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James T. Lewis Letter to Ayer

Date: 07 12 1865
Description: A letter written by Wisconsin Governor James T. Lewis to E.G. Ayer of Harvard, Illinois, thanking him for his special care of and attention to sick and wou...
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Letter from E.G. Ayer

Date: 07 14 1865
Description: The first page of a letter written by E.G. Ayer of Harvard, Illinois, to Wisconsin Governor James T. Lewis, in gratitude for the governor's thanks for cari...
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Letter from E.G. Ayer

Date: 07 14 1865
Description: The second page of a letter written by E.G. Ayer of Harvard, Illinois, to Wisconsin Governor James T. Lewis, in gratitude for the governor's thanks for car...
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Letter to William Proxmire from Margaret Marsh

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Description: A letter from Margaret Marsh of La Canada, California, to Senator William Proxmire that reads, "Dear Senator Proxmire, You are WONDERFUL! When I think back...
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Letter from George Bush to Lee Dreyfus

Date: 05 18 1982
Description: A friendly letter from Vice President George Herbert Walker Bush to Lee Sherman Dreyfus.
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Letter from Ronald Reagan to Lee Dreyfus

Date: 04 30 1982
Description: A friendly letter from President Ronald Reagan to Governor Lee Sherman Dreyfus.
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Roosevelt Letter to John Cudahy

Date: 03 09 1938
Description: Confidential letter from President Franklin Roosevelt to United States Minister to Ireland, John Cudahy, on White House stationery regarding events in Engl...
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Letter from Eleanor Roosevelt to Anita McCormick Blaine

Date: 10 31 1936
Description: Letter from Eleanor Roosevelt to Anita McCormick Blaine on the eve of the 1936 presidential election. Roosevelt thanks Blaine for "the excellent work which...
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anita McCormick Blaine

Date: 04 12 1899
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...
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Racine Branch NAACP Letter

Date: 1957
Description: Draft of a letter from the Racine Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People regarding voter registration and organized votin...
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General Motors Letter

Date: 12 30 1958
Description: Letter from Henry M. Hogan of General Motors to Virginia Huebner, Director of the Fair Employment Practices Division of the Wisconsin Industrial Commission...
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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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Letter to Senator James B. Swan

Date: 03 14 1973
Description: Letter from Michael Bystry to Senator James Swan regarding school funding. The letter is written on S.W. Dairy Corp letterhead. The letterhead features an ...
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Thomas Jefferson Letter

Date: 1783
Description: Letter from Thomas Jefferson to George Rogers Clark suggesting a transcontinental expedition.
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Lincoln-Schurz Letter

Date: 03 25 1862
Description: Brief letter from President Abraham Lincoln to Secretary of War Edwin Stanton asking to see the files for Carl Schurz of Wisconsin and Milo Smith Haskell (...
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Aldo Leopold Letter

Date: 08 21 1929
Description: A letter written by Aldo Leopold addressed to M.B. Olbrich.
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Hamilton's Request For Truce

Date: 02 24 1779
Description: A letter from Governor Henry Hamilton to Colonel Clark proposing a truce.
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Attorney General Letter to Les Fishel

Date: 05 13 1966
Description: Letter from Wisconsin Attorney General Bronson La Follette to State Historical Society of Wisconsin Director Les Fishel, regarding the state's liability in...
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Thomas Jefferson Letter, Front Page

Date: 08 07 1814
Description: The first page of a letter written by Thomas Jefferson to Lancelot Minor.
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Thomas Jefferson Letter, Back of Front Page

Date: 08 07 1814
Description: The back side of the first page of a letter written by Thomas Jefferson to Lancelot Minor.

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