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[Letter] 1917 [to] Friend
Intercollegiate Socialist Society (U.S.)
A form letter sent inviting people to the Autumn Conference of the Intercollegiate Socialist Society in Bellport, Long Island. It lists the lineup of speakers and events to occur that weekend.
Wagner College, Horrmann Library Edwin Markham Correspondence

[Letter] 1903 December 9 [to] Mrs. Markham
Ehrmann, Max, 1872-1945
Debs writes to Mrs. Markham thanking her for clearing up the misunderstanding regarding Markham's unwillingness to write an introduction for Ehrmann.
Wagner College, Horrmann Library Edwin Markham Correspondence

[Letter] 1907 December 3 [to] Comrade and Brother
The Christian Socialist (Chicago, Ill.)
Carr writes to Markham thanking him for his generous monetary donation as well as praising Markham's poems and books. Carr writes about the use of Markham's work in the magazine and brings up possible deals with the publishers of Markham's books.
Wagner College, Horrmann Library Edwin Markham Correspondence

[Letter] 1916 September 13, New York City [to] Mr. Marklan
Capital punishment.
Appelbaum writes to Markham inviting him to be part of the committee on capital punishment that has been organized by the Humanitarian Cult. Appelbaum also invites Markham to speak at an upcoming meeting.
Wagner College, Horrmann Library Edwin Markham Correspondence

Report of the Committee of the Common Council of the City of Troy, and adopted by them, remonstrating against the direct route for the eastern termination of the Erie Canal. and in answer to the report of Allan Campbell, civil engineer, made by the...
Erie Canal; New York (State); Troy; Canal route; Campbell, Allan, 1815-1894; Commissioners; Committee of the Common Council of the city of Troy; Report Enlargement;Erie Canal; New York (State); Troy; Canal route; Campbell, Allan, 1815-1894;...
Page 34 of a thirty-six page report of the Committee of the Common Council of the city of Troy. This page summarizes and highlights the devastating consequences to Troy if the canal were re-routed to bypass the city.
CUNY Graduate Center Collection, The Erie Canal

[Manuscript draft of letter and envelope from Lysander Spooner to Gerrit Smith]
Libel and slander--New York (State)--New York
Seven-page manuscript draft of a letter and envelope from Lysander Spooner in Boston [Massachusetts] to Gerrit Smith dated June 8, 1860, discussing a libel suit against several publishers.
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

Herndon Smith to Mrs. Force, February 9th, 1928
Art, American--20th century--Exhibitions--Correspondence;
Letter written by Herndon Smith to Juliana Force, dated February 9, 1928. 2 pages. Difficult to decipher as the ink has faded--see Transcript.
Whitney Museum Library, Whitney Studio Club and Galleries, 1907-1930

Weighlocks [sic] on Erie Canal, Rochester, N.Y. [front caption] (2back) [e0028ac2]
Postal data: posted, postmarked [wavy postmark with number 3 and R] (ROCHESTER, N.Y., JUN 12, 1-AM, 1916), stamp; Postcard type: divided back; Logo (POST CARD Address Only); Written message: [written sideways] (Howdy Willis! Was indeed glad to...
Queens College, Waterways of New York

Brooklyn Advertising Agency, Authorized Agency for all Leading Newspapers
Newspapers; Advertising agencies; Advertising, Newspaper; Advertisers; Obituaries; Death Notices; United States--New York (State)--New York--Brooklyn
Text, Authorized agency for all leading newspapers, German advertising a specialty, translation free of charge. Verso side: annotations in ink,"Latham Death Notice. 2 times World $2.50, 2 times [Herald?$3.60, 2 times Sun $2.00, 2 times Eagle...
Brooklyn Public Library, Fulton Street Trade Cards

In assembly, April 11, 1840. Report of the Canal Board in answer to resolutions respecting the canal debts and revenues and the enlargement of the Erie Canal. No. 306.
Canal Board; Debt; Revenue; Enlargement; Tolls; Expenses; Champlain Canal; New York State Assembly; Erie Canal; New York (State); Report
Title page of a fifty-one page document of the Report of the Canal Board in answer to resolutions respecting the canal debts and revenues and the enlargement of the Erie Canal addressed to the Honorable The Assembly. This report includes both the...
CUNY Graduate Center Collection, The Erie Canal

Receipt from the Canal Appraiser’s Office in Albany, dated April 17, 1850, for $223.96 for damages incurred to goods transported along the canal.
Erie Canal; New York (State); Canal Appraiser’s Office; Damages; Expenditures; Receipt
20x25 cm. receipt from Canal Appraiser's office awarding Henry Crouse $223.96 for damages incurred as of June 1, 1846. Although the receipt was dated April 17, 1850, the award was made on March 23, 1850.
CUNY Graduate Center Collection, The Erie Canal