Two-page letter and envelope dated January 29, 1854, from Daniel Drayton in Cape May, New Jersey, to Lysander Spooner in Boston, Massachusetts, describing his travel to New Jersey.
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...
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...
Painting, American; Finance, Personal; Real property; American poetry
Notebook of John Watson, the painter, containing miscellaneous notes and personal account information written by Watsonin1726 and by Watsons nephew, Alexander Watsonin1775-1778. There are accounts of things bought, real estate transactions, poetry,...
Postal data: posted, postmarked (NEW YORK, N.Y. Sta. F., Sep 13, 10:30 PM, 1910); stamp; Postcard type: undivided back (THIS SIDE IS EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE ADDRESS); Logo (POST CARD); Trademarks: (HUDSON RIVER DAY LINE) printed inside stylized oval...
Caption on original reads "Showing skyline of Manhattan from Jersey City. Manhattan Island 19,65 square miles, was purchased in 1626 from Indians for about $24,00, land value now $4,020,000,000. total realty value with improvements, is...
Postal data: posted, postmarked [wavy postmark with letters I & D] (AUBURN, N.Y., JUL 13, 1911, 8:30 PM); stamp; Postcard type: divided back (Message May be Written on This Side; Address Only on This Side); Logo (POST CARD); Printing information:...
Postal data: posted; postmarked, Ames, NY, Aug 22, 1912; stamp ; Postcard type: divided back; Printing information:card number [E 5287]; Trademarks: [QUARTO-CHROME LEIPZIG BERLIN DRESDEN; Barbell shape with shamrocks at the ends with...
Postal data: posted, postmarked [with stylized flag] (LITTLE FALLS, N.Y., DEC 2, 1904, 4-30 P; HAMMONTON, DEC [indiscernible], 1904, 530P, [indiscernible]), stamp; Postcard type: undivided back (THE ADDRESS TO BE WRITTEN ON THIS SIDE); No written...
Snuff Mill on eastern side of Bronx River. The mill was constructed in the 1840s and ceased operation as a snuff mill in 1870 when the Lorillard's moved their operations to New Jersey.
To the left is Hemlock Forest, a remnant of the forest that...
Atlas title page with approximately one-fourth of the page missing. Page is in bad condition. Includes two property stamps "For Reference not to be Taken from this Room" and "Greenburgh Public Library 300 Tarrytown Road, Elmsford, NY 10523".
Book cover with words Atlas of Hudson River Valley; a tree branch is intertwined with the letter d of Hudson. Book cover is worn and has a water stain on front. Book spine is worn and peeling.
Index to Maps in Hudson River Valley Atlas. Page includes an index of references to the Accompanying Map. There are three maps that denote with red lines what counties are included in the Atlas.
