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Stockbridge and Munsee Indians Treaty, Page 1

Date: 01 08 1825
Description: The first page of the handwritten treaty between the Stockbridge and Munsee Indians.
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Stockbridge and Munsee Indians Treaty, Page 2

Date: 01 08 1825
Description: The second page of the handwritten treaty between the Stockbridge and Munsee Indians.
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Diary of Sgt. Charles Floyd

Date: 1804
Description: Front cover of the 55-page diary, from May 14 through August 17, 1804 written by Charles Floyd, a sergeant with the Lewis and Clark expedition.
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Stock Certificate of the Watertown and Madison Railroad Company

Date: 07 17 1857
Description: A stock certificate of the Watertown and Madison Railroad Company, one share #85, issued to Darwin Clark for the sum of $50.00. This was signed by the rail...
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Commemorative Roster of Co. F, 11th Wisconsin Infantry

Date: 1861
Description: Civil War commemorative roster of Company F, 11th Wisconsin Infantry, Harvey Zouaves of the Eleventh Regiment.
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Calendared Treaty of Green Bay

Date: 08 18 1821
Description: Green Bay Treaty, August 18, 1821. The treaty is signed by the chiefs of the six Indian nations for the possession of lands near the Fox River to the Winne...
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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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Grand Army Certificate

Date: 1881
Description: Grand Army of the Republic certificate awarded to William H. Upham and signed by Lucius Fairchild.
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Bird's-Eye View of New Glarus

Date: 1894
Description: Die Grundung und Entwicklung der Kolonie Neu Glarus (The Founding and Development of the Colony of New Glarus). This German language pamphlet was published...
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"Freedom's Journal"

Date: 06 22 1827
Description: Front page of "Freedom's Journal," Volume 1, #15.
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William Warren Letter

Date: 04 13 1849
Description: A letter written by William Warren to his cousin George Warren.
Manuscript

Additions to SHSW Library

Date: 1856
Description: May-June 1856 page from the Historical Society accession register, in which Corresponding Secretary Lyman Draper listed the books received that month.
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"Caledonian March" Letter

Date: 11 05 1844
Description: Music for the song "Caledonian March" as notated on a letter written by Thomas Steel to his sister Lilly Steel.
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Steel's Farm Property Letter

Date: 11 26 1846
Description: A drawing by Thomas Steel of his farm property contained in a letter Steel wrote to his father James Steel.
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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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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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Autographs of Legislators

Date: 1861
Description: A page of autographs of the members of the 1861 Wisconsin Legislature.
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Gerrard Journal of Birth Records

Date: 1890
Description: Pages 16 and 17 of midwife Mary Gerrard's journal in which she recorded names and birth dates of infants she delivered.

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