1 20 1 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/34455/archive/files/187537e4b9ccb57ed18172a823d0c174.jpg?Expires=1779321600&Signature=PXa8noVViEtLweq5ov9zVxssASCcQdPFZH3S7BGFqzcNOURmpaP00oyWn2REcGqfAVJiERl5IEcf38VcuUb%7ENCrtY-wAgW1a2qvaPtlo6iX4d2yr2dJrItOBzI5uHPzrLNn85MY1YCnRfIrsXeFg5%7EDu0nvWM2EmmJ4LVkhVX39MwozG94j1UILncSIGXAR0UCK2s5NUsV%7E4uauLDzordUwe-nCQRwupPlle9kR%7EEMf6sfQ7eeWtNL1n5EavMg3jcgM26EPahin490Nmq1pLK2%7E1WK-S7y8xm2vlW2wOx50o3oViYgpI0oivKxxtixZCrkoSFbVLe-9bftELX5tW1g__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM a6fab1d09c11f520429db572f732c417 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 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 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. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Hildreth, Samuel Prescott Subject The topic of the resource Indigenous peoples of North America Wars Native Americans Ohio River Valley Ohio Description and travel History Cincinnati (Ohio)--Imprints--19th century Settler colonialism Colonization Description An account of the resource 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. Full version of this text available at <a href="https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=yak6sfwDB5gC&amp;pg=GBS.PA1&amp;hl=en" target="_blank" title="Pioneer History" rel="noreferrer noopener">Pioneer History</a>. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1848 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Croghan, George; Buell, Joseph; Mathews, John Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cincinnati: H. W. Derby & Co. Relation A related resource bbf0090 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RB 977 H644 1848 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Filson Historical Society Rare Book Collection Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource book 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 19th century 1840s agriculture crops disease fever illness Native Americans Ohio Ohio River Valley pamphlets public health settlement smallpox