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November 16, 1909
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis letter (.1) and envelope (.2) are correspondence written by Nelson Jordan, from Farmville, Virginia, to his daughter Julia Womack of Pasadena, California. The letter is in regards to a bank draft and notice that it will be arriving every ninety days…
August 4, 1880
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA handwritten letter by Robert B. Elliott containing his request of a friend for a loan of $100.00 in order to travel, on orders from Washington, to Florida on official business for the Treasury Department. The letter is handwritten in brown ink on one…
Jan. 5, 1932
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Letter from Rosenfield Uniform Co.” (Text).
September 11, 1933
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGForm letter from the Apex News and Hair Co., Inc. to support its new beauty school. The paper has the Apex letterhead. The letter is dated in the upper right. The form text begins [Dear Friend and Co-worker: / A very cordial invitation is extended to our…
Sept. 20, 1939
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Letter from the Credit Department of Bostitch Sales Company” (Text).
Aug. 17, 1932
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Letter: Funds paid to this organization during the encampment Period July 23 to August 6, 1932” (Text).
Apr. 1, 1938
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Letter of Payment” (Text).
ca. 1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn unsigned and undated letter of reference, handwritten in blue ink regarding Mrs. John Fisk's suitability for midwife training. At the top right is [Mrs Amanda Carter midwife] along with her Farmville, Virginia address. The letter itself is addressed [To…
ca. 1960
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA letter opener carved from ebony wood with a depiction of Kwame Nkrumah at the figurehead terminal and a long, tapered blade with a warm patina. Imprinted into the proper right side of the blade are the words [SHIP WITH BLACK STAR LINE]. There are some…
1922
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA letter from the Securities Realization Company regarding potential legal action against the Birth of a Race Photoplay Corporation for what the letter refers to as "nothing more or less than a gigantic swindling promotion" in its sale of stock. Letter is…
1874
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA letter written by Frederick Douglass to the Honorable J.A.J. Creswell on Freedmen's Savings Bank letterhead. The letterhead is pre-printed at top center in decorative black font and reads [Principal Office / of the / Freedman's Savings / and / Trust…
1842-1845
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis letter was written in Old Calabar, Nigeria by King Eyo Honesty II to a British captain. Eyo writes about an exchange of oil and empty casks – a trading relationship born out of the banned slave trade. The letter is undated and there is a significant…
1975
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Letter to Adolphus Ealey from Adelyn D. Breeskin, Consultant Smithsonian” (Text).
1975
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Letter to Adolphus Ealey from Gladys Noon Spellman, U.S. Congresswoman” (Text).
1975
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Letter to Adolphus Ealey from James L. Kunen, President of Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation” (Text).
Aug. 11, 1932
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Letter to All Unit Commanders: List of Supplies Charged to this Organization” (Text).
September 15, 1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn envelope (a) with letter (b) sent to midwife Amanda Carey Carter from a new mother regarding Carter potentially attending a birth at the woman's home. The letter is handwritten in blue ink on both sides of a single sheet of lined white paper. At top…
August 12, 1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn envelope (a) with enclosed letter (b) sent to midwife Amanda Carey Carter from an expectant mother regarding Carter potentially attending a birth at the woman's home. The letter is handwritten in blue ink on a single sheet of white paper, folded to form…
August 28, 1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn envelope (a) with enclosed letter (b) sent to midwife Amanda Carey Carter from an expectant mother regarding Carter potentially attending a birth at the woman's home. The letter is handwritten in blue ink on a single sheet of white paper, folded to form…
August 12, 1964
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA letter from a prospective patient to midwife Amanda Carey Carter regarding an upcoming birth. The letter is handwritten in blue ink on a single sheet of lined white paper, folded to make two pages. The letter is dated at top right [August 12-64] and…
February 17, 1960
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA letter signed by Superintendent of Public Welfare, Carrie H. Bliss, RSW, to Amanda Carter referencing payment of $20.00 for midwife services. Typewritten in black ink on a single sheet of white paper with letterhead reads "BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE /…
April 1, 1983
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA letter from Alice S. Linyear, MD, director of the Virginia Bureau of Maternal and Child Health, to midwife Amanda Carey Carter. The two-page, typewritten letter is on Virginia Department of Health letterhead and is dated April 1, 1983. The letter…
1811
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA letter to Bushrod Washington, George Washington's nephew, from James Henderson regarding the business of the Dismal Swamp Company. Letter is written on a single sheet of paper that was folded in a manner as to be its own envelope. Henderson offers to act…
Jan. 12, 1934
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Letter to Capt. Alexander Davis: Payment of Mess Account” (Text).
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