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Buoying Vessels Over Shoals.: Specification Forming Part Of Letters Patent No. 6,469, Dated May 22, 1849: Application Filed March 10, 1849.., Abraham Lincoln Dec 1848

Buoying Vessels Over Shoals.: Specification Forming Part Of Letters Patent No. 6,469, Dated May 22, 1849: Application Filed March 10, 1849.., Abraham Lincoln

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At head of title: United States Patent Office. Abraham Lincoln, of Springfield, Illinois. At head of illustrations: A. Lincoln. Manner of buoying vessels. No. 6,469. Patented May 22, 1849. Copies printed on demand from the time of initial publication.

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Document, Van Deventer Jury Instructions & Pleading, [1849] Dec 1848

Document, Van Deventer Jury Instructions & Pleading, [1849]

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This legal document is written instructions to the jury that advises them that if they believe the evidence that the defendant, John Vanderventer, was provoked to commit assault they are to find him not guilty in the case against him. The instructions aren't signed or dated. See also: Document, State v. Van Deventer, 1849; Document, Van Deventer Affidavit, April 18, 1850; Letter, Jess W. Weik to Willis Van Devanter, December 24, 1914; Letter, Jess W. Weik to Willis Van Devanter, September 30, 1911; Letter, Jess W. Weik to Willis Van Devanter, November 5, 1911

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Document, State V. Van Deventer, 1849 Dec 1848

Document, State V. Van Deventer, 1849

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This is a pair of legal documents concerning the State v. Vanderventer case involving John Vanderventer's assault charges. The first document is a set of sworn statements by James [Suiertz] and Mrs. [Suiertz]. The second document is "A True Bill" presented to the Grand Jury for the State of Illinois vs. Vanderventer. See also: Document, Van Deventer Affidavit, April 18, 1850; Document, Van Deventer Jury Instructions & Pleading, [1849]; Letter, Jess W. Weik to Willis Van Devanter, December 24, 1914; Letter, Jess W. Weik to Willis Van Devanter, September 30, 1911; Letter, Jess W. Weik to Willis Van Devanter, November …

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Letter, From T. Mcadams To Matilda Ann “Lit” Boyd Webb, T. Mcadams Dec 1848

Letter, From T. Mcadams To Matilda Ann “Lit” Boyd Webb, T. Mcadams

Hays Ray Webb Collection

In this handwritten letter, Miss McAdams writes from Ogdensburg, New York to her friend Lit (Matilda Ann “Lit” Boyd Webb) in Mississippi to describe her recent travels. She describes the delays caused by sickness, the rushed nature of their adventures, and eloquently describes her experience of viewing Niagara Falls in person. The letter is dated August 6 but no year is provided.

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Property Tax Receipt, R. B. Webb To A. P. Boyd, Sheriff And Tax Collector,1849 Dec 1848

Property Tax Receipt, R. B. Webb To A. P. Boyd, Sheriff And Tax Collector,1849

Hays Ray Webb Collection

This Attala County, Mississippi property tax receipt documents the payment made for 1849 by R.B. Webb paid to sheriff and tax collector, A. P. Boyd. The receipt includes the physical description of the property.

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Statement Of Indebtedness Of Isaac R. Wade, May 1846 Through January 1849 Dec 1848

Statement Of Indebtedness Of Isaac R. Wade, May 1846 Through January 1849

Isaac Ross Papers

This copy of a statement of indebtedness of Isaac R. Wade documents debts owed Brown Brothers and Commercial Bank from May 2, 1846 to January 1, 1849.

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Letters Between Isaac R. Wade And R. M. Moore, January 1, 1849 Dec 1848

Letters Between Isaac R. Wade And R. M. Moore, January 1, 1849

Isaac Ross Papers

These letters between Isaac R. Wade and Claiborn County, Mississippi Sheriff and Tax Collector, R. M. Moore, pertain to the property taxes associated with the Isaac Ross estate. Moore informs Wade that the taxes amount to thirty-one dollars and sixty cents. A note on scrap paper states that taxes on the Isaac Ross estate in Jefferson county are one hundred, sixty-nine dollars and thirty-five cents.

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Une Fleur Pour Reponse, Francesco Masini Dec 1848

Une Fleur Pour Reponse, Francesco Masini

Sheet Music Collection

Title Only

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Receipt, Isaac R. Wade To John Ker, December 26, 1848 Dec 1848

Receipt, Isaac R. Wade To John Ker, December 26, 1848

Isaac Ross Papers

This receipt provides a list of items purchased by John Ker at the sale at Prospect Hill produced by Isaac R. Wade on December 25, 1848.

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Letter, Millard Fillmore To H. C. Day, November 21, 1848, Milliard Fillmore Nov 1848

Letter, Millard Fillmore To H. C. Day, November 21, 1848, Milliard Fillmore

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This handwritten letter, dated November 21, 1848, is written from Millard Fillmore to H. C. Day as a response discussing his account and money matters as well as a bill Day is to send to him.

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Court Summons, November 10, 1848 Nov 1848

Court Summons, November 10, 1848

Isaac Ross Papers

This court summons calls Isaac R. Wade, Walter Wade, Levi C. Harris, Thomas L. Baily and Jane B. Ross to appear in the Southern District Chancery Court in Natchez to answer a bill of complaint against them. The complaint was brought by John Thomas Freeland and John Murcoch. The summons is dated November 10, 1848 and is signed by E. S. Russell, the court clerk.

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Statement And Note, Isaac Ross Estate To John A. Watkins, October 28, 1848 Oct 1848

Statement And Note, Isaac Ross Estate To John A. Watkins, October 28, 1848

Isaac Ross Papers

This statement of goods and services was provided to the Isaac Ross estate by John A. Watkins along with a receipt of payment addressed to Isaac R. Wade and a note from Watkins describing the statement.

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Letter, Salmon P. Chase To Thomas Bolton, October 14, 1848, Salmon P. Chase Oct 1848

Letter, Salmon P. Chase To Thomas Bolton, October 14, 1848, Salmon P. Chase

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This handwritten letter, dated October 14, 1848, is written from Salmon P. Chase to Thomas Bolton wherein Chase discusses the difficulties in getting a letter two Van Buren [Martin VanBuren?] and the difficulty of planning for VanBuren's impending visit.

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Letter, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays To Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb, September 23, 1848, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays Sep 1848

Letter, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays To Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb, September 23, 1848, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays

Hays Ray Webb Collection

In this handwritten letter, dated September 23, 1848, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays writes to her sister, Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb to let her know that she will not be returning to Mississippi as soon as she'd thought she would. She goes on to discuss letters she'd written to others in the family and had not heard from. She describes the cold weather and how anxious she is to return home.

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Loan Agreement, Isaac R. Wade To Frederick Stanton, July 15, 1848 Jul 1848

Loan Agreement, Isaac R. Wade To Frederick Stanton, July 15, 1848

Isaac Ross Papers

This copy of a loan agreement, dated July 15, 1848, outlines the terms of a loan between Isaac R. Wade and Frederick Stanton including the interest rate and a lien on some of Wade's property in Louisiana.

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Letter, Land Office, Thomas W. Newman To John P. Darden, June 15, 1848 Jun 1848

Letter, Land Office, Thomas W. Newman To John P. Darden, June 15, 1848

Darden Family Papers

This handwritten letter, dated June 15, 1848, is written from Thomas W. Newman at the land office in Washington, Mississippi to John P. Darden clarifying ownership of some tracts of land, including where Darden's land is located and how it is situated against George Elliot's land.

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Letter, Dr. Joseph And Harriott Warren, Columbus, Mississippi, To Marcena Loring, Sumterville, South Carolina, May 29, 1848 May 1848

Letter, Dr. Joseph And Harriott Warren, Columbus, Mississippi, To Marcena Loring, Sumterville, South Carolina, May 29, 1848

Todd A. Herring Archival Collection

This handwritten letter from Dr. Joseph and Harriott Warren in Columbus, Mississippi, to Marcena Loring, Sumterville, South Carolina, discusses a barn fire that killed a black child, whooping cough, and ointments for illness.

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Letter, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays To Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb, May 28, 1848, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays May 1848

Letter, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays To Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb, May 28, 1848, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays

Hays Ray Webb Collection

In this handwritten letter, dated May 28, 1848, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays writes to her sister, Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb to let her know that she made it to St. Charles City, Missouri and shares details about her travel from Attala county through New Orleans and then up the river to Missouri. She describes the places they visited while in New Orleans.

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Record Of Deed And Land Sale Agreement, Nancy And Benjamine Tipton To Augustine E. Maxwell, May 17, 1848 May 1848

Record Of Deed And Land Sale Agreement, Nancy And Benjamine Tipton To Augustine E. Maxwell, May 17, 1848

Hays Ray Webb Collection

This record of deed and land sale agreement documents the sale and receipt of funds exchanged between Nancy and Benjamin Tipton to Augustine E. Maxwell for an acre of land in Kosciusko, Mississippi, Attala County. The agreement states that the Tiptons sold lot 107 in the town of Kosciusko, county of Attala in Mississippi and conveys the land to Maxwell. The sale and transfer of deed is acknowledged, signed, and sealed by the clerk of the Attala County Probate Court, Isaac W. Scarborough, on June 30, 1848.

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Bond For Deed, William Florville To Thomas J. Atkinson, Sangamon County, Illinois, May 16, 1848 May 1848

Bond For Deed, William Florville To Thomas J. Atkinson, Sangamon County, Illinois, May 16, 1848

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This legal document, dated May 16, 1848 , is a bond for deed between William Floraville and Thomas J. Atkinson which states that holds Floraville bound to Atkinson for the sum of seven hundred and fifty dollars with the condition that payment or cause of payment of three hundred seventy-five dollars be made by Floraville by December 25th 1848 assures that a warranty deed for the described property in Sangamon County, Illinois be made to him and the bond be null and void. The Bond is signed by William Floraville and witnessed by Josiah Francis, Justice of the Peace for …

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Letter, H. Hinch In St. Francisville, Louisiana, To Ben Hinch In New Haven, Illinois, May 2, 1848, H. Hinch May 1848

Letter, H. Hinch In St. Francisville, Louisiana, To Ben Hinch In New Haven, Illinois, May 2, 1848, H. Hinch

Todd A. Herring Archival Collection

This handwritten letter, written in script and dated May 2, 1848, from H. Hinch in St. Francisville, Louisiana, to Ben Hinch in New Haven, Illinois discusses the state of crops, thoughts on slavery and emancipation, and the Mississippi River.

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Letter, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays To Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb, March 23, 1848, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays Mar 1848

Letter, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays To Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb, March 23, 1848, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays

Hays Ray Webb Collection

In this handwritten letter, dated March 23, 1848, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays writes to her sister, Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb to update her on what she's been doing and news of family friends that she's seen or heard from.

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Receipt, A. J. Mcgill To Prospect Hill, March 13, 1848 Mar 1848

Receipt, A. J. Mcgill To Prospect Hill, March 13, 1848

Isaac Ross Papers

This receipt documents the purchases and payments made by Prospect Hill Planation from A. J. McGill from March 13 through December 31, 1847 with the payment being made by Isaac R. Wade on March 13, 1848.

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Receipt, A. J. Mcgill To Prospect Hill Plantation, March 13, 1848 Mar 1848

Receipt, A. J. Mcgill To Prospect Hill Plantation, March 13, 1848

Isaac Ross Papers

This receipt notes the payment made by Isaac R. Wade on March 13, 1848 on behalf of the Prospect Hill plantation for items purchased from A. J. McGill from March 13 to December 31, 1847.

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Receipt, Prospect Hill To S. F. R. Abbaz, 1847 Mar 1848

Receipt, Prospect Hill To S. F. R. Abbaz, 1847

Isaac Ross Papers

This receipt, dated March 12, 1848, documents a payment of thirty dollars by settlement with Isaac R. Wade from S. F. R. Abbaz to Prospect Hill in 1847.

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Letter, Henry Clay To The Right Reverend Bishop John Hughes, March 8, 1848, Henry Clay Mar 1848

Letter, Henry Clay To The Right Reverend Bishop John Hughes, March 8, 1848, Henry Clay

Documents

This handwritten letter, dated March 8, 1848, is from Henry Clay to The Right Reverend Bishop John Hughes and was found between, pages 274-275. The letter asks the bishop to visit with Clay at his lodging. This note was found tipped into volume one of Abraham Lincoln : A History by John G. Nicolay and John Hay.

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Aaron Spell Account 25 Bales, 1848, Asher M. Nathan Mar 1848

Aaron Spell Account 25 Bales, 1848, Asher M. Nathan

Aaron Spell Papers

4 March 1848 cotton receipt from A. M. Nathan, for 25 bales cotton on Steamboat Pat Henry from Yazoo City, Mississippi, sold by A. M. Nathan and C. E. Mount. Second page is 18 June 1849 cotton receipt for 7 bales of cotton on Steamboat Hard Times from Yazoo City, Mississippi.

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Public Instrument Of Protest, March 4, 1847 Mar 1848

Public Instrument Of Protest, March 4, 1847

Isaac Ross Papers

This set of documents include a Public Instrument of Protest filed and notarized on March 4, 1847, stating that payments had not been made on a note being held by Samuel Nicholson, Esquire, along with two copies of a promissory note stating that Isaac R. Wade would pay sums to James Brown by March 1, 1847. The second note is marked as paid by sale of Wade land on January 1, 1849.

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Statement Showing 1st. Appropriations Made During The First Session Of The 30th Congress : 2d. The Officers Created, And The Salaries Thereof, 3d. The Offices, The Salaries Of Which Have Been Increased, With The Amount Of Such Increase, During The Same Period : September 16, 1848 / Prepared By The Secretary Of The Senate, In Pursuance Of The 6th Section Of The Act Of July 4, 1836, To Authorize The Appointment Of Additional Paymasters, And For Other Purposes., United States. Congress. Senate. Dec 1847

Statement Showing 1st. Appropriations Made During The First Session Of The 30th Congress : 2d. The Officers Created, And The Salaries Thereof, 3d. The Offices, The Salaries Of Which Have Been Increased, With The Amount Of Such Increase, During The Same Period : September 16, 1848 / Prepared By The Secretary Of The Senate, In Pursuance Of The 6th Section Of The Act Of July 4, 1836, To Authorize The Appointment Of Additional Paymasters, And For Other Purposes., United States. Congress. Senate.

Pamphlets

Thirtieth Congress--First Session, Miscellaneous, number 155, Senate, September 16, 1848.

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Speech Of Mr. Dixon, Of Connecticut, On The Reference Of The President's Message, James Dixon Dec 1847

Speech Of Mr. Dixon, Of Connecticut, On The Reference Of The President's Message, James Dixon

Pamphlets

A pamphlet that outlines the speech of Mr. Dixon as he spoke in the House of Representatives of the United States. The cover or first page of the pamphlet depicts the title and indicates that the speech was "Delivered in the House of Representatives of the United States, January 24, 1848." in smaller text. The publisher, printer, and publishing date is printed at the bottom of the first page or cover. At beginning of text (p. 3): "The President responsible for the Mexican War and its consequences."

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