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Letter from Edward D. Barber to David Robinson, about 1832

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Letter from Edward D. Barber to David Robinson. Dated about 1832. This letter from Anti-Masonic politician Edward Barber petitions Major General David Robinson, a veteran of the Revolutionary War, to use his influence to help rally support behind the…

Letter from William Barry to Jonathan Greenwood

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Manuscript letter to Jonathan Greenwood of Middlesex Lodge (Framingham, Massachusetts) from William Barry of Chicago, Illinois, and dated June 17, 1854. A former member of Middlesex Lodge, Barry declines Greenwood's invitation to join the lodge on…

Consistory Building, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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A colored photo postcard depiction of the Scottish Rite Consistory building in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Publication date 1905-1915. The caption on the front of the postcard reads, “9534. Consistory Bldg., Cedar Rapids, Ia.”

Card signed by Alexander Graham Bell, 1899 August 19

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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.

Real photo postcard of Pollie Thomas, between 1904 and 1918

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Real photo postcard of Pollie Thomas. Dated between 1904 and 1918. This real photo postcard print or RPPC depicts Pollie Thomas of Staunton, Virginia, the Worthy Recorder of the Rose of Sharon Household of Ruth, No. 79. Printed on Azo paper.…

Letter from Lute J. Boone, 1963 December 16

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A letter from Lute J. Boone to the Royal Arch Masons, listing his membership at lodges in Pittsburgh, Pa. This letter is part of the Masonic baseball players' collection, 1963-1977.

Letter from Junius Brutus Booth to William Henry Sedley Smith, 1844 January 8

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Letter from Junius Brutus Booth to William Henry Sedley Smith. Dated January 8, 1844. In this letter, Junius Brutus Booth comments upon the New York City theater scene and his professional life as an actor. Booth also expresses his affection for the…

City of Boston memorial services program in honor of Wendell Phillips, 1884 April 18

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City of Boston memorial services program in honor of Wendell Phillips. Dated April 18, 1884. This program describes the order of exercises for the memorial services for Boston orator and attorney Wendell Phillips, an American abolitionist and…

Citizens of Boston, 1863 October

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Citizens of Boston. Dated October 1863. This broadside, created in response to President Lincoln's October 1863 call for troops, petitions the citizens of Boston to “cooperate with the public authorities in every effort for the immediate…