Abolitionists--Massachusetts--Boston; Abolitionists--Illinois--Chicago; Antislavery movements--United States
One-page letter dated April 26, 1878, from Wm. [William] Brackett in Chicago [Illinois] to Lysander Spooner [of Boston, Massachusetts], asking for for his opinion on Herbert Spencer's "Unknowable" speech and advisement on the publication of a new...
Two letters on one leaf. Two-page letter dated April 20, 1851, from George Bradburn to Lysander Spooner, notifying that he is leaving in the morning for Cleveland [Ohio]. Followed by a two-page letter dated April 30, 1851, from Frances H. Bradburn...
Riverdale Children's Association; Colored Orphan Asylum (New York, N.Y.); Association for the Benefit of Colored Orphans (New York, N.Y.); Charities--New York (State)--New York; Children, Black--New York (State)--New York; African American...
The records of the Colored Orphan Asylum document the activities of the institution from 1836 to 1972, with the bulk of the records falling between 1850 and 1936. The records include minutes of general meetings, the Executive Committee, the...
Two letters from Lysander Spooner to George Bradburn. A two-page note dated June 21, 1845, notifying that Amasa Walker will be visiting the store of Emerson, Harris & Potter if Bradburn would like to see him. Followed by a one-page letter dated...
Abolitionists--Massachusetts--Boston; Abolitionists--Massachusetts--Athol; Whig Party (U.S.)
Four-page letter and envelope dated January 1, 1845 [1846] from G. [George] Bradburn in Boston [Massachusetts] to Lysander Spooner, apologizing for not visiting him in Athol [Massachusetts] and discussing various activities of the Whig Party.
African American children--New York (State)--New York; African Americans--Education--New York (State)--New York; Public Schools--New York (State)--New York; Schools--New York (state); Slavery--New York (State)--New York
These records cover the latter portion of the African Free-Schools' existence, ending two years before oversight for the schools was transferred to the Public School Society. They relate to classroom observation, student performance, behavior and...
Feb 14 ‘19
Dear Comrade:
Your good visit of last night was like a breath of heaven to me , and a joy and God-send to the other members of the Civic Club. They will not forget the beauty and joyousness of your spirit for a long while and even I...
Clippings; Democratic Party (Kings County, N.Y.); Johnston, John B., 1882-1960
Newspaper article declaring "old home night" when former Congressman Johnston, Democratic Candidate for Supreme Court, visited and met "old boyhood friends."
Image of Ichabod Crane visiting two adults and three childen; " He would delight them equally by his anecdotes of witchcraft, and of the direful omens and portentous
sights and sounds."
Transcript of letter: October 22, 1940. Dear Mr. Klapper: I have not yet answered your letters of October 2nd and the 9th because we have been receiving various instructions from Switzerland up to yesterday, and therefore were not in a position to...
N.Y., Jan. 24/02.
Dear Mr. Markham,
I was more than pleased to get your kind note, - the more so because I feel I hardly deserved it. The article is very superficial, and was written during a stress of other work. I am not particularly proud of...
1419 Bolton St.,
Baltimore, Md., Apr. 30, 1917.
Dear Mr. Markham,
It was, indeed, a great disappointment to see that you were obliged to take today an earlier train than you had expected to take. For I was looking forward with most pleasant...
Military life; Postal service; Newspapers; Champagne (Wine); Parties; Military training; Military education;
Jim writes to his mother that mail is slow and it is better for him to read the Daily Worker newspaper to get news about the International Brigade. Jim has written an article in the Volunteer for Liberty about what families in the United States can...
