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Botanique, Histoire Naturelle. Bibliotheque En Miniature Pour La Jeunesse, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Miniature Books

Box 1 : Book 4. (3 in series). Part of The Stearns, Beede, Jencks Collection of Miniature Books. 2 boxes. miniature books; slipcases, boxes and metal cases; miniature magnifying lenses; miniature bookcases; book collecting bibliographies and periodicals; research materials; correspondence; card file. SUMMARY Emma Owens Stearns began collecting miniature books in the late 19th century and passed her passion for these treasures on to her daughter Virginia Stearns Beede. Virginia continued to add to this collection and passed it on to her daughter Anne Beede Jencks. In 2011 Anne Jencks donated this collection of miniature books, now numbering approximately 382 …

L'Enfant Des Quatre Éléments Scénes Variées | L'Eau, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Miniature Books

Box 1 : Book 9. (3 in series). Part of The Stearns, Beede, Jencks Collection of Miniature Books. 2 boxes. miniature books; slipcases, boxes and metal cases; miniature magnifying lenses; miniature bookcases; book collecting bibliographies and periodicals; research materials; correspondence; card file. SUMMARY Emma Owens Stearns began collecting miniature books in the late 19th century and passed her passion for these treasures on to her daughter Virginia Stearns Beede. Virginia continued to add to this collection and passed it on to her daughter Anne Beede Jencks. In 2011 Anne Jencks donated this collection of miniature books, now numbering approximately 382 …

Letter From George Sibley To John Henry Eaton, December 26, 1829, Benjamin H. Reeves, George Champlin Sibley, Thomas Mather

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from George Sibley to John Henry Eaton, December 26, 1829. Sibley requests payment for work done on surveying the Santa Fe Trail.

Letter From George Sibley To Josiah Johnston, December 15, 1829, George Champlin Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from George Sibley to brother-in-law, Josiah Johnston, December 15, 1829. Sibley discusses politics; his debt; paying his debt by selling his land; proposing that the land he owns near Fort Osage, be used as an army garrison.

Letter From George Sibley To Thomas Mather, September 2, 1829, George Champlin Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from George Sibley to Thomas Mather, September 2, 1829. Sibley says that the government is trying to charge the commissioners $26,000 for the survey of the Santa Fe Trail; discusses Andrew Jackson supporters in St. Louis.

Letter From Thomas Mather To George Sibley, August 25, 1829, Thomas Mather

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from Thomas Mather to George Sibley, August 25, 1829. Mather discusses money matters related to the Santa Fe Trail survey.

Letter From Thomas Mather To George Sibley, June 2, 1829, Thomas Mather

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from Thomas Mather to George Sibley, June 2, 1829. Mather discusses the failure of the appropriations bill to pay the Santa Fe Trail commissioners; unable to lend Sibley money.

Letter From Benjamin Reeves To George Sibley, May 2, 1829, Benjamin H. Reeves

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from Benjamin Reeves to George Sibley, May 2, 1829, Reeves says that he is unable to raise money.

Letter From Thomas Copes To George Sibley, April 10, 1829, Thomas P. Copes

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from Thomas Copes to George Sibley, April 10, 1829. Copes discusses the sale of some property.

George & Mary Sibley Deed Of Mortgage To Edward Bates, April 2, 1829, George Champlin Sibley, Mary Easton Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

George & Mary Sibley Deed of Mortgage to Edward Bates, April 2, 1829

Letter From George Sibley To Josiah Johnston, February 1, 1829, George Champlin Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from George Sibley to brother-in-law, Josiah Johnston, February 1, 1829. Sibley discusses national politics; land speculation.

Extension Of Suffrage, B. Hazard

Pamphlets: Contemporary Assessments of the Dorr Rebellion

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

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.

Journal Of The House Of Representatives Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, December 7, 1829 - January 29, 1830, Kentucky. General Assembly. House Of Representatives.

Journals of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

No abstract provided.

Journal Of The Senate Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, December 7, 1829 - January 29, 1830, Kentucky. General Assembly. Senate.

Journals of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

No abstract provided.

Letter From George Sibley To Peter Buell Porter, December 15, 1828, George Champlin Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from George Sibley to Peter Buell Porter, December 15, 1828. Sibley asks that payment for work from the Santa Fe Trail survey be sent to Edward Bates.

Letter From George Sibley To Peter Buell Porter, October 28, 1828, George Champlin Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from George Sibley to Peter Buell Porter, October 28, 1828. Sibley tells the Secretary of War that the commissioners are still owed money for surveying the Santa Fe Trail.

Letter From George Sibley To Josiah Johnston, October 26, 1828, George Champlin Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from George Sibley to brother-in-law, Josiah Johnston, October 26, 1828. Sibley discusses his debt; trying to pay it off; Edward Bates; Henry Clay.

Letter From Thomas Mather To George Sibley, August 26, 1828, Thomas Mather

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from Thomas Mather to George Sibley, August 26, 1828. Mather discusses his belief that the commissioners will soon be paid for their Santa Fe Trail work .

Letter From George Sibley To Josiah Johnston, April 6, 1828, George Champlin Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from George Sibley to Josiah Johnston, April 6, 1828. Sibley discusses family matters; trying to get family of Samuel Sibley to move to Missouri; Santa Fe trail; Andrew Jackson.

David Cusick's Sketches Of Ancient History Of The Six Nations, David Cusick

Zea E-Books in American Studies

This very early (if not the first) account of Native American history and myth, written and published in English by an Indian, is valuable on that score alone. This online electronic edition (in pdf format) was transcribed from digital images of the 1828 edition in the Library of Congress. No attempt has been made to correct or regularize spelling and punctuation or to standardize the language of the original; some typographical errors have been corrected, and these are listed in the notes.

The history begins at the Creation, with the twin brothers Enigorio and Enigonhahetgea (the good spirit and evil …

Catalogue Of The Officers & Students Of Jefferson College, Canonsburg, Pa.: March 1828

Jefferson Medical College Catalogs

Jefferson Medical College was a department under the aegis of Jefferson College, Canonsburg, PA from 1825 until 1839.

Letter From The Secretary Of War Transmitting A Report Of Gov. Cass And Col. Mckenney, On The Subject Of The Complaints Of The Winnebago Indians, &C., James Barbour, United States War Department, Lewis Cass, Thomas L. Mckenney

Special Collections

Letter to the 20th Congress from the governor of Michigan Territory and others regarding treaty violations perpetrated by white colonists, primarily seeking to extract lead and other minerals. Area mentioned is in present-day Wisconsin.

20th Congress, 1st Session. House of Representatives, War Department. Document Number 117.

Journal Of The House Of Representatives Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, December 1, 1828 - January 28, 1829, Kentucky. General Assembly. House Of Representatives.

Journals of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

No abstract provided.

Persia Arabia Tartary & Afghanistan, T. G. Bradford, J. H. Young

Documents and Reports

Publication: [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania?] : [John Grigg?], [1828?]

Physical Description:1 map : hand colored ; 25 x 21 cm, on sheet 29 x 24 cm

Cartographic Mathematical Data: Scale approximately 1:20,000,000, (E 32°19ʹ00ʺ--E 73°02ʹ00ʺ/N 51°56ʹ00ʺ--N 9°47ʹ00ʺ).

Notes: Shows Persia and covers from Suez east to the Gulf of Cambay and India and from Siberia south to the Gulf of Aden. Includes modern day nations of Saudia Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Iran, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan along with parts of Pakistan and Kazakhstan. Noted are Ruins of Persepolis and the Ruins of Babylon. Also included are some towns, rivers, mountains, islands and various …

Journal Of The Senate Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, December 1, 1828 - January 29, 1829, Kentucky. General Assembly. Senate.

Journals of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

No abstract provided.

Psalms, Hymns, And Spiritual Songs, Adapted To The Christian Religion, Alexander Campbell

Stone-Campbell Books

No abstract provided.

Letter From Dr. Archibald Dorsey To George Sibley, October 22, 1827, Archibald Dorsey

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from Dr. Archibald Dorsey to George Sibley, October 22, 1827. Dorsey expresses interest in moving to Jackson County, Missouri. Thanks Sibley for giving a description.

Asses For Sale Ad From George Sibley, September 27, 1827, George Champlin Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Asses for Sale Ad from George Sibley, September 27, 1827. Sibley selling animals after finishing the Santa Fe trail survey.