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.
Four-page letter from Jno. [John] A. Thomson in Summit Point, West Virginia, to Lysander Spooner dated March 18, 1871, praising Spooner's "treatise on money" and discussing the topic of monetary systems.
Coffin, John,1756-1838; Campbell, George, 1736-1799; Perkins, Sergeant; Atwood, Isaac, Captain; Livingston, John William, Captain; Chapman, Thomas, Captain; Campbell, Dougall, Lieutenant; Great Britain. Army; Courts-martial and courts of inquiry --...
Drafts of Major John Coffins statements in reply to the defense of Lieutenant-Colonel George Campbell at Campbells court martial. The first draft (eleven pages, numbered as 5, [1] leaves) is addressed to ""Mr. President & Gentlemen of the Board,""...
Barges along Erie canal at Buffalo, N.Y., with towpath in view and bridge in background; Lake Erie in distance. Printing information: (Printed in Germany) printed sideways, lower right; Trademarks: (RT&S) painted on canvas supported by easel,...
A curved section of canal in Fulton, New York, with several canal boats tied to both banks. On the left side of the photograph, a four-story building with an additional structure on its roof stands. A sign with individual letters standing on the...
Buildings; Awnings; Cities & towns; Commercial facilities; Grasses; Hills; Logs; Men; People; Black & white postcards; Canal boats; Canals; Signs (Notices); Trees
A curved section of canal in Fulton, New York, with several canal boats tied to both banks. On the left side of the photograph, a four-story building with an additional structure on its roof stands. A sign with individual letters standing on the...
This card features a pumping dredge that appears to be collecting rocks and soil to be used in the construction of the Barge Canal. The steam dredge is in a cut of land and the [presumably] fill is being brought to the construction site through a...
A Hunter College faculty proposal, to create a co-educational institution at its Bronx site is supported by Bronx leaders and studied by the Board of Higher Education In: Scrap Book. April 1949 - Dec. 1950. (p. 69b)
Durant, Thomas J.(Thomas Jefferson),1817-1882; United states--Politics and government--1865-1877; Louisiana--Politics and government--1865-1950
Nine letters from various correspondents to Thomas Jefferson Durant, a lawyer and Louisiana state senator, and one of the few prominent Southerners who supported the Union during the Civil War. After the war he practiced in Washington D.C.
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...
Schools; Religion; U.S. Chamber of Commerce; Bronx Board of Trade
The Bronx Board of Trade's position on release time in the public schools for religious education is supported by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. In Scrap Book. May 1943 - April 1949.(p. 76)
Canal flowing through industrial area opposite the Hudson River. Trees and grass surround the area. The canal is under construction because it is being supported by a wooden retaining wall. In the background, there is an upside down truss bridge....
