Antique 1850 Leather Early History ILLINOIS KENTUCKY MISSOURI INDIANA LOUISIANA
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:3658058 | Year Printed: 1850 |
| Original/Facsimile: Original | Binding: Leather |
| Publisher: James R. Albach | Author: Perkins and Peck |
| Place of Publication: St. Louis | Subject: History |
An 1850 antique leather history, this is:ANNALS OF THE WEST: Embracing a Concise Account of Principal Events, Which Have Occurred in the Western States and Territories, From the Discovery of the Mississippi Valley to the Year Eighteen Hundred and Fifty Compiled From the Most Authentic Sources For the Projector (publisher, James R. Albach)First Edition by James H. Perkins (a volume of 600 pages which appeared in 1846, but did not fully meet the projector's plan).Second Editio...n, Revised and Enlarged by J.M. Peck, published at St. Louis by James R. Albach in 1850.
5 3/4" by 9" hardcover (full leather, professionally rebacked with leather and new leather title label on spine). 808 pages.
Begins with a 17-page Chronological Table of events from 1512 up to late 1849
CONTENTS:CHAPTER I. SPANISH AND FRENCH DISCOVERIES, A. D. 1512 TO 1750. Discovery of Florida — Do Soto's Expedition and Discovery of the Mississippi — Marquette and Joliet's Expedition — Enterprise of La Salle — Visit to Illinois — Fort Crevecoeur — Hennepin's voyage up the Mississippi — La Salle's Expedition down the Mississippi to the Gulf — "Proces Verbal" — Returns to Illinois and starts to France — La Salle returns to the Gulf of Mexico — Discovers and takes possession of Texas — His Assassination — Tonti's Achievements — La Hontan — Kaskaskia Founded — D'Ibberville's Voyage — Grant to Crozat — Mississippi Company — New Orleans Founded — The Natchez Extermination — War with the Chickasaws — Mississippi Valley in 1750.CHAPTER II. ENGLISH DISCOVERIES AND CLAIMS. English Discoveries by Virginia — By Pennsylvania — Daniel Coxe — British Purchases of the Five Nations — Ohio and other Companies formed — Agency of Gist — Fort attacked by the French, and the Natives killed and Traders carried to Canada — Gen. Washington's Mission — Preparations for War — Pittsburgh Taken.CHAPTER III. WAR OF 1754 TO 1763. Fort Necessity — Proposed compromise by the French — March of Braddock — Defeat of Braddock — Expedition to the Indian Towns on the Ohio — Fort Du Quesne taken by the British— Journey of Post— Treaty at Easton — Settlements in the West— Treaty of Peace at Paris.CHAPTER IV. INDIAN CONSPIRACY, TREATIES, AND EXPLORATIONS OF THE WEST, FROM 1763 TO 1774. Indian Conspiracy under Pontiac — Stratagem at Detroit Defeated— Massacre at Mackinac — Treaty of Detroit — Settlement of St. Louis and transfer of Louisiana — Treaty of Fort Stanwix — Expedition of Col. Croghan — Dr. Walker's Company — Col. James Smith's Expedition to Kentucky — Daniel Boone's Exploration — Emigration to Kentucky and Mississippi.CHAPTER V. ANNALS OF 1774 AND 1775. Settlement of Wheeling — Connolly seizes Fort Pitt — Murder of Logan's Family — Dunmore's War — Battle of Point Pleasant — Transylvania Land Company — Settlement of Kentucky — First Political Convention in the West — Indians in Alliance with the British.CHAPTER VI. ANNALS OF 1776 AND 1777. Employment of Indians in the War — Pioneers to Kentucky — Capture and rescue of Girls — Petition of the Inhabitants — Efforts of George Rogers Clarke — Corn-stalk and Red- bud killed — Troubles in Kentucky — Attack on Wheeling — Simon Girty and family.CHAPTER VII. CONQUEST OF ILLINOIS. Proposition of Col. Clark to the Governor of Virginia — Private instructions by the Council — Raises troops in the West — Expedition to the Illinois country — Kaskaskia and Cahokia taken — Post Vincent surrendered — Indian Treaties — Vincennes retaken by Colonel Hamilton — Col. Clark's Expedition to Vincennes and success — Hamilton a prisoner and sent to Virginia — The results to the United States.CHAPTER VIII. SKETCHES OF KENTUCKY. Captivity of Boone — Siege of Boonesborough — Invasion of the Six Nations — Treaty with the Delawares — Virginia land laws— Claims of France and Spain — Invasion of Kentucky — Civil organization of the same — Invasion of St Louis — Events in Ohio.CHAPTER IX. THRILLING INCIDENTS. Massacre of the Moravian Indians — Capture and burning of Colonel Crawford — Defeat of Colonel Laughery — Attack on Bryant's Station — Battle of the Blue Licks — Expedition against the Indians in Ohio by General Clark — Peace with Great Britain — Instructions to Indian Commissioners — Difficulties about carrying out certain conditions of the treaty.CHAPTER X. WESTERN PROGRESS. Cession of the North-western Territory by Virginia — Treaties with the Indians — Proclamation of Congress against settlers on Indian Lands — Ordinance for Surveying the Public Lands — Convention in Kentucky — Negotiation with the Shawanese — Council at the Mouth of the Great Miami — Negotiations with Spain — Great Dissatisfaction in the West — Company formed to settle Ohio.CHAPTER XI. NORTH WESTERN TERRITORY. The Ohio Company Negotiate for Land — Their Purchase of Congress — Mr. Jefferson's Project of Ten States — Ordinance of 1787 — Settlements on the Muskingum — Symmes' Purchase and Settlements made on the Miami — Cincinnati Founded — Trade opened with New Orleans — General Wilkinson's Movements — Affairs in Kentucky.CHAPTER XII. THE INDIAN WAR OF 1790—1795. Organisation of the North-western Territory — Sketch of Governor St. Clair — The Excursion to the Illinois Country — Claims of the United States on Indian Lands — Difficulties with the Indians — Gamelin's Mission — Agency of British Officers and Traders — Harmar's Campaign — Expedition of General Charles Scott— Campaign of St. Clair — Disastrous Defeat.CHAPTER XIII. INDIAN WAR CONTINUED. Project of General Knox for further action against the Indians — Spies rent among them — General Wayne chosen commander — Mission of Putnam — Correspondence with Gov. Simcoe — Council at the Maumee— Grand Council at Sandusky — Its failure — Interference of the British — March of General Wayne — The Battle and Conquest of the Indians — The Treaty at Greenville and Peace Concluded — Appendix.CHAPTER XIV. POLITICAL EVENTS. Kentucky admitted into the Union— French influence defeated— Spanish influence from New Orleans — A project to dismember the Union — Political parties formed — Federal and Anti Federal views — Whisky insurrection — Settlements in Ohio — Jay's treaty.CHAPTER XV. EXTENSION OF SETTLEMENTS. Survey of Chillicothe and Cleveland — Settlements in Ohio — Progress in Tennessee — Interference of Spain, and Power's mission — Organization of Mississippi Territory — Nullification in Kentucky — First Legislative Assembly of the Northwest — Constitution of Kentucky amended.CHAPTER XVI. OHIO AND INDIANA. Territory of Indiana organized — Difficulties with Governor St Clair — Organization of the State of Ohio — Difficulties with Spain renewed — Purchase of Louisiana from France — Reasons for its sale by Napoleon explained — History of Symmes' College Township — Detroit burnt and re-built — Movements and Intrigues of Aaron Burr — His Trial and Purposes — Extensive purchases from the Indians.CHAPTER XVII. THE INDIAN WAR OF 1811. Expeditions of Lieutenant. Z. M. Pike. — Movements of Tecumthe and tbe Prophet. — Organization of Indiana Territory. — British Intrigue and Influence with the Indians — Conference at Vincennes — Fort Harrison built. — Battle of Tippecanoe.— Earthquakes at New Madrid. — First Western Steam-boat.CHAPTER XVIII. BRITISH AND INDIAN WAR. Movements of Tecumthe. — Events in the North-west preceding the War. — Declaration of War with Great Britain. — Surrender of Michigan by Governor Hull.— Operations of Governor Edwards in Illinois. — Massacre at Chicago. — Attack on Fort Harrison. — Governor Harrison appointed Commander-in-Chief of the North-western Army. — Expedition against the Illinois Indians. — Defeat at Frenchtown — Siege of Fort Meigs. — Gallant Defence of Fort Stevenson. — Victory of Commodore Perry on Lake Erie. — Battle of the Thames. — Expeditions of Captain Holmes and General McArthur. — Conclusion of the War.CHAPTER XIX. MISCELLANEOUS EVENTS. The British Sine qua non — Indian Treaties at the close of the War — Progress of Settlements — Trade of the Lakes — Contest of Ohio with the United States' Bank — Canals in Ohio — Common Schools in Ohio.APPENDIXCHAPTER I. ANNALS OF UPPER LOUISIANA. Explorations and Discoveries. — Historical Sketch of the Lead Mines.— French Settlement in Illinois. — State of the country under British domination.CHAPTER II. SKETCHES OF ILLINOIS HISTORY. Sktches of Indian History in Illinois — Progress of Illinois from 1800 to 1812 — Incidents of the War in Illinois.CHAPTER III. INCIDENTS OF THE WAR. Threatening aspects of the Indians — Various incidents of the War in Illinois and Missouri — Expedition to Peoria and Erection of Fort Clark.CHAPTER IV. TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT (Missouri, Illinois)CHAPTER V. STATE GOVERNMENTS (Illinois, Missouri)CHAPTER VI. MISCELLANEOUS AFFAIRS (Banks, Illinois and Michigan Canal, Slavery in Illinois, Monks of La Trappe)CHAPTER VIII. The Black Hawk War - Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota - Growth of Towns and Cities (Chicago, Springfield, Alton) - Growth of St. Louis
CONDITION: Original leather on boards is scuffed with some peeling, worn through at corners and edges. Prior owner name on front endpaper plus in the margin of one page. Top exterior page edges darkened with age. A few spots of very light foxing but interior pages overall good.
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5 3/4" by 9" hardcover (full leather, professionally rebacked with leather and new leather title label on spine). 808 pages.
Begins with a 17-page Chronological Table of events from 1512 up to late 1849
CONTENTS:CHAPTER I. SPANISH AND FRENCH DISCOVERIES, A. D. 1512 TO 1750. Discovery of Florida — Do Soto's Expedition and Discovery of the Mississippi — Marquette and Joliet's Expedition — Enterprise of La Salle — Visit to Illinois — Fort Crevecoeur — Hennepin's voyage up the Mississippi — La Salle's Expedition down the Mississippi to the Gulf — "Proces Verbal" — Returns to Illinois and starts to France — La Salle returns to the Gulf of Mexico — Discovers and takes possession of Texas — His Assassination — Tonti's Achievements — La Hontan — Kaskaskia Founded — D'Ibberville's Voyage — Grant to Crozat — Mississippi Company — New Orleans Founded — The Natchez Extermination — War with the Chickasaws — Mississippi Valley in 1750.CHAPTER II. ENGLISH DISCOVERIES AND CLAIMS. English Discoveries by Virginia — By Pennsylvania — Daniel Coxe — British Purchases of the Five Nations — Ohio and other Companies formed — Agency of Gist — Fort attacked by the French, and the Natives killed and Traders carried to Canada — Gen. Washington's Mission — Preparations for War — Pittsburgh Taken.CHAPTER III. WAR OF 1754 TO 1763. Fort Necessity — Proposed compromise by the French — March of Braddock — Defeat of Braddock — Expedition to the Indian Towns on the Ohio — Fort Du Quesne taken by the British— Journey of Post— Treaty at Easton — Settlements in the West— Treaty of Peace at Paris.CHAPTER IV. INDIAN CONSPIRACY, TREATIES, AND EXPLORATIONS OF THE WEST, FROM 1763 TO 1774. Indian Conspiracy under Pontiac — Stratagem at Detroit Defeated— Massacre at Mackinac — Treaty of Detroit — Settlement of St. Louis and transfer of Louisiana — Treaty of Fort Stanwix — Expedition of Col. Croghan — Dr. Walker's Company — Col. James Smith's Expedition to Kentucky — Daniel Boone's Exploration — Emigration to Kentucky and Mississippi.CHAPTER V. ANNALS OF 1774 AND 1775. Settlement of Wheeling — Connolly seizes Fort Pitt — Murder of Logan's Family — Dunmore's War — Battle of Point Pleasant — Transylvania Land Company — Settlement of Kentucky — First Political Convention in the West — Indians in Alliance with the British.CHAPTER VI. ANNALS OF 1776 AND 1777. Employment of Indians in the War — Pioneers to Kentucky — Capture and rescue of Girls — Petition of the Inhabitants — Efforts of George Rogers Clarke — Corn-stalk and Red- bud killed — Troubles in Kentucky — Attack on Wheeling — Simon Girty and family.CHAPTER VII. CONQUEST OF ILLINOIS. Proposition of Col. Clark to the Governor of Virginia — Private instructions by the Council — Raises troops in the West — Expedition to the Illinois country — Kaskaskia and Cahokia taken — Post Vincent surrendered — Indian Treaties — Vincennes retaken by Colonel Hamilton — Col. Clark's Expedition to Vincennes and success — Hamilton a prisoner and sent to Virginia — The results to the United States.CHAPTER VIII. SKETCHES OF KENTUCKY. Captivity of Boone — Siege of Boonesborough — Invasion of the Six Nations — Treaty with the Delawares — Virginia land laws— Claims of France and Spain — Invasion of Kentucky — Civil organization of the same — Invasion of St Louis — Events in Ohio.CHAPTER IX. THRILLING INCIDENTS. Massacre of the Moravian Indians — Capture and burning of Colonel Crawford — Defeat of Colonel Laughery — Attack on Bryant's Station — Battle of the Blue Licks — Expedition against the Indians in Ohio by General Clark — Peace with Great Britain — Instructions to Indian Commissioners — Difficulties about carrying out certain conditions of the treaty.CHAPTER X. WESTERN PROGRESS. Cession of the North-western Territory by Virginia — Treaties with the Indians — Proclamation of Congress against settlers on Indian Lands — Ordinance for Surveying the Public Lands — Convention in Kentucky — Negotiation with the Shawanese — Council at the Mouth of the Great Miami — Negotiations with Spain — Great Dissatisfaction in the West — Company formed to settle Ohio.CHAPTER XI. NORTH WESTERN TERRITORY. The Ohio Company Negotiate for Land — Their Purchase of Congress — Mr. Jefferson's Project of Ten States — Ordinance of 1787 — Settlements on the Muskingum — Symmes' Purchase and Settlements made on the Miami — Cincinnati Founded — Trade opened with New Orleans — General Wilkinson's Movements — Affairs in Kentucky.CHAPTER XII. THE INDIAN WAR OF 1790—1795. Organisation of the North-western Territory — Sketch of Governor St. Clair — The Excursion to the Illinois Country — Claims of the United States on Indian Lands — Difficulties with the Indians — Gamelin's Mission — Agency of British Officers and Traders — Harmar's Campaign — Expedition of General Charles Scott— Campaign of St. Clair — Disastrous Defeat.CHAPTER XIII. INDIAN WAR CONTINUED. Project of General Knox for further action against the Indians — Spies rent among them — General Wayne chosen commander — Mission of Putnam — Correspondence with Gov. Simcoe — Council at the Maumee— Grand Council at Sandusky — Its failure — Interference of the British — March of General Wayne — The Battle and Conquest of the Indians — The Treaty at Greenville and Peace Concluded — Appendix.CHAPTER XIV. POLITICAL EVENTS. Kentucky admitted into the Union— French influence defeated— Spanish influence from New Orleans — A project to dismember the Union — Political parties formed — Federal and Anti Federal views — Whisky insurrection — Settlements in Ohio — Jay's treaty.CHAPTER XV. EXTENSION OF SETTLEMENTS. Survey of Chillicothe and Cleveland — Settlements in Ohio — Progress in Tennessee — Interference of Spain, and Power's mission — Organization of Mississippi Territory — Nullification in Kentucky — First Legislative Assembly of the Northwest — Constitution of Kentucky amended.CHAPTER XVI. OHIO AND INDIANA. Territory of Indiana organized — Difficulties with Governor St Clair — Organization of the State of Ohio — Difficulties with Spain renewed — Purchase of Louisiana from France — Reasons for its sale by Napoleon explained — History of Symmes' College Township — Detroit burnt and re-built — Movements and Intrigues of Aaron Burr — His Trial and Purposes — Extensive purchases from the Indians.CHAPTER XVII. THE INDIAN WAR OF 1811. Expeditions of Lieutenant. Z. M. Pike. — Movements of Tecumthe and tbe Prophet. — Organization of Indiana Territory. — British Intrigue and Influence with the Indians — Conference at Vincennes — Fort Harrison built. — Battle of Tippecanoe.— Earthquakes at New Madrid. — First Western Steam-boat.CHAPTER XVIII. BRITISH AND INDIAN WAR. Movements of Tecumthe. — Events in the North-west preceding the War. — Declaration of War with Great Britain. — Surrender of Michigan by Governor Hull.— Operations of Governor Edwards in Illinois. — Massacre at Chicago. — Attack on Fort Harrison. — Governor Harrison appointed Commander-in-Chief of the North-western Army. — Expedition against the Illinois Indians. — Defeat at Frenchtown — Siege of Fort Meigs. — Gallant Defence of Fort Stevenson. — Victory of Commodore Perry on Lake Erie. — Battle of the Thames. — Expeditions of Captain Holmes and General McArthur. — Conclusion of the War.CHAPTER XIX. MISCELLANEOUS EVENTS. The British Sine qua non — Indian Treaties at the close of the War — Progress of Settlements — Trade of the Lakes — Contest of Ohio with the United States' Bank — Canals in Ohio — Common Schools in Ohio.APPENDIXCHAPTER I. ANNALS OF UPPER LOUISIANA. Explorations and Discoveries. — Historical Sketch of the Lead Mines.— French Settlement in Illinois. — State of the country under British domination.CHAPTER II. SKETCHES OF ILLINOIS HISTORY. Sktches of Indian History in Illinois — Progress of Illinois from 1800 to 1812 — Incidents of the War in Illinois.CHAPTER III. INCIDENTS OF THE WAR. Threatening aspects of the Indians — Various incidents of the War in Illinois and Missouri — Expedition to Peoria and Erection of Fort Clark.CHAPTER IV. TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT (Missouri, Illinois)CHAPTER V. STATE GOVERNMENTS (Illinois, Missouri)CHAPTER VI. MISCELLANEOUS AFFAIRS (Banks, Illinois and Michigan Canal, Slavery in Illinois, Monks of La Trappe)CHAPTER VIII. The Black Hawk War - Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota - Growth of Towns and Cities (Chicago, Springfield, Alton) - Growth of St. Louis
CONDITION: Original leather on boards is scuffed with some peeling, worn through at corners and edges. Prior owner name on front endpaper plus in the margin of one page. Top exterior page edges darkened with age. A few spots of very light foxing but interior pages overall good.
SHIPPING: U.S. media rate s&h $4.50, includes tracking. Priority with insurance available. See our other auctions for more books including rare, antiquarian, history, genealogy, Civil War, directories and more.
