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| 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: | 07 03 1821 |
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| Description: | Two pages of a letter written by Thomas Forsyth. |
| Date: | 05 24 1820 |
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| Description: | A page, headed with "Journal No. 1," of James Doty's journal of a trip with Cass, Schoolcraft, etc. to the sources of the Mississippi River. |
| Date: | 07 29 1812 |
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| Description: | A handwritten order to evacuate Ft. Dearborn. |
| Date: | 10 19 1816 |
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| Description: | The front page of a letter with the greeting "Dear Sister" written by Daniel Boone. |
| Date: | 07 13 1778 |
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| Description: | A brief letter written by Daniel Boone to "Dear Col." |
| Date: | 1887 |
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| Description: | Opening spread of Reuben Gold Thwaites' diary of his 1887 trip on the Fox River. |
| Date: | 03 10 1888 |
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| Description: | Inscription from Reuben Gold Thwaites to The State Historical Society of Wisconsin in a copy of his book, Historic Waterways. |
| Date: | 1887 |
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| Description: | First page of the Reuben Gold Thwaites' handwritten draft manuscript for his book Historic Waterways. |
| Date: | 08 11 1774 |
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| Description: | A letter from James Robertson to Col. William Preston. From Preston and Virginia Papers [Calendar series Volume 1]: "Culbertson's. Letter to Col. Wi... |
| Date: | 10 1827 |
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| Description: | Open spread of Increase Lapham's diary from October 6, 1827 to April 18, 1828. |
| Date: | 1828 |
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| Description: | Open spread of Increase Lapham's diary. |
| Date: | 10 12 1774 |
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| Description: | A repaired letter written by Maj. Arthur Campbell to William Preston. From Preston and Virginia Papers [Calendar series Volume 1]: "Royal Oak. Lette... |
| Date: | 10 12 1774 |
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| Description: | The back page of a repaired letter from Maj. Arthur Campbell to William Preston. From Preston and Virginia Papers [Calendar series Volume 1]: "Royal... |
| Date: | 1835 |
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| Description: | Page from Increase Lapham's 1935 botanical diary in which he listed plants he observed in flower stage. |
| Date: | 1838 |
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| Description: | Page from Increase Lapham's 1838 botanical diary in which he listed plants he observed in flower stage. |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Page from a diary kept by Increase Lapham in California between April 11 and May 19, 1870. The page shows a portion of a list of minerals of California. |
| Date: | 1844 |
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| Description: | Increase Lapham's handwritten title page for A Geographical and Topographical Description of Wisconsin |
| Date: | 1844 |
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| Description: | Handwritten first page of Increase Lapham's unpublished gazetteer of Wisconsin. |
| Date: | 1844 |
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| Description: | Handwritten page from Increase Lapham's unpublished gazetteer of Wisconsin. The page includes entries for Choaking Creek, Cincinnati, City of the Four Lak... |
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