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Amelia Wolf teaching certificate
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Membership certificate for A. C. Bird
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This is A. C. Bird's certificate of membership in the Society of the Army of the Cumberland. It is signed by Philip Henry Sheridan who was president. It has images of the regiment along with Major Generals Buell, Rosecrans, and Thomas.
mssHM 79807
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Noah Webster signed certificate of a share in Union School House owned by John Miles
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Certificate, signed by Noah Webster, stating that John Miles owned one share of the property and interest in Union School House, New Haven, Connecticut, 1802 January 20. There is also one engraving of Noah Webster and two photographs of Adella Pepper Webster, one of her as a young girl, and one of her as an older woman.
mssHM 84490
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Certificate of the election of Benjamin Butler Harris
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This certificate is official confirmation of the election of Benjamin Butler Harris to the position of Public Administrator of Mariposa County, California, for a period of two years. On the cerfiticate's reverse is Harris' signed oath of office.
mssHM 17478
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Daniel B. Robinson letter to Mary Ann Robinson
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These manuscripts are a series of letters from Daniel Robinson to his sister Mary and brother James. In HM 19765 (1847, November 14), a letter to his sister, Daniel Robinson writes of his travels and contacts in the middle United States. HM 19766, dated 1849, March 12, also to Mary, Daniel writes he has delayed responding to her last letter due to a lack of interesting things to say. His main wish is to gain his fortune, and plans to accompany a group bound for the gold mines of California, and plans to leave Illinois in a week's time. He promises he will travel safely, and will write from time to time. The last letter to Mary in this sequence is dated 1850, October 31 (HM 19767), and Daniel has reached California, and has purchased "a lot of cattle" with several friends from Illinois. He would describe his journey if he had time, but plans to return to Illinois in the following spring. The final four letters are from Daniel to James, his brother. HM 19768 is dated 1849, April 12, and was written in St. Joseph, Missouri, where Daniel plans to stay for a month. The letter describes Daniel's trek to California, across overflowing rivers and many rough roads. The next letter (HM 19769) is dated May 3, and Daniel has left St. Joseph. His party had to wait two days for their chance to cross a river, as there were four hundred teams waiting for their turn. He saw several familiar Illinois faces in St. Joseph. On May 28, Daniel writes again to James (HM 19770). Their cattle broke free from their corral and scattered; they managed to recover some, but several were lost. Daniel learns that over four thousand teams have passed this way, bound for California. The final letter in this series is HM 19771, and is written from Sacramento City, California, dated 1849, October 3. Daniel reports the final leg of their journey was rather unpleasant, due to poor weather coupled with exhaustion. He says "there seems to be no extent to the amount of gold in California, and common laborers can get from two to three hundred dollars per month." His team has sold their wagons and cattle for mules and and mining equipment. He has heard many tales of gold, and expects to make his fortune soon. Of his journey to California, Daniel writes "I can safely say it is one of the most disagreeable trips a man can make." Included are three newspaper clippings from Illinois newspapers reprinting letters of Illinois travelers bound for California, two undated photos of Daniel Robinson, and a handwritten note addressed to "Mr. Tighe" and signed "Ruth Van Tuyl" regarding the photos and letters of Daniel Robinson.
mssHM 19765-19771