Winthrop Handwriting Collection
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Winthrop Handwriting Collection
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A collection of correspondence and signatures by historically significant persons, including politicians, statesmen and military leaders. Included among these are Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Oliver Wendell Holmes, and Mark Twain.
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Institution: Winthrop Public Library and Museum
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Note written by John Greenleaf Whittier Personal note about weather and visitors -
Letter written by John Greenleaf Whittier, 1876 Personal letter of poet and abolitionist -
Letter written by Henry Cabot Lodge, 1903 Re: Ethnology reports from U.S. Senate -
Letter written by Henry Cabot Lodge, 1897 Letter from U.S. Senate to David Floyd -
Thank you letter written by Robert C. Winthrop, 1889 Thank you to David Floyd for calendar -
Letter written by Henry Wilson, 1860s(?) Critique of opposition to Gen. McClellan -
Letter written by Artemus Ward, 1864 Appeal to his wife (?) Josephine -
Note written by George Francis Train, 1862 Anecdote about Sumner Committee -
Letter written by Gerrit Smith, 1870 Letter regarding banking -
Letter written by John Sherman, 1880 Re: late tax payment drawbacks -
Editorial corrections by John G. Saxe Editorial corrections -
Letter written by Alexander Hamilton Rice, 1885 Acceptanc of theater invitation -
Letter written by Reverend Samuel May, 1890 Decline inclusion in abolitionist meeting -
Letter written by John D. Long, 1881 Governor, 1880-1883, "Pomeroy" -
Letter written by J. Howard, Jr. Editorial rooms at "The World" -
Letter written by William Gaston, 1888 Acceptance of theater invitation -
Letter written by Stephen Arnold Douglas, 1858 Letter to comply to request -
Note written by George Washington Cable, 1888 Note re: lecture about race -
Letter written by Benjamin F. Butler, 1865 Note re: orders to arm troops -
Letter written by A.H. Bullock, 1864 House Rep. note "for the Journal" -
Letter written by John Q.A. Brackett, 1886 Lieut. Gov. of Massachusetts, 1887-1890 -
Letter written by J. P. Benjamin, 1862 Secy. Of State Letter re: salaries -
Letter written by John B. Alley Letter re: Capt. Gregory -
Letter written by Henry Clark Corgin, 1899 Adjutant General, War Dept. -
Letter written by Lincoln Levi, 1830(?) Governor 1825-1834 -- State Seal -
Letter written by Nelson Appleton Miles, 1890s(?) Major General Com. U.S. Army -
Letter written by Elihu Root, 1899(?) War Office Seal -
Letter written by John Cowles Scofield, 1899 Chief Clerk, War Department -
Signature of J. Brooks Signature only -
Signature of John Davis Signature only -
Signature of Marcus Morton Signature only, Gov. 1824-1825 -
Thank you letter written by Oliver Ames, 1886 Thank you for invitation to lecture -
Thank you letter written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1877 Thank you for invitation to theater -
Calling card of Oliver Wendell Holmes, 1884 Calling card - Boston -
Letter written by Oliver Wendell Holmes, 1880 Letter about unpublished poem -
Letter written by William Tecumseh Sherman, 1880 Letter included with his taxes -
Letter written by Mark Twain, 1905 Letter with short story on back -
Letter written by Frederick Douglass, 1889 Appointment--Haitian Consulate -
Letter written by Jefferson Davis, 1863 Ordnance letters -- 3 pages -
Letter written by Thomas Jefferson Receipt for salary -
Letter written by James, Madison, 1779 Receipt for delegate wages -
Letter written by Edward Everett, 1779 With Massachusetts State Seal -
Signature of Philip Henry Sheridan Signature only -
Signature of William Lloyd Garrison Signature only -
Signature of William Lloyd Garrison Signature only -
Signature of Abraham Lincoln Signature only