Documents and correspondence related to the American Civil War and to the institution of slavery from 1804. A selection of documents from 10 states related to the ownership of slaves and abolition, 1805-1864; and correspondence and documents of the...
Guy Vander Jagt served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan from 1966 until 1992. Vander Jagt served as Chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee from 1975 until he left the House in 1992. The...
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Grant, U. S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Sherman, William Tecumseh, 1820-1891; United States--Politics and government--19th century; Republican National Convention; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Reminsciences about Abraham Lincoln written by a man who grew up on a farm near the Capitol in Springfield, Illinois. In his letter to Mr. Lucas, he recounts his boyhood impressions of Lincoln, of his attendance at the 1860 Republican National...
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Postal service--United States--History; Covers (Philatety)--United States--History; Patriotic envelopes; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Design shows Lincoln framed by flags and an eagle with "Honest Abe." Design in red on white envelope. Embossed flower on verso.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Postal service--United States--History; Covers (Philatety)--United States--History; Patriotic envelopes; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Design shows portrait of Lincoln and "Old Abe" "He will steer the old Ship of State safely through the breakes of Secession and Disunion." S. H. Zahm & Co., Publishers, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Postal service--United States--History; Covers (Philatety)--United States--History; Patriotic envelopes; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Design shows portrait of Lincoln and flags, with "The People's Candidate for President Abraham Lincoln" and "Old Abe" the Man for the Times. Published by Car Bell. Hartford, Conn. Design in black with red and blue USA.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Postal service--United States--History; Covers (Philatety)--United States--History; Patriotic envelopes; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Design shows portrait of Lincoln and flags, with "The People's Candidate for President Abraham Lincoln" and "Old Abe" the Man for the Times. Published by Car Bell. Hartford, Conn. Design in black with red and blue USA.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Postal service--United States--History; Covers (Philatety)--United States--History; Patriotic envelopes; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Design shows portrait of Lincoln and flags, with "The People's Candidate for President Abraham Lincoln" and "Old Abe" the Man for the Times. Published by Car Bell. Hartford, Conn. Design in black with red and blue USA.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Postal service--United States--History; Covers (Philatety)--United States--History; Patriotic envelopes; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Design shows portrait of Lincoln, "Honest Abe Lincoln and his Flat Boat," and split rail fence around top and left in black on yellow envelope. Addressed, stamped and canceled envelope.
Michigan--History; Local histories; Memoirs; Oral histories (document genre); Grand Rapids (Mich.); Personal narratives; Heritage Hill (Grand Rapids, Mich.); Grand Valley State University; Women
Estelle Wolf was born 21 July 1886. Miss Wolf spent two years at Simmons College in Boston, Massachusetts. She was one of the founders of the Mary Free Bed Guild in Grand Rapids. She taught school and photography in New York, and was active in...
