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[Letter] 1908 January 7 [to] Mr. Markham
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Jan. 7/08 Dear Mr. Markham, I am sending you under separate cover a letter from Mrs. Henry S[?], of Philadelphia. She is a Russian-Jewish lady – a great heart in a little lady. They want to give you a hint of reception over there. There will be...
Wagner College, Horrmann Library Edwin Markham Correspondence

[Indenture of Negro Joseph]
Slaves--Emancipation--Philadelphia; Slavery--Philadelphia; Slaves--Philadelphia
Deed of indenture for "Negro Joseph" to John Delaval of Philadelphia, who will be manumitted after a term of fourteen years.
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

[Bill of taxation for the import of a slave to Philadelphia]
Slaves--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia; Slavery--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Bill of taxation for the import of slaves for merchant Samuel Mifflin and mariner Joseph Brown of Philadelphia [Pennsylvania].
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

[Bill of sale for a slave named Castle]
Slavery--Jamaica--Kingston; Slaves--Jamaica--Kingston; Slave trade--Jamaica--Kingston; Slaves--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia; Slavery--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia; Slave trade--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Bill of sale for a "negro man named Castle" purchased by John Joyce [of Kingston, Jamaica] from Paul Phipps, who sold the slave on behalf of the Honorable Alexander Fullerton, Esquire [possibly of Philadelphia].
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

[Letter] New York [to] Mr. Markham
Kirkpatrick, George R. (George Ross), 1867-1937
Sat. Eve. Dear Mr. Markham, I made a mistake in writing you. I cannot come Sat. eve., as I have promised to go to Philadelphia. How about Thursday eve? I will see Kirkpatrick at once, and find if this is convenient for him. Do not write until you...
Wagner College, Horrmann Library Edwin Markham Correspondence

[Letter] 1910 February 1, Fairhope, Ala. [to] Mr. Markham
Fels, Joseph, 1854-1914
Fairhope, Ala., Feb. 1, 1910. Mr. Edward Markham, Westerleigh, S.I. N.Y. My dear Mr. Markham:- I had a talk with Mr. Joseph Fels, of the Fels Soap Company, Philadelphia, about an idea of mine regarding an endowment for prizes etc. to be given to...
Wagner College, Horrmann Library Edwin Markham Correspondence

[Letter from Wm. Richards to Mr. William Vernon]
Tobacco industry--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia; Slave trade--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia; Slave trade--Rhode Island--Newport
Letter from Wm. [William] Richards in Philadelphia [Pennsylvania] to William Vernon of Newport, Rhode Island.
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

[Receipt for the return of slaves to owner Charles Biddle]
Slaves--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia; Slavery--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Receipt for the return of two slaves, "a negroe boy named Tom" and "a negroe girl named Rose" belonging to Charles Biddle, Philadelphia [Pennsylvania] mariner.
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

[Letter from John Parrish to William Dilwyn]
Slavery--Emancipation--United States; Slavery--Philadelphia; Slaves--Philadelphia; Antislavery movements--United States
Four-page letter from John Parrish of Philadelphia to William Dilwyn regarding the American Antislavery movement. Includes mention of several slaveholders who manumitted their own slaves, as well as several Quakers involved in the abolition of...
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

Shew Fly Polka Redowa
United States--New York (State)--New York--Brooklyn; Music publishing industry; Polkas; Redowas; Dance music; Piano music
Color illustration of people working and sitting outdoors with cows. Barn and house in background. On light green paper. Text, "1887. Our spring offering. Alphonzo Smith, dealer in pianos, organs and music. Read our great offer on outside...
Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Sheet Music Covers Collection

The Crisis of the Revolution
Page 108; Four Sections (Dramas, Fiction, The Cow-Chace, Contemporary Records); Sources 197-217
Greenburgh Public Library, The Land and People of Greenburgh

[Letter from Wm. Richards to Messrs. Saml. & Wm. Vernon]
Slave trade--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia; Slave trade--Barbados; Slave trade--Rhode Island--Newport
Letter from Wm. [William] Richards in Philadelphia [Pennsylvania] to William and Samuel Vernon of Newport, Rhode Island.
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

[Letter from Nath. Tweedy to Mr. Wm. Vernon]
Slave trade--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia; Slave trade--Barbados; Slave trade--Rhode Island--Newport
Letter from Nathaniel Tweedy of Philadelphia [Pennsylvania] to William Vernon of Newport [Rhode Island].
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

[Letter from Gerrit Smith to Sarah and Angelina Grimke]
Abolitionists--New York; Abolitionists--Philadelphia
Two-page letter sent from New York City by Gerrit Smith to Angelina and Sarah Grimke of Philadelphia to give his regrets for not being able to visit or attend the wedding of Angelina Grimke and Theodore Dwight Weld, due to his poor health.
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

[Letter to Harriet Minot]
Abolitionists-Pennsylvania; Antislavery movements--Pennsylvania
Four-page letter from Lizzy [possibly Elizabeth Whittier] to Harriet Minot in Philadelphia [Pennsylvania] regarding her stay in Philadelphia and acquaintances with several well-known abolitionists, including Lucretia Mott and C. C. Burleigh.
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

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