folio, one page, formerly folded, docketed on verso: “Inventory of Geo. Morris Estate 1794”. Some splits along folds, and separations at fold joints, else in good, clean legible condition. more >
49 letters, 83 manuscript pages, 12 postcards, correspondence mainly written in ink, in very good, clean, and legible condition, many letters written on Howard University letterhead. more >
Archive of correspondence consisting of 186 incoming letters, 356 manuscript pages, dated from 1831 to 1925 and written by over one hundred individuals to Rev. George William Douglas (1850-1926). The collection includes 130 letters (250 pp.) from American correspondents, dated between 1864… more >
folio, 2 ½ pages, of a bi-folium, formerly folded, some light damp-staining, small hole, in last leaf, due to careless opening, affecting a few words of text, else in very good, legible condition. more >
Large manuscript archive consisting of:
-571 letters, 1074 pages, dated 1820s-1940s, the bulk from 1898-1900.
-5 Diaries (540 pp.), of Thomas R. Hall, of Buckhannon, West Virginia, dated 1937-1949 (with gaps).
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Eight letters, 13 pages, letters are written in Italian, in both ink and pencil, some folding, staining, and dust soiling, else in good readable condition. There are no retained mailing envelopes, so determining where Pasini’s family lived in Italy will require further… more >
Dramatic eyewitness account of Confederate General Earl Van Dorn’s early morning surprise attack on Holly Springs, Mississippi, the resulting capture by the narrator, a cotton buyer from Rhode Island, and the destruction at the Union supply hub