Antislavery movements--United States; American Abolition Society; Slavery--Law and Legislation
Eight-page letter and envelope from Lysander Spooner in Boston [Massachusetts] to Gerrit Smith dated September 10, 1857, in which he encourages Smith to put forward a motion at the American Abolition Society annual meeting in Syracuse to purchase...
One-page letter from Lewis Tappan in New York [City] to Lysander Spooner dated May 28, 1853, disucssing the legal aspects of a court case involving a one Jane Trainer [?].
Bradstreet, Martha, b. 1780--Trials, litigation, etc.; Bradstreet, John, 1711-1774--Estate; Livius, Elizabeth, d. ca. 1794--Estate; Schuyler, Peter; Morgan, Charles, fl. 1795; Bradstreet family; Real property--New York (State)--New York; Utica...
Papers, 1774-1868, mainly consisting of correspondence and legal documents relating to Martha Bradsteets attempts to regain title to land in Utica (N.Y.), which was originally part of the property of General John Bradstreet, the stepfather of...
Abolitionists--Massachusetts--Boston; Abolitionists--Massachusetts--Athol; Antislavery movements--United States
Four-page letter dated December 26, 1845, from Lysander Spooner in Athol [Massachusetts] to George Bradburn in Boston [Massachusetts], expressing desire to distribute his book [The Unconstitutionality of Slavery] to members of the United States...
Abolitionists--Massachusetts--Boston; Abolitionists--Massachusetts--Athol; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery--United States
Four-page letter dated October 27, 1845, from Lysander Spooner in Athol [Massachusetts] to George Bradburn in Boston, discussing Supreme Court decisions related to slavery, the death of Spooner's mother, and the public reception of his book [The...
Petition letter [from the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society] asking the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to protest in United States Supreme Court against the wrongful imprisonment of "colored citizens"...
September 6, 1920
Dear Mary:
Your letters, all fillied with tender concern for me, reached my hand and thouched my heart. I understand your point of view. You think doubtless that my happiness depends upon my relation to some church, especially to...
Clippings; Democratic Party (Kings County, N.Y.); Johnston, John B., 1882-1960
Newspaper article declaring "old home night" when former Congressman Johnston, Democratic Candidate for Supreme Court, visited and met "old boyhood friends."
Clippings; Democratic Party (Kings County, N.Y.); Johnston, John B., 1882-1960
Rockaway Wave newspaper article exhorting citizens to elect John B. Johnston, Democratic candidate for Supreme Court Justice for the Second Judicial District. A house to house canvass will be made for him.
Clippings; Democratic Party (Kings County, N.Y.); Johnston, John B., 1882-1960
Rockaway Wave article on John B. Johnston's candidacy for Supreme Court and the warm reception the former resident of Elmhurst received during a speaking engagement at the Amerind Democratic Club. (Johnston's name is misspelled).
Clippings; Democratic Party (Kings County, N.Y.); Johnston, John B., 1882-1960
Newburg News article states that Queens County Bar Association endorses the candidacy of John B. Johnston for Justice of the Supreme Court. Lawyers' committees headed by leading members of the bar in each of the counties are working on behalf of...
Clippings; Democratic Party (Kings County, N.Y.); Johnston, John B., 1882-1960
Freeport News article on how Democratic leaders in Nassau County are organizing the Nassau County Lawyers' Committee to boost John B. Johnston for Justice of the Supreme Court.
Clippings; Democratic Party (Kings County, N.Y.); Johnston, John B., 1882-1960
Brief article on the formation of a committee of lawyers to work for the re-election of John B. Johnston, Democratic candidate for Justice of the Supreme Court.
Clippings; Democratic Party (Kings County, N.Y.); Johnston, John B., 1882-1960; Scudder, Townsend, 1865-1960; Women--Suffrage--United States
New York American article on members of the Women's Committee who have begun an intensive election drive for Democratic candidates, John B. Johnston and Townsend Scudder, running for Justices of the Supreme Court.
Clippings; Democratic Party (Kings County, N.Y.); Johnston, John B., 1882-1960; Scudder, Townsend, 1865-1960; Women--Suffrage--United States
Standard Union article declaring that 3,000 women will campaign for John B. Johnston and Townsend Scudder, Democratic nominees for Justices of the Supreme Court.
Constitutional law--United States; United States. Congress. Senate--Powers and duties; United States--Foreign relations--Treaties
Draft in John Jay's hand of Federalist Number 64, originally published on March 5, 1788 in the Independent Journal. It bore the number 63 in the newspaper version, but was renumbered 64 in the first collected edition, published 22 March 1788....
