Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

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  Letter, Charles Francis Adams to E. L. Keyes, August 27, 1849

  Charles Francis Adams

  This handwritten letter, dated August 27, 1849, is written from Charles Francis Adams to E. L. Keyes, complementing the articles Keys has written. The letter states that Keys's articles often have better political insight than is customary in a newspaper.

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  Land Deed, Washington County, Rhode Island , Samuel Stanton to Perry Healy, March 28, 1829

  This deed, dated March 28, 1829, sells and transfers a parcel of land in the Towns of Charleston and Waterly in Washington County, Rhode Island owned by Samuel Stanton to Terry Healy for the sum of five hundred and ninety dollars. The deed describes the parcel of land sold and forfeits any rights that Sarah Stanton, Samuel Stanton had over the land. The deed is signed by Thomas Hoxie, Samuel Stanton, and Sarah Stanton and witnessed by Stephen Stanton. The deed was recorded in to the Wavery 16th Book of Records for land Evidence on pages 414 and 415 on April 16, 1829 by the town clerk, Stephen Wilcox.

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  Land Deed, Washington County, Rhode Island, Clark Healy and Jonathan Healy to Percy Healy, January 19, 1828

  This deed, dated January 19, 1828, is a land deed for a parcel of land in Charlestown, Rhode Island sold to Percy Healy by Clark and Jonathan Healy. The deed describes the location of the land sold and was "signed sealed and delivered pin person of" Clark Healy and Jonathan Healy, Witnessed by Robert Percy and William T. Browning. The deed was received by the Charlestown clerk's office on January 19, 1828 and was recorded in the 6th Book of Land Evidence in Charlestown on page 176 on January 26, 1928 by the town clerk, Samuel Stanton. The pages have some light tearing on the edges.

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  Letter, Henry Clay to the Governor of Rhode Island, June 14, 1828

  Henry Clay

  This letter, dated June 14, 1828, sent to the governor of Rhode Island by Henry Clay serves as a notice of delivery of the Laws of the last Session to James Collier for distribution. Two boxes containing 150 copies were delivered. The form letter is on Department of State stationary.

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  Photograph, Ward Hill Lamon, Seated

  This black and white photograph is of Ward Hill Lamon. Lamon is shown wearing what appears to be a dark military uniform with a white stripe on the seam along the pants' leg, white cuffs, and shoulder boards. He is seated with one leg crossed over the other and his hands elbows resting on the arms of the chair. The photograph appears to have a crackled affect over the image. A typed caption along the right edge reads "Early photo of Ward Hill Lamon the law partner and body guard of Abraham Lincoln *1850 to 1865. This was about when he first went to Washington, as body guard to Lincoln."

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  Photograph, Ward Hill Lamon, Standing

  This black and white photograph is of Ward Hill Lamon. Lamon is shown wearing a dark suit, vest and tie a white shirt. He is standing beside a table with one hand resting on a book on the table and his other hand tucked inside his coat pocket. A typed caption on the bottom right corner of the photograph reads "Ward Hill Lamon--Born 1828: Died 1893. Taken by Brady, 1828. Was Lincoln's Law partner in the 1850's in Danville and was Lincoln's Bodyguard 1860-1865.

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  Appraisal of Horse, October 26, 1827

  This appraisal of a horse describes the sorel mare, where the mare is located, and appraises the mare's value at $30. The appraisal is dated October 26, 1827 and is signed by James Ruttledge, Gabriel Walt, and Royal Armstrong.

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  Bond for Probate, Perry Healy to Anna Burdick, March 20, 1829

  This bond for probate of land, dated March 20, 1827, agrees that Terry Healy will pay the Washington County Probate court one hundred and fifty dollars with the condition that Healy will pay Anna Burdick, Ephraim Burdick's widow, three dollars and eighty cents every year during the rest of her natural life. The bond is signed by Terry Healy and witnessed by Joseph Stanton and Samuel Stanton. Receipts for payments made in 1828 and 1829 are included with the document. The bond was received in the Charlestown clerks' office on March 20, 1827.

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  Land Deed, Westerly, Rhode Island, from James Burdick to Perry Healy, March 20, 1827

  This deed, dated March 20, 1827, is a land deed for a twenty-five acre parcel of land in Westerly, Rhode Island sold to Terry Healy by James Burdick for the sum of one hundred and ninety dollars. The deed describes the location of the land sold and is signed by James Burdick, Anna Burdick, and Prudence Burdick by their marks and witnessed by Hoxie Terry and Samuel Stanton. The deed was received by the Westerly town clerk, Stephen Wilcox, Jr. on March 23, 1827 and was recorded in the Westerly 16th Book of Records of the Land Evidence. The paper has some tearing along the bottom edges.

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  Attachment document, Nelson Butterton Statement, John Penn vs. Thomas Fowler, November 1827

  This attachment document or statement, submitted in the November 1827 term of the Sangamon County Court, is a statement by Nelson Butterton on the state of the property in question of the John Penn vs. Thomas Fowler case. The signature at the bottom of the statement is illegible but described as "for Butterton."

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  Mortgage Deed, Washington County, Rhode Island, Stephen Stanton to Edward Wilcox and Thomas Hoxie, July 12, 1824

  This document, dated July 12, 1824, is a mortgage deed between Stephen Stanton, Thomas Hoxie and Edward Wilcox for the sale of a tract of land in Washington County, Rhode Island. Stanton agrees to return payment of a loan in the sum of five hundred and ninety dollars (one hundred and nineteen dollars from Hoxie and three hundred and twenty-four dollars from Wilcox) to be paid on demand. The deed is signed by Stephen Stanton and witnessed by Daniel Stanton and Samuel Stanton. The deed was recorded in Westerly 12th Book of Records for land evidence by the town clerk, Watney James Master and recorded in Charlestown in June 1825 by the town clerk Samuel Stanton. A receipt for payment in full is attached to the deed.

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  Indenture Apprenticeship Contract, Peter Crandal to Perry Healy, February 9, 1824

  This document, dated February 9, 1824, is an indenture apprenticeship contract between Peter Crandal and Perry Healy in which Crandal agrees to bond himself to Healy to learn farming until July 12, 1830 at which time he agrees to serve the Healy family under certain terms and conditions. The contract is signed by Peter Crandal via his mark and Perry Healy and was witnessed by James B. Adams and Thomas Austins. The paper is damaged along some edges and there are ink smudges over several words.

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  Deed, Robert Burdick Land Sale to Simeon Adams, Jr. , February 11, 1822

  This handwritten deed, dated February 11, 1822, wherein Robert Burdick has sold a plot of land in Washington County, Rhode Island to Simeon Adam for one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. The deed describes the land purchased and is signed by Robert and Sarah Burdick. Phebe Burdick and Samuel Stanton signed as witnesses. The second page includes the statement of witness by Samuel Stanton, Justice of the Peace. A record of the sale is noted by Samuel Stanton on February 11, 1822 on the back of the deed and notes that the deed was filed in the town clerk's office in at 5 o'clock pm.

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  Land Deed, J. Stanton to C. Healy, September 5, 1820

  This deed for land sold by J. Stanton to C. Healy describes the land sold, though the document has been cut to obscure many of the land details.

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  Promissory Note, Daniel Johnston and Christopher Bush to Phillip Reid, August 10, 1810

  Daniel Johnston

  This promissory note, dated August 10, 1810, promises that Daniel Johnston and Christopher Bush with pay Phillip Reid thirty-six dollars and twenty-five cents on or before January 1, 1811. The note is signed by Johnston and Bush and witnessed by Daniel Wayde.

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  Undertaking Agreement, Edward Howe and William Reid on Behalf of Christopher Eptings, March 6, 1810

  Edward Howe

  This document is an agreement that Edward Howe and William Reid of Fayette County undertook for Christopher Eptings at the suit of martin Baun and Samuel Perry that Howe and Reid would taken on the debts should Eptings be cast in the suit. The document is signed by Justice of the Peace, Nathan G. S. Hart, and dated march 6th, 1810. This copy of the document was recorded by Robert L. Todd, county clerk.

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  Letter, Roger B. Taney to Tobias Butler, July 6, 1804

  Roger B. Taney

  This handwritten letter, dated July 6, 1804, is written from Roger B. Taney to Tobias Butler discussing the payment owed on a case Taney is involved in .

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  List of United States Supreme Court Justices, Roger B. Taney, John McLean, James Moore Wayne, ca. 1800s

  This is a list of three United States Supreme Court Justices from around the eighteen hundreds, Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, John McLean, James Moore Wayne.

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  Receipt For Services, Martin Howard, Attendance Record, January 18, 1768

  This is a receipt of payment of twenty-six pounds for attendance at court, received January 18, 1768. Paid by Joseph Montford to Martin Howard.