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21 July 1743
Pepperrell, William, 1696-1759
to Richard Waldron
Pepperell reports his daughter and grandson very ill. He also mentions business matters.
GLC05508.009
December 1946
Rickenbacker, Edward Vernon, 1890-1973
to George L. Rihl
Rihl resided around Mexico City. Rickenbacker reflects on the state of the country during the Christmas season. He sees Americans' hatred of Germans and Japanese, cultivated during WWII, being transferred to fellow citizens in post-war America...
GLC05508.010.01
9 March 1790
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813
to Polly Stockton
On the second anniversary of his recovery from illness, Rush thanks his sister for nursing him. His illness left him with strong ideas of the vanity of wealth, the evil of Sin, etc. He continues by talking about his delight in reading John Wesley's...
GLC05508.011
2 October 1897
Abbott, Lyman, 1835-1922
to Mr. Davidson
Abbott, a Congregational cleric, clergyman, and author, writes to Davidson, possibly a clergyman in an obscure pastorate. Abbott praises the "quiet work" individually undertaken by "many great men" in an effort to bring about a "new rational faith."...
GLC05508.015
15 May 1815
Adams, John, 1735-1826
to Jedidiah Morse
Adams thanks Morse for his pamphlet "American Unitarianism" (Review of American Unitarianism, published in 1815), but comments that he heard the doctrines maintained 65 years ago by a number of ministers. Adams resists what he perceives as Morse's...
GLC05508.016
18 December 1882
Alger, Horatio, 1832-1899
[Rich is the life which seeks a noble end].
A poem about helping others. The selfless person "wins Heaven's approval, gains true success."
GLC05508.018
4 August 1984
Ali, Muhammad, 1942-2016
[Service to others...]
Ali writes, "Service to others is the rent we pay for a room in HEAVEN." Quotation written "To Bobby," signed with a smiley face. Ali has also signed his portrait printed in the accompanying program (GLC05508.019.02).
GLC05508.019.01
5 May 1969
Borman, Frank, 1928-
A Christmas Eve Prayer from Lunar Orbit (Apollo 8 Astronauts)
A printed commemorative document quoting William Anders, Jim Lovell, and Frank Borman reading a prayer and the first 8 verses of Genesis as they approached the Lunar sunrise aboard Apollo 8, 24 December 1968. Includes their portraits. Also includes...
GLC05508.021
24 May 1931
D'Arcy, Charles Frederick, 1859-1938
to Mr. Gaskell
The Bishop of Armagh discusses a series of questions and answers on science and religion, the nature of God, and the creation and Christ. He mentions that the purpose of his book, "God in Science," is to answer the modern theological question about...
GLC05508.022
14 November 1942
Astor, Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, Viscountess, 1879-1964
to Mr. Wilson
Astor cannot choose a favorite poet; she starts by listing several: Browning, Keats, Kipling, Poe, and Longfellow. Her favorite book to read is the Bible.
GLC05508.023
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