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Letter from Richard Clough Anderson to Jonathan Clark, 9 July 1792
Anderson writes his brother-in-law, Jonathan Clark, a letter from his home near Louisville about what the newly seated Kentucky legislature has accomplished. He writes of the dreadful state of American-Indian affairs, with two recent defeats at the…
Letter from William Clark to Fanny Clark O'Fallon, 1 June 1795
William Clark writes to his sister Fanny Clark O'Fallon from Greenville, Ohio, about love, romance, and social activities, the current pomp and drill of camplife, and the presence of several American Indians and their activities.
Letter from William Clark to Fanny Clark O'Fallon, 9 May 1795
William Clark writes to his sister Fanny Clark O'Fallon from Greenville, Ohio, while a lieutenant in the U. S. Army. He reports his generous reception by the General upon his tardy return and discusses his interest in the ladies of the neighborhood,…
Letter from William Clark to Edmund Clark and John Hite Clark, 1 March 1811
William Clark writes to Edmund Clark and John Hite Clark in their capacity as Louisville merchants, listing aticles for the Indian trade he wants for his store.
Letter from William Clark to Edmund Clark, 3 September 1810
William Clark writes his brother Edmund Clark from St. Louis, Missouri, reporting on his current situation with his investment in the St. Louis Missouri Fur Company, and the furs he can and will send to people in Kentucky. He reports on American…
Letter from William Clark to Jonathan Clark, 14 September 1811
William Clark writes his brother, Jonathan Clark, from St. Louis, Missouri, that William Preston has been there on a visit but doesn't care for the area, and likely will settle near Jonathan in the Louisville area. Reports that Indian affairs are…
Letter from William Clark to Jonathan Clark, 17 August 1811
Clark writes his brother Jonathan from St. Louis complaining that they don't hear very often from their Kentucky family and fears they are being forgotten. He mentions how scattered the family is at this time and wishes they all were together.…
Letter from William Clark to Jonathan Clark, 16 September 1809
Clark writes his brother Jonathan from St. Louis shortly before setting out on their trip eastward. He has concluded Indian trade business and will turn matters over to Frederick Bates in his absence. The Secretary of War [William Eustis] has given…
Letter from William Clark to Jonathan Clark, 22 July 1809
Clark writes his brother Jonathan from St. Louis regarding his enslaved man York, the St. Louis Missouri Fur Company, furs and peltries belonging to the government as part of the Indian trade factory system, and the route he might take in the fall…
Letter from William Clark to Jonathan Clark, 28 May 1809
Clark writes his brother Jonathan from St. Louis regarding plans to travel east for a visit in the fall and their likely route. He reports how Julia and Lewis are doing, including Lewis being vaccinated with the cowpox and his reaction to being…
Letter from William Clark to Edmund Clark, 15 April 1809
Clark writes his brother Edmund from St. Louis reporting general news regarding the town and some of its inhabitants. He comments on the status of their nephews Benjamin O'Fallon, there with him in St. Louis, and his brother, John O'Fallon, in school…
Letter from William Clark to Jonathan Clark, ca. 1 March 1809
Clark writes his brother Jonathan from St. Louis informing him he has invested in the St. Louis Missouri Fur Company, is acting as an agent for the government's Native American trade factory system, and the trouble he is having with several of his…
Letter from William Clark to Jonathan Clark, 22 and 24 November 1808
Clark writes his brother Jonathan a lengthy letter from St. Louis regarding foreign affairs, politics, Native American affairs, and land investment and resources such as lead mining and salt springs. He has placed some of his enslaved people and one…
Letter from William Clark to Jonathan Clark, 5 October 1808
Clark writes his brother Jonathan from St. Louis relating news about the fort [Fort Osage] he has built up the Missouri and a treaty he negotiated with the Osage nation. He is overwhelmed with official business. He very much wants to engage in…
Letter from William Clark to Jonathan Clark, 24 September 1806
Clark follows up his letter of 23 September with a personal letter mentioning that they will be traveling east to Louisville via Vincennes with a delegation of Mandan Indians, with which Meriwether Lewis will continue on to Washington, D. C. They…
Letter from Anthony Wayne to Isaac Shelby, 18 May 1793
The commission of three men to meet with the "hostile Indians" for a treaty.
Letter from James Wilkinson to Isaac Shelby, 6 June 1796
Refers to children being returned from the Native Americans, declares he has become good friends with Blue Jacket. He believes the females might have "lost their innocence and formed attachments that forbid their returns."
Letter from the War Department to Isaac Shelby, 19 July 1790
Letter from Henry Knox discussing protection on the western frontier from Native Americans, mentioning how many rangers needed and what they would be paid.
Letter from the War Department to Isaac Shelby, 24 April 1793
Letter from Henry Knox to Isaac Shleby, prohibiting white inhabitants from entering near the "hostile Indian country" until after a treaty is closed.
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Pallas Athena, 1897
Statue of Pallas Athena outside the Parthenon, displayed at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition in Nashville, Tennessee. The statue was twenty-five…