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Edwin M. Stanton writes to Edwards Pierrepont declining an invitation and hinting at events about to transpire.

Edwin M. Stanton writes to B.B. French requesting a name of a case he cannot recall because a previous memo containing that name cannot be found. A stationer's mark is located in the upper left corner.

William R. Morrison poses for a portrait looking to the side.

On verso: L. to R. Adolph Germer, Fullerton Fulton, Bill Mayo, Allen Haywood

A bill from the Saint Nicholas Hotel in Springfield charges O.M. Hatch for accomodations and records payments to the bill.

W.B. Sprague,a Presbyterian minister from Albany, New York, writes to Dr. Phineas D. Gurley, Lincoln's pastor, requesting assistance for a fellow clergyman, Rev. Dyer, who wishes to see President Lincoln regarding a soldier who was connected with…

Edith Ross Jordan sits for a portrait.On verso: "Daughter of Helen Ross & Arthur Jordan, b. Nov 7, 1890."

A.L. Spencer writes and signs his remembrances as a young boy at the Freeport Lincoln-Douglas Debate held on August 29, 1858.

The inscription and signature of James Speed is probably cut from a larger document.

Illustrated four verese song depicts buccaneer speaking to his bride about life on the sea. Cover image depicts a border with a human in each corner surrounded by foliage.

A woodcut shows a bell tower at the top of one of the Monticello Female Seminary buildings.

Instrumental music. Orange and blue cover depicts University of Ilinois Seal.

Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley, Illinois Secretary of State Paul Powell, and Illinois Auditor Michael J. Howlett sit at an event.

A cartoon of a young William G. Stratton names him the "Baby of the 77th Congress." Stratton, born in 1914, served in the United States House of Representatives from 1941-1943 and 1946-1947 as an at-large member.Image dedication: "Sincerely - with…

H. M. Vandeveer poses for a portrait. Vandeveer served in the Illinois House of Representatives and as a judge in the Christian County Court.On verso: Biographical information clipped from publication "History of Christian County, 1880."

Four unidentified women stand behind a panel painted with flowers.

Berra D. Ackley poses for a portrait.On verso: "To Lolle Bixby. Never forget our walk in Charrute."

Song celebrating Union general Franz Sigel and his division of German volunteers.

A portrait drawing features Robert Anderson, an American Civil War Army officer who rose to the rank of brigadier general after his heroic actions in the battle at Fort Sumter, April, 1861. In addition to the portrait drawing which is draped in…

Six verse pro-Union song and chorus sung to the tune of "Free and Easy."

Illustrated fifteen verse song sung to the tune of "The Irish Volunteer" celebrates Union general William Tecumseh Sherman's victorious 1864 campaign in Georgia. Sheet Note: Subtitle: "Composed by P. A. Smith, Battery I, 2nd Illinois."

Eight verse song sung to the tune of "The Raging Canal." Lyrics depict a woman's story of falling in love and being rejected by her lover, leading her to commit suicide.