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...
Letter from Neilson Abeel, Secretary of the American-Scandinavian Foundation, to the participating parties for the Exhibition of American Art for Sweden, dated January 13, 1930.
Lansing, John, 1754-1829; United States. Constitutional Convention (1787); United States. Constitutional Convention (1787)--History--Sources; United States. Constitutional Convention (1787)--Sources; United States. Constitution; United States....
Two autograph notebooks (1787 May 25-June 16 and 1787 June 18-July 10), containing John Lansings notes taken during the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. Some contents include: transcriptions of various committee reports, including a...
Crooke, Charles, Jr. -- Estate; Crooke, John, of Rhinebeck, N.Y.; Crooke, John, Jr., d. 1759; Crooke, William; Crooke, Rebecca Wickham, 1771-1846; Elmendorf, Peter Edmund, 1764-1835; Livingston, Henry, 1714-1794; Wilkins, Martin S; Bleecker,...
Twenty-four letters and financial accounts created by members of the Crooke family, originally of Ulster County, N.Y. Collection includes six documents pertaining to the disposal of the estate of Charles Crooke, Jr., dated 1753-1767; one autograph...
Slaves--United States; Slavery--United States; Slavery--Moral and ethical aspects--United States; Slavery--England--Kent
Nine-page memorandum regarding the abolition of slavery, including a copy of a letter addressed to Rev. Mr. Hill of East Malling [Kent]. Mentions several contemporary writers on the topic of slavery.
One-page letter from Holman Leeman [?] of Wilkes County [Georgia] to the Honorable John Houston, Esq. regarding the identification of a runaway slave thought to be under the illegal ownership of Mr. McClaskey. Letter addressed care of William...
National intelligencer (Washington, D.C.); Slaves--Emancipation--United States
Two-page letter from John Henderson of Natchez [Mississippi] to the Editors of the National Intelligencer [Washington, D.C.], William Winston Seaton and Joseph Gales, Jr., regarding the submission of his article on the abolition of slavery.
Slavery--United States; National intelligencer (Washington, D.C.); Slavery--Emancipation--United States
Two-page letter from Stephen F. Miller of Lanier [Georgia] to the editors of the National Intelligencer regarding the reprinting of his 'Remarks.' Includes seven-page printed copy of 'Remarks of Stephen F. Miller, esqon the Southern Question.'
Two-page letter from Nathaniel Russell in Charleston [South Carolina] to Stephen Dublois, merchant in Newport, Rhode Island, continuing discussion of late payments to Dublois. Russell cites delayed profit from the Brig Betsey's 'cargo of negros.'
Two-page letter from Nathaniel Russell in Charleston [South Carolina] to Stephen Dublois, merchant in Newport, Rhode Island, continuing discussion of late payments to Dublois. Russell cites delayed profit from Captain [Nathaniel?] Shearman's 'cargo...
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...
List of donations [to the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society] from ca. 110 people belonging to various churches. Divided into columns labeled Orthodox, Baptists, Methodist, and Unitarian. Some of the names included in the list are: James Trask...
