Resurrecting the First American West

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This project has "resurrected" and expanded the Library of Congress American Memory Project, First American West, the Ohio River Valley, 1750-1820 (FAW), which was taken down in 2016. The Filson Historical Society, the University of Chicago, and the Library of Congress contributed material to this pioneering work of digital history. Now, the Filson seeks transcriptions for both the original documents published in FAW as well as new selections that expand the range of diverse voices represented in the vibrant and globally contested Ohio River Valley of the late-18th and early-19th century.

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Letter from George Corlis to John Corlis, 23 April 1816

4 pages: 0% complete (0% indexed, 25% transcribed, 25% needs review)

Letter from George Corlis to John Corlis, 5 March 1816

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Letter from Green Clay to Sally Clay, 8 January 1820

Writing from Mr. Jarrett's on the bank of the Tennessee River where he arrived on the 17th, Clay writes of sending Jeff to Smithland for letters, linen and a bag and tells of his coming home drunk. He started Sunday for the woods to go around the 17,000 acres on Clark's River. He lost his horses...

4 pages: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)

Letter from John and Susan Corlis to Joseph, George, and Mary Ann Corlis, 14 April 1816

8 pages: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)

Letter from John Bowman to Isaac Hite, 10 June 1782

2 pages: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)

Letter from John Bowman to Isaac Hite, 6 March 1780

4 pages: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)

Letter from John May to Samuel Beall, 15 April 1780.

May's 15 April 1780 letter relays an account of May's travels into Kentucky County. Claims that there were dead horses and cattle lining the route and polluting the drinking water. The travelers were also constantly weary of Native American attacks and heard stories of attacks. May explains that...

4 pages: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)