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Georgiana Bruce Kirby autograph letter signed to John Sullivan Dwight, Alton, Illinois, January 18, 1846

Georgiana Bruce Kirby autograph letter signed to John Sullivan Dwight,...

Bruce misses Brook Farm but keeps up on it by reading the Harbinger. She has obtained seven new subscriptions for the paper in Illinois. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Lincoln's invitation to Peoria. [Facsimile.]

Lincoln's invitation to Peoria. [Facsimile.]

Facsimile of letter sent by Peorians in 1854 asking Lincoln to come here to reply to Douglas's speech.

Letter to Henry Clay Whitney, Esq. from Abraham Lincoln, November 30, 1858.

Letter to Henry Clay Whitney, Esq. from Abraham Lincoln, November 30, ...

Requests copies of the Lincoln-Douglas debates as they were reported in the Tribune.

Abraham Lincoln, November 1858  (List of Votes by County, Illinois Ninth Congressional District, 1856 and 1858)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Abraham Lincoln, November 1858 (Illinois Popular Votes for Congressmen, State Treasurer and Legislators)

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: A...

Illinois Popular Votes for Congressmen, State Treasurer and Legislators

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Abraham Lincoln, November 1858-1860 (List of Votes in Northern Illinois County, 1856 and 1858)

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: A...

List of Votes in Northern Illinois County, 1856 and 1858

Abraham Lincoln, [November] 1858  (Illinois Popular Votes for Congressmen, State Treasurer and Legislators)
Clinton County Illinois Republican Party, Monday, May 03, 1858  (Poster for Republican meeting)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Abraham Lincoln, October 1858 (Notes on Illinois Election Laws)
Abraham Lincoln, November 1858-1860  (List of Votes in Northern Illinois County, 1856 and 1858)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Clinton County Illinois Republican Party, Monday, May 03, 1858 (Poster for Republican meeting)
Illinois 9th Congressional District, November 1858  (Statement of the vote of Ninth Congressional District for the President in 1856 and Congressman in 1858)
Abraham Lincoln, [October 1858]  (Notes on Illinois Election Laws)
Illinois Mt. Vernon Ladies Association, January 1859  (Printed Advertisement)
William F. M. Arny to Chicago Press, Friday, September 21, 1860  (Cover letter)
J. J. A. Wilson to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, May 18, 1860  (Telegram; Lincoln expected in Chicago)
Abraham Lincoln, [December 12, 1860]  (Editorial in Illinois State Journal on appointing Southerners to cabinet)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Abraham Lincoln, December 12, 1860 (Editorial in Illinois State Journal on appointing Southerners to cabinet)

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: A...

Editorial in Illinois State Journal on appointing Southerners to cabinet

Henry A. Brewster to Abraham Lincoln, Tuesday, October 09, 1860  (Wants copy of Illinois statutes)
Chicago Wide-Awake Republican Club to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, June 01, 1860  (Certificate of membership)
Julius White to Abraham Lincoln, Thursday, September 20, 1860  (Invites Lincoln to Chicago)
Springfield Illinois Zouave Greys to Abraham Lincoln, [December 1860]  (Volunteer to accompany Lincoln to Washington)
Illinois Election Returns, November 1860
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Springfield Illinois Zouave Greys to Abraham Lincoln, December 1860 (Volunteer to accompany Lincoln to Washington)
David L. Phillips to Jesse K . Dubois, Monday, October 29, 1860  (Efforts in Illinois campaign)
Chicago Republican Invitation Committee to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, September 14, 1860  (Printed Invitation)
Thomas Wentworth Higginson autograph letter to [Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Channing Higginson], Chicago, 23 February 1860

Thomas Wentworth Higginson autograph letter to [Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Ch...

Tells her of a ball in Elkart, Indiana. Describes his fellow-travelers on the trip to Chicago. Marked "Thomas Wentworth Higginson" in pencil. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Lincoln autograph letter. - Public domain document scan
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: David L. Phillips to Jesse K . Dubois, Monday, October 29, 1860 (Efforts in Illinois campaign)
Danville Illinois Republican Party, Friday, August 24, 1860  (Circular Letter)
Mattoon Illinois Gazette to Abraham Lincoln, Tuesday, October 09, 1860  (Wants $3 to publish Lincoln's name in the paper)
David L. Phillips to Abraham Lincoln, Monday, October 29, 1860  (Warns of possible Democratic treachery in Southern Illinois)
Illinois Army, 1st Brigade, Friday, November 08, 1861  (Printed General Order)
Civil War envelope showing woman nursing soldier with message "Lovely woman. We will take care of the brave soldiers who have fought our battles"

Civil War envelope showing woman nursing soldier with message "Lovely ...

Addressed to Mrs. F. Behymer, Shelbyville, Illinois ; postmarked Richmond, Kentucky ; bears 3 cent stamp. Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2018; (D074) Purchased from: Amberman Postal History, Clifton Park, New York,... More

[Letter from Cornelius V. Moore to Henry Moore]

[Letter from Cornelius V. Moore to Henry Moore]

Handwritten letter with sketch on back showing Edward Moore cooking apple fritters. Found with tintype of Sergeant Cornelius V. Moore of Company B, 100th New York Volunteers, 39th Illinois Regiment,106th New Y... More

Civil War envelope showing eagle holding banner with message "Liberty"

Civil War envelope showing eagle holding banner with message "Liberty"

Addressed to Chas. Claghorn, Homer, Champaign Co., Ill., from Geo. Claghorn, Fort Henry, Feb. 15, 1862; postmarked Illinois March 1, 1862; bears 3 cent and 1 cent stamps. Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2018; (D074)... More

Horace White to John G. Nicolay, Friday, April 19, 1861  (Raising troops in Chicago)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Montgomery Blair to Abraham Lincoln, Monday, March 18, 1861 (Requests immediate removal of Chicago postmaster)
William Dennison to Richard Yates, Saturday, January 26, 1861  (Telegram asking if Illinois will send commissioners to Washington convention)
Montgomery Blair to Abraham Lincoln, Monday, March 18, 1861  (Requests immediate removal of Chicago postmaster)
Ohio Delegates Chicago Convention to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, January 11, 1861  (Petition recommending David K. Cartter for cabinet)
Cairo Illinois Military Telegraph to Anson Stager, Sunday, March 23, 1862  (Telegram regarding military affairs)
Moore to Edward S. Sanford, Wednesday, November 05, 1862  (Telegram reporting Illinois election results)
Horace White to Abraham Lincoln, Wednesday, October 22, 1862  (Illinois politics)
Letter from Samuel May, Leicester, Mass., to Richard Davis Webb, Sept. 21, 1862

Letter from Samuel May, Leicester, Mass., to Richard Davis Webb, Sept....

May discusses the advertisement for Thomas Sparrow. He consoles Webb on the death of his wife. May informs Webb that his son came home on leave, during which time he described his life in the Navy and informed ... More

Rankin to Anson Stager, Wednesday, November 05, 1862  (Telegram reporting Illinois election results)
Cairo Illinois Army Headquarters to Anson Stager, Tuesday, March 18, 1862  (Telegram regarding military affairs)
Whiteside Illinois Bar Members to Abraham Lincoln,  1862  (Petition recommending appointment of David Davis)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Horace White to Abraham Lincoln, Wednesday, October 22, 1862 (Illinois politics)
Isaac N. Arnold to Abraham Lincoln, Wednesday, November 05, 1862  (Telegram reporting Illinois election results)
Letter from Samuel May, Leicester, Mass., to Richard Davis Webb, Sept. 21, 1862

Letter from Samuel May, Leicester, Mass., to Richard Davis Webb, Sept....

May discusses the advertisement for Thomas Sparrow. He consoles Webb on the death of his wife. May informs Webb that his son came home on leave, during which time he described his life in the Navy and informed ... More

Letter from Samuel May, Leicester, Mass., to Richard Davis Webb, Sept. 21, 1862

Letter from Samuel May, Leicester, Mass., to Richard Davis Webb, Sept....

May discusses the advertisement for Thomas Sparrow. He consoles Webb on the death of his wife. May informs Webb that his son came home on leave, during which time he described his life in the Navy and informed ... More

Letter from Samuel May, Leicester, Mass., to Richard Davis Webb, Sept. 21, 1862

Letter from Samuel May, Leicester, Mass., to Richard Davis Webb, Sept....

May discusses the advertisement for Thomas Sparrow. He consoles Webb on the death of his wife. May informs Webb that his son came home on leave, during which time he described his life in the Navy and informed ... More

David Davis to Abraham Lincoln, Tuesday, October 14, 1862  (Migration of Freedmen into Illinois)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Isaac N. Arnold to Abraham Lincoln, Wednesday, November 05, 1862 (Telegram reporting Illinois election results)
Champaign County Illinois Bar Association to Abraham Lincoln, Thursday, January 30, 1862  (Petition recommending David Davis)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Moore to Edward S. Sanford, Wednesday, November 05, 1862 (Telegram reporting Illinois election results)
John Trimble Jr. to Abraham Lincoln, Monday, July 06, 1863  (Sends resolutions of Chicago Strong Band)
J. Q. Harman to Abraham Lincoln, Wednesday, June 10, 1863  (Sends resolutions of Illinois Legislature)
Isaac N. Morris to Abraham Lincoln, Tuesday, August 25, 1863  (Illinois claims)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: John Trimble Jr. to Abraham Lincoln, Monday, July 06, 1863 (Sends resolutions of Chicago Strong Band)
Chicago German Union League to Isaac N. Arnold, Friday, June 05, 1863  (Resolutions protesting suppression of newspapers)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: J. Q. Harman to Abraham Lincoln, Wednesday, June 10, 1863 (Sends resolutions of Illinois Legislature)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: John G. Nicolay to Abraham Lincoln, Tuesday, November 08, 1864 (Telegram reporting Springfield, Illinois election returns)

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: J...

Telegram reporting Springfield, Illinois election returns

Isaac N. Arnold to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, January 15, 1864  (Requests message to annual meeting of Chicago Soldiers Home)
John G. Nicolay to Abraham Lincoln, Tuesday, November 08, 1864  (Telegram reporting Illinois election results)
[Printed.] Letter of Geo. B. McClellan in acceptance of the nomination Chicago Convention.
Jesse K. Dubois to Abraham Lincoln, Tuesday, November 08, 1864  (Telegram reporting Springfield, Illinois election results)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: John G. Nicolay to Abraham Lincoln, Tuesday, November 08, 1864 (Telegram reporting Illinois election results)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: John G. Nicolay to Abraham Lincoln, Thursday, November 10, 1864 (Telegram reporting Illinois election results)
Edward L. Baker to Abraham Lincoln, Wednesday, November 09, 1864  (Telegram reporting Illinois election results)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Isaac N. Arnold to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, January 15, 1864 (Requests message to annual meeting of Chicago Soldiers Home)

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: I...

Requests message to annual meeting of Chicago Soldiers Home

Perkins Bass to Abraham Lincoln, Tuesday, November 08, 1864  (Telegram reporting Illinois election results)
Edward L. Baker to Abraham Lincoln, Tuesday, November 08, 1864  (Telegram reporting Illinois election results)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Jesse K. Dubois to Abraham Lincoln, Tuesday, November 08, 1864 (Telegram reporting Springfield, Illinois election results)

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: J...

Telegram reporting Springfield, Illinois election results

John G. Nicolay to Abraham Lincoln, Thursday, November 10, 1864  (Telegram  reporting Illinois election results)
Perkins Bass to Abraham Lincoln, Wednesday, November 09, 1864  (Telegram reporting Illinois election results)
Abraham Lincoln to William H. Seward, November 9, 1864  (Illinois election results)
John G. Nicolay to Abraham Lincoln, Tuesday, November 08, 1864  (Telegram reporting Springfield, Illinois election returns)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Perkins Bass to Abraham Lincoln, Wednesday, November 09, 1864 (Telegram reporting Illinois election results)
Jesse K. Dubois to Abraham Lincoln, Monday, November 14, 1864  (Telegram reporting Illinois election results)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: James P. Root to Abraham Lincoln, Thursday, March 09, 1865 (Request photograph for Chicago Sanitary Fair)
James P. Root to Abraham Lincoln, Thursday, March 09, 1865  (Request photograph for Chicago Sanitary Fair)
[Fundraising letter from the Office of the Lincoln National Monument Association].
Stenographic department - back of stereograph

Stenographic department - back of stereograph

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Stenographic department, Sterescope Card, Boston Public Library

Stenographic department, Sterescope Card, Boston Public Library

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The card index department, Sterescope Card, Boston Public Library

The card index department, Sterescope Card, Boston Public Library

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commercial building, downtown, shopping center, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Picryl description: Public domain image related to an industrial revolution, 19th century industry, factory, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Picryl description: Public domain image related to an industrial revol...

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F. M. Charlton typed letter signed to [Victoria Woodhull Martin], Chicago, June 27, 1893
Mail opening and mail auditing departments

Mail opening and mail auditing departments

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Letter from S. T. Walker to Alexander Graham Bell, February 22, 1896
Letter from S. T. Walker to Alexander Graham Bell, February 22, 1896
William A. Colledge (Redpath Bureau) typed letter (copy) to E. Cosgrove, Chicago, July 9, 1925
Harriet S. Mascall typed letter signed to Victoria Woodhull Martin, Cambridge, Ill., March 4, 1926
A close-up view of a mailbox in the first grade classroom at Stewardson-Strasburg School. The box is designated for mail from members of the 8th Special Operations Squadron and was used for correspondence from the servicemen, who wrote the students while stationed in the Persian Gulf area during Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm. Now that they have returned from deployment, the men have traveled to Illinois to meet and spend a day with their pen pals

A close-up view of a mailbox in the first grade classroom at Stewardso...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORMDESERT SHIELD Base: Stewardson State: Illinois(IL) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator:... More

E. B. Washburne Papers: Bound volumes, letters received; 1880, Feb. 12-1881, Feb. 3

E. B. Washburne Papers: Bound volumes, letters received; 1880, Feb. 12...

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E. B. Washburne Papers: Bound volumes, letters received; 1872, Dec. 1-1873, Mar. 11

E. B. Washburne Papers: Bound volumes, letters received; 1872, Dec. 1-...

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E. B. Washburne Papers: Bound volumes, letters received; 1858, Aug. 9-1859, Feb. 28

E. B. Washburne Papers: Bound volumes, letters received; 1858, Aug. 9-...

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Frederick Law Olmsted Papers: 1975 Addition, 1821-1924; Subject file; World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Ill.; Printed matter
Frederick Law Olmsted Papers: 1975 Addition, 1821-1924; Subject file; World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Ill.; Official manual
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