Sunday, February 28, 2010

St. Louis 1841

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St. Louis Steam Boat EMILIE, Mar 21-22 1841, from Henry to his lady friend, Sarah E. Hodgen. The content reads, in part, as follows: Has bee...
Monday, February 22, 2010

1798, Antigua

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1798, Antigua. Thomas Hanson Halloran, Notary Public; has taken the story of Amos Sherman; late mate of the the Sloop called the Fox. It see...
Friday, February 19, 2010

1848-53 JOHN SPRINGS, SOUTH CAROLINA LETTERS

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22 handwritten letters, 1848-1853, John Springs III (1782-1853) to son-in-law, AB [Adam Brevard] Davidson of Rural Hill Plantation, Charlott...
Friday, February 12, 2010

Suisun California

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Letter from C.K Wells of Suisun, California, to "Dear Friends". Dated June 14, [circa 1855], the letter contains the well written ...
Friday, February 05, 2010

1859 California gold miner's letter

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1859 California gold miner's letter sent from Forbestown, California in Butte County back home to George G Swett in Hampden Maine. Forbe...
Thursday, February 04, 2010

Washington D. C. 1854

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“Washington D. C. April 4, 1854 Dear Sir, I have been here 6 weeks and leave today for home, Ovid N.Y. I write to say I have a large amount ...
Thursday, January 28, 2010

1869 PEMBERTON, VIRGINIA LETTER

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1869 PEMBERTON, VIRGINIA LETTER - REV JH MORRISON Letter signed, "J. H. Morrison", Pemberton, Goochland County, VA, May 7, 1860. W...

Letter to Mrs. Eliza Thornton,Lauderdale County, Mississippi, from Elizabeth Baggott, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio 1847

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Dayton P O Ohio montgomery Co. march the 14th 1847 My Dear and affectionate Aunt Father is married again.. He married A lady by the name of ...
Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Letter to Mrs. Mary Bradford and sister Sarah Jane, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, from Louisa, York Pennsylvania, 1839

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York Friday Nov. 25th ‘39 — I cannot refrain from expressing my thanks, thus early, for it, nor from giving you, Sarah Jane, our particular ...
Sunday, January 24, 2010

Letter from Simeon Baldwin, New Haven, Connecticut, January 4, 1808

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New Haven Jany 4th 1808 Dear Sir I have this day received yours of the 3d Inst wishing me to enquire more particularly of Mr Wm Baldwin resp...
Friday, January 22, 2010

Brooklyn, Connecticut 1849

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Letter with lots of good and bad news from home. Dated Brooklyn, Connecticut, June 14, 1849, Fanny, Lucy and their mother Sarah Litchfield w...

Letter to Alvah Bush, Albany New York, from her sister, M. M. Bush, Cooperstown, New York 1843

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Cooperstown Oct 11th 1843. I forgot to tell you that I paid $8 for my shawl which I suppose you will think very extravagant – It is cassimer...
Sunday, January 17, 2010

St. Clair County Illinois 1804

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Illinois postmarked letter dated St. Clair County Nov 5 1804, from Lawrence Shook, to John Gibson, Secretary, Vincennes, Indiana Territory,...
Friday, January 15, 2010

Civil War soldier's letter, Norfolk, Virginia

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Civil War soldier's letter, dated at the Signal Station near Norfolk, Virginia, December 13, 1863, from Julius Swain to his friend Fran...
Tuesday, January 05, 2010

Feature Letter 1863 Civil War Letter from George B. Atkins to his father from Camp Douglas, Illinois

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The Texas Republican Camp Douglas Chicago, Illinois March 19, 1863 Dear Father I write a letter to ARIE about a month ago, giving a statemen...
Monday, January 04, 2010

Civil War letter written by Henry Stokes Figures

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Today we feature a letter on PastVoices.com website. This is a Civil War letter written by Henry Stokes Figures on 9 May 1861 to his father ...
Sunday, January 03, 2010

1900 NEW LONDON, CT - LETTER RE COCKFIGHTING

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Letter from George D. Havens in New London Conneticut with candid content re cockfighting. New London, Connecticut, with postal cover to D[o...
Saturday, January 02, 2010

Christiansand 1809

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Document dated 1809, a letter from Captain Joseph Eck, in Christiansand, where his ship has been captured by Danish Privateers. In this lett...
Friday, January 01, 2010

Lonoke, Arkansas 1874

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WARNING: THIS LETTER CONTAINS RACIST CONTENT. Interesting 4 pp. letter dated Lonoke, Arkansas, Jun 29 1874, from E. K. Purdy, who was with h...
Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Letters to R. H. Walworth Chancellor Of New York

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Up for auction on Ebay is a fantastic group of 60 19th century letters to R. H. Walworth Chancellor Of New York. All of the letters date fr...