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	Genealogy Document for the Hill Familly, circa 1790-1850	This is a genealogy document for the Hill family. It begins with the marriage John Hill (b.1790-d.1839) and Mary S. Winfrey (b. 1791-d.1849).	circa 1790-1850	March 15, 2019
	Girl with a horse in front ofthe Mudge home (Oakdale) on the Mudge farm in Grantfork	This is a photograph of a girl with a horse in front of the Mudge home (Oakdale) on the Mudge farm in Grantfork. A man stands near her with his arms on his hips while a woman stands in the same post in the distance. the writing on the reverse side of the photo reads "Marion May 15" followed by an illegible name or word.	Unknown	March 15, 2019
	Letter from D. H. Mudge Sr. to Franklin D. Roosevelt	This is a carbon copy letter from Dick Howard Mudge Senior responding to Franklin D. Roosevelt. During this period Roosevelt was the Democratic gubernatorial candidate for New York. In the letter Mudge, a prominent attorney and member of the local Democratic Party, discusses his decision to vote for Democratic presidential candidate Al Smith in the upcoming 1928 election. Optimistic, Mudge predicts Madison County will sway from its Republican voting tendencies to support Smith. Ending the letter, Mudge expresses gratitude for Roosevelt's communication and applauds his speech given in Houston at the 1928 Democratic National Convention. Smith went on to lose the 1928 election to Herbert Hoover and Republicans won the Madison County majority vote. Despite these Democratic loses, Roosevelt was elected governor of New York.	October 18, 1928	January 24, 2018
	Letter from Franklin D. Roosevelt to D. H. Mudge Sr.	This is a letter from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Dick Howard Mudge Senior, a prominent attorney and member of the local Democratic Party. At this time Roosevelt was the Democratic gubernatorial candidate for New York. In the letter Roosevelt urges Mudge to support the Democratic Presidential candidate, Al Smith, in the upcoming 1928 election. Roosevelt extols the benefits of Democratic values, while denouncing what he calls the "crass materialism" of Republican Presidents Calvin Coolidge and Warren G. Harding. Roosevelt asks Mudge to write back his decision to his personal home in New York City. Smith went on to lose the 1928 election to Herbert Hoover, while Roosevelt was elected governor of New York.	October 15, 1928	November 30, 2017
	Letter from Franklin D. Roosevelt to D. H. Mudge Sr.	This is the second letter from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Dick Howard Mudge Senior, a prominent attorney and member of the local Democratic Party. At this time Roosevelt was the Democratic gubernatorial candidate for New York. In the letter Roosevelt acknowledges Mudge's encouraging response from October 18. Brief in his reply, Roosevelt is preoccupied with the closing week of his campaign and unable to write further. Roosevelt went on to be elected governor of New York.	November 2, 1928	November 30, 2017
	Letter from Franklin D. Roosevelt to D. H. Mudge Sr.	This is a letter from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Dick Howard Mudge Senior, a prominent attorney and member of the local Democratic Party. At this time Roosevelt won the 1932 Presidential Election, beating incumbent Herbert Hoover. Writing in response to a telegram from Mudge, Roosevelt acknowledges congratulations on his victory. Looking towards the future, Roosevelt reaffirms the Democratic Party's values and policies in hopes to establish an ordered economic life with continued support from Mudge.	November 17, 1932	January 24, 2018
	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
	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
	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
	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