Collection Highlights
Petition to Abraham Lincoln for recruitment of black troops
Date:
ca. 1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Petitions
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Letters in box
Object Number:
Z.1942a-o
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Cardboard
Dimensions:
box: 1 1/8 x 3 3/4 x 2 5/8 in. ( 2.9 x 9.5 x 6.7 cm )
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on label affixed to bottom of box: "Leadbeater"
Description:
Rectangular cardboard box containing 2-inch high cardboard letters (L, E, A, D, B, &, S, O, N, P, and three fragments); "Leadbeater" handwritten in ink on label affixed to bottom of box.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
