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A Topographical Description of the State of Ohio, Indiana Territory, and Louisiana. Comprehending the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, and Their Principal Tributary Streams: The face of the country, soils, waters, natural productions, animal, vegetable, and mineral; towns, villages, settlements and improvements: And A Concise Account of the Indian Tribes West of the Mississippi. To Which is Added, An Interesting Journal of Mr. Chas. Le Raye, While a Captive with the Sioux nation, on the waters of the Missouri River. By a Late Officer in the U. S. Army.
Boston: Published by Charles Williams, J. Belcher, printer, 1812
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Collection of Materials Relating to the Career of this Noted Civil Engineer and his work on internal improvements in Virginia, 1856-57
Small Collection of manuscript materials including field notebooks, diaries, drawings, et cetera, pertaining to Byers's work in Virginia, particularly the James River and Kanawha Canal during the 1850's. The collection contains the following:
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Observations on the Inhabitants, Climate, Soil, Rivers, Productions, Animals, and other matters worthy of Notice. Made by Mr. John Bartram, In his Travels from Pensilvania to Onondago, Oswego, and the Lake Ontario, in Canada. To which is annex'd, a curious Account of the Cataracts at Niagra. By Mr. Peter Kalm, A Swedish Gentleman who traveled there.
London: Printed for J. Whiston and B. White, 1751
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Manuscript Archive of Four Generations of the family of John Dod Ward, iron founder and pioneer steamboat engine builder of Vergennes, Vermont, Montreal, Canada, New York, New York, and Jersey City, New Jersey, dated 1812-1935.
Large archive comprised of manuscript diaries, incoming business and family correspondence, memorandum books, notebooks, friendship albums, photographs, and ephemeral items. The collection totals over 2000 manuscript pages, and hundreds of individual items.
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Statement Respecting The Earl of Selkirk's Settlement Upon The Red River, in North America; its Destruction in 1815 and 1816; and the Massacre of Governor Semple and His Party. With Observations upon a Recent Publication, Entitled "A Narrative of Occurrences in the Indian Countries," &c.
London: John Murray, 1817
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Autograph Letter Signed, June 25th, 1840 Canton, Michigan to his sister, Maria, Dummerston, Vermont, on the Election of 1840
quarto, three page letter, inscribed on a four page bi-folium, formerly folded, with splits along several folds, remains of sealing wax, Canton, Michigan postal stamp, else in good clean legible condition.
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Manuscript Journal kept on a Sea Voyage from New York to the Isle of France (Mauritius) and Batavia 1805-06
two volumes, 12mo, headed: "J. M. Jenkins' Journal of a Passage from New York to the Isle of France 1805 from February 2nd to June 26th inclusive" and "J. M. Jenkins' Journal of a Voyage to India Commenced as the 2nd Volume…
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Autograph Letter Signed to Judge Amos R. Manning, Washington, April 23, 1878
octavo, one page of a four page bi-folium, formerly folded, now flattened, in very good, clean condition.
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Autograph Letter Signed, New Lisbon, Ohio, November 1, 1828 to Samuel Mifflin, Philadelphia
folio, one page, on bi-folium, old folds, hole in integral address leaf where sealing wax was removed, not affecting any text, in good, clean legible condition.
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English Methodist Businessman's Travels in America and a Voyage from England, dated 1828-1829
small quarto, journal consisting of 118 pages of manuscript entries, dated January 1, 1828 - August 13, 1829. Includes 49 pages of later recipes, dated 1926, plus blanks. Bound in original ¼ black roan and gray paper covered boards. Binding somewhat worn,…
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