Resurrecting the First American West

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Resurrecting the First American West
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.
Magendie's Physiology medical publication, February 1822

Magendie's Physiology medical publication, February 1822

Medical publication broadside for Magendie's Physiology.

4 pages: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)
Message from the President of the United States, 22 January 1807.

Message from the President of the United States, 22 January 1807.

Message from Thomas Jefferson transmitting information touching an illegal combination of private individuals against the peace and safety of the union, and a military expedition planned by them against the territories of a power in amity with the United States, with the measures pursued for...

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Military order book for the 16th Kentucky Militia, 1814

Military order book for the 16th Kentucky Militia, 1814

6 pages: 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)
Observations on Church Government

Observations on Church Government

"Observations on Church Government, in which the world will see the beautiful simplicity of Christian Church Government, stript of human inventions and lordly traditions." The last will and testament of the Springfield Presbytery.

20 pages: 100% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed)
Orderly book for Anthony Wayne, 1794

Orderly book for Anthony Wayne, 1794

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Patent right issued to Nathaniel Foster, 28 June 1809

Patent right issued to Nathaniel Foster, 28 June 1809

Patent right issued to Nathaniel Foster of Fleming County, Kentucky, for a machine for spinning hemp and flax. Dated 28 June 1809 and signed by President James Madison, Secretary of State R. Smith, and Attorney General Caesar A. Rodney. Printed on parchment.

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Receipt for an African-American enslaved person, 11 March 1816

Receipt for an African-American enslaved person, 11 March 1816

Receipt for the sale of an African-American enslaved man named Charles for $525 to Robert Sanders, dated 11 March 1816.

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Religious broadside from Lorenzo Dow, 2 November 1815.

Religious broadside from Lorenzo Dow, 2 November 1815.

Broadside published by Methodist Evangelist Lorenzo Dow, which advises people to pray morning and night and to prepare to meet their God. It states, "Wars-- Pestilence-- Earthquakes and Famine-- the signs are ominous; but it shall be well with those whose GOD is the LORD!!"

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Report of a committee of the Senate of Kentucky, 1824

Report of a committee of the Senate of Kentucky, 1824

Report of a committee of the Senate of Kentucky to which was referred that part of the governor's message relating to the decisions and jurisdiction of the federal court.

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Report on the Transylvania University, and lunatic asylum

Report on the Transylvania University, and lunatic asylum

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