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Red Dragon ship logbook
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Log of the voyage of the "Red Dragon" from England to Africa and South America, Captain Robert Widdrington in command; kept by Thomas Hood.
mssHM 1648
Abraham Lincoln, Washington, D.C., letter to Hannibal Hamlin
Manuscripts
Autograph letter. Signature has been removed, and letter includes a note by Hamlin: "The above letter was written by Abraham Lincoln to me but the signature has been cut off and given away. Hannibal Hamlin, April 1889."
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Abraham Lincoln, Washington, D.C., letter to Hannibal Hamlin
Manuscripts
Autograph letter. Signature has been removed, and letter includes a note by Hamlin: "The above letter was written by Abraham Lincoln to me but the signature has been cut off and given away. Hannibal Hamlin, April 1889." (1 page)
HM 22672
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Scandal at High Chimneys : a Victorian melodrama
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In 1865, novelist Clive Strickland is relaxing at his club when his friend Victor Damon comes to him in a panic, begging Clive to help him marry off his sister to a cash-poor marquis whose affections reek of gold-digging. Victor doesn't care. Something sinister lurks at High Chimneys and he wants his sisters out of the house before their lives are put in danger. Old Matthew Damon, their father, has long been dogged by scandalous rumors of solitary visits to the cells of women about to be hanged for murder. But when murder is done at High Chimneys, Strickland and private investigator Jonathan Whicher will have to sort out the rumors and look behind the discreetly drawn curtains of High Chimneys for a killer.
660786
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It walks by night
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Inspector Bencolin must unravel a dumbfounding locked-room mystery and apprehend a sadistic killer. In the smoke-wreathed gloom of a Parisian salon, Bencolin has summoned his allies to discuss a peculiar case. A would-be murderer imprisoned for attempting to kill his wife has escaped and is known to have visited a plastic surgeon. Bencolin predicts his return, and his worst suspicions are realized when the beheaded body of the wife's new suitor is discovered in a locked room just feet away.
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Mary Jane Brooks letter to Priscilla Marsh and family
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In this letter to her sister and her sister's family, Mary Jane Brooks asks for news of home, such as if their father has paid off his house yet, and any other family news. Brooks is currently living in a house and has several boarders. Her brother, Aaron, has "gone to the mines" and as a result, Brooks has much more to do without him there to help. Incomplete, as letter is first two pages only.
mssHM 19796