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    Robert Baker account book, 1767-1808
    Robert Baker papers     Account book kept by Baker, a Jamaica resident, while serving as executor for several estates. Entries show a variety of expenditures, including the hiring out of slaves. There are additional account entries and household inventories which include slaves.
    • Contributor: Baker, Robert
    • Date: 1767

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    Oil settlement book of the whaling ship Barclay, 1821-1824 Volume, containing accounts for the distribution of a cargo of head matter and body oil the results of the whaling voyage (1821 April 14-1824 April 14) of the whaling ship Barclay of New Bedford, Massachusetts, to Japan; Charles G. Glover, master.
    • Contributor: Barclay (Whaling Ship)
    • Date: 1821

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    William W. Asher military discharges, 1864-1865
    William W. Asher papers     Military discharges (1864 January 4 and 1865 November 22) of Asher from the 2nd regiment of the U.S. Army Illinois Cavalry.
    • Contributor: Asher, William W.
    • Date: 1864

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    Anonymous whaling document, 1853 Fragmentary document consisting of a letter written from Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1853; two pages of verse, "Going to California"; and a page of journal entries (1853 July 18-25). Names several whaling ships, speaks of sailing for the Okhotsk Sea or Arctic Ocean, and mentions individuals including Clothier Pierce.
    • Date: 1853

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    Eleanor N. Baker journal, 1867-1871
    Eleanor N. Baker papers     Journal of the bark Northern Light kept chiefly by Eleanor N. Baker while accompanying her husband, Captain Michael Baker, and their son on a whaling voyage, probably out of New Bedford, Mass., to the southwestern Pacific Ocean, primarily New Zealand and Fiji. Entries document the bark's latitude and longitude, weather, sighting and taking of whales, number of barrels of whale and sperm oil processed,…
    • Contributor: Baker, Eleanor N.
    • Date: 1867

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    Theodosia Burr Alston papers, 1789-1809
    Theodosia Burr Alston papers     Chiefly letters of Alston to her half-brother A. J. Frederick Prevost including a letter (Dumfries, Va.; 1801 October 18) describing plague in New York, quarantine against yellow fever at Philadelphia, and visit to the U.S. Capitol and White House in Washington, D.C., a letter (Richmond, Va.; 1807 September 2) after conclusion of the trial of Aaron Burr for conspiracy shows her and his feelings…
    • Contributor: Alston, Theodosia Burr
    • Date: 1789

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    John A. Andrew papers, 1855-1865
    John Albion Andrew papers     Official notification, dated April 17, 1865, by Governor John A. Andrew of Massachusetts to the state legislature regarding the death of President Abraham Lincoln; autograph letter, signed and dated March 5, 1855, from Andrew to Reverend Grimes; and letter, dated December 5, 1862, from Andrew to the governor of Rhode Island concerning the recruitment of Massachusetts residents for military service in Rhode Island regiments.
    • Contributor: Andrew, John A. (John Albion)
    • Date: 1855

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    Alonzo Ameli papers, 1861-1863 Chiefly correspondence between Ameli and his brother, Peter Ameli, relating to Alonzo Ameli's Civil War service with the 5th New York Infantry Regiment, also known as Duryée's Zouaves (Duryea's Zouaves), chiefly in Maryland, Virginia, and the area surrounding Washington, D.C. Ameli describes camp life, movements of the regiment, and details of skirmishes and battles including the Battle of Big Bethel, Va., 1861. He provides…
    • Contributor: Ameli, Alonzo
    • Date: 1861

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    John G. Abbott diary and letter : 1861-1863
    John G. Abbott papers     Typescript of diary kept by Abbott during his Civil War service with the Union army's 48th New York Infantry Regiment. Abbott describes camp life; regimental movements and skirmishes in Charleston and Hilton Head, S.C., Savannah, Ga., and surrounding areas; and the Union assault of Fort Wagner, Morris Island, S.C., where Abbott was wounded. Includes a typescript of Abbott's letter to his father written from…
    • Contributor: Abbott, John G.
    • Date: 1861

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    Malvina Ashby correspondence, 1862
    Malvina Ashby papers     ALS (1862 March 22) from Ashby to Captain Hugh M. Nelson, Confederate 6th Virginia Cavalry Regiment, requesting a discharge for her son, George Ashby. Ashby indicates that she is dissatisfied with George's pay and wants him discharged because he is unwell. Includes a signed rebuttal letter, also addressed to Nelson and dated March 22, 1862, from James Bartlett, the individual who hired George to…
    • Contributor: Ashby, Malvina
    • Date: 1862

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    Granville S. Allison diary, 1887
    Granville S. Allison papers     Diary (1887 June 21-August 6) kept by Allison while traveling in England beginning with an entry for Queen Victoria's Jubilee Day, June 21, in which he describes the royal family and the parade to Westminster Abbey. Allison mentions visits to tourist sites including various museums, Roman ruins, Canterbury Cathedral, Hyde Park, and London Bridge. He also describes his attendence at the theater and opera,…
    • Contributor: Allison, Granville S.
    • Date: 1887

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    Joseph T. Baldwin journal 1827-1836
    Joseph T. Baldwin papers     Journal titled "Journal of a Tour to the South in the Winter of 1827-28" kept by Baldwin, a Quaker merchant of Philadelphia, Pa., documenting his travels for business and health through the South. Records Baldwin's experiences and thoughts on the social, cultural, and political aspects of life and on slavery in the South in entries dating from November 22, 1827, through May 1828 as…
    • Contributor: Baldwin, Joseph T.
    • Date: 1827

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    Clarence E. Bailey correspondence, 1859-1862, 1992
    Clarence E. Bailey papers     Chiefly correspondence of Bailey addressed to his family during his service with the 129th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, U.S. Army. Bailey notes movements of the regiment; details of skirmishes and battles in Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia; camp life; clothing, rations, and other supplies; medical care; and family affairs. He describes the aftermath of the Battle of Antietam, Md., 1862, and makes mention of military…
    • Contributor: Bailey, Clarence E. - Foss, Stuart M.
    • Date: 1859

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    Pheebe Clark correspondence, 1865
    Pheebe Clark papers     Correspondence (1865 April-June) from Clark to her mother and to her sister, Nellie, with observations of Washington, D.C., following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Subjects include Lincoln's public funeral, city residents dressed in mourning, and the treatment of and incarceration in the Washington Arsenal of the conspirators associated with the assassination.
    • Contributor: Clark, Pheebe
    • Date: 1865

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    The how's and why's of your success, circa 1925
    Garland Anderson papers     Booklet written by Anderson in which he provides his opinions on success and the power of positive thinking in fulfilling one's goals and illustrates how he used this method to raise money while employed as a bellhop to produce his first play.
    • Contributor: Anderson, Garland
    • Date: 1925

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    Kay Aldridge memoirs of a Southern belle : 1917-2013
    Kay Aldridge papers     Scrapbook consisting of reproductions of correspondence, clippings, and photographs documenting Kay Aldridge's career as an actress, cover girl, and model. Forward and annotations by her daughter, Carey Cameron (Ferrero).
    • Contributor: Cameron, Carey - Aldridge, Kay
    • Date: 1917

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    Willard C. Floyd papers, 1944-1946, 1985 Handwritten account of the bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945, by a Japanese survivor, Haruo Shimizu. Shimizu provides a detailed description of the residents and surroundings. Inscribed in 1946 by Shimizu to Willard C. Floyd, an American soldier serving with U.S. occupation forces in Otaru, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. Includes Floyd's draft card (1944 December 28), photographs (circa 1946) of Floyd, and his…
    • Contributor: Shimizu, Haruo - Floyd, Willard C.
    • Date: 1944

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    William L. Beckwith correspondence, 1859-1861
    William L. Beckwith papers     ALsS (1859 November-1861 March) from Beckwith, of Scottsville, New York, to his cousin, William W. "Wash" Wells, of Portville, New York, documenting Beckwith's allegiance to the Republican Party from his early support of prospective presidential nominee William H. Seward in the 1860 election, to his enthusiasm for the eventual party nominee Abraham Lincoln. The letters highlight Beckwith's political differences with his cousin whom he…
    • Contributor: Beckwith, William L.
    • Date: 1859

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    Mary Cushing Ashmun correspondence, 1818 January 8.
    Mary Cushing Ashmun papers     ALS (1818 January 8; Washington, D.C.) from Ashmun to "Harriet," possibly her niece, describing her experiences among Washington, D.C., society. Topics include Ashmun's attendance at a reception at the White House celebrating its reopening following its destruction by the British Army in the War of 1812, and First Lady Elizabeth Monroe's dress.
    • Contributor: Ashmun, Mary Cushing
    • Date: 1818

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    Sarah Elizabeth Avent correspondence, 1862
    Sarah Elizabeth Avent papers     Letter (circa September 1862) from Avent, of Greensville County, Virginia, to her son William Francis Avent in Mississippi concerning the effects of the Civil War on Greensville County. Topics include the reactions of local enslaved persons to wartime disruptions, detrimental effects of military service, absence of youth on the home front, and price inflation.
    • Contributor: Avent, Sarah Elizabeth
    • Date: 1862

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    Henry C. Axtell correspondence, 1841 August 23
    Henry C. Axtell papers     Autograph letter signed, dated August 23, 1841, from Florida clergyman Henry C. Axtell to Hugh White, future U.S. representative from New York State, relating chiefly to the capture of Native American combatants under the command of African American Seminole leader and warrior Halleck Tustenuggee near the end of the Second Seminole War.
    • Contributor: Axtell, Henry C.
    • Date: 1841

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    Edward S. Aldrich correspondence, 1861 April 13
    Edward S. Aldrich papers | Edward Sherman Aldrich papers     Autograph letter, signed and dated April 13, 1861, from surgeon Edward S. Aldrich to his sister-in-law Ellen Brown Anderson providing a first-hand account of the Confederate bombardment of Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina, which he witnessed from a passenger ship stopped in Charleston Harbor. Aldrich describes an encounter with the U.S. Revenue Cutter Harriet Lane; voices his support for the Confederate cause; and…
    • Contributor: Aldrich, Edward S. (Edward Sherman)
    • Date: 1861

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    Leighton H. Baxter correspondence, 1898
    Leighton H. Baxter papers     Letters (1898 July 29 and August 3; Camp Thomas, Chickamauga Park, Georgia) from Baxter to his friend Perry describing encampments of the 3rd Volunteer Cavalry, U.S. Army, also known as the Black Hills Squadron and Grigsby's Cowboy Cavalry or Grigsby's Cowboys, during the Spanish-American War. Records Baxter's duties as a civilian clerk for commanding Major Leigh H. French, the environment and activities at Camp…
    • Contributor: Baxter, Leighton H.
    • Date: 1898

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    Bartlett & Munn handbill, 1862 April 17
    Bartlett & Munn records     Handbill titled "Good News to the Army" advertising the sale of "Monitor" bulletproof vests to Union forces in North Carolina in the wake of their occupation of much of coastal North Carolina during the American Civil War. Handbill produced by Bartlett & Munn, sales agents in New Bern, North Carolina. “Monitor” refers to the ironclad USS Monitor which played a role in U.S. Army…
    • Contributor: Bartlett & Munn
    • Date: 1862

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    George Patrick Ahern papers, 1911-1932 Primarily letters exchanged between Ngan Han, chief forester of China, and Ahern as director, Philippine Bureau of Forestry, concerning the Philippine Forest School, Peninsula of Bataan , and the establishment of a forest school in China. Includes article entitled Restoring China's Forests, by Thomas H. Simpson, published in the March 1916 edition of Review of Reviews concerning Ahern's travels in China, his forestry career,…
    • Contributor: Ahern, George Patrick
    • Date: 1911

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