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The Monticello Female Seminary, later named Monticello College, was established in 1838 by Captain Benjamin Godfrey, a native of Massachusetts and a successful businessman. The village of Godfrey, located north of Alton, was named for the captain. On…

A fence and several trees surround the main building of the Monticello Female Seminary.

The Monticello Female Seminary Class of 1873 pose for a group photograph with school principal Harriet Haskell (seated far left).

A woodcut shows a woman walking in front of the Monticello Female Seminary as it appeared when the school opened in 1838.

A woman stands on the grounds of the Monticello Ladies Academy in front of the school's main building.Photo caption: "Burned in 1888."

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

An interior view shows the ruins original Monticello Female Seminary building's tower. A fire destroyed the building on November 4, 1888.

A stereoscopic view shows a man standing next to the monument marking the ancient burial place of the Stockbridge Indians in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. On verso: "Bryant's Poem. 'An Indian at the Burial place of his Fathers in Stockbridge.'" The…

Advertisement for "Moon Mullins" cartoon strip. "Note! This is the only authentic 'Moon Mullins' Song!" Page 3 contains "Moon Mullins" cartoon captioned "Moon Mullins-Join the Navy and See the World" above list entitled "Extra Catch Lines for 'Moon…

Pedestrians walk along the street in front of the Moorish Palace at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The building held many different attractions for patrons of the fair, including a restaurant, a palm garden, and a wax museum.

Two young men identified as Mormons pose side by side in an office for a photo.

In her mortgage agreement with Abraham Lincoln, Ritta Angelica Da Sylva agrees to transfer to Lincoln a lot in Springfield if her debt to Lincoln of $125, with interest, is not paid in 4 years. On November 24, 1858, Lincoln writes along the…

William B. and Mary A. Carter mortgage 49.5 acres of Sangamon County land to Stephen T. Logan. Logan completes the mortgage deed, Carter signs it, Justice of the Peace Thomas Moffett witnesses it, and Recorder Benjamin Talbott records the deed.