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LEGOs Patent [ILLUSTRATION]
President Clinton Encourages Chris Webber After Defeat [LETTER]
George Washington Responds To The Antifederalists [SCAN]
On November 9th, 1787, less than two months after presiding over its creation, George Washington wrote the following powerful letter to his nephew in which he convincingly backed the United States Constitution. With the backing of just nine states required for the Constitution to be ratified and his nephew soon to be a delegate in the Virginia State Ratifying Convention, this was the perfect opportunity for Washington to eloquently respond to the Antifederalists. Of course the Constitution was adopted, and two years after this letter was written, George Washington became the first President of the United States. Read the transcript at Letters Of Note.
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Lincoln's Letter About Slavery To Newspaper Publisher Albert G. Hodges [SCAN]
Three years into the American Civil War, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln wrote the following letter to Albert G. Hodges, a newspaper publisher and key advisor, to summarize statements he previously made in person regarding the recruitment of slaves as Union soldiers and, ultimately, their freedom. Read the transcript at Letters Of Note.
10 Year Old JFK Pleads For A Larger Allowance [LETTER]
Late-1927, having just become a Boy Scout and acutely aware that his weekly allowance wouldn't cover the costs of such a lifestyle, 10-year-old John F. Kennedy approached his father and asked for a raise of 30¢. Keen to teach the future President a quick business lesson, Kennedy Sr. immediately told him that, unless his plea was put in writing, it wouldn't be heard. Read the rest at Letters Of Note.
General Eisenhower's Letter To The Troops On D Day [SCAN]
On the evening of June 5th, 1944, just hours prior to the D-day landings in Normandy, copies of the letter seen below - Eisenhower's Order of the Day - were distributed to members of the allied forces. The meticulously crafted, highly encouraging call-to-arms was drafted by Eisenhower himself over a period of four months, and remains one of the most important documents in military history. Read the rest at Letters of Note.
