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