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26: 1828 May 13: R.T. Dunbar (Florence) To William Dunbar, Jr. (Natchez), R. T. Dunbar Jan 1828

26: 1828 May 13: R.T. Dunbar (Florence) To William Dunbar, Jr. (Natchez), R. T. Dunbar

William Dunbar Collection

1828 May 13: R.T. Dunbar (Florence) to William Dunbar, Jr. (Natchez)


David Cusick’S Sketches Of Ancient History Of The Six Nations (1828), David Cusick, Paul Royster (Editor & Depositor) Dec 1827

David Cusick’S Sketches Of Ancient History Of The Six Nations (1828), David Cusick, Paul Royster (Editor & Depositor)

UNL Libraries: Faculty Publications

This very early (if not the first) account of Native American history and myth, written and published in English by an Indian, is valuable on that score alone. This online electronic edition (in pdf format) was transcribed from digital images of the 1828 edition in the Library of Congress. No attempt has been made to correct or regularize spelling and punctuation or to standardize the language of the original; some typographical errors have been corrected, and these are listed in the notes.

The history begins at the Creation, with the twin brothers Enigorio and Enigonhahetgea (the good spirit and evil …


25: 1827 November 5: R.T. Dunbar To William Dunbar, Jr. "Brother" (Natchez), R. T. Dunbar Dec 1826

25: 1827 November 5: R.T. Dunbar To William Dunbar, Jr. "Brother" (Natchez), R. T. Dunbar

William Dunbar Collection

1827 November 5: R.T. Dunbar to William Dunbar, Jr. "Brother" (Natchez)


24: 1827 November 5: R.T. Dunbar (Paris) To Mary Dunbar "Dear Sister" (Forest Near Natchez), R. T. Dunbar Dec 1826

24: 1827 November 5: R.T. Dunbar (Paris) To Mary Dunbar "Dear Sister" (Forest Near Natchez), R. T. Dunbar

William Dunbar Collection

1827 November 5: R.T. Dunbar (Paris) to Mary Dunbar "Dear Sister" (Forest near Natchez)


Notes Geographical And Historical, Relating To The Town Of Brooklyn, In Kings County On Long-Island. (1824) An Online Electronic Text Edition., Gabriel Furman, Paul Royster (Transcriber & Depositor) Dec 1823

Notes Geographical And Historical, Relating To The Town Of Brooklyn, In Kings County On Long-Island. (1824) An Online Electronic Text Edition., Gabriel Furman, Paul Royster (Transcriber & Depositor)

UNL Libraries: Faculty Publications

Furman’s work is one of the earliest compilations of historical documents (with commentary) about an American city, in this case his native Brooklyn. It is an invaluable source of information on the early Dutch and English settlements of Brooklyn, Flatbush, Bushwick, New Lotts, Canarsie, Bedford, New Utrecht, Jamaica, and New Amsterdam, and their controversies with one another and with the Governors of New York and the crown of England. Included are original documents relative to the Indian purchases, original boundaries, water rights, ferry rights, wood rights, and forms of town government. Sections include: Situation of the Town of Brooklyn, Ancient …


23: 1823 January 2: Robert Dunbar (Cambridge) To Mrs. Margaret Dunlop "Dear Sister" (Natchez), Robert Dunbar Dec 1822

23: 1823 January 2: Robert Dunbar (Cambridge) To Mrs. Margaret Dunlop "Dear Sister" (Natchez), Robert Dunbar

William Dunbar Collection

1823 January 2: Robert Dunbar (Cambridge) to Mrs. Margaret Dunlop "Dear Sister" (Natchez)


38: Dunbar Estate Documents (Hand-Copied), 1822-1835, Estate Document Dec 1821

38: Dunbar Estate Documents (Hand-Copied), 1822-1835, Estate Document

William Dunbar Collection

Dunbar estate documents (hand-copied), 1822-1835


22: 1810 July 5: William Dunbar (Philadelphia) To William Dunbar "Esteemed Parents" (Forest Near Natchez), William Dunbar Dec 1819

22: 1810 July 5: William Dunbar (Philadelphia) To William Dunbar "Esteemed Parents" (Forest Near Natchez), William Dunbar

William Dunbar Collection

1810 July 5: William Dunbar (Philadelphia) to William Dunbar "Esteemed Parents" (Forest near Natchez)


20: 1818 September 1: William Dunbar "Son" (Princeton) To Mrs. William Dunbar "Dearest Mother" (Forest, Natchez), William Dunbar Dec 1817

20: 1818 September 1: William Dunbar "Son" (Princeton) To Mrs. William Dunbar "Dearest Mother" (Forest, Natchez), William Dunbar

William Dunbar Collection

1818 September 1: William Dunbar "Son" (Princeton) to Mrs. William Dunbar "Dearest Mother" (Forest, Natchez)


18: 1817 February 12: [William Dunbar, Jr.] (Philadelphia) To Mrs. William Dunbar "Dear Mother" (Forest, Natchez), William Dunbar Jr. Jan 1817

18: 1817 February 12: [William Dunbar, Jr.] (Philadelphia) To Mrs. William Dunbar "Dear Mother" (Forest, Natchez), William Dunbar Jr.

William Dunbar Collection

1817 February 12: [William Dunbar, Jr.] (Philadelphia) to Mrs. William Dunbar "Dear Mother" (Forest, Natchez)


19: 1817 May 8: William Dunbar "Son" To Mrs. William Dunbar "Dearest Mother (Forest, Natchez), William Dunbar Dec 1816

19: 1817 May 8: William Dunbar "Son" To Mrs. William Dunbar "Dearest Mother (Forest, Natchez), William Dunbar

William Dunbar Collection

1817 May 8: William Dunbar "Son" to Mrs. William Dunbar "Dearest Mother (Forest, Natchez)


17: 1817 January 7: Archibald Dunbar (Cambridge) To Dinah Dunbar (Natchez), Archibald Dunbar Dec 1816

17: 1817 January 7: Archibald Dunbar (Cambridge) To Dinah Dunbar (Natchez), Archibald Dunbar

William Dunbar Collection

1817 January 7: Archibald Dunbar (Cambridge) to Dinah Dunbar (Natchez)


16: 1812 September 12: William Dunbar "Son" (Princeton) To "My Dear Mother", William Dunbar Jan 1812

16: 1812 September 12: William Dunbar "Son" (Princeton) To "My Dear Mother", William Dunbar

William Dunbar Collection

1812 September 12: William Dunbar "Son" (Princeton) to "My Dear Mother"


Elbridge Gerry Writes To Mrs. Morton And Communicates Regrets And That A Message Has Been Conveyed. Cambridge, Mass., 1811., Elbridge Gerry Oct 1811

Elbridge Gerry Writes To Mrs. Morton And Communicates Regrets And That A Message Has Been Conveyed. Cambridge, Mass., 1811., Elbridge Gerry

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Gerry signed the Declaration of Independence, was a delegate to the Continental Convention, was governor of Massachusetts, and Vice President of the U.S.


15: 1811 November 20: William Dunbar "Son" (Princeton) To Mrs. William Dunbar (Natchez), William Dunbar Jan 1811

15: 1811 November 20: William Dunbar "Son" (Princeton) To Mrs. William Dunbar (Natchez), William Dunbar

William Dunbar Collection

1811 November 20: William Dunbar "Son" (Princeton) to Mrs. William Dunbar (Natchez)


Commission Of Sylvanus Bacheldor To Be Ensign For A Company In The Fourth Regiment Of Infantry In The Second Brigade And Sixth Division Of The Militia Of Massachusetts, Signed By Elbridge Gerry. Boston, 1810., Elbridge Gerry, Commonwealth Of Massachusetts Jul 1810

Commission Of Sylvanus Bacheldor To Be Ensign For A Company In The Fourth Regiment Of Infantry In The Second Brigade And Sixth Division Of The Militia Of Massachusetts, Signed By Elbridge Gerry. Boston, 1810., Elbridge Gerry, Commonwealth Of Massachusetts

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Elbridge Gerry, as governor and "commander in chief" of Massachusetts, commissions Sylvanus Bacheldor as "ensign of a company" in the fourth regiment of infantry in the second brigade and sixth division of the militia of Massachusetts. Benjamin Homans signs as secretary of the commonwealth.


12: 1810 September 18: W. Alex Wilson (Philadelphia) To William Dunbar (Near Natchez), W. Alex Wilson Jan 1810

12: 1810 September 18: W. Alex Wilson (Philadelphia) To William Dunbar (Near Natchez), W. Alex Wilson

William Dunbar Collection

1810 September 18: W. Alex Wilson (Philadelphia) to William Dunbar (near Natchez)


11: 1810 June 15: Robert R. Livingston (Clermont) To William Dunbar (Natchez), Robert R. Livingston Jan 1810

11: 1810 June 15: Robert R. Livingston (Clermont) To William Dunbar (Natchez), Robert R. Livingston

William Dunbar Collection

1810 June 15: Robert R. Livingston (Clermont) to William Dunbar (Natchez)


41: Coat-Of Arms (Field And Stockton), William Dunbar Jan 1810

41: Coat-Of Arms (Field And Stockton), William Dunbar

William Dunbar Collection

Coat-of Arms (Field and Stockton)


13: 1810 October 14: W. Dunbar And J. Dunlop To S. Postlethwaite ("Relative To The Last Hours" Of William Dunbar) [Copy], William Dunbar, J. Dunlop Jan 1810

13: 1810 October 14: W. Dunbar And J. Dunlop To S. Postlethwaite ("Relative To The Last Hours" Of William Dunbar) [Copy], William Dunbar, J. Dunlop

William Dunbar Collection

1810 October 14: W. Dunbar and J. Dunlop to S. Postlethwaite ("Relative to the last hours" of William Dunbar) [copy]


14: 1810 December 16: William Dunbar "Son" (Philadelphia) To Mrs. William Dunbar "Mother" (Forest, Near Natchez), William Dunbar Dec 1809

14: 1810 December 16: William Dunbar "Son" (Philadelphia) To Mrs. William Dunbar "Mother" (Forest, Near Natchez), William Dunbar

William Dunbar Collection

1810 December 16: William Dunbar "Son" (Philadelphia) to Mrs. William Dunbar "Mother" (Forest, near Natchez)


The Life And Surprising Adventures Of Mary Ann Talbot, In The Name Of John Taylor (1809), Mary Ann Talbot, Paul Royster (Transcribed And Edited By) Dec 1808

The Life And Surprising Adventures Of Mary Ann Talbot, In The Name Of John Taylor (1809), Mary Ann Talbot, Paul Royster (Transcribed And Edited By)

UNL Libraries: Faculty Publications

"Comprehending an Account of her extraordinary Adventures in the Character of Foot-Boy, Drummer, Cabin-Boy, and Sailor. Also of her many very narrow Escapes in different Engagements, while in the Land and Sea Services, and of the Hardships which she suffered while under cure of the Wounds received in the Engagement under Lord Howe, June 1, 1794, &c. &c. &c."

An important document in the history of cross-dressing, transvestism, male impersonators, and women soldiers, this autobiographical narrative tells the life story of an orphan girl who was trapped into service in the British army and …


10: 1808 May 14: [William] Dunbar Jr. (New Orleans) To William Dunbar "Dear Parents" (Natchez), William Dunbar Jr. Jan 1808

10: 1808 May 14: [William] Dunbar Jr. (New Orleans) To William Dunbar "Dear Parents" (Natchez), William Dunbar Jr.

William Dunbar Collection

1808 May 14: [William] Dunbar Jr. (New Orleans) to William Dunbar "Dear Parents" (Natchez)


Import Certificate For One Cask Of Bordeaux Wine Received At Marblehead, Mass., Signed By Benjamin Lincoln, 1806., Benjamin Lincoln Jr., District Of Massachusetts, Port Of Marblehead Apr 1806

Import Certificate For One Cask Of Bordeaux Wine Received At Marblehead, Mass., Signed By Benjamin Lincoln, 1806., Benjamin Lincoln Jr., District Of Massachusetts, Port Of Marblehead

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Benjamin Lincoln certifies the importation of one cask of wine at Marblehead, Mass., 1806.


Receipt For One Cask Of Bordeaux Wine, Signed By Benjamin Lincoln At The Port Of Gloucester, Massachuetts, 1805., Benjamin Lincoln Jr., District Of Massachusetts, Port Of Gloucester Feb 1805

Receipt For One Cask Of Bordeaux Wine, Signed By Benjamin Lincoln At The Port Of Gloucester, Massachuetts, 1805., Benjamin Lincoln Jr., District Of Massachusetts, Port Of Gloucester

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Benjamin Lincoln certifies the importation of one cask of wine at Gloucester, Mass., 1805.


Letter From William Loughton Smith To Mathew Clarkson, New York, 1805., William Loughton Smith Jan 1805

Letter From William Loughton Smith To Mathew Clarkson, New York, 1805., William Loughton Smith

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Smith complains of poltical attacks against him and explains that he is unable to pay a debt to Clarkson. Smith was a South Carolina Congressman and U.S. diplomat.


Import Certificate For One Cask Of Bordeaux Wine Recieved At Marblehead, Mass., Signed By Benjamin Lincoln, 1804., Benjamin Lincoln Jr., District Of Massachusetts, Port Of Marblehead Oct 1804

Import Certificate For One Cask Of Bordeaux Wine Recieved At Marblehead, Mass., Signed By Benjamin Lincoln, 1804., Benjamin Lincoln Jr., District Of Massachusetts, Port Of Marblehead

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Benjamin Lincoln certifies the importation of one cask of wine at Marblehead, Mass., 1804.


Certificate Of Import Of A Cask Of Bordeaux Wine At Marblehead, Mass., Via The Vessel Joanna Zinnia. Signed By Benjamin Lincoln, 1804., Benjamin Lincoln, District Of Massachusetts, Port Of Marblehead Oct 1804

Certificate Of Import Of A Cask Of Bordeaux Wine At Marblehead, Mass., Via The Vessel Joanna Zinnia. Signed By Benjamin Lincoln, 1804., Benjamin Lincoln, District Of Massachusetts, Port Of Marblehead

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Benjamin Lincoln certifies the importation of one cask of wine at Marblehead, Mass., 1804.


Boston Customs Receipt For Importation Of One Hogheads Of Rum From Martinique, Signed By Benjamin Lincoln And Thomas Melvill, Boston,1802., Benjamin Lincoln Jr., Thomas Melvill, District Of Massachusetts, Port Of Boston And Charlestown Aug 1802

Boston Customs Receipt For Importation Of One Hogheads Of Rum From Martinique, Signed By Benjamin Lincoln And Thomas Melvill, Boston,1802., Benjamin Lincoln Jr., Thomas Melvill, District Of Massachusetts, Port Of Boston And Charlestown

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

This document is signed by Lincoln as Collector and Melvill as Inspector at the port of Boston and Charlestown, 1802. Lincoln was a general in the American Revolution, Melvill was an officer in the same conflict as well as a participant in the Boston Tea Party.


Receipt For One Chest Of Green Tea Signed By Benjamin Lincoln And Thomas Melvill At Boston, 1810., Benjamin Lincoln Jr., Thomas Melvill, District Of Massachusetts, Port Of Boston And Charlestown Jul 1802

Receipt For One Chest Of Green Tea Signed By Benjamin Lincoln And Thomas Melvill At Boston, 1810., Benjamin Lincoln Jr., Thomas Melvill, District Of Massachusetts, Port Of Boston And Charlestown

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

This import certificate for one chest, 63 pounds, of green tea is signed by Lincoln as Collector and Melvill as Inspector. Includes engraved portrait of Benjamin Lincoln.