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Collection: Resurrecting the First American West

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Aaron Hoffman
Aaron HoffmanLine 14 should be "a steam-boat" "a steam-boats"Page 15Sketch of a journey through the western states of North America, 1827Resurrecting the First American West
Aaron Hoffman
Aaron HoffmanThe end of the first paragraph should be steam-boat. stean-boat.Page 15Sketch of a journey through the western states of North America, 1827Resurrecting the First American West
Aaron Hoffman
Aaron HoffmanLine 11, boat's gun bost's gunPage 15Sketch of a journey through the western states of North America, 1827Resurrecting the First American West
Aaron Hoffman
Aaron HoffmanThe tenth line should be "elk". "species of eik"Page 15Sketch of a journey through the western states of North America, 1827Resurrecting the First American West
Aaron Hoffman
Aaron HoffmanThe date at the top of the webpage should be Aug. 23, 1828. See the very end of page two of the transcript and the pamphlet. Broadside entitled, "Some Notices of Kentucky, Particularly of its Chief Town, Lexington," 28 August 1828Page 2Broadside entitled, "Some Notices of Kentucky, Particularly of its Chief Town, Lexington," 28 August 1828Resurrecting the First American West
Aaron Hoffman
Aaron HoffmanThe missing words [???] in the paragraph below are probably "her trade". A rail road is contemplated from Lexington to Louisville or Cincinnati, or perhaps ultimate- ly to both. This measure would be transcend- ently important to Lexington, an...Page 1Broadside entitled, "Some Notices of Kentucky, Particularly of its Chief Town, Lexington," 28 August 1828Resurrecting the First American West
merc
mercCan anyone tell me how to transcribe the marks (lines in the boxes) for this page? Thank you so much!Page 3Company roster for the 16th Kentucky Militia, 3 October 1814Resurrecting the First American West
Lucio Alvarez
Lucio AlvarezMaddison = James Madison?Page 2Letter from Barthelemi Tardiveau to St. John de Crevecoeur, 25 May 1789Resurrecting the First American West
Lucio Alvarez
Lucio AlvarezB-n may be Brown, who this writer has mentioned in other letters.Page 1Letter from Barthelemi Tardiveau to St. John de Crevecoeur, 25 May 1789Resurrecting the First American West
Lucio Alvarez
Lucio Alvarezs. v. p. = s'il vous plait?Page 1Letter from Barthelemi Tardiveau to St. John de Crevecoeur, 19 February 1789Resurrecting the First American West
Lucio Alvarez
Lucio AlvarezLancaster and Carlisle are in PA. Monongahela seems to be a town, going by the way he uses the word, but today it's a river near Pittsburgh.Page 3Letter from Barthelemi Tardiveau to St. John de Crevecoeur, 15 January 1789Resurrecting the First American West
Lucio Alvarez
Lucio Alvarez'Ct' is probably 'Courant', French for 'current', so '9e Ct' means the 9th of the current month ('9e' being short for 'neuvieme'). It would be '9th Instant' in English, 'Instant' meaning 'this month'.Page 1Letter from Barthelemi Tardiveau to St. John de Crevecoeur, 15 January 1789Resurrecting the First American West
Lucio Alvarez
Lucio Alvarez'Number' - nowadays we use the word 'Edition'.Page 3Letter from Constantine Rafinesque to Charles Wilkins Short, 21 December 1819Resurrecting the First American West
Lucio Alvarez
Lucio AlvarezThis page and the next page have eveneurent. Wiktionary has evenerunt.Page 6Letter from Barthelemi Tardiveau to St. John de Crevecoeur; October 7, 1789Resurrecting the First American West
Lucio Alvarez
Lucio Alvarezthingling is shingling (shingles)?Page 3Letter from George Corlis to John Corlis, 14 April 1816Resurrecting the First American West
Lucio Alvarez
Lucio Alvarezmiscarry- get lost in the mailPage 2Letter from John May to Samuel Beall, 29 April 1780Resurrecting the First American West
Lucio Alvarez
Lucio AlvarezThese pages are out of order- put page 5 before page 3, and that fixes it.Page 1Letter from John and Susan Corlis to Joseph, George, and Mary Ann Corlis, 14 April 1816Resurrecting the First American West
Lucio Alvarez
Lucio Alvarezacceptg should be exceptgPage 4Letter from John and Susan Corlis to Joseph, George, and Mary Ann Corlis, 14 April 1816Resurrecting the First American West
Lucio Alvarez
Lucio Alvarez'getting your other hands' - finding more people to work on the tobacco fields?Page 2Letter from John and Susan Corlis to Joseph, George, and Mary Ann Corlis, 14 April 1816Resurrecting the First American West
Lucio Alvarez
Lucio AlvarezTheir route from Paris, KY to Morrisville, PA is 630 miles. They did it between May 22 and June 21, which is an average of 21 miles/day, with horses pulling wagons full of their belongings (even a desk). I found the following on two websites: A h...Page 6List of expenses for a trip from Kentucky to the Northeast, 1822Resurrecting the First American West
Lucio Alvarez
Lucio AlvarezMorristown- there is a Morrisville today near TrentonPage 5List of expenses for a trip from Kentucky to the Northeast, 1822Resurrecting the First American West
Lucio Alvarez
Lucio AlvarezMumbletown = Hummelstown? That's a town east of Harrisburg.Page 4List of expenses for a trip from Kentucky to the Northeast, 1822Resurrecting the First American West
Lucio Alvarez
Lucio AlvarezChilicothe and Zanesville are in Ohio.Page 1List of expenses for a trip from Kentucky to the Northeast, 1822Resurrecting the First American West
Lucio Alvarez
Lucio AlvarezThis is identical to page 4 of Letter from Jonathan Clark to Isaac Hite, 5 December 1807.Page 4Letter from Jonathan Clark to Isaac Hite, 9 October 1803Resurrecting the First American West
Lucio Alvarez
Lucio AlvarezThis is identical to page 3 of Letter from Jonathan Clark to Isaac Hite, 5 December 1807.Page 3Letter from Jonathan Clark to Isaac Hite, 9 October 1803Resurrecting the First American West
Lucio Alvarez
Lucio AlvarezThis page is identical to page 2 of Letter from Jonathan Clark to Isaac Hite, 5 December 1807. I transcribed that one, so I copied and pasted it here.Page 2Letter from Jonathan Clark to Isaac Hite, 9 October 1803Resurrecting the First American West
Lucio Alvarez
Lucio AlvarezExrs = Executors? (of Pendleton's will?)Page 1Letter from Jonathan Clark to Isaac Hite, 2 April 1809Resurrecting the First American West
Lucio Alvarez
Lucio AlvarezTobo = Tobacco? Maybe he grows it.Page 1Letter from John Williams, Jr. to Isaac Hite, 13 February 1780Resurrecting the First American West
Lucio Alvarez
Lucio AlvarezWikipedia's article doesn't mention Connolly and his donated acres, but it says, "The first Trustees were selected in April of 1779, as part of this transition, with the first board consisting of seven men", so the Trustees mentioned in the letter...Page 1Letter from John Todd to Arthur Campbell, 2 July 1780Resurrecting the First American West
Lucio Alvarez
Lucio AlvarezCappoach = CapuchePage 34Orderly book for Anthony Wayne, 1794Resurrecting the First American West
Lucio Alvarez
Lucio Alvarez'ease' must mean urinate or defecate.Page 1Military order book for the 16th Kentucky Militia, 1814Resurrecting the First American West
Lucio Alvarez
Lucio Alvarez'Number' is the old word for what we now term 'edition'.Page 3Magendie's Physiology medical publication, February 1822Resurrecting the First American West
Lucio Alvarez
Lucio Alvareza/c = account I don't know what a/s is.Page 2Two invoices for the accounts of Audubon and Rozier, 1 April 1810Resurrecting the First American West
Lucio Alvarez
Lucio AlvarezHano = Hanover?Page 18William Brown's memorandum book, 1790Resurrecting the First American West
Lucio Alvarez
Lucio Alvarezdo = dittoPage 17William Brown's memorandum book, 1790Resurrecting the First American West
Lucio Alvarez
Lucio Alvarezmo = mouthPage 14William Brown's memorandum book, 1790Resurrecting the First American West
Lucio Alvarez
Lucio Alvarezbeging should be beginning?Page 13William Brown's memorandum book, 1790Resurrecting the First American West
Lucio Alvarez
Lucio AlvarezR = River. P = Point? If so, there are towns in Ohio and West Virginia called Point Pleasant.Page 11William Brown's memorandum book, 1790Resurrecting the First American West
Lucio Alvarez
Lucio AlvarezI. = IslandPage 5William Brown's memorandum book, 1790Resurrecting the First American West
Lucio Alvarez
Lucio Alvarezw<sup>t</sup> = withPage 8William Brown's memorandum book, 1790Resurrecting the First American West
GlennD
GlennDIn FrenchPage 9Letter from Barthelemi Tardiveau to St. John de Crevecoeur; October 7, 1789Resurrecting the First American West
GlennD
GlennDIn FrenchPage 8Letter from Barthelemi Tardiveau to St. John de Crevecoeur; October 7, 1789Resurrecting the First American West
GlennD
GlennDIn FrenchPage 7Letter from Barthelemi Tardiveau to St. John de Crevecoeur; October 7, 1789Resurrecting the First American West
GlennD
GlennDIn FrenchPage 6Letter from Barthelemi Tardiveau to St. John de Crevecoeur; October 7, 1789Resurrecting the First American West
GlennD
GlennDIn FrenchPage 5Letter from Barthelemi Tardiveau to St. John de Crevecoeur; October 7, 1789Resurrecting the First American West
GlennD
GlennDIn French Page 4Letter from Barthelemi Tardiveau to St. John de Crevecoeur; October 7, 1789Resurrecting the First American West
GlennD
GlennDIn FrenchPage 2Letter from Barthelemi Tardiveau to St. John de Crevecoeur; April 20, 1789Resurrecting the First American West
GlennD
GlennDIn FrenchPage 1Letter from Barthelemi Tardiveau to St. John de Crevecoeur; April 20, 1789Resurrecting the First American West
Belle
BelleI used the original punctuation where possible. In some instances, I was unable to capture the punctuation.Page 1Supply charges for Kentucky Volunteers, 1794Resurrecting the First American West
clarking
clarkingReviewed and edits made. Letter complete. Page 2Letter from George Corlis to John Corlis, 5 March 1816Resurrecting the First American West
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The Resurrecting the First American West Project is presented through the generous support of the National Endowment for the Humanities and its Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan initiative. With this support, the Filson will launch a digital exhibit on the diverse Ohio Valley frontier supported by a series of public programs in 2022.