259 25 22278 https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/4502e5cf6b3c6049b72f7f378a2e1f10.pdf e62a0dfa9103974780b520c808a8f5ed Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. 17 Union Square No. 12 New.York Dec 22 1883 Bank of the Metropolis. Pay to Edwin Booth Esq or order Forty Nine Hundred Sixty-six 50/100 Dollars $4966.50 Horace McVicker [Mas?] <hr /> Edwin Booth Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data paper and ink 2 p 7 x 17 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 300451 T1883.12.22-MISC Title A name given to the resource Check of Horace McVicker to Edwin Booth Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource McVicker, Horace Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1883-12-22 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Description An account of the resource Edwin Booth endorses a check made out to him by Horace McVicker, Treasurer for the Bank of the Metropolis, for $4966.50. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. 17 Union Square No. 12 New.York Dec 22 1883 Bank of the Metropolis. Pay to Edwin Booth Esq or order Forty Nine Hundred Sixty-six 50/100 Dollars $4966.50 Horace McVicker [Mas?] <hr /> Edwin Booth Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/02b0e74353aeb2f4059dc7ebe56eadf5.pdf 08eda772dcfe8dfb7f0731e50c14331d Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. 37 42 East 25th St Dec 30 '83 Dear Jervy- I hate to bore you with my troubles, but you have so often & so frankly confided your griefs to me that I feel it a right I have to lay a part of my load on you & that you have a right to bear it. I wrote a firm but kindly letter to Downing which I hoped would rouse his self-respect and restrain him from further persecution, for such his conduct has become. In reply to mine he has written a disrespectful, silly & in a certain sense, threatening letter. His first attempt sufficiently shocked Edwina, she has been ill since, & <hr /> unfortunately I had to show her this half-lunatic epistle because she saw it first & recognized, of course, the writing. This has added to her distress for he declares he will see her & that she must have her share of pain. She is kept in constant dread lest he should accost her on the street or call, as he [did?], when he thinks I am out of the house. He says he knows he's cracked but that a brass rivet has been put in, that he is a better companion, can do perspective & 'photographic mounting' better & is altogether more of a man than ever. His letter & his questioning <hr /> Betty if Edwina still cares for him, if she liked anybody else, &c. &c, would convince any disinterested person of his demented condition, did not his unmanly conduct is thus destroying the peace of one whose happiness he should strive to enhance, by his silent acceptance of her decision, prove beyond all question that he is not himself. I have not answered his letter. I am too indignant with him---nor shall I notice it as I consider it the outcome of a disordered mind. 'Tis useless to reason with him & as you say I must deal with him personally I will be compelled to do so if he persists in his present course. <hr /> All the sympathy & respect his silence heretofore made Edwina feel for him is now converted to dislike and dread. You say you have no influence with him, but if you & his father let him know that you are aware of his indelicate & cruel behavior I think it may affect him, & spare me the painful duty of taking measures to restrain him. I naturally feel great anxiety on this subject but have repressed the angry emotions he aroused in me. I have been told that he carries a pistol & (as in the case of [Rathbane?]) he will in some sudden freak do something desperate. Forgive me for thus troubling you again on this topic, but I feel, as you have often felt, that I must give vent to what is disturbing me. Sincerely yours E Booth Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data paper and ink 4 p 21 x 13 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 300452 T1883.12.30-MISC Title A name given to the resource Edwin Booth to Jervis McEntee Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Booth, Edwin Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1883-12-30 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Description An account of the resource Edwin Booth unloads his worry and asks Jervis McEntee's assistance regarding Downing Vaux. Edwina has broken off the romance, but Downing is insisting to see her. Edwina is frightened by his behavior. Edwin is also concerned due to the fact that Downing wrote Edwin a threatening letter and is rumored to carry a pistol. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. 37 42 East 25th St Dec 30 '83 Dear Jervy- I hate to bore you with my troubles, but you have so often & so frankly confided your griefs to me that I feel it a right I have to lay a part of my load on you & that you have a right to bear it. I wrote a firm but kindly letter to Downing which I hoped would rouse his self-respect and restrain him from further persecution, for such his conduct has become. In reply to mine he has written a disrespectful, silly & in a certain sense, threatening letter. His first attempt sufficiently shocked Edwina, she has been ill since, & <hr /> unfortunately I had to show her this half-lunatic epistle because she saw it first & recognized, of course, the writing. This has added to her distress for he declares he will see her & that she must have her share of pain. She is kept in constant dread lest he should accost her on the street or call, as he [did?], when he thinks I am out of the house. He says he knows he's cracked but that a brass rivet has been put in, that he is a better companion, can do perspective & 'photographic mounting' better & is altogether more of a man than ever. His letter & his questioning <hr /> Betty if Edwina still cares for him, if she liked anybody else, &c. &c, would convince any disinterested person of his demented condition, did not his unmanly conduct is thus destroying the peace of one whose happiness he should strive to enhance, by his silent acceptance of her decision, prove beyond all question that he is not himself. I have not answered his letter. I am too indignant with him---nor shall I notice it as I consider it the outcome of a disordered mind. 'Tis useless to reason with him & as you say I must deal with him personally I will be compelled to do so if he persists in his present course. <hr /> All the sympathy & respect his silence heretofore made Edwina feel for him is now converted to dislike and dread. You say you have no influence with him, but if you & his father let him know that you are aware of his indelicate & cruel behavior I think it may affect him, & spare me the painful duty of taking measures to restrain him. I naturally feel great anxiety on this subject but have repressed the angry emotions he aroused in me. I have been told that he carries a pistol & (as in the case of [Rathbane?]) he will in some sudden freak do something desperate. Forgive me for thus troubling you again on this topic, but I feel, as you have often felt, that I must give vent to what is disturbing me. Sincerely yours E Booth Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/267562c80ae75625e41ecc446472ae6e.pdf 2825e90ecdca693e90a2e654f99ff902 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. 72-B 42 East 25th St Jan : 10th '84 Francis Lobdell Esq Dear Sir - I gratefully acknowledge the very gratifying & flattering recognition by the 'churchmens' afsociation' of my poor offering to my dear friend's family, and my feeble efforts on behalf of the DLama. Very Truly Yours Edwin Booth Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data paper and ink 1 p 21 x 13 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 300453 T1884.01.10-MISC Title A name given to the resource Edwin Booth to Francis Lobdell Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Booth, Edwin Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1884-01-10 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Description An account of the resource Edwin Booth sends a gracious acknowledgement of recognition to Francis Lobdell. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. 72-B 42 East 25th St Jan : 10th '84 Francis Lobdell Esq Dear Sir - I gratefully acknowledge the very gratifying & flattering recognition by the 'churchmens' afsociation' of my poor offering to my dear friend's family, and my feeble efforts on behalf of the DLama. Very Truly Yours Edwin Booth Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/d6394be802284d5eb8ecdcc2622787d0.pdf 2b1654e61c98df4e835b19779886f549 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. War Department Washington Jany 11th, 1884. My dear Sir: It will give me pleasure to meet General Sherman at dinner at your house on Sunday Evening, as you kindly request. Very Sincerely yours, Robert T. Lincoln Hon. John Sherman, U. S. S., Washington D.C. Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data paper and ink 1 p 17 x 12 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 300123 T1884.01.11 Title A name given to the resource Robert Todd Lincoln to Senator John Sherman Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lincoln, Robert Todd Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1884-01-11 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Description An account of the resource Robert Todd Lincoln signs a letter written on War Department letterhead to Senator John Sherman accepting an invitation to meet General W.T. Sherman at dinner. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. War Department Washington Jany 11th, 1884. My dear Sir: It will give me pleasure to meet General Sherman at dinner at your house on Sunday Evening, as you kindly request. Very Sincerely yours, Robert T. Lincoln Hon. John Sherman, U. S. S., Washington D.C. Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/bdf0b98293115d13ae917c78dddf51d5.pdf 5d895ccf7ea329eb03ceba16fab79f59 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. The President of the United States of America, To all who shall see these presents greeting: Know Ye That reposing special trust and confidence in the patriotism, valor, fidelity, and abilities of Benjamin M. Purssell I have nominated, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint him Second Lieutenant in the Signal Corps in the service of the United States: to rank as such from the thirteenth day of October eighteen hundred and eighty-three. He is therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the duty of Second Lieutenant by doing and performing all manner of things thereunto belonging. And I do strictly charge and require all Officers and Soldiers under his command to be obedient to his orders as Second Lieutenant. And he is to observe and follow such orders, and directions, from time to time, as he shall receive from me, or the future President of the United States of America, or the General, or other superior Officers set over him, according to the rules and discipline of War. This Commission to continue in force during the pleasure of the President of the United States, for the time being. Given under my hand, at the City of Washington, this twenty-second day of January in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eight-four and in the one hundredth and eighth year of the Independence of the United States. By the President. Robert Lincoln Secretary of War. Chester A. Arthur Recorded Volume 22 page 430. Adjutant General's Office, January 22, 1884. R C. Drum Adjutant General Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data paper and ink 1 p 50 x 40 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 300820 T1884.01.22-MISC Title A name given to the resource Appointment of Benjamin M. Purssell to Second Lieutenant in the Signal Corps Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lincoln, Robert Todd; Arthur, Chester Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1884-01-22 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Description An account of the resource President Chester A. Arthur and Secretary of War Robert T. Lincoln sign the appointment of Benjamin Purssell as Second Lieutenant in the Signal Corps. The elaborately decorated certificate of appointment carries a navy blue seal. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. The President of the United States of America, To all who shall see these presents greeting: Know Ye That reposing special trust and confidence in the patriotism, valor, fidelity, and abilities of Benjamin M. Purssell I have nominated, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint him Second Lieutenant in the Signal Corps in the service of the United States: to rank as such from the thirteenth day of October eighteen hundred and eighty-three. He is therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the duty of Second Lieutenant by doing and performing all manner of things thereunto belonging. And I do strictly charge and require all Officers and Soldiers under his command to be obedient to his orders as Second Lieutenant. And he is to observe and follow such orders, and directions, from time to time, as he shall receive from me, or the future President of the United States of America, or the General, or other superior Officers set over him, according to the rules and discipline of War. This Commission to continue in force during the pleasure of the President of the United States, for the time being. Given under my hand, at the City of Washington, this twenty-second day of January in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eight-four and in the one hundredth and eighth year of the Independence of the United States. By the President. Robert Lincoln Secretary of War. Chester A. Arthur Recorded Volume 22 page 430. Adjutant General's Office, January 22, 1884. R C. Drum Adjutant General Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/795bbdb5e7167b9438a7295e085d8911.pdf 814c1c4ef86a8ece02d977d5854754c0 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. (in pencil) 38 Mt Vernon Hotel Balto Feb 14th '84 Dear Jervy -- I intended to see you before I left New York and therefore did not write, but various distractions prevented & so time has flown by me unheeded 'till a month has pafsed. I was obliged to leave my poor mother on her back with a broken hip joint and her condition, tho' progrefsing favorably, is still a source of great anxiety. Having an interval of life, in the midst of my dead <hr /> monotony, (for my days are all of a dreary drag sort of existence) I have been scribbling to various neglected friends in order to recall myself to their recollection: -- I hoped to pafs the next five weeks in New York but owing to some managerial complications about dates I am compelled to jump from here to Boston Sunday next & so defer my return home for two more weeks at least, perhaps three -- when I hope to see you. The rain has seldom ceased a day during three weeks <hr /> past & the result is the 'blues' & achey bones, though, strange to say, my businefs has been brilliant since I left New York -- I played there too soon after the great 'scoop' that Irving & the Operas (to say nothing of the Holidays) made of Gotham's loose change. You know that I have nothing to write about beyond myself -- my businefs, or my glooms, that's one reason why I defer correspondence. I rarely go out -- see few folks and hear nothing of interest to you -- or to me. Callers stop me at this important juncture and I must <hr /> deny you more of my entertaining complaining today. Hoping you and yours are well and with cordial good wishes I am as ever Yours Edwin Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data paper and ink 4 p 20 x 13 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 300454 T1884.02.14-MISC Title A name given to the resource Edwin Booth to Jervis McEntee Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Booth, Edwin Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1884-02-14 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Description An account of the resource Edwin Booth complains to Jervis McEntee that the weather is rainy, causing "the blues & achey bones." Business is now good, but it was slow when he was in New York because his performances were too close to the 'scoop,' the operas, and the holidays, which had used up "Gotham's loose change." Booth also shares that his mother, who has a broken hip, is progressing nicely. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. (in pencil) 38 Mt Vernon Hotel Balto Feb 14th '84 Dear Jervy -- I intended to see you before I left New York and therefore did not write, but various distractions prevented & so time has flown by me unheeded 'till a month has pafsed. I was obliged to leave my poor mother on her back with a broken hip joint and her condition, tho' progrefsing favorably, is still a source of great anxiety. Having an interval of life, in the midst of my dead <hr /> monotony, (for my days are all of a dreary drag sort of existence) I have been scribbling to various neglected friends in order to recall myself to their recollection: -- I hoped to pafs the next five weeks in New York but owing to some managerial complications about dates I am compelled to jump from here to Boston Sunday next & so defer my return home for two more weeks at least, perhaps three -- when I hope to see you. The rain has seldom ceased a day during three weeks <hr /> past & the result is the 'blues' & achey bones, though, strange to say, my businefs has been brilliant since I left New York -- I played there too soon after the great 'scoop' that Irving & the Operas (to say nothing of the Holidays) made of Gotham's loose change. You know that I have nothing to write about beyond myself -- my businefs, or my glooms, that's one reason why I defer correspondence. I rarely go out -- see few folks and hear nothing of interest to you -- or to me. Callers stop me at this important juncture and I must <hr /> deny you more of my entertaining complaining today. Hoping you and yours are well and with cordial good wishes I am as ever Yours Edwin Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/96a3fe78c09ad06705fb78118cdd140a.pdf 63ff29e9d0c0071841a4b81de63edcbd Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. 71-AA R 42 East 25th St April 16th 84 Dear Mr. Field I send you today a few of the plates that Mr. Daly has made for me, according to my directions; also the old ones left with me by Mr. Seymour. Many interruptions have prevented me from sending them earlier, but there is ample time for all that <hr /> need be made for the four weeks in November. I hope to take possession of my Boston home in a few weeks, my Mother's illness delays me. Truly yours Edwin Booth Should you require a scenic artist I can recommend Chas Witham as one of the <hr /> most satisfactory; he was with me at "Booth's" & the old "Winter Garden" E.B. Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data paper and ink 3 p 21 x 13 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 300455 T1884.04.16-MISC Title A name given to the resource Edwin Booth to R.M. Field Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Booth, Edwin Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1884-04-16 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Description An account of the resource Edwin Booth sends some plates, possibly engravings, to R.M. Field mentioning a scenic artist whom he highly recommends. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. 71-AA R 42 East 25th St April 16th 84 Dear Mr. Field I send you today a few of the plates that Mr. Daly has made for me, according to my directions; also the old ones left with me by Mr. Seymour. Many interruptions have prevented me from sending them earlier, but there is ample time for all that <hr /> need be made for the four weeks in November. I hope to take possession of my Boston home in a few weeks, my Mother's illness delays me. Truly yours Edwin Booth Should you require a scenic artist I can recommend Chas Witham as one of the <hr /> most satisfactory; he was with me at "Booth's" & the old "Winter Garden" E.B. Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/86adbe85eea151107fd1a4d038d4a771.pdf f9303841dd49b439f4cbc4b12717f5e4 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Needs Review Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. (in pencil) 39 Newport, July 27th '84 Dear Jervy Your very interesting letter of June 23rd has often been before me on the desk but my intention to answer it has invariably been thwarted, until I began to despair of an opportunity, or the proper mood for even a simple acknowledgement of it and a dozen others that have reproachfully glared at me daily for the past few weeks. -- I cannot recall any of the circumstances that you relate, but they are very interesting & carry me back to times when I had high hopes for my profefsion: hopes that are <hr /> gone as completely as is the theatre which was their offspring. Somehow I have felt a gradual 'going' after the magnificent folly on which those hopes were centered, and I work on without any particular object now. I try not to permit a particle of regret or despondency to disturb me, but whenever I think of bracing up for a fresh start advancing age reminds me that I have not sufficient time for the accomplishment of anything, & so drift along in a sort rut at a jog-trot, donkey pace. -- A few days ago Eastman & his brother, Cap't Johnson, of the training ship, at Newport station, came in upon us at dinner, but would not stop long. The Cap't kindly sent me a naval officer's hammock for my piazza & I called on him with Dr. Martin, a friend of <hr /> his and mine, but only his wife, a Spanish lady, & the children, were on board. A day or two after their visit who should drive in but Whittredge, with a cousin -- who owns a farm some few miles up the coast. These little surprises are very pleasant. We have had an Autumn day & now, at night, a great storm is on us -- yet we have no fire. Thus far (3 weeks) our weather has been delightful for sailing & driving -- the place is very beautiful, but oh, the cost of it! This place & the Boston house have been a fearful pull on me, & my expenses have increased infernally, while my income has decreased correspondingly. My European tours were 'antjos" and my lofs of time & brief engagements last year, together with a [illegible mark] 20.000 Villard 'pop' in O&T. stock, all these have combined to squeeze me somewhat. <hr /> I have been unable to afsist several friends that called on me -- an experience new & very unpleasant. I never meant to ask for anything due me, but, to be frank with you, Bowyer's dealing's with me have not been altogether of the most satisfactory kind -- from the start, & therefore I reminded him of his overdue note. After a while he designed to acknowledge my letter & promised payment "in a week" (if I remember rightly), but since the change in his businefs relative silence has again settled on him. I require the amount to help pay a debt double the sum I loaned him -- else I sh'd not have disturbed him, indeed I would not have done so at all had I been entirely satisfied with him. But this must not worry you -- I'll be hard pushed indeed before I cause you any distrefs in a financial way & hope I never shall in any other. I do not want to push Bowyer, but <hr /> his cavilier indifference (for such it seems) will compel me to place the note in legal hands for collection. I've written this in response to your remarks anent my lacking money. It must not trouble you. Had I not indulged so largely in luxuries & had worked harder the past year or two I would not have been aware of any difference in my bank account. It seems very sad to part with your doubly dear old home & I think it would be an added pang to live so near it, as you suggest, and know it belonged to others. What a miserable mockery is the happiest and longest life! We must look back through tears even at the joys that once were ours. The indifferent, self-satisfied ass seems, after all, to have the best of the game. -- I hope to 'loaf' here 'till October; I do not begin work 'till Novr 17th & play but 14 weeks during the season, but if I live <hr /> the following year must be one of hard work & tedious travel; 'tis too late now to change my present plan. I hope you and all the family are well. If you see or write to Bowyer you may, if you see fit, remind him of me, but let nothing I've said cause you the least annoyance. I have hired an oyster boat & go sailing occafsionally, my jack-of-all trades is a sailor, carpenter, painter & farmer, consequently I am well provided for sailing & odd jobs about the place. I must be near my second childhood for I've but just learned to swim! Ever yours affectionately Edwin Box 555 (pencil notation) July 27 [1884 ?] Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data paper and ink 6 p 21 x 13 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 300456 T1884.07.27-MISC Title A name given to the resource Edwin Booth to Jervis McEntee Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Booth, Edwin Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1884-07-27 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Description An account of the resource Edwin Booth reflects on his past, his career, the theater, etc. to Jervis McEntee. He confides that his expenses are up, his income is down, and he is currently unable to assist some friends, a totally new experience for him. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Needs Review The percentage of pages with Needs Review status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 200 Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. (in pencil) 39 Newport, July 27th '84 Dear Jervy Your very interesting letter of June 23rd has often been before me on the desk but my intention to answer it has invariably been thwarted, until I began to despair of an opportunity, or the proper mood for even a simple acknowledgement of it and a dozen others that have reproachfully glared at me daily for the past few weeks. -- I cannot recall any of the circumstances that you relate, but they are very interesting & carry me back to times when I had high hopes for my profefsion: hopes that are <hr /> gone as completely as is the theatre which was their offspring. Somehow I have felt a gradual 'going' after the magnificent folly on which those hopes were centered, and I work on without any particular object now. I try not to permit a particle of regret or despondency to disturb me, but whenever I think of bracing up for a fresh start advancing age reminds me that I have not sufficient time for the accomplishment of anything, & so drift along in a sort rut at a jog-trot, donkey pace. -- A few days ago Eastman & his brother, Cap't Johnson, of the training ship, at Newport station, came in upon us at dinner, but would not stop long. The Cap't kindly sent me a naval officer's hammock for my piazza & I called on him with Dr. Martin, a friend of <hr /> his and mine, but only his wife, a Spanish lady, & the children, were on board. A day or two after their visit who should drive in but Whittredge, with a cousin -- who owns a farm some few miles up the coast. These little surprises are very pleasant. We have had an Autumn day & now, at night, a great storm is on us -- yet we have no fire. Thus far (3 weeks) our weather has been delightful for sailing & driving -- the place is very beautiful, but oh, the cost of it! This place & the Boston house have been a fearful pull on me, & my expenses have increased infernally, while my income has decreased correspondingly. My European tours were 'antjos" and my lofs of time & brief engagements last year, together with a [illegible mark] 20.000 Villard 'pop' in O&T. stock, all these have combined to squeeze me somewhat. <hr /> I have been unable to afsist several friends that called on me -- an experience new & very unpleasant. I never meant to ask for anything due me, but, to be frank with you, Bowyer's dealing's with me have not been altogether of the most satisfactory kind -- from the start, & therefore I reminded him of his overdue note. After a while he designed to acknowledge my letter & promised payment "in a week" (if I remember rightly), but since the change in his businefs relative silence has again settled on him. I require the amount to help pay a debt double the sum I loaned him -- else I sh'd not have disturbed him, indeed I would not have done so at all had I been entirely satisfied with him. But this must not worry you -- I'll be hard pushed indeed before I cause you any distrefs in a financial way & hope I never shall in any other. I do not want to push Bowyer, but <hr /> his cavilier indifference (for such it seems) will compel me to place the note in legal hands for collection. I've written this in response to your remarks anent my lacking money. It must not trouble you. Had I not indulged so largely in luxuries & had worked harder the past year or two I would not have been aware of any difference in my bank account. It seems very sad to part with your doubly dear old home & I think it would be an added pang to live so near it, as you suggest, and know it belonged to others. What a miserable mockery is the happiest and longest life! We must look back through tears even at the joys that once were ours. The indifferent, self-satisfied ass seems, after all, to have the best of the game. -- I hope to 'loaf' here 'till October; I do not begin work 'till Novr 17th & play but 14 weeks during the season, but if I live <hr /> the following year must be one of hard work & tedious travel; 'tis too late now to change my present plan. I hope you and all the family are well. If you see or write to Bowyer you may, if you see fit, remind him of me, but let nothing I've said cause you the least annoyance. I have hired an oyster boat & go sailing occafsionally, my jack-of-all trades is a sailor, carpenter, painter & farmer, consequently I am well provided for sailing & odd jobs about the place. I must be near my second childhood for I've but just learned to swim! Ever yours affectionately Edwin Box 555 (pencil notation) July 27 [1884 ?] https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/90a9032fffa00f22d0b28f7c6de4cb83.pdf 1f47a63c3b3cc1ebda9de42d3ce2fc86 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. WAR DEPARTMENT WASHINGTON. Oct 10th 1884. My dear Sir: I have your letter of the 7th instant, containing copy of advertisement. Please accept my thanks for your prompt attention to this matter. The date fixed by you, Nov. 6th, suits me perfectly, and I will be present at that time, barring accidents not now foreseen. Very truly yours, Robert T Lincoln Mr C. C. Brown, Counselor at Law, Springfield Illinois. <hr /> [envelope] WAR DEPARTMENT postmarked Washington D.C. Oct 10 6:30 PM 1884 Mr. C. C. Brown Counselor at Law Springfield Ills Written by Robt T Lincoln <hr /> [back of envelope] postmarked Springfield Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. 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Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 300124 T1884.10.10 Title A name given to the resource Robert Todd Lincoln to Christopher Columbus Brown Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lincoln, Robert Todd Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1884-10-10 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Description An account of the resource Robert Todd Lincoln signs a letter written on War Department stationary to Christopher Columbus Brown agreeing to meet with Brown, a Springfield lawyer and son-in-law of John Todd Stuart, in Springfield on some business matter. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. WAR DEPARTMENT WASHINGTON. Oct 10th 1884. My dear Sir: I have your letter of the 7th instant, containing copy of advertisement. Please accept my thanks for your prompt attention to this matter. The date fixed by you, Nov. 6th, suits me perfectly, and I will be present at that time, barring accidents not now foreseen. Very truly yours, Robert T Lincoln Mr C. C. Brown, Counselor at Law, Springfield Illinois. <hr /> [envelope] WAR DEPARTMENT postmarked Washington D.C. Oct 10 6:30 PM 1884 Mr. C. C. Brown Counselor at Law Springfield Ills Written by Robt T Lincoln <hr /> [back of envelope] postmarked Springfield Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/722605b850efc4fa77120609ff279127.pdf f6e1e61228ea8f69fac47695173b9d95 Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data paper and ink 1 p 23 x 14 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 300457 T1884.12.28-MISC Title A name given to the resource James Hubert McVicker to Mr. Pierce Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource McVicker, James Hubert Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1884-12-28 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Description An account of the resource James Hubert McVicker of the McVicker Theatre in Chicago writes to Mr. Pierce regarding theatrical business. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20000 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Start Transcribing https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/720d4d692e80442948a7651c2d91914d.pdf 9ab557ae1f5164ba3c62f906d9e4ba74 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. 73 Boothden. Sunday My dear Mrs. [Cushman?] Edwina is obliged to keep to her bed today and our visit must be deferred until tomorrow forenoon, but do not let it interfere with any plan that you may have for that time. Hoping <hr /> to see you both and all the children---in which Edwina joins me with sincere regards I am truly Yours Edwin Booth Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data paper and ink 2 p 21 x 13 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 300458 T1884?-MISC Title A name given to the resource Edwin Booth to Emma Cushman Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Booth, Edwin Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1884? Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Description An account of the resource Edwin Booth reports to Emma Cushman on his daughter Edwina's illness. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. 73 Boothden. Sunday My dear Mrs. [Cushman?] Edwina is obliged to keep to her bed today and our visit must be deferred until tomorrow forenoon, but do not let it interfere with any plan that you may have for that time. Hoping <hr /> to see you both and all the children---in which Edwina joins me with sincere regards I am truly Yours Edwin Booth Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/2a60dadeba8681a3234588a6b6eb3c91.pdf 96343f2d51c9a558d2e0fe31ce7dea15 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. 84 Chandler Street Boston My dear Mis Booth I am a stranger to you but have just heard from mutual friends that you are to marry an old friend of mine-I have not had the pleasure of seeing Mr Grossman since my return from Europe-but having known him well for several years, will you allow me to congratulate <hr /> you, and wish you all the happiness and sunshine that two such people as yourselves deserve. Please give my best and heartiest wishes to your future husband, and some time in the future I hope I may be able to say to you all the [nice?] things I know of him-as an old friend of his, and to you as a friend of my sister Mrs [Lillie?] may I say God speed you on your new journey in life- Sincerey yours Janet Edmondson Walker Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data paper and ink 2 p 20 x 13 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 300459 T1884?-MISC-2 Title A name given to the resource Janet Edmondson Walker to Edwina Booth Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Walker, Janet Edmondson Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1884? Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Description An account of the resource Janet Edmondson Walker tells Edwina Booth that she is an old friend of Mr. Grossman, and she has just heard that Edwina is to marry him. The date assigned to this letter is based on the1885 marriage date for the Grossmans. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. 84 Chandler Street Boston My dear Mis Booth I am a stranger to you but have just heard from mutual friends that you are to marry an old friend of mine-I have not had the pleasure of seeing Mr Grossman since my return from Europe-but having known him well for several years, will you allow me to congratulate <hr /> you, and wish you all the happiness and sunshine that two such people as yourselves deserve. Please give my best and heartiest wishes to your future husband, and some time in the future I hope I may be able to say to you all the [nice?] things I know of him-as an old friend of his, and to you as a friend of my sister Mrs [Lillie?] may I say God speed you on your new journey in life- Sincerey yours Janet Edmondson Walker Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/6cd7e7abcf640db51ff044840cb20de6.pdf 2e4fde6dbc966b15a6730a75b4756b94 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. "The Box" April 15th 1885 Dear Mr Grossman I cannot resist sending you a little word of heartiest congratulations---for winning sweet Edwina's love. You have gained a rare true heart combined with such grace of manner and such a wealth of personal attractions that she is indeed a [find?] of rare symmetry of character <hr /> with a nature pure womanly. Indeed your are to be rejoiced with---and it is a great comfort to feel that you appreciate dear Edwina and will treat her tenderly and with a life's devotion. We are very desirous of meeting you and already accord you the hearty welcome of friendship. My daughter Agnes and myself hope to know you---or at least to <hr /> see you before the wedding. Mrs Lillie speaks of you so cordially that we feel we know you already---and our affection for Edwina warms our hearts to all whom she loves. I do not know when anyone's happy news has so appealed to me and I am so glad and thankful for dear Edwina and can congratulate you so unreservedly. How her love honors you. What a blessed gift it is. Very earnestly do I pray for you both---wishing you <hr /> all that is good---and a hope---which time and the experience of life may deepen and stengthen. My dear husband's friendship for Mr. Booth would cause me to feel a warm interest in all that concerns him or his and---the tenderness of my affection for Edwina makes her happiness a personal joy to me. This will answer as my reason for writing this little word to you. Sincerely yours Agnes Bartlett <hr /> Mr. Grossman AB Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data paper and ink 5 p 18 x 12 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 300460 T1885.04.15-MISC Title A name given to the resource Agnes Bartlett to Ignatius Grossman Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Bartlett, Agnes Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1885-04-15 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Description An account of the resource Agnes Bartlett congratulates Ignatius Grossman for "winning sweet Edwina's love." She looks forward to meeting him. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. "The Box" April 15th 1885 Dear Mr Grossman I cannot resist sending you a little word of heartiest congratulations---for winning sweet Edwina's love. You have gained a rare true heart combined with such grace of manner and such a wealth of personal attractions that she is indeed a [find?] of rare symmetry of character <hr /> with a nature pure womanly. Indeed your are to be rejoiced with---and it is a great comfort to feel that you appreciate dear Edwina and will treat her tenderly and with a life's devotion. We are very desirous of meeting you and already accord you the hearty welcome of friendship. My daughter Agnes and myself hope to know you---or at least to <hr /> see you before the wedding. Mrs Lillie speaks of you so cordially that we feel we know you already---and our affection for Edwina warms our hearts to all whom she loves. I do not know when anyone's happy news has so appealed to me and I am so glad and thankful for dear Edwina and can congratulate you so unreservedly. How her love honors you. What a blessed gift it is. Very earnestly do I pray for you both---wishing you <hr /> all that is good---and a hope---which time and the experience of life may deepen and stengthen. My dear husband's friendship for Mr. Booth would cause me to feel a warm interest in all that concerns him or his and---the tenderness of my affection for Edwina makes her happiness a personal joy to me. This will answer as my reason for writing this little word to you. Sincerely yours Agnes Bartlett <hr /> Mr. Grossman AB Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/691104e28ea2eef14807fa87da158e2f.pdf be23da0a701de6da3645f87a558d8810 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. [illegible] Apr 85 Sir: I regret that it is not possible for me to comply with your request for an autograph of my father. Very truly yours Robert T. Lincoln Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data paper and ink 1 p 16 x 10 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 300125 T1885.04.17 Title A name given to the resource Robert Todd Lincoln to unknown Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lincoln, Robert Todd Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1885-04-17 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Description An account of the resource Robert Todd Lincoln replies to an unidentified correspondent that he cannot furnish an autograph of his father. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. [illegible] Apr 85 Sir: I regret that it is not possible for me to comply with your request for an autograph of my father. Very truly yours Robert T. Lincoln Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/e89892fdf07c9685f875ce63d62c1f80.pdf c38c02000f668b344274bfe47e3dc33b Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data paper and ink 3p 20 x 13 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 300461 T1885.12.25-MISC Title A name given to the resource Edwin Booth to Jervis McEntee Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Booth, Edwin Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1885-12-25 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Description An account of the resource At the early morning hour of one o'clock, Edwin Booth writes to Jervis McEntee that he may not be able to write again for quite some time. As he ages, he is more reticent and less likely to gabble. "I was very old when I was born, and the many wrinkles of my life have aged me prematurely; the least effort now seems irksome " Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20000 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Start Transcribing https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/ca8d444785974f7f5e8b36b60db92f06.pdf d06bbc7986b89521de08fc2f47637069 Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data paper and ink 4 p 21 x 13 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 300462 T1885?-MISC Title A name given to the resource Itineraries of European trips made by Edwina Booth Grossman Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grossman, Edwina Booth Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1885? Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Description An account of the resource Edwina Booth Grossman compiles the itineraries of three Europeam trips. She took her first trip between June 1880 and June 1881. Her second trip took place between June 1882 and June 1883. Edwina's third trip was her wedding trip taken from May 20, 1885 until September 9, 1885. On the reverse side of the iteinerary is written: "Edelweiss. Memento of our wedding trip 1885." Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20000 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Start Transcribing https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/8da96e291dd07cadd16c7db3bc4e2688.pdf 4e2c6f5ae63df51d73b9416f5560aa39 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Needs Review Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Springfield Ills April 8th 86 Mr. Hanses - My Dear Sir: Your note, dated the 5th of Mch, requesting an autograph of Mr. Lincoln, is just at hand; and in reply to which let me say that I have no autographs of the great man. I gave away, fifteen years since, all the autographs of Mr. L that I had and could have, had I any more of them left, given away thousands. I am sorry that I cannot accommodate you. I cannot tell you where you can get an autograph for I've no more. Most Respectfully Wm. H. Herndon Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data paper and ink 1 p 26 x 20 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 300463 T1886.04.08-MISC Title A name given to the resource William H. Herndon to Hanses Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Herndon, William H. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1886-04-08 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Description An account of the resource William H. Herndon writes Mr. Hanses that he has no more Lincoln autographs to give away. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Needs Review Percent Needs Review The percentage of pages with Needs Review status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 200 https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/bc0a84b7d98ab1ab11bfd1a84c347e59.pdf 7c41d3bd54e67c1ab6d906c769a52c3a Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. (written vertically on first page: Cordial greeting to Miss Grossmann if she be with you. Manchester, Mass 19 May 1886 Dear Edwina: Your marriage day is a bright spot in my memory; & the bride, bridegroom & the <hr /> father giving you to him make a scene in a real drama, still fresh in my mind- The little lady, who has [come?], [illegible], <hr /> that beautiful wedding-feast, with all its friendly guests- She is the anniversary. Kiss her for me, till I can hold her in my own arms-You & <hr /> your husband & father are, together, in a warm place in my heart. My daughter & sister are delighted with your letter & kind remembrance. Affectionately with them. I am indeed evermore your C. A. Bartel Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data paper and ink 4 p 15 x 12 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 300464 T1886.05.19-MISC Title A name given to the resource C.A. Bartel to Edwina Booth Grossman Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Bartel, C.A. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1886-05-19 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Description An account of the resource C.A. Bartel writes to Edwina Booth Grossman recalling the beauty of Edwina's wedding day and thanking Edwina for her delightful letter. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. (written vertically on first page: Cordial greeting to Miss Grossmann if she be with you. Manchester, Mass 19 May 1886 Dear Edwina: Your marriage day is a bright spot in my memory; & the bride, bridegroom & the <hr /> father giving you to him make a scene in a real drama, still fresh in my mind- The little lady, who has [come?], [illegible], <hr /> that beautiful wedding-feast, with all its friendly guests- She is the anniversary. Kiss her for me, till I can hold her in my own arms-You & <hr /> your husband & father are, together, in a warm place in my heart. My daughter & sister are delighted with your letter & kind remembrance. Affectionately with them. I am indeed evermore your C. A. Bartel Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/90017f04c1fc3000c4d98af36deebcc0.pdf 2978c354c4a7193f6784a8d95046700d Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. [77] 29 Chestnut St Boston May 23d '86 My dear friend I do not mean to reproach you but really-endeavor as I will to avoid the filth that is thrown at me in common with all public persons, my friends persist in reminding me of it, only through them (who rarely direct my attention to any good that is published of me) do I learn what a debased monster I am.-The night of my fall at the Academy in New York, <hr /> wh was repeated in a more serious manner in Phila & again here (this last behind the scenes, however), I wrote to Edwina a full account of it & prepared her for the howl which would doubtless be raised about it. Had not my friends rushed into print on my behalf the accident would have been unnoticed, but a disappointed agent of my & a set of unpaid 'blackmailers' of the Press saw in that defence of me-against the abuse of our paper only-a good opportunity for their attacks. It has been, is & will (I hope) always be my part to ignore <hr /> the filthy "assassins of the Press" (as Forrest termed the so-called critics) and I have, for years, made it a rule to read no theatrical papers or gossip. Yet, as I have told you, my dearest friends fail not to advise me of the fact that I am a fiend incarnate & utterly demoralized. Howells was lately asked if he had seen the savage criticisms in the Gazette of his late works. "Do you suppose that I have no personal friends?" he replied. "O that mine [every?] would write a book" (I quote from mouldy memory) or act upon a theatre!--My friend, I am in no danger-spite of evil <hr /> influences & ill reports concerning my health & my domestic affairs all goes well. Do not be alarmed at this letter-'tis but one of several of the kind that I have written to other friends in every port of America on this topic-the first was to my dear old school-marm, in Balto, who knew me as a tiny boy & wrote several imploring appeals to me. My thanks for your goodness and yr invitation (wh I cannot accept) are deeper than I can express. Kindest regards to yr husband and blessings for you both. Yr friend ever E.B. Writing in haste & after so many letters of the same tenor I find that I have repeated myself & made other faults. Good night! Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. 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Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 300465 T1886.05.23-MISC Title A name given to the resource Edwin Booth to unknown Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Booth, Edwin Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1886-05-23 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Description An account of the resource In a letter to "My Dear Friend", Edwin Booth comments on the public furor over his fall at the Academy in New York and the spiteful attacks that have appeared in the media from reviewers and the press. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. [77] 29 Chestnut St Boston May 23d '86 My dear friend I do not mean to reproach you but really-endeavor as I will to avoid the filth that is thrown at me in common with all public persons, my friends persist in reminding me of it, only through them (who rarely direct my attention to any good that is published of me) do I learn what a debased monster I am.-The night of my fall at the Academy in New York, <hr /> wh was repeated in a more serious manner in Phila & again here (this last behind the scenes, however), I wrote to Edwina a full account of it & prepared her for the howl which would doubtless be raised about it. Had not my friends rushed into print on my behalf the accident would have been unnoticed, but a disappointed agent of my & a set of unpaid 'blackmailers' of the Press saw in that defence of me-against the abuse of our paper only-a good opportunity for their attacks. It has been, is & will (I hope) always be my part to ignore <hr /> the filthy "assassins of the Press" (as Forrest termed the so-called critics) and I have, for years, made it a rule to read no theatrical papers or gossip. Yet, as I have told you, my dearest friends fail not to advise me of the fact that I am a fiend incarnate & utterly demoralized. Howells was lately asked if he had seen the savage criticisms in the Gazette of his late works. "Do you suppose that I have no personal friends?" he replied. "O that mine [every?] would write a book" (I quote from mouldy memory) or act upon a theatre!--My friend, I am in no danger-spite of evil <hr /> influences & ill reports concerning my health & my domestic affairs all goes well. Do not be alarmed at this letter-'tis but one of several of the kind that I have written to other friends in every port of America on this topic-the first was to my dear old school-marm, in Balto, who knew me as a tiny boy & wrote several imploring appeals to me. My thanks for your goodness and yr invitation (wh I cannot accept) are deeper than I can express. Kindest regards to yr husband and blessings for you both. Yr friend ever E.B. Writing in haste & after so many letters of the same tenor I find that I have repeated myself & made other faults. Good night! Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/fc83afadd482925bb7db303bd12858a2.pdf fd11aaeb5ed14beeb31bdf213677b981 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Newport address Box 555 (41 written in pencil) Cohasset Aug 20 1886 Dear Jervy Yours of June 6th has been in my pocket with several others for a great while; every now & then I'd attempt to write but as often deferred doing so until I feel ashamed of my neglect. Your last (Aug: 15) came here while I was on the water with Barrett, hence some delay in giving it the prompt reply wh it demands. Your offer of the Boughton picture just suits me, albeit I am loth to deprive you of it. <hr /> Regarding the Mtge. of course, my dear boy, I am willing to do anything for your relief & convenience in the matter, therefore make the sale if you care on the terms you propose. I've been here most of the summer & have had a very quiet & restful time, yachting & driving nearly every day. Monday I go to Newport for a few days & then to Boston to have my wardrobe packed for my long tour---beginning Sept 13th, in Buffalo, the intervening time will be devoted to rehearsals in New York. I've not been very happy <hr /> of late. My own folly at the Academy is ever rising to shame & disgust me, and my domestic disappointment also depresses me. Struggle as I will to dispel these clouds they will oppress me, & I suppose that brooding over the second provoked the first. The next 8 months (maybe 10) I shall be whirled about in the unreal world of my profession, and perhaps it will be better for me to continue to work hard as long as I am able to do so & thus keep my mind away from home affairs. Thank God, the longest life is but a span as the worst. In your first letter you mentioned Launt. I've not heard from or of <hr /> him (except by your letter) for a very long time. I was told that he nearly lost his commission for the statue---before it was in plaster; I hope he did not---for it would render him penniless. He told me (long ago) that he would get [$?] 30000 for it, then go to Florence & settle [$?] 15000 on his children & return here. He said nothing of Maria. Poor fellow! but ah, how much more pitiful is the case of Maria & the children! I wish that I could write a oftener to you, Jervy, but as I grow older I become more apathetic & listless, this is the only cause on my long silences Adieu! Love to all Edwin (29 Chestnut Boston) Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data paper and ink 4 p 20 x 13 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 300466 T1886.08.20-MISC Title A name given to the resource Edwin Booth to Jervis McEntee Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Booth, Edwin Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1886-08-20 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Description An account of the resource Edwin Booth confesses to Jervis McEntee that he has been busy, and thus has neglected to write until now. Booth talks about his schedule and having his wardrobe packed for the tour. He refers to "my domestic disappointment" and "home affairs." He reports that Laurent nearly lost his commission, which would have left him penniless. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Newport address Box 555 (41 written in pencil) Cohasset Aug 20 1886 Dear Jervy Yours of June 6th has been in my pocket with several others for a great while; every now & then I'd attempt to write but as often deferred doing so until I feel ashamed of my neglect. Your last (Aug: 15) came here while I was on the water with Barrett, hence some delay in giving it the prompt reply wh it demands. Your offer of the Boughton picture just suits me, albeit I am loth to deprive you of it. <hr /> Regarding the Mtge. of course, my dear boy, I am willing to do anything for your relief & convenience in the matter, therefore make the sale if you care on the terms you propose. I've been here most of the summer & have had a very quiet & restful time, yachting & driving nearly every day. Monday I go to Newport for a few days & then to Boston to have my wardrobe packed for my long tour---beginning Sept 13th, in Buffalo, the intervening time will be devoted to rehearsals in New York. I've not been very happy <hr /> of late. My own folly at the Academy is ever rising to shame & disgust me, and my domestic disappointment also depresses me. Struggle as I will to dispel these clouds they will oppress me, & I suppose that brooding over the second provoked the first. The next 8 months (maybe 10) I shall be whirled about in the unreal world of my profession, and perhaps it will be better for me to continue to work hard as long as I am able to do so & thus keep my mind away from home affairs. Thank God, the longest life is but a span as the worst. In your first letter you mentioned Launt. I've not heard from or of <hr /> him (except by your letter) for a very long time. I was told that he nearly lost his commission for the statue---before it was in plaster; I hope he did not---for it would render him penniless. He told me (long ago) that he would get [$?] 30000 for it, then go to Florence & settle [$?] 15000 on his children & return here. He said nothing of Maria. Poor fellow! but ah, how much more pitiful is the case of Maria & the children! I wish that I could write a oftener to you, Jervy, but as I grow older I become more apathetic & listless, this is the only cause on my long silences Adieu! Love to all Edwin (29 Chestnut Boston) Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/93a96b2f460e40cb5123066700b030d1.pdf 808e12a18b3f4a5212155fdc96a3c004 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Needs Review Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Edgewood April 8. 1887. Dear Colonel Not recognizing the superscription on Your letter received today I did not open it until I reached home this evening. [illegible] following your suggestion I have written the note to Judge Stallo, which will go out by Saturdays Steamer. Yes, the papers, certificates of the Harny portrait & my [one?] original Ribera, the documents & seals showing who had at different times owned <hr /> owned the picture, & how it came into the hands of Mr Robert McPherson – virtuoso – who sold it to me, were all left with all my personal valuable papers at [Canon Club?] from whence I escaped as you know with nothing I have recently tried through one of my [counsel?] in R.I. to devise a way to obtain my papers, but it has [seemed?] impossible without a [new?] sensation. For spite & petty vengeance the Spragues would only give them up to force For the picture in question, <hr /> question it seems strange with so many able art critics as there are in News York there should not be [taste?] enough among to see the merit of this master-piece without the further proof than that as the time I bought it. Mr Gladstone was trying to secure the Harney portrait for the British Museum, but I outbid him. Mr. R.McPherson was one of the experts in Rome up to the time of his death – about 1876. [He?] was charged with buying for the National Collections of Works of Art for Great Britain. Our artists <hr />artists in Rome were unanimous as to the picture being original & one of great interest & merit & not one voice urged my securing it as a rare acquisition for the United States. [Reming? & illegible] both pronounced it beyond doubt a Ribera last winter when they saw it at the [Lakes?] Club & [Reming?] who is a prominent member of the Jury of the French Salon without my telling him anything of the history of the picture or its painter exclaimed “The master-hand is there!” & when I told him <hr /> it was the work of the Great Ribera, his comment was, it was then painted when the artist was still young & gave great attention to detail & had grown not so confident of his own power! A shrewd & artistic criticism. The fact of this work of Ribera not being found – as you say – not being named in the catalogue in the [Astor?] Library maybe accounted for by its owner having [few?] in any public gallery in [illegible] but always private property. Of course I will do what <hr /> what I can to obtain duplicate copies & certificate of its authenticity, but I have no doubt if I were to take this portrait to London to be sold in May, it will bring twice the sum that is likely to be obtained in New York Perhaps after all as its sale has [hung?] fire so long I had better do this. I will write also a brief note to Mr Gladstone whom I know personally & ask if he remembered the picture & his opinion of its merits. Yours very truly Katharine Chase. Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data paper and ink 6 p 20 x 13 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 300467 T1887.04.08-MISC Title A name given to the resource Katharine Chase to unknown Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Chase, Katharine Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1887-04-08 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Description An account of the resource Katharine Chase writes to an unknown Colonel discussing her attempt to authenticate a painting she owns. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Needs Review Percent Needs Review The percentage of pages with Needs Review status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 200 https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/08d3b7c4b9c0d2034a996ada0a872691.pdf 15a444a3850bed75bb0314d25ace7aba Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Washington Augst. 8th 1888 My dear Judge, Your kind letter of the 1st inst, had a warm welcome I assure you. I was, indeed, glad to hear from you again after so prolonged a suspension of our epistolary relations, & especially rejoiced to receive so favorable an opinion of my correspondence with Genl Speed and that which you have been pleased to express. Such an opinion from one of your eminently judicial mind, and <hr /> acquaintance with all the points of this controversy, I accept & shall treasure up as a most valued muniment of my reputation, so cruelly assailed in the long ago, but so effectively defended by your timely intervention. I say timely, for it was just at the moment, that Andrew Johnson, was doubtless exulting in the belief, that he - his friend Genl Speed cooperating - had given a stab to my character from which it could never recover. For this intervention, my dear Judge, I owe you "a debt immense of endless gratitude". <hr /> I have a joyful belief, that so long as God is on his throne, angelic hands will be found to roll away the stone from the portals of the sepulchre in which men & devils have entombed the truth. That Genl Speed, in a room adjoining to that in which I held my interview with Prest Johnson, & through a communicating door that chanced to be ajar, heard every word spoken by the President & myself, while he was considering the record of the trial of the assassins, & the petition for clemency in the case of Mrs Surratt, I entertain no doubt - indeed I have satisfactory <hr /> reasons for an absolutely complete conviction to that effect. His subsequent conduct towards me, so wholly indefensible, can, I think be explained only on the theory, that he had under influences I shrink from discussing, in effect, pledged himself to Andrew Johnson, to suppress the truth in his (Johnson's) interest, heedless of possible consequences to himself & to me. That suppression was certainly inflexibly maintained in life & in death. This whole affair has been for me, a painful revelation of the possibilities of the utmost dishonor in the high places of the world, & it should be a solemn warning for all as it has been <hr /> for myself. Woe to the man who, in trustful ignorance of the treacheries of our race, leaves, for one single moment, his reputation in the power of another - be he peasant or President. Why is it that you no longer come to Washington? You certainly have not turned your back on the Capitol, the theatre of your past brilliant exploits, & so the seat of your fame. your friends & admirers here are legion, & would rejoice in the privilege of clasping your hand once more. Have you yet entered upon the work of collecting & preparing for publication in permanent form, the speeches, reports, letters &c which would <hr /> illustrate your past professional & political career? It is only through such a publication that coming generations can possess themselves of that record of your genius, your learning & your patriotism, now so familiar to your contemporaries. This work is too important to yourself, your family & the country to be left to others. You alone can do it justice. Time passes & there should be no delay. I have personal reasons for my solicitude. Remember, I heard your grand argument on the impeachment of Andrew Johnson, & in my judgment, that speech deserves immortality, quite as much as Cicero's <hr /> oration against Verres or that of Sheridan against Warren Hastings. Pardon the earnestness with which I urge this. Your kind wishes, my dear Judge, are most heartily reciprocated. I pray that the vesture of life may continue to rest lightly on you, in despite of the years which are pressing upon us all, & that your evening may be as cloudless as your morn was triumphant. Ever faithfully, your friend J. Holt Hon Jno. A. Bingham. Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data paper and ink 7 p 21 x 13 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 300468 T1888.08.08-MISC Title A name given to the resource Joseph Holt to J.A. Bingham Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Holt, Joseph Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1888-08-08 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Description An account of the resource Joseph Holt corresponds with J.A. Bingham regarding the trial of the conspirators and petition for clemency for Mrs. Surratt. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Washington Augst. 8th 1888 My dear Judge, Your kind letter of the 1st inst, had a warm welcome I assure you. I was, indeed, glad to hear from you again after so prolonged a suspension of our epistolary relations, & especially rejoiced to receive so favorable an opinion of my correspondence with Genl Speed and that which you have been pleased to express. Such an opinion from one of your eminently judicial mind, and <hr /> acquaintance with all the points of this controversy, I accept & shall treasure up as a most valued muniment of my reputation, so cruelly assailed in the long ago, but so effectively defended by your timely intervention. I say timely, for it was just at the moment, that Andrew Johnson, was doubtless exulting in the belief, that he - his friend Genl Speed cooperating - had given a stab to my character from which it could never recover. For this intervention, my dear Judge, I owe you "a debt immense of endless gratitude". <hr /> I have a joyful belief, that so long as God is on his throne, angelic hands will be found to roll away the stone from the portals of the sepulchre in which men & devils have entombed the truth. That Genl Speed, in a room adjoining to that in which I held my interview with Prest Johnson, & through a communicating door that chanced to be ajar, heard every word spoken by the President & myself, while he was considering the record of the trial of the assassins, & the petition for clemency in the case of Mrs Surratt, I entertain no doubt - indeed I have satisfactory <hr /> reasons for an absolutely complete conviction to that effect. His subsequent conduct towards me, so wholly indefensible, can, I think be explained only on the theory, that he had under influences I shrink from discussing, in effect, pledged himself to Andrew Johnson, to suppress the truth in his (Johnson's) interest, heedless of possible consequences to himself & to me. That suppression was certainly inflexibly maintained in life & in death. This whole affair has been for me, a painful revelation of the possibilities of the utmost dishonor in the high places of the world, & it should be a solemn warning for all as it has been <hr /> for myself. Woe to the man who, in trustful ignorance of the treacheries of our race, leaves, for one single moment, his reputation in the power of another - be he peasant or President. Why is it that you no longer come to Washington? You certainly have not turned your back on the Capitol, the theatre of your past brilliant exploits, & so the seat of your fame. your friends & admirers here are legion, & would rejoice in the privilege of clasping your hand once more. Have you yet entered upon the work of collecting & preparing for publication in permanent form, the speeches, reports, letters &c which would <hr /> illustrate your past professional & political career? It is only through such a publication that coming generations can possess themselves of that record of your genius, your learning & your patriotism, now so familiar to your contemporaries. This work is too important to yourself, your family & the country to be left to others. You alone can do it justice. Time passes & there should be no delay. I have personal reasons for my solicitude. Remember, I heard your grand argument on the impeachment of Andrew Johnson, & in my judgment, that speech deserves immortality, quite as much as Cicero's <hr /> oration against Verres or that of Sheridan against Warren Hastings. Pardon the earnestness with which I urge this. Your kind wishes, my dear Judge, are most heartily reciprocated. I pray that the vesture of life may continue to rest lightly on you, in despite of the years which are pressing upon us all, & that your evening may be as cloudless as your morn was triumphant. Ever faithfully, your friend J. Holt Hon Jno. A. Bingham. Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/7ada6c26a9cb55fd993ebde1569d5143.pdf 16c0281c7a2d738bffda11715d39f60b Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data paper and ink 2 p 59 x 48 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 300935 T1889-MISC Title A name given to the resource Medical school diploma of Joseph Adrian Booth Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource New York University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1889-03-04 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Description An account of the resource Joseph Adrian Booth receives his diploma from New York University granting him a doctorate in Artis Medicae et Chirurgicae [medical and surgical arts]. The diploma is printed in Latin on vellum paper and signed by his professors, Council President, and Council Secretary. On the reverse side of the diploma, the Clerk of the City and County of New York registers Booth's certificate on March 16, 1889. Before receiving this diploma, J.A. Booth worked as a San Francisco mail carrier, lived with mother, and upon her death he seems to have spent his inheritance on medical school at New York University. Although Booth received his doctorate in medical and surgical arts, he never practiced medicine. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20000 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Start Transcribing https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/874db022beb9766dc1d51014ab6886bc.pdf 4995d8a7a766e6995be2e7e50119ee4c Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Henderson, Ind. Jan. 31, 1889 Hon. J.A. Bingham, Cadiz, O. Dear Sir: I have concluded to make application at the proper time to re-enter the government service and I now kindly ask you to give me the weight of your influence when the appropriate moment comes. A number of prominent gentlemen Judge Holt, Gen. Lou Wallace, Gen. Ekise and others will assist me to the extent <hr /> of their ability. My life has been one of trial and persecution , persecution by the Democratic party and, I regret to say, by leading church dignitaries in the church in which I was reared. This has made it all the more bitter. I trust this Government will find me a place to earn my bread, and to that extent protect me against wrong. Very Resfully Yours L.J. Weichmann Please let me hear from you. Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data paper and ink 2 p 20 x 13 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 300469 T1889.01.31-MISC Title A name given to the resource Louis, J. Weichmann to J.A. Bingham Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Weichmann, Louis J. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1889-01-31 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Description An account of the resource Louis, J. Weichmann asks J.A. Bingham for his support in gaining a government job. Weichmann, after his arrest with other Surratt associates, turned states' evidence against the conspirators. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Henderson, Ind. Jan. 31, 1889 Hon. J.A. Bingham, Cadiz, O. Dear Sir: I have concluded to make application at the proper time to re-enter the government service and I now kindly ask you to give me the weight of your influence when the appropriate moment comes. A number of prominent gentlemen Judge Holt, Gen. Lou Wallace, Gen. Ekise and others will assist me to the extent <hr /> of their ability. My life has been one of trial and persecution , persecution by the Democratic party and, I regret to say, by leading church dignitaries in the church in which I was reared. This has made it all the more bitter. I trust this Government will find me a place to earn my bread, and to that extent protect me against wrong. Very Resfully Yours L.J. Weichmann Please let me hear from you. Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/44ab94c3b149357fe7e4cf84a0455c57.pdf c33ef7ad055c0181b054606a5e195456 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Needs Review Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Anderson, Ind Feby 18, 1889. Hon. Jno. A. Bingham Cadiz, Ohio Dear Sir: In furtherance of the letter I recently sent you, I beg to enclose to you copies of recommendations as to the manner in which I discharged my duties in the Philad’a Custom House. Therefore, in appealing to you for your assistance in the near future, I feel that I have an honorable and consistent record to back me up. Please acknowledge receipt Very Respcly Yours L. J. Weichmann Here are the 5 copies of leters all are a [illegible illegible illegible] B Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data paper and ink 1 p 25 x 20 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 300470 T1889.02.18-MISC Title A name given to the resource Louis J. Weichmann to J. A. Bingham Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Weichmann, Louis J. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1889-02-18 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Description An account of the resource Louis J. Weichmann writes to J. A. Bingham adding testimonials to his record. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Needs Review Percent Needs Review The percentage of pages with Needs Review status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 200