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Map of the chief part of the western states and part of Virginia. Engraved to illustrate Mitchell's School and Family Geography.

Description: Map shows counties boundaries, cities and towns, railroads, the National Road, canals, and mining activity in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, and parts of Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa, and Virginia. Includes explanatory notes. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:3,120,000].
Date: 1839
Creator: Mitchell, S. Augustus (Samuel Augustus), 1792-1868
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Emancipation Claim for Slaves of James Buchanan]

Description: Legal document from James Buchanan expressing a claim for Emancipation of his slaves. The following sections of text include the dealings within the county courts of Mercer and April within the Commonwealth of Kentucky, where his claim for emancipation was acknowledged and ordered to be recorded.
Date: November 29, 1834
Creator: Buchanan, James M.
Partner: Two Rivers Historical Foundation

[Lecture Ticket for David C. Dickson]

Description: Lecture ticket for David C. Dickson in the Transylvania University Medical Department. According to the ticket these lectures, given by Dr. William H. Richardson, cover "Obstetrics and the Diseases of Women and Children."
Date: 1836
Partner: Two Rivers Historical Foundation

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to one of his cousins, February 16, 1836]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to one of his cousins, in which Austin reports on the progress of the cause of Texas Independence. Austin describes the support he received in Louisville, Kentucky and Nashville, Tennessee, including donations to cover the cost of arming and transporting army volunteers.
Date: February 16, 1836
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
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