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26 June 1798
Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824
to John Bryant
Requests Captain Bryant sends 500 stand of arms to Archibald Crary in Springfield, Massachusetts and discusses possible transportation routes.
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7 July 1798
Requests Captain Bryant immediately sends 50 Barrels of powder to Stephen Higginson, merchant, regiment in Boston, Massachusetts. The powder is for the "Navy and the vessell will be waiting to receive it." (The vessel was probably the USS...
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10 August 1798
Discusses the repairs that Hodgdon would like Bryant to complete on various items.
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12 October 1798
Acknowledges that he has received Bryant's letters. Instructs Bryant that if he has not already done so, to send a receipt to Colonel Williams for a six pounder and a carriage that was shipped. Discusses Bryant's continuance at the post, says he...
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1856
Vanderlyn, John, 1775-1852
Landing of Columbus.
One engraving entitled "Landing Of Columbus" dated 1856. Depicts Columbus landing in the New World in 1492. Columbus and his men arrive on a beachfront in the West Indies. Columbus holds the royal banner of Aragon and Castile in one hand and a sword...
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1858
Powell, William Henry, 1823-1879
De Soto's Discovery of the Mississippi.
One engraving entitled "De Soto's Discovery of the Mississippi" dated 1858. Depicts De Soto, riding a white horse, arriving at the Mississippi River at a point below Natchez on May 8,1541. Native Americans watch in front of their tepees, and a chief...
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1857
Weir, Robert Walter, 1802-1889
Landing of Henrick Hudson.
One engraving entitled "Landing of Henrick Hudson" dated 1857. Depicts the landing of Hudson and his men in 1609. Native Americans wait on the shore to greet them. Published by Martin, Johnson & Co, New York, from the original painting by Robert...
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circa 1850-1860
Cope, Charles W., 1811-1890
Departure of the Pilgrim Fathers from Delft Haven.
One engraving entitled "Departure of the Pilgrim Fathers From Delf Haven" circa 1850-1860. Depicts the pilgrims who landed at Plymouth on the Mayflower in December 1620, leaving Delft Haven, Holland. Engraved after the original painting by Charles W...
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circa 1856
Lucy, Charles, 1814-1873
The First Landing of the Pilgrims, 1620.
One engraving entitled "The First Landing of the Pilgrims, 1620" dated 1856. Depicts the first men, women, and children arriving at Plymouth Rock. Shows the Mayflower in the bay. From the original painting by Charles Lucy (misspelled Lucey)...
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1867
Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887
Landing of Roger Williams.
One engraving entitled "Landing of Roger Williams" dated 1867. Depicts the landing of Roger Williams in Rhode Island in 1636. Native American Indians greet him. From a painting by Alonzo Chappel. Published by Johnson, Fry & Co.
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