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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.

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.

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

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from George Sibley to Benjamin Reeves & Thomas Mather, February 7, 1826. Sibley discusses sending men and supplies back to Missouri to cut down on survey expenses.

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

Journals of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

No abstract provided.

Letter From Benjamin Reeves To James Barbour, November 5, 1825, Benjamin Reeves

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Benjamin Reeves and Thomas Mather report to Secretary of War James Barbour that they began surveying the route from Fort Osage toward Santa Fe in July 1825. In August they met with leaders of the Great and Little Osage and the Kansas tribes, securing treaties allowing the road to be marked and freely used by U.S. and Mexican travelers. They reached the U.S.–Mexico boundary in early September and waited for further instructions. To avoid delaying the project, they decided that George Sibley would continue to Santa Fe for the winter while Reeves and Mather returned east to finish marking the …

Missouri Intelligencer Article On The Road To Mexico Survey, October 28, 1825, Missouri Intelligencer

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Missouri Intelligencer Article on the Road to Mexico Survey, October 28, 1825. Article discusses the early progress that the commissioners have made on surveying the Santa Fe Trail.

Missouri Intelligencer Article On The Road To Mexico, July 29, 1825, Missouri Intelligencer

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Missouri Intelligencer Article on the Road to Mexico, July 29, 1825

Letter From George Sibley To Josiah Johnston, July 25, 1825, George Champlin Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from George Sibley to Josiah Johnston, July 25, 1825.

Missouri Intelligencer Article On The Road To Mexico, July 9, 1825, Missouri Intelligencer

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Missouri Intelligencer Article on the Road to Mexico, July 9, 1825

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 …

Letter From Benjamin Reeves To George Sibley, May 25, 1825, Benjamin H. Reeves

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from Benjamin Reeves to George Sibley, May 25, 1825. Reeves discusses delays in having the wagons ready for the survey.

Letter From George Sibley To James Barbour, May 4, 1825, George Champlin Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from George Sibley to Secretary of War, James Barbour, May 4, 1825. Sibley discusses preparations for surveying the Santa Fe Trail.

Letter From Thomas Mckenney To George Sibley, January 12, 1825, Thomas Mckenney

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from Thomas McKenney to George Sibley, January 12, 1825. McKenney asks Sibley to share Native American language with a Mr. Samuel Conant. Sibley said he didn't have time to do it.

Letter From George Sibley To Josiah Johnston, January 8, 1825, George Champlin Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from George Sibley to brother-in-law Josiah Johnston, January 8, 1825. Johnston was U.S. Senator for Louisiana. Sibley discusses his means for paying off his debt; the US trade with the Mexicans in Santa Fe.

Locust Grove Plantation Ledger, Locust Grove Plantation

Deeply Rooted

Ledger contains the names, marriages, births, and deaths of enslaved persons on a plantation which internal evidence suggests was Locust Grove Plantation in Jefferson County, Mississippi. Ledger also contains cotton harvest data for each enslaved person. Some pages include newspaper clippings discussing agricultural and domestic techniques and advice. The plantation was founded in 1777 under the name Mount Locust, and the name was changed by Samuel Postlethwait when he purchased the plantation. This item has been aggregated as part of the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL)'s "Deeply Rooted: The Agricultural & Rural History of the American South" project.

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.