Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)
Organization
Found in 33 Collections and/or Records:
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
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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- Cavalry pioneer troops -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 2
- Cherokee Indians -- Government relations -- Sources 2
- Correspondence -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- 1701-1750 2
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 1
- Correspondence -- 1751-1800 1
- Correspondence -- 1851-1900 1
- Correspondence -- 1901-1950 1
- Correspondence -- California, Northern -- 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 -- 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 -- Rhode Island -- Providence -- 1851-1900 1
- Correspondence -- South America -- 1801-1850 1
- Correspondence -- Southern States -- 1801-1850 1
- Correspondence -- Texas -- 1851-1900 1
- Correspondence -- Tunisia -- Tunis -- 1851-1900 1
- Correspondence -- Washington (D.C.) -- 1751-1800 1
- Correspondence -- Wisconsin -- Eau Claire -- 1901-1950 1
- Correspondence -- Wyoming -- Wind River Indian Reservation -- 1901-1950 1
- Creek Indians -- Government relations -- Sources 1
- Creek Indians -- Wars -- History -- 18th century -- Sources 1
- Creek Indians -- Wars -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
- Dakota Indians -- Social life and customs -- Pictorial works 1
- Dakota Indians -- Wars, 1862-1865 -- Sources 1
- Dakota language -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc. 1 + ∧ less
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