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Junius Brutus Booth writes to theatre manager L. Glossop to arrange for an engagement of seven nights at the Royal Coburg Theatre in London.

This signature of Sarah Siddons accompanies two prints of Ms. Siddons in costume elsewhere in the collection. The date of this signature is based on the years of her birth and death.

Jeremiah Cox agrees to pay William Duff $1.25.

John Hanks places his mark to this note promising to pay John Carter $100 with interest.

James Bradford Lincoln receives this receipt for the $24.20 he paid in an execution against Joseph Miller and Edward Aller. Another partial document is located on the reverse of this receipt.

James Bradford Linicoln promises to pay John S. Foushee $7.845 with interest.

Junius Brutus Booth writes a hurried letter to an unidentified correspondent regarding an offer proffered by Mr. McReady.

In his Christmas Eve letter to Elizabeth Humphrey, recent widower Robert Smith Todd presses his courtship to his future wife. Humphrey later becomes the stepmother of Mary Todd.

Young Abraham Lincoln practiced his writing and arithmetic in a home-made arithmetic copybook. The reverse side of the first page of this sum book contains the heading 'Long Division' and reverse ' Division 1824' with doggerel at lower-right that…

Job Fletcher informs General James Adams that Mrs. Anderson will apply for letters of administration on her deceased husband's estate. Fletcher is to be one of her securities. As judge of probate, General Adams signs and files the correspondence for…

John T. Stuart writes and signs this writ in the case of Parminius Smallwood v. Samuel Miller.

John T. Stuart writes and signs this writ in the case of Gershom Jayne vs James Collins & Andrew Elliot.

Archer G. Herndon gives notice to Pascal P. Enos that he intends to enter depositions in his suit against Enos. Although undated, the notice speaks of Saturday, September 4, which appears in both 1830 and 1841. the notice is signed by Archer G.…

The small slip of paper contains the signatures of Edmund and Mary Kean who were famous English actors during the early 1800s.

James Bradford Lincoln signs his notice to appear in the case of Malet v. Williams and Dedman to lay claim to a calf.

Reuben and Caroline Radford sell their interest in corner Lot 1 of Block 20 located on Adams Street in Springfield to Archibald Trayler for $200. County Recorder Mitchell notes on the back of the deed that the transaction is entered in Book E, page…

Andrew McCormick with his sureties James Q. Mills and Thomas Yates, post this bond of $50 to appeal the judgement of the court in James Short v. Andrew McCormick. McCormick is a member of the Long Nine.

New Salem Justice of the Peace Bowling Green signs an estray notice. On Christmas Eve, Green accepts an appraisal of a young colt from John Yearby, a resident of New Salem. William Hoheimer and James Berry, a friend of Abraham Lincoln, appraised the…

Mentor Graham and James A. Richeson sign an affidavit regarding the will of Fanny Hamby. James Adams cosigns the document.

As captain in the 4th regiment of volunteers during the Black Hawk War Lincoln writes this certificate of appointment for William Carpenter as paymaster and signs Col. Samuel Thompson's name to it.

Junius Brutus Booth writes Doctor Aitkin urging the doctor to treat "my little girl and get her out of danger."

Henry Sinco and his surety Charles Maltby are parties to an offical bond to guarantee that Sinco will faithfully discharge his duties as Constable of New Salem Precinct.

James Plank agrees to sell cattle to William Herndon. This partial document is in two pieces, one of which is blank. It probably lacks half of the original document.

James Bradford Lincoln signs this note in which he promises to pay Walter Huston $8 by lifting note of Thomas Owens for $8.25.

As a result of the failure of the Berry and Lincoln store in New Salem, Abraham Lincoln, William F. Berry, and William Green promise to pay Reuben Radford $379.82 with interest. Lincoln referred to this as his "national debt." On the back of the note…