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Letter from Assistant Secretary of the Navy Gustavus Vasa Fox to Lieutenant Commander George Upman Morris. Dated December 9, 1864. In this letter, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Fox replies to Morris' November 22, 1864, note. Topics include the…

Manuscript letter addressed to the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire requesting a dispensation for opening a military lodge by members of the 14th Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry. Letter signed by Lieutenant Colonel T.A. Barker and…

President James A. Garfield issued this check to African-American coachman Albert Hawkins two days before the President was shot. After the death of President Garfield, Mrs. Lucretia Garfield gave the check to the historian Edward Everett Hale, who…

President Ulysses S. Grant invites the Murphy family to dine with the President.

Real photo postcard of James Henry Thomas. Dated between 1907 and 1929. This real photo postcard print or RPPC depicts James Henry Thomas of Staunton, Virginia, a member of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows. Printed on Noko paper. Embossment on…

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.

President Warren G. Harding thanks G. Edward Elwell, Jr., and the Craftsman Club for their gift of a gold engraved membership card.

Photograph of Lieutenant General Dwight D. Eisenhower. Dated between 1942 and 1943. An autographed photograph of Lieutenant General Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Photograph of General John J. Pershing. Dated 1922. An autographed photograph of General John J. Pershing. Includes a letter fastened to the reverse from Pershing's secretary. Dated May 26, 1925.

Letter from President Harrison to the Honorable E. Rosewater. Dated September 24, 1892. In this letter, President Benjamin Harrison expresses his gratitude to Edward Rosewater, founder and editor of the Omaha Bee newspaper.