Landmarks; Colleges & Universities; Hall of Fame for Great Americans; New York Zoological Park
Points of interest in the Bronx, known as the Borough of Universities and equally well known for such landmarks as Poe Cottage, the Hall of Fame, and the Bronx Zoo. In-- Vol. XXIV, No. 2, p. 10.
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
Birth certificate of Patty Hyatt, born October 14, 1812, to a 'Black Wooman [Woman] known by the name of Else' belonging to New York City inn keeper Benjamin Titus.
Erie Canal; New York (State); New York; Inland navigation; Finance; Hudson Canal Company; Enlargement; Finance; Tolls; Land Grants; Taxes; Stock certificate
25x19 cm. A New York State 5 per cent stock certificate signed by J. Williams, treasurer, issued to Charles Dening in 1839. Financing of the building and the enlargement of the canal was raised through the issuance of stock certificates,...
Erie Canal; New York (State); Land sale; Advertisement.
Advertisment for New York Canal Lands on Sale that appeared on March 6, 1824 in the New-York American. Two hundred thousand acres were offered for sale on or near the intended route of the Erie Canal, anticipating accessibility by water "as soon as...
Erie Canal; New York (State); New York; Marryat, Frederick, 1792-1848; Syracuse (N.Y.); Salina (N.Y.); Packet boats; Travel and description; Forests; Mosquitoes.
Page 154 found in Chapter twelve in Volume one of Marryat's A Diary in America. Plagued by swarms of mosquitoes, the traveler arrives at Syracuse. He comments about the names of American cities: "I do detest these old names vamped up. Why do not...
Erie Canal; New York (State); New York; Marryat, Frederick, 1792-1848; Packet boats; Travel and description.
Page 158 found in Chapter twelve in Volume one of Marryat's A Diary in America. It is here that Marryat meets and converses with a fellow canal traveler.
