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June 1, 1866
Haight, James T., fl. 1974
to George May Powell
re: He is anxious to move forward selling pictures, but would like to first advertise extensively, working in Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota.
GLC00687.070
December 10, 1866
Williams, A. F., fl. 1864-1866
re: He writes about the deal they made the last time GMP was in the city, that GMP would assume all liabilities and would pay half of all profits from the sale of pictures. A strict account should be kept of all sales.
GLC00687.073
May 5, 1865
Frank, G.W., fl. 1865
re: Frank pays a debt to GMP for the copyright of the photograph and engraving of Congress after passing an amendment.
GLC00687.054
circa 1840-1842
[Constitution for the "Westfield Free Produce association of friends"]
The constitution for the "Westfield Free Produce association of friends," to boycott slave- produced goods for three years. Begins: "We believe that slaveholding is diametrically opposite to the whole spirit and tenor of the christian religion; and...
GLC09382.02
21 July 1863
Echols, William H., fl. 1863
to M.L. Bonham
Chief engineer of the Confederacy to SC Governor Bonham. "The matter of Mr. Maxwell's Negroes having appeared in the City was through neglect but is excusable when the facts are known. They were, at the time of the assault on Battery Wagner, on...
GLC09403
25 October 1815
Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836
To Jacob Gurby
Counsels a client on the best way to recover a slave: "If a Slave be brought from another state to the state of N York & there sold, such slave is by the laws of N York declared free. It is therefore of Moment to establish that the sale was made at...
GLC09286
1861-1864
White, Carr Bailey, 1823-1871
to James L. Botsford
"The scout sent to Sewall last night came in with a negro boy that stayed at Meadow Bluff night before last & no Rebels had been there . . . " Dated Nov 13 186
GLC02414.289
27 December 1862
Burnett, Lawrence T., fl. 1862-1863
The confederate states. [Vol. 6, no. 25 (December 27, 1862)]
Editorial examines the emancipation proclamation and its effect on the South, as well as discussing battlefronts. Multi-color floral and leaf pattern, with green, rose, and purple rose buds.
GLC06208.13
19 July 1853
Thompson Brown, Ruth, fl. 1853
to Mary A. Brown
Re: activities at family home in NY, missing her parents, and the possilility of John Brown joining the Congregational church: "father is just such a man as we want in our church."
GLC08296
circa 1847-1878
Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884
to Dr. Howe
Phillips indicates that he has consigned Howe's excellent letter to George Thompson, M.P., who will put it "into the night train to reach as many English eyes as possible." Thompson was elected a member of Parliament in 1847 for the Tower Hamlets....
GLC03998.02
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