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1906/12/07
Mosby, John S. (1833-1916)
to: Sam Chapman
Cousin Alice's visit to Covington, Va.; speculation about the Robertson family (from San Francisco); work on his book Stuart's Calvary in the Gettysburg Campaign.
GLC03921.20
1907/10/09
to: Messrs. Moffat Yard & Co.
Defense of his book Stuart's Cavalry in the Gettysburg Campaign, with enclosed copy of a reader's opinion of the book.
GLC03921.22
1908/09/13
letter concerning "the 'true inwardness' of Gen. Lee's staff;" intentions to vote for Taft; Maj. Swift's review of his book for the Journal of the United States Cavalry Association.
GLC03921.24
10 February 1909
to Sam Chapman
article about Lincoln in Cosmopolitan: "It is the best thing I have seen about Lincoln & confirms what I wrote you that Lincoln offered to the South compensation of their slaves when the Confederacy was in its last gasp & even then we rejected it."
GLC03921.25
1916/10/30
refusal to let Bennet Young write his biography; enclosing copy of Dolly's [Adolphus Richard] biography written by Young [1914].
GLC03921.56
9 October 1904
to Gaston
Discusses Senator James T. Heflin's remarks on assassination of McKinley. Also writes that black voters hold the balance of power in some states and that Roosevelt would be re-elected. Written on Department of Justice letterhead.
GLC03993
1 March 1900
Washington, Booker T. (1856-1915)
The Future of the American Negro
Published by Small, Maynard & Company in 1899. Inscribed in 1900 on the inner front cover to Almira Thornton Goff, wife of Lyman B. Goff, an active Republican and head of the Union Wadding Company of Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Includes a photograph...
GLC04297.01
25 October 1915
Needs and progress of the Negro
Printed leaflet of an address delivered by Washington at the annual meeting of the American Missionary Association. First page contains the New York address of the Missionary Association and a photograph of Washington. Text indicates that this is...
GLC04297.02
29 December 1909
Up from slavery: an autobiography
Published by Doubleday, Page & Company. Signed in Tuskegee, Alabama. Inscribed to George B. Utley, a librarian. Contains articles describing events in Washington's life, including his childhood as a slave in Virginia, his struggle to acquire an...
GLC04327
3 February 1909
[To the editor of the Independent]
Washington, founder and principal of the Tuskegee Institute, expresses appreciation for any reference made within the Independent regarding an upcoming meeting of the Tuskegee Negro Conference, held at the Tuskegee Institute. Does not note the name...
GLC04466.01
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