Category: Historical Documents

How a Log Cabin Was Built – 1822

How a Log Cabin Was Built (Contemporary Description) 1822 In building our cabin it was set north and south; my brother used my father's pocket-compass on the occasion, for we had no idea of living in a house that did ...
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A British Account of the Burning of Washington – 1814

A British Account of the Burning of Washington by George Robert Gleig The author, a British soldier present at the burning of the city of Washington by British forces on August 23, 1814, wrote this account in his book, "A ...
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Dolley Madison on the Burning of Washington – 1814

The Burning of Washington by Dolley Madison August 23, 1814 This is taken from a letter by First Lady Dolley Madison to her sister, Anna, written the day before Washington, D.C. was burned by British forces during the War of ...
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Tecumseh to Governor Benjamin Harrison at Vincennes – 1810

Tecumseh to Governor Harrison at Vincennes Tecumseh(Approx. 1768-1813) August 12, 1810 Delivered to Governor William Henry Harrison in council at Vincennes on August 12, 1810 after, in Tecumseh's absence, large amounts of land had been sold by the Indians on ...
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Battle of Trafalgar – 1805

The Battle of Trafalgar Eyewitness report by Lieutenant Paul Harris Nicholas, Royal Marines,Serving on HMS Belleisle Referring to Events on October 21, 1805 The Battle of Trafalgar was the most significant naval battle of the 19th Century and of the Napoleonic ...
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Alexander Hamilton On the Adoption of the Constitution – 1788

Alexander Hamilton On the Adoption of the Constitution by Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804) Delivered June 24, 1788 Delivered at the New York convention called to ratify the Constitution of the United States. I am persuaded, Mr. Chairman, that I in my ...
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Federalist #41

Federalist #41 by James Madison GENERAL VIEW OF THE POWERS PROPOSED TO BE VESTED IN THE UNION THE Constitution proposed by the convention may be considered under two general points of view. The FIRST relates to the sum or quantity ...
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Federalist #10

Federalist #10 by James Madison To the People of the State of New York: AMONG the numerous advantages promised by a wellconstructed Union, none deserves to be more accurately developed than its tendency to break and control the violence of ...
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George Washington First Inaugural Address – 1789

George Washington First Inaugural Address April 30, 1789 The first president under the 1789 constitution took the oath of office in New York City on the balcony of the Senate Chamber at Federal Hall on Wall Street. Washington had been ...
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Constitution of the United States, Signers, and Amendments

The Constitution of the United States Preamble We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of ...
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