Advertising--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Billboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Signs and signboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Streets--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; New York...
Two-page letter from Gerrit Smith of Peterboro [New York] to Theodore D. Weld of New York City regarding correspondence with Mr. Caldwell and Ezekiel Birdseye as well as a humorous anecdote about a young travel companion named Florence.
Erie Canal; New York (State); North River (N.Y.); Hudson River (N.Y.); East River (N.Y.); Canal-boats; Commerce; Inland trade; Schooners; Illustration.
Illustration found on page 409 of the Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion. This view represents an active scene of trade and commerce along New York's river. With text.
Manuscript copy of a letter dated July 5, 1756, from Austin & Laurens of Charleston, South Carolina, to William and Samuel Vernon of Newport, Rhode Island regarding difficulties selling a shipment of "refuse slaves." In companion letter, Austin &...
Manuscript copy of a letter from Adams & Griffin of Richmond [Virginia] to William and Samuel Vernon of Newport, Rhode Island dated February 8, 1771, regarding payments to Captain William Tanner for shipments and discussing the slave market in...
