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The Virginia Cession of Territory Northwest of the Ohio

GLC07839.01

to Ebenezer Hazard re: transmitting Virginia Cession

GLC07839.02

to: Cousin Carrie.

Life in Grass Valley, includes a request for information about the family back East. Included in the letter was a folded sheet of paper which included several fragments of panned gold.

GLC07164.07

to: sister.

Relays his fears that, due to lack of received letters, his father has forgotten him. Alfred describes his life and requests that no letters be written to him.

GLC07164.05

to: brother James.

Describes his life to James, relaying his fears of attacks by Indians. Requests news of life back east.

GLC07164.06

Texas colonization certificate for Maria Ross of town of Matagorda

Signed by Ingram as President of the Board of Proprietors. Streeter 18.2.

GLC04121

An Account of Louisiana, being an abstract of documents, in the offices...

Bound with "Appendix to an Account of Louisiana." (The Appendix is sometimes bound separately.) First (true) edition of the official documents relating to the recently purchased Louisiana Territory.

GLC04138

to John Y. Mason re: Mason's purchase of land & instructions for recording deed

Discusses Mason's purchase of land in Texas and gives instructions for recording the deed.

GLC04897.03

to Benjamin Rush re: re: "Has America no soul?" and America's future

Written from retirement at Quincy, bemoaning the state of America, its manipulation by European politicians and its potentially great future. Adams asks whether "America has no soul" since no one jumps to its defense. He also foresees, like many...

GLC01965