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Book/Printed Material The colonial history of Vincennes, under the French, British, and American governments : from its first settlement down to the territorial administration of General William Henry Harrison

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Title

  • The colonial history of Vincennes, under the French, British, and American governments : from its first settlement down to the territorial administration of General William Henry Harrison

Names

  • Law, John, 1796-1873.
  • Vincennes Historical and Antiquarian Society.
  • Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Vincennes [Ind.] : Harvey, Mason & Co., 1858.

Contents

  • Address before the historical society.--Notes to the address.--Appendix: Father Gibault. Hamilton: his imprisonment and career after his capture by Clark. Tecumseh. Public lands ... in the "Old Vincennes land district". Territorial acquisition ... to the Mississippi. La Balm's defeat [1780] Ancient grant [to Marie J. Richard, 1759] "Western sun", the first paper printed in Indiana territory [1804] Catholic church. List of effective men belonging to Capt. Pierre Gamelin's company ... 1790.

Headings

  • -  Vincennes (Ind.)--History
  • -  Indiana--History
  • -  Northwest, Old--History
  • -  Gibault, Pierre,--1737-1804
  • -  Hamilton, Henry,---1796
  • -  Tecumseh,--Shawnee Chief,--1768-1813

Notes

  • -  First published 1839.
  • -  Also available in digital form.
  • -  LAC ael 2020-10-06 update (2 cards)

Medium

  • viii, 156 p. ; 22 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • F534.V7 L4
  • F534.V7 L4 Copy 2 Toner Coll

Library of Congress Control Number

  • rc01001701

OCLC Number

  • 2214988
  • 7722112

Online Format

  • image

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Law, John, Vincennes Historical And Antiquarian Society, and Joseph Meredith Toner Collection. The colonial history of Vincennes, under the French, British, and American governments: from its first settlement down to the territorial administration of General William Henry Harrison. [Vincennes Ind.: Harvey, Mason & Co, 1858] Image. https://www.loc.gov/item/rc01001701/.

APA citation style:

Law, J., Vincennes Historical And Antiquarian Society & Joseph Meredith Toner Collection. (1858) The colonial history of Vincennes, under the French, British, and American governments: from its first settlement down to the territorial administration of General William Henry Harrison. [Vincennes Ind.: Harvey, Mason & Co] [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/rc01001701/.

MLA citation style:

Law, John, Vincennes Historical And Antiquarian Society, and Joseph Meredith Toner Collection. The colonial history of Vincennes, under the French, British, and American governments: from its first settlement down to the territorial administration of General William Henry Harrison. [Vincennes Ind.: Harvey, Mason & Co, 1858] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/rc01001701/>.