Newberry Library - Letter Fort Columbus, New York Harbor, to John Sevier, 1810 Aug. 30

Letter Fort Columbus, New York Harbor, to John Sevier, 1810 Aug. 30

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Open book Letter Fort Columbus, New York Harbor, to John Sevier, 1810 Aug. 30

Title Letter Fort Columbus, New York Harbor, to John Sevier, 1810 Aug. 30

Creator Stoddard, Amos, 1762-1813

Date 1810

Place New York (State)--Fort Columbus

Language English

Subjects Welsh Indians

Description Forms part of the Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)
For correspondence of John Sevier regarding the Welsh Indians see Ayer MS 801.

Summary August 30, 1810, letter written to John Sevier, former governor of Tennessee, requesting the particulars of a story about the Welsh Indians which Sevier had related years ago to Gov. Claiborne of Louisiana. Stoddard was collecting materials to prove the existence of an early Welsh colony on the North American continent. His conclusions were subsequently published in his Sketches, Historical and Descriptive, of Louisiana (1812)

Biographical/Historical Note Lawyer, soldier, acting governor of Louisiana (1804)

Extent 1 item (1 leaf) ; 25 cm

Format Correspondence, Manuscripts

Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection, Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection

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Call Number Ayer MS 859

BibID 147481

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

Newberry Open Access Policy The Newberry makes its collections available for any lawful purpose, commercial or non-commercial, without licensing or permission fees to the library, subject to these terms and conditions.

IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2434px × 3008px 20.97 MB

File Created 12/21/2013 9:13:58 AM

Filename 991474818805867_Ayer_MS_859_00001.tif

Unique Identifier NL122IXF

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