After search “Sitting Bull autograph card” on ArchiveGrid, I found a brief summary about Sitting Bull. He was a Sioux leader and shaman who fought at Little Bighorn. He led his people to Canada to avoid the white settlers and their army. After surrendering, he traveled in Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show. He was later killed while resisting arrest after being charged for practicing his Native American traditions which had been deemed illegal.
The site does not discuss the autograph card other than to give its location in the collection at Cornell University. I am curious as to where the autograph was found, what was Sitting Bull signing, and how it was authenticated.
I searched for “Abraham Lincoln letter” and found 13 possible matches. The first entry entitled “Oregon Miscellany” provides a facsimile of an Abraham Lincoln letter dated Nov. 19, 1858, but it does not discuss the content of the letter itself. This item is found at the University of California, Berkeley.
The Minnesota Historical Society houses the second entry, “William R. Marshall papers, 1853-1894,” which provides a bit more background about the letter: “a facsimile of the Abraham Lincoln letter to Henry H. Sibley listing the names of the Dakota Indians to be executed following the Dakota Conflict.” But this is the only historical information about the letter included here.
ArchiveGrid seems like a good place to start searching for historical items. As for historical information, a researcher has an idea of where to look for more details, but the database itself doesn’t give a great deal of details itself.
You are exactly right, MCRC. ArchiveGrid can give very basic info, and you or your patron would need to contact the holding library for more information. This is a good resource for serious researchers or genealogists and opportunity for field trips! Thanks for your comments.
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