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[Deposition of Robert Tailor, Junior]
Slavery--Pennsylvania; Slavery--Kentucky; Depositions--Pennsylvania
Four-page deposition of Robert Tailor, Junior, of Westmoreland County [Pennsylvania] describing the transfer of ownership of slave Brice Herring from the late Robert Tailor [Senior] to Isaac Barr of Fayette County, Kentucke [Kentucky]. Transcribed...
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

[Certificate of judgment of the case of Phillis against Benjamin Tucker]
Depositions--Virginia; Trials (Assault and battery)--Virginia; Indians of North America--Virginia
Deposition regarding the case of Benjamin Tucker, charged with "trespass, assault, & battery and false imprisonment" of "Indians" Phillis, Phebe, Eaton, Patt, and Sarah. The testimony, signed by Walker Crutchfield, Clerk of Petersburg District...
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

[Testimony of cotton shipment by Mr. Samuel Patterson]
Cotton trade--South Carolina--Charleston; Cotton trade--Great Britain
Two-page printed blank form filled out in manuscript with the deposition of Mr. Samuel Patterson of the firm of Smylie and Patterson of Charleston, South Carolina. Prepared by notary public Abraham Crouch, Patterson declares shipment of 140 bales...
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

Notarized manuscript 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 certificates , of one thousand...
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...
CUNY Graduate Center Collection, The Erie Canal

New York State 5 per cent stock. Issued by the Transfer Office of the Bank of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company, in the City of New-York, March 16, 1839.
Erie Canal; New York (State); New York; Inland navigation; Finance; Hudson Canal Company; Enlargement; Finance; Tolls; Land Grants; Taxes; Stock certificate
25x19 cm. A New York State 5 per cent stock certificate signed by J. Williams, treasurer, issued to Charles Dening in 1839. Financing of the building and the enlargement of the canal was raised through the issuance of stock certificates,...
CUNY Graduate Center Collection, The Erie Canal

Welcoming Rotarians From Around The World
Organizations; Events; Clubs; Banners; Hotels
A Bronx Rotary Club banner bearing the seal of the Borough of the Bronx anticipates the arrival of Rotarians from 128 countries who are expected to attend the 1964 New York World's Fair. Rotarians are known for their youth services programs and...
Lehman College, Bronx Business for Everybody

Sailors' Snug Harbor brochure
Sailors' Snug Harbor, Merchant Seamen, Institutional Care, Staten Island, New York City, Publicity
Brochure page - back page with seal of Sailors' Snug Harbor
Maritime College, Sailors' Snug Harbor Archives

Sailors' Snug Harbor Photographs
Sailors' Snug Harbor, Merchant Seamen, Institutional Care, Sea Level, North Carolina, Photographs
An exterior shot of the Seal Level, North Carolina facility.
Maritime College, Sailors' Snug Harbor Archives

The Crisis of the Revolution
Taverns (Inns); Churches;
Page 58; Four footnotes; Oval image of the Old Dutch Church in Tappan, NY on righthand side.
Greenburgh Public Library, The Land and People of Greenburgh

[Letter from Geo. Bradburn to Lysander Spooner]
Abolitionists--Massachusetts--Boston; Abolitionists--Maine--Bangor; Antislavery movements--United States
Four-page letter dated September 8, 1845, from Geo. [George] Bradburn in Bangor [Maine] to Lysander Spooner of Boston, Massachusetts, describing several newspaper and circular reviews of Spooner's book [The Unconstitutionality of Slavery],...
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

Address Reported by Gerrit Smith to the Jerry Rescue Convention, held in Syracuse October 1, 1857
Jerry Rescue Convention; Antislavery movements--United States
Three-page printed "address" by Gerrit Smith presented at the Jerry Rescue Convention in Syracuse [New York]. On back, addressed to Lysander Spooner in Boston, Massachusetts, in Smith's hand.
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

[Deposition of Nicholas Ridgely]
Depositions--Delaware; Slavery--Delaware; Fugitive slaves--Delaware; Fugitive slaves--New York (State)--New York
One-page deposition of Richard Colgate of Kent County, Delaware, regarding his runaway slave James Winham. Includes detailed description and account of Winham's escape to New York, where he "inlisted [sic] in his Majesties Service in Capt. Langdons...
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

[Deposition of William Shekly]
Depositions--Pennsylvania; Slavery--Pennsylvania
Two-page deposition of William Shekly of Mount Pleasant [Pennsylvania], regarding an act of general assembly made by "a female negroe [negro] named Phebe." Recorded and signed by Jacob Spangler [Deputy Surveyor of York County, Pennsylvania] for []...
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

Service invoice from John C. Fox company to Whitney Studio, May 16th, 1928
Art, American--20th century--Exhibitions; Whitney Studio--Paperwork (Office practice);
Itemized invoice for delivery of one case, painting, dated May 16, 1928. Arrival date listed April 18, 1928.
Whitney Museum Library, Whitney Studio Club and Galleries, 1907-1930

Lower Lock, Fort Ann, N.Y. [front caption] (1front) [e0044ac1]
Buildings; Chimneys; Churches; Cities & towns; Farms; Fences; Houses; Lock houses; Locks (hydraulic engineering); Shrubs; Towpaths; trees; Utility Poles; Color postcards; Railroads; Panoramic views;
Queens College, Waterways of New York

Lower Lock, Fort Ann, N.Y. [front caption] (2back) [e0044ac2]
Postal data: posted, postmarked (postmark 1; Fort Ann, N.Y., AUG 24, 1907) (postmark 2; Fort Ann, N.Y., AUG 24, 1907), stamp; Postcard type: divided back; Printing information: card number (No. B 14722); Logo (POST CARD); Trademarks: (LITHO-CHROME)...
Queens College, Waterways of New York

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