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Medical Flora, or Manual of the Medical Botany of the United States of North America
Manual of the medical botany of the United States, containing excerpts about American Maidenhair, common hemlock, common dogwood, yellow ladies' slipper, common strawberry, american pennyroyal, common dandelion, and sweet water-lily.
The Kentucky Revival
A short history of the late extraordinary out-pouring of the spirit of God in the western states of America, agreeably to Scripture-promises, and prophecies concerning the latter day. With a brief account of the entrance and progress of what the…
The history of Kentucky: including an account of the discovery, settlement, progressive improvement, political and military events, and present state of the country
History of Kentucky and its present state.
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 Navigator
The navigator, containing directions for navigating the Monongahela, Allegheny, Ohio, and Mississippi rivers, with an ample account of these much admired waters, from the head of the former to the mouth of the latter, and a concise description of…
The American Geography
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…
History of the expedition under the command of Captains Lewis & Clark to the sources of the Missouri, thence across the Rocky Mountains and down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean: performed during the years 1804-06 by order of the government of the United States
The first authentic history of the expedition, was written by Nicholas Biddle, and edited by Paul Allen.
State of the British and French colonies in North America
Full version of this text available at State of the British and French Colonies in North America.
Views of the campaigns of the North-Western army
Comprising of sketches of the campaigns of Generals Hull and Harrison, a minute and interesting account of the naval conflict on Lake Erie, military anecdotes, abuses in the army, a plan of a military settlement, a view of the lake coast from…
Tales and sketches, from the Queen City
Includes information on a Kentucky election and on how the Ohio River came to be named.
A voyage to North America, and the West Indies in 1817
"Encounter with a rattlesnake on the banks of the Ohio" pages 75-83.
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.
Reminiscences of a Virginia physician
Special interests for this project are "A nigt with an earthquake" on pages 1-23.
Travels in North-America, in the years 1780-81-82
Translated from the French by an English gentleman, who resided in America at the period, with notes by the translator. Also, a biographical sketch of the author, letters from Gen. Washington to the Marquis de Chastellux, and notes and corrections by…
Travels on an inland voyage: through the states of New-York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee and through the territories of Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi and New- Orleans: performed in the years 1807 and 1808: including a tour of nearly six thousand miles
Covers travels through Ohio and Kentucky and observations on mammoth bones (antiquities), floating mills, land prices and navigating the Ohio. Covers types of river transportation and shipment of goods between Natchez and Kentucky.
A treatise on the prevention of diseases incidental to horses, from bad management in regard to stables, food, water, air, and exercise. To which are subjoined, observations on some of the surgical and medical branches of farriery.
Treatment of horses and the prevention of diseases, with medical branches of farriery.
A sketch of the life and public services of William Henry Harrison
Topics generally include Kentucky law and legislation.
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Letter, 25 November 1917
Albert A. Deig M.D., Louisville, Kentucky, to Louis Discher, Camp Taylor, City.