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Steel Letter with Map

Date: 01 12 1844
Description: Letter from Thomas Steel, Waukesha County physician and farmer, to his father, James Steel, in London, England. It includes a hand-drawn map of Milwaukee C...
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Letter from David Hubbard

Date: 03 07 1835
Description: A letter to J.D. Beers & Co., written by David Hubbard.
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Autographs of Legislators

Date: 1861
Description: A page of autographs of the members of the 1861 Wisconsin Legislature.
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John Pritzlaff Hardware Co.

Date: 02 22 1899
Description: The facade of the John Pritzlaff Hardware Co., on the back cover of the Old Settlers' Club Banquet Menu.
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Walt Whitman Letter, Page 1

Date: 07 17 1881
Description: First page of a letter written by Walt Whitman regarding the publication of a book he was writing.
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Walt Whitman Letter, Page 2

Date: 07 17 1881
Description: The second page of a letter written by Walt Whitman regarding publishing a book he was writing.
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Propositions to the Armed Bands

Date: 11 26 1861
Description: Back of printed handbill with annotations by Colonel C.R. Jennison, concerning an offer of amnesty to local rebels.
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Letter with Envelope to W.R. Taylor

Date: 06 08 1853
Description: A letter to Colonel William Robert Talylor signed "Yours in Hast, —. Hinton". The envelope is included in the upper left hand corner of the letter.
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Letter to W.R. Taylor from Hinton

Date: 06 08 1853
Description: A letter (without the envelope) from Mr. Hinton to W.R. (William Robert) Taylor.
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Letter to W.R. Taylor in Cottage Grove

Date: 03 15 1853
Description: The first page of a letter written to William Robert Taylor when he lived in Cottage Grove. It was authored by someone in Stevens Point whose name is not s...
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Letter to W.R. Taylor in Cottage Grove, Second Page

Date: 03 15 1853
Description: The second page of a letter written to William Robert Taylor when he lived in Cottage Grove.
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Letter to William R. Taylor from Hinton

Date: 06 08 1853
Description: A letter to W.R. Taylor from Hinton.
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Abraham Lincoln Letter

Date: 08 29 1862
Description: A letter written by President Abraham Lincoln to Major General McClellan, written at the time of the Second Battle of Bull Run at Manassas, VA.
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Pfister & Vogel Leather Co. Letterhead

Date: 1886
Description: Letterhead for the Pfister & Vogel Leather Co., with an engraving of a bird's-eye view of the city (signed Ma-- Richards, Mil Wis) advertising the "Nationa...
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Banquet to Hon. Alexander Mitchell Menu

Date: 1883
Description: Menu for a reception and banquet for "Hon. Alexander Mitchell by the Citizens of Milwaukee on his return from his European Trip." At the top is a silk ribb...

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