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Document, Affidavit Of William L. Birch, July 11, 1839 Jul 1839

Document, Affidavit Of William L. Birch, July 11, 1839

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This handwritten legal document, dated July 11, 1839, is an affidavit of William L. Birch in regards to the plaintiff of a law suit named William Andrews. The affidavit is signed by William Butler as being "sworn and inscribed in open court." The back of the affidavit identifies the law suit as being Andrews vs. Taylor and included a typed description inlaid on the bottom corner that claims the affidavit is in "Lincoln's hand".

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Document, Short V. Gay, July 11, 1839 Jul 1839

Document, Short V. Gay, July 11, 1839

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This handwritten legal document for Obadiah Short vs. George W. Gay, dated July 11, 1839, details the defendant's claim of innocence of the "said grievances" and is signed "Stuart and Lincoln". A letter or deposition signed by E. W. Bates is included with the document.

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John J. Hardin Attorney Fee Receipt In Abraham Lincoln's Hand, May 31, 1839, John J. Hardin May 1839

John J. Hardin Attorney Fee Receipt In Abraham Lincoln's Hand, May 31, 1839, John J. Hardin

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This handwritten receipt, dated May 31, 1839, is for attorney fees for obtaining an order of real estate sale. The receipt is signed by J. J. Hardin.

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Letter, Dabney Martin To Elijah Hogan, May 16, 1839, Dabney A. Martin May 1839

Letter, Dabney Martin To Elijah Hogan, May 16, 1839, Dabney A. Martin

Ames and Hogan Family Papers

Letter from Dabney A. Martin in Decatur, Alabama, to Elijah Hogan in Starkville, Mississippi, regarding land sales.

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Branch State Bank At Chicago, Illinois & Michigan Canal Scrips, May 14, 1839 May 1839

Branch State Bank At Chicago, Illinois & Michigan Canal Scrips, May 14, 1839

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This Branch State Bank at Chicago canal scrip issues ten dollars to John A. Mclernand and charges the same to a Canal Fund. The scrip is dated May 14, 1839. The scrip includes the image of a an eagle holding a shield and arrows in the top center.

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Branch State Bank At Chicago, Illinois & Michigan Canal Scrips, May 12, 1839 May 1839

Branch State Bank At Chicago, Illinois & Michigan Canal Scrips, May 12, 1839

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This Branch State Bank at Chicago canal scrip issues two dollars to John A. Mclernand and charges the same to a Canal Fund. The scrip is dated May 12, 1839. The scrip includes the image of a ship on open water in the top center.

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Report From The Commissioners Of Public Works, In Reply To Resolutions Of The Senate And House Of Representatives Of The State Of Illinois, Transmitting Abstracts Of Disbursements In Each Circuit., Illinois. Board Of Public Works. Dec 1838

Report From The Commissioners Of Public Works, In Reply To Resolutions Of The Senate And House Of Representatives Of The State Of Illinois, Transmitting Abstracts Of Disbursements In Each Circuit., Illinois. Board Of Public Works.

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State legislature has, in accusatory manner, asked if the Board has made kickbacks to members of the legislature. The President of the Board submits a list of all expenses since April, 1837, & lets them figure it out. Information on roads, canals, & railroads in the frenzied days of state participation in internal improvements.

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City And Bank Of Cairo., Illinois. General Assembly (11th, : 1838-1840 (House Of Representatives) Dec 1838

City And Bank Of Cairo., Illinois. General Assembly (11th, : 1838-1840 (House Of Representatives)

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At head of title: Illinois Legis. H.R. 11th Assem. Report of the select committee on the city and bank of Cairo.--Cairo bank.--Bank of Illinois -- increase of capital.--Divorces.--Report of the fund commissioners, relative to the condition of the bank of Illinois ...

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W.T. Lenoir To W.A. Blanchard, Columbus, Mississippi Dec 1838

W.T. Lenoir To W.A. Blanchard, Columbus, Mississippi

Lenoir Family Plantation Records

Letter describing a wound healing.

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Abstract Of Articles Received From Officers At Fort Adams, Ri, December 31, 1838 Dec 1838

Abstract Of Articles Received From Officers At Fort Adams, Ri, December 31, 1838

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This record tracks articles received from officers at Fort Adams, Rhode Island for the quarter ending on December 31, 1858 by first Lieutenant Henry W. Closson.

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Document, Alfred Summers Estate, 1838 December 22, Peter Elmore Dec 1838

Document, Alfred Summers Estate, 1838 December 22, Peter Elmore

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This handwritten document, dated December 22, 1838, is a legal document on behalf of the Alfred Summers estate in which his widow, Norier Summers, relinquished her right to her husband's estate to her husband's father, Levi Summers. A note written and signed by Abraham Lincoln is at the bottom of the document.

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John Allen Account Record For Alfred Summers, September 16, 1838 Sep 1838

John Allen Account Record For Alfred Summers, September 16, 1838

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This account record states that Alfred Sumners owes John Allen and his wife four dollars.

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Letter Of Certification, Land Office, Thomas W. Newman To David Darden, September 5, 1838 Sep 1838

Letter Of Certification, Land Office, Thomas W. Newman To David Darden, September 5, 1838

Darden Family Papers

This handwritten letter, dated September 5, 1838, is written from John W. Newman to David Darden, certifying that Darden purchased land and paid for it in full. The Newman's signature identifies him as the register.

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Letter, E. D. Whitehead To Elijah Hogan, August 29, 1838, E. D. Whitehead Aug 1838

Letter, E. D. Whitehead To Elijah Hogan, August 29, 1838, E. D. Whitehead

Ames and Hogan Family Papers

Letter from E. D. Whitehead to Elijah Hogan in Starkville, Mississippi, regarding some financial and land settlements. Whitehead mentions trading slaves as part of an arrangement.

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Letter, Owen Lovejoy To Philander Chase, July 21, 1838, Owen Lovejoy Jul 1838

Letter, Owen Lovejoy To Philander Chase, July 21, 1838, Owen Lovejoy

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This handwritten letter, dated July 21, 1838, is written from Owen Lovejoy to Bishop Philander Chase with a copy of Chase's response included wherein Lovejoy requests to be removed from the list of candidates for the Holy Orders and Chase informing Lovejoy that his request has been granted. The letter is written on stationary with the image of a man kneeling in front of a woman who is holding a spear at the top center of the paper. The phrase accompanying the image reads, "The first Lovejoy Martyr to American Liberty. Murdered for asserting the freedom of the Press at …

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Land Deed, Edward Wilcox To Perry Healy, Charlestown, Rhode Island, May 7, 1833 Jun 1838

Land Deed, Edward Wilcox To Perry Healy, Charlestown, Rhode Island, May 7, 1833

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This deed, dated May 7, 1833, is a land deed for a parcel of land in in Charlestown, Rhode Island from Edward Wilcox to Perry Healy for the sum of four hundred dollars. The deed describes the location of the parcel or tract of land and is signed by Edward Wilcox and Abigail Wilcox and witnessed by John Stanton and Samuel Stanton. The deed was recorded in the 6th Book of Land Evidence on June 22, 1838 by the town clerk, Samuel Stanton.

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Letter, Rev. John G. Jones In Sharon, Mississippi To Brother B.F. Jones In Fayette, Mississippi, May 11, 1838, John G. Jones May 1838

Letter, Rev. John G. Jones In Sharon, Mississippi To Brother B.F. Jones In Fayette, Mississippi, May 11, 1838, John G. Jones

Todd A. Herring Archival Collection

This handwritten letter, written in script from Rev. John G. Jones in Sharon, Mississippi to his brother, B. Franklin Jones, in Fayette, Mississippi, discusses bilious fever, farm crops, church, his health, and slavery. The letter bares visible damage from tape.

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Public Sale Notice, Sangamon County, Illinois, April 21, 1838 Apr 1838

Public Sale Notice, Sangamon County, Illinois, April 21, 1838

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This public sale notice notifies that the clerk of the County Commissioner's Court of Sangamon County has sold a certain tract of land on March 5, 1838, for the sum of the taxes and interest paid by an individual. The notice describes the tract that was sold. The ink is too faded to read the buyers name and the sum the tract sold for. The notice is signed by the clerk, N. W. Matheny [Noah W. Matheny] and dated April 21, 1838.

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Deed, Simeon Adams, Jr. To Perry Healy, April 13, 1838 Apr 1838

Deed, Simeon Adams, Jr. To Perry Healy, April 13, 1838

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This handwritten deed, dated April 13, 1838, wherein Simeon Adams is signing over a plot of land in Washington County, Rhode Island to Terry Healy. The deed describes the land and mentions that it borders a plot of land that Adams has sold to Thomas Austin. Thomas Austin signed as a witness to the deed and the deed is signed by Simeon Adams, Jr. A record of the sale is noted by Samuel Stanton in April 17, 1838. The back of the deed notes that the deed was filed in the town clerk's office in Charlestown to be recorded April …

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Public Sales Receipt, Simeon Francis, March 2, 1838 Mar 1838

Public Sales Receipt, Simeon Francis, March 2, 1838

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This public sales receipt, dated March 2, 1838, certifies that David Pritchett purchased Block 5, lots 1-2 for the price of twenty dollars and 42 cents and states that unless the estate purchased by him is redeemed within two years he will be entitled to a deed for the same. The receipt is signed by Simeon Francis, the clerk. "Youngfield Tax Title" is written on the back of the receipt.

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Aaron Spell King Account, 1838, Aaron Spell Feb 1838

Aaron Spell King Account, 1838, Aaron Spell

Aaron Spell Papers

22 February 1838 authorization for Joseph A. Thomas to transfer money from McEwin, King & Co., Holly Springs to the Northern Bank of Mississippi and to serve as proxy for Aaron Spell in the election of the new bank director.

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Bill Of Sale For Henry, Ro H. Bayly Jan 1838

Bill Of Sale For Henry, Ro H. Bayly

Darden Family Papers

Bill of sale from Jos. McVoy to John P. Darden for a slave boy named Henry. Transaction took place in Egypt, Mississippi.

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Documents In Relation To Internal Improvements In The State Of Illinois: January 12, 1838, Submitted By Mr. Young, And Ordered To Be Printed, And That 300 Additional Copies Be Furnished For The Use Of The Senate. Dec 1837

Documents In Relation To Internal Improvements In The State Of Illinois: January 12, 1838, Submitted By Mr. Young, And Ordered To Be Printed, And That 300 Additional Copies Be Furnished For The Use Of The Senate.

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Senate documents of the 25th Congress, second session, discussing plans to maintain internal improvements in the state of Illinois, January 12, 1938.

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Aaron Spell Beaty Account, 1838, D. Beaty Dec 1837

Aaron Spell Beaty Account, 1838, D. Beaty

Aaron Spell Papers

Itemized account to 'Aron' Spell from D. Beaty for farming equipment purchases and maintenance from February to October 1838.

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Faust-Walzer, Charles Gounod Dec 1837

Faust-Walzer, Charles Gounod

Sheet Music Collection

Title with inset illustrations on right and left of man and woman surrounded by trees

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Fox-Trot De Las Campanas, V. Pastallé, J. Viladomat Dec 1837

Fox-Trot De Las Campanas, V. Pastallé, J. Viladomat

Sheet Music Collection

Bell tower with two bells ringing

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Land Sale Contract, Bell To Sorsby Nov 1837

Land Sale Contract, Bell To Sorsby

Ames and Hogan Family Papers

Contract transferring land from Alexander Bell to William C. Sorsby. Recorded in Starkville, Mississippi, by clerk Charles Dibrell, 1837.

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Letter, From John B. Hutchison In Vicksburg, Mississippi To Rev. James Smylie In Centerville, Amite County, Mississippi, August 14, 1837, John B. Hutchison Aug 1837

Letter, From John B. Hutchison In Vicksburg, Mississippi To Rev. James Smylie In Centerville, Amite County, Mississippi, August 14, 1837, John B. Hutchison

Todd A. Herring Archival Collection

This handwritten letter, written in script and dated August 14, 1837, to Rev. James Smylie in Centerville, Amite County, Mississippi, from John B. Hutchison in Vicksburg, Mississippi discusses the Louisiana Presbytery meeting.

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Land Deed, Whitehead To Hogan Jun 1837

Land Deed, Whitehead To Hogan

Ames and Hogan Family Papers

Deed transferring land in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, from Edward D. and Rebecca Whitehead to Elijah Hogan, 1837.

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Bill Of Sale For 5 Slaves, William H. Browning Jan 1837

Bill Of Sale For 5 Slaves, William H. Browning

Darden Family Papers

Bill of sale from William H. Browning to John P. Darden for five slaves: Ruben, William, Henry, Fanny, and Jane. Transaction took place in Gibson, Mississippi.

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