Showing Collections: 1826 - 1850 of 3973
Letter from Kansas City banker George W. Fuller (Chairman, Business Men's Committee) soliciting contributions to Kansas City's Y.M.C.A. building fund
A one-page unsigned form letter from Kansas City banker George W. Fuller, dated February 20, 1906, written in Fuller's capacity as chairman of a Kansas City Business Men's Committee supporting construction of a new building for the Young Men's Christian Association of Kansas City.
Letter from Kate Chopin to publisher
Letter from the American author to the publisher "Dear Mr Stone," of Chicago, probably Herbert Stuart Stone (1871-1915). H.S. Stone & Co. (Chicago & NY) published her The Awakening in 1899.
Letter from Lee Radke (Russell, Kansas) to Laura Neiswanger (Library, University of Kansas, Lawrence),
This March 29, 1956 letter from Russell, Kansas resident Lee Radke was sent together with his book, The Living Dead, to University of Kansas librarian Laura Neiswanger. Radke's handwritten letter includes a brief description of his background and explains the purpose of his book.
Letter from Noble Prentis to George W. Martin
This letter from Noble Lovely Prentis, who worked at the Lawrence Journal, to George W. Martin, editor of the Kansas City Gazette, advises that he (Prentis) has "decided to accept Martin's offer. The nature of the "offer" is never clarified. For additional biographical information about Prentis and his relationship with Martin see Kansas Historical Collections, VII (1901-1902), pp. 410-417, and especially the footnote, p. 415.
Letter from O.O. Potter (Wellington, Sumner County, Kan.), to William G. Tritt (Meadville, Crawford County, Pa.)
Letter dated January 30, 1883 from O.O. Potter, a newly-arrived Sumner County, Kansas settler, describing his impressions of the county and his 1882 rail travels in Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado.
Letter from Peder Nelson
Photocopy of a translation of a letter written by Peder Nelson to his son-in-law in Norway describing settling and farming in Buchanan County, Missouri. The translation was made by Frank G. Nelson.
Letter from Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford (1676-1745), to Hugh Boulter, Church of Ireland archbishop of Armagh (1672-1742)
Letter from Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford (1676-1745), to Hugh Boulter, Church of Ireland archbishop of Armagh (1672-1742), August 19, 1725 regarding Wood's halfpence.
Letter from Sallie Holley (Lottsburgh, Virginia) to her cousin Harrietta W. Brand (Anchorage, Kentucky)
A letter from abolitionist and civil rights worker Sallie Holley (Lottsburgh, Virginia) to her cousin Harrietta Brand (Anchorage, Kentucky), April 8, 1890. Holley writes of her activities with family and friends during a recent trip to Brooklyn, New York, where she also attended readings conducted by the American Dante Society.
Letter from Sara T. D. Robinson, Oakridge (Lawrence, Kansas), to Professor and Mrs. Charles G. Dunlap
Letter from Sarah Peirce to D.W. Cheesman
Photocopy of a letter from Sarah Peirce to her brother discussing family, friends, and life in Kansas.
Letter from Sir Lionel Pilkington to Henry Ingram, Viscount Irvine [Irwin]
Correspondence of Sir Lionel Pilkington, Member of Parliament for Horsham, Yorkshire from 1748-1768, who won his seat through the influence of Henry Ingram, 7th Viscount Irvine [or Irwin] of Temple Newsam, Yorkshire and of Hills Place, Horsham, Sussex. In this letter, Pilkington thanks Irwin for his election as MP for Horsham and recounts the circumstances of the election.
Letter from T. Coggeshall containing Minerva crew lists
Letter from Thomas Coggeshall, Postmaster, New Bedford, Massachusetts, to John [unknown last name]. Coggeshall includes in his letter for Mr. Carr lists of two crews of the whaling ship Minerva for voyages in the years 1837 and 1839.
Letter from the Juvenile Improvement Club (Kansas City, Mo.) to Edward & Sunderland
An October 29, 1917 letter from the Juvenile Improvement Club of Kansas City, Missouri (later the Boys Club of Kansas City), soliciting funds to relieve indebtedness of its Boys' Hotel. The club's letter is written to the company of Edward & Sunderland.
Letter from Violet Fane
Letter from William Crozier
Letter. Dated Washington, D. C., July 1, 1916 to Dr. H. C. Yarrow, Washington, D. C.
Letter from William John Fitzpatrick to Hepworth Dixon. Kilmacud Manor (Stillorgan, Dublin, Ireland) August 17 [1859?].
Letter from Willam John Fitzpatrick (1830-1895) in Dublin, Ireland to William Hepworth Dixon (1821-1879) in London (Athenaeum Office?) mentions the late historical author, Daniel Owen Madden (also spelled Maddyn, 1815-1859) and my biography of the late patriotic author, Lady Morgan (Sydney, 1783?-1859).
Letter of recommendation from Jacob Safford for C.C. Whiting
A letter of recommendation from Jacob Safford, associate justice of the Supreme Court recommending C.C. Whiting, U.S. Marshal for the District of Kansas.
Letter on letterhead of Clinton, Iowa, Rotary Club, Office of Secretary
Written to "Dear Doe" [?] on letterhead of Clinton, Iowa, Rotary Club, Office of Secretary, with D. H. Winget listed as secretary. Refers to a history.
Letter regarding Abraham Lincoln
Letter to Abraham Lincoln, dated Lawrence, Kansas
Letter of recommendation for H. B. Hurd of Chicago for appointment as Chief Justice of Iowa.
Letter to Alderman Fisher
John Whitwell (1812-1880), a carpet manufacturer and 6-time mayor of Kendal, writes to Alderman Fisher thanking him for sending Joseph Mayer's speeches to the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire. There is also a leaflet printed in November 1877 by Joseph Mayer (1803-1886), a collector of antiquities and art.
Letter to Alexander Ramsay
Letter to Brooks & Grane
From the War Office in London, England, W. Kerr writes to Brooks & Grane, solicitors, at 29 John Street, Bedford Row. Kerr notifies the solicitors that the committee appointed by the Lord Chancellor to have custody of Lieutenant John William Egerton Brydges (1771?-1858) of the 14th Light Dragoons will state whom they wish to receive his half pay while Brydges is unable to handle his own affairs.
Letter to Captain Grover from Captain Sircoxy
Letter to Charles Lanman. Leavenworth, Kansas.
Wilder responds to inquiry by Charles Lanman, editor of the Dictionary of the U.S. Congress (1858), seeking biographical information about Abel Garter Wilder, who was elected to the U.S. Congress in 1863 from Kansas. Daniel Wilder provided the biographical information about his brother, Abel Carter