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Photograph of Flagpole Commemorating Purchase of New Netherland
This flagpole commemorates the 300th anniversary of the settlement of New Amsterdam.
Mayor Bloomberg and Attorney General Spitzer Announce Agreement to Preserve Gardens, 2002
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Attorney General Eliot Spitzer announce agreement to enable construction of affordable housing and preservation of…
General Grant's Order Expelling the Jews from Paducah, Ky. General Order - No. 11
Article about Ulysses S. Grant's Order expelling Jews from the Department of Tennessee, Grant's military district. In the order, Grant accused Jews of…
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Cotton Report [With Endorsement by Lincoln], February 16, 1863
In this report from 1863, an unknown advisor wrote to Lincoln outlining the benefits of continuing to trade for cotton, as well as precautions that…