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Biography of Martin Van Buren, Vice President.... [election campaign biography]

Election campaign biography printed by Jacob Gideon.

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[Cabinet card portrait of Frances F. Cleveland]

Cabinet card. Stamped and copyrighted by C. M. Bell, 463-465 Penna. Ave, 701 Fifteenth St., Washington, D.C.

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Final report of Gen. John J. Pershing

Pershing's report on the American Expeditionary Force in World War I. Printed by U.S. G.P.O. Inscribed to Governor "W. L. Harding" [sic].

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Report... respecting the valuation of lands... in Pennsylvania

Printed by William A. Davis. Report written as Secretary of Treasury.

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[Union soldier's letter]

Has very strong feelings against the South. Writes that all traitors in the North should be burned at the stake. Feels that if it had not been for the traitors of the North, the war would have ended a long time ago. The letter is incomplete.

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[Receipt for purchase of slave]

Certifies receipt of $1900 from William R. and John Curtey[?] for a slave named Ward. Signed a day after the Emancipation Proclamation took effect.

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[Tax form listing slaves, horses, etc.]

Tax form for Mr. Robert Shanks listing his property including at least two slaves. Lists the taxes that must be paid for each item. For Dinwiddie County, Virginia.

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Think before you vote!

Union broadside to citizens of Michigan promoting Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson for President and Vice President. Denounces Democratic candidate General George McClellan. Ends with, "If the Union and government is not maintained, the nation is...

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Prisoners and paupers [criminal justice]

Printed by Putnam.

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[Pair of abolitionist slave tokens]

One token, dated 1838, depicts a kneeling, shackled female slave, accompanied by the words: "Am I not a woman & a sister." Verso depicts a laurel wreath surrounding "Liberty 1838." Other token depicts a male figure with inscription "Am I not a man...

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