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Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)

 Organization

Found in 39 Collections and/or Records:

Ninian Edwards letters

 Collection
Identifier: VAULT box-Ayer-MS-401
Abstract Six letters, Mar. 7, 1813 - Apr. 4, 1814, from Ninian Edwards to Kentucky governor and soldier Isaac Shelby, regarding War of 1812-related Indian attacks in the Illinois Territory and the state of defenses there. 1813 letters discuss mounted volunteer companies raised by Edwards, British intentions regarding the upper Mississippi, Indian attacks on settlers in the U.S. Saline and elsewhere, etc. Warning of an impending Indian-British offensive on Illinois Territory, Edwards' 1814 letters...
Dates: 1813-1814

O. C. McNary papers

 Collection
Identifier: VAULT box-Ayer-MS-3128
Abstract Printed and handwritten army orders, 1882-1886, and letters written by O.C. McNary during 1885 from Indian Territory to his family in Kansas and Pennsylvania. From Camp Russel, Fort Reno, and a camp at Skelton Ranch, McNary's correspondence documents his trips via ambulance and mules throughout the Indian Territory. He describes road conditions, the Ponca and Oto agencies and Indians, a prairie fire, a visit with friends in Arkansas City, and the murder of a Chickasaw Indian by outlaws at...
Dates: 1873-1886; Majority of material found within 1882-1886

Ohio Company records

 Collection
Identifier: VAULT-Ayer-MS-3091
Abstract Company formed Mar. 1, 1786, by Revolutionary War officers to raise capital for the acquisition and settlement of federal lands northwest of the Ohio River. Minutes, correspondence, accounts, receipts, powers of attorney, lists, etc. (bulk 1787-1793) of Ohio Company of Associates agent, Benjamin Heywood, a former Continental Army officer and resident of Worcester, Mass. Included are minutes of Worcester area subscribers' meetings (1787-1789) in which Heywood was elected one of three agents...
Dates: 1787-1800; Majority of material found within 1787-1793

Oliver Wolcott letters

 Collection
Identifier: VAULT box-Ayer-MS-921
Abstract Thirteen letters, Mar. 11, 1795- Dec. 11, 1800, written by Oliver Wolcott, secretary of the treasury, to David Henley, general agent for the War Dept. in the Territory of the United States, South of the River Ohio, regarding public contracts for military and Indian supplies in what is now Tennessee.,The letters contain rules and regulations regarding the administration of contracts, as well as numerous directives regarding the choice of contractors to supply both the region and the Tellico...
Dates: 1795-1800

Ramsay Crooks correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: VAULT box-Ayer-MS-201
Abstract Correspondence and list of Ramsay Crooks, dating primarily from 1822 and mainly regarding American Fur Company business. Subjects include the reception of trade goods in Philadelphia, the operation of the new Western Department in St. Louis (instructions re trade goods, trader indebtedness, fur shipments, etc.), and the purchase of Missouri and Mississippi River factory skins. Fur company-related correspondents include Samuel Abbott (agent at St. Louis), Robert Stuart (Northern Department...
Dates: 1822-1836; 1822

Robert Knowles Boyd letters

 Collection
Identifier: VAULT box-Ayer-MS-3025
Abstract

Five letters, Oct. 28, 1925 - Feb. 13, 1927, from Boyd to his cousin, Edith M. Smith, discussing the reception of his pamphlets about the Minnesota-Wisconsin frontier in the 1860s and 1870s. Included are comments on the Battle of Birch Coulee, the Chippewa Valley, the Chippewa Indians, and the Eau Claire family of novelist G.P.R. James. There is also a carbon typescript of a review of Boyd's works from Minnesota History, Vol. 7, No. 4, 1926 (pp. 354-355).

Dates: 1925-1927

Samuel Wentworth papers

 Collection
Identifier: VAULT box-Ayer-MS-972
Abstract Fifteen letters and two documents, 1738-1742, concerning the ships and cargos of Samuel Wentworth, a Boston merchant and the brother of New Hampshire governor Benning Wentworth. Much of the material, which is all addressed to John Thomlinson, a London merchant who handled Wentworth's affairs in England, concerns the payment of bills and the settlement of debts; the insurance, cargo, and sale of the ship "Snow Tryton"; the loss of the ship "Snow Lucitania" and resulting insurance claims; and...
Dates: 1738-1742

Silas Dinsmore papers

 Collection
Identifier: VAULT box-Ayer-MS-241
Abstract Correspondence, certificates, and report, 1794-1796, of Silas Dinsmoor, mainly concerning his duties as resident agent to the Cherokee. Four letters, Mar.-Oct., 1795, to David Henley, U.S. War Dept. agent, discuss the Cherokee desire for peace with the whites and the continuing problems in that regard caused by Creek raids on white settlements and the whisky trade for stolen horses. Certificates, 1795-1796, issued by Dinsmoor (some also signed by John McKee (Indian agent) and Charles Hicks...
Dates: 1794-1796

Sir Alexander Cuming papers

 Collection
Identifier: VAULT-Ayer-MS-204
Abstract Commonplace books, memorials, note, and military appointment of Sir Alexander Cuming, 1734-1767, mainly concerning Cuming's attempts during 1755 to extricate himself from debtors' prison and his past services to the crown. In addition to the many draft letters and memorials noting Cuming's efforts to bring the Cherokees under British sovereignty, signs of royal favor, etc., there are numerous versions of insolvency claim statements listing properties in South Carolina and the Cherokee...
Dates: 1734-1767

Stephen Williams papers

 Collection
Identifier: VAULT-Ayer-MS-3208
Abstract Longmeadow, Mass., Congregational clergyman. Correspondence, 1716-1753, between Stephen Williams and his father, Rev. John Williams; his brothers, Rev. Eleazer Williams of Mansfield, Conn., and Rev. Warsham Williams of Waltham, Mass; his son, Nathan Williams, then a student at Yale College; and Rev. William Williams of Hatfield, Mass. b Subjects include the estate of a relative, family illnesses, college living expenses, resistance of worldly temptations, trips to New York City and Boston,...
Dates: 1716-1753

Stockbridge and Munsee Tribe of Indians records

 Collection
Identifier: VAULT-Ayer-MS-836
Abstract Tribal documents, 1789-1858, including petitions, memorials, arguments, powers of attorney, appointments, agreements, correspondence, financial reports, promissory notes, and requests for payment. Petitions, memorials, and arguments concern the tribe's negotiations with the U.S. government and the state of New York re: land sale profits and their distribution, relocation, citizenship, annuities, and other matters. There are appointments and powers of attorney authorizing John W. Quinney and...
Dates: 1789-1858

Timothy Pickering letters

 Collection
Identifier: VAULT box-Ayer-MS-926
Abstract Correspondence, dating mainly from 1795, of the secretary of war, Timothy Pickering, primarily with David Henley, War Dept. agent in the Territory of the United States, South of the River Ohio, but also with David Campbell, William Blount, and John McNairy, regarding Indian and militia affairs in what is now Tennessee. Much of the 1795 correspondence, including an extract of a letter to Gov. Blount and an Aug. 28, 1795, letter to Judge David Campbell, concerns the U.S. refusal to support the...
Dates: 1795-1798; 1795

William B. Andruss diary and commissions

 Collection
Identifier: VAULT-Ayer-MS-3002
Abstract Diary, Mar. 10, 1855 - Apr. 3, 1856, and seven commissions and appointments to public office in Lee County, 1860-1877. Diary documents Andruss' daily activities, travel, photography business, and emigration via Bellevue, Mich., with his family to Amboy. Daily entries record illnesses, chores and jobs, visits with friends and relatives, church lessons, town and political meetings, and public lectures on such topics as temperance and slavery. Also mentioned are the names of photographic...
Dates: 1855-1876

William Bollaert papers

 Collection
Identifier: VAULT-Ayer-MS-83
Abstract The William Bollaert papers include eight separate items (Ayer MS 83a-83h) most of which relate to his years in Texas. The collection includes journals, notes, clippings, and maps consisting of the following items: Notes and memoranda, 1837-1838 (MS 83a); Private journals, 1841-1849 (MS 83b); Diary, 1844 (MS 83c); Texas in 1842 - by a Traveller (MS 83d); Personal Narrative of a Residence and Travels in the Republic of Texas, 1840-1844 (MS 83e); Notes on Texas, 1843-1844 (MS 83f); Notes and...
Dates: 1837-1849

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Subject
Manuscripts, American 26
Cavalry pioneer troops -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 2
Cherokee Indians -- Government relations -- Sources 2
Correspondence 2
Correspondence -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- 1701-1750 2
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Correspondence -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- 1751-1800 2
Correspondence -- Southern States -- 1751-1800 2
Indian land transfers -- New York (State) -- History -- 18th century -- Sources 2
Indians of North America -- Tennessee -- Government relations -- Sources 2
Land settlement -- Ohio -- History -- 18th century -- Sources 2
Manuscripts, American -- Illinois 2
Manuscripts, Canadian 2
Manuscripts, English 2
Merchants -- England -- London -- History -- 18th century -- Sources 2
Merchants -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- History -- 18th century -- Sources 2
Military supplies -- History -- 18th century -- Sources 2
Seals (Provenance) -- Massachusetts -- 1701-1750 2
Tellico Blockhouse Site (Tenn.) -- History -- 18th century -- Sources 2
Accounts 1
Accounts -- Missouri -- Fort Belle Fontaine -- 1801-1850 1
Accounts -- Washington (D.C.) -- Fort Lesley J. McNair -- 1801-1850 1
Addresses -- 1851-1900 1
African American soldiers -- Texas -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
Agreements 1
Albany (N.Y.) -- History -- 18th century -- Sources 1
Algonquian languages 1
Amboy (Ill.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
American loyalists -- History -- Sources 1
Appraisals -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- 1701-1750 1
Arapaho Indians -- Rites and ceremonies -- History -- 20th century -- Sources 1
Artists -- Colorado -- History -- Sources 1
Autographs (Provenance) -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- 1701-1750 1
Autographs (Provenance) -- United States -- 19th century 1
Bible. John. Mohawk. Norton. 1804 -- Publishing -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
Birch Coulee, Battle of, Minn., 1862 -- Sources 1
Boston (Mass.) -- Commerce -- England -- History -- 18th century -- Sources 1
Boston (Mass.) -- Commerce -- History -- 18th century -- Sources 1
Boston (Mass.) -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Sources 1
Bounties, Military -- Ohio -- History -- 18th century -- Sources 1
Bounties, Military -- United States -- History -- 18th century -- Sources 1
Boyd, Robert K., 1945?-. Battle of Birch Coulee 1
Boyd, Robert K., 1945?-. Early conditions of the Chippewa Valley 1
Boyd, Robert K., 1945?-. Real Indian 1
Brothers and sisters -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
California, Northern -- Description and travel 1
Certificates -- Southern States -- 1751-1800 1
Checks (bank checks) -- Nevada -- Virginia City -- 1851-1900 1
Cherokee Indians -- History -- 18th century -- Sources 1
Cherokee Indians -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
Cheyenne Indians -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
Cheyenne Indians -- Wars -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
Chickasaw Indians -- Government relations -- Sources 1
Chickasaw Indians -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
Chihuahua (Chihuahua, Mexico) -- Description and travel 1
Chippewa River Valley (Wis.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
Church and state -- Massachusetts -- History -- 18th century -- Sources 1
Clergy -- New England -- Correspondence 1
Clerks -- California -- Sacramento -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
Clippings -- Nevada -- Virginia City -- 1851-1900 1
Commissions -- Illinois -- 1851-1900 1
Commissions -- Massachusetts -- 1801-1850 1
Commissions -- United States -- 1851-1900 1
Comstock Lode (Nev.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
Connecticut -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Sources 1
Constitutional conventions -- Northeastern States -- History -- 18th century -- Sources 1
Correspondence -- 1751-1800 1
Correspondence -- 1851-1900 1
Correspondence -- 1901-1950 1
Correspondence -- California, Northern -- 1801-1850 1
Correspondence -- Canada -- 1801-1850 1
Correspondence -- Colorado -- 1851-1900 1
Correspondence -- England -- 1801-1850 1
Correspondence -- Illinois -- 1801-1850 1
Correspondence -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 1851-1900 1
Correspondence -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 1901-1950 1
Correspondence -- Indian Territory -- 1851-1900 1
Correspondence -- Michigan -- Cross Village -- 1751-1800 1
Correspondence -- Michigan -- Flint -- 1851-1900 1
Correspondence -- Michigan -- Mackinac Island (Island) -- 1801-1850 1
Correspondence -- Missouri -- Saint Louis -- 1801-1850 1
Correspondence -- Nevada -- Virginia City -- 1851-1900 1
Correspondence -- New England -- 1701-1750 1
Correspondence -- New England -- 1751-1800 1
Correspondence -- New York (State) -- 1801-1850 1
Correspondence -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1701-1750 1
Correspondence -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1801-1850 1
Correspondence -- New York (State) -- Poughkeepsie -- 1851-1900 1
Correspondence -- Northeastern States -- 1751-1800 1
Correspondence -- Ohio -- 1751-1800 1
Correspondence -- Ohio -- 1801-1850 1
Correspondence -- Oklahoma -- Fort Supply -- 1851-1900 1
Correspondence -- Pennsylvania -- 1751-1800 1
Correspondence -- Pennsylvania -- Bethlehem -- 1751-1800 1
Correspondence -- Pennsylvania -- Bethlehem -- 1801-1850 1
Correspondence -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- 1851-1900 1
Correspondence -- Québec (Province) -- Montreal -- 1851-1900 1
Correspondence -- Québec (Province) -- Oka -- 1851-1900 1
Correspondence -- Rhode Island -- Providence -- 1851-1900 1
Correspondence -- South America -- 1801-1850 1
Correspondence -- Southern States -- 1801-1850 1
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