Seven-page manuscript draft of a letter and envelope from Lysander Spooner in Boston [Massachusetts] to Gerrit Smith dated June 8, 1860, discussing a libel suit against several publishers.
Two-page letter from Gerrit Smith in Peterboro [New York] to Lysander Spooner dated November 13, 1860, regarding a published retraction by [Royal Phelps] and others involved in Smith's libel suit.
Envelope and eight-page manuscript copy of a letter from Gerrit Smith Peterboro [New York] to John Cochrane dated July 20, 1860, discussing Smith's libel suit against Royal Phelps and others.
Four-page letter from Gerrit Smith in Rochester [New York] to Lysander Spooner dated October 4, 1860, discussing his libel suit expressing desire that Spooner travel to New York to work on the case.
Two-page letter from Gerrit Smith in Peterboro [New York] to Lysander Spooner dated August 15, 1860, discussing Smith's libel suit against Royal Phelps and others.
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...
Bradstreet, Martha, b. 1780--Trials, litigation, etc.; Bradstreet, John, 1711-1774--Estate; Livius, Elizabeth, d. ca. 1794--Estate; Schuyler, Peter; Morgan, Charles, fl. 1795; Bradstreet family; Real property--New York (State)--New York; Utica...
Papers, 1774-1868, mainly consisting of correspondence and legal documents relating to Martha Bradsteets attempts to regain title to land in Utica (N.Y.), which was originally part of the property of General John Bradstreet, the stepfather of...
Postal data: posted, postmarked (Albany, N.Y., Nov [?], 10-AM, 1912); Stamp; Postcard type: divided back (THIS SIDE MAY BE USED FOR CORRESPONDENCE; THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY); Logo (Post Card) in stylized lettering; Printed message (RIVER FRONT...
Admissions (Law)--United States; Libel and slander--New York (State)--New York
Three-page letter from Gerrit Smith in Peterboro [New York] to Lysander Spooner dated October 25, 1860, reagarding his settlement received from a libel suit against [Royal] Phelps and others and discussing payment to his counsel.
Admissions (Law)--United States; Libel and slander--New York (State)--New York; Settlements (Law)--United States
Two-page letter from Gerrit Smith in Peterboro [New York] to Lysander Spooner dated November 2, 1860, reagarding his settlement received from a libel suit against [Royal] Phelps and others and discussing payment to his counsel.
Commissioners; Report; Federal government; Financing; Indians; Clinton, Dewitt, 1769-1828; New York (State); Erie Canal; Pamphlet
Pages four and five of a thirteen page pamphlet issued in 1816 addressed to "the honourable, the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States, in Congress, the representation of commissioners of the State of New-York, in of the said...
Commissioners; Report; Receipts; Expenditures; Marcy, W. L.; Holley, Myron; William Bouck C.; Seymour, Henry; Young, Samuel; New York (State); Erie Canal; Report
Page one of a four page report from the Comptroller, of the expenditures of the Canal Commissioners. Submitted In Assembly, March 17, 1823. This report exhibits the several sums paid to the acting canal commissioners, and the amount expended by...
Commissioners; Report; Receipts; Expenditures; Marcy, W. L.; Holley, Myron; William Bouck C.; Seymour, Henry; Young, Samuel; New York (State); Erie Canal; Report
Page three of a four page report from the Comptroller, of the expenditures of the Canal Commissioners. Submitted In Assembly, March 17, 1823. This report exhibits the several sums paid to the acting canal commissioners, and the amount expended by...
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...