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Manuscripts
Document signed. Deed from John White to John Constant for real estate in and near Springfield, Illinois. In hand of Lincoln, notarized by William Lavely, Justice of the Peace. (2 pages)
HM 3159
Manuscripts
Document signed. Indenture for 80 acres in Coles County, Illinois. In hand of Lincoln and signed "A. Lincoln, M. Lincoln." Includes separate docketed cover.
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Manuscripts
Notebook contains newspaper clippings regarding Lincoln's speeches about his views on slavery and racial equality with added notes by Lincoln. Also present is an autograph draft or copy letter signed from Lincoln, Springfield, Illinois, to James N. Brown, 1858 October 18. Clippings date from 1854 to approximately 1864; Lincoln's notes are in ink and date from 1858. The notebook appears to have been created by Lincoln in 1858 for the use of James N. Brown; later notes are in pencil and are attributed to Brown. Clippings are glued to pages, most are folded. (71 pages with content; pp. 68-107 are blank)
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Visual Materials
A photographic album with 59 images showing the places where Abraham Lincoln lived in Illinois and Kentucky. The towns and cities featured include Elizabethtown, Kentucky; Hodgensville, Kentucky; Lincoln City, Indiana; Petersburg, Illinois; Springfield, Illinois; and Chicago, Illinois. Most of the photographs show the exteriors of buildings, with a few interior views, particularly of Lincoln's house in Springfield, Illinois. A manuscript letter from compiler Albert C. Grier to Milwaukee Lincolniana collector John E. Burton, attached to the rear pastedown, explains how the album was assembled.
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Manuscripts
This manuscript is a deed of sale for land in Bethel, Oregon to George W. Richardson from the Trustees of Bethel Institute. Printed form, filled in by hand. Signed by J. R. Harrison, Justice of the Peace.
mssHM 16538
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Manuscripts
Document signed. Indenture for 80 acres in Coles County, Illinois. In hand of Lincoln and signed "A. Lincoln, M. Lincoln." Includes separate docketed cover. (2 pages)
HM 3101
