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    Exhibition of 1871. This diploma awarded to Mrs. Elizabeth Shaffer by the Highland Agricultural Society

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    Image of an American bald eagle with flags, Union shield, and farming implements in a field on a certificate issued by the Highland Agricultural Society of Pennsylvania; vignettes of farming and agriculture scenes, including a smithy, woman spinning at a wheel, horses, livestock, and grain harvest surround the certificate text; Highland Agricultural Society seal at bottom left.

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  • [Grand Army of the Republic blank military certificate]

    [Grand Army of the Republic blank military certificate]

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    Image of a Grand Army of the Republic blank military certificate decorated with several vignettes depicting army and navy battle scenes, soldiers and sailors, and a pair of deathbed scenes; goddess Columbia with American eagle, Union shield, American flag, and laurel wreath at top center; G.A.R. badge with flag and wreath at bottom center.

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  • Nicholas Selkirk

    Nicholas Selkirk

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    Image of a military certificate honoring Nicholas Selkirk recording his tour of duty with the 6th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry regiment during the American Civil War; account of his duty handwritten in ink at the center of a shield decorated by patriotic and military emblems and medals; American bald eagle on Union shield, American flags, laurel and oak branches surround shield.

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  • Military register : 1st New York Independent Veteran Battery

    Military register : 1st New York Independent Veteran Battery

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    Image of a military register with a list of military personnel framed by images of an American bald eagle with Union shield, flags, battle scene with charging cavalry soldiers on horseback, soldiers in camp, women waiting at home, and family scenes.

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    All honor to the brave : United States Army diploma

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  • To all whom it may concern: know ye, that William Lair

    To all whom it may concern: know ye, that William Lair

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    Image of a discharge certificate form with an American bald eagle emblem with wings displayed standing on a Union shield with American flags and an olive branch below the title; blank "Oath of Identity" form on verso.

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