Rare Books
The good yeomen
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Military: Yeomen of the Guard
Manuscripts
The collection consists of personal letters among the Townshend family members, business correspondence, land papers and deeds, financial accounts, bonds, receipts, Government and political material, legal briefs and court opinions, literary material including epitaphs, poems, prayers and travel accounts, military material, wills, marriage settlements, family account books and diaries. Significant correspondents include George III, George IV, William IV and Victoria, as well as many members of the Royal family. Political correspondents include 1st Earl of Chatham, W.E. Gladstone, George Grenville, Lord Palmerston, Sir Robert Peel, Spencer Perceval, William Pitt, the Duke of Wellington, and John Wilkes. Important note: although this material includes the years 1769-1865 there is only one letter which refers slightly to the American Revolutionary War and no letters or other material deal with the American Civil War.
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Dunlap’s Seeds : Good harvest from good seed
Visual Materials
Image of a woman in a long dress sitting on the ground shelling peas in an advertisement for Dunlap's seeds; she sits next to a stone wall surrounded by a variety of fruits and vegetables, including lettuce, beans, celery, melons, radishes, onions, and corn; on the ground next to her is a basket lettered with "A. H. D. & S. Nashua N.H." full of tomatoes and turnips.
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Goods cheap!
Visual Materials
Image of an advertisement for Solomon Spaulding of Franklin, New Hampshire, who is selling goods at reduced prices due to his imminent business closure.
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The good Samaritan
Visual Materials
Image of the story of the good Samaritan from the book of Luke in the Bible; a man in robes and a turban with a basket of oil and wine kneels to help a bleeding man in a loincloth along the edge of a dirt road near trees; onlookers and donkey loaded with packs in road; city of Jericho in background.
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