Markham writes to Martin thanking him for the signed copy of his book, "The Passing of the Idle Rich." Markham goes on to praise the book and its message.
Jerry Rescue Convention; Antislavery movements--United States
Three-page printed "address" by Gerrit Smith presented at the Jerry Rescue Convention in Syracuse [New York]. On back, addressed to Lysander Spooner in Boston, Massachusetts, in Smith's hand.
Slaves--Kentucky--Lincoln County; Slavery--Kentucky--Lincoln County
Four-page deed of mortgage between Rubin Forbis and Hugh Hays regarding one slave girl named Jemima and one slave girl named Leo in Lincoln County, Kentucky.
Slaves--Kentucky--Fayette County; Slavery--Kentucky--Fayette County
Two-page indenture of W.T. Barry regarding certain debts, previous bills of sale, and mortgage agreements, including one slave girl named Rebecca, in Fayette County, Kentucky.
Slaves--Kentucky--Lincoln County; Slavery--Kentucky--Lincoln County
Two-page deed of mortgage between William Warren and Sarah Elder, including the slave man Isaac, the slave woman Matilda, the slave boy Nelson, the slave boy Henry, the slave woman Philis, in Lincoln County, Kentucky.
Slaves--Kentucky--Lincoln County; Slavery--Kentucky--Lincoln County
Two-page deed of mortgage between Stephen Sampson and Willis P. Blank, William Graves, Elizabeth Sampson, and William Adams, in Lincoln County, Kentucky.
Slaves--Kentucky--Lincoln County; Slavery--Kentucky--Lincoln County
Four-page deed of mortgage between John D. Scott and Ann H. Hunton, including the slaves Harry, Sandy, George, America, Milly, Lucretia, James; and Mary, in Lincoln County, Kentucky.
Slaves--Kentucky--Lincoln County; Slavery--Kentucky--Lincoln County
Four-page deed of mortgage between James Vaughan and Nathan M. Moran regarding the slaves named Archie, Susan, Mary, Billy, Eddy, and Albert, in Lincoln County, Kentucky.
African American children--New York (State)--Richmond County; Registers of births, etc.--New York (State)--Richmond County; Slaves--New York (State)--Richmond County; Slavery--New York (State)--Richmond County; Slaves--Emancipation--New York...
Birth records and deeds of manumission for African American children in the town of Castleton, Staten Island, N.Y. between 1799 and 1827.
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...
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...
Watson, John,1685-1768; Watson, Abigail, 1746 or 1747-1774; Watson family; Real property--New Jersey; Real property--New York (State)--New York; Agriculture--New Jersey; Agriculture--New York (State)
Notebook, 1772-1774, of Alexander Watson. Contains receipts, lists of deeds and properties, and a note of a lease assigned to him in New York to build a church; notes on taxes; excerpts from A new system of agriculture, by a Country Gentleman, with...
