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

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Furman’s work is one of the earliest compilations of historical documents (with commentary) about an American city, in this case his native Brooklyn.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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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

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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).

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.

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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. …

A Discourse, Delivered At Plymouth, December 22, 1820. In Commemoration Of The First Settlement Of New-England., Daniel Webster, Paul Royster , Ed.

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To celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Mayflower Pilgrims’ Landing at Plymouth Rock, Daniel Webster (1782–1852), former congressman and future senator and secretary of state, delivered this long discourse to the assembled members of the Pilgrim Society. Always the consummate New Englander, Webster sketched 200 years of American history, surveyed the present era, and projected grand future prospects for a nation barely 40 years old, but with deep roots in Reformed Protestant values and English constitutionalism. Underlying all was his belief that “The character of their political institutions was determined by the fundamental laws respecting property.” Webster’s stories highlight the …

Journal Of The Senate Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, October 15, 1821 - December 21, 1821, Kentucky. General Assembly. Senate.

Journals of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

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Journal Of The House Of Representatives Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, October 15, 1821 - December 21, 1821, 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 Thomas Mckenney, October 1, 1820, George Champlin Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from George Sibley to Thomas McKenney, October 1, 1820. Sibley describes several of the Native American tribes near Fort Osage; how they live off the land; suggests how land should be given to them once they are "civilized."

Journal Of The House Of Representatives Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, October 16, 1820 - December 27, 1820, Kentucky. General Assembly. House Of Representatives.

Journals of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

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List Of Trade Goods Sent To Fort Osage, November 6, 1817, William Clark

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of List of Trade Goods Sent to Fort Osage, November 6, 1817.

Letter From William Clark To George Sibley, October 8, 1817, William Clark

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcription of Letter from William Clark to George Sibley, October 8, 1817. Clark discusses being confident in Sibley's ability to handle the relations between Native Americans and settlers near the fort.

Letter From William Clark To George Sibley, October 8, 1817, William Clark

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from William Clark to George Sibley, October 8, 1817. Clarke expresses support for how Sibley has handled matters with the Osage tribe.

Journal Of The Senate Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, December 1, 1817 - February 4, 1818, Kentucky. General Assembly. Senate.

Journals of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

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Journal Of The House Of Representatives Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, December 1, 1817 - February 4, 1818, 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 Samuel Sibley, September 28, 1816, George Champlin Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcription of Letter from George Sibley to brother, Samuel Sibley, September 28, 1816. George discusses the costs of various things in Missouri being high because of great influx of strangers.

A Statistical View Of The District Of Maine, Moses Greenleaf

Osher Map Library Rare Books

Full title: A Statistical View of the District of Maine; more especially with reference to the Value and Importance of its Interior

Early survey of the District of Maine 1816 by Moses Greenleaf.

1 book: 154 pages

Journal Of The House Of Representatives Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, December 2, 1816 - February 5, 1817, Kentucky. General Assembly. House Of Representatives.

Journals of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

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Journal Of The House Of Representatives Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, December 4, 1815 - February 10, 1816, 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 Samuel Sibley, September 25, 1813, George Champlin Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript for Letter from George Sibley to Samuel Sibley, September 25, 1813.

Letter From John Sibley To John Armstrong, March 7, 1813, John Sibley

John Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from John Sibley to John Armstrong, March 7, 1813. Sibley discusses the latest developments in Mexican War for independence.

Letter From John Sibley To John Armstrong, February 12, 1813, John Sibley

John Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from John Sibley to John Armstrong, February 12, 1813. Sibley discusses Native Americans and the Mexican War for Independence.

Letter From John Sibley To William Eustis, February 9, 1811, John Sibley

John Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from John Sibley to William Eustis, February 9, 1811. Sibley discusses developments in the Mexican War for independence.

Letter From William Thornton, Superintendent Of The Us Patent Office, To W. Josiah Bennett Regarding Patent, November 1, 1809., William Thornton

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

William Thornton, superintendent of the United States Patent Office, notifies W. Josiah Bennett that his model and papers have been received. Thornton further explains the process by which Bennett may receive a patent. November 1, 1809.

Letter From John Sibley To Henry Dearborn, January 10, 1807, John Sibley

John Sibley Papers

Transcription of Letter from John Sibley to Henry Dearborn, January 10, 1807. Sibley discusses the Native Americans in the area around him, and Mexico.

Narrative Of The Loss Of The Earl Of Abergavenny, East Indiaman, Captain John Wordsworth, Which Drove On The Shambles, Off The Bill Of Portland, And Sunk In Twelve Fathoms Water, February 5, 1805, Archibald Duncan

Texts relating to the Earl of Abergavenny (ship)

The Earl of Abergevnny was an East Indiaman which was wrecked in 1805 off the Isle of Portland, England in Weymouth Bay. The sinking was a sensational event due to the high number of lives lost, the amount of high-value of cargo that sank and the controversial testimony of survivors. Captain John Wordsworth, brother of the Romantic poet William Wordsworth, perished in the wreck.

This excerpt is from the Mariner's Chronicle, Being a Collection of the Most Interesting Narratives of Shipwrecks, Fires, Famines, and Other Calamaties Incident to a Life of Maritime Enterprise by Archibald Duncan, 124-132. London: James Cundee,1805

Memorandum Book #1 (January Through December 1800), John Sibley

John Sibley Papers

John Sibley Memorandum Book #1 (January through December 1800).

'Farewell' Address To The People Of The United States, Announcing His Intention Of Retiring From Public Life At The Expiration Of The Present Constitutional Term Of Presidency, George Washington

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President George Washington’s farewell address “To the People of the United States” was delivered to the public through the medium of the Philadelphia Daily Advertiser newspaper and was immediately reprinted in other newspapers and in pamphlet form throughout the country, and in England, Ireland, and Scotland as well. All contemporary editions derived directly or indirectly from the Daily Advertiser newspaper source.

The composition of the address was a collaborative effort, with James Madison co-authoring with Washington an early draft that was reviewed and revised at least twice to incorporate suggestions by Alexander Hamilton. The final draft, in Washington’s handwriting, was …