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MUSEUM OBJECT
Slavery and Freedom Objects

Letter and payment receipt for hire of enslaved persons owned by Apphia Rouzee

January 1, 1802

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A letter written by Apphia Rouzee to Mr. Evan Brown in care of William Noel stating "you must hire out all the negros to the best advantage for this yeare and send by him all the cash you have received." The letter is dated January 1, 1802. On the reverse,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.104.14
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Slavery and Freedom Objects

Letter concerning procurement of whips, personal effects, and bolts of cloth

October 19, 1829

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This handwritten one page, double-sided document is a business letter written to a Mrs. Wintonne. It appears to pertain to the procurement of whips, a bonnet and other personal effects from Baltimore. It appears that the writer was the agent in charge of…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.104.40
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Archival documents & files

Letter from 1st Lt. Harry F. Lofton to Rosenfield Uniform Company: change of Addresses of Officers — Financial Records

Aug. 13, 1932

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Cataloged as “Letter from 1st Lt. Harry F. Lofton to Rosenfield Uniform Company: change of Addresses of Officers” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2014.39_ref244
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Letter from 1st Lt. Harry F. Lofton to the Adjutant General's Office: Check for cost of Repairs of Rifles of K Company — Financial Records

Sept. 10, 1932

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Cataloged as “Letter from 1st Lt. Harry F. Lofton to the Adjutant General's Office: Check for cost of Repairs of Rifles of K Company” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2014.39_ref246
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Letter from 1st Lt. Hugh H. Bosfield: Accounts of Officers Mess—July 1932 & Food Drawn from Commissary — Financial Records

Aug. 6, 1932

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Cataloged as “Letter from 1st Lt. Hugh H. Bosfield: Accounts of Officers Mess—July 1932 & Food Drawn from Commissary” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2014.39_ref239
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Letter from 2nd Lt. Hugh H. Bosfield to the State Quartermaster: Payment of Mess Account — Financial Records

Sept. 23, 1932

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Cataloged as “Letter from 2nd Lt. Hugh H. Bosfield to the State Quartermaster: Payment of Mess Account” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2014.39_ref247
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Letter from and photomechanical print of Rev. John B. Randolph

May 24, 1905

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A letter from Rev. John B. Randolph (.1) and a photomechanical print of a photograph of Randolph (.2). The letter is written on pre-printed letterhead that features a design along the top third of the page with the text "EVERLASTING AND EVER AT IT WILL…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.63.102.15.1-.2
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Letter from Capt. Harry F. Lofton: Subsistence (Field Training- Period- 1935) Unadjusted Accounts — Financial Records

Aug. 15, 1935

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Cataloged as “Letter from Capt. Harry F. Lofton: Subsistence (Field Training- Period- 1935) Unadjusted Accounts” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2014.39_ref258
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Archival Collections

Letter from Carl Fischer Inc. to Hall Johnson regarding Johnson's contract

April 19, 1935

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A letter from Carl Fischer, Inc. to Hall Johnson dated April 19, 1935. The letter is written in black type on white paper. The letterhead on the piece of paper reads: [CABLE "CARFISCHER NEW YORK" / TELEPHONE SPRING 7-0900 / CARL FISCHER, INC. / MUSIC…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog TA2013.166.9.2
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Letter from Colgate & Lamb Inc. Catering — Financial Records

Jun. 6, 1931

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Cataloged as “Letter from Colgate & Lamb Inc. Catering” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2014.39_ref233
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Documents and Manuscripts

Letter from H.W. Sewing for Daisy Bates Trust Fund

Feb 16, 1960

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Letter from the Dollars for Daisy Bates Trust Fund. The letter is printed in black ink on Douglass State Bank letterhead. It is addressed to Rev. V. K. stokes and begins [Dear Brother Pastor: / Doubtless, you have already read some of the many news…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.14.5a
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Documents and Manuscripts

Letter from Jimmie Davis about the song "You Are My Sunshine"

December 3, 1962

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A typed letter dated December 3, 1962 on State of Louisiana letterhead from Jimmie Davis, the governor of Louisiana, to Charles Sullivan of Sullivan's Enterprises regarding Ray Charles' version of the song "You are My Sunshine".

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.68.1.2
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Documents and Manuscripts

Letter from John L. Lewis regarding Maxine Sullivan

May 19, 1983

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A letter from John L. Lewis to an unidentified "Sir" on lined sheets. The two-page letter (2013.46.29.98a) was written in regard to the album titled "Maxine Sullivan with Ted Easton's Jazz Band." In the letter Lewis praises both Sullivan and Easton's band.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.46.29.98ab
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Letter from Maj. Larkland F. Hewitt: Post Exchange Account Of Various Companies — Financial Records

Mar. 22, 1924- Nov. 26, 1935

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Cataloged as “Letter from Maj. Larkland F. Hewitt: Post Exchange Account Of Various Companies” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2014.39_ref224
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