This photograph of Walt Whitman's brother Thomas Jefferson "Jeff" Whitman, Jessie Whitman's father, is signed to "Jessie from Thos? Whitman May 28, 1886" and is stamped Scholten Portraits Grand Gold Medal, St. Louis Merchants Exchange, 1879.
This envelope, known as a First Day Cover, was sent February 20, 1940 from Camden, N.J. and is addressed to Jessie Whitman. It is cancelled with "First Day of Issue" over the new 5 cent Walt Whitman stamp. Accompanying the envelope is a short…
In this letter from December 17, 1890, Richard M. Bucke, Canadian physician and one of Walt Whitman’s literary executors, writes to Walt. Bucke has just received Walt’s postcard containing the obituary of Walt’s brother Jeff and offers some sage…
In this letter from April 21, 1883, W. Irving Landell writes to Robert Lincoln, Secretary of War. Landell found two certificates of George Whitman’s in a Rag Shop and would like to return them so he is requesting George’s current address. The…
In a letter from November 12, 1895, Oliver Taylor writes to William W. Stringfield regarding a historical sketch that Stringfield had included in the latest copy of the Waynesville Courier. Taylor had been interested in a Confederate soldier James…
In this letter from Jan 19, 1870, A. H. James is informing James Terrell that the US government could be looking to bring a suit against William H. Thomas as the government believes he has used government money to buy private lands instead of land…
Historic Webster is a newsletter of the Webster Historical Society, Inc., created at the Society’s founding in 1974. The publication helped to serve the Society's mission of collecting and preserving the history of Webster, North Carolina. Webster,…
Historic Webster is a newsletter of the Webster Historical Society, Inc., created at the Society’s founding in 1974. The publication helped to serve the Society's mission of collecting and preserving the history of Webster, North Carolina. Webster,…
Historic Webster is a newsletter of the Webster Historical Society, Inc., created at the Society’s founding in 1974. The publication helped to serve the Society's mission of collecting and preserving the history of Webster, North Carolina. Webster,…