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Letter from President Harry S. Truman to Melvin M. Johnson, 1950 January 3

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A letter from President Harry S. Truman to Sovereign Grand Commander Melvin M. Johnson. Dated January 3, 1950. In this letter, Truman thanks Johnson for awarding King Gustav V of Sweden the Gourgas Medal. The Scottish Rite, Northern Masonic…

Letter from President Harry S. Truman to Melvin M. Johnson, 1952 May 16

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A letter from President Harry S. Truman to Sovereign Grand Commander Melvin M. Johnson. Dated May 16, 1952. In the letter, Truman conveys his gratitude to the Supreme Council of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction for sending the President a birthday…

House of the Temple, Washington, D.C.

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A colorful postcard illustration of the House of the Temple, headquarters of the Supreme Council of the Thirty-Third Degree for the Southern Jurisdiction, in Washington, D.C. Publication date 1915. The caption on the back of the postcard reads,…

Letter from J. Edgar Hoover to Bemis Wood, 1970 November 24

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J. Edgar Hoover acknowledges the receipt of the Scottish Rite program for the induction of the J. Edgar Hoover 33° class of 1970. Addressed to Bemis P. Wood, 33°, Commander-in-Chief of the Connecticut Valley Consistory, A.A.S.R., and dated November…

Campaign letter from Presidential candidate Richard M. Nixon, 1860

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A letter of appreciation from 1960 Presidential candidate Richard Milhous Nixon, the Vice President of the United States.

Officer's commission issued to Frank Stanwood, 1862 May 1

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Commission for Frank Stanwood as a First Lieutenant in the Third Regiment of the United States Cavalry. Signed by President Abraham Lincoln and Secretary of State Edwin Stanton and dated May 1, 1862.

U.S. Land Office certificate issued to John Luke, 1830 December 1

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A United States Land Office certificate signed by President Andrew Jackson. The certificate finalized the purchase of 80 acres of land in Wooster, Ohio, by John Luke.

U.S. patent for machine for washing clothes, 1836 June 11

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A patent for Amory Davidson’s invention, a machine for washing clothes. Signed by the President of the United States, Andrew Jackson; the Attorney General of the United States, B. F. Butler; and the Secretary of State, John Forsythe.

Letter from General Henry Wager Halleck to General Robert E. Lee and a response by Lee, 1863, December 7

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Manuscript letter, dated December 7, 1863, to Gen. Robert E. Lee (1807-1870) from Gen. Henry Wager Halleck (1815-1872) discussing exchange of prisoners of war.

Response from Lee on reverse, dated December 15, 1863.

Letter from United States Congressman Gerald R. Ford to John H. Van Gorden, 1969 October 17

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Letter dated October 17, 1969, from United States Congressman Gerald R. Ford (Michigan) to John H. Van Gorden. Ford acknowledges Gorden's recent letter informing Ford that United States Representatives Howard W. Robison (New York) and William H.…