Flowers; Grocers; Groceries; Food; Coffee; Tea; United States--New York (State)--New York--Brooklyn
Illustration of blue flowers on square pattern. Verso side: Text,"Facts worth knowing..you can purchase Hamblet's extra choice teas for 35 cents per pound..which we guarantee superior to any tea sold elsewhere for 50c per pound, or money cheerfully...
Two-page letter from Jas. [James] M. Winston in Tuscaloosa [Alabama] to W. S. [Stephen] Deupree in Richmond, Virginia, reporting on various slave trades and noting several runaway slaves.
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...
Children; Tailors; Skating; Winter sports; Dogs; Clothing and dress; United States--New York (State)--New York--Brooklyn
Illustration of winter scene with three children ice skating. A female child is surrounded by a male child on each side skating. A dog is also on the ice near a barren tree. A thermometer shows the weather is cold. Verso side: text,"Largest stock,...
Central business districts; Stores, Retail; Games; Business enterprises; Merchants; United States--New York (State)--New York--Brooklyn
Maze game in form of building with business directory and ads: W.H. Bolton, Crossman Bergan, Smith Pressinger, Paul Grosser, Geo. Titus, G. Elford, Jas. Rorke Co. Geo. Lockitt Sons, Harding Man'fg Co, Grand Central, and T.M. James Co. Verso...
United States--New York (State)--New York--Brooklyn; Music publishing industry; Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.); Marches (Piano); Piano music; Popular music--To 1901
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Letter from Phillips & Gardner of Charleston [South Carolina] to Mess. Gardner & Dean, merchants in Newport, Rhode Island, regarding the sale of cargo from the Sloop Louisa, followed by itemized receipt for the "sales of Sixty Seven African...
Receipt for custom house expenses of Captain John Hanton in Williamsburg [probably Virginia], paid by Charles Yates. Signed by Geo. [George] Lorimer and Jas. [James] Gregorie.
Depositions--Virginia; Trials (Assault and battery)--Virginia; Indians of North America--Virginia
Deposition regarding the case of Benjamin Tucker, charged with "trespass, assault, & battery and false imprisonment" of "Indians" Phillis, Phebe, Eaton, Patt, and Sarah. The testimony, signed by Walker Crutchfield, Clerk of Petersburg District...
Slaves--Georgia--Jefferson County; Slavery--Georgia--Jefferson County; Inventories of decedents' estates--Georgia--Jefferson County
Four-page inventory of Bartholomew Gartman of Jefferson County, Georgia, regarding his estate at the time of his death. Identifies two slaves, "1 negro man named Limbrick [?]; 1 negro girl nam'd Peggy," among livestock and household goods. Signed...
List of donations made to the Colonization Society [American Society for Colonizing the Free People of Colour of the United States], including Jas. [James] A. Bradley, Jno. [John] H. Jones, Joseph H. Echols, and 19 others.
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...
Fessenden, William Pitt,1806-1869; Adams, John C.; Allen, Charles, 1827-1913; Allen, James; Appleton, John; Bradbury, J. W.; Burbank, David; Chamberlain, J. E.; Chandler, Peleg W. (Peleg Whitman), 1816-1889; Cobb, Sylvanus, 1823-1887; Coe, George...
Correspondence of William Pitt Fesssenden, and his sons Francis Fessenden and James Deering Fessenden. The majority of letters are addressed to William Pitt Fessenden on financial and political matters, but a few are private; several letters are...
Burnet, William, 1688-1729; Burnet, William, 1688-1729--Estate; Alexander, James, 1691-1756; Van Horne, Mary; Blood, Edmund; Brown, William, of Salem; Colden, Cadwallader, 1688-1776; Colden, Cadwallader, 1722-1797; De Peyster, Abraham, 1657-1728;...
Three folders (62 items) of mostlyofficialsigned documents from Burnets tenure as governor of New York and New Jersey, including land grants, warrants for letters patent, memorials, leases, receipts, bills, and lists of accounts. James Alexander is...
Davis, Alexander Jackson, 1803-1892; Clark, Aaron, 1783 or 4-1861; Davis, Cornelius, Jr.; Harral, H. K.; Jones, W. F.; Penney, George W.; Rathbone, Joel; Rotch, W. J.; Sedgwick, C. B. (Charles Baldwin), 1815-1883; Shotwell, H. R.; Smith, Francis H....
Correspondence, drafts of essays and speeches, drawings, and autobiographical writings of Alexander Jackson Davis. Letters to Davis and some misc. papers, 1835-59, chiefly about building residences. The correspondents include Francis H. Smith of...
