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Thomas Jefferson Seated with Quill Pen

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Description: Engraving from a painting of Thomas Jefferson, seated with books and writing implements.
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Drafting the Declaration of Independence

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Description: An engraving of Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Philip Livingston, and Roger Sherman, drafters of the Declaration of Independence gathered...
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Surrender of General Lee

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Description: An engraving from a painting of Robert E. Lee signing the document that would end the war between the states in the presence of Ulysses S. Grant and their ...
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James Madison

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Description: Portrait engraving of James Madison with a vignette of "The Burning of the Capitol by the British, 1814."
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Thomas Jefferson

Date: 1786
Description: Portrait engraving of Thomas Jefferson, from the painting by M. Brown.
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Milwaukee House Stationery

Date: 1857
Description: Letter on stationery featuring an engraving of an exterior view of the Milwaukee House showing horse-drawn vehicles and people standing on the sidewalk in ...
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Brees' Express Receipt

Date: 11 08 1860
Description: Receipt for a package delivered to Brees' Express via Morris & Essex Railroad. There is an engraving of a train traveling through a rural landscape near th...
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Foreign Missions Receipt

Date: 1856
Description: Receipt issued by the American Board of Commissioners of Foreign Missions to Frederick Smith for a contribution of ten cents from the Sabbath School of the...
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Cudahy Brothers Co. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Cudahy Brothers Company, a meat packer from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with a color image of a package of meat hanging from a hook on a wall, ...

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