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The Land of Sleepy Hollow
Dedications;
Signatures of James Yardly Riffin and James Mc Cormick; Christmas 1889; Page is water-damaged
Greenburgh Public Library, The Land and People of Greenburgh

The Crisis of the Revolution
Portrait drawings;
Page 71; Two signatures on page (John Hughes, Capt.); Second signature (Unrecognizable); Three footnotes; Pen and ink etching
Greenburgh Public Library, The Land and People of Greenburgh

[Manuscript draft of letter and envelope from Lysander Spooner to Gerrit Smith]
Libel and slander--New York (State)--New York
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.
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

[Deposition of Robert Tailor, Junior]
Slavery--Pennsylvania; Slavery--Kentucky; Depositions--Pennsylvania
Four-page deposition of Robert Tailor, Junior, of Westmoreland County [Pennsylvania] describing the transfer of ownership of slave Brice Herring from the late Robert Tailor [Senior] to Isaac Barr of Fayette County, Kentucke [Kentucky]. Transcribed...
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

[Petition by inhabitants of Pennsylvania for effecting change in the Constitution for the abolition of slavery]
Slavery--United States; Slavery--Pennsylvania; Antislavery movements--America
One-page petition, possibly dating from the 1830s, signed by eighteen inhabitants of Pennsylvania regarding the abolition of slavery. Many signatures illegible. Possibly a fragment of a larger petition.
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

[Draft of circular letter from the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society]
Abolitionists--United States; Antislavery movements--United States; Abolitionists--Massachusetts--Boston; Antislavery movements--Massachusetts--Boston; Slavery--Massachusetts--Boston; Slavery--Law and legislation--Washington (D.C.)
Draft of letter from the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society to S. E. Sewall regarding gathering signatures for petitions oppsoing the Texas Constitution's endorsement of slavery.
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

Circular
Abolitionists--United States; Antislavery movements--United States; Abolitionists--Massachusetts--Boston; Antislavery movements--Massachusetts--Boston; Slavery--Law and legislation--Washington (D.C.)
Printed circular by Elizur Wright, Jr., Secretary of the Anti-Texas Committee, asking Massachusetts citizens to collect signatures for petitions against the admittance of Texas into the Union as a Slave state. On back, list of ca. 40 names of...
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

New-York Manumission Society records, 1785-1849
New-York African Free-School; American Convention for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery and Improving the Condition of the African Race; Abolitionists--New York (State)--New York--Societies, etc.; African Americans--Education--New York...
New-York Society for Promoting the Manumission of Slaves, commonly known as the New-York Manumission Society, was established 1785 to publicly promote the abolition of slavery and manumission of slaves in New York State. The society, which was...
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

Henri Burkhard picture to 35 Jane Street
Art, American--20th century--Exhibitions; Exhibitions--Planning; Whitney Studio Club--Paperwork (Office practice);
Administrative note with delivery instructions for works of art by Henri Burkhard and Samuel Halpert. Includes two (2) signatures.
Whitney Museum Library, Whitney Studio Club and Galleries, 1907-1930

Tribute from the City of New York to the illustrious friend of freedom, 1824-1825.
Lafayette, Georges Washington Louis Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1779-1849; Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834; Washington, George, 1732-1799--Portraits; New York City Hall (New York, N.Y.)--Pictorial...
Commemorative volume, 1824-1825, containing transcripts of resolutions and addresses of various organizations and prepared by the New York Common Council as a duplicate of the volume created by the Council for presentation to General Lafayette on...
New-York Historical Society, Historical Manuscripts

The Hudson River at Mechanicville, N.Y. [front caption] (1front) [c0074ac1]
Rivers; Islands; Trees; Mountains; Buildings; Clouds; Color postcards; Reflections; Panoramic views; Grasses; Shrubs; Nature; Landscapes (Representations); Artists' signatures
Queens College, Waterways of New York

OSBURN HOUSE ROCHESTER, N.Y. &… [portion of front caption] (1front) [e0029ac1]
Horses; Mules; Women; Men; Passengers; Black & white postcards; Renderings; Artists’ signatures; Automobiles; Canal boats; Aqueducts; Bridges; Awnings; Buildings; Masonry; Cities & towns; Cityscapes; Clock towers; Clouds; Commercial facilities;...
Queens College, Waterways of New York

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