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3 envelopes addressed to the Westons

One envelope is addressed to Lucia Weston and contains an engraving by James Valetine of Dundee, Scotland. An inscription from Isaiah 11:4 of "Nations shall not lift up sword against nation. Neither shall they ... More

3 envelopes addressed to the Westons

One envelope is addressed to Lucia Weston and contains an engraving by James Valetine of Dundee, Scotland. An inscription from Isaiah 11:4 of "Nations shall not lift up sword against nation. Neither shall they ... More

Letter from Richard Warren Weston, New York, to Deborah Weston, 27 Feb

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Letter to William Lloyd Garrison

In this unsigned letter to William Lloyd Garrison, the author states that if Garrison "had been hung by the neck thirty years ago, until dead, we should never have had this trouble." The author blames Garrison ... More

3 envelopes addressed to the Westons

One envelope is addressed to Lucia Weston and contains an engraving by James Valetine of Dundee, Scotland. An inscription from Isaiah 11:4 of "Nations shall not lift up sword against nation. Neither shall they ... More

3 envelopes addressed to the Westons

One envelope is addressed to Lucia Weston and contains an engraving by James Valetine of Dundee, Scotland. An inscription from Isaiah 11:4 of "Nations shall not lift up sword against nation. Neither shall they ... More

3 envelopes addressed to the Westons

One envelope is addressed to Lucia Weston and contains an engraving by James Valetine of Dundee, Scotland. An inscription from Isaiah 11:4 of "Nations shall not lift up sword against nation. Neither shall they ... More

3 envelopes addressed to the Westons

One envelope is addressed to Lucia Weston and contains an engraving by James Valetine of Dundee, Scotland. An inscription from Isaiah 11:4 of "Nations shall not lift up sword against nation. Neither shall they ... More

Town of Wayland, records, book no. 4. Wayland, Mass.

This volume contains a variety of town records. Records include Militia, 1861-1874, mortgages, perambulations of the town boundaries, bills of sale, foreclosures and legal attachments. Courtesy of Wayland Town Clerk

GAR Post 1 Members - Public domain portrait print

Black and white group portrait of members of Grand Army of the Republic Post 1, New Bedford, Massachusetts, standing outside City Hall (Pleasant Street). Group includes William H. Carney, 3rd from left starting... More

Wayland town meeting minutes, volume 3. Wayland, Mass.

Volume three starts recording Town meetings on March 6, 1854. The discussion starts on building a public high school, printing the yearly accounts, giving special privileges to clergymen at the library and the ... More

Charles Redding - Jackson Homestead and Museum archives

Portrait, man head and shoulders in light jacket Courtesy of Historic Newton

Corrspondence - Support order / payment order. American Civil War

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Tintype of unidentified Union Civil War soldier with hand colored Amer...

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Corrspondence - South District recruiting fund. American Civil War

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Corrspondence - List of names. American Civil War

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Corrspondence - Civil War enlistment paper. American Civil War

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Subscription listing for North and Hogg Island districts

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Letter re: reporting progress for req. in reducing town's enlistment q...

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Civil War recruits transfer to [?]

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Military map of Maryland & Virginia - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal...

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Northeast, central, and Thompson's Island recruiting fund

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Corrspondence - Recruiting fund. American Civil War

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Corrspondence - Support order / payment order. American Civil War

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Corrspondence - Recruiting fund. American Civil War

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Military map of the middle and southern states showing the seat of war...

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Map of Andersonville, Sumter Co., Georgia - Vintage map, Norman B. Lev...

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Corrspondence - List of names. American Civil War

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Bacon's topographical war map showing the battle fields of Pennsylvani...

Topographical war map of Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Resolution/Petition in support of Governor's proclamation to enlist ci...

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Seat of war in Virginia, &c - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collect...

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Letter from Eliza Lee Cabot Follen, Brookline, [Mass.], to Anne Warren...

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Daniel Wing, 1841-1934, in Civil War uniform for Company E, 5th Regime...

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Corrspondence - Civil War enlistment paper. American Civil War

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Letter from Samuel Joseph May, Syracuse, [New York], to Mary Anne Estl...

Samuel Joseph May writes to Mary Anne Estlin in regards to his address at the Dedication of a new School House in Syracuse, the Annual Address to the American Peace Society, and a Discourse upon the Life and Tr... More

Letter from Samuel Joseph May, Syracuse, [New York], to Mary Anne Estl...

Samuel Joseph May writes to Mary Anne Estlin in regards to his address at the Dedication of a new School House in Syracuse, the Annual Address to the American Peace Society, and a Discourse upon the Life and Tr... More

Corrspondence - Dear Brother. American Civil War

Letter written by James E Moore to his brother George Moore. Undated. Single page. Courtesy of Sudbury Historical Society

Enlistment registry re: call for 300,000 volunteers

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Corrspondence - Recruiting fund. American Civil War

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Letter from Eliza Lee Cabot Follen, Brookline, [Mass.], to Anne Warren...

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Letter from Richard Warren Weston, New York, to Deborah Weston, 12 Dec...

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Corrspondence - Civil War enlistment paper. American Civil War

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Regulations for the government of Freedman's Village, Greene Heights, ...

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Corrspondence - Civil War enlistment paper. American Civil War

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Corrspondence - Recruiting fund. American Civil War

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Letter from Eliza Lee Cabot Follen, Brookline, [Mass.], to Anne Warren...

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Ledger of men transferred to Camp Rendezvous

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Letter from Samuel Joseph May, Syracuse, [New York], to Mary Anne Estl...

Samuel Joseph May writes to Mary Anne Estlin in regards to his address at the Dedication of a new School House in Syracuse, the Annual Address to the American Peace Society, and a Discourse upon the Life and Tr... More

Corrspondence - Support order / payment order. American Civil War

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Letter from Eliza Lee Cabot Follen, Brookline, [Mass.], to Anne Warren...

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South and Falls District recruiting fund

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Letter from Samuel Joseph May, Syracuse, [New York], to Mary Anne Estl...

Samuel Joseph May writes to Mary Anne Estlin in regards to his address at the Dedication of a new School House in Syracuse, the Annual Address to the American Peace Society, and a Discourse upon the Life and Tr... More

Corrspondence - Claims of Asa S. Perkins.. American Civil War

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Resolution/Petition in support of Governor's proclamation to enlist ci...

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Corrspondence - Recruiting fund. American Civil War

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Field relief corps of the U.S. Sanitary Commission. Supply wagon and t...

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Corrspondence - Civil War enlistment paper. American Civil War

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Court-martial of Col. Kerrigan, Washington, Dec. 1861

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Flotilla of the Potomac River; Freestone Point; ---- --- Creek

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10-page report on town's preparations, enlistments, and procurement of...

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Letter from Joseph Ricketson, New Bedford, [Mass.], to Deborah Weston,...

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Letter from Richard Davis Webb, Dublin, [Ireland], to Caroline Weston,...

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Stephen O. Andrews enlistment record

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Group of unidentified USSC personnel; three seated in front, five stan...

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The Dis-United States. Or the Southern Confederacy

The Confederate leaders are portrayed as a band of competing opportunists led by South Carolina governor and secessionist Francis Pickens (far left). The artist criticizes the January 1861 secession of five sta... More

Gen. Garnett's death [July 13, 1861].

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Letter from Richard Davis Webb, Dublin, [Ireland], to Caroline Weston,...

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Sheridan & staff. - Public domain dedication image

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Military map of the United States & territories showing the location o...

Military map of the United States and territories showing the location of the military posts, arsenals, Navy yards, and ports of entry Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Map of the seat of war : containing a map of the vicinity of Washingto...

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Letter from John Jubb, Camp Hamilton, to Thomas Jubb, West Chelmsford,...

A bivouac fire on the Potomac - A group of people sitting around a cam...

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Letter from Oliver Johnson, New York, [N.Y.], to William Lloyd Garriso...

Oliver Johnson writes to William Lloyd Garrison relaying the position taken by Maria Weston Chapman concerning the publication of both the Standard and the Liberator during the War, namely, that the resources o... More

Letter from Hamilton Willis, Detroit, [Michigan], to William Lloyd Gar...

Hamilton Willis writes to William Lloyd Garrison telling him that from Garrison's account of James "he is the man I want" and he can "have such employment as his age will enable him to perform." Willis then ide... More

Death of General Lyon, August 10, 1861

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10-page report on town's preparations, enlistments, and procurement of...

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10-page report on town's preparations, enlistments, and procurement of...

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H.T. Loomis, W.K. Neal, W.G.M. [i.e. W.J.M.] Thompson, [W.T.] Coombs, ...

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Letter from James Miller M'Kim, Phil[adelphi]a, [Pa.], to William Lloy...

James Miller M'Kim writes Richard D. Webb at the bequest of Samuel May concerning an order placed for copies of Webb's "John Brown", requesting that the number of copies ordered be modified based upon informati... More

Bills and Receipts for Services, 1861-1862

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Letter from Richard Davis Webb, Dublin, [Ireland], to Caroline Weston,...

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Circular from American Anti-Slavery Society, Boston, [Mass.], Sept[emb...

On behalf of the American Anti-Slavery Society, William Lloyd Garrison, Wendell Phillips, and Samuel May, Jr. address the recipient of this circular concerning the financial health of the society during the eco... More

View of the Long Bridge over the Potomac; Alexandria Road On Virginia ...

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The struggle for the guidon -

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The remains of Col. Vosburg at headquarters Navy Yard, lying in state....

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General N. P. Bank's headquarters near Edward's Ferry.

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Letter from Henry Grafton Chapman, New York, to Deborah Weston, May 18...

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Howard ambulance, rear and side view, tailgate up, on city street.

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U.S. Sanitary Commission : Lodge 4, 389 H Street, Washington, D.C.

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Letter from Richard Davis Webb, Dublin, [Ireland], to Caroline Weston,...

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Letter from Capt. William P. Blackmer, Harper’s Ferry, 10/4/1861

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William D. Coose enlistment record and request for aid

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Corrspondence - Civil War enlistment paper. American Civil War

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Frank Leslie's war maps and companion to the newspaper

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Birds eye view of North and South Carolina and part of Georgia

Torn in Two: Three separately published bird's-eye views provide a continuous panoramic perspective of the southeastern United States coast, extending from the Chesapeake Bay to Florida. Together they highlight... More

The kitchen of Fremont Dragoons, fairgrounds, Tipton, Md. Oct. 13, 186...

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Northern portion of Gettysburg, with General Hospital in the Distance,...

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Regiments drilling on the grounds in front of the Naval Academy at Ann...

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Letter from Hamilton Willis, Detroit, [Michigan], to William Lloyd Gar...

Hamilton Willis writes to William Lloyd Garrison telling him that from Garrison's account of James "he is the man I want" and he can "have such employment as his age will enable him to perform." Willis then ide... More

Corrspondence - Support order / payment order. American Civil War

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