Historical Manuscripts
Original letters and documents relating to cultural, intellectual, and social history
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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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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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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A Calligraphic Manuscript for a Pioneer in Religious Education
[Athearn, Walter S.] To Our Friend Walter S. Athearn, Dean, Boston University School of Religious Education and Social Service, 1918-1928. Four vellu...
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A manuscript hymnal from the harmony society in Indiana
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A manuscript hymnal from the harmony society in Indiana
Schüle, [Johann] Adam (1793–1857) Harmony Society hymnal. [Harmony, Indiana], dated 13 April 1817. Kurrentschrift manuscript; about 120 pages in Swabi...
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A Whittier between the Devil and Lowell factory girls
Whittier, [ _____ ], letter to William West, July 9, 1832. A lengthy, substantial, and amusing letter written on three sides of a single sheet, 39 cm ...
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Consumer culture, art, and subjectivity in Kazimierzowo, Chicago
Porembski, Olga V. (1924-2011). Rose Rosinski and Bruno Zidek, April 11, 1942. 96 leaves, 11½ x 14 in. (29 x 26 cm.) Homemade scrapbook comprised pri...
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Document Signed by Alexander Hamilton as Secretary of the Treasury, 1793
Hamilton, Alexander (1755 – 1804). Signed Treasury Receipt addressed to Samuel Gerry, Collector at Marblehead. Partially printed document dated June 2...
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Einstein presents a book on Atomic Theory
Einstein, Albert (1879 – 1955). Typed letter signed (TLS) to Theodora Dehon, Princeton, New Jersey, 29 April 1947. 1 page. Creased from having been fo...
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Harold Laski on law, ideology, and social justice
Laski, Harold J. (1893—1950). The Crisis in the Theory of the State. Manuscript, signed on the final page, ca. 1936. 30 pp. With fragments of original...
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