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4 April 1695
Penn, William, 1644-1718
[Land grant to Thomas Church]
Witnessed by William Springett and Francis Harding. Signed three times as Proprietor of Pennsylvania.
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April 28, 1785
Adams, John, 1735-1826
to John Trumbull
Mentions Trumbull's M'Fingal, a poem styled on Hudibras, the great poem by Butler concerning the English Civil Wars.
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1865 ca.
Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896
Ulysses S. Grant, Lt. Gen., USA.
Published by E. & H.T. Anthony of New York from photographic negative in Brady's Nat'l Portrait Gallery. Inscription on the versi reads: "The last and best [illegible]"
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31 January 1865
Powell, George May, 1835-1905
Anti-Slavery Constitutional Amendment Picture
One photograph montage dated January 31, 1865 entitled, "Anti-Slavery Constitutional Amendment Picture." Reverse side contains a key for each senator photographed. Those photographed had voted to prohibit slavery. (see another copy in the Powell...
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May 22, 1866
Cameron, Simon, 1799-1889
to Ulysses Mercur
Responds to a letter from Mercur, a United States Representative from Pennsylvania. Denies recommending W. Clark for political appointment. Referring to the debate regarding reconstruction between Congress and President Andrew Johnson, states "the...
GLC01232
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