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	Line of Title to Homestead for Henry East	This is a “Line of Title to Homestead” for Henry East	Unknown	March 15, 2019
	Linda Garcia Oral History Interview	This oral history interview with Linda Garcia was part of oral histories conducted in the fall 2001 semester of History 447: Oral History Though Linda Garcia was born in St. Louis, she only lived there for three years and spent the rest of her life in Lincoln Place. In this interview, she describes her childhood, the diversity of the community, the different jobs her and her sisters had to do to help her widowed mom, her Mexican heritage, and religious experiences.	October 31, 2001	March 4, 2018
	Letter Wood River Refinery's Fiftieth Anniversary Observance	This is an undated letter written on a typewriter describing "Miscellaneous Activity during Wood River Refinery's Fiftieth Anniversary Observance."	Circa 1957	October 30, 2018
	Letter to the Officers and Directors of the Illinois State Historical Society concerning the restoration and preservation of barns in Illinois, 1973	This is a letter to the Officers and Directors of the Illinois State Historical Society concerning the restoration and preservation of barns in Illinois from January 11, 1973. It is signed by the president of the society Donald F. Lewis.	1973	March 15, 2019
	Letter to Stephen Medge about the location of a grave on the Mudge property, 2008	This is a letter to Stephen Medge about the location of a grave on the Mudge property from July 9, 2008. In this letter, Janie A. Coberly asks Stephen Mudge if he has any knowledge about a grave that belonged to her ancestor Robert S. Coulter. Coutler owned the Mudge property until 1821 when it was sold to the Mudge family.	January 9, 2008	March 15, 2019
	Letter to Elliot W. Mudge from his mother	This is a letter to E.W. Mudge from his mother. In it, she reprimands him for his poor spelling and corrects errors from a previous letter, states she will leave St. Louis on November 14th and will see him later in the month.	1860	April 5, 2019
	Letter to E.W. Mudge from his brother H.R. Mudge, February 12th, 1862	This is a letter to E.W. Mudge from his brother H.W. Mudge from Camp Cardonelet. Mudge details wanting to fight as well as informing his brother that the woman he was interested in is a supporter of Abraham Lincoln.	February 12, 1862	April 5, 2019
	Letter to Dick H. Mudge, Jr concerning the preservation of a barn on his property, 1973	This is a letter from January 24, 1973 to Dick H. Mudge, Jr concerning the preservation of a barn on his property built in 1873. It was sent from Donald F. Lewis of the Illinois State Historical Society in Springfeild.	1973	March 15, 2019
	Letter to Butterworth from Elizabeth Parks Jerues	This letter was sent to L. H. Butterworth from Elizabeth Parks Jerues thanking L.H Butterworth for the 50th Anniversary Jubilee celbrations Mr. Butterworth aided in organizing for the Community. Within the letter, Mrs. Parks Jerues, mentions her father, Richard Parks, was one of the founding employees of the Wood River Refinery. She also mentions her association with the Wood River Women's Club and expresses gratitude for her invitation to the 50th anniversary celebrations of Standard Oil Company in Wood River. The letter is dated received by Mr. Butteerworth, September 13, 1957.	September 12, 1957	October 25, 2018
	Letter on Annuitants Club Picnic	This is a letter C. H. Clark sent to Robert Baker addressing the Annuity Club Picnic at Torch Wood Park. The letter was written on June 12, 1953.	June 12, 1953	November 15, 2018