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...
Two-page deposition of Dr. John Archer of Annarundel [Anne Arundel] County [Maryland], describing circumstances surrounding the death of Jos, a slave belonging to Mr. James Lee. Archer testifies that an autopsy of the victim showed cause of death...
Depositions--United States; Slavery--United States
Two-page deposition of John Champneys describing the circumstances surrounding charges of financial support for William Binnie [Junior], the "negro wench Jenny" and her children. Champneys purchased Jenny at "St. Augustine's when the whole property...
Four-page deposition of Robert Tailor, Junior, of Westmoreland County [Pennsylvania] describing the transfer of ownership of slave Brice Herring from the late Robert Tailor [Senior] to Isaac Barr of Fayette County, Kentucke [Kentucky]. Transcribed...
Two-page deposition of Samuel Whittelsey of Wallingford, Connecticut, describing a meeting between Reverend Mr. Joseph Noyse [Noyes] of New Haven [Connecticut], and Mr. Wharam Mather of South New Haven [Connecticut], where Mather asked for prayers...
Slaves--Kentucky--Lincoln County; Slavery--Kentucky--Lincoln County
Two-page document describing the lawsuit brought by Jesse Richardson regarding the sale under false health pretenses of a slave named Pegge in Lincoln County, Kentucky.
Four-page letter dated September 17, 1854, from D. McF. [Daniel McFarland] in Sauk City [Wisconsin] to Lysander Spooner [probably in Boston, Massachusetts], describing his circumstances in Wisconsin, and his plans to move further West.
Two-page letter and envelope dated January 29, 1854, from Daniel Drayton in Cape May, New Jersey, to Lysander Spooner in Boston, Massachusetts, describing his travel to New Jersey.
Four-page letter and envelope dated August 21, 1881, from Daniel McFarland [possibly in South Bend, Indiana] to Lysander Spooner in Boston, Massachusetts, expressing affection and describing his circumstances.
Abolitionists--Massachusetts--Boston; Abolitionists--Maine--Bangor; Antislavery movements--United States
Four-page letter dated September 8, 1845, from Geo. [George] Bradburn in Bangor [Maine] to Lysander Spooner of Boston, Massachusetts, describing several newspaper and circular reviews of Spooner's book [The Unconstitutionality of Slavery],...
Four-page letter dated December 11, 1852, from Geo. [George] Bradburn in Cleveland [Ohio] to [Lysander] Spooner, announcing that he will be leaving his job at the True Democrat and describing the circumstances of his decision.
Four-page letter dated December 29, 1851, from [George Bradburn] in Cleveland [Ohio] to [Lysander] Spooner, describing his financial and work situation in Cleveland.
Sixteen-page letter from Lysander Spooner in Worcester [Massachusetts] to Gerrit Smith, dated June 25, 1849, describing his "argument on the Post Office laws" and transmitting copies of certificates of "lawyers and several others" that have...
Constitutional law--United States; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery--United States
Eight-page letter from Lysander Spooner in Worcester [Massachusetts] to Gerrit Smith, dated July 5, 1849, describing his analysis of the United States Constitution in regards to slavery.
Abolitionists--Massachusetts--Worcester; Currency question--United States
Two-page letter from Lysander Spooner in Worcester, Massachusetts to Albert Gallatin dated July 20, 1840, describing his "new system of paper currency." This letter is part of the Albert Gallatin papers in the New-York Historical Society.
July 12, 1917.
Mr. Edwin Markham,
92 Waters Ave.,
West Brighton,
Staten Island, N.Y.
My Dear Mr. Markham:
On Sept. 25th we are going to hold our first meeting and concert at Madison Square Garden, as you probably have read through the page ads in...
Accounts current--New York (State)--Columbia County
Loose fragments of account book in a single hand [possibly originating from Columbia County, New York], describing names of purchasers of various domestic goods.
