Flowers; Book stores; Stationery; Paper products industry; Books; Booksellers and bookselling; United States--New York (State)--New York--Brooklyn
Illustration of flowers surrounding card with text. Black background. Verso side: calendar of 1882. Text,"All new books received as soon as issued and sold from 20 to 25 per cent less than publisher's prices. Fine assortment of stationery, blank...
Flowers; Bookstores; Stationery; Paper products industry; Books; Booksellers and bookselling; United States--New York (State)--New York--Brooklyn
Illustration of flowers [water lily surrounding name and address. Text,"Will remove (about 1st of May) to 825 Broadway, New York. Verso side: text,"Orders for books, stationery, card and wedding engraving,&c. solicited and will be promptly...
Erie Canal; New York (State); New York; Inland navigation; Finance; Hudson Canal Company; Enlargement; Finance; Tolls; Land Grants; Taxes; Stock certificate
25x19 cm. A New York State 5 per cent stock certificate signed by J. Williams, treasurer, issued to Charles Dening in 1839. Financing of the building and the enlargement of the canal was raised through the issuance of stock certificates,...
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 [?].
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
Birth certificate of Henry, aged three months and eight days, 'born of a female slave' belonging to New York City bookseller and stationer Samuel A. Burtus.
Mahlon Day (1790-1854) was a Quaker, publisher of children's books, printer, and bookseller in New York City. This is a contemporary copy of a diary kept by Day while on a tour of the West Indies (Nov. 1839-Apr. 1840) in the company of Joseph John...