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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource First American West, 1750-1820 Description An account of the resource Drawing from many historical collections at the Filson Historical Society, First American West incorporates maps, diaries, letters, ledgers, and objects. The collection documents the travels of the first Europeans to enter the trans-Appalachian West, the maps tracing their explorations, their relations with Native Americans, and their theories about the region's mounds and other ancient earthworks. Naturalists and other scientists describe Western bird life and bones of prehistoric animals. Books and letters document the new settlers' migration and acquisition of land, navigation down the Ohio River, planting of crops, and trade in tobacco, horses, and whiskey.<br /><br />The First American West: The Ohio River Valley, 1750-1820 consists of 15,000 pages of original historical material documenting the land, peoples, exploration, and transformation of the trans-Appalachian West from the mid-eighteenth to the early nineteenth century.<br /><br /><p></p> <table border="0" style="width:99.7863%;border-collapse:collapse;border-style:hidden;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.5);float:left;" cellpadding="25"><tbody><tr><td style="width:40%;"><a href="https://www.neh.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><img src="https://www.neh.gov/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2019-08/NEH-Preferred-Seal820.jpg?itok=VyHHX8pd" width="328" height="149" alt="NEH Preferred Seal" /></a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"> <h5>First American West was generously funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.</h5> </td> </tr></tbody></table> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Corlis-Respess Family Papers (1698-1984), The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Joseph Hamilton Daveiss Papers (1780-1800), The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Foote Family Papers (1759-1987), The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Henry Family Papers (1773-1864), The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky John Wesley Hunt Papers (1792-1849), The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Harry Innes Papers (1792-1849), The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky John Jeremiah Jacob Papers (1806-1851), The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Meriwether William and George Wood Papers (1780-1831), The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Nall Family Papers (1797-1945), The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Pirtle-Rogers Family Papers (1797-1875), The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Pottinger Family Papers (1631-1932), The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Rogers-Woodson Family Papers (1789-1890), The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Isaac Shelby papers (1760-1839), The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Shelby-Bruen Family Papers (1761-1916), The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Charles Wilkins Short Papers (1802-1869), The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Museum Collection, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Type The nature or genre of the resource Collection Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context FAW Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 18th century 19th century Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource First American West, 1750-1820 Description An account of the resource Drawing from many historical collections at the Filson Historical Society, First American West incorporates maps, diaries, letters, ledgers, and objects. The collection documents the travels of the first Europeans to enter the trans-Appalachian West, the maps tracing their explorations, their relations with Native Americans, and their theories about the region's mounds and other ancient earthworks. Naturalists and other scientists describe Western bird life and bones of prehistoric animals. Books and letters document the new settlers' migration and acquisition of land, navigation down the Ohio River, planting of crops, and trade in tobacco, horses, and whiskey.<br /><br />The First American West: The Ohio River Valley, 1750-1820 consists of 15,000 pages of original historical material documenting the land, peoples, exploration, and transformation of the trans-Appalachian West from the mid-eighteenth to the early nineteenth century.<br /><br /><p></p> <table border="0" style="width:99.7863%;border-collapse:collapse;border-style:hidden;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.5);float:left;" cellpadding="25"><tbody><tr><td style="width:40%;"><a href="https://www.neh.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><img src="https://www.neh.gov/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2019-08/NEH-Preferred-Seal820.jpg?itok=VyHHX8pd" width="328" height="149" alt="NEH Preferred Seal" /></a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"> <h5>First American West was generously funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.</h5> </td> </tr></tbody></table> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Corlis-Respess Family Papers (1698-1984), The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Joseph Hamilton Daveiss Papers (1780-1800), The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Foote Family Papers (1759-1987), The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Henry Family Papers (1773-1864), The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky John Wesley Hunt Papers (1792-1849), The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Harry Innes Papers (1792-1849), The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky John Jeremiah Jacob Papers (1806-1851), The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Meriwether William and George Wood Papers (1780-1831), The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Nall Family Papers (1797-1945), The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Pirtle-Rogers Family Papers (1797-1875), The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Pottinger Family Papers (1631-1932), The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Rogers-Woodson Family Papers (1789-1890), The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Isaac Shelby papers (1760-1839), The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Shelby-Bruen Family Papers (1761-1916), The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Charles Wilkins Short Papers (1802-1869), The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Museum Collection, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Type The nature or genre of the resource Collection Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context FAW Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 18th century 19th century Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Lemuel Wells to Charles Wells, 24 November 1827 Subject The topic of the resource Slavery Enslaved people Enslavers Ohio River Enslaved women Slave trade Commerce Nashville (Tenn.) Natchez (Miss.) 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource First American West, 1750-1820 Description An account of the resource Drawing from many historical collections at the Filson Historical Society, First American West incorporates maps, diaries, letters, ledgers, and objects. The collection documents the travels of the first Europeans to enter the trans-Appalachian West, the maps tracing their explorations, their relations with Native Americans, and their theories about the region's mounds and other ancient earthworks. Naturalists and other scientists describe Western bird life and bones of prehistoric animals. Books and letters document the new settlers' migration and acquisition of land, navigation down the Ohio River, planting of crops, and trade in tobacco, horses, and whiskey.<br /><br />The First American West: The Ohio River Valley, 1750-1820 consists of 15,000 pages of original historical material documenting the land, peoples, exploration, and transformation of the trans-Appalachian West from the mid-eighteenth to the early nineteenth century.<br /><br /><p></p> <table border="0" style="width:99.7863%;border-collapse:collapse;border-style:hidden;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.5);float:left;" cellpadding="25"><tbody><tr><td style="width:40%;"><a href="https://www.neh.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><img src="https://www.neh.gov/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2019-08/NEH-Preferred-Seal820.jpg?itok=VyHHX8pd" width="328" height="149" alt="NEH Preferred Seal" /></a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"> <h5>First American West was generously funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.</h5> </td> </tr></tbody></table> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Corlis-Respess Family Papers (1698-1984), The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Joseph Hamilton Daveiss Papers (1780-1800), The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Foote Family Papers (1759-1987), The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Henry Family Papers (1773-1864), The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky John Wesley Hunt Papers (1792-1849), The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Harry Innes Papers (1792-1849), The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky John Jeremiah Jacob Papers (1806-1851), The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Meriwether William and George Wood Papers (1780-1831), The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Nall Family Papers (1797-1945), The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Pirtle-Rogers Family Papers (1797-1875), The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Pottinger Family Papers (1631-1932), The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Rogers-Woodson Family Papers (1789-1890), The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Isaac Shelby papers (1760-1839), The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Shelby-Bruen Family Papers (1761-1916), The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Charles Wilkins Short Papers (1802-1869), The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Museum Collection, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Type The nature or genre of the resource Collection Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context FAW Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 18th century 19th century Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from John Bowman to Isaac Hite, 6 March 1780 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Bodley Family Papers, 1773-1939, Filson Historical Society Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1780-03-06 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en For reproduction inquiries, please visit https://filsonhistorical.org/special-collections/rights-and-reproductions/ Relation A related resource bmf0049 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Mss. A B668e Subject The topic of the resource Settler colonialism Agriculture Indigenous peoples of North America Native Americans Kentucky Violence Real estate Description An account of the resource A letter from John Bowman to Isaac Hite from Kentucky County, in which he tells of his livestock, land purchases, the need for wool, and the fear of attacks from Native Americans. He also writes of hearing that Natchez was in the possession of Spain. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Bowman, John Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource letter Language A language of the resource eng Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 18th century 1780s Letters Natchez Native Americans Spain https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/34455/archive/files/e9ee71baae47ca5667184df324bc6e9c.jpg?Expires=1779926400&Signature=Of0EjrtGAiUR8Mz5Tmbh%7E1cqxlfseIGNgVOCeKTjqgHLWezgj5q82dMKVvPTkom0vdflHA6JY0QeD3U-Zg2uBXtwpiAGpHWxrlIKhA-%7E8eUBeqPWF3kdm1Io%7ERvdTi7TADunhXyEiKy6TH8825GNNQqB4CgM6U8EuXL14sXWRFdUAABNvJDNUMYprBc-FkUTCfjRO-xRry4RE2-fk3XC9%7ENVpMOWhC5kPEA6Tii%7EpRBs%7E2P6fnuI1K%7EJlwfndxftqbTvtOl12GRDgcxz4XePbGj5vQLzJLzmPTlUNSGyKzoPvDXyv3q9ny6y9ZcrA%7EuW1tUqoeBV7a2XMSwk57i3MQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 8fb688f2ffc5045efa2f502905c6b300 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/34455/archive/files/69cac3fb2e7d9f3cb90cc6a75bc243d9.jpg?Expires=1779926400&Signature=v%7EjR88QGn7phNMcFVIL7AEXRKpI-BlcF8lw9UU4q0vPNu-xn8WbkKsMY8YDNcFfZhSkIm85DOgCqelEbQW9--Tiz3sT4knqPSFJzhTBVNXJ2DsSndH1ap3bj2ASJ7QXoQi6oAsKisoKNcAgi2XbZnbWqQr-aHTGrcwf-f8ZuJRQ9mihKaQSOP8T82rKuMLF0s2M4okLq5eb4DE9YlISnb2QatKr88Z0Ov25p4wVmV8%7E40eO9Rltb6dqE%7EaQy0m3hclwIIMMRvM9My%7Eg3Eehiy7gRNvIs3QWKwcR0orGCMlcIA%7EY7tgVNRxhvQdN79BaO0QyUZH-MVkMHfdAwWFTmng__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 8172ae7dd71604ccd8e68e72c3d4250f https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/34455/archive/files/00b4bb73dc63e3be8bcced292247bab5.jpg?Expires=1779926400&Signature=T5S4V8tbudTZfDQVek3pNtkwQK0j4iAAWuVIMmdFqHKM7xIxczHRzX2NUHubs7Skh3qQco5WhBg6z66MKUvJqc-epk5mvBJQfE2LhKPh4vEx5rV6pxzMeW2sffF4sxzSWiZecsgjESC%7EA45-Sev-Zd9Jc0-JQH5llCEL1HrfJDDhDJgFypW2toHvDdSXX5gZuUz9hP1O8qtUaNmO3ppRqeuJt1oYFf933gfoL7kBd%7EgQzPlGFOGs6Mcn-j6WhBWzG-8a8rHRP%7ESd-KUneN0d5SzJYM91gQ2-sIwrPeKlS698mtM6CJT1BroAPugIwzJGPXqexW%7EWaYc9WTmsxwY6eg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 19039dbf75689dcbd761e3af15d9034a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Baptist Orphan Home Records. Correspondence, circa 1873-1910 Subject The topic of the resource Hollingswoth, Mary A. Weller, William LaRue, circa 1826-1899 Baptists Orphanages Orphans Louisville (Ky.) Description An account of the resource Correspondence, 1873-1910, to Mary A. Hollingsworth, matron, and others about the placement of orphan children, the occasional return of the same to the home, recommendations for foster parents, descriptions of children, medical treatment, accomplishments, etc. Also, miscellaneous bills and receipts, arranged alphabetically, 1871-1897, from Kentucky businesses concerning payment for food, fuel, repairs, equipment, etc., plus a few listings of donations from various churches and others. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Mss. BJ B222 Baptist Orphans Home. Records, 1871-1910, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource circa 1873-1910 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Property rights in the collection belong to The Filson Historical Society. The Filson Historical Society can provide high-resolution scans of original source materials from its holdings for non-commercial and commercial use. To learn about this process, visit https://filsonhistorical.org/collections/order-reproductions/ Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 1 cubic foot Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Collection Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Mss. BJ B222 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Louisville Baptist Orphan Home Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Mss_BJ_B222-04_041 Title A name given to the resource Letter to Dr. T. T. Eaton from John P. Hemby, October 4th, 1893. Subject The topic of the resource Orphanages Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Manuscript Collection, The Filson Historical Society Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image is issued by The Filson Historical Society. Property rights in the collection belong to The Filson Historical Society. The user is responsible for copyright issues. Permission for use of this image for ANY reason should be obtained by contacting Filson's Curator of Collections via research@filsonhistorical.org. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Letter Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence Description An account of the resource John P. Hemby writes to the Home asking to secure a place for an orphan named Charlie Gordon. Charlie is 10-12, has no mother or father, and lives currently with his "homeless and peniless" grandmother. His father's name was Bro. C. M. Gordon, who was a Baptist preacher. He says for further information to contact Dr. Christina "of your city" and Rev. V. H. Cowsert of Natchez, Miss. Letter marked Gloster, Mississippi. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource John P. Hemby Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1893-10-04 Bro. C. M. Gordon Charlie Gordon Dr. Christina Dr. T. T. Eaton Gloster John P. Hemby Mississippi Natchez Rev. V. H. Cowsert