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1819/09/26
Austin, Moses (fl. 1802-1819)
Deed to plot of land sold to Robert Bruffy (cos. Mary Austin)
Notarized by Sam Woodson, clerk. Conveying deed to Robert Bruffy. Early land document for Missouri settlement.
GLC02022
October 1862
Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865)
Collection of two Lincoln endorsements. See decimalized entries.
See descriptions in GLC02086.01-.02
GLC02086
1 October 1862
Forney, John Wien (1817-1881)
to Abraham Lincoln
Secretary of the Senate J.W. Forney recommends William Cole, Esq., editor of the "Irish American," for a paymastership in the U.S. army. Cole also comes recommended by Bishop John Hughes, General Michael Corcoran, Horace Greeley, and New York...
GLC02086.01
16 June 1865
Schurz, Carl (1829-1906)
to Alfred Howe Terry
Lengthy letter describing the war-time sacrifices of Erhandz Richter, a Richmond brewer, presumably of German origin, who sacrificed his fortune and risked his family to serve in the Union Army. Schurz pleads Richter's cause with the commander of the...
GLC02094
8 June 1777
Jackson, Henry (1747-1809)
to Henry Knox
Colonel Jackson writes "by way of Peekskill" [New York]. Reports that a Massachusetts state cruiser has taken two British transport ships bound for New York with Hessians on board. Of the Hessians, writes "it is said they show'd the greatest joy...
GLC02437.00610
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