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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.
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

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

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.
Photograph

"What You Want"

Date: 
Description: A man is standing and writing a letter to a senator, with a similar, enlarged letter behind him. The body of this larger letter reads: "I will appreciate i...
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.
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

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.
Document

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.
Manuscript

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...
Manuscript

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...
Manuscript

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...
Manuscript

Letter to William Proxmire from Margaret Marsh

Date: 
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...
Drawing

Anti-Communist Envelope

Date: 1962
Description: Envelope of a letter addressed to Senator William Proxmire from a constituent in Kansasville, Wisconsin, which graphically illustrates a perceived connecti...
Map or Atlas

A Map of the French Settlements in North America

Date: 1747
Description: Map of America showing rivers, lakes, mountains, and regions, but primarily focusing on the French and Native American settlements along the Mississippi th...
Photograph

Voting Day at the Madison City-County Building

Date: 09 13 1960
Description: Poll workers pass the time during a light turnout for the 1960 primary in the 1st precinct of the Third Ward held at the City-County Building. Shown (L-R) ...

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