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Records of Lindsay and Blakiston [publishing firm]
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Held at: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia [Contact Us]19 S. 22nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
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In 1843, Robert Lindsay and Presley Blakiston became partners in a publishing firm at 4th and Chestnut Streets in Philadelphia. Lindsay and Blakiston moved to 25 South 6th Street in 1851. Although originally the firm published religious and theological titles, it moved into medical, dental, and scientific works before 1851 and was concentrating in those areas by 1862. Both original American works and foreign reprints were published. In 1880, the firm moved to 1012 Walnut Street. Lindsay retired in 1882 and the firm became P. Blakiston Son Co., then P. Blakiston's Son Co. In 1939, the firm was reorganized as the Blakiston Company. It was acquired by Doubleday during World War II, then, in 1954, sold to McGraw Hill and combined with its medical list to form the Blakiston Division.
The collection contains letters and fragments of letters, filed alphabetically, L W, received by Lindsay and Blakiston, 1855-1856. The letters, from physicians and dentists, many in rural or remote areas of the United States, contain orders for medical books and journals, indicating the published materials physicians were using at this time.
There are several letters from a Buffalo, New York, firm, A. J. Mathews and Company, and physicians, Campbell Morfit, concerning the second edition of his publication, Chemical and pharmaceutical manipulations, and A. S. Woolley. There is also a draft of an advertisement by Alfred Weeks for his work, Electricity, electromagnetism, and galvanism.
The collection of Lindsay and Blakiston letters received was donated to the Historical Collections of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia as part of a larger gift by Samuel X Radbill, circa 1984.
At some point, the letters were trimmed to a uniform size, bound together, and most were numbered sequentially (nos. 17-1151). During processing, the individual items were identified by author and dated; the sequential numberingjsystem helped to place items which had lost any identification.
The collection was processed and catalogued in 1990.
According to information received from Linda Stanley, a similar collection of Lindsay and Blakiston letters, 18551856, is preserved as part of a Samuel X Radbill Collection at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. That collection may represent letters from the A-J segment of the alphabet.
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Collection Inventory
17 Leake, V., Morning Sun, Tenn., 23 January 1856.
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36 Lefever, Isaac, New Bloomfield, Pa., 03 January 1856.
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37 Lefever, Isaac, New Bloomfield, Pa., 17 January 1856.
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38 Lerch, A., Jr., Bethlehem, Pa., 03 March 1856.
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39 Lerch, A., Jr., Bethlehem, Pa., 11 March 1856.
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42 Lessey, J., Flemington, N.J., 01 January 1856.
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43 Levett, M., New York, N.Y., 14 February 1856.
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44 Lewis, Henry M., Maplesville, Ala., January 1856.
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45 Lewis, Henry M., Maplesville, Ala., 30 January 1856.
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Lewter, John T., [no location], undated.
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49 Line, W. M., Davenport, Iowa, 16 April 1856.
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59 Littell, S., [no location], 27 October 1855.
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60 Littell, S., circa 1856.
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Long, H., [no location], undated.
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87 Loy, S. N. W., Point Pleasant, Mo., 10 January 1856.
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88 Loy, S. N. W., Osage, Ill., 27 April 1856.
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90 Lutterloh, A. J. H., Hadleys Mills, N.C., 23 January 1856.
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91 Lutterloh, A. J. H., Hadleys Mills, N.C., 13 February 1856.
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92 Lutterloh, A. J. H., Hadleys Mills, N.C., 20 March 1856.
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93 McCall, John, Rome, n.p., 04 February 1856.
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McCay, Robert B., [no location], undated.
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104 McCrum, John, Baltimore, Md., 23 June 1856.
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McCulloch, James, Muncie, Ind., undated.
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106 McCulloch, S., Willow Springs, Tex., 18 January 1856.
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108 McDonald, W. W., Millville, Mo., 17 January 1856.
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109 McDowell, James O., Auburn, n.p., 09 January 1856.
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110 McDowell, Samuel A., Toledo, Ohio, 14 April 1856.
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114 McIntyre, A. F., York, N.Y., 03 January 1856.
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116 McKinnisson, A., Charlottesville, Va., 18 February 1856.
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McNair, T. L., [no location], undated.
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122 Macgill, Lloyd S., Frederick City, Md., 21 April 1856.
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Macpherson, R. R., Huntsville, Miss., undated.
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127 Macy, L. C., [no location], 22 January 1856.
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129 Maffett, R. G. W., Mountville, Ga., 24 June 1856.
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131 Mallett, Samuel, New Haven, Conn., 12 January 1856.
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134 Martin, J. Lyman, Union, Ky., 28 April 1856.
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141 A. J. Mathews and Co., Buffalo, N.Y., 04 January 1856.
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143 A. J. Mathews and Co., Buffalo, N.Y., 16 January 1856.
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149 A. J. Mathews and Co., Buffalo, N.Y., 11 February 1856.
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155 A. J. Mathews and Co., Buffalo, N.Y., 14 March 1856.
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158 A. J. Mathews and Co., Buffalo, N.Y., 18 March 1856.
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160 A. J. Mathews and Co., Buffalo, N.Y., 03 April 1856.
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161 A. J. Mathews and Co., Buffalo, N.Y., 05 April 1856.
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167 A. J. Mathews and Co., Buffalo, N.Y., 22 April 1856.
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171 A. J. Mathews and Co., Buffalo, N.Y., 07 May 1856.
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175 A. J. Mathews and Co., Buffalo, N.Y., 17 May 1856.
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177 A. J. Mathews and Co., Buffalo, N.Y., 19 May 1856.
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180 A. J. Mathews and Co., Buffalo, N.Y., 14 June 1856.
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183 A. J. Mathews and Co., Buffalo, N.Y., 14 June 1856.
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A. J. Mathews and Co., Buffalo, N.Y., undated.
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188 Mathey and Sanford, New York, N.Y., 18 June 1856.
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196 Mayo, R., [no location], undated.
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198 Mendenhall, George, Cincinnati, Ohio, 07 January 1856.
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201 Mercer, John F., Cincinnati, Ohio, 14 May 1856.
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209 Mettauer, John F., Prince Edward Court House, Va., 18 April 1856.
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210 Millan, L., Woodville, Va., 14 January 1856.
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219 Mills, B., Uniontown, Md., 18 April 1856.
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225 Mish, George F., Portsmouth, n.p., 12 January 1856.
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Mitchell, E., Philadelphia, Pa., 19 June 1856.
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231 Mitchell, E., Philadelphia, Pa., undated.
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239 Moore, Matthew, Warsaw, N.C., 14 January 1856.
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240 Moore, W. C., Old Hickory, Ohio, undated.
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252 Morfit, Campbell, Baltimore, Md., 02 January 1856.
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253 Morfit, Campbell, Baltimore, Md., 26 January 1856.
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256 Morfit, Campbell, Baltimore, Md., 26 January 1856.
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257 Morfit, Campbell, Baltimore, Md., 22 April 1856.
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258 Morfit, Campbell, Baltimore, Md., 23 April 1856.
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259 Morfit, Campbell, Baltimore, Md., 25 April 1856.
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260 Morfit, Campbell, Baltimore, Md., 28 April 1856.
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261 Morfit, Campbell, Baltimore, Md., 29 April 1856.
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262 Morfit, Campbell, Baltimore, Md., 08 May 1856.
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263 Morfit, Campbell, Baltimore, Md., 09 May 1856.
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265 Morfit, Campbell, Baltimore, Md., 23 May 1856.
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266 Morfit, Campbell, Baltimore, Md., 28 May 1856.
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267 Morfit, Campbell, Baltimore, Md., 28 May 1856.
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284 Morgan, J. C., New Orleans, La., 05 May 1856.
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Moseley, L., Arlington, Vt., 10 January 1856.
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333 Mussey, R. D., Cincinnati, Ohio, 26 March 1856.
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337 Myrick, M. L.?, Cassville, Mo., 03 June 1856.
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338 Nezly, Elias, Mercersburg, Pa., 28 April 1856.
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342 no signature, Washington, n.p., 08 March 1856.
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345 Northrop, Aaron L., Ridgefield, n.p., 24 March 1856.
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353 O'Kuft, D. C., Greensboro, Ga. 361, 11 January 1856.
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Olmstead, James, New Haven, Conn., 13 February 1856.
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370 no signature, New York, N.Y., 08 April 1856.
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391 Palmer, John D., Ridgeway, S.C., 09 January 1856.
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393 Palmer, S. R., Tully, N.Y., 14 January 1856.
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Parker, R., [no location], undated.
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Patton, Thomas, [no location], 22 January 1856.
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405 Payne, F. R., Marshall, Ill., 22 January 1856.
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435 Phillips, Samuel, Fort Leavenworth, Kan., 02 April 1856.
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436 Phillips, Samuel, Fort Leavenworth, Kan., 25 June 1856.
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Pickett, J. J., Cadiz, Ind., undated.
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446 Pickett, J. J., Cadiz, Ind., 11 May 1856.
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447 no signature, Ovid, N.Y., 08 March 1856.
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Piggot, A. Snowden, [no location], undated.
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452 Pitt, Douglas, Freeshade, Va., 01 February 1856.
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488 no signature, Blountsville, Tenn., 16 February 1856.
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495 Priest, A. G., Shelbyville, Mo., 18 January 1856.
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497 Procter, William, Jr., [no location], undated.
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498 Prout, J. S., St. Louis, Mo., 05 May 1856.
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499 Prout, J. S., St. Louis, Mo., 04 April 1856.
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519 no signature, Baltimore, Md., 30 January 1856.
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Ratliff, C. C., Veraho, Miss., undated.
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561 Redman, E. C., Platte City, Mo., 08 January 1856.
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Rice, A. A., mpden Sidney, Va., 1856-04 Ha.
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585 Ringo, John W., Utica, Mo., 20 January 1856.
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Risley, J. C., [no location], 09 May 1856.
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Risley, J. C., [no location], 27 May 1856.
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588 Rittenhouse, Samuel R., Long Swamp, Pa., 21 April 1856.
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Rivers, James D., [no location], undated.
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Rogers, ?, L. C. Landing, Del., 06 March 1856.
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604 no signature, Aberdeen, Miss., 02 January 1856.
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607 Ross, George, Lebanon, n.p., 05 June 1856.
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609 Rothark, J. M., Salem, N.C., 15 February 1856.
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637 Sanders, J. Milton, New York, N.Y., 25 January 1856.
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Saunders, L. K., [no location], undated.
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643 Sawyer, C. K., [no location], 28 February 1856.
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658 Scott, A. O., Fairfield, Pa., 07 January 1856.
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659 Scott, A. O., Fairfield, Pa., 30 January 1856.
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660 Scott, A. O., Fairfield, Pa., 27 May 1856.
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Scott, H. A., [no location], 05 March 1856.
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665 Scroggs, T. H., and Boyd, T. G., Black Hawk, [no location], 16 February 1856.
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669 Searle, Flavius, Springfield, Mass., 07 January 1856.
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673 Sell, Edward H. M., Gettysburg, Pa., 30 January 1856.
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684 no signature, New York, N.Y., 03 January 1856.
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707 Shepherd, David, Sebec, Me., 11 January 1856.
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718 no signature, Royers Ford, Pa., 25 June 1856.
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719 no signature, Meadville, Miss., 25 February 1856.
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720 Simmons, W. H., Dalton, Ind., 08 January 1856.
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730 Smith, Augustus B., New Haven, Conn., 18 April 1856.
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744 Smith, H. R., Terre Haute, Ind., 28 March 1856.
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746 Smith, J. T., Hertford, N. C., 25 February 1856.
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752 Smith, W. R., Thebes, Ill., 19 May 1856.
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761 Smyth, A. G., Calhoun, Miss., 20 March 1856.
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773 Snow, R. G., Buffalo, N.Y., 12 February 1856.
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775 no signature, Warsaw, N.C., 19 January 1856.
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788 no signature, Anderson, Tex., 14 June 1856.
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791 Spillman, H., Medina, Ohio, 11 February 1856.
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801 Stanford, F. A., Columbus, Ga., 19 March 1856.
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Stitzel, George, Harrisonville, Pa., undated.
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Storer, D. H., [no location], undated.
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870 Sues, Thomas A., South Danvers, n.p., 31 March 1856.
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873 Sylvester, E. Ware, Lyons, N.Y., 15 February 1856.
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879 Taggart, C. J., Beloit, Wis., 12 February 1856.
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880 Taggart, C. J., Beloit, Wis., 11 March 1856.
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885 Taliofino, H. E., [no location], 05 April 1856.
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896 Taylor, James, [no location], undated.
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Terrell, George L., Lloyds, Va., undated.
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913 Terrell, George L., Lloyds, Va., undated.
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915 Terrell, John C., Cherryham Store, N.C., 29 January 1856.
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916 Terrell, J. P., Warren, Ind., 19 June 1856.
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918 Thomas, R. P., Philadelphia, Pa., 04 June 1856.
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922 no signature, Alhambra, Ill., 18 January 1856.
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Tomilson, J., Butler, Mo., 19 February 1856.
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935 Toombs, R. E., Florence, Ga., 02 March 1856.
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945 Tucker, A. C., Dentonville, Tenn., 18 January 1856.
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956 Urquhart, G., Wilkes Barre, Pa., 10 January 1856.
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957 Urquhart, G., Wilkes Barre, Pa., 18 March 1856.
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Vandervort, Robert, Pittsburgh, Pa., 15 February 1856.
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Vernon, Ada, [no location], 22 May 1856.
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Vigor, Henry, Jersey, Ohio, undated.
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W., T., [no location], undated.
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966 Wagner, William H., Woodboro, Md., 14 May 1856.
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Wall, William B., Long Creek, Miss., undated.
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968 Wallace, J. Veazey, Chesapeake City, Md., 04 June 1856.
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Ward, C., [no location], undated.
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974 Ward, D., Little Bay, Ark., 07 June 1856.
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990 Watkins, B. F., Burnt Corn, Ala., 25 July 1856.
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993 no signature, Cincinnati, Ohio, 12 March 1856.
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994 Waylan, J., Lancaster, n.p., 05 March 1856.
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995 Wayt, John Henry, Richmond, Va., 04 January 1856.
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996 no signature, Canonsburg, Pa., 01 February 1856.
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1002 Weeks, Alfred, [no location], undated.
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Westcott, D. L., [no location], undated.
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1029 White, E. S., Spartansburgh, Pa., 06 March 1856.
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1032 White, J. Atlee, [no location], undated.
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1052 Wilkerson, William W., Marion, Ala., 12 April 1856.
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Wilkerson, William W., Marion, Ala., undated.
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1053 Wiley, E. W., Franklin Co., Miss., 10 April 1856.
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1060 Wilkey, Henrey, [no location], 30 January 1856.
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1062 Wilkins, A. M., Pickensville, Ala., 21 March 1856.
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1072 Williams, R. S., Cross Keys, Ala., 16 January 1856.
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Williams, W. G., La Grange, Ala., undated.
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Williams, W. G., La Grange, Ala., undated.
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1084 Willson, W. F., Ironton, Ohio, 01 January 1856.
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1086 Wilson, A. J., Millboro Springs, Va., 04 January 1856.
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Wilson, G. A., and Lewis, R. A., Richmond, n.p., 03 April 1856.
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1088 Wilson, John, Wilkins, Pa., 05 February 1856.
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Wilson, T. H., [no location], undated.
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1092 Windell, J. A., Blountsville, Ind., 07 January 1856.
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Windell, J. A., Blountsville, Ind., undated.
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1098 Winne, Charles, Buffalo, N.Y., 16 January 1856.
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1102 Witherspoon, J. A., Laurenceburg, n.p., 29 January 1856.
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Witherspoon, J. and J. A., Laurenceburg, n.p., undated.
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Wood, S. C. R., [no location], undated.
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1129 Wood, S. W., Lebanon, Mo., 09 April 1856.
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Woods, Samuel B., Cedar Grove, N.C., 08 May 1856.
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1138 Woolley, A. S., Montevallo, Ala., 05 May 1856.
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1139 Woolley, A. S., Montevallo, Ala., 24 May 1856.
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1140 Woolley, A. S., Montevallo, Ala., 09 June 1856.
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1141 Woolley, A. S., Montevallo, Ala., 16 June 1856.
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Wootton, B. B., Fairfield, Ky., undated.
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Workman, William, [no location], undated.
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Wrenn, W. J., Tamola, Miss., undated.
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Wrenn, W. J., Tamola, Miss., undated.
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1148 Wright, B. F., Elbridge, N.Y., 20 June 1856.
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1149 Wright, B. F., Elbridge, N.Y., 01 February 1856.
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1151 Wright, J. Joel, Monrovia, Ind., 23 January 1856.
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