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Letter From George Sibley To Benjamin Reeves, June 5, 1825, George Champlin Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from George Sibley to Benjamin Reeves, June 5, 1825. Sibley mentions widespread sickness in St. Louis; preparation of supplies for the survey of the Santa Fe Trail.

Letter From C. Vandeventer To Thomas Mather, June 4, 1825, C. Vandeventer

Mexican Road Commission (1825-1827)

Letter from C. VandeVenter to Thomas Mather, June 4, 1825. VandeVenter provides information about Mather's commission.

Letter From Thomas Mckenney To Thomas Mather, June 3, 1825, Thomas Mckenney

Mexican Road Commission (1825-1827)

Letter from Thomas McKenney to Thomas Mather, June 3, 1825

Letter From George Sibley To Benjamin Reeves, May 29, 1825, George Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

The letter, written by George C. Sibley in St. Louis on May 29, 1825, addresses several matters related to his upcoming expedition to Santa Fe. Sibley informs the recipient that a man named James Logan wants to join as a volunteer hunter without pay, but Sibley declines to encourage such offers, arguing that volunteers could complicate logistics and fairness among applicants. He’s willing to allow traders to accompany the expedition at their own expense if they follow camp rules and are adequately prepared.

Sibley lists six carefully chosen recruits, all skilled and reputable men, emphasizing the great public excitement about …

Letter From Benjamin Reeves To George Sibley, May 25, 1825, Benjamin H. Reeves

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from Benjamin Reeves to George Sibley, May 25, 1825. Reeves discusses delays in having the wagons ready for the survey.

Letter From George Sibley To Benjamin Reeves, May 15, 1825, George Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Letter from George Sibley to Benjamin Reeves, May 15, 1825 describing preparations for the surveying of what would become the Santa Fe Trail.

Letter From George Sibley To James Barbour, May 11, 1825, George Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from George Sibley to James Barbour, May 11, 1825.

Letter From George Sibley To James Barbour, May 4, 1825, George Champlin Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from George Sibley to Secretary of War, James Barbour, May 4, 1825. Sibley discusses preparations for surveying the Santa Fe Trail.

George Sibley Statement On Job Applicants For Santa Fe Trail Survey, George Champlin Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of George Sibley Statement on Job Applicants for Santa Fe Trail Survey.

Letter From George Sibley To Owen, May 1, 1825, George Champlin Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from George Sibley to Owen, May 1, 1825. Last name of Owen is unknown. Sibley discusses Discusses the profits that people have made trading with Mexico; plans for surveying the road.

Letter From George Sibley To Benjamin Reeves, April 25, 1825, George Champlin Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from George Sibley to Benjamin Reeves, April 25, 1825. Sibley tries to set up a meeting between the commissioners, prior to the start of the survey of the Santa Fe Trial.

Letter From Silas Bent To George Sibley, April 24, 1825, Silas Bent

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from Silas Bent to George Sibley, April 24, 1825. Bent asks Sibley for a job while surveying the Santa Fe Trail.

Letter From Isaac Mcgirk To George Sibley, April 15, 1825, Isaac C. Mcgirk

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from Isaac McGirk to George Sibley, April 15, 1825. McGirk asks Sibley for a job while surveying the Santa Fe Trail.

Letter From Wilson P. Hunt To George Sibley, April 14, 1825, Wilson P. Hunt

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from Wilson P. Hunt to George Sibley, April 14, 1825. Wilson asks Sibley to consider giving a job, while surveying the Santa Fe Trail to René Paul.

Letter From George Sibley To Benjamin Reeves, April 13, 1825, George Champlin Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from George Sibley to Benjamin Reeves, April 13, 1825. Sibley discusses the appointment to survey the Santa Fe Trail; still deciding if he will accept the appointment.

Letter From Thomas Hart Benton To George Sibley, April 12, 1825, Thomas Hart Benton

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from Thomas Hart Benton to George Sibley, April 12, 1825. Benton gives instructions on what needs to be done during the survey of the Santa Fe Trail.

John Quincy Adams Proclamation Making Benjamin Reeves, George Sibley, & Pierre Menard Commissioners For The Road To New Mexico, John Quincy Adams

George Champlin Sibley Papers

John Quincy Adams Proclamation Making Benjamin Reeves, George Sibley, & Pierre Menard Commissioners for the Road to New Mexico

Letter From James Barbour To Benjamin Reeves, George Sibley, Pierre Menard, March 16, 1825, James Barbour

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from James Barbour to Benjamin Reeves, George Sibley, Pierre Menard, March 16, 1825. Barbour appoints Reeves, Sibley, Menard to be commissioners to survey the road to Mexico [Santa Fe Trail].

Letter From James Barbour To Benjamin Reeves, George Sibley, Pierre Menard, March 16, 1825, James Barbour

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from James Barbour to Benjamin Reeves, George Sibley, Pierre Menard, March 16, 1825. Barbour gives instructions on what their duties will be while surveying the road to Mexico [Santa Fe Trail].

Letter From Henry Atkinson To George Sibley, March 8, 1825, Henry Atkinson

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from Henry Atkinson to George Sibley, March 8, 1825. Atkinson discusses squatters moving onto Native American lands; asks Sibley to tell them they need to move or they will be removed by the Army.

Marquis De Lafayette Letter To Francis Huger Regarding The Former's Tour Of The U.S. 1825., Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier Lafayette

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

This letter to Francis Huger regards Lafayette's tour of the United States. Huger was the son of Isaac Huger, befriended by Lafayette during the American Revolution. Here Lafayette writes about his progress towards South Carolina on the tour.

Letter From Thomas Mckenney To George Sibley, January 12, 1825, Thomas Mckenney

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from Thomas McKenney to George Sibley, January 12, 1825. McKenney asks Sibley to share Native American language with a Mr. Samuel Conant. Sibley said he didn't have time to do it.

Receipt, 11 January 1825, John Lewis

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

No abstract provided.

Letter From George Sibley To Josiah Johnston, January 8, 1825, George Champlin Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from George Sibley to brother-in-law Josiah Johnston, January 8, 1825. Johnston was U.S. Senator for Louisiana. Sibley discusses his means for paying off his debt; the US trade with the Mexicans in Santa Fe.

"The Barber's Ghost," January 7, 1825, Unknown Author

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

Typed copy of a folk tale appearing in the Chronicle of the Times of Reading, dated January 7, 1825. The unknown author tells the story of a man pretending to be a ghost in order to trick the gambling patrons at an inn and take their money.

Letter From George Sibley To Josiah Johnston, January 4, 1825, George Champlin Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from George Sibley to brother-in-law, Josiah Johnston, January 4, 1825. Johnston was U.S. Senator for Louisiana. Sibley discusses being deeply in debt to to purchasing goods from Fort Osage to start of private trading post.

St. Charles County, Circuit Court Executions Returnable Book, 1825 To 1840, St. Charles County, Missouri

Historic St. Charles City & County Court Records

No abstract provided.

Catalogue Of The Officers And Students Of Jefferson College, Canonsburg: August 1825

Jefferson Medical College Catalogs

Jefferson Medical College was a department under the aegis of Jefferson College, Canonsburg, PA from 1825 until 1839.

Locust Grove Plantation Ledger, Locust Grove Plantation

Deeply Rooted

Ledger contains the names, marriages, births, and deaths of enslaved persons on a plantation which internal evidence suggests was Locust Grove Plantation in Jefferson County, Mississippi. Ledger also contains cotton harvest data for each enslaved person. Some pages include newspaper clippings discussing agricultural and domestic techniques and advice. The plantation was founded in 1777 under the name Mount Locust, and the name was changed by Samuel Postlethwait when he purchased the plantation. This item has been aggregated as part of the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL)'s "Deeply Rooted: The Agricultural & Rural History of the American South" project.

Box 27, Folder 25 Warren County Marriage Records, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Warren County, Kentucky - Marriage Records

No abstract provided.