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New-York Manumission Society records, 1785-1849
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...
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

Lower Manhattan: former Mariners Temple (later Evangeline Italian Church), northwest corner of Oliver Street and Henry Street, 1924.
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works; New York (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works
New-York Historical Society, Photographs of New York City and Beyond

Lower Manhattan: former Mariners Temple (later Evangeline Italian Church), northwest corner of Oliver Street and Henry Street, 1924.
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works; New York (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works
New-York Historical Society, Photographs of New York City and Beyond

Lower Manhattan: former Mariners Temple (later Evangeline Italian Church), northwest corner of Oliver Street and Henry Street, 1924.
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works; New York (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works
New-York Historical Society, Photographs of New York City and Beyond

Lower Manhattan: former Mariners Temple (later Evangeline Italian Church), northwest corner of Oliver Street and Henry Street, 1924.
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works; New York (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works
New-York Historical Society, Photographs of New York City and Beyond

Jamaica: Lefferts farmhouse, west side of 115th Street north of Jamaica Avenue, Richmond Hill, 1934. Later the home of Oliver Fowler and known as the Farm Cottage.
Jamaica (New York, N.Y.)--Pictorial works; Queens (New York, N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works
New-York Historical Society, Photographs of New York City and Beyond

Lower Manhattan: [former Baptist Mariners' Temple, later Evangelical Italian Church, northwest corner of Oliver Street and Henry Street], undated [1924?].
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works; New York (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works
New-York Historical Society, Photographs of New York City and Beyond

The Briggt. Royal Charlotte, Wm. Taylor Mastr. To William Vernon
Merchant ships--United States; Merchant mariners--Salaries, etc.
Account record by William Taylor, Captain of the Brig Royal Charlotte, for William Vernon. Includes detailed itemized list from June 20, 1761 to March 20, 1762, and names multiple vendors and quantities of goods.
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

Liberator Accts, 1839
Abolitionists--United States; Antislavery movements--United States; Abolitionists--Massachusetts--Boston; Antislavery movements--Massachusetts--Boston; Slavery--Massachusetts--Boston
Accounts statement between abolitionist publication The Liberator and Francis Jackson for the year 1839.
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

[Birth certificate of a certain negro boy named Cuff]
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
Birth certificate of Cuff, born February 10, 1804, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Susan' belonging to New York City grocer Oliver Waldron.
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

[Birth certificate of Oliver a male child]
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
Birth certificate of Oliver, born July 31, 1807, to a 'Slave Judith' belonging to widow Eliza Clark of New York City. Also signed by witness Isaac L. Kip.
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

[Inventory of the Estate of Robert Bryan]
Inventories of decedents' estates--Kentucky--Lincoln County; Slaves--Kentucky--Lincoln County; Slavery--Kentucky--Lincoln County
Eight-page inventory of the estate of Robert Bryan, including furniture, livestock, farming crops, and the slaves Joe, Thornton, Jeff, George, Lilas, Oliver, Perry, Henry, Gilbert, Lewis, Robin, Ned, Philis, Rosanah, Winney, Nancy, Milly, Ellen,...
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

Sixth Avenue looking north from Thirty-second Street, with elevated structure removed.
Periodical illustrations.
Exterior north view of 6th Avenue from 32nd Street, including view of Gimbels department store and Greeley Square. Depicts cars, trucks and pedestrians. Inscription: Signed by architect Oliver Whitwell Wilson, 1902
CUNY Graduate Center Collection, 34th Street

Liberator 1838
Abolitionists--United States; Antislavery movements--United States; Abolitionists--Massachusetts--Boston; Antislavery movements--Massachusetts--Boston; Slavery--Massachusetts--Boston
Four-page agreement between William Lloyd Garrison, Francis Jackson, Isaac Knapp, Edmund Quincy, and William Bassett [of Boston, Massachusetts] for the financial and physcial operation of The Liberator. Followed by additional agreement dated...
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

Oliver Johnston, Grocer
Children; Grocers; Drinking glasses; Groceries; Tea; Food; United States--New York (State)--New York--Brooklyn
Illustration of child in highchair pouring himself or herself a drink from a glass decanter. Gold background. Verso side: text,"Goods sold for cash only. Oliver Johnston, wholesale and retail grocer and tea dealer. Agent for Commins Allen's Flour.
Brooklyn Public Library, Fulton Street Trade Cards

[Letter] 1895 June 1 [to] Markham
Brown, Charles Oliver.
Herron asks for Markham's assistance in defending his name against Dr. Brown.
Wagner College, Horrmann Library Edwin Markham Correspondence

Horace Greeley collection,1840-1872
Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872; Acton, Thomas C.; Botta, Anne C. Lynch (Anne Charlotte Lynch), 1815-1891; Brewer, J. Hart (John Hart), 1844-1900; Carroll, Thomas B.; Clay, Henry, 1777-1852; Cofey, Henry C.; Combs, Leslie, 1793-1881; Conkling, Roscoe,...
Letters, notes, a printed circular, and one receipt pertaining to the life and activites of Horace Greeley, dated from 1840 to 1872. Nearly all letters are written by Greeley; recipents include Thurlow Weed, Henry Clay, Roscoe Conkling, Andrew...
New-York Historical Society, Historical Manuscripts

Printed letter from James Redpath to Lysander Spooner
Abolitionists--United States; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery--Massachusetts; Slaves--Massachusetts; Abolitionists--Massachusetts; Antislavery movements--Massachusetts
Printed invitation from "a number of Young Men, unconnected, at this time, with any organization" of Boston [Massachusetts] to Lysander Spooner to attend a public convention meeting on December 3, 1860, to discuss the abolition of slavery.
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

[Receipt for metalwork done by Oliver Beere for the Brig Royal Charlotte]
Merchant ships--United States; Merchant mariners--Salaries, etc.
Receipt for metalwork done by Oliver Beere for Captain William Taylor on the Brig Royal Charlotte.
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

[Receipt for wages paid to Oliver Johnson]
Antislavery movements--Massachusetts; Wages--Massachusetts--Boston
Receipt for wages paid to Oliver Johnson "for services performed in the Office of the Liberator in 1839" from Francis Jackson. Also signed in pencil "M & W Johnson" and note on bottom left "(Genl. Fessenden's pledge)."
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

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