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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…
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.
Letters from the South and West
Contains observations on the first settlers of Kentucky as well as their cabins, crops, animals and customs.
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.
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 persons.
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Enid Bland Yandell and friends, ca. 1900
Enid Bland Yandell (center) stands with a group of women in the woods. All the women are holding bouquets of flowers.