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Letter with enclosures from Alice M. Eanes to "Miss Lizzie," dated July 17, 1863
This letter from a former pupil has enclosures including postage stamps and two swatches of brown printed fabric. -
Letter to Lizzie Johnson posted from Montgomery, dated Aug. 29, 1861
This letter to Lizzie Johnson references the onset of the Civil War (1861-65). The writer expresses surprise that "so dark a cloud would bespread the political horizon of our beloved country. Several companies from near here have left for war." -
Letter to Lizzie Johnson posted from Chappell Hill, dated Dec. 16, 1860
This letter to Lizzie Johnson features an embossed envelope, discusses several recent marriages, and urges Johnson to visit: "Lizzie come and we'll go around fall in love, flirt and I'll talk for you and you do the same for me and we'll get married before any body knows it but ourselves." -
Letter to Lizzie Johnson from J.F. Powers, declaring his love
In this letter, which features an embossed seal in the upper-righthand corner, Powers declares his affection for Johnson: "I presume you must have long been aware though I have never before dared to put the thought into words, that I love you. I have sometimes ventured to hope that your own heart has... a kindred feeling." -
Letter with enclosures from Mollie Ellen to "Cousin Lizzie," dated Mar. 29, 1864
This letter from a female cousin of Lizzie Johnson's features enclosures including a striped swatch of woven fabric and a scrap of paper that reads, "Dont you think I am smart." -
Invitation to a party from P.B. Watkins to Lizzie Johnson, dated Mar. 27, 1868
Request for Lizzie Johnson's company written on embossed stationery. -
Letter to Lizzie Johnson from a soldier, dated Aug. 1, 1862
In this letter posted from a "Camp near Richmond," a soldier beseeches Johnson to reply to him. "My letter which I wrote you from York Town about the 1st of May is yet unanswered... at least you will do me the honor to answer this at the earliest opportunity." -
[John H. Johnson’s Certificate of Graduation from Soule University]
Certificate of graduation for John H. Johnson from Soule University in 1862. -
Embossed invitation to the American Ball hosted by the American Party at Austin
This invitation, issued by the "American Party" of Austin, is elaborately embossed with a floral motif. It reads in part, "The invitations are not confined to the members of any Party, but most liberally extended to all. We repudiate party proscription in our social relations." The invitation is accompanied by the bright purple envelope in which it arrived. -
Miscellaneous embossed envelope addressed to Lizzie Johnson
This elaborately embossed envelope addressed to Lizzie Johnson features fruits, flowers, and birds on the front. A tiny dog appears on the back of the envelope, just above the seal.