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December 28, 1840
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis letter was written in Richmond, Virginia, on December 28, 1840, by T. Heatherly to Doctor M. C. Taylor of Richmond, Kentucky. Heatherly writes of purchasing one enslaved man for $630.00 whom he plans to sell in Kentucky for $800.00. He also lists…
1930
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Letter to Major Richard from Judith Wintittanim II” (Text).
November 1, 1938
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA signed, typed letter from Josephine Baker to her sister Margaret Martin Wallace ("Meg"). The letter is written in French and was accompanied by a typed translation of the text.
1834
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Letter to Mark Healey "Order for China to be executed in care of the non-arrival of the responses at Canton" from Hastings Potter [Annotated note "Duplicate"]” (Text).
1834
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Letter to Mark Healy Esq from Andrew Hall of receipt for "Order from A. J. Hall" [Annotated note "Copy"]” (Text).
May 31, 1911
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGLetter to Mrs. Terrell from Joseph H. Douglass, grandson of Frederick Douglass, dated May 31, 1911. Single page written on Douglass' personal stationary. Black ink on tan paper. Letter head at the top reads [JOSEPH H. DOUGLASS / Solo Violinist /…
1832
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Letter to Mep. Wm Applebaum from [illegible]” (Text).
November 14, 1936
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA handwritten letter to Naomi Long from S.S. Jones. In it, Jones compliments Long on a poem she wrote to her father. The letter is backed by cardboard and has a layer of plastic laminate over it.
July 1, 2011
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA handwritten notecard (a) on personal stationery with the name "L'WREN SCOTT" printed in black ink at the center top of the front side of the paper. In the note, Scott thanks Oprah Winfrey for wearing Scott's clothing designs in the final episodes of The…
February 1, 1925
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA letter (a) written on National Baptist Convention letterhead from S.S. Jones to Dr. M.C. Long. Jones is on a tour of the Holy Land and is writing from Jerusalem. Included is the envelope (b) used to send the letter.
April 1, 1983
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA letter from Alice S. Linyear, MD, director of the Virginia Bureau of Maternal and Child Health, addressed to Samuel A. Graham, Jr., M.D., director of the Piedmont Health District. The two-page, typewritten letter is on Virginia Department of Health…
February 28, 1849
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis letter was written in Charleston, South Carolina, on February 28, 1849, by Giles Saunders to Samuel Fox in Richmond, Kentucky. Saunders describes a recent sale of mules and notes, "I understand negroes is much hyer than last year" in reference to the…
May 18, 1849
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis letter was written in Richmond, Virginia, on May 18, 1849, by Giles Saunders to Samuel Fox of Richmond, Kentucky. Saunders details the sale of two enslaved men at a total of $355.00 profit while expressing concerns about the current market. The paper…
March 9, 1847
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis letter was written in Richmond, Virginia, on March 9, 1847, by Giles Saunders to Samuel Fox of Richmond, Kentucky. Saunders discusses the purchase and subsequent sale of an enslaved woman as well as several other enslaved people he has purchased and…
March 21, 1847
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis letter was written in Richmond, Virginia, on March 21, 1847, by Giles Saunders to Samuel Fox of Richmond, Kentucky. Saunders describes receiving a check for $700 from Fox. Saunders also stated that seven (7) enslaved people were recently sent home and…
May 13-22, 1931
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Letter to the Personal Adjutant, 1st Lt. Edward O. Gourdin” (Text).
1840
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Letter to Thos [Thomas] Lawyer [illegible] Lawyersville, NY from unknown in Schoharie County, NY” (Text).
undated
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Letter to unknown from R.H. Cunningham, Lt. U.S. Navy” (Text).
1865
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Letter to unknown from Wm. H. Johnston” (Text).
1980 May 21
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Letter (typed) to Constance Stuart Larrabee from Ms. Smit, Editor-in-Chief of D.R. Church Publishers, responding to Larrabee's concerns about the reproduction of her Nagmaal photographs in a book about Afrikaans' traditions (with text by…
1980 June 6
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Letter (typed) to Ms. Smit, Editor-in-Chief of D.R. Church Publishers, from Constance Stuart Larrabee. Larrabee expresses concern about the possible fragmentation of her Nagmaal photographic collection and hope that she and D.R. Church…
1970s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA handwritten letter by James Brown on wide-ruled notebook paper, pulled from a pad of paper (from the top). Blue ink and double-spaced writing. Reads [To/Whom it May concern I'm, A/very sick Man and My wife/Deidre is my Only hope so please/Let her in my…
January 30, 1858
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA letter written by John Brown and Frederick Douglass from Rochester, New York, on January 30, 1858, to Brown's wife and children. The letter is handwritten in black ink on the front and back sides of a single sheet of paper. The letter is first written by…
February 4, 1910
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis letter (.1) and envelope (.2) are for correspondence written by Nelson Jordan Jr. as dictated by Nelson Jordan, and by Nelson Jordan, from Farmville, Virginia, to Julia Womack of Pasadena, California. The letter gives instructions to Womack regarding…
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