Riverdale Children's Association; Colored Orphan Asylum (New York, N.Y.); Association for the Benefit of Colored Orphans (New York, N.Y.); Charities--New York (State)--New York; Children, Black--New York (State)--New York; African American...
The records of the Colored Orphan Asylum document the activities of the institution from 1836 to 1972, with the bulk of the records falling between 1850 and 1936. The records include minutes of general meetings, the Executive Committee, the...
Riverdale Children's Association; Colored Orphan Asylum (New York, N.Y.); Association for the Benefit of Colored Orphans (New York, N.Y.); Charities--New York (State)--New York; Children, Black--New York (State)--New York; African American...
The records of the Colored Orphan Asylum document the activities of the institution from 1836 to 1972, with the bulk of the records falling between 1850 and 1936. The records include minutes of general meetings, the Executive Committee, the...
Catalogue for the annual exhibition of work by members of the Whitney Studio Club, held May 18-30, 1925 at the Anderson Galleries, Park Avenue and 59th Street, New York. Catalogue scanned is a photocopy from microfilm. Cover is missing. Title,...
Dayton, Charles W. (Charles Willoughby), 1846-1910; New York (State). Supreme Court; Metropolitan Fair (1864 :New York, N.Y.); Draft Riot, New York, N.Y., 1863; Elections--United States--1864.; New York (N.Y.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; New...
The Charles Willoughby Dayton papers include diaries, composition books, speeches, miscellaneous writings, published materials, ephemera and photographs. Of the four volumes in the collection, two are composition books dated 1858 and 1862,...
Fife music; Flute music; Violin music; Music--United States--18th century; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--British forces; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Songs and music
Manuscript book of music given to Greenwood by a British fife-major, probably after 1780. According to 'Early American Secular Music and Its European Sources, 15891839: An Index' (http://www.colonialdancing.org/Easmes/Biblio/B018536.htm, viewed...
Painting, American; Finance, Personal; Real property; American poetry
Notebook of John Watson, the painter, containing miscellaneous notes and personal account information written by Watsonin1726 and by Watsons nephew, Alexander Watsonin1775-1778. There are accounts of things bought, real estate transactions, poetry,...
"Postal data: posted, postmarked (SCHENECTADY, N.Y., JUL 24, 1907,
12-30 P [flag postmark]; stamp; Postcard type: divided back; Printing information: card number (A 6408); Logo (POST CARD) with stylized elements in the ""P"" and ""C""; Trademarks:...
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.
Postal data: unmarked, unposted; Postcard type: divided back; Printing information: card number (No. D 4524); Order number: (165416); Logo (POST CARD); Trademarks: (ROTOCHROME), [graphic of a three-leafed clover in logo with the a letter on each...
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,""...
Slave trade--North America; Slaves--Connecticut--New London; Slavery--Connecticut--New London
Document on one leaf in three hands. On top, a contract signed by Dudley Saltonstall promising to "carry to North American for sale" a "negroe girl named Mimba." On bottom, a reciept for the sale of the slave Mimba dated June 4, 1763. On back,...
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...
Girls; Stores, Retail; Flowers; Pottery; Ceramic tableware; Clay pot cookery; United States--New York (State)--New York--Brooklyn
Illustration of female child in dress and flower shaped hood and holding a leaf She looks as if she were inside a lily. Text,"The cheapest crockery store in the city. Don't fail to examine our stock."
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
One leaf containing two separately signed documents, both dated February 19, 1803. At top, birth certificate of of Ann Maria Stevenson, born to 'the wife of a free black by the name of Joseph Stevenson' belonging to New York City physician Joshua...
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
One leaf containing two separately signed documents, both dated June 2, 1800. At top, birth certificate of Jude, born March 16, 1800, to a 'Black woman (a slave) named Nan' belonging to Thomas Storm of New York. At bottom, certificate indicating...
One leaf with manuscript on both sides. On front, letter to Mr. John Anderson of Bristol regarding international slave trade, market prices of 'young & likely' negros, and clothing for slaves being shipped. Includes mention of Brig Alert and Ship...
Antislavery movements--New York; Abolitionists--New York
One leaf with two letters of correspondence between Elizur Wright and Chales Marriott in Hudson, New York, regarding a convention for the establishment of a New York State Antislavery Society.
