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  • Collection: Civil War and Slavery Collection
Go to Autograph of Albert S. Edwards, Custodian of the Lincoln home in Springfield, Illinois item page

Autograph of Albert S. Edwards, Custodian of the Lincoln home in Springfield, Illinois and nephew of Lincoln, undated.
Go to Autograph of Robert Todd Lincoln item page

Autograph of Robert Todd Lincoln
Go to J. Elfreth Watkins from Robert Todd Lincoln item page

Letter from Robert Todd Lincoln, son of Abraham Lincoln, politely refusing to express an opinion in print.
Go to Second Vice-Prsident Andrew Johnson autograph as member of the United States Senate item page

Second Vice-Prsident Andrew Johnson autograph as member of the United States Senate.
Go to First Vice-President Hannibal Hamlin autographed free franks from Washington, D.C. item page

First Vice-President Hannibal Hamlin autographed free franks from Washington, D.C. Cover includes reply to patronage request.
Go to Cover "From the President of the United States" signed by "Priv. Sec." John G. Nicolay item page

Cover "From the President of the United States" signed by "Priv. Sec." John G. Nicolay. Erased notation reads "Good luck to General Butler Mar 25/ A.L."
Go to Kennedy family correspondence item page

Correspondence between Illinois farmer G.W. Kennedy and family members in Ohio discussing routine work and family matters.
Go to Kennedy family correspondence item page

Correspondence between Illinois farmer G.W. Kennedy and family members in Ohio discussing routine work and family matters.
Go to Kennedy family correspondence item page

Correspondence between Illinois farmer G.W. Kennedy and family members in Ohio discussing routine work and family matters.
Go to Engraving of the funeral procession of Abraham Lincoln item page

Engraving of the funeral procession of Abraham Lincoln entitled "The 25th of April 1865 in New York," published by Charles Magnus 12 Frankfort St. N.Y.
Go to Letter of agreement for James Garrard item page

Contract guaranteeing James Garrard, the Governor of Kentucky, three thousand dollars.
Go to Abraham Lincoln's second law partner Stephen T. Logan item page

Stephen T. Logan, Abraham Lincoln's second law partner from 1841-1844. Print of portrait and signed note dated Sept. 1834.
Go to Abraham Lincoln's first law partner John T. Stuart item page

John T. Stuart, Abraham Lincoln's first law partner from April 12, 1837 until May 14, 1841. Print from portrait in the office of Mr. Logan Hay. Signed declaration of responsibility for costs, dated August 26, 1837.
Go to William H. Herndon, law partner of Abraham Lincoln, photo and note item page

William H. Herndon, law partner of Abraham Lincoln from 1848 until Lincoln's death. Photo of Herndon and note to clerk concerning Ambrose Barrett, Feb. 13, 1861.
Go to Allegory of Lincoln's Death item page

Allegory of Lincoln's Death painted by Belgian artist Constantin Meunier in 1865.
Go to Special mortgage on twenty two slaves by Francis Duplessis, 1839 item page

Special mortgage taken by Francis (Francois) Duplessis (b. 1786 in New Orleans) on twenty two slaves. This mortgage, held by the Union Bank of Louisiana, replaces a previous mortgage on thirty one slaves.
Go to Bill of indictment for theft against a slave belonging to Ritchard Potts, 1839  item page

Bill of indictment against a slave, by the jurors of the State of Maryland, for receiving and secreting stolen goods from another slave.
Go to Inventory of land and slaves belonging to James Fullen, 1815 item page

Inventory of land, property and slaves owned by James Fullen.
Go to Letter to James Anderson from George Washington Parke Custis, June 26, 1806 item page

Letter to James Anderson, manager of the White House Plantation from George Washington Parke Custis, the grandson of Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, from Mt. Washington. The letter concerns the management of the properties, sale of livestock, and…
Go to Bill of sale for slave of Thomas Stone, February 4, 1836 item page

Bill of sale transferring ownership of girl named Mariah from Thomas Stone of Natchez, Mississippi to James Cotton for the sum of $850.
Go to Bill of sale for slave of William B. Withers, January 18, 1858 item page

Bill of sale transferring ownership of an 11 year old boy named Dick from John G. Withers of North Carolina to William B. Withers (b. ca. 1821 in S. C.) for the sum of $710.
Go to Petition by the executors of the estate of Edmund Townsend, 1854 item page

Petition by the executors of the estate of Edmund Townsend directing the disposition of two female slaves who are the daughters of the deceased.
Go to Appraisal of the estate of James Ricks, January 21, 1860 item page

Appraisal of the personal estate of James Ricks filed in Probate Court in Calhoun County, Arkansas. Property listed includes 14 slaves, livestock, farm equipment, and tools.
Go to Letter to Abraham. L. Pennock, June 18, 1845  item page

Letter to Quaker abolitionist Abraham L. Pennock in Haverford, Pennsylvania from a fellow Quaker in England cautioning him about activism with Abolitionist societies in America. The correspondent also inquires about the availability of work and…

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