Box 5

Program, 110th Anniversary, Battle of Lexington, April 19, 1885, Town Hall, Lexington MA. Addresses by Rev. E. E. Atkinson,Rev. C.A. Staples, and Governor Robinson. Verso has engraving of seal of Lexington.

Program for "Greate Concerte of Musick to be attended at Parson Haynes Meeting-House, opposite Tremont Tavern", April 30, 1885. Text composed in colonial style. Includes instructions reflecting colonial mannerisms to those attending such as "Ye younge men in ye Meeting House are requested not to gaze too fixedly at ye Mainden singers, as theye bee shamefaced and easily put to confusion."

Postcard with President Roosevelt and Family with a message to Mrs. Clyde Shurman from Warren and postmarked Philadelphia and Mainville, Pennsylvania

Broadside. Advertisement reads: "Hollis's Extra Fine Black Ink Powder. A superb article for making a fine black writing ink, with very little trouble, for steel or quill pens. For Sale Here."

Lock of blond hair, and three fabric scraps with handwritten notes sewn to back of fabric. Text of paper notes sewn to fabric: "I have worn a [?] like this all this spring but it's wearing out and I don't believe I shall wear it much more it is faded too," "[?] best one," and "every day dress sometimes wear a green [spen?] sometimes white."