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,...
Slaves--United States; Slavery--United States; Fugitive slaves--United States
Assorted advertisements for sale of slaves, rewards for return of runaway slaves, the slave trade, and slavery in general, most unattributable to particular newspapers. Includes three engravings (two duplicated) of slave forts in Africa with...
Two-page letter dated April 3, 1846, from Lysander Spooner in Athol [Massachusetts] to [George] Bradburn asking "to know the truth about Mrs. [Elizabeth] Sargeant" and discussing his upcoming book that he plans to publish in several chapters.
Constitutional law--United States; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery--United States
Four-page letter dated January 19, 1846, from Lysander Spooner Athol [Massachusetts] to George Bradburn in Boston [Massachusetts], asking Bardburn to solicit prominent names to sign a petition and then have the petition presented to the United...
Admissions (Law)--United States; Libel and slander--New York (State)--New York
Four-page manuscript draft of a letter from L. [Lysander] Spooner in Boston [Massachusetts] to Gerrit Smith dated September 30, 1860, discussing Smith's libel suit and correspondence from Col. [Charles] Miller. Last two pages titled "This is a...
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...
Abolitionists--Massachusetts--Boston; Abolitionists--Massachusetts--Athol; Currency question--United States; Free banking--United States
Four-page letter dated March 5, 1846, from Lysander Spooner in Athol [Massachusetts] to George Bradburn in Boston, responding to cirticisms of his book [The Unconstitutionality of Slavery] and discussing the concept of "free banking" in the United...
Crowley apologizes for having been out of touch with Markham and asks for a poem for "The International." Crowley also requests that Markham return his copy of "Equinox #7."
Kennaday writes to Markham requesting him to join the American Association for Labor Legislation. Kennaday discusses the aims of the organization and asks for membership dues.
Letter written by John Steuart Curry to Juliana Force, dated September 28, 1929. It refers to artworks that he made with the help of Force's monthly financial stipend, including "Baptism in Kansas", which had already been shown at the Corcoran. He...
Mahlon Day (1790-1854) was a Quaker, publisher of children's books, printer, and bookseller in New York City. This is a contemporary copy of a diary kept by Day while on a tour of the West Indies (Nov. 1839-Apr. 1840) in the company of Joseph John...
Abolitionists--Massachusetts--Boston; Abolitionists--New York (State); Antislavery movements--United States
One-page letter dated December 28, 1850, from Stephen P. Andrews in New York City, to Lysander Spooner of Boston [Massachusetts], reporting on the distribution of books sent by Spooner to Freeman Hunt, [William Cullen] Bryant, [Horace] Greeley, and...
