William Blount papers, 1794-1796.

Newberry Library

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The Newberry was founded on July 1, 1887 and opened for business on September 6 of that year. The Newberry’s establishment came about because of a contingent provision in the will of Chicago businessman Walter L. Newberry (1804-68), which left what later amounted to approximately $2.2 million for the foundation of a “free, public” library on the north side of the Chicago River, if his two children died without issue. After the deaths of Mr. Newberry’s daughters and then, in 1885, of his widow, t...

Blount, William, 1749-1800

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William Blount (March 26, 1749 – March 21, 1800) was an American Founding Father, statesman, and land speculator who signed the United States Constitution. He was a member of the North Carolina delegation at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and led the efforts for North Carolina to ratify the Constitution in 1789 at the Fayetteville Convention. He then served as the only governor of the Southwest Territory and played a leading role in helping the territory gain admission to the union as the...

Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)

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Pitchlynn, John, approximately 1756-1835

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Tennessee. Militia

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Henley, David, 1749-1823

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Samuel Hodgdon served in the Washington and Adams administrations as the Quartermaster General. From the description of Letter from Samuel Hodgdon : respecting wagons loaded with goods for the Cherokee treaty, 1798 March 1. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64060940 Continental Army officer; commissioner of Indian Affairs in Tennessee; and clerk in the War Dept., Washington, D.C. From the description of Papers, 1791-1800. (Duke University Library)...

Territory of the United States, South of the River Ohio. Governor (1790-1796 : Blount)

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William Blount was a politician and land speculator in North Carolina and Tennessee. He served as governor of the Southwest Territory, 1790-1796. From the description of Report to Henry Knox regarding preparations for war by Cherokee Indians : Knoxville, Southwest Territory, 1792 Oct 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78705708 From the description of Report to Henry Knox regarding preparations for war by Cherokee Indians : Knoxville, Southwest Territory, 1792 Oct 7. (Unknown)...