Le Prade thanks Markham for his willingness to write an introduction to her poetry. She talks of her studies at the Comnock School of Expression and writes of her discussions with John Milton Scott.
Two-page list of names of fugitive slaves aided by the Vigilance Committee [probably of Boston, Massachusetts] since the passage of the Fugitive Slave Bill in 1850 until 1854.
Postal data: posted, postmarked (GASPORT [presumably] AUG 24 12 1130 [indiscernible] N.Y); stamp; Postcard type: divided back [double vertical line and short double horizontal line] (MESSAGE; ADDRESS); Printing information: card number (1342); Logo...
Postal data: posted; postmarked [in block capitals] (GASPORT, Aug.3, [indiscernible]), stamp; Postcard type: divided back [double line in "T" shape]; Printing information: card number (1291); Logo (POST CARD) in stylized lettering; Written message...
Children; Stores, Retail; Clothing and dress; Barrels; Sewing; Sewing machines; United States--New York (State)--New York--Brooklyn
Illustration of child who has fallen off of a wooden board that may have been balanced on a wooden barrel. A cat is fleeing the scene. A hat has fallen off of the child and a water canister is nearby. A house is in the background. Verso side:...
Receipt for wages paid to Abiatha [Abiather] Wilson for clothing and services provided by George Shore and Mary Wallace, paid by Francis Mairez and David Cooper [of Jamaica] for the Brig Othello.
Slaves--Tennessee--Wilson County; Slavery--Tennessee--Wilson County
Bill of sale for "one negro woman named Harrietand also one negro boy named George Washington" from the executors of the estates of the Rev. Samuel Donnell, deceased, to Edward McMillan [probably both of Wilson County, Tennessee].
Account current for Abiather Wilson with Samuel and William Vernon [of Newport, Rhode Island] for purchases made between August 26, 1774 and August 7, 1775.
Ship "manifest of the cargo on board" the Schooner Brandy Wine of Snow Hill from the port of Snow Hill to Alexandria [D.C.]. Includes names of ship's Master Samuel J. Smith, shippers John Sanders and James Carsen, and collector Edward Green. Lists...
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
Birth certificate of Cornelia Wilson, born May 20, 1808, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Maria' belonging to New York City dealer Isaac Abrahams. Damage to document on right side with text missing, including birth date.
Postal data: posted, postmarked, (ALBION N.Y., AUG 14 - 14, 12-30 PM), stamp; Postcard type: divided back; Printing information: card number (1125); Logo (Post Card); Trademarks: (Albert M. Wilson Buffalo, NY, Made in Germany) intertwined in...
Postal data: posted, postmarked [wavy postmark with letters I and T] (SYRACUSE, N.Y., JUL 15, 1908- [indiscernible] PM), stamp; Postcard type: divided back (CORRESPONDENCE; NAME AND ADDRESS); Logo (POST CARD) in stylized lettering; Written message:...
Account record of sundry disbursements made aboard the Brig Othello between June 15 and August 6, 1775. Includes several purchases of plantains, as well as cash advances to Edward Wright, Abiathiar Willson [Abiather Wilson], Paul Magee, Jonathan...
Ship manifest of "negroes, mulattoes, and persons of color taken on" the Brig Uneas of Alexandria from the port of Alexandria to New Orleans, Louisiana. Includes names of ship's Master Nathaniel Boush, shipper William H. Williams of Washington...
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...
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...
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...
