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The two principal arguments of William Wirt, Esquire, on the trial of Aaron Burr, for high treason, and on the motion to commit Aaron Burr and others, for trial in Kentucky.
William Wirt's arguments for the trial of Aaron Burr for treason. -
Considerations, on some of the matters to be acted on, or worth acting on, at the next session of the General Assembly of Kentucky.
First, the sphere of powers of the Judiciary. Second, the ways and means by which the people may extricate themselves from difficulties and raise to happiness. Includes two extracts from the Morning Post. -
Sketches of America: A Narrative of a Journey of Five Thousand Miles Through the Eastern and Western States of America
A journey of five thousand miles through the eastern and western states of America. Includes description of Louisville, Kentucky, on page 242. -
Domestic manners of the Americans
A description of the customs and manners of the Americans.Tags chapel; cholera; church; Cincinnati; clergy; climate; clothing; customs; domesticity; drawing; Equality; feminism; fever; fine arts; food; gender; health; holidays; hotel; independence day; literature; Louisville; market; museum; Native American; Ohio River; pamphlets; parties; phrenology; picture gallery; pigs; religion; river navigation; school; servants; shakespeare; sickness; social life; society; storms; Theology; travel; Women; working class -
History of Maria Creek Church: carefully compiled from the records of the church and from the minutes of Wabash and Union Associations.
Maria Creek Church is one of the oldest Baptist churches in the state of Indiana. This book includes their articles of faith and the history of the church. -
A History of the State of Ohio: Natural and Civil
History of Ohio. -
A sketch of the life and public services of William Henry Harrison
Topics generally include Kentucky law and legislation. -
A treatise on the prevention of diseases incidental to horses, from bad management in regard to stables, food, water, air, and exercise. To which are subjoined, observations on some of the surgical and medical branches of farriery.
Treatment of horses and the prevention of diseases, with medical branches of farriery. -
Travels on an inland voyage: through the states of New-York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee and through the territories of Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi and New- Orleans: performed in the years 1807 and 1808: including a tour of nearly six thousand miles
Covers travels through Ohio and Kentucky and observations on mammoth bones (antiquities), floating mills, land prices and navigating the Ohio. Covers types of river transportation and shipment of goods between Natchez and Kentucky. -
Travels in North-America, in the years 1780-81-82
Translated from the French by an English gentleman, who resided in America at the period, with notes by the translator. Also, a biographical sketch of the author, letters from Gen. Washington to the Marquis de Chastellux, and notes and corrections by the American editor. -
Reminiscences of a Virginia physician
Special interests for this project are "A nigt with an earthquake" on pages 1-23. -
Cincinnati in 1826
Full version of this text available at Cincinnati in 1826.Tags African Americans; banking; boarding school; bridge; buildings; Canal; Christianity; church; climate; college; Colonization; court house; courts; episcopal; exports; female school; finances; fine arts; fuel; government; Hospital; humane society; imports; institutions; insurance; intelligence; jail; jewish; jews; journals; Kidd Fund; land office; Library; literary institution; louisville and portland canal; manufactures; markets; masonic hall; medical; minerals; money; museum; newspapers; pamphlets; population; post-office; prison; public health; real estate; religion; scientific institution; steam-boats; theatre; Women -
Pioneer history: being an account of the first examinations of the Ohio Valley, and the early settlement of the Northwest territory. Chiefly from original manuscripts, containing the papers of Col. George Morgan, those of Judge Baker, the diaries of Joseph Buell and John Mathews, the records of the Ohio Company &c.
Topics include La Salle's discovery of Ohio, Bouquet's expedition to Muskingum and Colonel George Croghan's report on his visit to the Western tribes,the first settlements in Ohio, crops planted, illnesses experienced, Native American attacks, etc. -
A voyage to North America, and the West Indies in 1817
"Encounter with a rattlesnake on the banks of the Ohio" pages 75-83. -
The history of Kentucky, from its earliest settlement to the present time.
A history of Kentucky. -
Tales and sketches, from the Queen City
Includes information on a Kentucky election and on how the Ohio River came to be named. -
Views of the campaigns of the North-Western army
Comprising of sketches of the campaigns of Generals Hull and Harrison, a minute and interesting account of the naval conflict on Lake Erie, military anecdotes, abuses in the army, a plan of a military settlement, a view of the lake coast from Sandusky to Detroit, etc. -
State of the British and French colonies in North America
Full version of this text available at State of the British and French Colonies in North America. -
History of the expedition under the command of Captains Lewis & Clark to the sources of the Missouri, then across the Rocky Mountains and down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean: performed during the years 1804-06 by order of the government of the United States.
Title page of The first authentic history of the expedition, was written by Nicholas Biddle, and edited by Paul Allen. -
The Navigator
Title page of The navigator, containing directions for navigating the Monongahela, Allegheny, Ohio, and Mississippi rivers, with an ample account of these much admired waters, from the head of the former to the mouth of the latter, and a concise description of their towns, villages, harbors, settlements, &c., with accurate maps of the Ohio and Mississippi, to which is added, an appendix, containing an account of Louisiana, and of the Missouri and Columbia rivers, as discovered by the voyage under Captains Lewis and Clark.