Download or read book Diary of Winthrop Sargent June 18th to 26th of October 1786 written by Winthrop Sargent and published by . This book was released on 1786 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Diary of Winthrop Sargent June 18th to 26th of October 1786 written by Winthrop Sargent and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Description: This volume is the first half of a journal describing Sargent's trip from Boston to the Ohio country and back to Providence, R.I. This volume and the next recount his survey of the 5th Range of the Northwest Territory and contain daily measurements of the weather and passages on the danger from Indians. There is also detailed descriptions of towns passed and references to the American Revolution and support for the American Patriots.
Download or read book Winthrop Sargent s Diary 1786 1790 written by Winthrop Sargent and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Description: Journal split into three volumes with the first half describing Sargent's trip from Boston to Ohio Count and back to Providence, R.I. it discusses his survey of the 5th Range of the Northwest Territory and contain daily measurements of the weather and passages on the danger from Indians. There is also reference to a treatise on midwifery, and his trip from Marietta to Cahokia in the company of Governor Arthur St. Clair. Sargent also notes his thoughts on relations between white settlers and the Indians.
Download or read book Winthrop Sargent s Diary 1817 1820 written by Winthrop Sargent and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Description: Final Diary in the Winthrop Sargent Papers.
Download or read book Winthrop Sargent s Diary 1817 1820 written by Winthrop Sargent and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Description: Final Diary in the Winthrop Sargent Papers.
Download or read book First Lady of Letters written by Sheila L. Skemp and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2011-08-24 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Judith Sargent Murray (1751-1820), poet, essayist, playwright, and one of the most thoroughgoing advocates of women's rights in early America, was as well known in her own day as Abigail Adams or Martha Washington. Her name, though, has virtually disappeared from the public consciousness. Thanks to the recent discovery of Murray's papers—including some 2,500 personal letters—historian Sheila L. Skemp has documented the compelling story of this talented and most unusual eighteenth-century woman. Born in Gloucester, Massachussetts, Murray moved to Boston in 1793 with her second husband, Universalist minister John Murray. There she became part of the city's literary scene. Two of her plays were performed at Federal Street Theater, making her the first American woman to have a play produced in Boston. There as well she wrote and published her magnum opus, The Gleaner, a three-volume "miscellany" that included poems, essays, and the novel-like story "Margaretta." After 1800, Murray's output diminished and her hopes for literary renown faded. Suffering from the backlash against women's rights that had begun to permeate American society, struggling with economic difficulties, and concerned about providing the best possible education for her daughter, she devoted little time to writing. But while her efforts diminished, they never ceased. Murray was determined to transcend the boundaries that limited women of her era and worked tirelessly to have women granted the same right to the "pursuit of happiness" immortalized in the Declaration of Independence. She questioned the meaning of gender itself, emphasizing the human qualities men and women shared, arguing that the apparent distinctions were the consequence of nurture, not nature. Although she was disappointed in the results of her efforts, Murray nevertheless left a rich intellectual and literary legacy, in which she challenged the new nation to fulfill its promise of equality to all citizens.
Download or read book Winthrop Sargent s diary while with General Arthur St Clair s expedition against the Indians written by Winthrop Sargent and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Judith Sargent Murray written by Sheila L. Skemp and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1998-02-15 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An accomplished essayist, playwright, and poet, Judith Sargent Murray (1751-1820) was America's first notable feminist. This brief study of her life and work takes a novel topical approach to provide a window on the gender issues that were being debated in the United States and Europe during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. In the first half of the book, nine thematic chapters examine Murray's experience of and pronouncements on marriage, motherhood, religion, women's education, writing, and the construction of gender in American society. The biography is followed by fifteen primary documents - letters, poems, and essays, many of which have never been published before - that give readers firsthand access to Murray's views. A chronology, a bibliography, and an index are also included."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Download or read book German and American Constitutional Thought written by Hermann Wellenreuther and published by Bloomsbury Academic. This book was released on 1990-05-22 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edited by Hermann Wellenreuther, this book sees legal, political and social historians compare the constitutional histories of Germany and the United States, concentrating on Federalism, the idea of a ruler, civil rights, national unity and change in industrial societies that affected the development of their respective constitutions. The authors identify relevant factors common to both countries and explain why their respective developments diverged.Germany and the USA - The Krefeld Historical Symposia
Download or read book Catalog of Manuscripts of the Massachusetts Historical Society written by Massachusetts Historical Society. Library and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 868 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Winthrop Sargent Papers and Correspondence 1771 1788 written by Winthrop Sargent and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Description: The correspondence and other papers in this folder cover Sargent's search for a government appointment; his two surveying trips to Ohio; his part in the formation and promotion of the Ohio Company; and his appointment as secretary of the Northwest Territory. Correspondence includes letters from Jeremy Belknap, expressing curiosity about the western country; Edward Carrington , on his purchase of Ohio Company shares; Crevecoeur, suggesting a name for the proposed company town on the Muskingum River; Major John Hamtramck, on military conditions in the Northwest Territory; Elnathan Haskell, on the Ohio Company venture; Thomas Hutchins, on Sargent's work as a surveyor; Rufus King and Henry Knox, relating to Sargent's pursuit of a government job; Robert Morris, criticizing schemes to encourage western settlement; George Turner, expressing his opinions of government, the Constitution, and the Ohio Company; and James Winthrop, enclosed with a report of barometrical observations made at Lake Champlain in 1786. The collection also contains a number of letters on the formation of the Ohio Company, its negotiations for land, and its sales promotions. In this correspondence are letters from Manasseh Cutler, Sargent's associate in negotiations with the Board of Treasury; William Duer, referring to the relationship between the Ohio Company and the Scioto group; Samuel Holden Parsons, including his estimation of the West as a possible "Safe Retreat" from the confusion and folly of government in the eastern states; Richard Platt, on Sargent's private finances, as well as Ohio Company business; and Rufus Putnam, on rumours that Sargent and Cutler were seeking private profit in their land negotiations. Among the Cutler letters is one to Jeremy Belknap recounting an expedition to the White Mountains. Scattered throughout the collection are papers related to the purchase of government land, as well as lists of Ohio Company receipts and shareholders. Among the latter is Sargent's stitched copy of the Articles of an Association by the Name of the Ohio Company (1786, 13 pages), with notations of the names of subscribers for whom he was agent. Sargent's own correspondence includes letters to Crevecoeur; to Ebenezer Hazard, defending his and Cutler's financial negotiations; to Thomas Hutchins; and a letter to Richard Platt on the possibility of obtaining European investment in the Ohio Company. Sargent's copy of the Northwest Ordinance, signed by Charles Thomson, appears in this collection under the date July 13, 1787. Also in this collection are maps and survey reports related to land holdings in Mississippi in the early 1780s, as well as two orderly books (20 Feb.-12 June 1779 and 6 Aug.-23 Sep. 1780) kept for General St. Clair's Pennsylvania Division.
Download or read book George Washington written by David O. Stewart and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-02-09 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating and illuminating account of how George Washington became the dominant force in the creation of the United States of America, from award-winning author David O. Stewart “An outstanding biography . . . [George Washington] has a narrative drive such a life deserves.”—The Wall Street Journal Washington's rise constitutes one of the greatest self-reinventions in history. In his mid-twenties, this third son of a modest Virginia planter had ruined his own military career thanks to an outrageous ego. But by his mid-forties, that headstrong, unwise young man had evolved into an unassailable leader chosen as the commander in chief of the fledgling Continental Army. By his mid-fifties, he was unanimously elected the nation's first president. How did Washington emerge from the wilderness to become the central founder of the United States of America? In this remarkable new portrait, award-winning historian David O. Stewart unveils the political education that made Washington a master politician—and America's most essential leader. From Virginia's House of Burgesses, where Washington mastered the craft and timing of a practicing politician, to his management of local government as a justice of the Fairfax County Court to his eventual role in the Second Continental Congress and his grueling generalship in the American Revolution, Washington perfected the art of governing and service, earned trust, and built bridges. The lessons in leadership he absorbed along the way would be invaluable during the early years of the republic as he fought to unify the new nation.
Download or read book Winthrop Sargent Papers and Correspondence 1771 1788 written by Winthrop Sargent and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Description: The correspondence and other papers in this folder cover Sargent's search for a government appointment; his two surveying trips to Ohio; his part in the formation and promotion of the Ohio Company; and his appointment as secretary of the Northwest Territory. Correspondence includes letters from Jeremy Belknap, expressing curiosity about the western country; Edward Carrington , on his purchase of Ohio Company shares; Crevecoeur, suggesting a name for the proposed company town on the Muskingum River; Major John Hamtramck, on military conditions in the Northwest Territory; Elnathan Haskell, on the Ohio Company venture; Thomas Hutchins, on Sargent's work as a surveyor; Rufus King and Henry Knox, relating to Sargent's pursuit of a government job; Robert Morris, criticizing schemes to encourage western settlement; George Turner, expressing his opinions of government, the Constitution, and the Ohio Company; and James Winthrop, enclosed with a report of barometrical observations made at Lake Champlain in 1786. The collection also contains a number of letters on the formation of the Ohio Company, its negotiations for land, and its sales promotions. In this correspondence are letters from Manasseh Cutler, Sargent's associate in negotiations with the Board of Treasury; William Duer, referring to the relationship between the Ohio Company and the Scioto group; Samuel Holden Parsons, including his estimation of the West as a possible "Safe Retreat" from the confusion and folly of government in the eastern states; Richard Platt, on Sargent's private finances, as well as Ohio Company business; and Rufus Putnam, on rumours that Sargent and Cutler were seeking private profit in their land negotiations. Among the Cutler letters is one to Jeremy Belknap recounting an expedition to the White Mountains. Scattered throughout the collection are papers related to the purchase of government land, as well as lists of Ohio Company receipts and shareholders. Among the latter is Sargent's stitched copy of the Articles of an Association by the Name of the Ohio Company (1786, 13 pages), with notations of the names of subscribers for whom he was agent. Sargent's own correspondence includes letters to Crevecoeur; to Ebenezer Hazard, defending his and Cutler's financial negotiations; to Thomas Hutchins; and a letter to Richard Platt on the possibility of obtaining European investment in the Ohio Company. Sargent's copy of the Northwest Ordinance, signed by Charles Thomson, appears in this collection under the date July 13, 1787. Also in this collection are maps and survey reports related to land holdings in Mississippi in the early 1780s, as well as two orderly books (20 Feb.-12 June 1779 and 6 Aug.-23 Sep. 1780) kept for General St. Clair's Pennsylvania Division.
Download or read book Red Gentlemen White Savages written by David Andrew Nichols and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Red Gentlemen and White Savages argues that after the devastation of the American Revolutionary War, the main concern of Federalist and Indian leaders was not the transfer of land, but the restoration of social order on the frontier. Nichols focuses on the "middle ground" of Indian treaty conferences, where, in a series of encounters framed by the rituals of Native American diplomacy and the rules of Anglo-American gentility, U.S. officials and Woodland Indian civil chiefs built an uneasy alliance. The two groups of leaders learned that they shared common goals: both sought to control their "unruly young men"-disaffected white frontiersmen and Native American warriors-and both favored diplomacy, commerce, and established boundaries over military confrontation. Their alliance proved unstable. In their pursuit of peace and order along the frontier, both sets of leaders irreparably alienated their own followers. The Federalists lost power in 1800 to the agrarian expansionists of the Democratic-Republican Party, while the civil chiefs lost influence to the leaders of new, pan-Indian resistance movements. This shift in political power contributed to the outbreak of war between the United States, Britain, and Britain's Indian allies in 1812, and prepared the way for Indian Removal."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book Winthrop Sargent to Henry Knox 9 August 1801 written by Winthrop Sargent and published by . This book was released on 1801 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Appears to discuss financial matters and possibly his current situation. Letter written from Glocoster which possibly is Gloucester, Massachusetts.
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