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Letter, W. G. Lampkin To Elijah Hogan, Februrary 8, 1841, W. G. Lampkin
Letter, W. G. Lampkin To Elijah Hogan, Februrary 8, 1841, W. G. Lampkin
Ames and Hogan Family Papers
Letter from W. G. Lampkin in Decatur, Alabama, to Elijah Hogan in Starkville, Mississippi, regarding financial arrangements.
Aaron Spell Nathan Receipt Letter, January 14, 1841, Asher M. Nathan
Aaron Spell Nathan Receipt Letter, January 14, 1841, Asher M. Nathan
Aaron Spell Papers
14 January 1841 3 page letter/receipt from A.M.Nathan for 30 bales cotton brought from steamboat Panola, Manchester, Mississippi, and sold 9 January 1841.
Aaron Spell Nathan Letter, January 6, 1841, Asher M. Nathan
Aaron Spell Nathan Letter, January 6, 1841, Asher M. Nathan
Aaron Spell Papers
6 January 1841 letter from A.M. Nathan to Aaron Spell acknowledging the receipt of 30 bales on the steamer Tchula, its poor quality and subsequent sale at a lower price, and discussing cotton prices.
Speech Of Gen. J.J. Hardin, Of Morgan, On The Bill To Re-Organize The Judiciary, Delivered In The House Of Representatives, On The 27th Day Of January, 1841., John J. Hardin
Pamphlets
In opposition to a plan proposed by Democrats to reorganize the state Supreme Court, uniting the duties of circuit court and Supreme Court judges by increasing the latter's number. John Hardin (1810-1847) and Abraham Lincoln had a complicated relationship as personal friends and political allies. In a famous episode, Hardin helped to avert a broad-sword duel to whcih Lincoln had been challenged and was prepared to enact. lincoln helped Hardin get elected to the U.S. Congress, but later succesfully challenged him for the office. Historians speculate that the immensely popular Hardin's death at Buena Vista paved the way to the …
Report On The Condition Of The Property Of The State: Connected With The System Of Internal Improvements, With The Amount Paid For Right Of Way, And The Names Of The Persons To Whom Paid, Made By The Treasurer Of Illinois, In Pursuance Of A Resolution Of The House Of Representatives., Illinois. State Treasurer's Office.
Report On The Condition Of The Property Of The State: Connected With The System Of Internal Improvements, With The Amount Paid For Right Of Way, And The Names Of The Persons To Whom Paid, Made By The Treasurer Of Illinois, In Pursuance Of A Resolution Of The House Of Representatives., Illinois. State Treasurer's Office.
Pamphlets
At head of title: Illinois Legis. H.R. 12th Assem. 2d Session. At head of title: January 7, 1841. Read, laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Letter, Archibald Price To Parents, 1841, Archibald Price
Letter, Archibald Price To Parents, 1841, Archibald Price
Postal History Collection
In this letter, Archibald Price, probably aged about seventeen, advises his parents that he has not gotten rich yet, but expects to soon. He also notes he heard his father sent a horse to Columbus, Mississippi for his brother Thomas to ride home, and proudly reports this gesture was unnecessary, for he and his brother always have had access to horses, and anyways he can take care of himself. This item was included in the Scrawl and Order exhibit, http://lib.msstate.edu/exhibits/past/.
Aaron Spell Nathan Letter, December 25, 1840, Asher M. Nathan
Aaron Spell Nathan Letter, December 25, 1840, Asher M. Nathan
Aaron Spell Papers
25 December 1840 letter from A. M. Nathan of New Orleans, via the steamer Patrick Henry, to Aaron Spell concerning shipping cotton to New Orleans in the upcoming year.
Letter, Charles Sumner To Joseph Story, December 24, 1840, Charles Sumner
Letter, Charles Sumner To Joseph Story, December 24, 1840, Charles Sumner
Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection
This handwritten letter, dated December 24, 1840, is written from Charles Sumner to Judge Joseph Story regarding the Wentworth Boardinghouse and informs Story that there is one vacancy on the second story of the house and describes the room. Sumner goes on to inform Story of the details of renting the room and who the boarders are. The postmark on the back of the envelope is for Boston on December 25.
Aaron Spell Receipt, December 21, 1841, Aaron Spell
Aaron Spell Receipt, December 21, 1841, Aaron Spell
Aaron Spell Papers
21 December 1841 Aaron Spell receipt for $35.00 from A. M. Nathan per. Chs. E. Mound, Benton.
Ephemera, Check Issued To Abraham Lincoln By The Auditor's Office Illinois, Springfield, December 17, 1840
Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection
This is a check issued to Abraham Lincoln, dated December 17, 1840, for fifty dollars. The check was issued from Auditor's Office Illinois, Springfield, Illinois as a partial payment of Lincoln's services as a member of the General Assembly, Session 1844 and 41. The check is check number 3706 and is signed by the treasurer, John D. Whiteside and the auditor of public accounts, Levi Davis.
Land Deed, Moses And Maria Stanton To Perry Healy, September 15, 1840
Land Deed, Moses And Maria Stanton To Perry Healy, September 15, 1840
Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection
This deed, dated September 15, 1840, is a land deed for a parcel of land sold by Moses and Mariah Stanton to Perry Healy for two hundred and thirty dollars. The deed describes the land's location and is signed by Moses Stanton and Mariah Stanton and witnessed by Celia Stanton and Samuel Stanton. The deed was entered into the Charlestown Record of Land in Charlestown, Rhode Island on September 19, 1840.
Letter, Mat Bolls At Oakland College In Lorman, Mississippi, To John Murdock In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 3, 1840, Matt Bolls
Todd A. Herring Archival Collection
This handwritten letter, written in script from Mat Bolls to John Murdock, describes his work on the farm, recent illnesses and the deaths of slave children.
Document, Summons For Samuel L. Hoper In Sangamon County Illinois, June 24, 1840
Document, Summons For Samuel L. Hoper In Sangamon County Illinois, June 24, 1840
Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection
This summons from the people of the State of Illinois to the Sheriff of Sangamon County, dated June 24, 1840, is for Samuel Hoper to appear before the Circuit Court of Sangamon County to answer to the debt owed Thomas Simpson. The summons is signed by William Butler, the Sangamon County Circuit Court clerk. The back of the summons contains the names of the parties involved and other information. The paper is damaged and stained in several places.
Letter, Henry Clay To William K. Wall, April 18, 1840, Henry Clay
Letter, Henry Clay To William K. Wall, April 18, 1840, Henry Clay
Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection
This handwritten letter, dated April 18, 1840, is written from Henry Clay to William K. Wall, Esq regarding the sale of the estate of Col. Morrison in Cynthiana. Clay requests that the estate be sold at auction, taking no less than the three hundred and fifty dollars that has ben offered.
Letter, Henry A. Wise To P.R. Fendall, March 31, 1840,, Henry A. Wise
Letter, Henry A. Wise To P.R. Fendall, March 31, 1840,, Henry A. Wise
Documents
This handwritten note, dated March 31, 1840, was written from Henry A. Wise to P.R. Fendall, Esq. to inform Fendall that the enclosed letters were "for the purpose of franking to the persons named in them." The term "franking referred to franking privileges—the ability to send mail by one's signature rather than by postage. This note was found tipped into volume two of Abraham Lincoln : A History by John G. Nicolay and John Hay.
Bill Of Sale For 4 Teenagers, William H. Browning
Bill Of Sale For 4 Teenagers, William H. Browning
Darden Family Papers
Bill of sale from William H. Browning to John P. Darden for four teenage slaves: Martha (age 17); Mary (age 17); Smith (age 15), and Emily (age 14). On the reverse, Darden relinquishes Mary, who 'proved defective.' Transactions took place in Port Gibson, Mississippi.
Aaron Spell Account 30 Bales Cotton, 1840, Charles E. Mount
Aaron Spell Account 30 Bales Cotton, 1840, Charles E. Mount
Aaron Spell Papers
16 March 2006 account for thirty bales of cotton brought from Manchester on the steamboat Vicksburg and sold in New Orleans for Aaron Spell.
Letter, Thurlow Weed To Francis Granger, January 7, 1840, Thurlow Weed
Letter, Thurlow Weed To Francis Granger, January 7, 1840, Thurlow Weed
Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection
This handwritten letter, dated January 7, 1840, is written from Thurlow Weed to Francis Granger discussing the 1940 United States Senate election in New York. Weed states that "Taylor is determined to make savage fight against Tallmadge" and goes on to talk of who the Whig senators are partial to.
Coles County, Illinois Tax Roll, Includes Thomas Lincoln, 1840
Coles County, Illinois Tax Roll, Includes Thomas Lincoln, 1840
Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection
This tax roll for land in Coles County, Illinois, lists names, locations, and acres of taxable land in the county in 1840. A dark green ribbon is looped through the top of the document.
Land Rights Agreement, John Onion And Moses Stanton To Perry Healy, Undated
Land Rights Agreement, John Onion And Moses Stanton To Perry Healy, Undated
Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection
This undated document is an agreement between John Onion and Moses Stanton to give their land rights to Perry Healy for the sum of sixteen dollars to be split between Onion and Stanton. The agreement is signed by Moses Stanton and John Onion and witnessed by Liveyann Hauly and Thomas C. Justin.
Shoe
Historic Costumes and Textiles Collection
Men's Berlin work slippers. Tan canvas with floral motif cross-stitched on toes, sides and back. Flat soles. Flowers are red with yellow centers, green leaves. Initials ""J. W. R"" in violet/pink on upper. J. W. R. may stand for John Washington Rice, ownerUnclassifiable Artifacts; Need to Classify
Reports From The Joint Select Committee To Enquire Into The Condition Of The State Bank Of Illinois, Together With The Accompanying Documents, Made To Both Houses Of The General Assembly.
Pamphlets
Report No. 1. on the condition of the State Bank / B. Monroe, Jno. D. Woods, Orlando B. Ficklin, A. Lincoln -- Report no. II. on the condition of the State Bank / Jas. H. Woodworth, W.W. Happy, John Moore -- Report no. III. on the condition of the State Bank / Richard Murphy -- Documents accompanying the report on the condition of the State Bank -- Statement in answer to interrogatory twelfth -- Statement in answer to interrogatory fifteenth / N.H. Ridgely, Daniel Wann, Thomas Mather -- Document No. III / E.W. Turner, Davis Divine, Jas. H. Woodworth, T. …
Runner, Table
Historic Costumes and Textiles Collection
A table runner with 2 other matching pieces. The table runner (A) is 21 1/4" x 5ft 6 1/2". One of the smaller matching pieces is (B) about 4"" x 20"" and the other smaller piece (C) is 4""x12"". The table runner and matching pieces are all made up of rectanBuilding Furnishings; Household Accessory
Bonnet
Historic Costumes and Textiles Collection
Silk forest green women's bonnet most likely worn for a wedding. Goes with item 304 A-0001. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Headwear
Letter, George Dunlop, Glasgow, To William Kennedy Lawrie, Redcastle, Near Castle Douglas, Galloway, Scotland, 1810
Todd A. Herring Archival Collection
A letter from a "man of business" to his employer, William Kennedy Lawrie, a wealthy landowner with holdings in both Scotland and the Caribbean, regarding the hiring of a "farm servant." Dunlop names a specific man, John Smith, and the terms Smith has stated for his employment, which include 75 pounds in wages, the keeping of a cow, a house and garden, two pounds of meal a week and nearly the same in potatoes, plus two carts to get his family to the farm. Dunlop notes these terms are perhaps a little high, but that Smith is an excellent worker …
Document Fragment
Darden Family Papers
Pages 3 and 4 of an organization's guidelines, including ""Inspections"" and ""Conducting Experiments.""
Receipt, Whale Oil, 1840
Todd A. Herring Archival Collection
This receipt reflects the use of preprinted forms by businesses and tradesmen in the 19th century. The top of the page, featuring many typefaces and the image of the little whale, indicates a wealthy business. The bottom, featuring neat and tidy script, indicates a well-educated clerk. This item was included in the Scrawl and Order exhibit, http://lib.msstate.edu/exhibits/past/.
Document, Plea Of The Defendants In Lockridges (Joseph Lockridge, Elijah Lockridge, And William Lockridge) Vs. Balls (John S. Ball, J. A. Ball, Smith Ball, And David Black), July 12, 1839
Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection
This handwritten legal document for the Ball v. Lockridge case, dated July 12, 1839, is a plea of the Lockridge defendants submitted to the courts in the July 1839 term in Sangaman County, Illinois. The document was submitted by William Butler.