| Historical Documents |
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| Abigail Adams' Letter
By Abigail Adams - 07/31/1811
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This letter was written by Abigail Adams to an unknown recipient in 1811. |
| John Adams Letter to Benjamin Rush
By John Adams - 12/21/1809
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This is a letter from John Adams to Benjamin Rush in response to a letter Rush had sent him on October 17, 1809 in which he shared with him a dream about Adams reconciling with Thomas Jefferson. |
| Jacob Broom Letter
By Jacob Broom - 02/24/1794
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Signer of the Constitution Jacob Broom reminds his son "to be a Christian." |
| Charles Carroll Letter
By Charles Carroll - 09/27/1825
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Signer of the Declaration Charles Carroll expressed his strong faith in the redeeming power of Christ in this letter. |
| Samuel Chase Document
By Samuel Chase - 02/01/1794
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A document signed by Samuel Chase, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, verifying that a person took an oath declaring his belief in the Christian religion. |
| Proclamation - Lincoln Day - 1919, Massachusetts
By Calvin Coolidge - 01/30/1919
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A statewide Lincoln Day Proclamation, issued by Calvin Coolidge on January 30, 1919, while serving as Governor of Massachusetts. |
| Gen. Eisenhower's D-Day Message
By Dwight D. Eisenhower - 06/06/1944
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General Dwight D. Eisenhower encouraged the troops about to land on the beach of Normandy, and praying "the blessing of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking." |
| Election Sermon
By Daniel Foster - 05/26/1790
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An Election Sermon preached before John Hancock and Samuel Adams. |
| James Garfield Letter
By James A. Garfield - 02/16/1858
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James Garfield, the twentieth President of the United States, recounted the results of a revival he just preached in this 1858 letter. |
| War Bond Posters
By U. S. Government - 1944
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See some of the posters the government printed to raise money to support the war efforts during WWII. |
| John Hancock - A Brief - 1788
By John Hancock - 06/20/1788
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A brief issued by John Hancock as Governor of Massachusetts on June 20, 1788, requesting contributions to the Society for Propagating the Gospel among the Indians and others in North-America. |
| John Hart Document
By John Hart - 05/07/2013
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John Hart |
| Thomas Jefferson Document
By Thomas Jefferson - 09/24/1807
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An original document with Thomas Jefferson's signature that includes "in the year of our Lord Christ, 1807." |
| General Order Respecting the Observance of the Sabbath
By Abraham Lincoln - 11/15/1862
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President Lincoln quoted from two separate General Orders by George Washington in this 1862 General Order issued during the height of the Civil War. |
| D-Day Prayer
By Franklin D. Roosevelt - 06/06/1944
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In 1944, President Franklin D. Roosevelt printed copies of his D-Day prayer to give as gifts. Read a copy of this historical prayer. |
| Benjamin Rush Personal Bible Study
By Benjamin Rush
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Signer of the Declaration Benjamin Rush categorized scriptures under various topics and made these handwritten notes for use in his personal study of the Bible. |
| Robert Smalls Honored with Medal
By Robert Smalls - 02/2012
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The following newspaper article is about the Gold Medal presented to Robert Smalls, a former slave at the time of the printing of this article, by the "colored citizens of New York." |
| Noah Webster's "The Peculiar Doctrines of the Gospel Explained and Defended"
By Noah Webster - 05/22/2013
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Noah Webster wrote a letter in 1809 that was later published in a Christian magazine. |
| Noah Webster's Dictionary
By Noah Webster - 05/14/2013
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Noah Webster came out with his first official version of the now famous Webster's Dictionary in 1828. |
| Noah Webster & The Bible
By Noah Webster - 05/14/2013
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Noah Webster used his knowledge of words to update outdated words into words the common man would understand. |
| Noah Webster Letters
By Noah Webster - 05/14/2013
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Read some of Noah Webster's handwritten letters regarding his work on revising and updating The Bible into the common language of the day. |
| Woodrow Wilson on the Christian Men's Association
By Woodrow Wilson - 10/24/1914
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A speech given by President Woodrow Wilson on the Christian Men's Association on October 24, 1914. |
| Aitken Bible
09/12/1782
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Prior to the American Revolution, the only English Bibles in the colonies were imported either from Europe or England. Robert Aitken's Bible was the first known English-language Bible to be printed in America. |
| The Constitution of the United States of America
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| The Declaration of Independence
07/04/1776
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| Webster Regiment
02/08/2013
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Some organizational documents outline the formation of the Twelfth Massachusetts Regiment (1861-1864), which was affectionately referred to as "Webster Regiment" after Fletcher Webster (son of Daniel Webster), who led the regiment until his death in 1862. |
| American Bible Society Certificate Signed by John Jay
05/21/1827
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First Chief-Justice John Jay signed this membership certificate as President of the American Bible Society. |
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