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Box 7

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Contains 40 Results:

Davies, William, 1812-11-01

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Letter: Abingdon, to Jas Crowdy, Esq., Highworth, Wilts

1 ALS. "I have duly considered your kind offer to me when you was at Abingdon, but I am sorry to inform you, it does not meet the Approbate of my Friends, that I should leave this place, having at this time under my Tuition 571 Boys. I cannot with that degree of Propriety forsake them, at the same same feel myself much indebted beyond expression to you for your past good kindness."

Dates: 1812-11-01

Davis, Richard Harding, 1864-1916 (Author and Journalist), bulk: 1899-07-23 - 1913-10-29

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Cards and letters : Havana, Paris, Venezuela, London, Tokyo, Honolulu, San Cristobal, Santiago (Cuba), Accra, Congo, Port Arthur (China), New York, Pretoria, to George M. Abbot, Esq., Philadelphia, Pa.

34 APcS and 4 ALsS. Cards and letters are signed "the Travelling Clock." Cards contain brief notes, mostly satiric comments on the cards' images written from the point of view of a clock which Davis received from Abbot as a wedding gift.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1899-07-23 - 1913-10-29

Davis, Samuel , 1834-11-03

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Letter: to W. M. Meredith

ALS. Offers suggestions and emendations for Meredith's papers.

Dates: 1834-11-03

Davison, J., 1811-05-01

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Letter: Oriel College, to T. Mattingley, Faringdon

ALS. "Your half-yearly Rent & Landtax due to Oriel College at Ladyday last amount to £148. 7s. 6d.--after Property tax deducted."

Dates: 1811-05-01

Davout, Louis Nicolas, duc d'Auerstaedt et prince d'Eckmühl, 1770-1823 , 1815-05-06

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Rapport à sa majesté l'Empereur: to Napoleon I, 1769-1821

DS. Official request, written during the Hundred Days, asking that a soldier in service since 1807 be allowed to retire to his home country of Portugal. Contains Napoleon's signature of approval.

Dates: 1815-05-06

De la Mare, Walter, 1873-1956 (Poet and Novelist), 1924-10-29

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Letter: Baltimore, Md., to Mrs. von Moschzisker, Philadelphia, Pa.

ALS. Expresses his regrets that he will not be able to lunch with her while in Philadelphia due to train schedules not permitting it.

Dates: 1924-10-29

Delaware River Bridge, 1936-07-01

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Ticket: Philadelphia, Pa., and Camden, N.J.

Printed Document. "Opening of Delaware River Bridge Connecting Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Camden, New Jersey July 1st, 1926. Admit bearer to reserved section, Philadelphia Plaza, Sixth and Race Streets. Exercises in the Philadelphia Plaza will begin at 12 o'clock noon daylight saving time, but commencing at 10:45 A. M. the addresses made in the Camden Plaza will be broadcast upon the Philadelphia Plaza."

Dates: 1936-07-01

De Leon, Jack, 1901-1956 , 1934

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Manuscript: Francis Thompson

TMs. Script of "A New Play based on three years in the life of the Poet."

Dates: 1934

Democratic National Convention, 1936-06-27

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Ticket: Philadelphia, Pa.

Printed Document. Allows entrance into the Democratic National Convention, Philadelphia, June 1936.

Dates: 1936-06-27