Northwest, Old
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Arthur G. Mitten collection
Collection — Folder S0971
Identifier: S0971
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photostatic copies of letters and military account documents ranging from 1791 to 1814 that were collected by Arthur J. Mitten and copied in 1927. The collection includes: a letter by Postmaster General Timothy Pickering from Philadelphia to Samuel Hodgdon, Quartermaster of the Western Army (December 16, 1791); an account and acknowledgement of money received by General Anthony Wayne from paymaster Caleb Swan (April 18, 1793); an account of clothing returned by 3rd...
Dates:
1791-1814
"Battle of Spurs Defeat" collection
Collection — Folder S320
Identifier: S0320
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a photocopied and carbon copy, typed document from William M. Crockett regarding waging war with Indians in the Northwest Territory, specifically in 1812.
Dates:
circa 1894-1969
Henry N. Dick, Clark's Anabasis and the Hymn of Deborah poem
Collection — Folder S2521
Identifier: S2521
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a photocopy of Henry N. Dick’s Clark's Anabasis and the Hymn of Deborah, his epic poem commemorating the deeds of George Rogers Clark and his translation of the "Song of Deborah" from the Book of Judges (1944).
Dates:
1944
Indiana Territory Sesquicentennial collection
Collection — Folder S1981
Identifier: S1981
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a wooden square with commercial printing from Retail Merchants Division, Vincennes Chamber of Commerce in Vincennes, Indiana on 1950/07/01 to 1950/07/04 regarding Vincennes celebration of Indiana Territory Sesquicentennial.
Dates:
1950
Ira Williams letter
Collection — Folder S1422
Identifier: S1422
Scope and Contents
This collection includes an August 6, 1816 letter written by Ira Williams at Vincennes, Indiana and sent to Norman Williams of Woodstock, Vermont. In his letter, he notes that he left Chillicothe on July 7th and had no "object in view, more than a determination to see all the Western Country." He also relates his observations about the land he's seen, mentioning the Wabash and White River in Indiana and that the "best of the land is yet owned by the Indians." He speaks of people they both know...
Dates:
1816/08/06
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Ira Williams letter
William Baird memoir
Collection — Folder S0052
Identifier: S0052
Scope and Contents
This collection is a transcription of a brief memoir of William Baird's experiences during the War of 1812.
Dates:
undated
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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William Baird memoir
William Edgar papers
Collection — Folder S402
Identifier: S0402
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a typed copy of an autographed letter from William Edgar in Detroit, Northwest Territory on 1781/01/08 regarding business transactions, finances and military actions.
Dates:
1781/01/08
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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William Edgar papers
