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The colonial history of Vincennes, under the French, British, and American governments, from its first settlement down to the territorial administration of General William Henry Harrison   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Author
Law, John, 1796-1873
Vincennes Historical and Antiquarian Society (Vincennes, Ind.)
Title
The colonial history of Vincennes, under the French, British, and American governments, from its first settlement down to the territorial administration of General William Henry Harrison
Volume copy 2
Publisher
Vincennes [Ind.] Harvey, Mason & co.
Description
First published 1839
Address before the historical society -- Notes to the address -- Appendix -- Hamilton: his imprisonment and career after his capture by Clark -- Tecumseh -- Public lands ... in the "Old Vincennes land district". -- Territorial acquisition ... to the Mississippi. -- La Balm's defeat [1780] -- Ancient grant [to Marie J. Richard, 1759] -- The Western sun, the first paper printed in Indiana territory [1804] -- Catholic church. -- Early militia: List of effective men belonging to Capt. Pierre Gamelin's company ... 1790
Lincoln copy 1: Bound in cloth with embossed design on the covers and gold lettering on the spine; illegible handwritten signature at head of title on t.p
Lincoln copy 1: Bookplate: Dr. Otto L. Schmidt, 1863-1935, Chicago
Lincoln copy 2: Bound in cloth with embossed design on the covers and gold lettering on the spine; newspaper engraving of the United States Court House at Evansville, IN pasted on verso of free endpaper at the end
Lincoln copy 2: Handwritten inscription on p. [2] of cover: George Alfred Townsend with respects of W.H.H. Terrell, Washington, May 6, [18]'72
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Subjects: Gibault, Pierre, 1737-1804; Hamilton, Henry, d. 1796; Tecumseh, Shawnee Chief, 1768-1813
Language English
Publication date 1858
publication_date QS:P577,+1858-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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IA Collections: lincolncollection; americana
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colonialhistoryo02lawj
Notes Some pages stained and/or discolored.
Authority file  OCLC: 1042121858
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Internet Archive identifier: colonialhistoryo02lawj
https://archive.org/download/colonialhistoryo02lawj/colonialhistoryo02lawj.pdf
  • IA contributor: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
  • IA digitizing sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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