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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

No abstract provided.


Letter From The Secretary Of The Treasury Transmitting His Annual Report On The State Of The Finances Dec 1821

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 Oct 1821

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. 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 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.


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

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 …


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 May 1821

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

No abstract provided.


Hannah More To Rev. D. Pearson, Hannah More May 1821

Hannah More To Rev. D. Pearson, Hannah More

Philander Chase Letters

Hannah More expresses her gratitude for Rev. Pearson's letter and his kindness towards her. She provides updates on her busy life, including the publication of a book.


Minutes Taken At The Annual Conferences 1821, Methodist Episcopal Church. South Carolina Conference Feb 1821

Minutes Taken At The Annual Conferences 1821, Methodist Episcopal Church. South Carolina Conference

South Carolina Conference 1785 Journal

No abstract provided.


Henry I. Williams To Peter Kean, January 2, 1821, Henry I. Williams Jan 1821

Henry I. Williams To Peter Kean, January 2, 1821, Henry I. Williams

Liberty Hall Collection 1820s

Henry I. Williams wrote from Philadelphia to Peter Kean, addressed to Ursino, near Elizabeth Town, NJ regarding his account with Susan Ursin Niemcewicz.

People Included: Mr. Randall


Selected Pages From Narrative Journal Of Travels Through The Northwestern Regions Of The United States : Extending From Detroit Through The Great Chain Of American Lakes To The Sources Of The Mississippi River, Performed As A Member Of The Expedition Under Governor Cass In The Year 1820 / By Henry R. Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe Schoolcraft Jan 1821

Selected Pages From Narrative Journal Of Travels Through The Northwestern Regions Of The United States : Extending From Detroit Through The Great Chain Of American Lakes To The Sources Of The Mississippi River, Performed As A Member Of The Expedition Under Governor Cass In The Year 1820 / By Henry R. Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

Selections from Special Collections

419, [4] p., [22] p. of plates (some fold.) : ill., fold. map ; 22 cm.

Some of the pages in this document were selected as part of a class project for Professor Garth Bond’s History of the Book seminar, Spring 2012. The abstract was prepared by Richard Wanerman.


Céad Míle Fáilte Agus Sláinte Roime And Rig Inorneac A Grand Royal Divertimento For The Piano Forte Or Harp With An Accompaniment For The Flute., John Blewitt Dec 1820

Céad Míle Fáilte Agus Sláinte Roime And Rig Inorneac A Grand Royal Divertimento For The Piano Forte Or Harp With An Accompaniment For The Flute., John Blewitt

Composers

Cead míle fáilte agus slainte roime and rig inorneac= "We hail our dear and beloved Sovereign with a hundred thousand welcomes "a grand royal divertimento for the piano forte or harp, with an accompaniment for the flute in honour of his majesty's most gracious visit to Ireland in which is introduced an original melody "Aislín do conairc me reir" never before published by the celebrated Irish bard Carolan. Composed and humbly inscribed to the kings most excellent majesty George the Fourth by J. Blewit.


Fantasie For The Pianoforte In Which Is Introduced The Favorite Air Of Robin Adair With Variations Composed And Respectfully Dedicated To The Honble Miss Burrell., Friedrich Wilhelm Michael Kalkbrenner Dec 1820

Fantasie For The Pianoforte In Which Is Introduced The Favorite Air Of Robin Adair With Variations Composed And Respectfully Dedicated To The Honble Miss Burrell., Friedrich Wilhelm Michael Kalkbrenner

Composers

No abstract provided.


Elementary Exercises For The Deaf And Dumb, Samuel Akerly Dec 1820

Elementary Exercises For The Deaf And Dumb, Samuel Akerly

Deaf Rare Books

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 …


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.


Iiid_Box08-Folder17 - "Cayuga Indians, Upper Canada," Reference By George P. Decker [Part Of Larger Claim Reference Folder], N.D. Dec 1820

Iiid_Box08-Folder17 - "Cayuga Indians, Upper Canada," Reference By George P. Decker [Part Of Larger Claim Reference Folder], N.D.

Series III: Legal files; Subseries D: Six Nations of the Grand River, 1920-1929 - Land claims

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.


Mahlon Pitney And Caroline Pitney To Dalrymple Family, December 29, 1820, Maholn Pitney, Samuel P. Dalrymple, John Dalrymple, Phebe Ann Dalrymple, Frederick B. Dalrymple Dec 1820

Mahlon Pitney And Caroline Pitney To Dalrymple Family, December 29, 1820, Maholn Pitney, Samuel P. Dalrymple, John Dalrymple, Phebe Ann Dalrymple, Frederick B. Dalrymple

Liberty Hall Collection 1820s

Legal Indenture from Mahlon Pitney, Samuel P. Dalrymple, John Dalrymple, Phebe Ann Dalrymple, and Frederick B. Dalrymple to Caroline Pitney for money due for Grays Hollow lot.

People Included: Samuel Pitney, James Pitney, Diziah Dalrymple


Sarah Sabina Kean To John Cox Morris, December 28, 1820, Sarah Sabina Kean Dec 1820

Sarah Sabina Kean To John Cox Morris, December 28, 1820, Sarah Sabina Kean

Liberty Hall Collection 1820s

Sarah Sabina Kean wrote from Ursino to John Cox Morris, her brother, addressed to Butternuts, Otsego, NY. She updated him on her family and discussed Christmas and a James Fenimore Cooper book.

People Included: Susan Ursin Niemcewicz, Peter Philip James Kean, John Kean, Julia Ursin Niemcewicz Kean, Sarah Louisa Jay Kean, Rutherford Family, Cormac Family, Mrs. N. Banchay, William Dayton, Mr. and Mrs. Rudd, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence, Aunt and Uncle Ricketts, Mr. and Mrs. James, Mrs. Palmer, Mrs. john Kearney, Eizabeth, Miss. Edgworth, Walter Rutherford, Mary Rutherford, Mrs. Barnabus, Jane, Jacob Morris, Lewis Lee Morris, General Jacob Morris, Mary …


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 Dec 1820

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.


John V. Henry To Peter Kean, October 10. 1820, John V. Henry Oct 1820

John V. Henry To Peter Kean, October 10. 1820, John V. Henry

Liberty Hall Collection 1820s

John V. Henry wrote from Albany, NY to Peter Kean, addressed to Ursino, Elizabeth Town, NJ regarding debts being paid on the Duncan Estate.

People Included: Ermine Townsend, Hermanus P. Schuyler, Richard Duncan

Places Included: Bank of Albany, New York Bank


Catherine Barclay To Susan Ursin Niemcewicz, October 6, 1820, Catherine Barclay Oct 1820

Catherine Barclay To Susan Ursin Niemcewicz, October 6, 1820, Catherine Barclay

Liberty Hall Collection 1820s

Catherine Barclay wrote from New York to Susan Ursin Niemcewicz, addressed to Ursino, Elizabeth Town, NJ. She intended to go visit her Aunt Learny, but fears the weather will prevent her. She also wrote about family news regarding her brother.

People Included: Henry Barclay, Mrs. Symmes, Catherine's brother (possibly Dr. Watts),Aunt Learny


Sarah Sabina Kean And John Cox Morris To Susan Ursin Niemcewicz, September 14, 1820, Sarah Sabina Kean, John Cox Morris Sep 1820

Sarah Sabina Kean And John Cox Morris To Susan Ursin Niemcewicz, September 14, 1820, Sarah Sabina Kean, John Cox Morris

Liberty Hall Collection 1820s

Sarah Sabina Kean wrote from Butternuts, NY to Susan Ursin Niemcewicz, her mother-in-law, addressed to Ursino, Elizabeth Town, NJ. She told Susan about the children, particularly Julia Ursin Niemcewicz Kean and wished for her improved health. Sarah's brother, John Cox Morris also wrote to Susan at the end of Sarah's letter and addressed her as Mother.

People Included: Peter Philip James Kean, John Kean, Sarah Louisa Jay Kean, Jacob Morris, Mary Cox Morris, Lewis Lee Morris, Uncle Ricketts, Peggy, Uncle Rutherford, Miss Cathy, Dr. Post, Sabina

Places Included: Upton Park, Chemango Point, Carolina, St. Lawrence


Henry Barclay To Peter Kean, September 8, 1820, Henry Barclay Sep 1820

Henry Barclay To Peter Kean, September 8, 1820, Henry Barclay

Liberty Hall Collection 1820s

Henry Barclay wrote from New York, NY to Peter Kean, addressed to Ursino, Elizabeth Town, NJ, declining an invitation to visit.

Susan Ursin Niemcewicz, Lady Mary, Mrs. Barclay Catherine Barclay, Mrs. Kearny, Mrs. Ricketts, Captain Barclay, Mr. Cormac


Philander Chase To Reverend Boyd, Philander Chase Aug 1820

Philander Chase To Reverend Boyd, Philander Chase

Philander Chase Letters

Chase has not yet received the journals from the General Convention in June. He also hopes that Boyd could send a missionary to the county to teach illiterate people there. The Worthington Parish has seen great success.


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.


John R. Madison And Maria Madison With Peter Kean, August 19, 1820, James R. Madison, Maria C. Madison Aug 1820

John R. Madison And Maria Madison With Peter Kean, August 19, 1820, James R. Madison, Maria C. Madison

Liberty Hall Collection 1820s

Legal document granting Peter Kean power of attorney by John R. Madison and Maria Madison in a matter of inheritance. Maria was the granddaughter of Catherine Livingston and Nicholas Bayard, Peter's Aunt and Uncle.

People Included: Mary Livingston, Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Mary Houstown, Wiiliams, John Hildreth

Places Included: Portland, Maine, Elizabeth Town, NJ, New York, NY


Sarah Sabina Kean To Susan Ursin Niemcewicz, August 15, 1820, Sarah Sabina Kean Aug 1820

Sarah Sabina Kean To Susan Ursin Niemcewicz, August 15, 1820, Sarah Sabina Kean

Liberty Hall Collection 1820s

Sarah Sabina Kean wrote from Butternuts, NY to Susan Ursin Niemcewicz, her mother-in-law, addressed to Ursino, Elizabeth Town, NJ. She wrote to Susan about her children and what she was doing while visiting her family.

People Included: Ann Morris, Julia Ursin Niemcewicz Kean, John Kean, Sarah Louisa Jay Kean, Peter Philip James Kean, Jacob Morris, Mary Morris, Rosa, Anna, Elizabeth Cooper, Mrs. Pomeroy, Mrs. Palmer, Mrs. Armstrong, Aunt Sally, John Cox Morris, Margaretta, Anna

Places Included: Upton Park, Utica, Canada, Abyssinia


Cornelia Livingston To Susan Ursin Niemcewicz, August 12, 1820, Cornelia Livingston Aug 1820

Cornelia Livingston To Susan Ursin Niemcewicz, August 12, 1820, Cornelia Livingston

Liberty Hall Collection 1820s

Cornelia Livingston wrote to Susan Ursin Niemcewicz, her sister-in-law, addressed to Ursino, near Elizabeth Town, NJ. She wrote that she was glad Susan was recovering from her recent illness and updated her on family news.

People Included: Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Mr.Ingham, General Jacob Morris

Places Included: Abbysinia, Balston, Sanatogo