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A Burden He Must Shoulder, Thomas Nast Oct 1874

A Burden He Must Shoulder, Thomas Nast

Political Cartoons

Harper's Weekly cover of Grant, weighed down by the problems of his administration (including Santo Domingo, the Financial Crisis, the KKK, and many others) as a copperhead snake wraps around his leg and various dogs nip at his heels while wearing the names of newspapers on their collars.

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Court Witness Receipt, B. F. Baily, September 20, 1874 Sep 1874

Court Witness Receipt, B. F. Baily, September 20, 1874

Hays Ray Webb Collection

This Attala County, Mississippi circuit court receipt, dated September 20, 1874, states that B. F. Baily proved his five day attendance as a witness for the plaintiff in the F. V. Olive versus Louis Glazier case and is owed seven dollars and eighty cents as reimbursement for travel. The receipt is signed by R. B. Webb.

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Court Witness Receipt, J. A. Clark, September 20, 1874 Sep 1874

Court Witness Receipt, J. A. Clark, September 20, 1874

Hays Ray Webb Collection

This Attala County, Mississippi circuit court receipt, dated September 20, 1874, states that J. A. Clark proved his five day attendance as a witness for the plaintiff in the F. V. Olive versus Louis Glazier case and is owed seven dollars and eighty cents as reimbursement for travel. The receipt is signed by R. B. Webb.

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Letter, John G. Nicolay To Major Benjamin Perley Poore, September 5, 1874, John Nicolay Sep 1874

Letter, John G. Nicolay To Major Benjamin Perley Poore, September 5, 1874, John Nicolay

Documents

This handwritten letter, dated September 5, 1874, is from John G. Nicolay in Greenland, New Hampshire to Major Benjamin Perley Poore in Newburyport , Massachusetts . The letter reminds Poore of his offer to speak to the literary executor of the late Senator in order for Nicolay to examine some papers for his Lincoln History. The letter goes on to offer Nicolay's schedule and when he hopes to be able to research. This note was found tipped into volume one of Abraham Lincoln : A History by John G. Nicolay and John Hay.

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Court Witness Receipt, Rod Mcclain, September 3, 1874 Sep 1874

Court Witness Receipt, Rod Mcclain, September 3, 1874

Hays Ray Webb Collection

This Attala County, Mississippi circuit court receipt, dated September 3, 1874, states that Rod McClain proved his one day attendance as a witness for the defendant in the State versus Pennie Millerr case and is owed three dollars and ten cents as reimbursement for travel. The receipt is signed by R. B. Webb.

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Loan Statement, W. E. Meek To R. B. Webb, June 27, 1874 And August 15, 1874 Aug 1874

Loan Statement, W. E. Meek To R. B. Webb, June 27, 1874 And August 15, 1874

Hays Ray Webb Collection

In this loan statement, R. B. Webb owes W. E. Meek thirty-six dollars loaned on June 27, 1874. "Settled August 1874" is written sideways in the center of the document.

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Don't Let Us Have Any More Of This Nonsense. It Is A Good Trait To Stand By One's Friends; But-', Thomas Nast Jul 1874

Don't Let Us Have Any More Of This Nonsense. It Is A Good Trait To Stand By One's Friends; But-', Thomas Nast

Political Cartoons

Harper's Weekly cover of Grant, seated outside of the US Senate, reaching for a newspaper which reads 'Shepherd Rejected by the Senate by an Overwhelming Majority.' On the table is another paper which reads 'Richardson as Judge of Claims.' Lady Liberty admionishes Grant about sticking by his friends too often.

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Receipt, W. E. Meek To R. B. Webb, Circuit Clerk, June 27, 1874 Jun 1874

Receipt, W. E. Meek To R. B. Webb, Circuit Clerk, June 27, 1874

Hays Ray Webb Collection

This receipt documents the thirty-six dollars in taxes collected by Circuit Clerk, R. B. Webb collected up till January 1874 and deposited with W. E. Meek, the county treasurer on June 27, 1874.

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Letter, Francie W. Arnold To Mary Hewan Schovlcraft[?], June 24, 1874, Francie W. Arnald Jun 1874

Letter, Francie W. Arnold To Mary Hewan Schovlcraft[?], June 24, 1874, Francie W. Arnald

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This handwritten letter, dated June 24, 1874, is written from Francie W. Arnald to Mary H. Schovlcraft as a response to the letter Schovlcraft had written to Arnald on May 8th. The letter expresses sympathy for the misfortune that Schovlcraft had experienced. The letter goes on to mention an editorial and that she will ask the Tribune of Chicago to unpublish it. The letter concludes by speaking of the year she spent in Europe and sends her regards. An illustration of what appears to be a family crest is at the top center of the first page depicting an eagle …

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Letter, Orville E. Babcock To Charles P. Griswold, May 14, 1874, Orville E. Babcock May 1874

Letter, Orville E. Babcock To Charles P. Griswold, May 14, 1874, Orville E. Babcock

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This handwritten letter, dated May 14, 1874, is from Orville E. Babcock in Washington, D. C. to Charles P. Griswold in New York City, New York on behalf of President Grant to request accommodations at Mr. Griswold's hotel. The letter is written on Executive Mansion stationary.

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Deed Of Trust, Byrd P. Galloway, April 28, 1874 Apr 1874

Deed Of Trust, Byrd P. Galloway, April 28, 1874

Hays Ray Webb Collection

In this deed of trust, dated April 18, 1874, Byrd P Galloway agrees to repay W. J. Hammond two hundred and fifty dollars by January 1, 1875, as stated in a promissory note, or he forfeits a certain parcel of land in Attala County, Mississippi to W. J. Hammond. The deed of trust was signed by B. P. Galloway and witnessed by W. V. Davis, the Attala County Chancery Court Clerk. The deed was filed for Record on April 28, 1874 . A note written across the bottom of the first page states that the deed was sold to John …

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Letter, Jay Cooke To [Earl Barney?], April 2, 1879, Jay Cooke Apr 1874

Letter, Jay Cooke To [Earl Barney?], April 2, 1879, Jay Cooke

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This handwritten letter, dated April 2, 1879, is written from Jay Cook, a banker at a government loan agency, to a client. The letter discusses a payment that an unknown client has agreed to. The letter is written on Jay Cooke and Co. Bankers stationary.

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Promissory Note, R. B. Webb To Sam Young, March 1, 1874 Feb 1874

Promissory Note, R. B. Webb To Sam Young, March 1, 1874

Hays Ray Webb Collection

In this handwritten promissory note, R. B. Webb agrees to repay Sam Young one hundred dollars for value received.

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Letter, P. G. T. Beauregard To Colonel Jonathan Bunch, February 8, 1874, P.G.T. Beauregard Feb 1874

Letter, P. G. T. Beauregard To Colonel Jonathan Bunch, February 8, 1874, P.G.T. Beauregard

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This handwritten letter, dated February 8, 1874, is written from P. G. T. Beauregard to Colonel Jonathan Bunch informing Bunch that Beauregard will send a letter for Bunch. The letter was found tipped into pages 410-411 of volume nine of Abraham Lincoln : A History by John G. Nicolay and John Hay

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Estate Appraisal Agreement For The James L. Lamb Estate, February 3, 1874 Feb 1874

Estate Appraisal Agreement For The James L. Lamb Estate, February 3, 1874

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This estate appraisal agreement, dated February 3, 1874, states that C. M. Smith, C. C. Brown, and N. W. Mathews are jointly authorized to appraise the goods, chattels and personal estate of James L. Lamb in Sangamon County, Illinois. The men listed have taken an oath to retain, annexed to an appraisement bill of said goods etc. of the personal estate in dollars and cents and provide a columns opposite to each article with the appraisal value. The agreement was witnessed and signed by John J. Hardee, the Sangamon County, Illinois Court clerk in Springfield, Illinois.

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Letter, Matilda Patterson To Anna (Annie) Mckee Boyd Green, June 28, 1874, Matilda Patterson Jan 1874

Letter, Matilda Patterson To Anna (Annie) Mckee Boyd Green, June 28, 1874, Matilda Patterson

Hays Ray Webb Collection

In this handwritten letter, dated January 28, 1874, Matilda Patterson writes to he sister, Anna (Annie) McKee Boyd Green in response to a letter she'd received. She shares that while she is in good healthy, her hearing and eyesight are failing. She updates her on how other family members are doing and shares that she hopes to see Anna soon.

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Receipt, W. M. Saster To R. B. Webb, January 26, 1874 Jan 1874

Receipt, W. M. Saster To R. B. Webb, January 26, 1874

Hays Ray Webb Collection

This tax receipt documents payment of five dollars for land by W. M. Saster to R. B. Webb.

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Receipt Of Justice Court Docket, R. B. Webb To J. D. Claiter, January 24, 1874 Jan 1874

Receipt Of Justice Court Docket, R. B. Webb To J. D. Claiter, January 24, 1874

Hays Ray Webb Collection

This receipt documents the receipt of the Justice Court Docket for Beat number 5 as well as copies of the Acts of the Legislature for 1870 through 1873 and the revised Mississippi Code, 1871 by J. D. Claiter from R. B. Webb, Circuit Clerk for Attala County.

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Letter, George B. Mcclellan, January 16, 1874, George B. Mcclellan Jan 1874

Letter, George B. Mcclellan, January 16, 1874, George B. Mcclellan

Documents

This handwritten letter is written from George B. McClellan, Civil War Union general, to an unknown person to decline an invitation. This letter was found tipped into volume four of Abraham Lincoln : A History by John G. Nicolay and John Hay.

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Court Witness Receipt, John W. Guyton, January 14, 1874 Jan 1874

Court Witness Receipt, John W. Guyton, January 14, 1874

Hays Ray Webb Collection

This Attala County, Mississippi circuit court receipt, dated January 14, 1874, states that John W. Guyton proved his two day attendance as a witness for the defendant in the A.B. Wammock and Bro. Versus Alesander Charff case and is owed four dollars for reimbursement for travel. The receipt is signed by R. B. Webb.

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Court Witness Receipt, S. L. Green, January 14, 1874 Jan 1874

Court Witness Receipt, S. L. Green, January 14, 1874

Hays Ray Webb Collection

This Attala County, Mississippi circuit court receipt, dated January 14, 1874, states that S. L. Green proved his two day attendance as a witness for the defendant in the R. B. Nammock and Bro. versus Alesander Mearff case and is owed four dollars and ten cents as reimbursement for travel. The receipt is signed by R. B. Webb.

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Receipt Of Books, J. L. Dodd, January 5, 1874 Jan 1874

Receipt Of Books, J. L. Dodd, January 5, 1874

Hays Ray Webb Collection

This receipt documents Attala Counting Justice of the Peace elect J. L. Dodd's receipt of three books from outgoing Attala County, Mississippi Justice of the Peace, O. M. Simpson. The books are the revised 1871 Mississippi Code, the Journal of Laws, 1872 and Journal of Laws, 1873.

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Lincoln Monument March Dec 1873

Lincoln Monument March

Sheet Music

No abstract

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George P. Fisher: February 13, 1874. -- Committed To A Committee Of The Whole House And Ordered To Be Printed... Report [From] The Committee On The Judiciary, To Whom Was Referred The Bill (H. R. 1171) For The Relief Of George P. Fisher, Having Had The Same Under Advisement Repectfully Report. Dec 1873

George P. Fisher: February 13, 1874. -- Committed To A Committee Of The Whole House And Ordered To Be Printed... Report [From] The Committee On The Judiciary, To Whom Was Referred The Bill (H. R. 1171) For The Relief Of George P. Fisher, Having Had The Same Under Advisement Repectfully Report.

Pamphlets

Submitted by Mr. J.D. Ward.

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Receipt For Recipes, 1874 Dec 1873

Receipt For Recipes, 1874

Darden Family Papers

This handwritten receipt is for recipes and visits billed to Thomas P. Darden by P. D. Whitney from April to August 1874 for a total of fourteen dollars.

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Eulogy On Chief-Justice Chase, Delivered By William M. Evarts Before The Alumni Of Dartmouth College, At Hanover, June 24, 1874. Pub. At Their Request., William Maxwell Evarts Dec 1873

Eulogy On Chief-Justice Chase, Delivered By William M. Evarts Before The Alumni Of Dartmouth College, At Hanover, June 24, 1874. Pub. At Their Request., William Maxwell Evarts

Pamphlets

This pamphlet contains, the eulogy on Chief-Justice Chase, delivered by William M. Evarts before the alumni of Dartmouth college, at Hanover, June 24, 1874. Pub. at their request.

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Richard H. Garrett : Report ... The Petition Of Richard H. Garrett For Compensation For Barn And Other Property Burned At Caroline County, Virginia, In Capturing J. Wilkes Booth And D.C. Harold, Two Of The Assassins Of President Lincoln, In April, 1865 ..., United States. Congress. House. Committee On War Claims. Dec 1873

Richard H. Garrett : Report ... The Petition Of Richard H. Garrett For Compensation For Barn And Other Property Burned At Caroline County, Virginia, In Capturing J. Wilkes Booth And D.C. Harold, Two Of The Assassins Of President Lincoln, In April, 1865 ..., United States. Congress. House. Committee On War Claims.

Pamphlets

Garrett was the owner of Garrett's Barn in Virginia, where John Wilkes Booth was shot in 1865. His claim for compensation for the loss of the barn was not supported by the Committee.

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76, Or, The Fall Of The Great Republic Through The Third Term Conspiracy / By A Republican, Henry A. Pierce Dec 1873

76, Or, The Fall Of The Great Republic Through The Third Term Conspiracy / By A Republican, Henry A. Pierce

Pamphlets

Dedicated to the memory of Horace Greeley, the People's friend and choice, and the "Chief of my Profession."

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Now Or Never Dec 1873

Now Or Never

Sheet Music Collection

Man and woman dancing in courtyard

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Receipt, W. E. Meek To R. B. Webb, Circuit Clerk, 1874 Dec 1873

Receipt, W. E. Meek To R. B. Webb, Circuit Clerk, 1874

Hays Ray Webb Collection

This receipt documents the fifteen dollars of taxes collected by circuit clerk, R. B. Webb since the January term of 1874 and deposited with the county treasure, W. E. Meek.

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