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  • Collection: G. Edward Elwell, Jr., Autograph Collection

Speech honoring Washington's birth and photograph of President Coolidge, 1931

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Speech honoring Washington's birth and photograph of President Coolidge. Dated 1931. G. Edward Elwell, Jr., the chairman of Washington's Birthday Bicentennial Commission for Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, received this autographed photograph of President…

Officer's commission from Oliver Cromwell to Edward Cucker, 1651 August 2

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Oliver Cromwell, the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, commissions Edward Cucker as a Lieutenant under Captain Richard Shaninge.

Appointment of John Richardson as Rector, 1658 June 18

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The Lord Protector Richard Cromwell appoints John Richardson to the rectory of Uppingham, England.

Letter from Jefferson Davis

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A letter from Jefferson Davis. Date unknown. Jefferson Davis discusses Russia and foreign affairs with an unknown female recipient.

Letter from Admiral Dewey to G. Edward Elwell, Jr., 1898 December 9

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Letter from Admiral Dewey to G. Edward Elwell, Jr. Dated December 9, 1898. This letter from Admiral George Dewey to a twelve-year-old G. Edward Elwell, Jr., stimulated Elwell's passion for collecting autographs. Elwell's collection includes a black…

Calling card of Mrs. Thomas A. Edison signed by Thomas Edison, approximately 1886-1931

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American inventor Thomas Alva Edison signs the reverse of Mrs. Edison's calling card.

Photograph of President Hoover, about 1930

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Photograph of President Hoover. Dated about 1930. An autographed photograph of President Herbert Hoover. Includes a letter from the President's secretary, Lawrence Richey.

Confirmation of an agreement between Butterwick and Frieston, 1553 May 7

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This manuscript in Latin signed by Edward VI, dated May 7, 1553 at the Palace of Westminster is a confirmation to the Earl of Rutland, Lord Lt. of Lincolnshire, of an agreement between citizens of Butterwick and Freston and Randulph de Blundeville,…

Officer's commission, 1900 December 14

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Officer's commission. Dated December 14, 1900. In the wake of Queen Victoria's death, King Edward VII authorizes the commission of Second Lieutenant Charles Munn.

Letter from President Dwight D. Eisenhower to G. Edward Elwell, Jr., 1954 December 14

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Letter from President Dwight D. Eisenhower to G. Edward Elwell, Jr. Dated December 14, 1954. In this letter President Dwight D. Eisenhower comments upon President Truman's golf game and thanks Elwell for his gift, a letter from President Taft.…