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1870 circa
[Cased tintype of unidentified Indian in ceremonial garb]
Cased image depicts a 3/4 length seated portrait of a Native American facing the camera. His hair is shaven into a mohawk hairstyle. Hinged case is missing the lid.
GLC01364
1876 ca.
Barry, D.F., fl. 1876
Curley: General Custer's scout and only survivor of that horrible massacre.
A cabinet card of George Custer's scout, Curley, the lone survivor of the battle of Little Big Horn.
GLC01365
12 May 1756
Hopkins, Stephen, 1707-1785
[Proclamation creating a day of fasting and rest in the province of Rhode Island]
Countersigned by Thomas Ward as Secretary. Signed by Hopkins as colonial Governor of Rhode Island. Extols religious reform and repentence of sins. Notes the calamities of the French and Indian War. Proclaims that Thursday, 20 May 1756 will be a...
GLC01412.11
December 18, 1792
Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796
to Elliot & Williams
Pleads for supplies (particularly flour), decrying with great urgency having "been frequently without provisions" and claiming that "There must have been some fatal neglect or error somewhere." Elliot & Williams were suppliers for the army....
GLC01141
July 17, 1787
Jones, John Paul, 1747-1792
to Jean Crevecoeur
Jones, noted for his leadership in both the American and Russian navies, encloses a separate letter (not included) for Crevecoeur, French consul in New York. Relates that he recently returned to New York from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the...
GLC01145
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