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Handwritten letter of condolence from Queen Victoria to Lady Grant, Buckingham Palace, dated March 1875, edged in black ink: “…allow me to express my deep and sincere sympathy with you in your present overwhelming affliction. I am also conscious to express my deep regret at the loss of your noble and gallant husband…”

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Black-edged death announcement of A. P. Lee. Notes that he died on October 23 "while on a visit in Port Lavaca, Texas" at the residence of A. W. Canfield, Esq., after being ill for two weeks. Emphasizes the importance of Christianity and life after death.

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A letter from John D. Rockefeller Jr. to William C. Bitting Jr. relaying his condolences on the passing of Mr. Bitting's father. A sheet of stationary is pasted to the back of the letter with a drawing of steamship in the left top corner, and the words "On Board Cunard 'Laconia'" on the top right.

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Four page letter from Mollie McWills to her family in Stump, Virginia regarding the news of the death of brother Andy and friend Fronia about the same time.

Scope and Contents Two handwritten letters with accompanying typescripts detailing the circumstances of the death of George Tabb by gunshot wound caused by a Mr. Sovereign. The shooting was over a business transaction dispute concerning cattle. Tabb was shot at Fort Sumner in Texas and brought to Las Vegas for treatment of his wounds. Initially, his wounds were not grave, but by the time he arrived in Las Vegas to see a doctor, infection had spread and he died shortly thereafter. The letters are both...