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A letter written by a child named Milton in Lowell, Massachusetts, to someone named Olive, possibly a playmate or relative. The first page of the letter contains twenty small hieroglyphic drawings combined with individual letters to create words or phrases, also known as rebus puzzles. The author talks about his penmanship, a previous letter that was damaged, and material his parents are making for a fair.
mssHM 84496
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Latreille wrote this letter from Paris to someone named "Barbio," offering information about his work. In French.
mssHM 81243
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Letter dated 1932, August 7, from Sir Frank Colyer to "Prof. Duckworth" of Cambridge. In this letter, Colyer states "I am writing a paper on variations of the teeth and want to verify the statements made by Bateson in his book on 'Materials for Variations.'" He asks if someone can show him specimens while he is at Cambridge (he then lists the specimens he wishes to see). HM 79063.
mssHM 79063-79064
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These are two manuscript letters, written to Forbes Barclay by an unidentified "N. Barclay". HM 16940 features vertical and horizontal cross-hatch writing concerning business and personal details, and is dated May 22, 1840. HM 16941, which appears to be written in a diary format, discusses details of shipping and various social engagements, and is dated July 29-August 2, 1840, and is incomplete and damaged; the pages are numbered 17-20. These letters seem to be detailed updates of business and personal affairs of various individuals for the benefit of Forbes Barclay, who is, at this time, in absentia from his Scotland home.
mssHM 16940-16941
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Note: damaged but repaired; much bleed-through of ink makes the letter very difficult to read.
PIG 71
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These three letters, written by an unknown author to newspaper editor James Gordon Bennett, address the Oregon Question. HM 4001 is dated 1846, January 17, and is signed "The Ghost of Morgan." HM 4002 is dated 1846, January 25, and is signed "Pericles." HM 4003, the longest letter at four pages, is dated 1846, January 26, and is signed "Oregon."
mssHM 4001-4003