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Letter To Jennie Guiney, 1861 August 29, Patrick Guiney

Col. Patrick Guiney Letters

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Letter To Jennie Guiney, 1861 August 21, Patrick Guiney

Col. Patrick Guiney Letters

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Letter To Jennie Guiney, 1861 August 20, Patrick Guiney

Col. Patrick Guiney Letters

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Letter To Jennie Guiney, 1861 August 15, Patrick Guiney

Col. Patrick Guiney Letters

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Letter To Jennie Guiney, 1861 August 9, Patrick Guiney

Col. Patrick Guiney Letters

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Letter To Jennie Guiney, 1861 August 8, Patrick Guiney

Col. Patrick Guiney Letters

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Letter To Jennie Guiney, 1861 August 7, Patrick Guiney

Col. Patrick Guiney Letters

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Letter To Jennie Guiney, 1861 August 3(?), Patrick Guiney

Col. Patrick Guiney Letters

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Letter To Jennie Guiney, 1861 August 1, Patrick Guiney

Col. Patrick Guiney Letters

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Letter To Jennie Guiney, 1861 July 31, Patrick Guiney

Col. Patrick Guiney Letters

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Letter To Jennie Guiney, 1861 July 26, Patrick Guiney

Col. Patrick Guiney Letters

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Letter To Jennie Guiney, 1861 July 24, Patrick Guiney

Col. Patrick Guiney Letters

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Letter To Jennie Guiney, 1861 July 22, Patrick Guiney

Col. Patrick Guiney Letters

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Letter To Jennie Guiney, 1861 July 21, Patrick Guiney

Col. Patrick Guiney Letters

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Letter To Jennie Guiney, 1861 July 16, Patrick Guiney

Col. Patrick Guiney Letters

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Letter To Jennie Guiney, 1861 July 15, Patrick Guiney

Col. Patrick Guiney Letters

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Letter To Jennie Guiney, 1861 July 14, Patrick Guiney

Col. Patrick Guiney Letters

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Letter To Jennie Guiney, 1861 July 9, Patrick Guiney

Col. Patrick Guiney Letters

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Letter To Jennie Guiney, 1861 July 2, Patrick Guiney

Col. Patrick Guiney Letters

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Letter To Jennie Guiney, 1861 June 28, Patrick Guiney

Col. Patrick Guiney Letters

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Letter To Jennie Guiney, 1861 June 4, Patrick Guiney

Col. Patrick Guiney Letters

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Runaway Slave Broadside From Clay County, Missouri, Dated July 14, 1860., Gideon Thompson

Documents Related to Slavery

RANAWAY

FROM the residence of the undersigned, one mile north of Barry, Clay county, Mis- souri, on the night of the 13th inst., a mulatto negro girl named

VERCILLA,

aged about 17 years, weighs about 135 lbs., and has a scar on her left jaw. ..A liberal reward will be given for the delivery of said negro girl to me, or her confinement so that I can get her

GIDEON THOMPSON. Clay Co., Mo., July 14, 1860.

Sworn Oath To Not Provide Liquor To Enslaved Persons; Liquor License., B. H. Teague, Aiken, Barnwell District, South Carolina

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

John F. Cutter attests to not provide or sell liquor to any enslaved persons. Aiken, Barnwell District, South Carolina, 1859.

The New England Primer Improved, Unknown

Albert A. Howard Book History Collection

Full title: The New England primer improved, for the more easy attaining the true reading of English. To which is added the Assembly of Divines, and Mr. Cotton's catechism. Boston, Printed by E. Draper and sold by J. Boyle, 1777

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Excerpt Of Sketches Of Pennsylvania From The Commercial Herald, July 1833, Unknown Author

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed excerpt of an essay entitled "Sketches of Pennsylvania", originally appearing in the Commercial Herald and dated July 1833. Within, the author details the dialect and ways of life of the Pennsylvania Dutch in Lancaster County.

"The Barber's Ghost," January 7, 1825, Unknown Author

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

Typed copy of a folk tale appearing in the Chronicle of the Times of Reading, dated January 7, 1825. The unknown author tells the story of a man pretending to be a ghost in order to trick the gambling patrons at an inn and take their money.

Anecdote From The Chronicle Of The Times, July 30, 1823, Unknown Author

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed copy of a humorous anecdote taken from the Reading, Pennsylvania Chronicle of the Times, dated July 30, 1823. The tale concerns the occupation of grave diggers in the afterlife.

Copy Of Advertisements In The Marietta Pilot Newspaper, January 5, 1816, Marietta Pilot Newspaper

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed set of advertisements found in The Marietta Pilot newspaper, dated January 5, 1816. Within, a wife named Catherine responds to a previous advertisement placed by her husband, John Galbaugh, which discredited her character. Catherine refutes her husband, claiming that he is the cause of any financial hardship they must endure.

The Wonder Of Wonders, Or, The Remarkable Discovery Of An American Hermit; : Who Lived Upwards Of 200 Years, James Buckland, John Fielding

Albert A. Howard Book History Collection

Chapbook description:

The hermit was purportedly discovered by Capt. James Buckland and Mr. John Fielding, who in 1785 "agreed to travel into the western parts of this vast country, to explore the regions which belong to the United States which are yet unknown to us."

Printed in Kennebunk prior to Maine's statehood.

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County Tax Notice, 1803, Unknown

Charles R. Roberts and Walter E. Boyer Collections

This Philadelphia county tax notice, written to Frederick Shingle in 1803, assesses the amount of estate and personal taxes owed. It also notes the date of appeal at the Courthouse.

This notice was found in an account ledger attributed to Friederich Schenckel (d.1810).