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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.

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.

Letter From George Sibley To James H. Birch, September 20, 1827, George Champlin Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Letter from George Sibley to James H. Birch, September 20, 1827 Sibley complains to the editor of the Western Monitor that he is not adequately providing all the information available. Letter is in the October 12, 1827 Missouri Intelligencer.

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.

Missouri Intelligencer Article On The Road To New Mexico, July 26, 1827, Missouri Intelligencer

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Missouri Intelligencer Article on the Road to New Mexico, July 26, 1827

List Of People Hired For The Expedition, May 12, 1827, George Champlin Sibley

Mexican Road Commission (1825-1827)

Transcript of List of People Hired for the Expedition, May 12, 1827.

Letter From Benjamin Reeves To George Sibley, May 2, 1827, Benjamin H. Reeves

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from Benjamin Reeves to George Sibley, May 2, 1827. Reeves tells of a mule that escaped.

Letter From Benjamin Reeves To George Sibley, April 30, 1827, Benjamin H. Reeves

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from Benjamin Reeves to George Sibley, April 30, 1827. Reeves discusses making arrangements for mules and wagons for surveying the road once again.

Letter From George Sibley To Benjamin Reeves, April 27, 1827, George Champlin Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from George Sibley to Benjamin Reeves, April 27, 1827. Sibley discusses preparations for finishing the Santa Fe Trail.

Letter From Benjamin Reeves To George Sibley, April 1, 1827, Benjamin H. Reeves

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from Benjamin Reeves to George Sibley, April 1, 1827. Reeves thanks Sibley for releasing him from his commissioner duties, due to his wife's illness; there are still mules left over from the survey that need to be sold.

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 10, 1827, George Champlin Sibley, Thomas Mather

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from George Sibley & Thomas Mather to the Secretary of War, January 10, 1827. Sibley describes the efforts to survey the Santa Fe and says they are done.

Journal Of The Senate Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, December 3, 1827 - February 13, 1828, 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, December 3, 1827 - February 13, 1828, Kentucky. General Assembly. House Of Representatives.

Journals of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

No abstract provided.

Letter From Benjamin Reeves To George Sibley, December 29, 1826, Benjamin H. Reeves

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from Benjamin Reeves to George Sibley, December 29, 1826. Reeves discusses money matters related to the Santa Fe Trail.

Letter From Benjamin Reeves To George Sibley, December 24, 1826, Benjamin H. Reeves

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from Benjamin Reeves to George Sibley, December 24, 1826. Reeves discusses money matters related to Santa Fe Trail.

Letter From Benjamin Reeves To George Sibley, November 27, 1826, Benjamin H. Reeves

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from Benjamin Reeves to George Sibley, November 27, 1826. Reeves says that he held off selling the mules and supplies after receiving Sibley's letter.

Letter From Benjamin Reeves To George Sibley, November 6, 1826, Benjamin H. Reeves

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from Benjamin Reeves to George Sibley, November 6, 1826. Reeves discusses that now no more work will be done on the road, he has begun making preparations to sell the mules.

Letter From Benjamin Reeves To George Sibley, November 6, 1826, Benjamin H. Reeves

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from Benjamin Reeves to George Sibley, November 6, 1826. Reeves recommends not selling the mules, in case the commissioners need to continue marking the road.

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.

Mexican Road Expenses, October 1825 Through August 1826, Mexican Road Commissioners

Mexican Road Commission (1825-1827)

No abstract provided.

Letter From George Sibley To Joel Roberts Poinsett, June 19, 1826, George Champlin Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from George Sibley to Joel Roberts Poinsett, June 19, 1826. Sibley says it is impossible to comply with the Mexicans' demands regarding surveying the road.

Letter #3 From Benjamin Reeves To George Sibley, May 19, 1826, Benjamin Reeves

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of letter, written by B. H. Reeves to George C. Sibley on May 19, 1826, concerns the sale and allocation of government wagons. Reeves explains that he advertised the wagons for sale in April but withheld wagons No. 4 and No. 6 in case they were needed for public service. Before the sale, Mr. Dempsey arrived with Sibley’s order for one of the wagons; Reeves allowed him to choose one, pending Captain Brannin’s arrival with further letters from Sibley.

Those letters revealed that Sibley had authorized both Mr. Thomas H. Boggs and Mr. Baillio to receive wagons but had …

Letter From Benjamin Reeves To George Sibley, May 19, 1826, Benjamin Reeves

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from Benjamin Reeves to George Sibley, May 19, 1826. Reeves discusses that Mexico is delaying the completion of the Santa Fe Trail. He thinks it is because Mexico will use the road for invasion instead of trade. Also discusses politics.

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

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from Benjamin Reeves to George Sibley, May 12, 1826. Reeves says that Mather has made it to Washington D.C. to figure out whether Santa Fe survey should continue. No answers from the government.

Letter From Benjamin Reeves To Tracy & Wahrendorff, April, 15, 1826, Benjamin Reeves

George Champlin Sibley Papers

On April 15, 1826, B.H. Reeves of Fayette, Missouri, wrote to the firm Tracy & Wahrendorff regarding funds held for the Commissioners of the Mexican Road. Reeves directs the recipients to honor a $200 draft drawn by George C. Sibley in favor of Mrs. Mary E. Sibley. Additionally, Reeves requests a status update on the account balance to determine if further funds are required and to prepare for a final settlement with the government. In a postscript, Reeves authorizes a second payment of $128 to Paul Baillio, also drawn by George C. Sibley against the public fund.