| 1 | Author: | Clark, William, 1770-1838 | Requires cookie* | | Title: | William Clark diary, August 25, 1808 - September 22, 1808
| | | Dates: | August 25, 1808 - September 22, 1808 | | | Abstract: | This document is a private journal of William Clark from his time as an Indian agent in the Midwest after the completion of the Lewis and Clark expedition. The journal chronicles his expedition to treat with the Osage Indians. The journal contains a wealth of information, including a vivid account of every days' events, a sketch of a map, and a chronicle of the Indian-white relations.
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| | | Call #: | Mss.917.3.L58c | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | Topics: | Native America | Trade | Travel | | | Genre: | Sketchbooks | Travel Narratives and Journals | | | Subjects: | Indians of North America -- Treaties | Osage Indians -- Treaties | |
3 | Author: | Morris, Anthony,1766-1860. | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Anthony Morris papers, ca. 1690-1830
| | | Dates: | Circa 1690-1830 | | | Abstract: | The Anthony Morris Collection is a miscellaneous collection of materials relating to the life of this Philadelphia businessman. The type of material includes some correspondence, many receipts, various business records, and a few deeds, one of which dates to 1681. Most of the documents come from early to mid nineteenth century. There is a particularly large collection of Anthony Morris's correspondence, dating mostly to the early nineteenth century. There are also architectural drawings of a Fellenberg Institution, a school that would use the educational techniques created by a Swiss educator. The Institution was proposed to be built on Morris' property. Morris, born in 1766 and dying in 1860, was from a prominent Philadelphia family and served as a merchant and legislator.
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| | | Call #: | Mss.B.M836 | | | Extent: | 1 Linear Feet | | | Topics: | Business and Skilled Trades | Education | Trade | | | Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | Educational Material | General Correspondence | Sketchbooks | | | Subjects: | Agricultural colleges -- Pennsylvania. | |
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