Diary, p. 11, April 14, 1853 (continued) and May 10, 1853, with illustration of two women and one man with caption 'The reason why Johnnie came to sea' at head. Diary, p. 11, April 14, 1853 (continued) and May 10, 1853, with illustration of two women and one man with caption 'The reason why Johnnie came to sea' at head. View Item
Diary, p. 88, May 12, 1854 (continued), May 15, 1854, and May 16, 1854, with illustration of houses and people at head. Diary, p. 88, May 12, 1854 (continued), May 15, 1854, and May 16, 1854, with illustration of houses and people at head. View Item
Diary, p. 84, May 9, 1854 and May 12, 1854, with illustration of man carrying lantern at left of page. Diary, p. 84, May 9, 1854 and May 12, 1854, with illustration of man carrying lantern at left of page. View Item
Diary, p. 25, June 16, 1853 (continued), July 3, 1853, July 7, 1853, and July 8, 1853. Diary, p. 25, June 16, 1853 (continued), July 3, 1853, July 7, 1853, and July 8, 1853. View Item
Diary, p. [101], full page unfinished illustration of three women with dialogue. Diary, p. [101], full page unfinished illustration of three women with dialogue. View Item
Diary, p. 35, full page illustration of various men, women, and children. Diary, p. 35, full page illustration of various men, women, and children. View Item
Diary, p. 71, March 10, 1854 (continued), with illustration of man sitting and holding a spear at head. Diary, p. 71, March 10, 1854 (continued), with illustration of man sitting and holding a spear at head. View Item
Diary, p. 32, July 21, 1853 (continued), and July 27, 1853, with illustration of three men, one with hair caught in a mechanical contraption with caption ' 'Look before you leap!' (Confucius, BOOK VII, CHAP XX)' in center of page. Diary, p. 32, July 21, 1853 (continued), and July 27, 1853, with illustration of three men, one with hair caught in a mechanical contraption with caption ' 'Look before you leap!' (Confucius, BOOK VII, CHAP XX)' in center of page. View Item
Diary, p. 54, January 2, 1854 (continued), January 25, 1854, and February 1, 1854. Diary, p. 54, January 2, 1854 (continued), January 25, 1854, and February 1, 1854. View Item
Image Still Image 4 Items Report on the defence of the City of New-York, accompanied with maps, views, and topographical plans, 1814 "A collection of thirty-three maps, plans, and views of the fortifications constructed on Manhattan Island during the War of 1812 originally bound up with a beautifully engrossed Report on the Defence of the City of New-York ... Addressed to the Committee of the Common Council by J.G. Swift, Brigadier General, Chief Engineer of the United States, New York, 1814 ... According to a statement at the end of the report, the 'Surveys, Maps & Small views were furnished by Capt. James Renwick & Lieut. James Gadsden; aided by Lieuts. Craig, Turner, De Russy, Kemble & Oothout. Mr. View Item
Image Still Image 34 Items Adalbert John Volck's Confederate war etchings, 1863 This portfolio was produced in an edition of 200 copies for subscribers of Dr. Adalbert John Volck during the early part of the Civil War. It sardonically illustrates events that allegedly took place in the North and South from Philadelphia and Baltimore to Charleston and Vicksburg between 1861 and 1863. The original publication contained thirty prints, but one plate, "Meeting of the Southern Emissaries and Lincoln," has been lost. The twenty-nine caricatures presented here were etched during the Civil War. They show sympathy for the Confederate cause, and distaste for warfare in general. View Item
Image Still Image 61 Items John Jacob Omenhausser's Rebel prison scenes, Point Lookout, Maryland, 1864 The forty-two color ink drawings presented here were made in 1864 by a Confederate prisoner of war at Point Lookout, Maryland, the Union's largest Civil War prison camp. The drawings highlight the concerns and experiences of prisoners of war; most scenes show prisoners playing cards, buying food, or engaging in barter with food vendors. All of the prison guards depicted are African American, and encounters are recorded between these guards and the Confederate prisoners. View Item
Image Text 8 Items John Jay's In relation to foreign nations, circa 1788 Draft in John Jay's hand of Federalist Number 64, originally published on March 5, 1788 in the Independent Journal. It bore the number 63 in the newspaper version, but was renumbered 64 in the first collected edition, published 22 March 1788. Comparison with the published version shows little change in the substance of the argument for the constitutional provisions for senatorial approval of treaties. Changes in organization and wording are substantial. View Item
Image Text 64 Items Ebenezer Stevens letter book, 1807-1814 Letter book, New York City, August 28, 1807-July 29, 1814, containing copies of letters sent (and a few received) by Stevens as Major-General of Artillery, New York State Militia. The subjects of the letters are military matters and the War of 1812, and the correspondents include Solomon Van Rensselaer, Jacob Morton, and Gov. Daniel D. Tompkins. View Item
Image Text 88 Items Charlotte Browne diary, 1754-1757, 1763-1766 Charlotte Browne was matron of the general hospital in North America. Her diary, 1754-1757, describes a voyage from London to Virginia on board the ship London laden with hospital supplies as part of an expedition of thirteen transports, three ordnance ships, and two convoys carrying the 44th and 48th regiments to America. The diary includes accounts of Braddock's campaign in Virginia, Maryland, Philadelphia, and New York. At the end are some financial notes dated 1763 to 1766. View Item
Image Text 168 Items New York Common Council, Tribute from the City of New York to the illustrious friend of freedom, 1824-1825 On the occasion of General Lafayette's visit to New York City in 1824 the New York Common Council prepared this commemorative volume (1824-1825) containing transcripts of resolutions and addresses of various organizations as a duplicate of the volume presented to Lafayette. The volume includes numerous specimens of decorative and figural penmanship by Isaac F. View Item
Image Text 248 Items Abraham Varick record book, 1791-1806 A record book, dated 1791-1798 and 1800-1806, kept by Abraham Varick of New York City. The book contains copies of letters to merchants in England and Germany and lists of merchandise ordered from them. The letters discuss business matters, including the difficulties of transatlantic trade in wartime and the risk of seizures of ships. Commodities ordered are mainly textiles and metal goods (scissors, cutlery, hand tools, etc.). View Item
Image Text 4 Items Castle Thunder song lyrics, approximately 1863 Castle Thunder was a former tobacco warehouse in Richmond, Va., used to house prisoners during the Civil War. Three handwritten pages of lyrics entitled "Castle Thunder song," undated, written by an unnamed prisoner at Castle Thunder, circa 1863. Lyrics describe life and conditions in the prison. View Item
Image Text 210 Items Alexander Watson notebook, 1772-1774 Notebook, 1772-1774, of Alexander Watson, a landowner and resident of New York City who was nephew and heir of John Watson (1685-1768). Contains receipts, lists of deeds and properties, and a note of a lease assigned to him in New York to build a church; notes on taxes; excerpts from "A new system of agriculture, by a Country Gentleman," with references to other writers on agriculture; prayers; versified psalms; music for the "Old Hundredth" and "God Save the King"; secular poems and songs; moral, religious and economic reflections; and genealogical notes. View Item
Addresses and Pieces Spoken at Examinations, 1818-1826 Addresses and Pieces Spoken at Examinations, 1818-1826 View Item