Jefferson wrote the letter shortly after the end of his second term as president. In it he thanks the people for their support and expresses his hopes for the future prosperity of the country.
In the letter Greeley critiques the political situation in the South, arguing that African Americans "are a unit so long as they are led to fear disfranchisement. This fear banished they will vote their individual preferences as Whites do. Your...
The letter, dated January 21, 1873, is from the firm of Williams and Gaddis. It informs Warrick of the firm's intentions to sell the property he had purchased from E. Blum. (Blum had transferred the mortgage to Williams and Gaddis and instructed...
In the letter Roosevelt thanks Mrs. Semple for her "prompt and patriotic response to the NAVY'S call for binoculars, telescopes, and spy-glasses." The Navy will attempt to return the items at the end of the war, "when it is hoped that you will feel...
In the first letter, written January 26, 1959, Kennedy refers to Patterson's recent inauguration speech: "I enjoyed having an opportunity to read it and feel that it enabled me to get to know you a little better." He compliments several of...
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