Markham writes to Kerensky about Russia and his great importance there, comparing Kerensky to the likes of Washington and Mazzini. Markham also writes about sending his poems to Kerensky, especially "Russia, Arise."
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...
Castle Thunder Prison (Richmond, Va.)--Songs and music; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners and prisons
Three handwritten pages of lyrics entitled "Castle Thunder song," undated, written by an unnamed prisoner at Castle Thunder, circa 1863. Lyrics describe life and conditions in the prison.
Photograph of Major Andre's prison in Tappan. The Mabie Tavern is seen from outside, and is dilapidated with roof damage, a broken front fence, and shuttered windows.
Rockland Lake; Swartwout Lake; New Lake; Congers; North Nyack; Verdrietege Hook; West Shore Railroad; Hackensack River; Hudson River; Ossining; Town of Ossining; Town of Mount Pleasant; Sing Sing Yacht Club; State Prison Grounds; Buckhouts;...
Section 8; Portion of Rockland County; Portion of Westchester County
A photograph of Major Andre's prison room in the Mabie Tavern in Tappan, NY. The room is empty, and is in a state of disrepair. Mold can be seen growing on the ceiling. The building appears to have shifted on its foundation, and the wall is...
Four-page letter dated February 23, 1846, from George Bradburn in Lowell [Massachusetts] to Lysander Spooner in Athol [Massachusetts], in which he copies a letter received by James Haughton [?] of Dublin, who discusses Spooner's work, and metions...
One-page letter from Thomas Hazard, Keeper of City Prison New York, to Peter Gansevoort of Albany regarding the release of his slave. Includes rate of expense for imprisoned slaves.
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
Birth certificate of Amelia, born February 8, 1809, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Abigail Robison' belonging to keeper of the County Prison of New York City, Thomas Hazard.
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...
Account book, 1856-1858, kept by the prominent slave trading firm of Bolton, Dickens & Co. of Lexington, Kentucky, with branches in Memphis, Charleston, Natchez, and New Orleans. It chiefly records slaves purchased and sold by the firm, with...
