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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.

Account of sales of the estate of Collin Hilliard

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01447.03 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Document Date: 24 September 1836 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 20 cm, Width: 12.5 cm Order a Copy

Lists a a variety of everyday items sold and their purchasers. Items include one black horse, one old gun, three old chains, 2 jugs, etc.

Jones family

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