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Letter from E.W. Mudge to his mother and sisters, March 9, 1862 | This is a letter written by E.W. Mudge to his mother and sisters while at Grand Junction, Tennessee. Mudge details General Beauregard missing an appearance in Jackson due to illness, sleeping arrangements, spraining his ankle, and the admirability of his company's mess. He specified they're being lucky for having a coffee pot. | March 9, 1862 | April 5, 2019 |
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Letter from E.W. Mudge to his mother, March 8, 1862 | This is a brief letter written by E.W. Mudge to his mother while in Jackson, Tennessee. Mudge details receiving coffee and chocolate upon his arrival in the city. | March 8, 1862 | April 5, 2019 |
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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 |
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Document from E.W. Mudge applying for membership in Panola Guards | This is a document from E.W. Mudge applying for membership in the Panola Guards. | December 2, 1861 | April 5, 2019 |
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Letter from H. Mudge to E.W. Mudge, January 31st, 1860 | This is a letter to E.W. Mudge from his brother H. Mudge. In it he writes about dancing with girls while at boarding school. | January 31, 1860 | April 5, 2019 |
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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 |
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Letter from one of the Mudge brothers to E.W. Mudge, October 13th, 1859 | This is a letter from one of the Mudge brothers to E.W. Mudge. In it, he reminices about childhood memories. Fragments of this letter are missing. | October 13, 1859 | April 5, 2019 |
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1852-1862 Silver Serving Fork made by St. Louis Based, Jaacard & Co. | This silver fork was made by Eugene Jaacard & Co., a St. Louis-based company, sometime between 1852-1862. This artifact was photographed as a part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in February 2020. This fork was contributed by Trey Schroeder and his maternal family. |
1852 - 1862 | March 4, 2020 |
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1850 Census of Madison County: Population by Age and Race | This is a transcribed copy of the 1850 federal census of Madison County. The pages this was taken from list every county that existed in Illinois in 1850; this copy only lists Madison County. It includes population data broken down by race, gender, and age. The only included races are white and African American. | 1850 | September 24, 2019 |
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Letter from one of E.W. Mudge's younger brothers | This is a letter written to E.W. Mudge by one of his younger brothers. In it, he specifies he is eight years old and asks about Mudge's boat journey to New Orleans. | circa 1850 | April 5, 2019 |