Charleston
Subject
Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Scope Note: The Thesaurus of Geographic Names\World\continents\North and Central America\nations\United States\states\North Carolina\counties\Halifax\inhabited places\
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
A Map of Louisiana and of the River Mississippi, 1721
Item — Drawer MC-3, Folder: Map 24
Identifier: 39.557
Scope and Contents
This map contains depictions of Louisiana territory and the surrounding areas, such as Florida, Carolina and as north as the Great Lakes. This map also depicts areas near Louisiana as inhabited by Indigenous peoples, such as the Apache and the Padoucas tribes. Inscribed in type, "The Landing Place of Fyrnand Soto in 1539" in middle on recto; Inscribed in type, "Explanation: [house] Habitations of the Indians [asterisk] Promiscuous Nations [plus sign] Nations destroyed [snake emblem] Course...
Dates:
1721
A New & Accurate Map of the Provinces of North & South Carolina, Georgia, &cc., 1752
Item — Drawer MC-3, Folder: Map 35
Identifier: 39.646
Description
A new and accurate map of the provinces of North & South Carolina, Georgia, etc., drawn from late surveys and regulated from astronomical observations by Emanuel Bowen (map publisher). Scope and Contents This map depicts the provinces located in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Louisiana and Florida. This map also includes the area inhabited by the Cherokee Nation, as well as the Appalachian Mountains, previously known as the...
Dates:
1752
A New Map of Georgia with Part of Carolina, Florida, and Louisiana, 1764
Item — Folder Unknown: [Barcode: 233.Unknown]
Identifier: 3976.654
Collection Overview
From the Collection:
Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: The Gilcrease Cartographic Collection was initially created as a storage designation for maps found in the manuscript collections and for the few original maps purchased during the life of Thomas Gilcrease. From the collections initial humble beginnings, it has continued to grow into am official map collection through additional gifts and purchases. The collection includes atlases, hand drawn maps from the manuscript...
Dates:
1764
Draft copy of letter from Chief John Ross to William H. Underwood, Esquire, September 3, 1830
Item — Folder 43: [Barcode: 187.43]
Identifier: 4026.80a-b
Description
Inscription(s)
Draft copy of letter from Chief John Ross to William H. Underwood, Esquire regarding legal proceedings. (Moulton). Sheets of paper with handwritten text in ink. Folder 43
Inscription(s)
Inscribed in ink, "Copy of a letter"
Dates:
September 3, 1830
General map of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, 1794
Item — Folder Unknown: [Barcode: 233.Unknown]
Identifier: 3976.655
Collection Overview
From the Collection:
Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: The Gilcrease Cartographic Collection was initially created as a storage designation for maps found in the manuscript collections and for the few original maps purchased during the life of Thomas Gilcrease. From the collections initial humble beginnings, it has continued to grow into am official map collection through additional gifts and purchases. The collection includes atlases, hand drawn maps from the manuscript...
Dates:
1794
Letter from Brigadier General J. G. Totten to Captain Bauman, June 9, 1849
Item — Folder 985: [Barcode: 187.985]
Identifier: 3826.7574
Description
Letter from Brigadier General J. G., Totten, Engineering Department, Washington, to Captain Bauman, Charleston, South Carolina. Concerning concrete work. Two pieces of paper with handwritten text in ink on the recto of each. Folder 985
Dates:
June 9, 1849
Letter from P. Butler to William Blount, March 9, 1797
Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 187.1]
Identifier: 3826.7549
Description
Letter from P. Butler to William Blount regarding Mr. Allison's effort to sell Tennessee land mortgaged to Butler. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on three pages. Folder 1
Dates:
March 9, 1797
The Pony Express, late 19th century - early 20th century
Item — Folder Unknown: [Barcode: 255.Unknown]
Identifier: TU2009.39.8370
Description
"The Pony Express." from May, 1949--pages nine and ten.
Dates:
late 19th century - early 20th century
Typescript of "My Life", with pencil corrections and notes by Margaret Louise Wallace, early 20th century
Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 127.1]
Identifier: 2317.479
Description
Folder 1
Dates:
early 20th century