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 …

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

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

South Carolina Conference 1785 Journal

No abstract provided.

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

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

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

Composers

No abstract provided.

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.

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

No abstract provided.

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.

Journals of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

No abstract provided.