Fugitive slaves--Martinique; Fugitive slaves--Rhode Island
One-page petition submitted by Remy Thiboult regarding the discovery of a runaway slave belonging to Samuel Johnson of Rhode Island, on the Schooner Corsaire docked in the harbor of St. Pierre, Martinique.
Erie Canal; New York (State); New York; New York (State) Stock Certificate; Moran Brothers of New York; Loans; Reimbursements; Canal Department;Joseph, Alexander, Comte de Peurtales; Letter
7.5 cm. x 24.5 cm. Notarized manuscript two page letter from Alexander Joseph, Comte de Peurtales in Geneva, Switzerland appointing the Moran Brothers of New York City as his "true and lawful attorneys to receive the reimbursement of four...
DeWolf, George; De Wolf, William; Line, John; Plantations--Cuba; Plantation life--Cuba; Slavery--Cuba; Blacks--Cuba; Coffee industry--Cuba; Cuba--Social life and customs--19th century
Joseph Goodwin was a plantation manager in Cuba originally from Hudson, N.Y. This diary was presumably kept by Goodwin, although it may have been kept by his brother. After leaving home in Hudson, N.Y., Goodwin worked for Gen. George De Wolf, first...
Title list for Herbert Morgan, n.d., for art works titled, "Le Maison de Garde St. Cloud (spring)", "Le Maison de Garde St. Cloud (summer)","Le Maison de Garde St. Cloud (autumn)", "Banyuls sur Mer", "Old Banyuls", "Environ de Chevreuse",...
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
Birth certificate of John, born 'on or about' April 24, 1813, to 'a Negro Woman Slave name[d] Nancy' belonging to Mary De Butts, widow of Elias De Butts of New York City.
Catalogue for the annual exhibition of work by members of the Whitney Studio Club, held May 18-30, 1925 at the Anderson Galleries, Park Avenue and 59th Street, New York. Catalogue scanned is a photocopy from microfilm. Cover is missing. Title,...
Flowers; Bookstores; Stationery; Paper products industry; Books; Booksellers and bookselling; United States--New York (State)--New York--Brooklyn
Illustration of flowers [water lily surrounding name and address. Text,"Will remove (about 1st of May) to 825 Broadway, New York. Verso side: text,"Orders for books, stationery, card and wedding engraving,&c. solicited and will be promptly...
Franco's agent in the United States' responds to Mrs. Lardner's letter that presumably asks for help in locating Jim. De Cardenas promises he will do his best to help Mrs. Lardner.
Appelbaum requests an original poem from Markham for the upcoming meeting and issue of "The Humanitarian." Appelbaum also lists the artists performing at the concert.
Slaves--Emancipation--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York; Slaves--New York (State)--New York
Two-page deed of manumission by Frederick De Peyster, acting as executor for the deceased Samuel Hake of New York City, emancipating slave Phoebe Jackson. Signed by witnesses J. [John] Nitchie and Henry M. Fine, and made official by DeWitt Clinton.
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
Birth certificate of Thomas, born in March 1812, to 'a black woman slave' belonging to New York City ship master Elias De Butts. Also signed by De Butts's attorney Anthony Wildon [?].
New-York African Free-School; American Convention for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery and Improving the Condition of the African Race; Abolitionists--New York (State)--New York--Societies, etc.; African Americans--Education--New York...
New-York Society for Promoting the Manumission of Slaves, commonly known as the New-York Manumission Society, was established 1785 to publicly promote the abolition of slavery and manumission of slaves in New York State. The society, which was...
The collection includes three volumes, correspondence, and documents, 1768-1803, related to English abolitionist and reformer Granville Sharp. The first volume contains copies of letters and related documents, 1768-1773, sent to Granville Sharp,...
Art, American--20th century; Sales Records; Whitney Studio Galleries--Paperwork (Office practice)
35 loose sheets detailing sales of works of art between December 11 to December 23, 1929. Each sales record lists the artist's name, medium, title, price, and buyer.
Art, American--20th century--Inventories; Whitney Studio Galleries--Paperwork (Office practice);
Loan receipt between Whitney Studio Galleries and Herbert Morgan, dated November 1, 1929, for eleven (11) art works titled, "Portrait", "Opera Singers", "Landscape", "Green Boy", "Flower Study in Vase", "Portrait in Oval", "Banyuls sur Mer",...
Catalogue for the annual exhibition of work by members of the Whitney Studio Club, held April 2-30, [1923]. Year of exhibition taken from penciled note on cover. Original catalogue scanned is a photocopy from microfilm. Colors of scanned image...
