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1859/11/24
Taliaferro, William Booth, 1822-1898
to "My Darling Wife" re: doubting reported plan to rescue Brown
Written while guarding John Brown in prison.
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1835/02/06
Travis, William B., fl. 1835
to David G. Burnet re: politics in Texas
"Austin has been admitted to Bail. Letters from him & Almonte say he will leave Mexico, intirely liberated, in a short time. The new election for governor, Lt. governor, and members of Congress, will take place here next Monday." Also mentions...
GLC07639
1842 ca.
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Landscape watercolor painted by Grant as cadet at West Point
Signed in right hand corner "U.H. Grant". Includes 4 items collateral paperwork.
GLC07641
1818/08/18
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
to Henry Sherburne re: Treaty with the Chickasaw Nation
"Funds have been transmitted you to carry into effect the treaty with the Chickasaw Nation of the 30th of December 1815, and also for the payment of the annuity due them under that treaty for 1817...." Sherburne, a Rhode Island native, was...
GLC07644
1770/05/02
Botetourt, Norborne B., fl. 1770
re: authorizing justices in Charlotte Co. to execute slaves for capital offenses
Authorizes justices in Charlotte County to execute slaves who commit capital offenses. With collateral newspaper article.
GLC07645
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