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Title: M-008 Thomas Hart Benton Collection
Date: 1858, 1858
Description: Created by Thomas Hart Benton (1782-1858); early senator from Missouri who served six terms equaling thirty years in office. Included are the handwritten lecture, "Progress of the Age," delivered at the St. Louis Mercantile Library Association, 1850; 1 letter from 1829; and 2 letters from 1858, one from J.B. Brant concerning Benton's health. Senator Benton was among the first of many illustrious figures to speak at the St. Louis Mercantile Library on November 14, 1850. This particular speech, presented to the Library by Senator Benton, himself, and several letters make up the Mercantile's small collection of primary materials by or concerning Thomas Hart Benton

Title: Minutes of the Strait Creek Regular Baptist Association
Date: 1836-08
Description: Held with New Market Church, August 27, 28, 29, 1836, Highland County, Ohio

Title: Minutes of the Free-Will Baptist Association
Date: 1830
Description: Opened and Held at Union Meeting House, Hominy Creek, Buncombe County, North Carolina on the Friday before the First Lord's Day in October, 1829

Title: The Home Missionary, Vol. II. No. 5. September 1, 1829
Date: 1829-09-01
Description: The circulating periodical of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

Title: Report from B&O Board of Engineers regarding Eastward track construction
Date: 1829-06-03, 1829-06-03

Title: The American Sunday-School Magazine. April, 1829, Vol. VI -13. II A Voice from Ohio. II
Date: 1829-04, 1829-04

Title: Oratio Inauguralis, Quam in Academia Harvardiana, Canabriglae Novanglorum, Nonis Octobribus, A.D. MDCCLXXXIII
Date: 1829-01
Description: This is an inaugural oration delivered in 1783 by Benjamin Waterhouse, who was the first Professor of the Theory and Practice of Physic branch at Harvard Medical School. The main text is in Latin.

Title: The American Tract Magazine Vol. IV
Date: 1829, 1829
Description: A compilation of stories on the missionary successes of members of the American Tract Society.

Title: Brief View of the Plan and Operations of the Amerian Bible Society, and of Kindred Institutions Throughout the World
Date: 1829

Title: Two [missing] on the Constitutionality of the Power in Congress to Impose a Tariff, for the Encouragement of Manufactures
Date: 1829

Title: Minutes of the French Broad Baptist Association
Date: 1829
Description: Held at Ebenezer, Buncombe County, North Carolina, August 22, 23, and 24, 1829

Title: Henry Clay Indenture
Date: 1828-12-19
Description: This document appears to be a draft legal document or indenture written by Henry Clay in his role as executor of the estate of Mr. Thomas Hart deceased. As executor he has apparently sold a parcel of Mr. Hart’s land holdings to a Mr. Hezekiah Shulds for seventy five dollars. An indenture is a legal contract reflecting a debt or purchase obligation, specifically referring to two types of practices: in historical usage, an indentured servant status, and in modern usage and the case here, an instrument used for commercial debt or real estate transaction., The Indenture made this 19th day of December, 1829 between Henry Clay serving executor of Thomas Hart Sen(ior?) deceased of the one part, being of the County of Fayette, and Hezekiah Shulds of the County of Fleming of the other part. Witnesseth? that for and consideration of the sum of twenty five dollars to the said Clay paid, the receipt where of he doth hereby acknowledge, and in value of the last will and testament of the said Hart, the said Clay Both parted? bargained and sold unto the said Hezekiah Shulds the following _____? or parcel of land containing Seventy five acres lying and being in the County of Fleming, and bounded as following, to wit: Beginning at a blue ____? and sugar tree, corner of Joseph F. Farrow’s tract, then south 97 poles to a white oak and dogwood, hence East 123 poles and seven tenths of a pole, to a red oak in the line of the north and east lots of Mosby’s survey of three thousand acres on Fox Creek, thence West 123 poles and seven tenths of a pole to the beginning which said tract is part of the survey of Mosby, with the appearances? To have and to hold the said tract of land with the appentices?, to the said Shulds his heirs and assigns for ever: and the said Clay doth covenant and agree to and with the said Shulds that he will, to the extent of the Estate of the said Hart in his hands to be administraed? warrant and defend the right and title of the said land against any person claiming by this or under the said Hart of Clay: and that if it should be lost by any other better or superior claim, he will repay to the said Shulds his heirs or assigns the said sum of seventy five dollars, without interest, as a proportion there of equal to the land that may be lost. In testimony where of the said Clay hath his unto set his hand and seal the day and year first mentioned. Signed sealed and Delivered In presence of _____ H. Clay surviving Exec of the Hart Ten?

Title: Manuscript from Philip E. Thomas to B&O Board of Engineers
Date: 1828-09-09, 1828-09-09
Description: Directive from the President of the B&O Railroad, Philip E. Thomas, to the Board of Engineers of the B&O Railroad directing them to locate the route of the railroad from the valley of the Patapsco River to the dividing Ridge (Parr's Ridge) between it and the Monocacy River.

Title: Letter from John Rogers to B&O Railroad for post as Assistant Superintendent
Date: 1828-05-12, 1828-05-12
Description: Letter from John Rogers, a machinist based in Baltimore, to be an Assistant Superintendent for the B&O Railroad.

Title: Twelfth Annual Report of the Directors of the American Education Society
Date: 1828-05-08

Title: M-172: John O'Fallon Letter
Date: 1828-05-02
Description: One letter, dated May 2, 1828, to the Honorable James Barbour, regarding the recommendation of Thomas McNight for the appointment of superintendent of the Upper Lead Mines.

Title: Letter from Moncure Robinson to B&O Railroad January 16, 1828
Date: 1828-01-16, 1828-01-16
Description: Letter from Moncure Robinson to the B&O Railroad about the position of chief engineer and his thoughts on the railroad's construction.

Title: Minutes of the Twenty First Anniversary of the French Broad Baptist Association
Date: 1828
Description: Held at Cathey's Creek Meeting-House, Buncombe County, North Carolina, August 1828.

Title: Chipola Canal Company--Act Council, Florida.
Date: 1828
Description: Copy of act of incorporation for the Chipola Canal Company. House document (United States. Congress. House); 20th Congress, 1st session, no. 166.

Title: A Testimony, and Epistle of Advice, Issued by Indiana Yearly Meeting
Date: 1827-10-08

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