Infrastructure-Canal; Rensselaer, Stephen Van, 1764–1839; North, William, 1755-1836; Eddy, Thomas, 1758 – 1827; Livingston, Brockholst, 1757-1823; De Witt, Simeon, 1756-1834; Report; War 1812; Commissioners; Western Inland Lock Navigation...
This forty page report is the second one issued by the committee which documents that it had applied to the general government for funding, without success. It was submitted by committee members The commissioners Gouvenor Morris, S. Van...
Infrastructure-Canal; Rensselaer, Stephen Van, 1764–1839; North, William, 1755-1836; Eddy, Thomas, 1758 – 1827; Livingston, Brockholst, 1757-1823; De Witt, Simeon, 1756-1834; Report; War 1812; Commissioners; Western Inland Lock Navigation...
Page thirty-two of this forty page report, the second one issued by the committee which documents that it had applied to the general government for funding, without success. It was submitted by committee members The commissioners Gouvenor Morris,...
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...
Erie Canal; New York (State); Land sale; Advertisement.
Advertisment for New York Canal Lands on Sale that appeared on March 6, 1824 in the New-York American. Two hundred thousand acres were offered for sale on or near the intended route of the Erie Canal, anticipating accessibility by water "as soon as...
Two-page letter from L. [Lysander] Spooner in Boston [Massachusetts] to Gerrit Smith dated October 30, 1863, asking Smith to return all letters ever sent to him by Spooner, with the exception of those referring to his libel suit in 1860. Note on...
Manuscript copy of a letter from L. [Lysander] Spooner in Boston [Massachusetts] to Gerrit Smith dated October 30, 1863, asking Smith to return all letters ever sent to him by Spooner, with the exception of those referring to his libel suit in 1860.
Slaves--Kentucky--Lincoln County; Slavery--Kentucky--Lincoln County
Two-page document describing the lawsuit brought by Jesse Richardson regarding the sale under false health pretenses of a slave named Pegge in Lincoln County, Kentucky.
Slave trade--United States; Merchant ships--United States
Unsigned letter with no addressee regarding charges from Captain [Thomas] Rogers [possibly on the Brig Othello] for wood, canoe hire, corn, and water. The author writes that, "if you possibly can imagine this to be a reasonable charge, pray allow...
Slave trade--South Carolina--Charleston; Merchant ships--United States
Invoice of Gardner & Dean, of Charleston [South Carolina], for expenses relating to the sale and shipment of slaves, submitted to Phillips & Gardner. Includes mention of the Sloops Hiram and Juliet, and a vendor named J. M. Lavaille.
Expense record of Gardner & Dean relating to the shipping of commodities and slave trade between August, 1805, and January, 1806. Includes mention of the Sloop Louisa, Brig Brandywine, and Schooner Flora.
Receipt for taxes and fees relating to the import of goods and slaves by Captain William Taylor on the Brig Royal Charlotte . Signed by naval officer Lewis Burnell.
Court records--United States; Slavery--United States; Slaves--United States
Two-page undated court record of eleven cases relating to unremitted payments, giving prisoner's pleas and their verdicts. Damage on right side missing text.
Two-page statement of values and expenses relating to fifty slaves belonging to William Browne [possibly William Browne, Jr., of Four Mile Tree Plantation near Jamestown, Virginia] between the years 1809 and 1813. Includes slave's names, ages,...
Recommendation for Massachusetts Governor Marcus Morton to appoint Amos B. Merrill of Boston to the position of agent under the "resolves relating to the imprisonment of citizens of this commonwealth in other states" of March 24, 1843. List of...
Resolution produced by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that the United States Congress must abolish slavery in the District of Columbia. Includes note that the "resolves were passed by the House in the 21st, & by the Senate of the 23 March" and...
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...
