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[Union soldier's letter]

Discusses completion of the Capitol. Accompanied by patriotic stationery envelope.

GLC08511

[Extract of a letter]

Undated, unsigned letter with a later note in pencil at top declaring, "Extract from Rodman's letter to Nancy Maxwell-." The writer gives her memory of a Friends Meeting where Rachel Howland rose and asked the congregation to pray for those in...

GLC03228.12

[Confederate spy letter]

Important Confederate spy, one week before the Battle of Bull Run: "Should any sealed dispatch be handed into your possession without any superscription, and as coming from me, you will please address the same (after satisfying yourself of the...

GLC09263

[Slave sale letter]

A woman writes to her child about a slave sale she attended. "I went to town & bought all the negroes except Charity mamma & Charity's four youngest Children... Mamma is down at Watson's very much pestered she never would say before the sale who she...

GLC09039

[Letters to Margaret Frances Lobik]

A collection of letters to Margaret Frances Lobik,

GLC09579.01