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| Date: | 06 28 1863 |
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| Description: | A letter written by W.D. Bartlett to his cousin describing life as a Civil War soldier. |
| Date: | 07 03 1821 |
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| Description: | Two pages of a letter written by Thomas Forsyth. |
| Date: | 09 23 1890 |
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| Description: | First page of a letter from Governor William Dempster Hoard to Henry C. Payne rejecting a $1000 donation Payne sent from Philip Armour. |
| Date: | 03 1952 |
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| Description: | An invitation to “A Black Masque and Ball Macabre at the DOOMED McCORMICK MANSION.” The mansion was the former residence of Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Hall McCormi... |
| Date: | 03 1940 |
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| Description: | Page from a scrapbook kept by Neighborhood House, with images of children on an Easter egg hunt in Columbus Park and crossing the street on their return, a... |
| Date: | 1941 |
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| Description: | Page from a scrapbook kept by Neighborhood House, with children crossing the street in front of the settlement house, gathering Easter eggs in the park, po... |
| Date: | 08 08 1862 |
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| Description: | The front page of a letter to Electa Candy that begins, "Dear Mother". |
| Date: | 08 08 1862 |
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| Description: | The back page of a letter to Electa Candy. |
| Date: | 1962 |
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| Description: | A telegram to President John F. Kennedy from James Farmer, the National Director of CORE (Congress of Racial Equality). The message reads, "Continued armed... |
| Date: | 10 19 1816 |
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| Description: | The front page of a letter with the greeting "Dear Sister" written by Daniel Boone. |
| Date: | 07 13 1778 |
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| Description: | A brief letter written by Daniel Boone to "Dear Col." |
| Date: | 08 21 1929 |
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| Description: | A letter written by Aldo Leopold addressed to M.B. Olbrich. |
| Date: | 08 11 1774 |
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| Description: | A letter from James Robertson to Col. William Preston. From Preston and Virginia Papers [Calendar series Volume 1]: "Culbertson's. Letter to Col. Wi... |
| Date: | 10 12 1774 |
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| Description: | A repaired letter written by Maj. Arthur Campbell to William Preston. From Preston and Virginia Papers [Calendar series Volume 1]: "Royal Oak. Lette... |
| Date: | 10 12 1774 |
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| Description: | The back page of a repaired letter from Maj. Arthur Campbell to William Preston. From Preston and Virginia Papers [Calendar series Volume 1]: "Royal... |
| Date: | 1954 |
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| Description: | Back and front of a small folded card menu, with an etching of a quarter view of the exterior of Republican House surrounded by leafy trees on the front co... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | Menu of Cornish pasties and desserts offered by Pendarvis House, a group of restored stone houses built by Cornish settlers in Mineral Point. The cover of ... |
| Date: | 12 25 1945 |
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| Description: | Menu for the 1945 Christmas dinner on the U.S.S. Wisconsin in the form of a holiday greeting card, with a profile of a Santa head in which the silho... |
| Date: | 11 23 1944 |
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| Description: | Front cover of "The Badger," official newspaper of the U.S.S. Wisconsin, with a Thanksgiving dinner menu set against an outline in red ink of a larg... |
| Date: | 1901 |
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| Description: | Front cover and first page of a menu from a railroad dining car, with a woman in long robes carrying a tray with a steaming dish of food. A border of fruit... |
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