Erie Canal; New York (State); Enlargement; Canal Bill; Loco Foco; Pamphlet
Page 16 of a sixteen page pamphlet on the Enlargement of the Erie Canal. In 1851, controversy arose regarding the enlargement of the canal. This shows excerpts from various New York newspapers voicing protest against the project to enlarge the Erie...
Bill writes to Marjorie that he received her address from Bill Bailey. He liked that she wrote her letters in green ink. He asks that she write to him, as she writes to the others. Bill offers to send her French and Spanish newspapers. Letter...
Correspondence; Military hospitals; Convalescent hospitals; War; Military mobilizations; Military training; Bombardment; Air warfare; Social classes; Farming;
Bill tells Marjorie that the IB has regained some of the land they lost in the retreats from the previous spring. In the action, Bill was hit by shrapnel and was evacuated to a hospital, where he is currently recovering. Bill gives Marjorie the...
Air warfare; Bombardment; Politicians; Longshoremen; Longshoremen's unions; Flags; War casualties; Nobel prizes;
Bill writes to Marjorie telling her that his plans to leave Spain have changed since losing his passport in an air raid. The train carrying documents and books was hit by a bomb so the soldiers must submit new applications to Washington. He...
Bills of sale; Slaves--Kentucky--Lexington County; Slavery--Kentucky--Lexington County
Two-page Bill of Sale between Susanna Arnett, David Arnett, James Arnett and Alexander Parker regarding a male slave named Rueben in Fayette County and Lexington County, Kentucky; second bill of sale dated August 15, 1799 between Alexander Parker...
March 29, 1920.
Dear Subscriber to the Liberator
Under the title “De-Lousing California” a private bulletin of the Oakland branch of the California Manufacturers’ Association says this:
“Oakland has interdicted the sale of The Liberator, a...
610 East 84th Street,
New York City,
April 8th, ’03.
My Dear Mr. Markham:-
Let me thank you for so promptly sending me the books, and for your kind courtesy in signing them all. I have delayed writing till I received your bill, but that not...
July 30, 1917.
Mr. Edwin Markham,
92 Waters Ave.,
West New Brighton, N.Y.
My dear Mr. Markham:
Your letter of the 26th received. Am I to understand that this poem is dedicated to The Cult and that you will recite it at Madison Square Garden? I have...
June 6/07.
Mr. Edward Markham,
Westerleigh, S.I.,
New York City
Esteemed Friend and Fellow Worker: I am sending you under separate cover a copy of Oklahoma’s New Constitution which I hope will meet with your approval. I have heard that the Boston...
Bill of sale for a slave named Emelye [Emilie?] from Mr. Fonttain [Founttain?] to Mr. Borgellas of Port-au-Prince [Haiti]. Followed by bill of sale for same slave, Emelye, to Mr. Laval from Mr. Borgellas, dated April 26, 1796.
Two documents on one page in two hands. On top, a bill of sale of "a female negro slave named Kate" from Nicholas Dudley [probably of Exeter, New Hampshire] to his son-in-law and daughter, Sarah and Josiah Robinson. On bottom, bill for cost of...
Slaves--New York (State)--Albany; Slavery--New York (State)--Albany
Bill of sale for "a certain negro boy called Portsmouth" from David Ingersol [?] to Barnabus Brient [Bryant] [of Albany, New York]. On back, bill of sale for same slave, Portsmouth, from Barnabus Bryant to Evert Wendell, dated January 2, 1726.
Erie Canal; New York (State); Enlargement; Canal Bill; Loco Foco; Pamphlet
Title page of a sixteen page pamphlet on the Enlargement of the Erie Canal. In 1851, controversy arose regarding the enlargement of the canal. The issue at hand was the constitutionality of the proposed canal bill. This document contains a...
Written on "Black Gang News" letterhead. Bill tells Marjorie about his work with the Longshoremen's union and how he has been screened out by not only the Coast Guard but the right-wing members of the union. He describes his protests against the...
Military retreats; Air warfare; Military discharges;
Bill discusses the recent air raid over Barcelona which killed hundreds of women and children, but didn't attack the boats in the harbor. He mentions that the International Brigades will be clearing out of Spain in the next six weeks, and he...
