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Martha Washington Candies
Women; Confectioners; Portraits; Food; Candy; Confectionery; United States--New York (State)--New York--Brooklyn
Illustration of portrait [Martha Washington? and list of address of locations selling Martha Washington Candies including Namm's on Fulton Street. Verso side: text,"To further introduce our candies to the residents of New York City, we make the...
Brooklyn Public Library, Fulton Street Trade Cards

Declaration of Covenant by Perry Gaugh against C. W. Nuckols
Slaves--Kentucky--Lincoln County; Slavery--Kentucky--Lincoln County
Declaration of Covenant by Perry Gaugh against C. W. Nuckols regarding the prior sale of Martha Ann, a slave woman sold by Nuckols to Gaugh with the assurance of having sound mind and body. Martha Ann fell ill and died soon thereafter, resulting in...
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

[Deed of Gift between E. Pennington and Lerisa Shanks, Paulina H. Fisher, and Martha Isabella Omsley]
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,...
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

[Birth certificate of Martha or Mat, a black child]
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
Birth certificate of 'Martha or Mat,' born January 24, 1807, to a 'wench, Rachel' belonging to New York City teacher Stanton Latham.
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

[Inventory of the Estate of Ephraim Jackson]
Inventories of decedents' estates--Kentucky--Lincoln County; Slaves--Kentucky--Lincoln County; Slavery--Kentucky--Lincoln County
Four-page inventory of the estate of Ephraim Jackson, including furniture, tools, livestock, and the slave Stephen, Charles, Lewis, Terry, Tryon, Richard, Mariah, Milley, Kitty, Martha, and Lutitia, in Lincoln County, Kentucky.
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

[Bill of Sale of between Charles Alexander and David Sayer]
Slaves; Slavery
Two-page bill of sale between Charles Alexander and David A. Sayer regarding the slave woman Martha and her son Ephraim.
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

[Commissioner's Report on the property of Isaac McRoberts]
Slaves--Kentucky--Lincoln County; Slavery--Kentucky--Lincoln County
Four-page commissioner's report of the property of Isaac McRoberts, including the selling of land and the selling of the slaves named Sam, Fanny, Mary, Sarah, Harriet, Martha, Horace, and Edward, in Lincoln County, Kentucky.
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

[Manifest of the Steam Boat Joseph Johnson]
Slaves--Transportation; Slave ships; Slave trade
Ship manifest of "negroes, mulattoes, and persons of color taken on" the Steam Boat Joseph Johnson of Washington from the port of Alexandria [Virginia]. Includes names of ship's Master William Ingle, shipper Robert N. Windsor, and consignee Geo....
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

Records of the Association for the Benefit of Colored Orphans, 1836-1972 (bulk 1850-1936). Series III: Admission Records, 1837-1937.
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...
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

Records of the Association for the Benefit of Colored Orphans, 1836-1972 (bulk 1850-1936). Series IV: Indentures, 1878-1929.
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...
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

[Image of the steamboat, Robert Fulton, in motion] [untitled] [front caption] (1front) [h0101ac]
Clouds; Flags; Mountains; Railings; Smoke; Smokestacks; Steam engines; People; Passengers; Black & white postcards; Lifeboats; Steamboats; Rivers
Queens College, Waterways of New York

[Image of the steamboat, Robert Fulton, in motion] [untitled] [front caption] (2back) [h0101ac]
Postal data: posted, postmarked (NEW YORK, N.Y. Sta. F., Sep 13, 10:30 PM, 1910); stamp; Postcard type: undivided back (THIS SIDE IS EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE ADDRESS); Logo (POST CARD); Trademarks: (HUDSON RIVER DAY LINE) printed inside stylized oval...
Queens College, Waterways of New York

Barge Canal Lock. Baldwinsville. N.Y. [handwritten front caption] (2back) [b0047ac2]
Postal data: posted, postmarked (SYRACUSE, N Y JUL 5, 630PM, 1910); stamp; Postcard type: divided back (CORRESPONDENCE HERE, NAME AND ADDRESS HERE): Logo (POSTCARD) in stylized lettering; Written message [written sideways] ( Dear Martha & Geo, The...
Queens College, Waterways of New York

Swing Bridge, Erie Canal, Albion, N.Y. [front caption] (2back) [e0104ac2]
Postal data: posted, postmarked, (ALBION N.Y., AUG 14 - 14, 12-30 PM), stamp; Postcard type: divided back; Printing information: card number (1125); Logo (Post Card); Trademarks: (Albert M. Wilson Buffalo, NY, Made in Germany) intertwined in...
Queens College, Waterways of New York

BIRD'S EYE VIEW, PORT JERVIS, N.Y. [front caption] (2back) [d0106ac2]
Postal data: posted, postmarked [wavy postmark] (SYRACUSE, N.Y. NORTHRUP [presumably] STA, APR 3 1130 PM 1921); stamp; Postcard type: divided back (THIS SPACE FOR WRITING MESSAGES.; THIS SPACE FOR ADRESS ONLY.); Logo (POST CARD) in stylized...
Queens College, Waterways of New York

Scene on Erie Canal, Little Falls, N.Y. [front caption] (2back) [e0649ac2]
Postal data: unmarked, unposted (Place Stamp Here Domestic One cent Foreign Two cents 127512) printed inside stamp box; Postcard type: divided back (This Space for Writing Messages; This side for the Address only.); Printing Information: card...
Queens College, Waterways of New York

Minetto on the Oswego River, near Oswego, N.Y. [front caption] (2back) [w0009ac2]
Postal data: posted, postmarked (OSWEGO, N.Y., JUL 8, 5-pm 1911); stamp; Postcard type: divided back; Printing information (in pink ink): card number (M-2510); Logo (Post Card) in stylized lettering; Written message (Dear Sister: When I wrote the...
Queens College, Waterways of New York