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State of the British and French colonies in North America, 1755
Full version of this text available at State of the British and French Colonies in North America. -
The history of Kentucky, from its earliest settlement to the present time, 1869
A history of Kentucky. -
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 History of the State of Ohio: Natural and Civil, 1838
History of Ohio. -
History of the United States, from their first settlement as English colonies, in 1607, to the year 1808, or the thirty-third of their sovereignty and independence.
Title page of History of the United States, from their first settlement as English colonies, in 1607, to the year 1808, or the thirty-third of their sovereignty and independence. Special interests for this project are a view of Harrison's army, Winchester's defeat and the Battle of River Raisin (pages 208-215). -
Letters from the South and West
Title page of Letters from the South and West. Contains observations on the first settlers of Kentucky as well as their cabins, crops, animals and customs. -
An Outline of the History of the Church in the State of Kentucky, During a Period of Forty Years
Title page. Contains memoirs of Rev. David Rice, and sketches of the origin and present state of particular churches, and of the lives and labors of a number of men who were eminent and useful in their day. Of special interests by David Rice are, "An Apistle to the citizens of Kentucky, professing Christianity" (1805), "a second epistle to the citizens of Kentucky, professing the Christian religion" (1808), and "Slavery inconsistent with justice and good policy" (1792). First published in 1824. -
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The Wilderness Road
Title page of The Wilderness Road, a description of the travel routes by which white settlers first came to Kentucky. -
Travels through the Western Interior of the United States, from the year 1808 up to the year 1816
"Travels through the western interior of the United States, from the year 1808 up to the year 1816: with a particular description of a great part of Mexico, or New-Spain. Containing a particular account of thirteen different tribes of Indians through which the author passed, describing their manners, customs, &c., with some account of a tribe whose customs are similar to those of the ancient Welsh." -
Letter from Valentine Meriwether to Arthur Campbell, 24 March 1802
Discusses purchasing land at the Falls of the Ohio and payments made for it using money or enslaved people. -
Il paese de' Cherachesi, con la parte occidentale, della Carolina Settentrionle, e della Virginia, 1778
Map showing the trans-Appalachian region in Kentucky and Tennessee west to the Mississippi and includes rivers, mountains, forts, Indigenous nations and English settlements. -
Map of the state of Kentucky: with the adjoining territories, 1795
Map showing the Old Northwest and Southwest territories along with their rivers, towns, creeks, mills, courthouses, traces, forts, and salt licks. Includes tracts held by the Ohio, New Jersey, and Wabash Companies, the Virginia donation lands and land set aside in Tennessee for the "North Carolina troops." -
Cours du Mississipi: comprenant la Louisiane, les 2 Florides, une partie des Etats-Unis, et pays adjacents, 1803
Course of the Mississippi: including Louisiana, the 2 Floridas, part of the United States, and adjacent countries. From P. Etienne Herbin de Halle's Statistique générale et particulière de la France et de ses colonies. -
Letter from George Rogers Clark to George Mason, 19 November 1779
Sketches of the enterprise and proceedings in the Illinois Country by Colonel George Rogers Clark, Commander of that Expedition, in a letter to Colonel George Mason of Gunston Hall, Virginia. In this letter, Clark writes about the origins of the mission, his contact with Native Americans and British, and the conquest of the Illinois territory.