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Box 7, Folder 8 Warren County Marriage Records, Hu-Sc, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 1821

Box 7, Folder 8 Warren County Marriage Records, Hu-Sc, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Warren County, Kentucky - Marriage Records

No abstract provided.


Box 7, Folder 9 Warren County Marriage Records, Si-Y, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 1821

Box 7, Folder 9 Warren County Marriage Records, Si-Y, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Warren County, Kentucky - Marriage Records

No abstract provided.


Box 7, Folder 7 Warren County Marriage Records, B-He, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 1821

Box 7, Folder 7 Warren County Marriage Records, B-He, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Warren County, Kentucky - Marriage Records

No abstract provided.


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

No abstract provided.


Timmons Treadwell To Reuben Treadwell, 24 November 1821, Timmons Louis Treadwell Nov 1821

Timmons Treadwell To Reuben Treadwell, 24 November 1821, Timmons Louis Treadwell

Personal and Business Correspondence, 1821-1840 (Series 1.1)

No abstract provided.


Letter From John Sibley To George Sibley, October 29, 1821, John Sibley Oct 1821

Letter From John Sibley To George Sibley, October 29, 1821, John Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from John Sibley to his son, George Sibley, October 29, 1821. John Sibley discusses Stephen Austin and the settlement of Texas; Mexican independence.


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.

Electronic Texts in American Studies

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 George Sibley To Rufus Easton, September 1821, George Champlin Sibley Sep 1821

Letter From George Sibley To Rufus Easton, September 1821, George Champlin Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from George Sibley to Rufus Easton, September 10, 1821. Sibley discusses hard times and overregulation; Mary Sibley keeping busy tending to the sick.


Letter From Thomas Mckenney To George Sibley, August 25, 1821, Thomas Mckenney Aug 1821

Letter From Thomas Mckenney To George Sibley, August 25, 1821, Thomas Mckenney

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Letter from Thomas McKenney to George Sibley, August 25, 1821


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.


Letter From Thomas Mckenney To George Sibley, June 21, 1821, Thomas L. Mckenney Jun 1821

Letter From Thomas Mckenney To George Sibley, June 21, 1821, Thomas L. Mckenney

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from Thomas McKenney to George Sibley, June 21, 1821. McKenney discusses Sibley's desire to buy land near New Madrid; conflicts with the Native Americans, current thoughts in Congress regarding Native Americans.


Letter From James Kennerly To George Sibley, May 4, 1821, James Kennerly May 1821

Letter From James Kennerly To George Sibley, May 4, 1821, James Kennerly

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from James Kennerly to George Sibley, May 4, 1821. Kennerly discusses changes coming to the factory system; Paul Balio.


Letter From Thomas Mckenney To George Sibley, April 7, 1821, Thomas Mckenney Apr 1821

Letter From Thomas Mckenney To George Sibley, April 7, 1821, Thomas Mckenney

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Letter from Thomas McKenney to George Sibley, April 7, 1820


David Porter Promise To Pay John Rodgers $700 Sixty Days After March 6, 1821., David Porter Mar 1821

David Porter Promise To Pay John Rodgers $700 Sixty Days After March 6, 1821., David Porter

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Porter and Rodgers were American naval officers noted for, among other things, their service in the War of 1812. In this note, David Porter promises to pay John Rodgers $700, sixty days after March 6, 1821.


Wm Gould Of Choctaw Agency To Eden Brashears Esq. At Port Gibson., William P. Gould, Eden Brashears Feb 1821

Wm Gould Of Choctaw Agency To Eden Brashears Esq. At Port Gibson., William P. Gould, Eden Brashears

Evans Collection

No abstract provided.


Box 7, Folder 5 Warren County Marriage Records, He-Po, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 1820

Box 7, Folder 5 Warren County Marriage Records, He-Po, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Warren County, Kentucky - Marriage Records

No abstract provided.


Box 7, Folder 4 Warren County Marriage Records, B-Ha, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 1820

Box 7, Folder 4 Warren County Marriage Records, B-Ha, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Warren County, Kentucky - Marriage Records

No abstract provided.


Document: Bill Of Sale From Daniel Vertier To Thomas Brockhurst Barclay And George P. Barclay. January 1, 1821., Daniel Vertreir, Thomas Brockhurst Dec 1820

Document: Bill Of Sale From Daniel Vertier To Thomas Brockhurst Barclay And George P. Barclay. January 1, 1821., Daniel Vertreir, Thomas Brockhurst

Evans Collection

No abstract provided.


Box 7, Folder 6 Warren County Marriage Records, Pr-Y, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 1820

Box 7, Folder 6 Warren County Marriage Records, Pr-Y, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Warren County, Kentucky - Marriage Records

No abstract provided.


Box 27, Folder 21 Warren County Marriage Records, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 1820

Box 27, Folder 21 Warren County Marriage Records, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Warren County, Kentucky - Marriage Records

No abstract provided.


Account Of Provisions Drawn From Contractor At Fort Osage, 1817-1821, George Champlin Sibley Dec 1820

Account Of Provisions Drawn From Contractor At Fort Osage, 1817-1821, George Champlin Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Account of Provisions Drawn from Contractor at Fort Osage, 1817-1821.


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.


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.

Electronic Texts in American Studies

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 …


Letter From Thomas Mckenney To George Sibley, December 9, 1820, Thomas Mckenney Nov 1820

Letter From Thomas Mckenney To George Sibley, December 9, 1820, Thomas Mckenney

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Letter from Thomas McKenney to George Sibley, December 9, 1820


Letter From George Sibley To Thomas Mckenney, October 1, 1820, George Champlin Sibley Sep 1820

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."


Letter From Thomas Mckenney To George Sibley, September 20, 1820, Thomas Mckenney Sep 1820

Letter From Thomas Mckenney To George Sibley, September 20, 1820, Thomas Mckenney

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Letter from Thomas McKenney to George Sibley, September 20, 1820


Letter From George Sibley To John C. Calhoun, September 17, 1820, George Champlin Sibley Sep 1820

Letter From George Sibley To John C. Calhoun, September 17, 1820, George Champlin Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from George Sibley to John C. Calhoun, September 17, 1820. Sibley discusses how American killed two members of the Osage.. Osage wants the U.S. government to investigate.


Letter From George Sibley To John C. Calhoun, September 1, 1820, George Champlin Sibley Aug 1820

Letter From George Sibley To John C. Calhoun, September 1, 1820, George Champlin Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from George Sibley to John C. Calhoun, September 1, 1820. Sibley discusses how American killed two members of the Osage.


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.