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Letter From The Secretary Of The Treasury Transmitting His Annual Report On The State Of The Finances

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Annual Report of the Sec. of the Treasury. 10 Dec. SD 2, 17-1, vl, 3lp. (59] or HD 3, 17-1, vl, 31p. [63] Indian Dept., etc.

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. …

Fifth Report Of The Directors Of The American Asylum, At Hartford For The Education And Instruction Of The Deaf And Dumb (1821), American School For The Deaf, Thomas C. Perkins

American School for the Deaf

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Elementary Exercises For The Deaf And Dumb, Samuel Akerly

Deaf Rare Books

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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 …

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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Message From The President Of The United States To Both Houses Of Congress At The Commencement Of The First Session Of The Seventeenth Congress, December 5, 1821

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Annual Message to Congress with Documents; Pres. Monroe. 5 Dec. SD 1, 17-1, v1, 70p. [59] or HD 1, 17-1, v1,70p.[63] Indian hostilities in Florida; reports; etc.

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."

Gen. Robert G. Harper To Rev. John Dubois, 1820 September 30

The Saint Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton Family Papers

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Fourth Report Of The Directors Of The American Asylum, At Hartford For The Education And Instruction Of The Deaf And Dumb (1820), American School For The Deaf, Seth Terry

American School for the Deaf

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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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L’Art D’Enseigner À Parler Aux Sourds-Muets De Naissance, Roch-Ambroise Auguste Bébian, Charles-Michel De L’Epée

Deaf Rare Books

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De Casibus, Quibus Formulam X4+Mxxyy+Y4 Ad Quadratum Reducere Licet, Leonhard Euler

All Works by Eneström Number

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Young Merchant's Manual Or Practical Book-Keeper: Containing The Fundamental Principles Of Mercantile Science, I. Alger Jun.

Individual and Corporate Publications

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Third Report Of The Directors Of The Connecticut Asylum For The Education And Instruction Of Deaf And Dumb Persons (1819), American School For The Deaf, Seth Terry

American School for the Deaf

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A Treatise On The Education Of The Deaf And Dumb : To Which Is Added An Essay On Deafness : Also, An Appendix Relating To The Education And Comfort Of The Blind, John England

Deaf Rare Books

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The Office And Duty Of A Justice Of The Peace: And A Guide To Clerks, Constables, Coroners, Executors, Administrators, Guardians, Sheriffs, Tax Collectors, And Receivers, And Other Civil Officers, Augustin S. Clayton

Historical Treatises

From the front matter:

BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the twenty-eighth day of September,in the forty•fourth year of the independence of the United States of America, A. ll.1819, Mathew Carey and Son, of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim a, proprietors, in the words following, to wit:

The office and duty of a Justice of the Peace, and a guide to Clerks, Constables, Coroners, Executors, Administrators, Guardians, Sheriffs, Tax-collectors, and Receivers, and other civil officers, ac­cording to the laws of the State of Georgia; with an Appendix, containing …

Minutes Taken At The Annual Conferences 1819, Methodist Episcopal Church. South Carolina Conference

South Carolina Conference 1785 Journal

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Letter To The Standing Committee Of The Diocese Of South Carolina, Members Of The Standing Committee Of The Diocese Of Ohio

Philander Chase Letters

Letter responding to the Diocese of South Carolina's objections and doubts regarding the Diocese of Ohio election proceedings for Bishop Elect Rev. Philander Chase.

Letter To The Standing Committee Of The Diocese Of New Jersey, B Gardiner

Philander Chase Letters

The Diocese of New Jersey has delayed approval of Philander Chase's appointment as Bishop. The Diocese of Ohio attempts to persuade them to change their decision by speaking of Chases's good character and the importance of a Bishop in Ohio and the west.

Second Report Of The Directors Of The Connecticut Asylum For The Education And Instruction Of Deaf And Dumb Persons (1818), American School For The Deaf, John Russ

American School for the Deaf

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Letter To Philander Chase, Jr., Philander Chase

Philander Chase Letters

The petition for the college is pending. Their house is quite small and the property needs lots of work. The people in the West are not like the people in New England.

An Address Written By Mr. Clerc, And Read By His Request At A Public Examination Of The Pupils In The Connecticut Asylum Before The Governour And Both Sides Of The Legislature, 28th Of May 1818, Laurent Clerc

Deaf Rare Books

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Memoir On The Ruins Of Babylon, Claudius James Rich

Archive of Mesopotamian Archaeological Reports (AMAR)

iv, 67, [1] p. : front., 2 pl. ; 24 cm.

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.

First Session Of The First General Assembly, Mississippi. Legislature. Senate

Journal of the Senate of the State of Mississippi

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Letter To George Chase, Dudley Chase

Philander Chase Letters

Dudley tells George about how powerful he finds the new painting of the signing of the Declaration of Independence by John Trumbull. He looked at the painting with Senator Nathanial Macon, who was at the signing, and can attest that it is accurate. Dudley tells George to keep writing to his Aunt even though she has no time to respond. Dudley is excited to see George and his family in his upcoming return home.