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Box 2

 Container

Contains 4 Results:

John Thorpe, SJ, 1775 November 25

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents

1 Autograph Letter Signed from John Thorpe, SJ to Henry Arundell, 8th Baron Arundell of Wardour, concerning the last days and death of Lorenzo Ricci, Superior General of the Society of Jesus. Accession: 120530.

Dates: 1775 November 25

Augustus Smith, 1863 December 27

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 17
Scope and Contents

1 Autograph Letter Signed from Augustus Smith, a Private in M Company of the Rhode Island Cavalry, to his sister about "Mosby's Rangers" (Confederate Colonel John S. Mosby) and how his regiment's spy led their scouts to weed out spies in Virginia. Sent from Catletts Station, Virginia. 6 pages. Accession: 170703.

Dates: 1863 December 27

Rev. William Matthews, 1824 March 30

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 18
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1 Autograph Letter Signed from Rev. William Matthews, Rector of St. Patrick's Church in Washington, DC, to the editors of the "National Intelligencer" regarding the miraculous cure of parishioner Ann Mattingly. Accession: 160928.

Dates: 1824 March 30

William George Read, 1845 October 7

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 19
Scope and Contents

1 Autograph Letter Signed from William George Read of Maryland to John M. Read, a Democrat who was opposed to slavery. John, a Democrat, had been rejected for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court for his anti-slavery views. Sent from Pikesville, Maryland. Accession: 170701.

Dates: 1845 October 7