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28 November 1898
McKinley, William, 1843-1901
[Draft letter]
Discusses appointing a governor to Havana, Cuba. Written in pencil on Executive Mansion letterhead. Some words have been retouched by another hand.
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April 10, 1861
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
to his Holiness, Pope Pius IX
Letter of credence for Rufus King as U.S. Minister to Papal States.
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03 August 1865
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
[Presidential pardon and authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of John Alsop of Spotsylvania for rebellion].
Alsop, took part of a rebellion against the government. He was granted full pardon and amnesty by President Andrew Johnson to all the offences he committed. Countersigned by the Secretary of State William H. Seward.
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22 August 1879
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
[Douglass quotation on each citizen's right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness]
One note from Frederick Douglass dated August 22, 1879. Writes that the government owes every citizen equal opportunity to live and when it does not provide this service should be overthrown.
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December 17, 1860
Harris, Isham G., 1818-1897
to Thomas J. Wharton
Harris, Governor of Tennessee, replies to a letter from Wharton, Mississippi's Commissioner to Tennessee. States that when Tennessee Representatives confer again, they will be pleased to meet with Wharton "as the Representative of a sister state...
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