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Aaron Spell Ewing Account, 1835, James S. Ewing May 1833

Aaron Spell Ewing Account, 1835, James S. Ewing

Aaron Spell Papers

Itemized account from Jas. S. Ewing to Aaron for household goods purchased between May 1833 and July 1835.

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Letter, Bishop V. C.R.R., March 12, 1853 Mar 1833

Letter, Bishop V. C.R.R., March 12, 1853

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This handwritten letter, dated March 12, 1833, is legal correspondence with Martine L. Bishop requesting the particulars of the damages sustained by a failure to comply by C. RR Co. A footnote to the letter requests that Bishop be particular in his statements. The letter is signed "Stuart and Edward and A. Lincoln".

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Probate Court Settlement Jan 1833

Probate Court Settlement

Ames and Hogan Family Papers

Probate Court settlement for 1833 between William G. Lamkin and his former guardian Robert A. Baker, whereby slaves Viney, Alford and Edmon are sold to Baker and Lamkin is charged for living expenses paid by Baker.

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Aaron Spell Campbell Account 1833, W. R. H. R. Campbell Dec 1832

Aaron Spell Campbell Account 1833, W. R. H. R. Campbell

Aaron Spell Papers

Itemized account presented to Aaron Spell from W. R. H. R. Campbell for cotton trade and household supplies purchased between August and November 1833, with acknowledgement of debt by Spell.

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Price, Ann, Cincinnati, To Brother John Hulme, Burlington, New Jersey Dec 1832

Price, Ann, Cincinnati, To Brother John Hulme, Burlington, New Jersey

Todd A. Herring Archival Collection

Letter detailing mortality and burial practices.

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Property Deed, Attala County, Mississippi, December 30, 1832 Dec 1832

Property Deed, Attala County, Mississippi, December 30, 1832

Hays Ray Webb Collection

This property deed, initially filed on December 30, 1832, records the sale and transfer of property in Kosciusko, Attala County, Mississippi, from Benjamin and Eunice McCarry to Robert Webb. The deed describes the property and the amount it sold for. The deed was signed and filed by J. W. Scarborough, Attala County, Mississippi Probate Court Clerk. A secondary filing was made on March 18, 1859 and signed by M. A. Clark, Attala County, Mississippi Probate Court Clerk.

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Letter, Van Merider In Bayou Black, Louisiana To His Father, Dr. John C. Smith In Natchez, Mississippi, November 9, 1832, Van Merider Nov 1832

Letter, Van Merider In Bayou Black, Louisiana To His Father, Dr. John C. Smith In Natchez, Mississippi, November 9, 1832, Van Merider

Todd A. Herring Archival Collection

This handwritten letter, written in script from Van Merider in Bayou Black, Louisiana to his father, Dr. John C. Smith, in Natchez, Mississippi discusses the cotton harvest, cholera, 1832

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Letter, Ansel Humbphreys In Washington County, Mississippi To Samuel Bolling In Hartford County, Connecticut, October 27, 1832, Ansel Humphreys Oct 1832

Letter, Ansel Humbphreys In Washington County, Mississippi To Samuel Bolling In Hartford County, Connecticut, October 27, 1832, Ansel Humphreys

Todd A. Herring Archival Collection

This handwritten letter, written in script from Ansel Humphreys in Washington County, Mississippi to Samuel Bolling in Hartford County, Connecticut discusses his business dealings, his time in Mississippi, yellow fever in New Orleans, Louisiana and Mississippi, and cholera on the Mississippi River.

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Letter, Eastman, Samuel In New Orleans, Louisiana To James Atkins In Hallowell, Kennebeck County, Maine, September 28, 1832, Samuel Eastman Sep 1832

Letter, Eastman, Samuel In New Orleans, Louisiana To James Atkins In Hallowell, Kennebeck County, Maine, September 28, 1832, Samuel Eastman

Todd A. Herring Archival Collection

This handwritten letter, written in script from Samuel Eastman in New Orleans, Louisiana to James Atkins in Kennebeck County, Maine discusses his thoughts on New Orleans, the deaths in the area due to the cholera epidemic, and his thoughts on marrying.

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Letter, From W. B. In Natchez, Mississippi To Rev. James Smylie In Centerville, Amite County, Mississippi, June 26, 1932 Jun 1832

Letter, From W. B. In Natchez, Mississippi To Rev. James Smylie In Centerville, Amite County, Mississippi, June 26, 1932

Todd A. Herring Archival Collection

This handwritten letter, written in script and dated June 26, 1932, to Rev. James Smylie in Centerville, Amite County, Mississippi, from W. B. in Natchez, Mississippi discusses the sale of some land in Amite County.

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War Tax Receipt, R. B. Webb To R. B. Campbell, May 20, 1862 May 1832

War Tax Receipt, R. B. Webb To R. B. Campbell, May 20, 1862

Hays Ray Webb Collection

This war tax receipt notes a payment of nine dollars made by R. B. Webb to R. B. Campbell, the collector of War Tax for district three.

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Check From Peleg Clarke Jr. To Henry Saunders, March 14, 1862 Mar 1832

Check From Peleg Clarke Jr. To Henry Saunders, March 14, 1862

Peleq Clarke Jr. Papers

This handwritten note, dated March 14, 1862 and signed by Peleg Clarkee, serves as a check requesting the Branch Bank of Virginia at Fredericksburg pay Henry Saunders one hundred and ninety dollars.

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Speech Of Henry Clay, In Defence Of The American System Against The British Colonial System ; With An Appendix Of Documents Referred To In The Speech ; Delivered In The Senate Of The United States, February 2d, 3d, And 6th, 1832., Henry Clay Dec 1831

Speech Of Henry Clay, In Defence Of The American System Against The British Colonial System ; With An Appendix Of Documents Referred To In The Speech ; Delivered In The Senate Of The United States, February 2d, 3d, And 6th, 1832., Henry Clay

Pamphlets

Speech of Henry Clay, in defence of the American system against the British colonial system ; with an appendix of documents referred to in the speech ; delivered in the Senate of the United States, February 2d, 3d, and 6th, 1832.

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Journal Of The Free Trade Convention, Held In Philadelphia From Sept. 30 To Oct. 7, 1831: And Their Address To The People Of The United States, To Which Is Added A Sketch Of The Debates In The Convention., Free Trade Convention Dec 1830

Journal Of The Free Trade Convention, Held In Philadelphia From Sept. 30 To Oct. 7, 1831: And Their Address To The People Of The United States, To Which Is Added A Sketch Of The Debates In The Convention., Free Trade Convention

Pamphlets

Includes a list of delegates and minutes from the Free Trade Convention, 1831.

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Letter, From His Wife, Pleasant Hill, Mississippi To Rev. Benjamen Michael Drake In Louisville, Kentucky, September 17, 1830, S. T. H. Drake Sep 1830

Letter, From His Wife, Pleasant Hill, Mississippi To Rev. Benjamen Michael Drake In Louisville, Kentucky, September 17, 1830, S. T. H. Drake

Todd A. Herring Archival Collection

This handwritten letter, written in script and dated September 17, 1830, to Rev. Benjamen Michael Drake in Louisville, Kentucky from his wife in Pleasant Hill, Mississippi, discusses the health of her brother, managing their business/property, recent visitors, and sicknesses in the area.

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Certified Copy Of Isiac [Isaac] Ross Last Will, January 19, 1830 Jan 1830

Certified Copy Of Isiac [Isaac] Ross Last Will, January 19, 1830

Isaac Ross Papers

In this certified copy of the last will and testament of Isaac Ross, originally dated January 19, 1830, Ross specifies where his money and property is to go after his death, including giving the enslaved persons on his plantation to the American Colonization Society to be sent to Africa. This copy of the will was certified by Geneva E. Collins, Chancery Clerk, on November 22, 1968.

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Letter, E. D. Whitehead To Elijah Hogan, N.D., E. D. Whitehead Dec 1829

Letter, E. D. Whitehead To Elijah Hogan, N.D., E. D. Whitehead

Ames and Hogan Family Papers

Letter from E. D. Whitehead to Elijah Hogan in Starkville, Mississippi, regarding land sales.

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Letters, William H. Seward To Seth M. Gates, November 26, 1839, William H. Seward Nov 1829

Letters, William H. Seward To Seth M. Gates, November 26, 1839, William H. Seward

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This handwritten letter, dated November 26, 1839, is written from William H. Seward to Seth M. Gates acknowledging the receipt of Gates' letter of the November 23, 1839 and expresses regret that he has not been able to meet Gates during Gates' visit to Washington. Seward goes on to state that he will give Gates' recommendation for an appointment respectful consideration.

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Letter, From George Potts, In Natchez, Mississippi To Rev. James Smylie In Liberty, Amite County, Mississippi, August 31, 1829 Aug 1829

Letter, From George Potts, In Natchez, Mississippi To Rev. James Smylie In Liberty, Amite County, Mississippi, August 31, 1829

Todd A. Herring Archival Collection

This handwritten letter, written in script and dated August 31, 1829, to Rev. James Smylie in Liberty, Amite County, Mississippi, from George Potts, in Natchez, Mississippi discusses the need for church minutes to be read and the writer's bought of malignant [yellow] fever.

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Letter, From George Potts, In Natchez, Mississippi To Rev. James Smylie In Liberty, Amite County, Mississippi, August 31, 1829 Aug 1829

Letter, From George Potts, In Natchez, Mississippi To Rev. James Smylie In Liberty, Amite County, Mississippi, August 31, 1829

Todd A. Herring Archival Collection

This handwritten letter, written in script and dated August 31, 1829, to Rev. James Smylie in Liberty, Amite County, Mississippi, from George Potts, in Natchez, Mississippi discusses the need for church minutes to be read and the writer's bought of malignant [yellow] fever.

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Letter, Charles Francis Adams To E. L. Keyes, August 27, 1849, Charles Francis Adams Aug 1829

Letter, Charles Francis Adams To E. L. Keyes, August 27, 1849, Charles Francis Adams

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This handwritten letter, dated August 27, 1849, is written from Charles Francis Adams to E. L. Keyes, complementing the articles Keys has written. The letter states that Keys's articles often have better political insight than is customary in a newspaper.

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Land Deed, Washington County, Rhode Island , Samuel Stanton To Perry Healy, March 28, 1829 Mar 1829

Land Deed, Washington County, Rhode Island , Samuel Stanton To Perry Healy, March 28, 1829

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This deed, dated March 28, 1829, sells and transfers a parcel of land in the Towns of Charleston and Waterly in Washington County, Rhode Island owned by Samuel Stanton to Terry Healy for the sum of five hundred and ninety dollars. The deed describes the parcel of land sold and forfeits any rights that Sarah Stanton, Samuel Stanton had over the land. The deed is signed by Thomas Hoxie, Samuel Stanton, and Sarah Stanton and witnessed by Stephen Stanton. The deed was recorded in to the Wavery 16th Book of Records for land Evidence on pages 414 and 415 on …

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Land Deed, Washington County, Rhode Island, Clark Healy And Jonathan Healy To Percy Healy, January 19, 1828 Jan 1829

Land Deed, Washington County, Rhode Island, Clark Healy And Jonathan Healy To Percy Healy, January 19, 1828

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This deed, dated January 19, 1828, is a land deed for a parcel of land in Charlestown, Rhode Island sold to Percy Healy by Clark and Jonathan Healy. The deed describes the location of the land sold and was "signed sealed and delivered pin person of" Clark Healy and Jonathan Healy, Witnessed by Robert Percy and William T. Browning. The deed was received by the Charlestown clerk's office on January 19, 1828 and was recorded in the 6th Book of Land Evidence in Charlestown on page 176 on January 26, 1928 by the town clerk, Samuel Stanton. The pages have …

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The Coal Black Rose, White Snyder Dec 1828

The Coal Black Rose, White Snyder

Sheet Music Collection

Illustration of face in flower with leaves around and title above

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Bill From Joseph Johnston Dec 1828

Bill From Joseph Johnston

Ames and Hogan Family Papers

Bill for farm supplies bought by Elijah Hogan from Joseph Johnston, 1829.

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Letter, From Thomas [?], In Harrodsburg, Kentucky To Rev. James Smylie In Centerville, Amite County, Mississippi, October 6, 1828 Oct 1828

Letter, From Thomas [?], In Harrodsburg, Kentucky To Rev. James Smylie In Centerville, Amite County, Mississippi, October 6, 1828

Todd A. Herring Archival Collection

This handwritten letter, written in script and dated November 19, 1825, to Rev. James Smylie in Centerville, Amite County, Mississippi, from Thomas [?], in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, discusses the writer's concerns for his widowed sister, the theological seminary, and other personal matters.

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Last Will And Testament, Charles Webb, July 14, 1828 Jul 1828

Last Will And Testament, Charles Webb, July 14, 1828

Hays Ray Webb Collection

In this typed copy of the last will and testament of Charles Webb of South Carolina, Webb lists items and enslaved persons he wish to bequeath to his sons. The will also states which enslaved persons and items are to be sold to pay creditors and what is to become of the enslaved persons left to his wife upon her death. The will names Warren Robinson Webb and Elijah Webb as executors.

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Letter, Henry Clay To The Governor Of Rhode Island, June 14, 1828, Henry Clay Jun 1828

Letter, Henry Clay To The Governor Of Rhode Island, June 14, 1828, Henry Clay

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This letter, dated June 14, 1828, sent to the governor of Rhode Island by Henry Clay serves as a notice of delivery of the Laws of the last Session to James Collier for distribution. Two boxes containing 150 copies were delivered. The form letter is on Department of State stationary.

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Photograph, Ward Hill Lamon, Standing Dec 1827

Photograph, Ward Hill Lamon, Standing

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This black and white photograph is of Ward Hill Lamon. Lamon is shown wearing a dark suit, vest and tie a white shirt. He is standing beside a table with one hand resting on a book on the table and his other hand tucked inside his coat pocket. A typed caption on the bottom right corner of the photograph reads "Ward Hill Lamon--Born 1828: Died 1893. Taken by Brady, 1828. Was Lincoln's Law partner in the 1850's in Danville and was Lincoln's Bodyguard 1860-1865.

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Photograph, Ward Hill Lamon, Seated Dec 1827

Photograph, Ward Hill Lamon, Seated

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This black and white photograph is of Ward Hill Lamon. Lamon is shown wearing what appears to be a dark military uniform with a white stripe on the seam along the pants' leg, white cuffs, and shoulder boards. He is seated with one leg crossed over the other and his hands elbows resting on the arms of the chair. The photograph appears to have a crackled affect over the image. A typed caption along the right edge reads "Early photo of Ward Hill Lamon the law partner and body guard of Abraham Lincoln *1850 to 1865. This was about when …

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