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Porters Mills Post Office Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Post Office in Porters Mills, Wisconsin, with a man putting mail into post office boxes, a padlocked mail bag that serves as a signboard ...
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William Dempster Hoard Letter

Date: 09 23 1890
Description: First page of a letter from Governor William Dempster Hoard to Henry C. Payne rejecting a $1000 donation Payne sent from Philip Armour.
Photograph

Beautiful Madison, Inc.

Date: 08 30 1956
Description: Three members of Beautiful Madison, Inc. give a letter to Mayor Ivan Nestingen (seated at desk) requesting a city ordinance against littering in Madison st...
Manuscript

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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Telegram to President Kennedy

Date: 1962
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...
Manuscript

Aldo Leopold Letter

Date: 08 21 1929
Description: A letter written by Aldo Leopold addressed to M.B. Olbrich.
Manuscript

Hamilton's Request For Truce

Date: 02 24 1779
Description: A letter from Governor Henry Hamilton to Colonel Clark proposing a truce.
Manuscript

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...
Manuscript

Thomas Jefferson Letter, Front Page

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

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.
Manuscript

Thomas Jefferson Letter, Second Page

Date: 08 07 1814
Description: The second page of a two page letter written by Thomas Jefferson to Lancelot Minor.
Manuscript

Thomas Jefferson Letter, Address Cover

Date: 08 07 1814
Description: The address cover page of a letter written by Thomas Jefferson to Lancelot Minor.
Manuscript

Letter: Thomas Jefferson to Henry Dearborn

Date: 08 20 1824
Description: The front page of a letter writen by President Thomas Jefferson to Henry Dearborn.
Manuscript

Theodore Roosevelt Letter

Date: 09 09 1913
Description: First page of a three page letter, written by Theodore Roosevelt on the letterhead of "The Outlook," a weekly magazine.
Photograph

Mexican Girl Scouts

Date: 06 29 1965
Description: Two girl scouts from Mexico (Alejandra Christlieb and Maria Grobet) present Madison mayor Otto Feske with a letter from the regional director of the United...
Manuscript

President Roosevelt Letter to Evjue

Date: 10 20 1936
Description: Photocopy of a letter from President Franklin Roosevelt to William Evjue, Editor of the Capital Times, thanking him for his support.
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Midshipman Letterhead

Date: 11 24 1861
Description: Letterhead of midshipman using a hammer for nailing the American flag to the mast, a symbol that they will not lower the flag in surrender. 4 page, folded,...
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The Spring of '76 Revived Letterhead

Date: 10 10 1861
Description: Letterhead of a Revolutionary War soldier standing and holding up the American flag in his right hand, and holding a rifle in his left hand. A plow is behi...
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Trust Our Generals Letterhead

Date: 11 21 1861
Description: Letterhead of a Union General holding the American flag in his left hand and his sabre in his right. Text printed under the image reads: "Trust Our General...
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Major General McClellan Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead with a head and shoulders portrait of Major General McClellan. His portrait is within an oval and is decorated with American flags, shield, bayo...

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