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There are many documents that the player can acquire throughout the game, such as letters that never reached their intended recipient, books, and notes.

Letters

Name Location Is it possible to keep as a player's document? Missable?
Letter to Uncle Lewis from Elijah
Letter to Bonnie MacFarlane
Second Invitation From Mayor Lemieux
Letter to Nate From Momma
Letter to Douglas Gray from Lucille Braithwaite
Letter to Edmund from Mother Can be obtained in the basement of Lucky's Cabin Yes
Letter to the editor
Letter to Martha from Garfield Can be obtained at Martha's Swain. Yes No
Letter to Brother Rodolfo from Cardinal Blanco
Letter to Leviticus Cornwall from Leland Oil Development Company
Letter to Leviticus Cornwall from Archibald Jameson Obtained during the mission "Who the Hell is Leviticus Cornwall?".
Letter To Angelo Bronte From Mayor Lemieux Obtained during the mission "The Gilded Cage" Yes Yes
Lemoyne Raiders Letter
Letter to Angelo Bronte from Catherine Braithwaite
Letter to Henrietta Douglas from Jacob Sears
Letter To William Errington
Letter To The Saint Denis Times Tribune
Letter to Judge Finley
Letter to Miriam Wegner
Letter from St. Luke's Academy Obtained by looting a corpse during a random encounter at the Appleseed Timber Company Yes Yes
Letter to Martin from Father
Letter From Charlotte

Notes

Name Location Is it possible to keep as a player's document? Missable?
Nite Folk Victim's Note Obtained during an Random Encounter by looting a hanging corpse Yes Yes
Nite Folk Wagerer's Note Yes Yes
Note to Mother

Books

Name Location Is it possible to keep as a player's document? Missable?
True Tales of Frank Heck, No. 102 Can be taken on a nightstand in the shack near Lake Don Julio. Can also be found in Shady Belle once the camp has been established (chapter 4). Yes No
Hopes for the Future Given by Dr. MacIntosh, a special character found in Annesburg. Yes No
Farm, Field and Falconry Obtained during the stranger mission "Idealism and Pragmatism for Beginners". Yes No
Lady of the Manor Obtained from Mary-Beth during the Epilogue encounter in Valentine Yes No
Get Rich Quick Given by Timothy A. Donahue, a special character found in Saint Denis near the Bastille Saloon. Yes No

Handbills

Name Location Is it possible to keep as a player's document? Missable?
Lake Lure Handbill Obtained during the mission "The New South" or after buying the lake lure. Yes No
Eugenics Handbill Given by Norris Forsythe, a special character found in Saint Denis. Yes No
Chelonian Handbill Given by Anders Helgesson, a special character in Saint Denis to Arthur Morgan only. Yes Yes
Charity Handbill Can be taken from Thomas Downes's table, a special character in Valentine between the beginning of chapter 2 and after mission "Americans at Rest" (can meet him only one time, before or after mission "Americans at Rest"). Yes Yes

Drawings

Name Location Is it possible to keep as a player's document? Missable?
Jack's Drawing Reward for completing Jack's item request (Abigail's thimble) during Chapter 2. Yes Yes
Charles Châtenay's Sketch Given by Charles Châtenay during the stranger mission "The Artist's Way". Yes No
Son's Drawing Can be looted from the Rhodes gunsmith (Some people have problems finding this as John). Yes Yes

Business Cards

Name Location Is it possible to keep as a player's document? Missable?
Phineas's Business Card Given by Phineas T. Ramsbottom after triggering the stranger mission "Smoking and other Hobbies". Yes No
Algernon's Business Card Given by Algernon Wasp if the player saves him in the mission "The Gilded Cage" or can be obtained by triggering the stranger mission "Duchesses and other Animals". Yes No

Newspaper Scraps

Name Location Is it possible to keep as a player's document? Missable?
Grave Newspaper Clipping Can be found on the table inside the Planters Baun cabin. Yes No
Newspaper scrap Can be found inside the Old Harry Fen shack. Yes No
Micah Newspaper Scrap Can be found in Micah's camp after completing the mission "An American Pastoral Scene". Yes No
Blackwater Ledger Scrap Can be found in Micah's camp after completing the mission "An American Pastoral Scene". Yes No
Bennett Brothers Newspaper Scrap Can be looted from the prospector near Butcher Creek, Percy Whitsickle at Central Union Railroad Camp or from the residents of Annesburg. Yes No

Photographs

Name Location Is it possible to keep as a player's document? Missable?
Family Photograph Can be found under the floorboard inside the Old Harry Fen shack. Yes No
Wolves Photograph Obtained during the stranger mission "Arcadia for Amateurs". Yes Yes
Bride Photograph Found on the corpse of Jim chance encounter, close to the crashed wagon at the base of the Monto's Rest cliff, just northeast of Strawberry. Yes Yes
Slim Grant Photograph Obtained during the stranger mission "The Noblest of Men, and a Woman" Yes No

Bounty Posters

Name Location Is it possible to keep as a player's document? Missable?
Bounty Poster - Wilson J. McDaniels Obtained during the stranger mission "The Mercies of Knowledge". Yes No
Dutch's Wanted Poster Can be found in Micah's camp after completing the mission "An American Pastoral Scene". Yes No
Gideon Bennett Bounty Poster Can be taken from post office in Annesburg. Yes No

Maps

Name Location Is it possible to keep as a player's document? Missable?
Legendary Animal Map Given during the mission "Exit Pursued by a Bruised Ego". Yes No
Pieced Together Map Obtained by completing all three "Murder Scene" chance encounters. Yes No
Panoramic Map Found on frozen bodies encounter near Colter. Yes No
Sketched Map Found in the chimney of Reed Cottage. Yes No

Treasure Maps

Name Location Is it possible to keep as a player's document? Missable?
Chick's Treasure Map Received during the mission "Money Lending and Other Sins II". Yes No
Torn Treasure Map 1 Found in a drawer inside the cabin of the hermit woman near the source of Little Creek River, or inside the cottage of the special character Hermit at Manito Glade, north of Annesburg. Yes No
Torn Treasure Map 2 Found in a drawer inside the cabin of the hermit woman near the source of Little Creek River, or inside the cottage of the special character Hermit at Manito Glade, north of Annesburg. Yes No
High Stakes Treasure Map 1 Can be obtained by looting or picking up the map from a man during a Random Encounter in New Hanover. Yes Yes
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