Jerry Rescue Convention; Antislavery movements--United States
Three-page printed "address" by Gerrit Smith presented at the Jerry Rescue Convention in Syracuse [New York]. On back, addressed to Lysander Spooner in Boston, Massachusetts, in Smith's hand.
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...
Sierra Leone Company; African American loyalists--Nova Scotia; African American loyalists--Sierra Leone; African Americans--Colonization--Nova Scotia; African Americans--Colonization--Sierra Leone; Freetown (Sierra Leone) -- History; Abolitionists;...
John Clarkson (1764-1828) was an English abolitionist, agent for the Sierra Leone Company, and lieutenant in the British Royal Navy. The collection consists of Clarkson's manuscripts, written in journal form, of his involvement with the settlement...
Postal data: posted, postmarked (SYRACUSE, N.Y., May 11, 1910, 1130PM); Postcard type: divided back; Printing information: card number (70258); Logo (Post Card) written in stylized font in red ink; Written message (Will try and write this week. We...
Postal data: posted, postmarked [wavy postmark] (ILION, N.Y., Jan 12, [indiscernable] PM, 1920); stamp; Postcard type: divided back ( ADDRESS ONLY ); Logo (POST CARD); Printing information: The Valentine Souvenir Co., New York; Written message:...
Merchant ships--United States; Ships--Maintenance and repair
Receipt for "peeples worke" on the Brig Othello, including names of several "negroes," who are listed by first name next to the the last name of their owner.
