Sinclair writes about his new book, "The Way Out: What Lies Ahead for America." He also write a great deal about his book "Upton Sinclair Presents William Fox", and its influence on not only the United States but the world as well. He also writes...
New York State Legislature; Route; Construction; Excavation; Embankment; Locks; Aqueducts; Contractors; Damages; Shipping; Expenditures; Erie Canal; Commissioners; Champlain Canal; Clinton, Dewitt, 1769-1828; Rensselaer, Stephen Van, 1764-1839;...
Final page of a forty-six page annual report of the canal commissioners communicated to the legislature on January 15, 1819. This report was addressed to the New York State Legislature in obedience to the act entitiled "An act respecting navigable...
Erie Canal; New York (State); New York; Marryat, Frederick, 1792-1848; Oswego (N.Y.); Ontario, Lake (N.Y. and Ont.); Packet boats; Travel and description; Mosquitoes; Locks.
Page 157 found in Chapter twelve in Volume one of Marryat's A Diary in America. The author arrives at Oswego, his final destination on his canal journey.
Fifth Avenue looking north from 34th Street, 1924. B. Altman in foreground. There are holes on the upper-right corner and throughout the left side of the image.
Currency question--United States; Free banking--United States
Two-page letter and envelope from Gerrit Smith in Peterboro [New York] to Lysander Spooner dated April 1, 1861, acknowledging receipt of Spooner's "New System" [A New System of Paper Currency] and discussing the "making of banks."
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
Birth certificate of Benjamin, born May 15, 1801, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Mary' belonging to New York City merchant James VanZandt. In final sentence, the word 'abandon' has been crossed out and replaced with 'retain,' so that it instead...
Charles Sumner (1811-1874) was a United States senator from Massachusetts and a campaigner against slavery. This is a draft, ca. 1855, of a version of the speech delivered in New York on May 9, 1855, and published that year under the title "The...
Photocopy of letter written by Juliana Force to Paul Sachs, Esq., Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, dated April 13, 1928. Force requests the early return of all forty-two paintings to New York.
Art, American--Exhibitions ; Art, Modern--20th century--United States--Exhibitions; Flowers in art--Exhibitions
Catalogue from the Spring Exhibition, also known as The Flower Exhibition, held March 17-29, 1930 at the Whitney Studio Galleries. Introduction by Lloyd Goodrich. Color cover with black and white illustrations and a list of the exhibition...
Art, American--Exhibitions ; Art, Modern--20th century--United States--Exhibitions; Flowers in art--Exhibitions
Catalogue from the Spring Exhibition, also known as The Flower Exhibition, held March 17-29, 1930 at the Whitney Studio Galleries. Introduction by Lloyd Goodrich. Color cover with black and white illustrations and a list of the exhibition...
Fife music; Flute music; Violin music; Music--United States--18th century; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--British forces; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Songs and music
Manuscript book of music given to Greenwood by a British fife-major, probably after 1780. According to 'Early American Secular Music and Its European Sources, 15891839: An Index' (http://www.colonialdancing.org/Easmes/Biblio/B018536.htm, viewed...
Constitutional law--United States; United States. Congress. Senate--Powers and duties; United States--Foreign relations--Treaties
Draft in John Jay's hand of Federalist Number 64, originally published on March 5, 1788 in the Independent Journal. It bore the number 63 in the newspaper version, but was renumbered 64 in the first collected edition, published 22 March 1788....
