 August 1829, R. D. Treadwell

Personal and Business Correspondence, 1821-1840 (Series 1.1)

No abstract provided.

Address To The Landholders And Farmers Of Newport County, Delivered By Hon. Tristam Burges, At The Meeting Of The Friends Of Messrs. Pearce And Burges, Holden At Howland's Ferry Bridge, August 7, 1829, Tristam Burges

Newport Ephemera

No abstract provided.

Charles Carroll Letter In Which He Discusses Business Matters, The Health Of His Daughter, And The Weather. 1829., Charles Carroll Iii, Of Carrollton

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Charles Carroll of Carrollton was a wealthy Maryland planter and the last signer of the Declaration of Independence to die. This letter was written 3 years before his death at age 95. In it he discusses domestic and farming matters, with specific reference to the health of Mrs. Harper, most likely his daughter, the widow of Robert Goodloe Harper.

Charles Carroll Of Carrollton Writes About Flour Prices, His Daughter And Her Illness, And The Weather, 1829, Charles Carroll

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Charles Carroll of Carrollton was a wealthy Maryland planter and an early advocate of independence from Great Britain. He was a continental Congress delegate and a US Senator for Maryland. He was the last signer of the Declaration of Independence to die. This letter was written 3 years before his death at age 95. The Mrs. Harper he writes about it most likely his daughter, the widow of Robert Goodloe Harper.

Ferry Bond, Thomas S. Drew, William Baird, And James G. Russel

Arkansas Territory

This is a penal bond of one hundred dollars for Thomas S. Drew and William Baird to operate a ferry across the Black River for the term of one year.

Letter From Charles Carroll Of Carrollton Concerning Outstanding Debt Owed Him. 1829., Charles Carroll Iii, Of Carrollton

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Charles Carroll of Carrollton was a wealthy Maryland planter and the last signer of the Declaration of Independence to die. This letter, concerning an outstanding debt owed to him, was written 3 years before his death at age 95.

Letter, Joseph Egner To Chester Ashley

Arkansas Territory

This is a letter from Joseph Egner in Batesville to Chester Ashley in Little Rock. The letter discusses the purchase of land in the Oil Trough Bottoms.

Receipt, 23 February 1829, Author Unknown

Personal and Business Correspondence, 1821-1840 (Series 1.1)

No abstract provided.

Receipt, 500 Acres, 7 February 1829, Author Unknown

Personal and Business Correspondence, 1821-1840 (Series 1.1)

No abstract provided.

Changing Religious Style, 13 January 1829, Timmons Louis Treadwell

Personal and Business Correspondence, 1821-1840 (Series 1.1)

No abstract provided.

A Sermon, Delivered At Friends' Meeting-House, Rose-Street, New-York, Sunday Morning, June 28, 1829, Elias Hicks

Historical Quaker Books

24 pages, 21 cm, English

Archivo Historico De La Secretaria De Relaciones Exteriores L_E_1055, Secretaria De Relaciones Exteriores

La Guerra de Texas y La Guerra Mexico - Estados Unidos

"Sucesos entre Mexico y los Estados Unidos de America, relacionados con Texas y otros estados limitrofes. Limites originales, colonizaciones, inmigraciones, invasiones, incidentes y otros diversos asuntos anteriores a la Independecia de Texas."

Numero de documento 186

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Events between Mexico and the United States of America, related to Texas and other bordering states. Original boundaries, colonizations, immigration, invasions, incidents, and various other issues prior to Texas Independence.

Boundary Treaty between Mexico and the United States of America. Signed in Mexico on January 12, 1828, by Sebastian Camacho, Jose Ignacio Esteva and J.R. Poinsett. Additional article of 1828 signed in Mexico …

Map Of The Inhabited Part Of The State Of Maine : Exhibiting The Progress Of Its Settlement Since The Year 1778, The Representative Districts Since The Year 1820, And The Population And Valuation Of Taxable Property In Each District At The Year 1820, Moses Greenleaf

Maine Bicentennial

Map of the inhabited part of the state of Maine : exhibiting the progress of its settlement since the year 1778, the Representative Districts since the year 1820, and the population and valuation of taxable property in each district at the year 1820 by Moses Greenleaf. Engraved by William Chapin, N.Y., for Greenleaf's survey of Maine 1828. Published by Shirley & Hyde, Portland, 1829. From Atlas accompanying Greenleaf's map and statistical survey of Maine "Plate VI." Also shows center of taxable property and population for 1778, 1790 and 1820 with geographical center of state, etc.

Hand-colored map of Maine following …

Map Exhibiting The Principal Original Grants & Sales Of Lands In The State Of Maine, Moses Greenleaf

Maine Bicentennial

Map exhibiting the principal original grants & sales of lands in the State of Maine by Moses Greenleaf. Engraved by W. Chapin, N.Y. for Greenleaf's survey of Maine. From Atlas accompanying Greenleaf's map and statistical survey of Maine. Plate V. Shows landowners and acreages.

Hand-colored map of Maine following statehood. Map Size: 78 x 58 cm Scale: 1:570,240. Map estimates, "the quantity of undivided land north of the Monument line" is 6,305,000 acres. Map is in fragile condition showing tears and separations along creases and folds.

The key to roman numeral references and explanations of properties deliniated on the map …

De Platonis Arte Dialectica, Gottlob Schultgen

Hermann Sauppe Library

"Jahresbericht über das Schuljahr 1828-1829, womit zu der öffentlichen Prüfung der Schülder des Gymnasiums am 8ten und 9ten September ergebenst einladet L. Bischoff, Prof. und Direktor des Gymnasiums"

List Of Slaves, Including Their Ages, At Spring Garden Plantation, Florida, 1829., Spring Garden Plantation

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

This item is a list of over 80 "negroes" — slaves of African descent — at Spring Garden, a plantation in present-day DeLeon Springs State Park, Florida. The list notes the first names of slaves and their ages. Annotations indicate occupations and work assignments, family units, and if individuals were sent to Charleston or sold locally. The meaning of some annotations are unclear or at least not explicit, such as small circles next to females' names. Annotations indicate this list was used as reference more than once. One pair of twins is noted as are several infants. Reference to the …

Receipt For Board, 1829, Anne Sedgwick

Personal and Business Correspondence, 1821-1840 (Series 1.1)

No abstract provided.

Ancient Documents Relative To The Old Grist-Mill With Some Remarks And Opinions Of Messrs. Hunter And Greene, Counsel Employed By The Town To Examine The Same, Messrs. Hunter & Greene

Rhode Island History

A discussion regarding the legal and financial responsibilities in maintaining a certain grist mill used by the city of Providence, which was constructed in the mid-17^th century by one of the town’s early settlers under a shared use agreement with the town.