Fessenden, William Pitt,1806-1869; Adams, John C.; Allen, Charles, 1827-1913; Allen, James; Appleton, John; Bradbury, J. W.; Burbank, David; Chamberlain, J. E.; Chandler, Peleg W. (Peleg Whitman), 1816-1889; Cobb, Sylvanus, 1823-1887; Coe, George...
Correspondence of William Pitt Fesssenden, and his sons Francis Fessenden and James Deering Fessenden. The majority of letters are addressed to William Pitt Fessenden on financial and political matters, but a few are private; several letters are...
Verplancke family; Mount Gulian (Fishkill, N.Y.); African Americans--New York (State)--Fishkill; Slaves--Maryland--Social conditions; Fugitive slaves--Maryland; Fishkill (N.Y.)--Social life and customs; Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.)
James F. Brown (1793-1868) was the ex-slave gardener of the Verplanck family at Mount Gulian, Fishkill, New York. Brown was a runaway slave from Maryland, and the Verplancks purchased his time after he was found by his master. The collection...
Art, American--20th century--Inventories; Whitney Studio Galleries--Paperwork (Office practice);
Memorandum written by Harriet H. Masterson, dated March 12, 1929. It states that the inventory in the stock room matches the records in the stock ledger, accounting for what has been moved to 8 West 8th Street.
Slaves--United States; Slavery--United States; Slavery--Moral and ethical aspects--United States; Slavery--England--Kent
Nine-page memorandum regarding the abolition of slavery, including a copy of a letter addressed to Rev. Mr. Hill of East Malling [Kent]. Mentions several contemporary writers on the topic of slavery.
Slaves--New York (State)--Shodack; Slavery--New York (State)--Shodack
Note giving permission for the "bearer of a negro woman named Charr" to sell her to a new master for the sum of seventy-five dollars. Signed by Marte Beekman, Jacob Baurhyte, and John T. Miller of Shodack [New York].
One-page letter dated April 11, 1860, from Chas. [Charles] D. Miller in Peterboro [New York] to Lysander Spooner, regarding Spooner's memorandum, which was shown to him by Gerrit Smith.
One-page unsigned memorandum from Philadelphia showing number of slaves, general population, and congressional representatives divided by state. Includes statistics for the South Western Territory and North Western Territory.
