Box 1
Container
Contains 87 Results:
Letter signed G.W. Featherstonhaugh, Detroit, to Col. Abert [John James Abert]. Details his start to Fort Gratiot on the way to Green Bay, the financing of the expedition (requests that funds be sent to Prairie du Chien), and difficulties with his assistant, Mr. Mather [W.W. Mather]., 1835 Aug 2
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: A0003-00003
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The letters consist of thirteen letters, eleven written by George W. Featherstonhaugh to Col. John J. Abert and two written by Thomas Fitzpatrick to Lt. James W. Abert. The letters relate to geological findings, land explorations, and dealings with Native Americans. The letters written by George W. Featherstonhaugh from various locales (such as Detroit, Green Bay, Prairie du Chien, North Carolina, and Quebec) for the most part detail his explorations; geological reports; descriptions of...
Dates:
1835 Aug 2
Incomplete letter [of G.W. Featherstonhaugh], Green Bay, to Col. Abert. Details the weather, the geography and geology of the area, fossils, and the purchase of a canoe and the hiring of voyagers to man it., 1835 Aug 18
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: A0003-00004
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The letters consist of thirteen letters, eleven written by George W. Featherstonhaugh to Col. John J. Abert and two written by Thomas Fitzpatrick to Lt. James W. Abert. The letters relate to geological findings, land explorations, and dealings with Native Americans. The letters written by George W. Featherstonhaugh from various locales (such as Detroit, Green Bay, Prairie du Chien, North Carolina, and Quebec) for the most part detail his explorations; geological reports; descriptions of...
Dates:
1835 Aug 18
Letter [of G.W. Featherstonhaugh], Fort Crawford, Prairie du Chien, to Col. Abert. Discusses the weather, geography and geology of the area, and his relationship with Mr. Mather., 1835 Sept 1
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: A0003-00005
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The letters consist of thirteen letters, eleven written by George W. Featherstonhaugh to Col. John J. Abert and two written by Thomas Fitzpatrick to Lt. James W. Abert. The letters relate to geological findings, land explorations, and dealings with Native Americans. The letters written by George W. Featherstonhaugh from various locales (such as Detroit, Green Bay, Prairie du Chien, North Carolina, and Quebec) for the most part detail his explorations; geological reports; descriptions of...
Dates:
1835 Sept 1
Letter signed G.W. Featherstonhaugh, Fort Snelling, to Col. Abert. Details his preparations for the "most difficult part of my enterprise," a visit to the Terre Bleu River and the Coteau du Prairie., 1835 Sept 13
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: A0003-00006
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The letters consist of thirteen letters, eleven written by George W. Featherstonhaugh to Col. John J. Abert and two written by Thomas Fitzpatrick to Lt. James W. Abert. The letters relate to geological findings, land explorations, and dealings with Native Americans. The letters written by George W. Featherstonhaugh from various locales (such as Detroit, Green Bay, Prairie du Chien, North Carolina, and Quebec) for the most part detail his explorations; geological reports; descriptions of...
Dates:
1835 Sept 13
Letter signed G.W. Featherstonhaugh, "Steam boat on the Mississippi," to Col. Abert. Details his hazardous prairie trip to Fort Armstrong, where he dined with Kearney., 1835 Nov 5
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: A0003-00007
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The letters consist of thirteen letters, eleven written by George W. Featherstonhaugh to Col. John J. Abert and two written by Thomas Fitzpatrick to Lt. James W. Abert. The letters relate to geological findings, land explorations, and dealings with Native Americans. The letters written by George W. Featherstonhaugh from various locales (such as Detroit, Green Bay, Prairie du Chien, North Carolina, and Quebec) for the most part detail his explorations; geological reports; descriptions of...
Dates:
1835 Nov 5
Letter [of G.W. Featherstonhaugh] to Col. Abert. Shares his future address, and states that the U.S. Mining Company has paid a second dividend., 1836 Nov 13
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: A0003-00008
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The letters consist of thirteen letters, eleven written by George W. Featherstonhaugh to Col. John J. Abert and two written by Thomas Fitzpatrick to Lt. James W. Abert. The letters relate to geological findings, land explorations, and dealings with Native Americans. The letters written by George W. Featherstonhaugh from various locales (such as Detroit, Green Bay, Prairie du Chien, North Carolina, and Quebec) for the most part detail his explorations; geological reports; descriptions of...
Dates:
1836 Nov 13
Letter signed G.W. Featherstonhaugh, Galena, to Col. Abert. Discusses a proposal by himself and Taylor to examine the territory of Wisconsin, his opinion on Nicollet and the writing of his travels, and land speculation along the Mississippi., 1837 May 19
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: A0003-00009
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The letters consist of thirteen letters, eleven written by George W. Featherstonhaugh to Col. John J. Abert and two written by Thomas Fitzpatrick to Lt. James W. Abert. The letters relate to geological findings, land explorations, and dealings with Native Americans. The letters written by George W. Featherstonhaugh from various locales (such as Detroit, Green Bay, Prairie du Chien, North Carolina, and Quebec) for the most part detail his explorations; geological reports; descriptions of...
Dates:
1837 May 19
Incomplete letter [of G.W. Featherstonhaugh], Decatur, NC, to Col. Abert. Describes his travels and geological findings in the Eastern and Southern United States., 1837 July 19
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: A0003-00010
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The letters consist of thirteen letters, eleven written by George W. Featherstonhaugh to Col. John J. Abert and two written by Thomas Fitzpatrick to Lt. James W. Abert. The letters relate to geological findings, land explorations, and dealings with Native Americans. The letters written by George W. Featherstonhaugh from various locales (such as Detroit, Green Bay, Prairie du Chien, North Carolina, and Quebec) for the most part detail his explorations; geological reports; descriptions of...
Dates:
1837 July 19
Letter signed G.W. Featherstonhaugh, "Mountains of Burke County, N.C.," to Col. Abert. Describes the countryside and the people., 1837 Sept 24
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: A0003-00011
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The letters consist of thirteen letters, eleven written by George W. Featherstonhaugh to Col. John J. Abert and two written by Thomas Fitzpatrick to Lt. James W. Abert. The letters relate to geological findings, land explorations, and dealings with Native Americans. The letters written by George W. Featherstonhaugh from various locales (such as Detroit, Green Bay, Prairie du Chien, North Carolina, and Quebec) for the most part detail his explorations; geological reports; descriptions of...
Dates:
1837 Sept 24
Letter signed G.W. Featherstonhaugh, Quebec, to Col. Abert. Discusses the changes in Quebec since he last visited thirty-one years previously and gossip, including libel, against him., 1838 Sept 16
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: A0003-00012
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The letters consist of thirteen letters, eleven written by George W. Featherstonhaugh to Col. John J. Abert and two written by Thomas Fitzpatrick to Lt. James W. Abert. The letters relate to geological findings, land explorations, and dealings with Native Americans. The letters written by George W. Featherstonhaugh from various locales (such as Detroit, Green Bay, Prairie du Chien, North Carolina, and Quebec) for the most part detail his explorations; geological reports; descriptions of...
Dates:
1838 Sept 16