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1. 02/17/1862 9/22/1859

   Letter headed Richmond Feb.17th,1862 Eliza Breckinridge to her sister Emma with news about Richmond where she has been for several weeks and intends to stay until the"Inauguration" [of President Jefferson Davis], tells of raining hard today, went to two church services yesterday and was delayed by a funeral procession for Captain Wise [this was not Gen. Henry A. Wise, former Governor of Virginia who died in 1872] impeded them for a while with all...

   Record Type: Archive

   
2. Certificate, Achievement - ca. 1942/1943

   New York State Organizations of Lions Clubs Citation of Personal Appreciation to Dr. Elbyrne G. Gill, 1st Vice President of Lions International, for recruiting.

   Record Type: Archive

   
3. Dr. Conrad Berens - A black and white photograph of Dr. Conrad Berens (1889-1963), a surgeon in ophthalmology at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary in New York City. He resided in Oyster Bay, New York and authored numerous textbooks about diseases of the eye. He served as guest of honor and on the faculty of the Twenty-first (1948) and the Twenty-third (1950) Spring Congresses held locally.

   2007.53.39

   Record Type: Photo

   
4. Flowers for Dead Heroes by Rev. William H. Platt - June 10, 1894

   The twenty-eighth observance of Memorial Day is the basis of this newspaper article. The paper is badly damaged and split at the folds where it was folded and stored. The first part of the article pertains to the ceremony itself and is followed by the oration of the Reverend Platt. Petersburg was attacked thirty years ago by the Union cavalry of General Kautz, held at bay by 125 citizen soldiers under the command of Colonel Archer until reinfo...

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5. Letter - November 15, 1816

   Letter dated November 15, 1816 from C. S. Maclean, at Augusta, to her cousin, Mrs. Mary Gilmer in Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia. Postmarked Augusta Nov. 17. News of friends, family deaths, and relations. The cursive writing is difficult to read and made worse by the ink bleeding through the paper.

   Record Type: Archive

   
6. Reversible Puzzle - Wooden, two-sided, reversible, jigsaw puzzle in color, copyright 1880. One side is "White Sewing Machines Co"; the reverse is the "New Railroad & County Map of New York".

   1984.148.4

   Record Type: Object