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Discharge certificate. Dated June 8, 1783. In this document, General George Washington discharges Private Samuel Wright, who was awarded the Badge of Merit. On the document's reverse, Wright sells his Revolutionary War Bounty Land Grant to Charles F.…

Letter from President George Washington to Governor George Walton of Georgia. Dated August 4, 1789. In this letter, President George Washington sends a copy of the first tariff act passed by Congress, a Regulation of the Collection of Duties on…

President George Washington refers to a previous letter regarding Robert Smith and discusses his travel plans with Secretary of War James McHenry.

Commission. Dated November 12, 1853. Queen Victoria appoints Sir Robert Handyside to replace Lord Adam Anderson as a Senator for the College of Justice in Scotland.

This letter from Queen Victoria to her cousin, Philip, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg, announces the birth of her third child, Princess Alice.

President Martin Van Buren appoints William A. Whitfield to the United States Naval Academy. Signed by the President and the Secretary of the Navy, Mahlon Dickerson.

A paycheck issued to Cadet Robert E. Lee by the Treasurer of the United States Military Academy. Endorsed by Cadet Lee on the reverse.

Letter from President John Tyler to Mr. Spencer. Dated October 20, 1843. In this letter, President John Tyler expresses his approval of the political appointment of Mr. Munn.

Card signed by Mark Twain. Dated 1899. American author and humorist Mark Twain autographs this card and writes in parenthesis under his name, "Done with a Wirt," referring to the Twain's endorsement of the Paul E. Wirt fountain pen.

Letter from President Harry S. Truman to G. Edward Elwell, Jr. Dated June 16, 1945. In this letter, President Harry S. Truman acknowledges Elwell's gift of a document signed by Andrew Jackson and speaks of his admiration for the former President.