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- Subject is exactly "New York (State)"
Certificate for draft substitution
Certificate from the New York Board of Enrollment exempting Marshall Cynes from military duty and replacing him with substitute Frederick Artz, according to the Enrollment Act of 1863.
A.S. Clark from Thomas Proctor
Letter requesting copies of an illustration of Lincoln's deathbed scene published in Frank Leslie's Illustrated newspaper, from a man who was present, Mar. 12, 1896
Nathan Sargent petition and letter of recommendation for Commissioner of Customs, April 6, 1869
Letter of support dated April 6, 1869 from government officials recommending Nathan Sargent retain his position as Commissioner of Customs.
Nathan Sargent petition and letter of recommendation for Commissioner of Customs, April 5, 1869
Letter of support dated April 5, 1869 from government officials recommending Nathan Sargent retain his position as Commissioner of Customs.
Nathan Sargent from Benjamin F. Butler, November 11, 1874
Letter regarding Butler's treatment by the press.
Nathan Sargent from Edward Everett, January 3, 1836
Letter discussing potential Whig nominees for President in the 1836 election, and the growing approval of a Daniel Webster candidacy.
Nathan Sargent from Caleb Cushing, December 22, 1840
Letter discussing removals from office, and Cushing's opinion that postmasters are the tools of Amos Kendall, former editor of the Washington Globe and US Postmaster General under Andrew Jackson.
Petition for U.S. Auditor position, February 28, 1851
Petitions pledging support for the appointment of Nathan Sargent in various state and federal positions, including Auditor, Surveyor of the Port of Philadelphia, and Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Whitley Read Civil War diary
This diary was kept by soldier Whitley Read detailing his last year of service in the 10th New York Heavy Artillery, Company H. It also focuses on his postwar service on a Great Lakes Schooner. The last pages of the diary include brief memoranda and…