Military officers--American--1850-1860; Military personnel--American--1850-1860
24-page roster of ca. 1,500 names of individuals who served under military Captains Seth Wilmarth, Isaac Hall Wright, Evans, Cass, Whorf, Granger [probably David Granger of Boston], McKenny, McCafferty, Young, Charles O. Rogers, Henshaw, Cooley,...
Clippings; Snow removal; Quinn, Patrick H., 1852-1926
Article about how individuals in the Brooklyn Heights railroad system refuse to pay for snow removal. Deputy Commissioner Patrick H. Quinn plans to ask the Corporation Counsel to sue for money that the city is owed.
Currency question--United States; Free banking--United States
Four-page letter from Jno. [John] A. Thomson in Summit Point, West Virginia, to Lysander Spooner dated December 17, 1877, discussing the topic of monetary systems.
Promotional Materials; Democratic Party (Kings County, N.Y.); Johnston, John B., 1882-1960
Card asking individuals to enroll as members of the Johnston Speakers Bureau requesting individuals' names, addresses, phone numbers, and whether or not they can supply a car.
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...
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...
Feb’y 23rd, 1912.
Dear Comrade:
In response to many requests for publication we have now on the press Comrade William A. Prosser’s Open Letter and Challenge to Mr. Raymond Robins in answer to his attack on Socialism, as published in the...
Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery--Law and Legislation
Manuscript draft of a four-page letter from Lysander Spooner in Boston [Massachusetts] to Gerrit Smith dated January 31, 1859, discussing the rights of slaves and outlining a strategy for aggressive liberation from the South.
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,""...
Antislavery movements--United States; American Abolition Society; Slavery--Law and Legislation
Eight-page letter and envelope from Lysander Spooner in Boston [Massachusetts] to Gerrit Smith dated September 10, 1857, in which he encourages Smith to put forward a motion at the American Abolition Society annual meeting in Syracuse to purchase...
Promotional Materials; Correspondence; Democratic Party (Kings County, N.Y.); Haskell, Reuben L.; Fenberg, Louis M.
Letter written by Louis M. Fenberg to individuals requesting that they serve on the Non-Partisan Lawyers Committee supporting the candidacy of Reuben L. Haskell for Judge of the County Court.
