Image Text 4 Items [Letter from Ellis Gray Loring to Andrew Robeson] Four-page letter from Ellis Gray Loring to Andrew Robeson soliciting donations to operate the anti-slavery publication The Liberator, under the management of Francis Jackson, Samuel Philbrick, Edmund Quincy, William Bassett, and Loring. View Item
Image Text 4 Items Miss Martineau's Martyr age Undated editorial letter addressed to "the editor of the Courier" regarding Miss [Harriet] Martineau's Martyr Age [in the United States], vindicating her support of the abolitionist movement. Signed "Xenius." View Item
Image Text 2 Items [Draft of circular letter from the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society] Draft of letter from the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society to S. E. Sewall regarding gathering signatures for petitions oppsoing the Texas Constitution's endorsement of slavery. View Item
Image Text 2 Items Knapp & The Liberator Undated letter from Francis Jackson, Edmund Quincy, and William Bassett to the editor of the Boston Transcript [Lynde Walter] regarding an advertisement taken out by The Liberator's editor [Isaac] Knapp. View Item
Image Text 2 Items [Letter from Edmund Quincy to Francis Jackson] Letter from Edmund Quincy to Francis Jackson regarding expenses and articles [for The Liberator]. View Item
Image Text 4 Items [Letter from Francis Jackson and Edmund Quincy to Wendell Phillips] Four-page letter from Francis Jackson and Edmund Quincy to Wendell Phillips, giving a statement of affairs [either of the American Anti-Slavery Society or the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society]. Back of address sheet signed by Ellis Gray Loring. View Item
Image Text 4 Items Explanation. To the Editor of the Abolitionist. Unsigned and undated manuscript draft of letter addressed to the Editor of the Abolitionist reagrding a funding dispute between the Massacuhsetts Anti-Slavery Society and Isaac Knapp. View Item
Image Text 1 Items [Letter from J. S. Hall to Francis Jackson] Letter from J. S. Hall of Fall River [Massachusetts] to Francis Jackson about soliciting donations to support the operations of The Liberator. View Item
Image Text 2 Items [Letter from Ellis Gray Loring to Mr. Jackson of Boston] Letter from Ellis Gray Loring to Francis Jackson regarding concerns of being charged with libel for an article published [in The Liberator]. View Item
Image Text 4 Items [Resolutions adopted regarding the management and promotion of The Liberator] Resolutions and numbered proposals for the management and promotion of the anti-slavery publication The Liberator. View Item
Image Text 2 Items Boston, April 1840 Notice from the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society that they will be sending delegates, William Lloyd Garrison and others, to the General Anti-Slavery Conference in London. Addressed to J. H. Tredgold at the Office of the Anti-Slavery Society [in London]. View Item
Image Text 4 Items Copy of a correspondence between Edmund Jackson & Hon. Robt. C. Winthrop in 1840 Manuscript copy of a correspondence between Edmund Jackson and Hon. Robert C. Winthrop, in which Jackson asks for Winthrop's position on slavery before his election to United States Congress. Includes Winthrop's response dated November 2, 1840, in which he replies that he "cannot regard it as desirable or expedient to attempt any alteration of the Constitution in relation to slavery." View Item
Image Text 4 Items An Appeal to Abolitionists Three-page printed circular letter from the American Anti-Slavery Society, soliciting donations that will support the "gratuitous distribution" of anti-slavery publications in pro-slavery areas. Followed by manuscript note from H. B. Stanton to Francis Jackson in Boston, Mass., with a personal appeal for funds. View Item
Image Text 2 Items [Letter from the friends of William Lloyd Garrison] Unsigned manuscript letter from "the friends of William Lloyd Garrison," soliciting donations with which they hope to buy him a home. Names trustees Ellis Gray Loring, Francis Jackson and Samuel Philbrick. View Item
Image Text 3 Items [Letter from Francis Jackson, et al., to Lawrence Abbott] Four-page letter from Francis Jackson, Charles T. Hildreth, Thomas B. Sewall, and Ellis Gray Loring of Boston [Massachusetts] to Abbott Lawrence inquiring about his political position on slavery in the United States Congress. View Item
Image Text 2 Items [Notification for appointment to attend the 6th Anniversary of the American A. S. Society] Letter from Francis Jackson and William Lloyd Garrison, with no addressee, notifying of appointment to serve as a delegate for the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society at the 6th Anniversary celebration of the American Anti-Slavery Society in New York on May 7, 1839. View Item
Image Text 2 Items Mayor & Aldermen, Faneuil Hall, Refused Letter to the Mayor [Samuel Atkins Eliot] and Aldermen of Boston [Massachusetts] from Francis Jackson and 11 other committee members [of the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society] arguing a recent denial for permission to use Faneuil Hall for a meeting about slave trade in the District of Columbia. View Item
Image Text 2 Items [List of delegates from the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society attending the 4th anniversary of the American Anti-Slavery Society] Letter from Francis Jackson of the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society to Lewis Tappan, Samuel E. Cornish, and Simon S. Jocelyn [in New York City], listing approximately 85 members from Massachusetts who will attend the 4th anniversary of the American Anti-Slavery Society, including William Lloyd Garrison, Ellis Gray Loring, and Samuel E. Sewall. View Item
Image Text 2 Items [Manuscript copy of reply from Francis Jackson to Arthur Homer] Manuscript copy of Francis Jackson's response to a June 1, 1850, letter to Arthur G. Homer explaining reasons why he will not contribute funds towards the purchase of two slaves in Williamburg, Virginia, the family of a free black man in New York. View Item
Image Text 2 Items [Letter to Francis Jackson] Letter from [illegible] to Francis Jackson to notify of operating funds drawn from him on behalf of The Liberator. View Item
Image Text 2 Items [Letter from Arthur G. Homer to Francis Jackson] Letter from Arthur G. Homer, of New York City, to Francis Jackson asking for funds to help purchase two slaves belonging to Williamsburg, Virginia planter William Havis. They are the wife and child of a free black residing in New York, who has already procured several hundred dollars to buy their freedom. View Item
Image Text 4 Items [Letter from John T. Sargent to Justice Winsor, Esq., Supt. Public Library &c.] Letter to the Superintendent of the Public Library from John Sargent in response to a request for published materials from the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society, New England Anti-Slavery Society, and the American Anti-Slavery Society. View Item
Image Text 2 Items [Letter from Lawrence Abbott to Francis Jackson, et al.] Two-page response letter from Lawrence Abbott to Francis Jackson, Charles T. Hildreth, Thomas B. Sewall, and Ellis Gray Loring of Boston [Massachusetts] regarding his political position on slavery in the United States Congress. View Item
Text Sir, You would probably think yourself neglected, and unjustly deprived of that notice to which you are entitled, were I to pass you over in silence when examining the conduct of your Congress. … Letter no. IV- addressed to John Jay- of the "Letters of Papinian: in which the conduct- present state and prospects- of the American Congress- are examined". The letters were first printed in 1779 in Rivington's Royal Gazette- and afterwards reprinted in Gaine's New-York Gazette. They were reissued the same year in book form in London and New York. Attributed to Inglis in the Dictionary of American biography. Text printed in three columns. New-York Historical copy cropped and torn at edges- with slight loss of text. View Item
Image Text 2 Items Sir, On carefully reviewing the conduct of your Congress, I find a remarkable conformity between it and the rules laid down by Machiavel in his well known treatise, intitled, The prince. … At head of title: No. VI. Letter no. VI- addressed to John Jay- of the "Letters of Papinian: in which the conduct- present state and prospects- of the American Congress- are examined". The letters were first printed in 1779 in Rivington's Royal Gazette- and afterwards reprinted in Gaine's New-York Gazette. They were reissued the same year in book form in London and New York. Attributed to Inglis in the Dictionary of American biography. Text printed in three columns. New-York Historical copy cropped and torn at edges- with slight loss of text. View Item
Image Collection 85 Items Salvator Cillis correspondence, 1917-1919 Salvator Cillis (September 5, 1892-February 17, 1966) was born in Potenza, Italy and immigrated to New York with his family in 1901. He worked as a sign painter at The Levy Company before being drafted for service in World War I attached to the 77th Division, 306th Infantry. This collection is composed of illustrated letters, postcards and envelopes produced by Cillis during this period (1917-1919). View Collection
Image Collection 29 Items William Oland Bourne left-handed penmanship papers, 1862-1868 (bulk 1865-1868) The William Oland Bourne collection in the New-York Historical Society's Manuscripts Department includes correspondence, papers, broadsides, and unpublished manuscripts related to his work as a social reformer, editor and author in New York City during the 1850s and 60s. Through his publication, The Soldier's Friend, he sought to aid disabled soldiers by offering prizes to those who had lost their right arms in combat during the American Civil War and had learned to write with their left hands. View Collection
Image Collection 3 Items Richard Varick papers, 1743-1871 (bulk 1775-1830). Series I: Correspondence, 1775-1830. This series, which makes up over half of the collection, contains correspondence received by or written by Varick. Some of his more frequent correspondents were: Lt. Daniel Gano, Cornelius Cuyler, Philip John Schuyler, Gen. Horatio Gates, Col. Joseph Ward, James Lamb, John Varick, Jr., Richard Lush, John Lansing, Jr., Henry Rutgers, Jr., Jacob John Lansing, Henry Sewall, Lewis Woodruff, William Bradford, Jr., John Morin Scott, Daniel Carthy, Dirck Romeyn, Henry Glen, Matthew Visscher, Peter W. Yates, John Laurance, Peter Elting, Philip Van Rensselaer, Col. Jonathan Trumbull, John V.B. View Collection
Image Collection 7 Items Richard Varick papers, 1743-1871 (bulk 1775-1830) Richard Varick, born in New Jersey, 1753, served as Captain, deputy muster-master-general, and George Washington's secretary during the Revolutionary war. He was appointed one of the first mayors of New York and served from 1789-1801. He died in 1831. His papers pertain to a variety of subjects, including Varick's command of a company in Alexander McDougall's battalion at Ticonderoga and in Canada during 1775; his service on courts-martial in 1775; problems of the bateau service in northern New York State in 1776; his position as secretary to Gen. View Collection
Image Collection 5 Items Martha Bradstreet papers, 1772-1868 Papers, 1774-1868, mainly consisting of correspondence and legal documents relating to Martha Bradstreet's attempts to regain title to land in Utica (N.Y.), which was originally part of the property of General John Bradstreet, the stepfather of Bradstreet's father, Samuel. Title to the land became confused by a poorly drafted deed of sale to Peter Schuyler in 1793, and Martha Bradstreet's claim to the land was further complicated by the terms of the will of her aunt, Elizabeth Livius. View Collection