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At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Unknown Neighbors Affidavit

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02175.27 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: New Bedford, Massachusetts Type: Document Date: circa 1861-1862 Pagination: 2 p. ; 27 x 20.5 cm. Order a Copy

Affidavit regarding the pension claim of Mary A. Hackett, widow of Thomas Hackett. Partially printed document. Says the claim was filed by Mary Hackett.

Hackett, Mary A., fl. 1861

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