Historical Manuscripts
Original letters and documents relating to cultural, intellectual, and social history
Lemuel Cox's labor contract for Londonderry Bridge, 1790
Cox, Lemuel (1736-1806). Articles of Agreement for the construction of a bridge in Londonderry, Ireland. 7 February 1790. Ink on vellum, about 73 x 43...
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A revolutionary Tagalog manuscript from the Philippine-American War
Trinidad, Críspulo (1839-1925). Buhay ni Judit. Holograph manuscript, signed by the author and dated 22 September 1899. 16 x 22 cm; 99 pp. written on ...
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Clarence John Blake and the Bell Telephone: An Archive
Blake, Clarence John (1843-1919). Archive, 1835-1914, including correspondence, notebooks, and biographical drafts; with material relating to Blake’...
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A slave sale mandated by the Louisiana Supreme Court
Sale of Slave by Suc[cessors] of Woodruff to Dr. James G. Belden, dated 1 April 1858. Holograph manuscript on printed form folded to make 4 pages. A ...
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Indian Treaty for Catskill Land Purchase, with an Alexander Hamilton Connection
The Catskill Patent. The Indians to Cornelis Van Dyck & Marte Gerretse [Van Bergen]. Dated the 13th June 1684. Copy Deed Translated. A copy in Eng...
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The Family Muskat: Archives of an Orthodox Rabbi and his Father in Ohio and Florida, 1929-1936
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The Family Muskat: Archives of an Orthodox Rabbi and his Father in Ohio and Florida, 1929-1936
Muskat, Shlomo “Samuel” (1873-1962) and Muskat, Isser W[olfe] (1902 – 1949). Family archive of a pious Latvian immigrant in Marietta, Ohio, and his so...
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Correspondence of Oscar Slater, the Jewish prisoner championed by Arthur Conan Doyle
SLATER, Oscar [Oscar Leschziner] (1872-1948). A rich and substantial archive of 110 letters, telegrams and cards sent between 1927 and 1930 to Leslie ...
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Costume designs for Sir Henry Irving's 1898 production of Peter the Great
Karl, Charles (British, fl. 1885-1934). Costume designs for Sir Henry Irving’s production of Peter the Great, with associated materials, ca. 1897. Thi...
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Correspondence Archive of Massachusetts Governor Increase Sumner (1771-1792)
Sumner, Increase (1746-1799). A small archive of 28 letters, mostly invitations sent to Sumner and his family, 1771-1792. Included is also a candid l...
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An important Methodist church register from the Second Great Awakening, recording a shark attack
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An important Methodist church register from the Second Great Awakening, recording a shark attack
Webb, Rev. Daniel (1778-1867), et al. Church Register of the Eastern Methodist Episcopal Church, Lynn, Massachusetts, 1813-1840. 21 x 16½ cm. (8¼ x 6 ...
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Gold Diggers of 1932: Pelham Humphries's Heirs during the Great Depression
[Spindletop] A collection of about 100 pieces of correspondence between claimants to the Pelham Humphries fortune, from the files of W[alter] T[homas]...
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Nantucket Traders and Trojan Pioneers: A New York Archive, 1748-1834
John Boardman and Clarinda Starbuck Boardman, A substantial archive of over 80 letters and documents documenting the lives of a prominent mercantile f...
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