Nathan Kite letters : Philadelphia, to Millard Fillmore, 1863 Mar.-June
Letters to Fillmore, Mar.-June 1863, regarding maps and books about Buffalo Creek, primarily William Walton's narrative of the Gilbert family's capture by Indians; coins and legal tender of the 18th century; the origins of the word "Genesee"; the accuracy of early maps; Buffalo's origins and name; Pennsylvania's border with Buffalo (includes a hand-drawn map of Lake Ontario from the Niagara River to Oswego); William Savery's memoirs; Connecticut's land claims; and Pennsylvania's boundaries
Manuscript, English, 1863
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1 folder (5 items) ; 25 cm. (0.1 linear ft.)
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