Letters
Newly Discovered Letters Bring New Insight Into the Life of a Civil War Soldier
A mysterious package holds long-lost correspondence from a young Union infantryman
Did John Adams Out Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings?
A scholar makes the intriguing case that Adams gossiped about the relationship years before the news erupted in public
These Letters Written by Famous Artists Reveal the Lost Intimacy of Putting Pen to Paper
Many of the letters included in a new book provide snapshots of especially poignant moments in the lives of American artists
Family Discovers Rare Letters by Thomas Jefferson
In the two letters selling for over $300,000 each, Jefferson opines on the War of 1812 and his dislike for Alexander Hamilton's economics
Read About Drama, Politics, Breakfast in These Newly Digitized Colonial Documents
An ambitious Harvard University project brings history to life, archiving nearly half a million documents online
Have Bad Handwriting? The U.S. Postal Service Has Your Back
Don’t worry, your Christmas gifts and cards will make it to their destination, even if your writing looks like chicken scratch
The History of the Christmas Card
Borne out of having too little time, the holiday greeting has boomed into a major industry
A Brief History of Sending a Letter to Santa
Dating back more than 150 years, the practice of writing to St. Nick tells a broader history of America itself
This Trunk Stuffed With 17th-Century Letters Is a Historian’s Dream
Recipients never read these letters, but their loss is history’s gain
A Letter About Darwin’s Belief in God Just Sold for Nearly $200,000
Just 41 words long, it provides a missing link for historians who have long wondered what the naturalist thought about religion
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The Founding Fathers and the Women, Not Their Wives, Whom They Wrote To
These words today would raise suspicion if written between married men and their female friends
Vietnam War Vets Reconnect With Their 1960s Pen Pals For a Museum Donation
Decades after they sat in Mrs. Davis’ fourth grade class, former students donated Vietnam War materials to the American History Museum
Lewis Carroll Hated Fame So Much He Almost Wished He'd Never Written His Books
At least, that's what he said in a letter, now in the University of Southern California library
The Story Behind the First Ransom Note in American History
Last year, a school librarian was looking through family artifacts when she stumbled upon the first ransom note in American history
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Readers Respond to the December Issue
But What About Quantum Leap?
American physicist Richard Feynman gives up the secret of quantum mechanics
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Readers Respond to the October Issue
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Readers Respond to the September Issue
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