Box Small Collections 14
Contains 21 Results:
Gasto ordinario de casa: desde el 1 de Noviembre de 1858, hasta el fin de Diciembre de 1863, 1858 - 1863
Diary largely consists of numbers, but no English transcript is currently available. Handwritten diary, some fading and damage may cause reading issues.
Commonplace Book with Poetry, circa 1818
David Grieve Patent, signed by John Adams and Timothy Pickering, 1797 June 8
This collection contains a patent from 1797 for David Grieve for an invention in looms. The patent is signed by President John Adams, Secretary of State Timothy Pickering, and Attorney General Charles Lee.
Map - A Plan of the Late Siege of the Havana and Moor's Castle, & their Environs, circa 1762
This collection contains three maps depicting naval battles in Cuba during the Anglo-Spanish War in 1762-1763. The engravings were created for the London Magazine.
Map - A Plan of the Straights of Bahama, through which the Expedition Fleet was Conducted in the Year 1762, against the Havana, circa 1762
This collection contains three maps depicting naval battles in Cuba during the Anglo-Spanish War in 1762-1763. The engravings were created for the London Magazine.
Map - A View of the Moor's Castle near the Havana Whilst Beseiged by Us, circa 1762
This collection contains three maps depicting naval battles in Cuba during the Anglo-Spanish War in 1762-1763. The engravings were created for the London Magazine.
Photographs, 1905
Letter from a Mississippi Law Enforcement Officer on Racial Violence, 1882 August 1
Handwritten letter, some water damage may make reading difficult. No transcript available at this time.
Letters, 1818-1884
Handwritten letters from the Hutchinson family, outgoing correspondence. Some letters are nearly illegibile due to fading ink and water damage. No transcript available at this time.
Original Engravings by Theresa Sherrer Davidson for Donald Davidson's The Long Street; Poems, 1961
This collection contains seven original engravings by Theresa Sherrer Davidson for her husband Donald Davidson's The Long Street; Poems, published in 1961.
Royal Decree which makes a Kingdom of the State of Brazil, 1815 December 16
This collection, dated December 16, 1815, contains a typeset royal decree in Portuguese declaring the Kingdom of Brazil a constituent Kingdom of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves.
Diary of Edna Witwen, 1918 - 1919
Photographs of Edna Witwen (2), 1918 - 1919
Stagecoach transport register, 1849 - 1850
Transport register is handwritten. Some wear due to old age may cause difficulty reading. No transcript available at this time.
Report on 61 railroad bridges in North Georgia, East Tennessee, and Central Tennessee, circa 1863
This collection contains documents related to railroad defense by Union soldiers during the American Civil War. There is also a detailed report on 61 railroad bridges on lines in North Georgia, East Tennessee, and Central Tennessee. Information includes distance from the city indicated, location, river crossed, length, height above water, number of spans, type of bridge, and remarks. Finally, there are documents related to Lt. Henry Osterheld's service during the war.
Documents related to railroad defense and Lt. Henry Osterheld, 1863 - 1865
This collection contains documents related to railroad defense by Union soldiers during the American Civil War. There is also a detailed report on 61 railroad bridges on lines in North Georgia, East Tennessee, and Central Tennessee. Information includes distance from the city indicated, location, river crossed, length, height above water, number of spans, type of bridge, and remarks. Finally, there are documents related to Lt. Henry Osterheld's service during the war.
Certificate of Appointment of Henry Osterheld to First Sergeant, 1862 November 28
This collection contains documents related to railroad defense by Union soldiers during the American Civil War. There is also a detailed report on 61 railroad bridges on lines in North Georgia, East Tennessee, and Central Tennessee. Information includes distance from the city indicated, location, river crossed, length, height above water, number of spans, type of bridge, and remarks. Finally, there are documents related to Lt. Henry Osterheld's service during the war.
Letter from Napoléon Bonaparte, 1796 May 4
This collection contains one letter sent by Napoleon Bonaparte regarding a military matter dated May 4, 1796 and a single woodcut print of Napoleon.
Woodcut print of "Napoleon in Spanien"
This collection contains one letter sent by Napoleon Bonaparte regarding a military matter dated May 4, 1796 and a single woodcut print of Napoleon.
James Lockhart Scudder Letter to Colonel Henry B. Davidson, 1862 October 22
This collection contains a letter dated Oct. 1862 from James Lockhart Scudder to Confederate Colonel Henry B. Davidson, his brother-in-law. In the letter, Scudder assures Davidson of the falsity of the rumor "that [he] had turned Union man."
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