Letter written by C. S. Pietro to Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, dated January 18, 1917. Signed in ink. Two (2) sheets with information written in red ink on Page 2, verso.
Letter written to Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney from Miss Edith Powell, dated January 24, 1917. Letter states that Mr. Roland Knoedler, Mr. Paul Reinhardt, and Mr. J. Sanford Saltus are offering the financial awards for the painters competition. ...
Watson, John,1685-1768; Watson, Abigail, 1746 or 1747-1774; Watson family; Real property--New Jersey; Real property--New York (State)--New York; Agriculture--New Jersey; Agriculture--New York (State)
Notebook, 1772-1774, of Alexander Watson. Contains receipts, lists of deeds and properties, and a note of a lease assigned to him in New York to build a church; notes on taxes; excerpts from A new system of agriculture, by a Country Gentleman, with...
Five-page letter dated August 20, 1866, from A. P. Aldrich in Barnwell, South Carolina, to Lysander Spooner [of Boston, Massachusetts] regarding the economic hardships faced by the South during the reconstruction era.
16-page booklet of personal accounts of crew members aboard the Brig Othello. On back, notes dated August 1775, signed Mrs. Betsey Beakman, East Greenwich.
Sailors' Snug Harbor photographs, SUNY Maritime College, Staten Island, New York.
A clipping from The New York Times, ""N.Y.U. Seeks Area North of Square"" by Richard H. Parke is a continuation of an article detailing New York University negotiations with Sailors Snug Harbor to purchase their Washington Square property, as well...
Slave trade--New York (State)--New York; Slave trade--Africa, West; Slave traders--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York; Africa, West--Commerce--New York (State)--New York; New York (N.Y.)--Commerce--Africa, West; New...
Account book, 1748 Dec.-1749 Jul., kept aboard the sloop Rhode Island while on a voyage to Africa to procure slaves for her owners, Philip Livingston and sons, New York City. Peter James was shipmaster. Included are accounts for the purchase of...
Account book, 1856-1858, kept by the prominent slave trading firm of Bolton, Dickens & Co. of Lexington, Kentucky, with branches in Memphis, Charleston, Natchez, and New Orleans. It chiefly records slaves purchased and sold by the firm, with...
Account current by Captain David Gardner in St. Eustatia [St. Eustatius] for the owners of the Ship Pacific [William Vernon], showing trade in Glasgow [Scotland] and the purchase of slaves
Account record by Captain Caleb Godfrey for the sale of 6 slaves in W.V. [West Virginia?] and South Carolina. Includes medical expenses, and the purchase of a coffin for a slave that died.
Account record by G. D. Sweet for "the owners of the Brig Othello" [Samuel and William Vernon of Newport, Rhode Island] to be paid to Francis Mairez and David Cooper [of Jamaica] for services and supplies provided to the Brig. Includes lists of...
Account record for the sale of 75 slaves from the cargo of the Brig Othello, sold by Captain George Dunbar Sweet for Samuel and William Vernon of [Newport], Rhode Island. Includes names of purchasers. Followed by account record for the Brig Othello...
Account record of 283 slaves [probably aboard the Ship Ascension], Master Samuel Chace. Includes list of slaves given as "priveledge" to Chace and crew members Mr. Brattle, Mr. Clark, Baxter, and James Perrard [Perraud].
Account record of sundry disbursements made aboard the Brig Othello between June 15 and August 6, 1775. Includes several purchases of plantains, as well as cash advances to Edward Wright, Abiathiar Willson [Abiather Wilson], Paul Magee, Jonathan...
Advertisement for land available for purchase in the Long Island City area. It targets people who want to move out of the city, yet desire easy access into and out of the city. The five cents refers to the fare to get into the city by public...
Sailors' Snug Harbor photographs, SUNY Maritime College, Staten Island, New York.
An article clipping from The New York Times called ""N.Y.U. Seeks to Add Wide Area of Northeast of Washington Square"" by Richard H. Parke is about New York University negotiating with Sailors Snug Harbor to purchase the property north of...
Sailors' Snug Harbor photographs, SUNY Maritime College, Staten Island, New York.
An article from The Villager entitled ""Report NYU Seeks New Property"" discusses New York University negotiating a purchase of Sailors Snug Harbor's property located just north of Washington Square.