United States -- History

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This collection contains materials related to the celebration of the American Constitution bicentennial. The majority of the collection is non-Masonic material. There are some materials related to the Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction's celebration of this bicentennial.

Abstract The Elwell autograph collection contains 102 items brought together by G. Edward Elwell, Jr. These items consist of documents, photographs, and namecards all of which have signatures on them. There are, in addition, a few accompanying envelopes and cover letters.The dates range from 1489 with a document signed by Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain and end chronologically with a letter signed by Lyndon B. Johnson in 1960. Mr. Elwell's intent was "to include all heads of government...

Scope and Contents The Helena W. Sprague Collection is a collection containing correspondence, papers and ephemera relating to life in America before, after, and during the Civil War. The dates of the materials range from the 1700s to the early 1900s.The majority of the correspondence is from two families, the Fishers and the Frashers, who were related by marriage. Their correspondence spans from the 1850s to the 1860s.Other papers included in the collection are from a Charles Jones of Marshfield,...

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Manuscript regimental orders for 19th Regiment of Militia, East Windsor, Connecticut. It states that the review of troops to take place near the dwelling of Lieutenant Giles Loomis (1756-1812) in East Windsor. It is signed L[?] Griswold, Adjutant, East Hartford, Aug. 20, 1793. The regimental orders addressed to Capt. Eli Moore of East Windsor

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This collection of scrapbooks include stamps, autographs, letters, deeds, and Masonic Ephemera.