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| Date: | 07 12 1865 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 07 14 1865 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 07 14 1865 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 08 05 1861 |
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| Description: | Lucius Fairchild's commission as captain in the 16th infantry regiment, signed by Abraham Lincoln. |
| 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: | 08 29 1862 |
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| 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. |
| 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 25 1862 |
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| 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 (... |
| Date: | 08 07 1814 |
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| Description: | The first page of a letter written by Thomas Jefferson to Lancelot Minor. |
| Date: | 08 07 1814 |
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| Description: | The back side of the first page of a letter written by Thomas Jefferson to Lancelot Minor. |
| Date: | 08 07 1814 |
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| Description: | The second page of a two page letter written by Thomas Jefferson to Lancelot Minor. |
| Date: | 08 07 1814 |
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| Description: | The address cover page of a letter written by Thomas Jefferson to Lancelot Minor. |
| Date: | 08 20 1824 |
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| Description: | The front page of a letter writen by President Thomas Jefferson to Henry Dearborn. |
| Date: | 11 24 1861 |
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| 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,... |
| Date: | 10 10 1861 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 11 21 1861 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 11 15 1861 |
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| Description: | Letterhead with a soldier standing guard with a rifle under his right arm. He is standing in front of a cannon, a stack of rifles, and a camp. The American... |
| Date: | 03 28 1862 |
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| Description: | Letterhead with a bald eagle carrying the American flag with its talons. The text above the eagle reads: "Union & Liberty." 4 page, folded, printed in red ... |
| Date: | 01 03 1863 |
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| Description: | Letterhead of a bald eagle perched on top of a drum and holding arrows in its talons. There is an olive branch on the ground next to loose cannon balls and... |
| Date: | 06 19 1862 |
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| Description: | Letterhead of a globe floating in the ocean. The text: "Our Country" is printed onto the globe. The American flag is flying from the top of the globe. Text... |
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