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Anita Buchanan Speers, Historian, Papers
George Washington Facsimiles
Five sheets of facsimiles, including the following: Washington's appointment as Commander in Chief of the Army of the United Colonies, June 19, 1775. Washington's acceptance of the Commission Oath of Allegiance at Valley Forge, 1778 Letter to Col. Nicholas [sic], May 22, 1882 Inaugural Address, April 30, 1789 "Farewell Address," 1796.
George Washington Land Survey and Plat (Copy)
Photostat copy of a land survey and plat for 587 acres on the Ohio River, made for George Washington.
George Washington Land Survey (Copy)
Photograph of a land survey made by George Washington for Benjamin Phipps of four hundred acres "on the North River of Cacapehon".
Historical Document Facsimiles
Originals and facsimiles of sixteen documents, newspapers, magazines, letters, and similar materials. Included are photostats of letters from George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, and Abraham Lincoln, a reprint of a Lincoln speech, photostat of Albert Einstein's original manuscript on relativity, as well as various issues of newspapers describing important events in American history. Content dates from 1508-1954.
Mary E. Heironimus, Collector, Records regarding George Washington and Other Material
Minnie Kendall Lowther Papers
Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers
Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers Regarding General Joseph A.J. Lightburn and Other Material
Materials collected by Roy Bird Cook regarding General Joseph Andrew Jackson Lightburn. Includes letters sent to Dr. Bird regarding General Lightburn and the Lightburn family, newspaper clippings regarding Lightburn and the Civil War in West Virginia, two maps, a pamphlet, and other material. See the "Historical Note" for further information about General Lightburn.
Sue Proctor Miller, Collector, Papers
Photostat copies of personal letters written in French by and concerning the early development of the Ohio Valley area. Many letters are relating to the Charles Lisez family, including letters, 1863-1865, of Charles Lisez, Jr., a prisoner of war at Fort Delaware, Maryland. The letters have not been translated.
Photostat of a map of George Washington and Albert Gallatin lands in present Jackson and Mason counties.