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| Date: | 1804 |
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| Description: | Front cover of the 55-page diary, from May 14 through August 17, 1804 written by Charles Floyd, a sergeant with the Lewis and Clark expedition. |
| Date: | 1861 |
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| Description: | Letterhead illustration of Colonel Elmer Ellsworth, the first casualty of the Civil War, under the caption "Remember Ellsworth!" Colonel Ellsworth was kill... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Pages 16 and 17 of midwife Mary Gerrard's journal in which she recorded names and birth dates of infants she delivered. |
| Date: | 02 22 1899 |
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| Description: | The facade of the John Pritzlaff Hardware Co., on the back cover of the Old Settlers' Club Banquet Menu. |
| Date: | 05 03 1804 |
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| Description: | A certificate, signed by Joseph Wilson, that officially declares Matthias Varina a citizen of the United States of America. |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | Certificate appointing Lucius Fairchild as the director of the Gettysburg Battle Field Memorial Association. The certificate is decorated with oval portrai... |
| Date: | 06 28 1865 |
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| Description: | Front side of a letter written and sent by Robert E. Lee from Washington College in Lexington, Virginia to Cyrus McCormick. Lee acted as president of Washi... |
| Date: | 06 28 1865 |
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| Description: | Reverse side of a letter written and sent by Robert E. Lee from Washington College in Lexington, Virginia to Cyrus McCormick. Lee acted as president of Was... |
| Date: | 04 12 1899 |
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| Description: | Letter from Theodore Roosevelt, as Governor of New York, to Anita McCormick Blaine. Roosevelt expresses regret at "missing a chance to see you" and her son... |
| Date: | 1841 |
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| Description: | Inside front cover and first page of Nathan Myrick's 1841-1842 account book showing his purchase of supplies at Prairie du Chien for the establishment of h... |
| Date: | 1841 |
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| Description: | Page from Nathan Myrick's account book showing transactions with Native Americans. |
| Date: | 1891 |
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| Description: | Letter from Fourth Assistant Postmaster General, Estes G. Rathbone, regarding the establishment of the Post Office at La Crosse and Nathan Myrick's appoint... |
| 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: | 1828 |
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| Description: | Increase Lapham's drawing and description of an earth borer for his handwritten manuscript, Notes and Accounts of Canals, Particularly the Ohio Canal Ne... |
| Date: | 10 19 1816 |
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| Description: | The second page of a letter written by Daniel Boone to his sister. |
| Date: | 07 16 1870 |
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| Description: | The front page of the last will and testament of Isaac Merritt Singer, founder of the Singer Sewing Machine Company. |
| Date: | 07 17 1860 |
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| Description: | A certificate granting United States citizenship to Frederick Anneke. |
| Date: | 09 18 1863 |
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| Description: | The first page of a letter written by Hans Heg to his wife. |
| Date: | 09 18 1863 |
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| Description: | The second page of a letter written by Hans Heg to his wife. |
| Date: | 08 1889 |
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| Description: | A key to the members of the 29th Wisconsin Infantry Volunteers, consisting of a piece of paper with numbered circles punched through it. When this key is p... |
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