Box 1

Broadside issued by William Jellison which attacks Jeremiah Leballister, a candidate for County Commissioner, for his lack of integrity.

Portledge bill for the Ship Neptune while at port in Portsmouth (New Hampshire) in 1706. Signed by Thomas Holland, commander of the ship, on June 1, 1709. Lists crew, wages, and length of service.

This handwritten statement by Benjamin Whitman documents the provenance of a Masonic cigar box given to General Stephens of New York by General George Washington.

Manuscript letter, dated December 7, 1863, to General Robert E. Lee (1807-1870) from General Henry Wager Halleck (1815-1872) discussing exchange of prisoners of war. The reverse contains a response from General Lee, dated December 15, 1863.

Letter, dated January 27, 1830, from the Marquis de Lafayette to the Marquis de La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt, a member of la Chambre des députés.

A handwritten copy of "America" or "My Country 'Tis of Thee," written by its lyricist Samuel Francis Smith, an American Baptist minister, journalist, and author.

Manuscript letter from Franklin Pierce (1804-1869), Hillsborough, New Hampshire to John Parker Hale (1806-1873), Dover, New Hampshire. Letter is dated Oct. 17, 1836 and concerns writing a letter of recommendation for Hale's brother. Franklin Pierce was 14th president of the U.S. and John Parker Hale was a senator from New Hampshire and influenced by Pierce and other Jacksonian Democrats.