Our Collection

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.

Brandreth, Benjamin, fl. 1849 [Receipt to S. P. Oakes for Vegetable Universal Pills]

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03136.091 Author/Creator: Brandreth, Benjamin, fl. 1849 Place Written: Franklin, Iowa Type: Autograph document signed Date: 19 December 1849 Pagination: 2 p. ; 6.8 x 17.9 cm. Order a Copy

Brandreth, Benjamin, fl. 1849

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources