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Willard Portrait
No full textText on photo: Willard geb feb 1858
(Willard, born Feb 1858)https://nwcommons.nwciowa.edu/lecocqfamilyphotos/1009/thumbnail.jp
First Dakota State Convention Ribbon, 1885
No full texthttps://nwcommons.nwciowa.edu/lecocqribbons/1000/thumbnail.jp
Letter from Horace Greeley to William Henry Linow Barnes, September 21, 1855
Full text linkHorace Greeley (1811-1872), noted editor of the New York Tribune, briefly responds to Barnes request to speak at the Springfield Lyceum. W. H. L. Barnes (1836-1902) graduated from Yale in 1855 and was admitted to the bar in 1857. He first practiced law in New York City and then enlisted in the Civil War and was eventually promoted to sergeant. He moved to San Francisco in 1863 and became influential in California politics.https://nwcommons.nwciowa.edu/abolitionistletters/1000/thumbnail.jp
Compass
No full textA compass owned by J.F. LeCocq in the mid 19th century.https://nwcommons.nwciowa.edu/lecocqfamilyphotos/1037/thumbnail.jp
Pieter Floris Registry, April 1847
Full text linkRegistry of names of people who were on the ship, the Pieter Floris, which sailed from Amsterdam to Baltimore, Maryland in April, 1847. List includes the LeCocq family.https://nwcommons.nwciowa.edu/lecocqhistory/1014/thumbnail.jp
Birth Certificate of Jantje Hulst, February 27, 1847
Full text linkBirth certificate of Jantje Hulst, born Feb. 15, 1847. Signed by her father, Jan Hendriks Hulst, and two witnesses on February 27, 1847 in Staphorst, Netherlands. Jantje was the mother of Rhoda Brinks LeCocq.https://nwcommons.nwciowa.edu/vanderhulst/1003/thumbnail.jp
Poorter\u27s Oath of Hendrik Hospers and Anna Mooji
No full textPoorter\u27s Oath of Hendrik Hospers & Anna Mooji, the paternal grandparents of Henry Hospers. The Oath is in Dutch, but the English translation follows: Poorter\u27s Oath Must be certified by the secretary I swear that I will be a good and faithful Poorter of this city and will be obedient ot he mayor and governor and will warn and protect this city against all crime and evil for the common good, in word and deed, with might and main to the best of my ability. And I promise to upload and support the constitution and form of government of Holland and Westfriesland--the Staaten General (legislature), the hereditary ruler, governor, capain and admiral represented by teh illustrious House of Orange, established by the resolutions of 1747 and assumed by the present ruler in 1766. And further promise to do and leave undone all that a good Poorter should do and leave undone. So help me God. Hendrik Hospers of Westfriesland, custom tailor, has sworn to the above oath. Anne Mooji (wife), daughter of Cornelius Mooji, Poorter of his city, Done in Amsterdam, May 17, 1791https://nwcommons.nwciowa.edu/henryhospers/1012/thumbnail.jp