Browse Items (3 total)

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  The American Geography, 1794

  Title page of A view of the present situation of the United States of America, containing astronomical geography, geographical definitions, discovery, and general description. Included is a particular description of Kentucky, the Western territory, map of the northern and middle states, comprehending the Western territory and the British dominions in North America. The publication includes three maps of Kentucky by John Filson.
  
  For the complete title, see the New York Public Library Digital Collections at https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5b015bc0-c5d4-012f-4f5e-58d385a7bc34

  Tags astronomy; British; Geography; map; north america; pamphlets; Spanish; travelogue; western territory
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  Letter from David Wood Meriwether to William Meriwether, 14 September 1785

  In this letter to his father, David Wood Meriwether tells of life in the Beargrass area, some instances of Indigenous hostilities, mentions a Spanish settlement, and tells of his family. He also mentions the number of available daughters for his brother from "genteel" families, including Clark, Sebastian, Christian, Edmond, Taylor, Hoard, and others.

  Tags Letters; Native American; Spanish
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  Map of the United States in North America with the British, French, and Spanish dominions adjoining, according to the Treaty of 1783

  From New South Wales and St. James Bay in the North to the Carolinas and northern Florida in the South and west to the Mississippi River.
  Map shows towns, rivers, creeks, and frontier forts.

  Tags British; French; map; Spanish; Treaty of 1783