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Drawing

Plan of the Town of Clarksville

Date: 1780
Description: Hand-drawn plan for the layout of the town of Clarksville, bordering Mayfield Creek and Liberty Creek. Fort Jefferson is shown between the townsite and the...
Drawing

Plan of Ohio River

Date: 1780
Description: Drawn plan of Ohio River and area to the West.
Drawing

Clark's Illinois Grant

Date: 1780
Description: Plan for layout of 150,00 acres which make up Clark's Illinois Grant.
Manuscript

Letter of Gilbert Imlay

Date: 03 15 1783
Description: Letter written by Gilbert Imlay regarding Daniel Boone.
Manuscript

Letter to Daniel Boone

Date: 1786
Description: Body of a letter written by Gilbert Imlay to Colonel Daniel Boone.
Manuscript

Part Two of Letter to Daniel Boone

Date: 1786
Description: Letter written by Gilbert Imlay to Daniel Boone.
Print

A View of the Habitations in Nootka Sound

Date: 1784
Description: Plate 41. Scene from Cook's Third Expedition, 1776-1779, while in Alaska.
Print

A Man of Oonalashka

Date: 1784
Description: Plate 48. Portrait from Cook's Third Expedition, 1776-1779, while in Alaska.
Print

A Woman of Oonalashka

Date: 1784
Description: Plate 49. Portrait from Cook's Third Expedition, 1776-1779, while in Alaska.
Print

Native of Oonalashka, and Their Habitations

Date: 1784
Description: Plate 57. Scene from Cook's Third Expedition, 1776-1779, while in Alaska.
Print

Thomas Jefferson

Date: 1786
Description: Portrait engraving of Thomas Jefferson, from the painting by M. Brown.
Map or Atlas

Carte de la nouvelle republique de l'Amerique ou les treize provinces unies

Date: 1780
Description: Contenant: New Hampshire, Massachusetsbaye, Rhode Island, Connecticut, La Nouvelle York, Nouvelle Jersey, La Pensilvanie, Les Comtes de Newcastle, Kent et ...
Map or Atlas

Map of United States

Date: 1784
Description: Map of The United States of America according to the Treaty of Peace of 1784.
Manuscript

Thomas Jefferson Letter

Date: 1783
Description: Letter from Thomas Jefferson to George Rogers Clark suggesting a transcontinental expedition.
Painting

Thayendanegea

Date: 1786
Description: Print of a Gilbert Stuart painted portrait of Thayendangea (known also as Joseph Brant). He wears a feathered headdress and a shell around his neck.
Newspaper Article/Clipping

United States Constitution, Front

Date: 09 19 1787
Description: The first printing of the United States Constitution found in the "Pennsylvania Packet," and "Daily Advertiser."
Newspaper Article/Clipping

United States Constitution, Back

Date: 09 19 1787
Description: The first printing of the United States Constitution found in the "Pennsylvania Packet," and "Daily Advertiser."
Manuscript

Letter to Col. William Preston from Thomas Lewis, Front Page

Date: 08 11 1781
Description: The front page of a letter written by Thomas Lewis to William Preston. From Preston and Virginia Papers [Calendar series Volume 1]: "Rockingham. Let...
Manuscript

Letter to Col. William Preston from Thomas Lewis, Back Page

Date: 08 1781
Description: The second page of a letter written by Thomas Lewis to Col. William Preston. From Preston and Virginia Papers [Calendar series Volume 1]: "Rockingha...
Map or Atlas

Hémisphère Occidental ou du Nouveau Monde: Publié Sous les Auspices de Monseigneur Louis Philippe, Duc d'Orléans, Premier Prince du Sang

Date: 1786
Description: This map is an updated version of d'Anville's 1761 map of the western hemisphere. He included more details to the north west coast of North America, partic...

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