Correspondence between Illinois farmer G.W. Kennedy and family members in Ohio discussing routine work and family matters.

Correspondence between Illinois farmer G.W. Kennedy and family members in Ohio discussing routine work and family matters.

Correspondence between Illinois farmer G.W. Kennedy and family members in Ohio discussing routine work and family matters.

Letter discussing the regional differences for the Presidential nomination, the formation of a national convention, and negotiations with the American party over the nomination.

Letter regarding an article published in the American.

Letter regarding the Report on African Colonization.

Reminsciences about Abraham Lincoln written by a man who grew up on a farm near the Capitol in Springfield, Illinois. In his letter to Mr. Lucas, he recounts his boyhood impressions of Lincoln, of his attendance at the 1860 Republican National…

Letter written by a guitar player performing with a traveling circus in Michigan. The band plays for the 4th Michigan Regiment.

Illinois Grand Jury indictment of George Gregg for selling spirituous liquors without a license. Signed by Ward H. Lamon, former law partner of Abraham Lincoln.

Request from Horatio T. Libby, an engine machinist, that Joseph E. Bradford investigate a patent held by Henry Bailey.

Signed response from Abraham Lincoln to the request for an autograph, July 10, 1860

Letter from Robert Todd Lincoln, son of Abraham Lincoln, politely refusing to express an opinion in print.