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Children of The Confederacy: Third General Convention ProgramThe Program includes events that took place, also elections for officers. In addition, there are salutes and anthems the participants say throughout…
Receipt from Williamsburg Tavern, 1772On April 8th, 1772, George Washington paid female tavern keeper Christiana Campbell seven pounds, seven shillings, and six pence. Mrs. Campbell signed…
Receipt of George Washington expenses to Christiana Campbell, the tavern-keeper in Williamsburg.George Washington's receipt which was in payment to Christiana Campbell, the tavern-keeper, for his expenses at her tavern in 1772. It is a written…
Book of Common PrayerThe Book of Common Prayer was a the main prayer book those in the Church of England would follow daily for personal prayer and during congregation.…
The Kansas question: Senator Sumner's speech,delivered in the Senate of the United States, May 19th and 20th, 1856, with Senator Mason's replyAlso known as “The Crime against Kansas” Speech, this debate was replied to two days later in the form of a vicious assault by Preston Brooks,…
Court document of Emma and Joseph's divorce trialEmma specht files for divorce against her husband and this is a document to show it
Court document of Howard's trialHoward was on trial for his crimes
Image of Historic Records Center Minute Book CollectionAn image of the Historic Records Center In Fairfax, VA
Citizens of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, praying passage of law to prevent any person connected with duel from holding any office under General GovernmentPetition requesting action against the practice of dueling in D.C., especially amongst government officials.
Citizens of Troy, New York, on suppression of duellingPetition requesting action on the part of Congress to suppress dueling