Contract between Thomas L. McKenney and J. T. Bowen with supporting documents, 1847 Feb 4-Jul 17.
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Description
- Title
- Contract between Thomas L. McKenney and J. T. Bowen with supporting documents, 1847 Feb 4-Jul 17.
- Abstract
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Manuscript contract, dated 1847 Feb 4, in ink, between Thomas L. McKenney and John T. Bowen. Agreement states terms for the revision and republication of McKenney's History of the Indian Tribes of North America, a work McKenney first published in 1837 with James Hall. Appended to the contract is a supporting document, signed by Victor G. Audubon and dated 1847 Feb 4, providing a limited guarantee of Bowen's fiscal obligations to McKenney. Another manuscript document, addressed to McKenney from Bowen and dated 1847 Feb 15, records Bowen's offer to find another guarantor or cease further publication of the work. The last sheet documents McKenney's assignation of power of attorney to John Paine of New York (section dated 1847 July 17) and Paine's assignation of power of attorney to Robert M. Strattan of New York (section dated 1847 May 27). Documents are bound together with ribbon
- Description
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Thomas Loraine McKenney, author, Superintendent of Indian Trade (1816-1822), first Superintendent of Indian Affairs (1824-1830). John T. Bowen, British artist and engraver born in 1801, active in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Removed from an imperfect copy of Thomas Loraine McKenney's History of the Indian Tribes of North America (Philadelphia: J.T. Bowen, 1848-1850), autographed on front wrappers of part 17 by R. M. Strattan, 242 Water Street. - Provenance
- Bequest of Paul Mellon (Yale 1929), 2000.
- Extent
- 3 items.
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- WA MSS S-2536 C7681
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Contracts United States
Legal instruments United States - Subject (Geographic)
- United States.
- Subject (Name)
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Audubon, Victor Gifford, 1809-1860.
Bowen, John T., approximately 1801-1856?
Hall, James, 1793-1868.
McKenney, Thomas L. 1785-1859. (Thomas Loraine),
Paine, John, fl. 1847.
Strattan, Robert M. - Subject (Topic)
- Authors and publishers
- Subjects
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Audubon, Victor Gifford, 1809-1860
Bowen, John T., approximately 1801-1856?
Hall, James, 1793-1868
McKenney, Thomas L. (Thomas Loraine), 1785-1859
Paine, John, fl. 1847
Strattan, Robert M.
Authors and publishers > United States
United States
19th century
Pennsylvania > Philadelphia
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- Contract Between Thomas L. McKenney and J. T. Bowen. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 6987172
- Object ID (OID)
- 2008720