Handwritten letter by Thomas Hastings to [Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney], n.d. Additional notation that the author of the letter is Thomas Hastings, The Architect. Letter is signed by Tommy. Reference to an article "Useless Memorials [?]".
Slavery--Massachusetts--Boston; Petitions--Massachusetts--Boston; Slavery--United States; Slaves--United States
Undated petition signed by c.150 Boston citizens arguring against the removal of Judge [Edward Greely] Loring in 1850 from his appointment as judge for forcing Anthony Burns to return back to slavery in the South.
Postal data: posted, postmarked (PHOENIX N.Y., SEP 23, 7 PM, 1909), stamp; Postcard type: divided back [solid line] (CORRESPONDENCE; ADDRESS); Logo (POST CARD) in stylized lettering; Written message: (Well Chas, I have struck luck, went for a...
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...