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A pencil sketch of the old Catholic Church in Kaskaskia: "The old Catholic Church as it appeared in 1860. Later a belfry was added where they hung the bell that had been presented by the King of France. The dark monuments mark the last resting place…

Political campaign banner showing the 1860 Northern Democrat Party candidate for President, Stephen A. Douglas, of Illinois, and Vice President, Hershel V. Johnson, of Georgia. With four different political parties represented in the 1860…

Tuscola resident William Price Carter, father of Illinois Supreme Court Justice Joseph N. Carter, sits for a portrait.

Tuscola resident Martha Patsey Mayes Carter, mother of Illinois Supreme Court Justice Joseph N. Carter, poses for a portrait wearing ribbons in her hair.

A drawing shows several walkways on the Monticello Ladies Seminary campus leading to the main building.

Mary Devlin onced owned this autograph album titled "Album of Pearls" bound in decorative tooled leather. The album includes a poem of three stanzas written to her by her future husband, Edwin Booth. Booth and Devlin were married on July 17, 1860.

This envelope is addressed to George P. Davis, Esq. of Beloit, Wisconsin, with a Bloomington, Illinois, postmark. The bright yellow envelope is illustrated with a portrait of Abraham Lincoln engraved by Mendel. The stamp once affixed to the envelope…

John Todd Stuart writes to Mr. McGalliard on Stuart, Edwards, and Brown Law Firm stationary regarding a legal case.