Papers [microform]. 1842-1865.

Library of Congress. Manuscript Division

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The Manuscript Division was one of several "departments" established in 1897 when the Library of Congress moved from the United States Capitol to a separate building nearby. Its staff of four assumed custody of a collection of twenty-five thousand manuscripts which had accumulated throughout the nineteenth century, chiefly through the purchase in 1867 of Peter Force's collection of Americana, the gift in 1882 of Joseph M. Toner's collection relating to George Washington and American medical hist...

Sellers, John R.

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Buford, Charles, 1797-1866

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Planter of Georgetown, Ky. Moved to Rock Island, Ill., circa 1853. From the description of Charles Buford papers, circa 1842-1865. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980287 ...