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Letter about Kosher Food Services, May 23, 1967

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In this letter, Hy Spikell of Kosher Foods writes that after Jewish Hospital closes its Obstetrical Department, his business will provide “orthodox pre-cooked frozen meals” to Jewish patients at other Louisville hospitals.

Letter addressed to "sisters" from Mrs. E. A. Bain, January 5th, 1881.

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Letter to a "Sister" from Mrs. E. A. Bain in La Grange, Kentucky concerning the upbringing and education of a three year old boy whose widowed mother works as a chef for Mrs. Bain.

Letter addressed to a "Madam" from Charles Wright, February 3rd, 1877.

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Letter to the Baptist Home, presumably addressed to Hollingsworth, from Charles Wright of the South and North Alabama Railroads, requesting to be notified of when a little girl enters the home that would be available for adoption. Letter is marked…

Letter from Andrew Jackson to Gen. Percival Butler, Port William, Gallatin Co., Ky., 21 November 1805

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Jackson states that he has written to and inter* viewed "Major Abraham Murry" (Abram Maury) about "the business you left with me to transact. " Says Maury wishes to "accomodate (sic') the matter with you and that without suit, on condition he can do…

Letter from Andrew Jackson to William S. Fulton, 15 February 1839

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Letter concerns land in the estate of Randolph. Jackson requests William S. Fulton to help Randolph's widow settle this land problem.

Letter from Andrew Jackson to William S. Fulton, 21 December 1823

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Contains Jackson's thoughts on his prospects for the 1824 election.

Letter from Andrew Jackson to William S. Fulton, 4 April 1823

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Jackson discusses the Arbuthnot case to correct an account in the Florence (Alabama) Gazetter. He writes about his prospects for the 1824 election and gives his opinion on banking and Jackson's ideas on monetary policy.

Letter from Bernard Bernheim, 1918 June 25

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Letter from Bernard Bernheim to the Board of Directors of Jewish Hospital responding to a decision to keep the Jewish Hospital name. Bernheim contributed $100,000 for an addition to Jewish Hospital on the condition that they rename the hospital…

Letter from Bill Clinton to Wendell Ford, Washington, D. C., 25 August 1994

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Letter thanking Ford for his support of the Crime Bill conference report and his waiver of the Congressional Budget Act.

Letter from Cecelia Larrison to Rogers Clark Ballard Thruston, 25 June 1896

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One of six letters to Rogers Clark Ballard Thruston (1858-1946) from Cecelia Larrison (1831-1909), a woman formerly enslaved by the Thruston family.

Letter from Cecelia Larrison to Rogers Clark Ballard Thruston, 13 September 1899

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One of six letters to Rogers Clark Ballard Thruston (1858-1946) from Cecelia Larrison (1831-1909), a woman formerly enslaved by the Thruston family.

Letter from Cecelia Larrison to Rogers Clark Ballard Thruston, 14 February 1899

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One of six letters to Rogers Clark Ballard Thruston (1858-1946) from Cecelia Larrison (1831-1909), a woman formerly enslaved by the Thruston family.

Letter from Cecelia Larrison to Rogers Clark Ballard Thruston, 27 September 1899

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One of six letters to Rogers Clark Ballard Thruston (1858-1946) from Cecelia Larrison (1831-1909), a woman formerly enslaved by the Thruston family.

Letter from Cecelia Larrison to Rogers Clark Ballard Thruston, 31 March 1898

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One of six letters to Rogers Clark Ballard Thruston (1858-1946) from Cecelia Larrison (1831-1909), a woman formerly enslaved by the Thruston family.

Letter from Cecelia Larrison to Rogers Clark Ballard Thruston, 5 April 1898

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One of six letters to Rogers Clark Ballard Thruston (1858-1946) from Cecelia Larrison (1831-1909), a woman formerly enslaved by the Thruston family.

Letter from D. McNaughtan to John Brunton, 24 March 1840

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Letter to John Brunton. On page 1 is a unique pencil sketch of the Louisville waterfront, head of the Portland Canal, and the steamboat Louisville drawn and described by McNaughtan.

Letter from Fanny Thruston Ballard to Cecelia Larrison (née Holmes), 11 August 1859

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One of five letters from Fanny Thruston Ballard (1826-1896) to Cecelia Larrison (1831-1909), a woman formerly enslaved by the Thruston family.

Letter from Fanny Thruston Ballard to Cecelia Larrison (née Holmes), 11 March 1852

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One of five letters from Fanny Thruston Ballard (1826-1896) to Cecelia Larrison (1831-1909), a woman formerly enslaved by the Thruston family.

Letter from Fanny Thruston Ballard to Cecelia Larrison (née Holmes), 2 August 1855

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One of five letters from Fanny Thruston Ballard (1826-1896) to Cecelia Larrison (1831-1909), a woman formerly enslaved by the Thruston family.