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A View on the Hillside

Dedicated to his wife. A description of his surroundings.

GLC02415.086

to Mary

They didn't actually go to Georgia, but they are close enough, on Lookout Mountain. He describes the peaks and vallies along with the incredible views. He mentions Abraham Lincoln and hopes he can end the war soon. Written at camp on Lookout Mountain

GLC02415.090

Lower Falls on Lake Fork

Lower Falls on Lake Fork, attributed to number 243. Photo of waterfall in forest. Another copy of the same photo in GLC02436.01. With gilded edges.

GLC02436.02

A Successful Hunter.

A Successful Hunter, attributed to number 500. A photo of three talking while surrounded by the dead bodies of five deer. With gilded edges.

GLC02436.10

[A photo of 5 or 6 people next to a large rock structure at a high height]

[A photo of 5 or 6 people next to a large rock structure at a high height]. The large rock structure appears to be an ancient city or town. With gilded edges.

GLC02436.16

Colummar Basalts on Yellowstone River

Colummar Basalts on Yellowstone River. A photograph of a river full of basalts that runs through two mountains. With gilded edges.

GLC02436.21

[Head of Gibbon Canon Yellowstone Park.]

"Head of Gibbon Canon Yellowstone Park." is written in pencil on the back of the photograph. The picture depicts a serene river running through a forested area with a mountain in the background. With gilded edges.

GLC02436.28

to Mary

He predicts that Virginia will see a bloody time. The Rebels think they can get Chattanooga again, but he doesn't think so. He describes the landscape surrounding the camp.

GLC02415.078

[Hand-drawn map of Dakota mission area]

Depicts the missions and Indian agencies along about fifty miles of the Missouri River west of Sioux City. Hemans discusses making the map for Frances Shiras to answer her question about the spatial relationship between the Santee, Yankton, and Ponca...

GLC02429.03

to Henry Knox

Describes the wilderness of New Hampshire around Dartmouth College, commenting on its advantages and disadvantages. Discusses the college and his position with the Grammar School. Ruminates on the potential benefits of the college to society...

GLC02437.00006

to Henry Knox

Discusses a trip to western Pennsylvania, where McClure stopped at Fort Pitt before heading further west to serve as missionary to the Delaware Indians in a town on the Muskingum River in Ohio. Gives his thoughts on the regional geography, the fort...

GLC02437.00015

Grand Lake

Grand Lake, attributed to number 67. Photo of lake with mountains in the background. With gilded edges.

GLC02436.03

[Photo of three men standing in front of a log cabin]

[Photo of three men standing in front of a log cabin]. The title is indistinguishable. The cabin is in the middle of a forest. With gilded edges.

GLC02436.14

Mammoth Hot Springs

Mammoth Hot Springs. Photograph of a hot springs with a forest and mountain in the background. With gilded edges.

GLC02436.17

Grand Canon of the Yellowstone

Grand Canon of the Yellowstone. Photograph of river running through two mountain ridges. With gilded edges.

GLC02436.22

Upper Falls of the Yellowstone.

Upper Falls of the Yellowstone. The photograph depicts a wide view of a waterfall spilling through a forested area. With gilded edges.

GLC02436.25

Garden Of The God's, Colo.

Garden Of The God's, Colo. The picture depicts two large rock structures in an open valley with mountains in the distance. With gilded edges.

GLC02436.27

to Henry Knox

Asks Knox to send a map of New England and the other provinces.

GLC02437.00116

Tower Falls 115 Feet

Tower Falls 115 Feet. Photo of waterfall situated between large rocks. With gilded edges.

GLC02436.05

Distant View Of The Castle Geyser.

Distant View Of The Castle Geyser, attributed to number 445. Photo of geyser in the distance surrounded by a forest. With gilded edges.

GLC02436.06

[The Grand Canon of the Yellowstone]

"The Grand Canon of the Yellowstone" is written in pencil on the back of the photograph. The photograph depicts a river running through two mountains. With gilded edges.

GLC02436.23

to Lucy Knox

Congratulates his sister Lucy on her marriage to Henry Knox. Describes Antigua, its inhabitants, and his barracks.

GLC02437.00193

to Henry Knox

Writes that he has sent, at "the first safe opportunity I had, those six maps you have subscribed for at Philadelphia. I hope they may meet your approbation; tho they are not printed so clean as I could wish, the least imagined to be done, but of...

GLC02437.01603

to Thomas Hutchins

Writes again to recommend his friend Major [Winthrop] Sargent for a position: "Major Sargent will deliver you this. He takes letters to you from a number of the delegates in Congress, and will in consequence I hope receive an appointment from you....

GLC02437.03279

to Henry Knox

Encloses a letter to be forwarded to General [Arthur] St. Clair. Had assumed he would meet St. Clair in New York and that an Indian treaty would be negotiated by St. Clair in April. Plans to remain in Boston until the meeting of the Ohio Company...

GLC02437.03799