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[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, August 1863]

Description: Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara in which he writes about having fevers and waiting for his box of medicines to arrive. His slave, Al, is sick, so he is having to wait upon the sick,feed his own horses, and do his own cooking. He argues that the losses at Vicksburg, Charleston, or Richmond do not mean that the South is conquered. He says that the North has an advantage with gun boats. He also writes about family, the health of family and friends. He talks about fabric for new pants… more
Date: {1863-08-15,1863-08-17..1863-08-18}
Creator: Fentress, David
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Transcript of Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, August 1863]

Description: Transcript of a letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara in which he writes about having fevers and waiting for his box of medicines to arrive. His slave, Al, is sick, so he is having to wait upon the sick,feed his own horses, and do his own cooking. He argues that the losses at Vicksburg, Charleston, or Richmond do not mean that the South is conquered. He says that the North has an advantage with gun boats. He also writes about family, the health of family and friends. He talks about fabr… more
Date: {1863-08-15,1863-08-17..1863-08-18}
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Transcript of Letter from Maud C. Fentress to David Fentress, August 4,1869]

Description: Transcript of a letter from Maud Fentress to David Fentress, detailing local activities in Bolivar, Tennessee including information about crops, local marriages, and the management of the John Fentress Estate. In addition she mentions various people's children and how they are growing up.
Date: August 4, 1869
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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The Congressional Globe: Containing the Debates and Proceedings of the Third Session Fortieth Congress; Together with an Appendix, Comprising the Laws Passed at that Session

Description: The Congressional Globe contains the records for sessions of the U.S. Congress including summaries of proceedings, letters, speeches, and some legislation for the Senate and House of Representatives.
Date: 1869
Creator: United States. Congress.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Congressional Globe: Containing the Debates and Proceedings of the Third Session Fortieth Congress; Together with an Appendix, Comprising the Laws Passed at that Session

Description: The Congressional Globe contains the records for sessions of the U.S. Congress including summaries of proceedings, letters, speeches, and some legislation for the Senate and House of Representatives.
Date: 1869
Creator: United States. Congress.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Congressional Globe: Containing the Debates and Proceedings of the Third Session Fortieth Congress; Together with an Appendix, Comprising the Laws Passed at that Session

Description: The Congressional Globe contains the records for sessions of the U.S. Congress including summaries of proceedings, letters, speeches, and some legislation for the Senate and House of Representatives.
Date: 1869
Creator: United States. Congress.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Congressional Globe: Containing the Debates and Proceedings of the First Session Forty-First Congress; Together with an Appendix, Comprising the Laws Passed at that Session

Description: The Congressional Globe contains the records for sessions of the U.S. Congress including summaries of proceedings, letters, speeches, and some legislation for the Senate and House of Representatives.
Date: 1869
Creator: United States. Congress.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Geo. P. Rowell & Co's American Newspaper Directory, containing Accurate lists of all the newspapers and periodicals published in the United States and Territories, and the Dominion of Canada, and British Colonies of North America; together with a description of the towns and cities in which they are published, 1869

Description: American Newspaper Directory contains 17 sections which include lists of newspapers and periodicals published in the United States, Territories, Canada, and British Colonies arranged by town, county, circulation rates, subject, and languages, as well as a Newspaper Directory Advertiser, and indexes. General Index starts on page 353; Index to Advertisements begins on page 355.
Date: 1869
Creator: Geo. P. Rowell & Co.
Partner: UNT Libraries

Pandora

Description: The three-quarters female figure depicted holds a small box. The color of the artwork is predominately an orange-brown color. The name Pandora is written in the top left corner of the portrait.
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Date: 1869
Creator: Rossetti, Dante Gabriel
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

The Sisters

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Date: 1869
Creator: Morisot, Berthe
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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[Insurance certificate, November 17, 1868]

Description: Insurance certificate purchased by Mrs. H.K. Redway from the Lorillard Fire Insurance Company, which was located on 104 Broadway, in the city of New York. The certificate insures the Redway's home for $900.00, clothing and provisions for $100.00, and the barn for $200.00. The total of the insured items and property was $1200.00, an amount which would be paid to the Redways in case of fire.
Date: November 17, 1868
Creator: Lorillard Fire Insurance Company
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Letter, November 1865]

Description: Letter to Honorable Roscoe Conklin, A. H. Laflin, and others recommending Hamilton K. Redway for a position at the capitol as he has a good army record and states he is a gentleman and a man of talent.
Date: November 1868
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Report, July 12, 1868]

Description: Handwritten report describing the sabbath school, its officers, the number of Sabbaths, and other statistical information about the Sabbath school. H. K. Redway was elected secretary of the Sabbath school.
Date: July 12, 1868
Creator: Redway, H. K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Envelope, June 26, 1868]

Description: Envelope from Hammond, Winslow & Williams, attorneys-at-law, Watertown, New York, to Honorable A. H. Laflin, House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. Date from letter.
Date: June 26, 1868
Creator: Winslow, Bradley
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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