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Indenture made by Henry Vanderburgh for Peter McNelly, Knox County, Territory of the United States Northwest of the Ohio

Indenture made by Henry Vanderburgh for Peter McNelly, Knox County, Te...

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Demand twelve and a half cents in commonwealth's pa- per of

Demand twelve and a half cents in commonwealth's pa- per of

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Pie safe made by Thomas Lincoln

Pie safe made by Thomas Lincoln

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Two iron Betty lamps - A metal object with a bird on top of it

Two iron Betty lamps - A metal object with a bird on top of it

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Rifle - A rifle that is on display on a white surface

Rifle - A rifle that is on display on a white surface

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A sketch of the medical topography of Lexington and its vicinity : being an inaugural dissertation, submitted to the examination of the Rev. John Andrews, D.D. Provost (pro tempore), the trustees, and medical faculty of the University of Pennsylvania, on the 21st day of April, 1806 for the degree of Doctor of Medicine
Letter from Jonathan Clark to Isaac Hite
A history of the state of Ohio : natural and civil

A history of the state of Ohio : natural and civil

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A history of the state of Ohio : natural and civil

A history of the state of Ohio : natural and civil

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The Kentucky revival, or, A short history of the late extraordinary out-pouring of the spirit of God in the western states of America : agreeably to Scripture-promises, and prophecies concerning the latter day: with a brief account of the entrance and progress of what the world call Shakerism, among the subjects of the late revival in Ohio and Kentucky. Presented to the true Zion-traveller, as a memorial of the wilderness journey
The substance of a discourse delivered in the town of Versailles, Woodford, county, state of Kentucky, April 20, 1806. With some additions, and miscelaneous thoughts, connected with the subject.

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The gentleman's new pocket farrier : comprising a general description of the noble and useful animal, the horse; together with the quickest and simplest mode of fattening ... Also, a concise account of the diseases to which the horse is subject, with such remedies as long experience has proved to be effectual

The gentleman's new pocket farrier : comprising a general description ...

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A tour in the United States of America : containing an account of the present situation of that country ; the population, agriculture, commerce, customs, and manners of the inhabitants ; with a description of the Indian nations, the general face of the country, mountains, forests, rivers, and the most beautiful, grand, and picturesque views throughout that vast continent ; likewise improvements in husbandry that may be adopted with great advantage in Europe, volume 2

A tour in the United States of America : containing an account of the ...

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A tour in the United States of America : containing an account of the present situation of that country ; the population, agriculture, commerce, customs, and manners of the inhabitants ; with a description of the Indian nations, the general face of the country, mountains, forests, rivers, and the most beautiful, grand, and picturesque views throughout that vast continent ; likewise improvements in husbandry that may be adopted with great advantage in Europe, volume 2

A tour in the United States of America : containing an account of the ...

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A tour in the United States of America : containing an account of the present situation of that country ; the population, agriculture, commerce, customs, and manners of the inhabitants ; with a description of the Indian nations, the general face of the country, mountains, forests, rivers, and the most beautiful, grand, and picturesque views throughout that vast continent ; likewise improvements in husbandry that may be adopted with great advantage in Europe, volume 2

A tour in the United States of America : containing an account of the ...

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The life of the pilgrim, Joseph Thomas : containing an accurate account of his trials, travels and Gospel labours, up to the present date.
Letter from John Bowman to Isaac Hite
The discovery, settlement, and present state of Kentucke : and an essay towards the topography and natural history of that important country ; to which is added, an appendix, containing, I. The adventures of Col. Daniel Boon, one of the first settlers, comprehending every important occurrence in the political history of that province. II. The minutes of the Piankashaw council, held at Post St. Vincents, April 15, 1784. III. An account of the Indian nations inhabiting within the limits of the thirteen United States ... IV. The stages and distances between Philadelphia and the Falls of the Ohio; from Pittsburg to Pensacola and several other places. The whole illustrated by a new and accurate map of Kentucke and the country adjoining, drawn from actual surveys

The discovery, settlement, and present state of Kentucke : and an essa...

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The defining orthographer, and youth's plain guide to pronunciation and reading, containing, a selection of the most common and useful words of two, three, four, five, and six syllables, made use of in our language, with their definition : to which is added, some easy lessons in reading for children, and some handsome dialogues and original matter. Also, many useful receipts, tables in arithmetic, musical notes, instructive lessons, hymns, etc. Designed for the use of schools

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The defining orthographer, and youth's plain guide to pronunciation and reading, containing, a selection of the most common and useful words of two, three, four, five, and six syllables, made use of in our language, with their definition : to which is added, some easy lessons in reading for children, and some handsome dialogues and original matter. Also, many useful receipts, tables in arithmetic, musical notes, instructive lessons, hymns, etc. Designed for the use of schools

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Plantation horn - An old wooden telescope with a strap on it

Plantation horn - An old wooden telescope with a strap on it

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Hero of the Wabash - Public domain broadside, Library of Congress
The president and directors for the Kentucky Insurance Company promise to pay ... or bearer on demand one dollar, Lexington 16 June 1816

The president and directors for the Kentucky Insurance Company promise...

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The president, directors & co. of the Bank of Henderson promise to pay ... or bearer, five dollars on demand. Henderson 18 Aug. 1818

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Drinking gourd attributed to Lincoln family

Drinking gourd attributed to Lincoln family

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Cane Ridge Meeting House - Engraving, Public domain image

Cane Ridge Meeting House - Engraving, Public domain image

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Le cardinal Ruppe de Buffon, Chute de L'Ohio

Le cardinal Ruppe de Buffon, Chute de L'Ohio

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Tin and wood foot warmer from Mulberry Hill

Tin and wood foot warmer from Mulberry Hill

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Butter scoop - A wooden spoon sitting on top of a white surface
A history of the state of Ohio : natural and civil

A history of the state of Ohio : natural and civil

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Day book and ledger containing a record of salt sales and barters
Medical flora, or, Manual of the medical botany of the United  States of North America. Containing a selection of above 100 figures and descriptions of medical plants, with their names, qualities, properties, history, &c.: and notes or remarks on nearly 500 equivalent substitutes, volume 2

Medical flora, or, Manual of the medical botany of the United States ...

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Medical flora, or, Manual of the medical botany of the United  States of North America. Containing a selection of above 100 figures and descriptions of medical plants, with their names, qualities, properties, history, &c.: and notes or remarks on nearly 500 equivalent substitutes, volume 2

Medical flora, or, Manual of the medical botany of the United States ...

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Observations on church government / by the Presbytery of Springfield ; to which is added the last will and testatment of that revered body with a preface and notes by the editor.
Day book and ledger containing a record of ferriage
History of the Indian tribes of North America : with biographical sketches and anecdotes of the principal chiefs : embellished with one hundred and twenty portraits, from the Indian gallery in the Department of War, at Washington

History of the Indian tribes of North America : with biographical sket...

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History of the Indian tribes of North America : with biographical sketches and anecdotes of the principal chiefs : embellished with one hundred and twenty portraits, from the Indian gallery in the Department of War, at Washington

History of the Indian tribes of North America : with biographical sket...

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Kentucky Court of Appeals ruling in favor of Harry Innes, executor for the estate of Edmund Lyne

Kentucky Court of Appeals ruling in favor of Harry Innes, executor for...

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The Western review and miscellaneous magazine : a monthly publication, devoted to literature and science,  volume 4
The president & directors of the bank of the commonwealth of Kentucky promise to pay ... or bearer, twelve & a half cents, on demand at their ... branch bank. Frankfort, ... 1822.

The president & directors of the bank of the commonwealth of Kentucky ...

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A history of the state of Ohio : natural and civil

A history of the state of Ohio : natural and civil

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A history of the state of Ohio : natural and civil

A history of the state of Ohio : natural and civil

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A short sketch of the author's life, and adventures from his youth until 1818, in the first part. In part the second, a valuable vegetable, medical prescription, with a table of detergent and corroborant medicines to suit the treatment of different certificates
A sketch of the laws relating to slavery in the several states of the United States of America
Day book and ledger containing a record of salt sales and barters
Five dollars. This bill entitles the bearer to receive five Spanish milled dollars or the value thereof in gold or silver, according to a resolution passed by congress at Philadelphia, May 20, 1777

Five dollars. This bill entitles the bearer to receive five Spanish mi...

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Medical flora, or, Manual of the medical botany of the United  States of North America. Containing a selection of above 100 figures and descriptions of medical plants, with their names, qualities, properties, history, &c.: and notes or remarks on nearly 500 equivalent substitutes, volume 2

Medical flora, or, Manual of the medical botany of the United States ...

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Essays on the present crisis in the condition of the American Indians / first published in the National Intelligencer, under the signature of William Penn

Essays on the present crisis in the condition of the American Indians ...

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 John James Audubon - John James Audubon's Memoir

John James Audubon - John James Audubon's Memoir

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American ornithology, or, The natural history of the birds of the United States : illustrated with plates, engraved and colored from original drawings taken from nature

American ornithology, or, The natural history of the birds of the Unit...

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The confession of Jereboam O. Beauchamp : who was hanged at Frankfort, Ky., on the 7th day of July, 1826, for the murder of Col. Solomon P. Sharp

The confession of Jereboam O. Beauchamp : who was hanged at Frankfort,...

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An epistle from William, surnamed Littell, to the people of the realm of Kentucky.
Remarks on Cholera, as it appeared in Lexington in June, 1833

Remarks on Cholera, as it appeared in Lexington in June, 1833

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Letter from Jonathan Clark to Isaac Hite
A collection of all such acts of the General Assembly of Virginia, of a public and permanent nature, as are now in force : with a table of the principal matters. To which are prefixed the Declaration of Rights, and Constitution, or form of government. Published pursuant to an act of the General Assembly, intituled, 'An act providing for the republication of the laws of this Commonwealth,' passed on the twenty-eighth day of December, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-two

A collection of all such acts of the General Assembly of Virginia, of ...

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One hundred Spanish milled dollars, or the value thereof in gold or silver, to be given in exchange for this bill at the treasury of Virginia, pursuant to an act of assembly passed May the 3d, 1779.

One hundred Spanish milled dollars, or the value thereof in gold or si...

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Receipt for African American slave

Receipt for African American slave

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Salt kettle - A large brown bowl sitting on top of a counter
Three pence. This bill shall pass current for three pence according to an act of general assembly of the Common-wealth of Pennsylvania, passed the twentieth day of March ... Dated the tenth day of April, A. D. 1777

Three pence. This bill shall pass current for three pence according to...

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A history of the state of Ohio : natural and civil

A history of the state of Ohio : natural and civil

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Articles of agreement between James Wilkinson, Philip Nolan, John Lewis, and Gabriel Lewis
Twenty dollars. This bill entitles the bearer to receive twenty Spanish milled dollars or the value thereof in gold or silver, according to a resolution passed by congress at Philadelphia, Sept. 26th, 1778

Twenty dollars. This bill entitles the bearer to receive twenty Spanis...

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A sketch of the laws relating to slavery in the several states of the United States of America
The Kentucky revival, or, A short history of the late extraordinary out-pouring of the spirit of God in the western states of America : agreeably to Scripture-promises, and prophecies concerning the latter day: with a brief account of the entrance and progress of what the world call Shakerism, among the subjects of the late revival in Ohio and Kentucky. Presented to the true Zion-traveller, as a memorial of the wilderness journey
Letter from Barthelemi Tardiveau to St. John de Crevecoeur
Five dollars. This bill entitles the bearer to receive five Spanish milled dollars or the value thereof in gold or silver, according to a resolution passed by congress at Philadelphia, May 20, 1777

Five dollars. This bill entitles the bearer to receive five Spanish mi...

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Life of Tecumseh, and of his brother the Prophet; with a historical sketch of the Shawanoe Indians

Life of Tecumseh, and of his brother the Prophet; with a historical sk...

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Life of Tecumseh, and of his brother the Prophet; with a historical sketch of the Shawanoe Indians

Life of Tecumseh, and of his brother the Prophet; with a historical sk...

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Life of Tecumseh, and of his brother the Prophet; with a historical sketch of the Shawanoe Indians

Life of Tecumseh, and of his brother the Prophet; with a historical sk...

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School exercises of the Lafayette Female Academy : including Trumpets of genius, a poem

School exercises of the Lafayette Female Academy : including Trumpets ...

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The discovery, settlement, and present state of Kentucke : and an essay towards the topography and natural history of that important country ; to which is added, an appendix, containing, I. The adventures of Col. Daniel Boon, one of the first settlers, comprehending every important occurrence in the political history of that province. II. The minutes of the Piankashaw council, held at Post St. Vincents, April 15, 1784. III. An account of the Indian nations inhabiting within the limits of the thirteen United States ... IV. The stages and distances between Philadelphia and the Falls of the Ohio; from Pittsburg to Pensacola and several other places. The whole illustrated by a new and accurate map of Kentucke and the country adjoining, drawn from actual surveys

The discovery, settlement, and present state of Kentucke : and an essa...

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The Western review and miscellaneous magazine : a monthly publication, devoted to literature and science,  volume 4
The emigrants, &c., or, The history of an expatriated family : being a delineation of English manners, drawn from real characters, volume 3, letters L-LXXII

The emigrants, &c., or, The history of an expatriated family : being a...

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The emigrants, &c., or, The history of an expatriated family : being a delineation of English manners, drawn from real characters, volume 1, letters I-XXIV

The emigrants, &c., or, The history of an expatriated family : being a...

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Master mason's apron, ca. 1800-1825

Master mason's apron, ca. 1800-1825

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Twenty dollars. This bill entitles the bearer to receive twenty Spanish milled dollars or the value thereof in gold or silver, according to a resolution passed by congress at Philadelphia, Sept. 26th, 1778

Twenty dollars. This bill entitles the bearer to receive twenty Spanis...

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The gentleman's new pocket farrier : comprising a general description of the noble and useful animal, the horse; together with the quickest and simplest mode of fattening ... Also, a concise account of the diseases to which the horse is subject, with such remedies as long experience has proved to be effectual

The gentleman's new pocket farrier : comprising a general description ...

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Edward Worthington court case

Edward Worthington court case

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A tour in the United States of America : containing an account of the present situation of that country ; the population, agriculture, commerce, customs, and manners of the inhabitants ; with a description of the Indian nations, the general face of the country, mountains, forests, rivers, and the most beautiful, grand, and picturesque views throughout that vast continent ; likewise improvements in husbandry that may be adopted with great advantage in Europe, volume 2

A tour in the United States of America : containing an account of the ...

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Life of Tecumseh, and of his brother the Prophet; with a historical sketch of the Shawanoe Indians

Life of Tecumseh, and of his brother the Prophet; with a historical sk...

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Letter from John J. Audubon  to Lucy Audubon
Letter from George Corlis to John Corlis
Joseph Hornsby's diary - Public domain document scan
Joseph Hornsby's diary
Joseph Hornsby's diary - Public domain document scan
Joseph Hornsby's diary
The Western review and miscellaneous magazine : a monthly publication, devoted to literature and science,  volume 4
This bill of two hundred dollars shall be exchanged and redeemed in Spanish milled dollars, or the value thereof in gold or silver, at the rate of one for forty at the treasury of Virginia, on or before the thirtieth day of December, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-four, according to an act of assembly passed the seventh day of May, 1781.

This bill of two hundred dollars shall be exchanged and redeemed in Sp...

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Deposition of Luke Decker before Judge James Johnson, Knox County, Territory of the United States Northwest of the Ohio

Deposition of Luke Decker before Judge James Johnson, Knox County, Ter...

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Native American projectile points

Native American projectile points

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This indented bill of five shillings, shall entitle the bearer to receive of the provincial treasurer, the like sum of five shillings, of equal value with the same sum, of the bills of credit now by law current, according to the directions of an act of general assembly of Pensilvania, made in the 11th year of the reign of his majesty George III. Dated the 20th day of March, 1771

This indented bill of five shillings, shall entitle the bearer to rece...

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A history of the state of Ohio : natural and civil

A history of the state of Ohio : natural and civil

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A brief practical treatise on the construction and management of plank roads, by Robert Dale Owen. With an appendix containing the general plank road laws of New York, Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois ... Also, the opinion of Judge Gridley of the New York Supreme court in the case of Benedict vs. Goit.

A brief practical treatise on the construction and management of plank...

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Essays on the present crisis in the condition of the American Indians / first published in the National Intelligencer, under the signature of William Penn

Essays on the present crisis in the condition of the American Indians ...

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History of the Indian tribes of North America : with biographical sketches and anecdotes of the principal chiefs : embellished with one hundred and twenty portraits, from the Indian gallery in the Department of War, at Washington

History of the Indian tribes of North America : with biographical sket...

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Letter from Walter Beall to Isaac Shelby
Joseph Hornsby's diary - Public domain document scan
The emigrants, &c., or, The history of an expatriated family : being a delineation of English manners, drawn from real characters, volume 1, letters I-XXIV

The emigrants, &c., or, The history of an expatriated family : being a...

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Daniel Boone : from the original painting by Chappel in the possession of the publishers

Daniel Boone : from the original painting by Chappel in the possession...

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Spinning wheel - A spinning wheel on a wooden stand

Spinning wheel - A spinning wheel on a wooden stand

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