Thursday, September 30, 2010

Pearce and Chappotin families of New England

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Three handwritten letters, 1820, 1823 and 1829. They all originally belonged to the Pearce and Chappotin families of New England. One is wri...
Wednesday, September 29, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 1892

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1892 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA LETTER - ALASKA IMPROVEMENT CO - Handwritten letter of James Eva, Aug. 31, 1892, SF, to daughter E. M. Eva at...
Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Love Letters 1836

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Two love letters written by John Cooley to his wife Lucina in 1836. John is on board the brig Sampson under the leadership of Captain Purkis...
Monday, September 27, 2010

Warwick New York 1840

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May 1840. Warwick [New York]. An unusual document signed by fifteen musicians, members of the Warwick Brass and Reed Band. The top portion s...
Sunday, September 26, 2010

Sacramento California 1861

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Letter dated Sacramento (California), Oct 9 1861, from "Nathan," a sheep rancher, to his brother, "Benjamin," with an ex...
Saturday, September 25, 2010

William H. Anderson 1887

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February 10, 1887. Southern Part of New Mexico near Rincon. An autograph letter signed ”W.H.A.” to his daughter about his travels from New E...
Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Johnston Colony 1854

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Letter dated Johnston Colony, Jan 9 1854, from John R. Johnston to his daughter Mary, husband Stephen and sons John R. and Harry at Livingst...
Saturday, September 04, 2010

LIFE STORIES OF ELLIS ISLAND IMMIGRANTS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE

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Ancestry announced today it has launched a collection of more than 1,700 recorded oral histories from immigrants who arrived in the United S...
Tuesday, August 31, 2010

1792 PHILA LETTER - SOLOMON [SALOMON] RAPHAEL

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1792 PHILA LETTER - SOLOMON [SALOMON] RAPHAEL - JEWISH MERCHANT - Early Pennsylvania Judaica. Letter signed, "Salomon Raphael", Ph...
Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Ralph Mozart Whitehead, Yukon Terrritory 1898

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1898 Klondike Gold Rush Letters about the trip of Ralph Mozart Whitehead to the Yukon Terrritory in search of a gold strike during the heat ...
Friday, August 20, 2010

OE Kenny From West Newbury 1843

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“West Newbury April the 12 1843 Absent Friend, It is indeed natural to us to wish and to plan, and it is merciful in the Lord to disappo...
Monday, June 21, 2010

Civil War soldier's letter

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Civil War soldier's letter dated Concord [Camp Berry], New Hampshire, August 25, 1861. From George W. Felch to his friend Adeline Jones ...
Tuesday, June 15, 2010

James Dalaney 1825

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Letter dated 1825, where James Dalaney has written to P.R.Fendale at Alexandria, D.C; asking to borrow $100.00 as he is barely 100 miles fro...
Thursday, June 10, 2010

Rockaway Long Island, New York 1806

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Rockaway (Long Island, New York), Sep 4 (1806), from William M. Pree, to James Clapp, No. 2 Upper Chambers Street, New York City. Hand carri...
Saturday, June 05, 2010

Civil War Soldier's Letter

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Civil War soldier's letter dated Cairo, Illinois, February 21, 1862 and written by Thomas Call, Company A, "Yates Sharpshooters...
Wednesday, May 26, 2010

1850 LETTER TO PHILADELPHIA EYE DOCTOR

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1850 LETTER TO PHILADELPHIA EYE DOCTOR - ISAAC HAYS MD - 1 1/2pp handwritten letter of Wilmer Worthington, West Chester, June 10, 1850, to I...
Thursday, May 20, 2010

San Francisco 1859

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Business letter, dated San Francisco, California, August 4, 1859, from bookseller J. Q. A. WARREN at 149 Clay Street, San Francisco, to publ...
Sunday, May 09, 2010

St. Davids Jamaica 1801

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Interesting three page letter from a W. Sutherland of Greenwall, St. Davids in Jamaica dated 30 September 1801 to a business associate in Lo...
Wednesday, May 05, 2010

1846-48 MISSOURI MISSIONARY LETTERS

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Two letters to family members from Rev. Charles D. Herbert. An 1848 letter to his mother is datelined Harmony Mission, and completed in Wars...
Friday, April 30, 2010

New Mexico 1887

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February 10, 1887. Southern Part of New Mexico near Rincon. An autograph letter signed ”W.H.A.” to his daughter about his travels from New E...