Charles Sumner (1811-1874) was a United States senator from Massachusetts and a campaigner against slavery. This is a draft, ca. 1855, of a version of the speech delivered in New York on May 9, 1855, and published that year under the title "The...
Letter from Maude Littlefield Baillard to Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, dated November 2, 1928. Requesting participation from the Whitney Studio Galleries for an advertising campaign titled "In the New York Art Galleries".
Letter from Maude Littlefield Baillard to Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, dated November 2, 1928. Requesting participation from the Whitney Studio Galleries for an advertising campaign titled "In the New York Art Galleries". Typewritten on letterhead.
Coffin, John,1756-1838; Campbell, George, 1736-1799; Perkins, Sergeant; Atwood, Isaac, Captain; Livingston, John William, Captain; Chapman, Thomas, Captain; Campbell, Dougall, Lieutenant; Great Britain. Army; Courts-martial and courts of inquiry --...
Drafts of Major John Coffins statements in reply to the defense of Lieutenant-Colonel George Campbell at Campbells court martial. The first draft (eleven pages, numbered as 5, [1] leaves) is addressed to ""Mr. President & Gentlemen of the Board,""...
Four autograph letters from John Bartram, two autograph letters from William Bartram, and one each from Isaac Bartram and Moses Bartram, Jr. One letter from John to William has a short postscript written by Ann Bartram, Johns wife and Williams...
Boys; Stores, Retail; Sledding; House furnishings; Furniture; Carpets; United States--New York (State)--New York--Brooklyn
Illustration of children on a sled riding downhill toward a man carrying a basket on his head and a basket of eggs in his hand. Kids are yelling. Verso side: text,"Established over three score and ten years. B. M. Cowperthwait Co. wholesale and...
Boys; Stores, Retail; Sledding; House furnishings; Furniture; Carpets; United States--New York (State)--New York--Brooklyn
Illustration of children on a sled crashed into a man who had carried a basket of eggs. Eggs are spilling out of the basket and the children and man are sprawled on top of the sled. Verso side: text,"Established over three score and ten years. B....
Children; Stores, Retail; Animals; House furnishings; Furniture; Carpets; United States--New York (State)--New York--Brooklyn
Illustration of two children on donkey. One child is falling forward as the other child is holding on to her leg. The donkey is falling forward into the grass. Another child watches standing next to a building in the background. Verso side:...
Children; Stores, Retail; Clothing and dress; Barrels; Sewing; Sewing machines; United States--New York (State)--New York--Brooklyn
Illustration of child who has fallen off of a wooden board that may have been balanced on a wooden barrel. A cat is fleeing the scene. A hat has fallen off of the child and a water canister is nearby. A house is in the background. Verso side:...
Commissioners; Report; Federal government; Financing; Indians; Clinton, Dewitt, 1769-1828; New York (State); Erie Canal; Pamphlet
Pages four and five of a thirteen page pamphlet issued in 1816 addressed to "the honourable, the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States, in Congress, the representation of commissioners of the State of New-York, in of the said...
Furniture; Stores, Retail; Carpets; Children; Animals; House furnishings; United States--New York (State)--New York--Brooklyn
Illustration of a man standing and feeding a donkey while woman and child are sitting on the ground near him holding flowers. The woman is holding a crown of flowers and her hat is sitting next to her in the grass. Verso side: text,"Established...
Furniture; Stores, Retail; Carpets; Children; Animals; House furnishings; United States--New York (State)--New York--Brooklyn
Illustration woman is lifting child and handing to man who is sitting on donkey. Woman' hat is nearby in grass. Donkey is eating grass. Verso side: text,"Established over three score and ten years. B. M. Cowperthwait Co. wholesale and retail...
