Exterior image of the Park Avenue Hotel decorated with patriotic bunting and a horse drawn carriage parked at the main entrance. Designed by John Kellum and built by Alexander T. Stewart, the Park Avenue Hotel was originally conceptualized as The...
Drawing of Coventry Waddell's Villa, Fifth Avenue and 38th Street, 1845. The idea of putting policemen in uniform was originated by James Gerard, who, at a fancy dress ball in this house, wore a costume that illustrated this. His idea was adopted...
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
One leaf containing two separately signed documents, both dated February 19, 1803. At top, birth certificate of of Ann Maria Stevenson, born to 'the wife of a free black by the name of Joseph Stevenson' belonging to New York City physician Joshua...
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
Birth certificate of Nell, born May 25, 1803, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Dinah Richardson' belonging to New York City merchant Augustine H. Lawrence.
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
Birth certificate of Roselle, born December 24, 1803, to a 'Mulatto Wench named Betty' belonging to New York City merchant John Gerhard Coster. In document, the word 'Negro' has been crossed out and replaced with 'Mulatto.'
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
Birth certificate of Ruth, born August 8, 1803, to a 'Negro woman Slavenamed Jude' belonging to New York City butcher Alexander Fink. Addressed to Tunis Wortman Esquire, Clerk of the City and County of New York.
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
Birth certificate of Dianna [Diana?], born Febraruy 20, 1803, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Kate' belonging to widow Ann Helmes [Helme] of New York City.
