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At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

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January 25, 1865

McLean, R.J., fl. 1862

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary "Mollie" McLean

Sounds as if he could be her fiance. He thanks her for all the things she has made him. He acknowledges her new sister and hopes her parents are well.

GLC02161.148

26 May 1862

McLean, R.J., fl. 1862

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary "Mollie" McLean

GLC02161.024

1 January 1862

McLean, R.J., fl. 1862

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary "Mollie" McLean

Harry is ill with pneumonia. He worries about Harry because he has a slight build and doesn't think he'll be able to endure this "rough world."

GLC02161.012

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