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A map of the most inhabited part of Virginia containing the whole province of Maryland with part of Pensilvania, New Jersey and North Carolina 1 Sheets Drawer 122 : L : 2, Section 1, Folder OUT

Map of Virginia and Maryland based on surveys by Joshua Fry and Peter Jefferson, accurately delineating boundaries, roads, settlements, and Native American trails, and incorporating considerable new geographical information. It was issued in 1775 for inclusion in Thomas Jeffery's 'American Atlas'.

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  2. Ted and Mary Wendell early American collection
  3. Series 3. Oversize

Carte generale des colonies angloises dans l'Amerique Septentrionale pour l'intelligence de la guerre presente : d'apres des manuscrit anglais par J.B. Nolin geographe : corrigé, augmenté des indications des principaux évenemens de la guerre avec le tracee des limites pour constituer le traité de paix proposé entre la Couronne de la Grande Bretagne et les Etats Unis 1 Sheets Closed Stacks, Drawer 38

Shows the boundaries established by the preliminary Treaty of Peace, signed 30 November 1782, and published prior to the signing of the formal Treaty on 3 September 1783. Includes a detailed plan of the Siege of Yorktown.

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  2. Richard H. Brown Revolutionary War Map Collection

Gazette of the United States, New York, NY and Philadelphia, PA 4 pages Box 21, Folder LUPOVICH

Contains a proclamation of President George Washington in response to a violoation of treaty between the United States and the Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw nations, p. 598 col. 2-3.

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  2. Historic newspapers collection
  3. Gazette of the United States, New York, NY and Philadelphia, PA

Illusion Vs. Reality Project collection 1.84 Linear Feet 2 document cases, 1 records storage box

Whaley, J.

The materials were created by those connected with the "Illusion vs. Reality" project in 1991-1992, predominantly in Richmond, Virginia and the surrounding counties of Henrico and Chesterfield. The collection contains interviews, releases and transcripts, reports and syllabi from the courses, and the original grant application. These interviews discuss the African American, Black Islamic, Asian, and Native American experience in Richmond, dealing with religion, education, literature, and culture in central Virginia. Not every interview has a transcript, and only a few items have their signed releases. None of the VHS interviews have transcripts or releases. Please see the Conditions Governing Use for more detailed information.

  1. Virginia Commonwealth University, Cabell Library

Letter, Bushrod Washington Jr. to Edward Shippen Burd 3 pages Box 40, Folder 1806.01.14

Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. Bushrod writes about spending Christmas in Dumfries by invitation of "very fine girls," although his trip was cut short when his father came down with gout. He also gives news of the Federal City, which is "thronged with beautiful girls and other strangers," including "a number of Turks and Indians." He shares an anecdote about the Turkish ambassador asking Thomas Jefferson for "six wives" and writes about a dinner hosted aboard a frigate by Jefferson for a group of Native American men. Bushrod also writes of the rising power of Napoleon in France and about the Carters of Philadelphia.

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  2. Historic manuscript collection
  3. Series 1. Documents and Manuscripts
  4. Manuscripts Box 40

Letter, from George Clendinen Box 25, Folder 1792.11.11

Clendinen introduces, to Washington, King Dequen, leader of the Kascashas, and expresses the chief's intent to prevail "upon the Chiefs of Many [Indian] Nations to Travel with him to you,... Hoping that we may all become the Same people. Firmly United to Each Others Interests."

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  2. George Washington collection
  3. Series 2. To George Washington

Letter, from John Lewis Box 22, Folder 1789.04.00

Unable as yet to get information on lands Washington is interested in--goes to New Orleans in 2 weeks--"I have seen a very extrordinary publication in a Fredericksburg Paper wherin mention is made of Gen. W-ks-n [James Wilkinson ?] having prepared a fleet of 25 Boats some of them armed with three Pounders and maned with 150 men who intend fighting their way down the Mississippi into the Gulph of Mexico. It is very extrordinary how such a report coud have taken its rise as Ge. W-ks-n is now here and intends down the River at the same time as I do, with only five or six Tobacco [ ] instead of 25 armed Boats."--sends some "pecaun" nuts from New Orleans--Indians doing mischief--but lands settling fast despite scalpings--price of corn--returns to Mt. Vernon in August.

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  2. George Washington collection
  3. Series 2. To George Washington

Letter, from William Stark Box 17, Folder 1756.04.18

"Sir - The purp. of this is to aquaint you of an Engagement we had with the Indians late this afternoon. Three of our men going out on pretense of looking after some horses met with a party of Indians within sight of the Fort, two of which escaped and alarm'd us; we immediately pursued them with a party of between fourty & fifty men undr command of Capt. Mercer, Lieut. Williams, Ensn. Carten, Ensign McCarty, Lt. Lemen & myself - after following them about a mile & an half, on rising a mountain we were fired on very smartly which we warmly returned ...."

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  2. George Washington collection
  3. Series 2. To George Washington

Letter, Timothy Pickering to Oliver Phelps 3 pages Box 19, Folder 1790.09.04

Autograph letter, signed "Timothy Pickering" to Oliver Phelps. Pickering, appointed by President Washington as commissioner to the Iroquois, is writing to merchant and land speculator Oliver Phelps in response to the Pine Creek killings, in which two Seneca Indians were murdered in a dispute with the sons of John Walker, a man whom the Seneca claimed to have scalped and murdered several years prior. Pickering writes of Washington's "utter abhorrence" of the killings. He has sent Pickering to meet with the relations of the murdered Seneca men.

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  2. Historic manuscript collection
  3. Series 1. Documents and Manuscripts
  4. Manuscripts Box 19

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