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Letter From David Barton To George Sibley, June 2, 1824, David Barton Jun 1824

Letter From David Barton To George Sibley, June 2, 1824, David Barton

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from David Barton to George Sibley, June 2, 1824. Barton discusses money being decided on to buy Native American rights to land they own.


Letter From George Sibley To David Barton January 10, 1824, George Champlin Sibley Jan 1824

Letter From George Sibley To David Barton January 10, 1824, George Champlin Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from George Sibley to David Barton January 10, 1824, Sibley describes the area around Fort Osage and discusses squatters ,moving into the region.


Journal Of The Senate Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, November 1, 1824 - January 12, 1825, Kentucky. General Assembly. Senate. Dec 1823

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

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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 Dec 1823

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

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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 Dec 1823

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Furman’s work is one of the earliest compilations of historical documents (with commentary) about an American city, in this case his native Brooklyn.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. Dec 1823

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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Journal Of The Senate Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, November 3, 1823 - January 8, 1824, Kentucky. General Assembly. Senate. Dec 1822

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 Apr 1822

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. Dec 1821

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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Journal Of The House Of Representatives Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, October 21, 1822 - December 11, 1822, Kentucky. General Assembly. House Of Representatives. Dec 1821

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

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. Sep 1821

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. …


Letter From James Kennerly To George Sibley, August 18, 1821, James Kennerly Aug 1821

Letter From James Kennerly To George Sibley, August 18, 1821, James Kennerly

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from James Kennerly to George Sibley, August 18, 1821. Kennerly discusses bank failure; goods waiting to be shipped to Sibley.


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

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. Dec 1820

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

No abstract provided.


Journal Of The House Of Representatives Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, October 15, 1821 - December 21, 1821, Kentucky. General Assembly. House Of Representatives. Dec 1820

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

No abstract provided.


Letter From Walk-In-Rain George Sibley, August 26, 1820, Walk In Rain Aug 1820

Letter From Walk-In-Rain George Sibley, August 26, 1820, Walk In Rain

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Letter from Walk-In-Rain George Sibley, August 26, 1820. Walk-In-Rain discusses chis criticisms of George Sibley and Americans.


Land For Sale Ad From George Sibley, May 27, 1820, George Champlin Sibley May 1820

Land For Sale Ad From George Sibley, May 27, 1820, George Champlin Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Land for Sale Ad from George Sibley, May 27, 1820 from the Missouri Intelligencer.


Journal Of The House Of Representatives Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, October 16, 1820 - December 27, 1820, Kentucky. General Assembly. House Of Representatives. Dec 1819

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

No abstract provided.


Journal Of The Senate Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, October 16, 1820 - December 27, 1820, Kentucky. General Assembly. Senate. Dec 1819

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

Journals of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

No abstract provided.


Letter From George Tompkins To George Sibley, July 30, 1819, George Tompkins Jul 1819

Letter From George Tompkins To George Sibley, July 30, 1819, George Tompkins

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from George Tompkins to George Sibley, July 30, 1819. Tompkins discusses how his political career is over because he (Tompkins) is opposed to slavery and Howard and Cooper counties are in favor of it. Also discusses a bank crash.


Letter From George Sibley To Samuel Sibley, July 10, 1819, George Champlin Sibley Jul 1819

Letter From George Sibley To Samuel Sibley, July 10, 1819, George Champlin Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from George Sibley to his brother, Samuel Sibley, July 10, 1817. Sibley discusses his brother's plan to move to the Missouri Territory; building a saw mill; his predictions on the types of commerce that will happen around Fort Osage; his concerns regarding whether Missouri will become a free or slave state; selling a slave for Samuel and not being paid; the Yellowstone expedition.

The date on this transcription is incorrect. The year should be 1819.


I Had The Pleasure To Receive Your Letter..., William Frost Apr 1819

I Had The Pleasure To Receive Your Letter..., William Frost

Sarah Wood Frost Correspondence

Handwritten letter from William Frost to his daughter Sally regarding grammar and punctuation, and a delivery of melons, pineapples and oranges.


Letter From William Clark To George Sibley, March 31, 1819, William Clark Mar 1819

Letter From William Clark To George Sibley, March 31, 1819, William Clark

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from William Clark to George Sibley, March 31, 1819. Clark discusses Osage tribes annuity; Sac intrigue; Ioway land claim.


Letter From John W. Johnson To George Sibley, March 1, 1819, John W. Johnson Feb 1819

Letter From John W. Johnson To George Sibley, March 1, 1819, John W. Johnson

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from John W. Johnson to George Sibley, March 1, 1819. Johnson discusses quitting government work; asks Sibley if he plans on doing so too.


Letter From George Sibley To Thomas Mckenney, February 2, 1819, George Champlin Sibley Feb 1819

Letter From George Sibley To Thomas Mckenney, February 2, 1819, George Champlin Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from George Sibley to Thomas McKenney, February 2, 1819. Sibley explains why a garrison is no longer necessary at Fort Osage.


Letter From John C. Calhoun & William Clark To George Sibley. September 5, 1818, John C. Calhoun, William Clark Sep 1818

Letter From John C. Calhoun & William Clark To George Sibley. September 5, 1818, John C. Calhoun, William Clark

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from John C. Calhoun & William Clark to George Sibley. September 5, 1818. Calhoun discusses how to address claims made by Native American and U.S. citizens.


George Sibley Newspaper Ad Warning Wood Cutters, July 25, 1818, George Champlin Sibley Jul 1818

George Sibley Newspaper Ad Warning Wood Cutters, July 25, 1818, George Champlin Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

George Sibley Newspaper Ad Warning Wood Cutters, July 25, 1818


Letter From Thomas Mckenney To George Sibley, February 18, 1818, Thomas L. Mckenney Feb 1818

Letter From Thomas Mckenney To George Sibley, February 18, 1818, Thomas L. Mckenney

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from Thomas McKenney to George Sibley, February 18, 1818. McKenney discusses how boatmen are trying to undermine government policies.


Journal Of The Senate Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, December 7, 1818 - February 10, 1819, Kentucky. General Assembly. Senate. Dec 1817

Journal Of The Senate Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, December 7, 1818 - February 10, 1819, 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 7, 1818 - February 10, 1819, Kentucky. General Assembly. House Of Representatives. Dec 1817

Journal Of The House Of Representatives Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, December 7, 1818 - February 10, 1819, Kentucky. General Assembly. House Of Representatives.

Journals of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

No abstract provided.