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Letter from William Clark to his brother, April 1805
Letter from William Clark to his brother talks of sending his journal to the President and the Secretary of War, documenting his voyage and discoveries. Includes note stating he has included with the letter: one shirt worn by the Mandan Indian women, a few pairs of moccasins, some Mandan "legins", hides from several different animals, corn, tobacco seeds, a Mandan pot, and more, from the western country. He sends compliments from Meriwether Lewis to him and his lady. -
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." -
History of the Shawnee Indians, from the year 1681 to 1854, inclusive
A history of the Shawnee Indians. -
Life of Tecumseh, and of his brother the prophet: with a historical sketch of the Shawanoe Indians
History of the life of Tecumseh and the Shawanoe [Shawnee] Indians. -
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 -
The discovery, settlement and present state of Kentucky
Contains the adventures of Daniel Boone, the minutes of the Piankashaw council, an account of the Native American nations inhabiting within the limits of the thirteen United States, and the stages and distances between Philadelphia and the Falls of the Ohio, etc. -
Clay Water Jar
Cherokee artist Mary Thompson crafted this red, Lizella clay water jar using traditional coiling techniques and a hand-carved paddle stamp process. The Filson Historical Society purchased this jar from Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual, an artist co-op whose members are enrolled citizens of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. This piece illustrates the cultural resilience of the Cherokee people despite their forced displacement once pioneers began to settle on their lands. Though the Eastern Band of Cherokee now reside in North Carolina, Thompson occasionally travels back to her ancestral homelands in Kentucky to gather natural materials for her artwork. This piece took 1st place in the 2018 Cherokee Indian Fair held annually by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.