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Letter From Joseph C. Brown To George Sibley, October 13, 1827, Joseph C. Brown

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from Joseph C. Brown to George Sibley, October 13, 1827. Brown give his notes on the survey of what became the Santa Fe Trail.

Charles Carroll Letter Regarding Business Matters, Repairs On His Properties, And Behavior Of His Tenants. 1827., 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 is to James F. Brice and discusses financial matters and refers to his account with Mr. Randall.

Letter From George Sibley To Dr. Archibald Dorsey, August 29, 1827, George Champlin Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from George Sibley to Dr. Archibald Dorsey, August 29, 1827.

Survey Notes, George Champlin Sibley

Mexican Road Commission (1825-1827)

Transcript of survey notes from George Sibley, made in May, June, and July of 1827 to correct those made from the first trip.

Letter From Benjamin Reeves To George Sibley, March 10, 1827, Benjamin Reeves

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript for Letter from Benjamin Reeves to George Sibley, March 10, 1827.

Letter From George Sibley To Mary Sibley And Josiah Johnston, January 23, 1827, George Champlin Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from George Sibley to Mary Sibley and Josiah Johnston, January 23, 1827. Sibley discusses his experiences while surveying the Santa Fe trail.

Letter From George Sibley & Thomas Mather To The [Secretary Of War], January 20, 1827, George Champlin Sibley, Thomas Mather

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from George Sibley & Thomas Mather to the [Secretary of War], January 20, 1827. Commissioners discuss finishing up the survey; Sibley will go back and make any corrections to the road, if necessary.

An Account Of The Christian Denomination In The United States. In A Letter To The Corresponding Secretary Of The General Baptist Assembly Of England, Simon Clough

Stone-Campbell Books

No abstract provided.

Letter From Benjamin Reeves To George Sibley, October 21, 1826, Benjamin H. Reeves

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from Benjamin Reeves to George Sibley, October 21, 1826. Reeves discusses the work being done on surveying the Santa Fe Trail.

Letter From Benjamin Reeves To George Sibley, October 12, 1826, Benjamin H. Reeves

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from Benjamin Reeves to George Sibley, October 12, 1826. Reeves discusses that they are still waiting on permission from the Mexican government to make corrections to the survey of the Santa Fe Trail.

An Inaugural Dissertation On The Properties Of The Apocynum Cannabinum, (Indian Hemp;) Submitted To The Trustees, President, And Medical Faculty Of Jefferson College., M. L. Knapp

Jefferson Medical College Theses

No abstract provided.

Letter From George Sibley To Benjamin Reeves, February 7, 1826, George Champlin Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from George Sibley to Benjamin Reeves, February 7, 1826. Sibley discusses costs and issues related to the Santa Fe Trail.

Journal Of The House Of Representatives Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, December 4, 1826 - January 25, 1827, Kentucky. General Assembly. House Of Representatives.

Journals of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

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Letter From George Sibley To Benjamin Reeves, May 29, 1825, George Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

The letter, written by George C. Sibley in St. Louis on May 29, 1825, addresses several matters related to his upcoming expedition to Santa Fe. Sibley informs the recipient that a man named James Logan wants to join as a volunteer hunter without pay, but Sibley declines to encourage such offers, arguing that volunteers could complicate logistics and fairness among applicants. He’s willing to allow traders to accompany the expedition at their own expense if they follow camp rules and are adequately prepared.

Sibley lists six carefully chosen recruits, all skilled and reputable men, emphasizing the great public excitement about …

South Carolina Conference Journal 1825, Methodist Episcopal Church. South Carolina Conference

South Carolina Conference 1785 Journal

No abstract provided.

Journal Of The Senate Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, November 7, 1825 - December 21, 1825, Kentucky. General Assembly. Senate.

Journals of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

No abstract provided.

Journal Of The House Of Representatives Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, November 7, 1825 - December 21, 1825, Kentucky. General Assembly. House Of Representatives.

Journals of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

No abstract provided.

Letter From George Sibley To George Graham, July 28, 1824, George Champlin Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from George Sibley to George Graham, July 28, 1824. Sibley discusses money problems in relation to goods purchased for goods purchased for trading post.

Wahrheit Aus Morgenträumen, Friederike Brun

Prose Nonfiction

Complete English translation by Richard P. Stebbins of this work available in attached supplemental files.

Inhalt

1. Meine Aeltern, Großältern, Geburt und erste Reise 2. Früheste Erinnerungen, -- Resewitz, von Berger -- Freunde, Nachbarn; Cramer, Klopstock, Sturz, Trants -- Anlage zum Komischen: Die Königin Juliane Maria und ich-- 3. Wie ich lesen lerne. -- Basedow. -- Dragun 4. Handarbeit. -- Der Salat. -- Wo mein Witz bleibt? 5. Ernste Erinnerungen; Cramers, Bernstorff der erste; Stollbergs, Klopstock u. s. w. verlassen Dänemark. -- Erste Lectüre 6. Das Jahr 1772 7. Die nächstfolgenden Jahre; meine Lesereien 8. Musik. -- Das Stabat mater …

Journal Of The Senate Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, November 1, 1824 - January 12, 1825, Kentucky. General Assembly. Senate.

Journals of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

No abstract provided.

An Act To Organize, Govern, And Discipline The Militia Of The State Of Maine. Passed March 21, 1821. With The Several Acts In Addition Thereto, Passed Feb. 11, 1823, And Feb. 25, 1824. Published Under The Direction Of The Adjutant General, Maine. Adjutant General

Maine Collection

An Act to Organize, Govern, and Discipline the Militia of the State of Maine. Passed March 21, 1821. With the several acts in addition thereto, passed Feb. 11, 1823, and Feb. 25, 1824. Published under the direction of the Adjutant General.

Notes Geographical And Historical, Relating To The Town Of Brooklyn, In Kings County On Long-Island, Gabriel Furman

Zea E-Books in American Studies

Furman’s work is one of the earliest compilations of historical documents (with commentary) about an American city, in this case his native Brooklyn. It is an invaluable source of information on the early Dutch and English settlements of Brooklyn, Flatbush, Bushwick, New Lotts, Canarsie, Bedford, New Utrecht, Jamaica, and New Amsterdam, and their controversies with one another and with the Governors of New York and the crown of England. Included are original documents relative to the Indian purchases, original boundaries, water rights, ferry rights, wood rights, and forms of town government. Sections include: Situation of the Town of Brooklyn, Ancient …

Journal Of The House Of Representatives Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, November 1, 1824 - January 12, 1825, Kentucky. General Assembly. House Of Representatives.

Journals of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

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Minutes Taken At The Annual Conferences 1823, Methodist Episcopal Church. South Carolina Conference

South Carolina Conference 1785 Journal

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First Lessons In Geography And Astronomy With Seven Plain Maps, And A View Of The Solar System : For The Use Of Young Children, As Preparatory To Ancient And Modern Geography, Jacob Abbot Cummings

Osher Map Library Collection Books

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Journal Of The Senate Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, November 3, 1823 - January 8, 1824, Kentucky. General Assembly. Senate.

Journals of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

No abstract provided.

Letter From George Sibley To The National Intelligencer, April 16, 1822, George Champlin Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from George Sibley to the National Intelligencer, April 16, 1822. Sibley discusses, at length, the factory system (trading posts with the Native Americans).

A Knickerbocker Tour Of New York State, 1822: "Our Travels, Statistical, Geographical, Mineorological, Geological, Historical, Political And Quizzical"; Written By Myself Xyz Etc., Johnston Verplanck, Louis Leonard Tucker , Editor

Electronic Texts in American Studies

In late August 1822, at the height of a yellow fever epidemic in New York City, an alarmed resident of the lower city resettled his family in the Bedford section of Brooklyn Village. With two male companions, he then boarded the steamboat Chancellor Livingston on August 28 and sailed up the Hudson River to Newburgh. There they boarded a stage and travelled across New York State to Niagara Falls and the adjoining area. They returned along the "psychic highway" of western and central New York to Albany, thence down the Hudson to New York City by steamboat. In the course …

Journal Of The Senate Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, October 21, 1822 - December 11, 1822, Kentucky. General Assembly. Senate.

Journals of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

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Narrative Of The Most Extraordinary And Distressing Shipwreck Of The Whale-Ship Essex, Of Nantucket : Which Was Attacked And Finally Destroyed By A Large Spermaceti-Whale, In The Pacific Ocean : With An Account Of The Unparalleled Sufferings Of The Captain And Crew During A Space Of Ninety-Three Days At Sea, In Open Boats, In The Years 1819 & 1820, Owen Chase, Paul Royster, Ed.

Electronic Texts in American Studies

On November 20, 1820, the whale-ship Essex, out of Nantucket, was twice rammed by a sperm whale and sank in the mid-Pacific Ocean. The crew of twenty took refuge in three open whale-boats, and attempted to sail east toward the coasts of South America. The boats were eventually separated by storms and darkness, and after more than 90 days two of them, holding five survivors, were picked up by other ships; the third boat was never found.

First mate Owen Chase dictated this account of the fateful voyage, published in New York four months after his return to Nantucket. …