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Purchasing land bordering Mt. Vernon from Charles West

1772/10/28

Washington, George, 1732-1799

Printed document, with text filled out and also signed in text by Washington. Witnessed by Robert Burwell and John Fitzhugh.

GLC06793

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Document signed

Pardon of Francis Smith for rebellion (c/s William Hunter, Acting Sec. of State)

1865/06/22

Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875

With MS note on his taking oath that pardon will take affect when Smith takes oath, including provision against slavery. Countersigned by William Hunter as Acting Sec. of State.

GLC06794

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Document signed

Authority to affix seal to warrant for pardon of Benjamin J. Harrison

1873/03/27

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885

(Not the president)

GLC06801

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Manuscript document signed

Press release of last Presidential Address

1953/01/15

Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

Signed on page 2. Printed front and back. Discusses events of his presidency including the death of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the end of WWII and Korea. "I suppose that history will remember my term...as the years when the "Cold War" began to...

GLC06802

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Broadside

One Hundred Dollars Reward. Shall extension of slavery be prohibited? [election]

1856/10/25

Miller, Daniel L., fl. 1856

A comparison of Democratic Buchanan/Breckinridge platform to Republican Fremont/Dayton platform with historical background. Prints quotations from Jefferson, Washington, Madison, Polk, and the Constitution. For anyone who can disprove the statements...

GLC06814