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Land grant to Archibald McGehee. Dated May 10, 1826. In this document, President John Quincy Adams grants McGehee 80 acres of land in Mississippi.

Appointment of Elijah Brigham. Dated December 4, 1798. Under an "Act to Provide for the Valuation of Lands and Dwelling-houses and the Enumeration of Slaves," President John Adams appoints Elijah Brigham as Commissioner for the Massachusetts seventh…

Queen Anne of Great Britain authorizes the payment of £2,300 to Edward Barker, the Treasurer to the Governors of the Bounty of Queen Anne for the Augmentation of the Maintenance of the Poor Clergy.

Letter from President Chester Arthur to John Bartlett. Dated June 9, 1882. In this letter, President Chester A. Arthur acknowledges John Bartlett's gift to the President's personal library.

Card signed by Alexander Graham Bell. Dated August 19, 1899. American inventor Alexander Graham Bell signed this card while at his Canadian estate Beinn Breagh.

Letter from President James Buchanan to Joseph M. Wilson. Dated February 11, 1860. In this letter, President James Buchanan thanks Joseph M. Wilson for sending the President a copy of Wilson's Presbyterian Historical Almanac.

Commission to raise a regiment. Dated October 3, 1642. Charles I, King of England, signs a commission authorizing Sir Thomas Aston to raise a regiment. This document also refers to the opposition in Parliament.

Charles II, King of England, authorizes the payment of a Colonel of a Regiment of Foot in Scotland.

Letter from Winston Churchill to G. Edward Elwell, Jr. Dated October 3, 1945. In this letter, Winston Churchill, the former British Prime Minister, thanks Elwell for his kind message.

Letter from President Grover Cleveland to Clerk Alexander R. Boteler. Dated September 16, 1885. In this letter, President Grover Cleveland requests Alexander Boteler, a Pardon Clerk, submit a report to the President.