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Letter, Orville E. Babcock To Peter J. Sullivan, August 20, 1871, Orville E. Babcock Aug 1871

Letter, Orville E. Babcock To Peter J. Sullivan, August 20, 1871, Orville E. Babcock

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This handwritten letter, dated August 20, 1871, is from Orville E. Babcock to Peter J. Sullivan thanking him for the speech Sullivan delivered to the veterans soldiers on August 17, 1871.


Tax Receipt For 1870 May 1871

Tax Receipt For 1870

Boswell and Stevens Family Papers

Receipt for taxes paid by A. J. Boswell in Noxubee County, Mississippi, for the year 1870. Sample of dozens of Boswell's tax receipts from the 1870s-1890s.


Deposition For Sale Of Florida Property Sold To Stephen A. Brown And Chancy Brown By Mason G. Anderson, May 3, 1871 May 1871

Deposition For Sale Of Florida Property Sold To Stephen A. Brown And Chancy Brown By Mason G. Anderson, May 3, 1871

Calhoun-Kincannon-Orr Papers

This deposition, dated May 3, 1871, documents that J. M. D. Clung served as a witness to the sale of and signing of the deed for property in Florida purchased by Stephen A. Brown and Chancey Brown from Mason G. Anderson.


State And County Tax Receipt, Thomas L. Darden, April 29, 1871 Apr 1871

State And County Tax Receipt, Thomas L. Darden, April 29, 1871

Darden Family Papers

This Mississippi property tax receipt dated April 29, 1871, documents the one hundred forty-eight dollar and fifty cent payment made by Thomas L. Darden to Jefferson County, Mississippi. The receipt documents the division of the payments made to the state and county and is signed by the Jefferson County sheriff and tax collectors, W. E. Levey and C. W. Whitney.


Invoice, Meyer, Deutsch And Weis To Thomas L. Darden, April 25, 1871 Apr 1871

Invoice, Meyer, Deutsch And Weis To Thomas L. Darden, April 25, 1871

Darden Family Papers

This handwritten invoice, dated April 25, 1871, is for good purchased from Meyer, Deutsch and Weis by Thomas L. Darden for a total of $196.43.


Statement Of Sale, April 20, 1871 Apr 1871

Statement Of Sale, April 20, 1871

Darden Family Papers

This statement, dated April 20, 1871, informs Thomas L. Darden that 3 bales of his cotton has been sold for him on is account with Meyer, Deutsch and Weis, Cotton Factors and Commission Merchants.


Statement, R. B. Webb To J. M. Thompson, April 17, 1871 Apr 1871

Statement, R. B. Webb To J. M. Thompson, April 17, 1871

Hays Ray Webb Collection

This handwritten statement documents fines, fees, and payments due the county as reported by R. B. Webb, secretary and treasurer. The statement is marked paid in full by the sheriff, J. M. Thompson.


Account Statement For Clothing And Horse Tack, April14, 1871 Apr 1871

Account Statement For Clothing And Horse Tack, April14, 1871

Darden Family Papers

This handwritten account statement lists clothing items and horse tack purchased by Thomas L. Darden from June to August 1869 at a cost of sixteen dollars and thirty-five cents. The items were purchased from M. Rubel and payment was received April 14, 1871.


Statement Of Sale, April 7, 1871 Apr 1871

Statement Of Sale, April 7, 1871

Darden Family Papers

This statement, dated April 7, 1871, informs Thomas L. Darden that 12 bales of his cotton has been sold for him on is account with Meyer, Deutsch and Weis, Cotton Factors and Commission Merchants.


Letter Of Acknowledgement For Consignment Of Cotton, March 24, 1871 Mar 1871

Letter Of Acknowledgement For Consignment Of Cotton, March 24, 1871

Darden Family Papers

This letter, dated March 24, 1871, acknowledges the receipt of two bales of cotton from Thomas L. Darden received by Meyer, Deutsch and Weis, Cotton Factors and Commission Merchants for the consignment of the cotton.


Letter, Kate To Pa, March 24, 1871 Mar 1871

Letter, Kate To Pa, March 24, 1871

Isaac Ross Papers

In this letter, dated March 24, 1871, Kate writes to her father to discuss the flooding around her home, what she is planting in her garden, how much she misses Mammy's assistance with her baby and her health.


Letter Of Acknowledgement For Consignment Of Cotton, March 7, 1871 Mar 1871

Letter Of Acknowledgement For Consignment Of Cotton, March 7, 1871

Darden Family Papers

This letter, dated March 7, 1871, acknowledges the receipt of six bales of cotton from Thomas L. Darden received by Meyer, Deutsch and Weis, Cotton Factors and Commission Merchants for the consignment of the cotton.


Letter, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays To Anna (Annie) Mckee Boyd Green, February 28, 1871, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays Feb 1871

Letter, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays To Anna (Annie) Mckee Boyd Green, February 28, 1871, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays

Hays Ray Webb Collection

In this handwritten letter, dated February 28, 1871, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays writes to her mother, Anna (Annie) McKee Green to tell her about how she reluctantly spends her time walking with her students to the mineral spring or the river after school dismisses. She goes on to say that she hasn't made the acquaintance of very many "old persons" since she moved to Florence and discusses her financial situation.


Letter, Gideon Welles To James S. Petrie, February 13, 1871, Gideon Wells Feb 1871

Letter, Gideon Welles To James S. Petrie, February 13, 1871, Gideon Wells

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This letter, dated February 13, 1871, from Gideon Welles, the United States Secretary of the Navy from 1861 to 1869, a cabinet post he was awarded after supporting Abraham Lincoln in the 1860 election, to James S. Petrie in response to earlier communication. This note was found tipped into volume three, between pages 372-373 of Abraham Lincoln : A History by John G. Nicolay and John Hay.


Letter Of Acknowledgement For Consignment Of Cotton, February 7, 1871 Feb 1871

Letter Of Acknowledgement For Consignment Of Cotton, February 7, 1871

Darden Family Papers

This letter, dated February 7, 1871, acknowledges the receipt of six bales of cotton from Thomas L. Darden received by Meyer, Deutsch and Weis, Cotton Factors and Commission Merchants for the consignment of the cotton.


Receipt For Cotton, February 2, 1871 Feb 1871

Receipt For Cotton, February 2, 1871

Darden Family Papers

This receipt, dated February 2, 1871, is for six bales of cotton purchased by Thomas L. Darden from Rabb, Gordon and Co. The receipt is signed by R. H. H. Wilcox. Some decorative illustration is on the left edge of the receipt.


Letter, Carl Schurz To D. Phillips, February 1, 1871, Carl Schurz Jan 1871

Letter, Carl Schurz To D. Phillips, February 1, 1871, Carl Schurz

Carl Schurz Collection

This handwritten letter, dated February 1, 1871, is written from Carl Schurz to D. Phillips. The letter states that a "pretty good sketch" of Schurz's life could be found in the January 19, 1869 edition of the New York Tribune save for the fact that they had his birth year wrong by ten years. The yellowed letter is inlaid on thicker paper that has some tearing along the left edge. A catalog description from Alexander Autographs, Inc. is included with the letter.


Receipt, R. B. Webb To John Pride, January 23, 1871 Jan 1871

Receipt, R. B. Webb To John Pride, January 23, 1871

Hays Ray Webb Collection

This handwritten receipt documents a repayment of fifty dollars made by R. B. Webb on behalf of Clark and Webb to John Pride. The receipt is signed by William McMillan.


Letter, Orville E. Babcock To L. S. Felt, January 3, 1871, Orville E. Babcock Jan 1871

Letter, Orville E. Babcock To L. S. Felt, January 3, 1871, Orville E. Babcock

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This handwritten letter, dated January 3, 1871, is from Orville E. Babcock in Washington, D. C. to L. S. Felt in Galena, Illinois on behalf of President Ulysses S. Grant. The letter conveys President Grant's requests for Mr. Felt to dispose of some certificates of stock. The letter is written on Executive Mansion stationary.


Invitation To Unveiling Of Vinnie Ream’S Lincoln Statue , January 25, 1891 Dec 1870

Invitation To Unveiling Of Vinnie Ream’S Lincoln Statue , January 25, 1891

R.L. Hoxie and Vinnie Ream Correspondence Collection

This is a handwritten invitation to the unveiling of Vinnie Ream's Lincoln statue in the capitol in Washington on January 25, 1891. There is a circular rust stain in the upper left portion of the paper.


Some Reasons Why The Two Per Cent. Claims Of Illinois, Indiana And Ohio Now Pending Before Congress, On The Construction Of A Statute, Should Be Allowed And Paid /Offered By And Embraced In Opinions Furnished To The Hon. Isaac N. Morris, Of Counsel., Isaac Newton Morris Dec 1870

Some Reasons Why The Two Per Cent. Claims Of Illinois, Indiana And Ohio Now Pending Before Congress, On The Construction Of A Statute, Should Be Allowed And Paid /Offered By And Embraced In Opinions Furnished To The Hon. Isaac N. Morris, Of Counsel., Isaac Newton Morris

Pamphlets

Cover title: Two per cent. claims of Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, arising under the contrast between the government of the United States and said states. ""Opinion of the late President Lincoln,"" and other views supporting Morris's case; p. [56]-63; contains text of Lincoln's letter to Morris, Aug. 26, 1863, with extract from his letter sent with an envelope containing relevant papers to John P. Usher, Interior Secretary, on Aug. 24, 1863. Cf. Lincoln. Collected works, ed. Basler, v. 6, p. 411-412 and 404-405.


Marguerite, George W. Marston Dec 1870

Marguerite, George W. Marston

Sheet Music Collection

Illustration of woman with letter in her hand


Letter, Orville E. Babcock To Kittie Felt, December 22, 1870, Orville E. Babcock Dec 1870

Letter, Orville E. Babcock To Kittie Felt, December 22, 1870, Orville E. Babcock

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This handwritten letter, dated December 22, 1870, is from Orville E. Babcock in Washington D. C. to Kittie Felt in Galena, Illinois on behalf of Julia Grant. The letter conveys that Mrs. Grant found Miss Felt's letter satisfactory but is disappointed that Miss Felt will be unable to visit and hope to see her over the winter. The letter concludes with Christmas wishes. The letter is signed, "I am very truly your, O. E. Babcock". The letter is written on Executive Mansion stationary. The "Executive Mansion Secretary" envelope is postmarked Washington, D. C., December 22, 1870.


Certificate Of Stock, B. B. Paddock Dec 1870

Certificate Of Stock, B. B. Paddock

Darden Family Papers

Certificate of stock for Thomas L. Darden's $25 share in the Jefferson County Planters, Mechanics and Manufacturers Association.


Letter, From E. H. Williams To Her Mother, December 10, 1870, E. H. Williams Dec 1870

Letter, From E. H. Williams To Her Mother, December 10, 1870, E. H. Williams

Hays Ray Webb Collection

In this handwritten letter, E. H. Williams writes from Leak County, Mississippi to her mother. She tells her about the weather's impediment on getting the cotton baled or any outdoor work done. She goes on to update her with all the news of their mutual friends and asks after the folks back home.


Letter, R. B. Webb To Governor J. L. Alcorn, December 9, 1870 Dec 1870

Letter, R. B. Webb To Governor J. L. Alcorn, December 9, 1870

Hays Ray Webb Collection

In this letter, dated December 9, 1870, Attala County, Mississippi Circuit Clerk, R. B. Webb writes to Mississippi governor, J. L. Alcorn to inform him he has little information on the school land in Attala County. He suspects that the funds earned through sale and lease of 16th land has been badly mismanaged and it has not benefited impoverished children. He describes the regular organized board of trustees and informs him of the notes held.


Receipt, R. B. Webb To Plummer And Co., December 8, 1870 Dec 1870

Receipt, R. B. Webb To Plummer And Co., December 8, 1870

Hays Ray Webb Collection

This handwritten receipt lists fruits purchased by R. B. Webb from Plummer and Co. at a cost of forty-three dollars and marked as paid in full and signed by A. Bluisdell.


Letter Of Acknowledgement For Consignment Of Cotton, December 3, 1870 Dec 1870

Letter Of Acknowledgement For Consignment Of Cotton, December 3, 1870

Darden Family Papers

This letter, dated December 3, 1870, acknowledges the receipt of six bales of cotton from Thomas L. Darden received by Meyer, Deutsch and Weis, Cotton Factors and Commission Merchants for the consignment of the cotton.


Promissory Note, R. B. Webb To E. G. Adams, November 26, 1870 Nov 1870

Promissory Note, R. B. Webb To E. G. Adams, November 26, 1870

Hays Ray Webb Collection

In this hand written promissory note, R. B. Webb and M. A. Webb promise to pay seven hundred and twenty five dollars to E. G. Adams as the second and last payment on a parcel of land in Attala County, Mississippi. They promise to make the payment by November 26, 1871. The note is signed by M. A. Webb and R. B. Webb and witnessed by John Melby. One twenty-five cent and three five cent United States Internal Revenue certificate stamps are placed along the bottom of the note with the date and the Webb's initials written on them.


Receipt For Cotton Tax Nov 1870

Receipt For Cotton Tax

Boswell and Stevens Family Papers

Receipt for $1.00 transferred to A. J. Boswell as a claim on cotton taxes paid.