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John Mason Peck Book Collection
The books series of the John Mason Peck collection represent the holdings of Peck's personal library.
St. Louis Mercantile Library at the University of Missouri-St. Louis
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- A Chronological History of New England
- In The Form Of Annals: Being a summary and exact account of the most material transactions and occurrences relating to this country, in the order of time wherein they happened, from the discovery of Capt. Gosnold, in 1602, to the arrival of Governor Belcher, in 1730.
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- A Gazetteer of the States of Illinois and Missouri
- Containing a general view of each state--a general view of their counties--and a particular description of their towns, villages, rivers, &c. &c.
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- A New Kentucky State Register: Accurately Compiled for the Year 1852
- Containing the names, duties, salaries, terms of service, etc. of every officer in the State and the principal officers in the Federal Government; the names and address of every Clergyman, Lawyer, Physician, Merchant, and Tradesman in the State; the Literary Institutions, Colleges, male and female, Newspapers and Periodicals, with their Editors and location; also, useful statistics compiled from the late Census returns.
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- A View of the Lead Mines of Missouri
- 1819 study of the natural history of the Missouri and Arkansas Territories and the resources to be found there.
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- Discussion On American Slavery, Between George Thompson, ESQ., & Rev. Robert J. Breckinridge
- Holden in the Rev. Dr. Wardlaw's Chapel, Glasgow, Scotland. Book contains speeches from two clergyman debating slavery. George Thompson, ESQ. is an agent of the British and Foreign Society for the Abolition of Slavery Thorughout The World and Rev. Robert J. Breckinridge is a delegate from the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States, to the Congressional Union of England and Wales.
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- History of the Northern War; Commencing in 1812, To The Congress At Vinna In 1815
- An Account Of The City Of Moscow, A Description Of The Cossacks, And A Variety Of Anecdotes Of The Emperors And Generals Connected With The History
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- Impartial History of the Late Revolution in France
- From Its Commencement to the Death of the Queen, and the Execution of the Deputies of the Gironde Party. Volumes 1 & 2 (bound into 1).
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- Journal Of A Tour Into The Territory Northwest Of The Alleghany Mountains
- Made In The Spring Of The Year 1803. With A Geographical And Historical Account Of The State Of Ohio. Illustrated With Original Maps And Views.
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- Narrative Journal of Travels From Detroit Through the Great Chain of American Lakes, to the Sources of the Mississippi River
- Performed as a member of the expedition under Governor Cass in the Year 1820
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- Observations on the Geology of the United States of America
- With Some Remarks on the Effect Produced on the Nature and Fertility of Soils, By the Decomposition of the Different Classes of Rocks; And An Application to the Fertility of Every State in the Union, in Reference to the Accompanying Geological Map.
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- Remarks Made On A Tour To Prairie Du Chen; Thence to Washington City, in 1829
- Late commissioner employed by the United States to negotiate with the Indians of the Upper Mississippi, for the purchase of mineral country, and author of western antiquities
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- The Tennessee Gazetteer
- Containing A Description of the Several Counties, Towns, Villages, Post Offices, Rivers, Creeks, Mountains, valleys, Etc. in the State of Tennessee. Its Civil Divisions, Resources, Population, Etc. and a Condensed History From the Earliest Settlements Down to the Rise of the COnvention in the Year 1834.
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- Travels in the Interior of America, in the Years 1809, 1810, and 1811
- Including A Description of Upper Louisiana, Together With the States of Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and Tennessee, With the Illinois and Western Territories, And Containing Remarks And Observations Useful to Persons Emigrating to Those Countries
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- Western America, Including California And Oregon, With Maps Of Those Regions
- And Of The Sacramento Valley. Book describes the author's trip through California and Oregon, with chapters on climate, agriculture, harbors, rivers, Indian tribes, government, and routes of travel.
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- Wisconsin Gazetteer
- Containing the Names, Location, and Advantages of the Counties, Cities, Towns, Villages, Post Offices, and Settlements, Together With A Description of the Lakes, Water Courses, Prairies, And Public Localities, in the State of Wisconsin
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