Slaves--Kentucky--Lincoln County; Slavery--Kentucky--Lincoln County
Two-page deed of gift between E. Pennington and his three daughters, wherein he gives to Lerisa Shanks the slave woman Mary, to Paulina H. Fisher the slave girl named Aggy, and to Martha Isabella Omsley the slave girl Ruth, in Lincoln County,...
View of Whitehall, N.Y. with canal in foreground with a boat. The water has reflections of the hill and the boat. Waterfront cityscape of buildings at the base of a tree-covered hill. There is a path running next to the canal with a utility pole;...
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
Birth certificate of Ephraim, born August 23, 1812, to a 'coloured woman slave named Jennett Fisher' belonging to New York City wheelwright Hayes Pennell.
Two-page list of names of fugitive slaves aided by the Vigilance Committee [probably of Boston, Massachusetts] since the passage of the Fugitive Slave Bill in 1850 until 1854.
New-York African Free-School; American Convention for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery and Improving the Condition of the African Race; Abolitionists--New York (State)--New York--Societies, etc.; African Americans--Education--New York...
New-York Society for Promoting the Manumission of Slaves, commonly known as the New-York Manumission Society, was established 1785 to publicly promote the abolition of slavery and manumission of slaves in New York State. The society, which was...
Riverdale Children's Association; Colored Orphan Asylum (New York, N.Y.); Association for the Benefit of Colored Orphans (New York, N.Y.); Charities--New York (State)--New York; Children, Black--New York (State)--New York; African American...
The records of the Colored Orphan Asylum document the activities of the institution from 1836 to 1972, with the bulk of the records falling between 1850 and 1936. The records include minutes of general meetings, the Executive Committee, the...
Riverdale Children's Association; Colored Orphan Asylum (New York, N.Y.); Association for the Benefit of Colored Orphans (New York, N.Y.); Charities--New York (State)--New York; Children, Black--New York (State)--New York; African American...
The records of the Colored Orphan Asylum document the activities of the institution from 1836 to 1972, with the bulk of the records falling between 1850 and 1936. The records include minutes of general meetings, the Executive Committee, the...
The Middle lock on the Erie canal in Newark, New York. It is a color card. Trees are beginning to show signs of fall foliage and are reflected in the canal waters. A towpath on the right leads past a row of buildings. There is a town in the...
Sepia image of work being done on the Barge Canal (Champlain). A sign for "Bascom, Brett & Co. Clothing, Shoes, Furnishings, Hats" appears on one building to the left of the canal. Most of the buildings are brick storefronts with awnings. A stone...
Coastlines; Boats; Tugboats; Canals; Reflections; Black & white postcards
Black and white image of a tug boat on canal in foreground, with reflection. Rope or line connecting boat to off-camera object. The name on the boat appears to be 'Waterford'. Boat's smokestack is emitting a small amount of smoke. Shoreline behind...
Canals; Locks (Hydraulic engineering); Trees; Buildings; Reflections; Towpaths; People; Panoramic views; Roads; Black & white postcards
A landscape of the Erie canal in Newark, N.Y. Trees are reflected in the water. A town is in the background. Image is black and white with a greenish tint.
Color view of the Erie Canal and Rochester. Canal flowing through an industrial cityscape, under a bridge. Docked boats line the left side of the canal. There is a towpath running to the right of the canal and a sign on the bridge for (COAL)....
Ship manifest of "negroes, mulattoes, and persons of color taken on" the Brig Uneas of Alexandria from the port of Alexandria to New Orleans, Louisiana. Includes names of ship's Master Nathaniel Boush, shippers William H. Williams of Washington...
Birth certificates--New York (State); Slavery--New York (State)
Birth certificate of Jack, born January 24, 1799, belonging to Fredk. Fisher [probably Colonel Frederick Visscher] of Montgomery County, New York. Includes note dated June 30, 1802 stating that, 'Cates child was born named Tom.'
