A letter from Dutch immigrant, William Williamson, to his brother, Peter J. Williamson, during the Civil War. In 1862 Peter J. Williamson enlisted as a Private in the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry, Company F and was ultimately promoted to Full 1st...
A typescript copy of the will of Eli Akins, of Chicago, Illinois, dated December 26th, 1902. Illustrates the first page of the document, referring to a realty lot in “G. W. Harding’s plan of lots as registered in the registers office of...
A nuncupative (verbal) will of John M. Arnold, who died on the “12th day of Feby. 1885.” This document is dated February 17th, 1885, citing the heirs and also referring to “several brood mares which are now in the hands of B. F. Cockrill Esq....