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Margaret Armstrong To Susan Ursin Niemcewicz, February 11, 1823, Margaret Armstrong

Liberty Hall Collection 1820s

Margaret Armstrong wrote from Burlington, NJ to Susan Ursin Niemcewicz, addressed to Ursino, Elizabeth Town, NJ. Margaret wrote about her health and how the cold effects her, but she grows stronger everyday.

People Included: Mrs. Bradford, General Armstrong, Peter Philip James Kean, Sarah Sabina Kean, Margaret's mother

Places Included: Philadelphia, PA, the Delaware River

Sophia Chase To Philander Chase, Jr, Sophia Chase

Philander Chase Letters

Sophia has copied an excerpt from Joseph Mede's sermon for Philander Jr. Chase has been spending his days in labor and is in want of money.

Address Delivered At The First Anniversary Meeting Of The Elizabeth-Town Apprentices' Library Association By Peter Kean, January 7,1823, Peter Philip James Kean

Liberty Hall Collection 1820s

A published copy of an address given by Peter Kean at the First Anniversary Meeting of the Elizabeth-Town Apprentices' Library Association. This copy was given by Peter to his daughter Julia Ursin Niemcewicz Kean on January 28, 1823.

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

No abstract provided.

A Treatise On The Improved Culture Of The Strawberry, Raspberry, Gooseberry, And Currant : In Which Are Pointed Out The Best Methods Of Obtaining Ample Crops Of These Fruits, To Which Are Prefixed Descriptions Of The Most Esteemed Varieties, Thomas Haynes

Rare Books, Manuscripts,Government Documents, and Atlases

PREFACE
The following instructions for an improved method of cultivating the STRAWBERRY, RASPBERRY, GOOSEBERRY, and CURRANT, are respectfully submitted to those who desire to obtain these fruits of a large size and of an excellent flavour ; and in full confidence that, where a due regard is paid to the directions laid down, the reward will be ample crops of superior fruit. The STRAWBERRY is a native if woods and shady situations, and consequently ought not to be planted indiscriminately in any place. The object in these pages has been to point out and recommend a method by which its …

Church History; 1823-1985, St. Peter's Episcopal Church Of Niagara Falls

St. Peter's Episcopal Church

No abstract provided.

Animaux. Les Poissons. Histoire Naturelle, Augustine Legrande, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Miniature Books

Box 1 : Book 4. (3 in series). Part of The Stearns, Beede, Jencks Collection of Miniature Books. 2 boxes. miniature books; slipcases, boxes and metal cases; miniature magnifying lenses; miniature bookcases; book collecting bibliographies and periodicals; research materials; correspondence; card file. SUMMARY Emma Owens Stearns began collecting miniature books in the late 19th century and passed her passion for these treasures on to her daughter Virginia Stearns Beede. Virginia continued to add to this collection and passed it on to her daughter Anne Beede Jencks. In 2011 Anne Jencks donated this collection of miniature books, now numbering approximately 382 …

The Wanderer In America, Or Truth At Home, C. (Charles) H. (Henry) Wilson

Settler Literature Archive

No abstract provided.

Peter Kean And Sarah Sabina Morris Kean To Susan Niemcewicz, June 4, 2022, Peter Kean, Sarah Sabina Morris Kean

Liberty Hall Collection 1820s

Peter Kean and Sarah Sabina Morris Kean wrote from Elizabethtown, New Jersey to Susan Neimcewicz who was staying at Thomas Biddle’s home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Gouverneur. Glad to learn from Susan’s letter of Monday that she and their dear friends on Chestnut Street were all well. Sarah had written to Susan that they found their little darling in perfect health and that John met them at the Point looking as well as possible. Poor Mary Ricketts suffered dreadfully from her face, she was in agony on Sunday at Lawrences. Peter had not seen Phil till their return as he was …

James Ricketts To Susan Niemcewicz, May 29, 1822, James Ricketts

Liberty Hall Collection 1820s

James Ricketts wrote from Abyssinia, New Jersey to Susan Niemcewicz Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (at the Biddles). Maria received Susan’s kind letter and intended on answering it right away. However, as the ladies were preparing to receive the town between 12 and 3 pm, they deputed James to tell her that they were all in perfect health and spirits. They all went after church to Ursino to see the dear children who were all well and longing for Susan’s return. James and the family were received with the greatest attention by Peggy and Philip and were given plum cake and wine. They …

Sixth Report Of The Directors Of The American Asylum, At Hartford For The Education And Instruction Of The Deaf And Dumb (1822), American School For The Deaf, Thomas C. Perkins

American School for the Deaf

No abstract provided.

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).

Samuel Boyd To Peter Kean, March 26, 1822, Samuel Boyd

Liberty Hall Collection 1820s

A receipt for legal services from Samuel Boyd to Peter Kean connected to the legal case of the Houstoun Children, Elizabeth Houstoun, and Maria Madison.

People Included: John R. Madison, Egbert Benson, Gerard Rutgers, William Houstoun

Egbert Benson And Children Of The Late Mr. And Mrs. Houston Statement Of Account, March 25, 1822, Egbert Benson

Liberty Hall Collection 1820s

A statement of account between Egbert Benson and children of the late Mr. and Mrs. Houston. Peter Kean represented the children.

Beverly Robinson To Peter Kean, February 28, 1822, Beverly Robinson

Liberty Hall Collection 1820s

Beverly Robinson wrote from New York to Peter Kean, addressed to Elizabeth Town, NJ regarding accounts and a proposition from Judge Benson.

People Included: Mr. Rutgers

Sarah Sabina Kean To Miss Rutherford, February 15, 1822, Sarah Sabina Kean

Liberty Hall Collection 1820s

Sarah Sabina Kean wrote to Miss Rutherford, her cousin, addressed to Edgerston, Bellville, NJ. Sarah invited her and Miss Scots to the Christening of her daughter Susan Mary Kean.

John Henry Hobart To Peter Kean, February 13, 1822, John Henry Hobart

Liberty Hall Collection 1820s

John Henry Hobart wrote from New York to Peter Kean, addressed to Elizabeth Town, NJ regarding financial matters and debt.

People Included: William Dayton, Elias B. Dayton, Mrs. Harkin

Letter From The Secretary Of War, Transmitting, (In Obedience To A Resolution Of The House Of Representatives Of The 18th Ult.) Information In Relation To The Superintendency Of Indian Affairs, In The Territory Of Michigan During The Year 1820, And Part Of The Year 1821.

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

Letter on Indian Affairs. 9 Feb. HD 60,17-1, v4, 132p. [66] Affairs in Michigan Territory during 1820-1821, etc.

[Report : Petition Of Noble Osborne And William Doake]

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

R-P of N. Osborne and W. Doake. 28 Jan. SD 19, 17-1, vl, lp. [59] Cession of Indian lands near Natchez and New Orleans for taverns; 1804.

[Report : Petition Of Nicholas Ware And Wm. A. Carr

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

R-P of the Executors of T. Carr. 28 Jan. SD 29, 17-1, vl, 2p. [59] Indian hostilities on the Georgia frontier; 1784-1785.

[Communication From Thomas L. M'Kenney]

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

Report on the Indian Trade. 14 Jan. SD 10, 17-1, vl, 10p. (59] Number and location of trading posts; accounts.

A Knickerbocker Tour Of New York State, 1822: "Our Travels, Statistical, Geographical, Mineorological, Geological, Historical, Political And Quizzical"; Written By Myself Xyz Etc., Johnston Verplanck, Louis Leonard Tucker , Editor

Electronic Texts in American Studies

In late August 1822, at the height of a yellow fever epidemic in New York City, an alarmed resident of the lower city resettled his family in the Bedford section of Brooklyn Village. With two male companions, he then boarded the steamboat Chancellor Livingston on August 28 and sailed up the Hudson River to Newburgh. There they boarded a stage and travelled across New York State to Niagara Falls and the adjoining area. They returned along the "psychic highway" of western and central New York to Albany, thence down the Hudson to New York City by steamboat. In the course …

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

No abstract provided.

Documents In Relation To The Dismissal Of David G. Seixas, From The Pennsylvania Institution For The Deaf And Dumb : Published For The Information Of The Contributors, In Pursuance Of A Resolution Of The Board Of Directors, Passed The 3d Of April, 1822, Pennsylvania Institution For The Deaf And Dumb. Board Of Directors

Deaf Rare Books

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.

Journals of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

No abstract provided.

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.

Jacob Morris To Lewis Morris, October 20, 1821, Jacob Morris

Liberty Hall Collection 1820s

Jacob Morris wrote from Butternuts, NY to Lewis Morris, his brother, addressed to Morrisania, Harlem, NY. Jacob wrote about the rent and yields on their South Carolina property, his wife Mary Cox Morris's health, and their brother Staats.

People Included: Montgomery

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 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.

Christine Biddle To Susan Ursin Niemcewicz, May 28, 1821, Christine Biddle

Liberty Hall Collection 1820s

Chistine Biddle wrote to Susan Ursin Niemcewicz, addressed to Elizabeth Town, NJ and forwarded by Maria P. Ricketts. Christine mentions that she told Peter Kean her family was looking for a new home. She was confined in town and send her family of children to the country during the month of August. She felt this was the best decision because her last two confinements had her in very precarious circumstances. She kept to her bed for a week and her room for a month before the event took place. Her and her family are now settled in their new home …