Book of possessions of the town of Boston, ca. 1644-1693
This document, a 154-page manuscript dating largely from ca. 1652, records land transactions and holdings of the residents of Boston. Entries contain the names of owners or parties to the transactions, the prop... More
Document of indenture: Servant: Blancher, Ebenezer. Master: Langdon, E...
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Document of indenture: Servant: Burton, Margaret [Margarett]. Master: ...
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Letter from Nathan Lord, Dartmouth College, [Hanover], to Amos Augustu...
In this letter to Amos A. Phelps, Nathan Lord confirms that Dartmouth College has an equal admission policy with regard to race. He talks about a steady stream of aborigines educated in the colleges and two bla... More
Letter from Anne Knight, to William Lloyd Garrison, [October] 14 [18]4...
Anne Knight offers William Lloyd Garrison her prayers for his continued good health in his work. Knight laments the burdens of the annexation of Texas and the election of a "pro-slavery president", labelling it... More
Letter from Sarah Hilditch, Wrexham, [Wales, United Kingdom], to Maria...
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Letter from Lucy Browne, Riverside, Bridgwater, [England], to Maria We...
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Letter from Joseph Lupton, Leeds, [England], to Samuel May, October 31...
Lupton announces a shipment of articles for the Anti-Slavery Fair. He says that the Leeds Quakers support the Philadelphia Bazaar. Lupton tells May that he thinks William Lloyd Garrison ought to be more careful... More
Citizens of Boston! : A free citizen of Massachusetts--free by Massach...
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Letter from Theodore Parker to Thomas Wentworth Higginson, 1854 June 1...
Theodore Parker writes to Thomas Wentworth Higginson in regards to bidding him "God Speed & Church" and "God bless your brave noble heart." He offers him encouragement and service if he needs it. He will send h... More
Emily Dickinson, Amherst, Mass., autograph manuscript poem: Of all the...
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Emily Dickinson, Amherst, Mass., autograph manuscript poem: To underta...
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Letter from Robert Rae, Glasgow, [Scotland], to William Logan, [1867] ...
In this letter to William Logan, Robert Rae asks if William Lloyd Garrison has "arrived in Glasgow?" Rae tells Logan they have asked Garrison "through Mr. [Frederick W.] Chesson of the Morning Star, to attend o... More
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie and James Fields], Sho...
Was never so disappointed; went to the boat to meet them. Still hopes they will come. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Letter from Helen Magill White, London, [England], to William Lloyd Ga...
Helen Magill writes William Lloyd Garrison thanking him for his kindness and for the letter of introduction which he has seen to provide her. Magill details her struggles with mathematics, calling them her "bêt... More
Edward Waldo Emerson autograph note signed to Thomas Wentworth Higgins...
Acknowledges receipt of letters. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Letter from James Forten, Philad[elphi]a, [Pennsylvania], to William L...
James Forten writes to William Lloyd Garrison describing his happiness to hear that Garrison is "about establishing a paper in Boston." Forten declares, "I hope your efforts may not be in vain; and may the 'Lib... More
Edgar Allan Poe, Philadelphia, PA., autograph letter signed to Thimoth...
Returns a cipher sent to him as a practical joke. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Incomplete letter from C. G. Olds, Hampton, N.H., to Lydia Maria Child...
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Subscriptions for the life of Rev. Samuel J. May, [after 1871]
This subscription notice is for soliciting orders for "The Life of Rev. Samuel J. May." The bottom of the form is filled in with the names of Mrs. Mary May and Samuel May, who ordered 50 and 25 copies, respecti... More
Letter from Mary Anne Rawson, Sheffield, [England], to William Lloyd G...
Mary A. Rawson writes to William Lloyd Garrison accepting his invitation to call on her. Rawson informs Garrison that there are many trains available to reach Sheffield and if he notifies her what time he shoul... More
Receipted bills to the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society from Amos Au...
The item includes two receipted bills. One is an $8.68 bill issued to Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society by Nathaniel Greene for letter postage, newspapers and boxes. An approval for the payment was signed on t... More
Edgar Allan Poe, Baltimore, MD., autograph letter signed to Thomas W. ...
Advises against a detailed review of the current [Southern Literary] Messenger. Comments favorably on its contributors. Would be glad to come to Richmond. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Cornelius Mathews autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold, 28 Januar...
Encloses some clippings regarding the writer's Behemoth: a Legend of the Mound Builders [New York 1839]. Asks to be paid for and article. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Letter from Edmonia Lewis, Rome, to Maria Weston Chapman, Feb. 5th, [1...
Edmonia Lewis discusses a sculpture that is intended to be a gift to William Lloyd Garrison. Lewis asks for money to complete the work. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Letter from Angelina Emily Grimkè, New York, to Elizabeth Pease Nichol...
Angelina Emily Grimkè writes to Elizabeth Pease Nichol regarding her thoughts regarding slavery and thanking her "British sister" for her anti-slavery efforts. She writes, "I thank every Briton who is laboring ... More
Thys prymer of Salisburye use is sett owght along wythowght ony serchy...
Horae beatissime Uirginis Marie secu[n]dum usum Sarum | Salysburye prymer | Salisbury primer Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Thys prymer of Salisburye use is sett owght along wythowght ony serchy...
Horae beatissime Uirginis Marie secu[n]dum usum Sarum | Salysburye prymer | Salisbury primer Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Thys prymer of Salisburye use is sett owght along wythowght ony serchy...
Horae beatissime Uirginis Marie secu[n]dum usum Sarum | Salysburye prymer | Salisbury primer Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Document of indenture: Servant: Mills, Elisabeth [Elizabeth]. Master: ...
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Document of indenture: Servant: Ethridg, Thomas. Master: Butts, Samuel...
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Letter from Catharine Maria Sedgwick, New York, to Lydia Maria Child, ...
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Letter from Harriet Beecher Stowe to Miss Lukens
Harriet Beecher Stowe writes to Miss Lukens in regards to her not yet receiving her papers but that she is "cordially glad of your success." She regrets that her "literary engagements" prevent her from visiting... More
Letter from Robert Rutherford, [Brown County, Ohio], to William Lloyd ...
Robert Rutherford writes to William Lloyd Garrison "on a subject that has lately absorbed all my feelings, I mean the slavery of our country." He mentions the efforts of the Chilicothe Presbytery to educate fre... More
Lady Caroline Elizabeth Sarah (Sheridan) Norton Stirling-Maxwell, New ...
Writer unknown. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Letter from Joseph Healy, Phila[delphia], [Pa.], to William Lloyd Garr...
At the request of the treasurer of the Bucks County Anti-Slavery Society, Joseph Healy sends William Lloyd Garrison twenty dollars for his personal use. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Letter from Joseph Lupton, Leeds, [England], to Samuel May, November 8...
Lupton informs May that he is sending a box of contributions for the Anti-Slavery Fair. He apologizes for its small size, saying that there are so many other charitable demands on the people of Leeds that the a... More
Letter from William P. Powell, New York, [New York], to William Lloyd ...
William P. Powell, a physician, writes to William Lloyd Garrison about the new boarding house for seamen he has opened with the American Seaman's Friend Society. Powell explains that while this work is not dire... More
Letter from Oliver Johnson, [New York, N.Y.], to William Lloyd Garriso...
Oliver Johnson inquires if William Lloyd Garrison is quite certain that he had not been paid for one of his articles published in the Independent, as Johnson states that the accounting ledgers show that a check... More
Sacco-Vanzetti Defense Committee telegram (copy) to Jack Carney [Voice...
Mentioning [John] Beffel, Nockels and Art Shields. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Mortal bullet, Ex. 18 - Sacco & Vanzetti collection
The supreme test made by Hamilton by superimposing the mortal bullet into the muzzle of the Sacco pistol. The arrows point to vital misfits. This test shows conclusively that the mortal bullet did not pass thru... More
Lowell test bullet, Ex. 35 - Sacco & Vanzetti collection
Dr. A. H. Hill of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology measured the lands and grooves of a prosecution test bullet that was fired thru Sacco's pistol during the trial. His measurements were made at the bot... More
Letter from G. R. Russell, West Roxbury, [Mass.], to Anne Warren Westo...
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Letter from E.B. Kenrick, Cambridgeport, [Cambridge, Mass.], to Willia...
E.B. Kenrick writes William Lloyd Garrison concerning an article published in a later November edition of the Liberator entitled "Phrenology versus Slavery", stating that it may be explained, and offers numerou... More
Letter from Gertrude K. Burleigh, Plainfield, [Conn.], to Samuel May, ...
Mrs. Burleigh sends May a biographical sketch of her husband, Charles Calistus Burleigh. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Letter from Mary Anne Rawson, Sheffield, [England], to William Lloyd G...
Mary A. Rawson writes to William Lloyd Garrison expressing her gratitude for Garrison's "great kindnes" in coming to visit her. Rawson discusses her "five large volumes of autographs and portraits" which includ... More
Recipe book : including formulas for medicines and dyes : manuscript
A single manuscript book containing 70 pages of recipes and culinary instructions and 16 pages of formulas for dyes, medicines, and various cures. The manuscript is divided into two sections, the longer of whic... More
Cornelius Mathews autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold, 28 Januar...
Encloses some clippings regarding the writer's Behemoth: a Legend of the Mound Builders [New York 1839]. Asks to be paid for and article. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Letter from Mary Anne Rawson, Sheffield, [England], to William Lloyd G...
Mary A. Rawson writes to William Lloyd Garrison accepting his invitation to call on her. Rawson informs Garrison that there are many trains available to reach Sheffield and if he notifies her what time he shoul... More
Document of indenture: Servant: Pope, Joseph. Master: Morse, Joseph Jr...
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Letter from Charles Marriott, Hudson, N[ew] Y[ork], to William Lloyd G...
Charles Marriott writes to William Lloyd Garrison sending him ten dollars to pay for a number of Liberator subscriptions. He then comments on recent events like the Clerical Appeal as causing him "sadness & som... More
Letter from Thomas Drew, Boston, to Samuel May, Sept. 16, 1881
Drew encloses a death notice of Stephen Symonds Foster. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Eight settings of a hornbook text : used as 17th-century binder's wast...
Eight settings of a hornbook text. On four fragments of binder's waste cut from at least two sheets of paper. Used as endleaves in a copy of ESTC S113383: Alexander Nowell, Catechismus. Greek & Latin. (London: ... More
Letter from Joseph Lupton, Leeds, [England], to John Bishop Estlin, Ma...
Lupton says that his brother is going to America and would like to study the progress of the abolition cause firsthand. Lupton mentions that he would like to have Dr. Joseph Bishop Estlin and Miss Estlin come t... More
Letter from Mary Anne Rawson, Sheffield, [England], to William Lloyd G...
Mary A. Rawson writes to William Lloyd Garrison expressing her gratitude for Garrison's "great kindnes" in coming to visit her. Rawson discusses her "five large volumes of autographs and portraits" which includ... More
Your Scholar (Emily Dickinson), Amherst, Mass., autograph letter signe...
Asking if enclosed clipping about Helen Jackson's illness is true. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Letter from Mary Botham Howitt, Clapton, to Lydia Maria Child, April 2...
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Letter from Mary Anne Rawson, Sheffield, [England], to William Lloyd G...
Mary A. Rawson writes to William Lloyd Garrison expressing her gratitude for Garrison's "great kindnes" in coming to visit her. Rawson discusses her "five large volumes of autographs and portraits" which includ... More
Recipe book : including formulas for medicines and dyes : manuscript
A single manuscript book containing 70 pages of recipes and culinary instructions and 16 pages of formulas for dyes, medicines, and various cures. The manuscript is divided into two sections, the longer of whic... More
Letter from Harriet Beecher Stowe, Andover, [Massachusetts], to Willia...
In this letter to William Lloyd Garrison, Harriet Beecher Stowe acknowledges Garrison's letter published in the Liberator on December 23, 1853 in reply to her letter, and she says she did not reply immediately ... More
Bartolomeo Vanzetti autographed letter signed to Vincenzo Brini, [Char...
Discussing the last installment of his own novel Eventi e Vittime in "L'Adunata de Refrattari" [of 30 May 1922] and philosophy about writing, and referring to [Errico] Malatesta and Fred H. Moore's commitment t... More
Recipe book : including formulas for medicines and dyes : manuscript
A single manuscript book containing 70 pages of recipes and culinary instructions and 16 pages of formulas for dyes, medicines, and various cures. The manuscript is divided into two sections, the longer of whic... More
Book of possessions of the town of Boston, ca. 1644-1693
This document, a 154-page manuscript dating largely from ca. 1652, records land transactions and holdings of the residents of Boston. Entries contain the names of owners or parties to the transactions, the prop... More
Document of indenture: Servant: McColloch, Elizabeth. Master: Williams...
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The liberator. v.1:no.12(1831:Mar.19)
Journal of the times Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Letter from Sarah Moore Grimkè, Brookline, [Massachusetts], to Elizabe...
Sarah Moore Grimkè writes to Elizabeth Pease Nichol regarding the books and pamphlets she has sent her and her "English sisters." She discusses emancipation in the West Indies and the anti-slavery cause in Grea... More
Margaret Fuller manuscript letter (copy) to Ralph Waldo Emerson, Jamai...
Discusses a religious revival in Providence, G. Ripley, Alcott, and Dial subscriptions. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Letter from Charles Sumner, [Boston, Massachusetts], to Maria Weston C...
Charles Sumner writes to Maria Weston Chapman in regards to fugitive slaves. He writes, "It may not be deemed expedient for the bar to adopt a rule according to which each member shall refuse his professional a... More
Letter from John Rand, Milton, [Massachusetts], to Samuel May, 1850 Fe...
John Rand writes to Samuel May describing the visit of Lucy Stone to Milford and a lecture she delivered in the town. Rand reports that Stone "found with us a cordial welcome" and was introduced to the meeting ... More
Letter from Mary Anne Rawson, Sheffield, [England], to William Lloyd G...
Mary A. Rawson writes to William Lloyd Garrison expressing her gratitude for Garrison's "great kindnes" in coming to visit her. Rawson discusses her "five large volumes of autographs and portraits" which includ... More
Nicola Sacco autographed note (postcard) signed to Bartolomeo Vanzetti...
Sending him his regards and hopes to see him soon in court. Signed "F. Sacco" Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Leonardo Frisina (Sacco-Vanzetti Liberation Committee) telegram to Sac...
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Document of indenture: Servant: Pratt, Ebenezer. Master: Dean, Stephen...
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Letter from Giles Badger Stebbins, Rochester, N[ew] Y[ork], to William...
Giles B. Stebbins writes to William Lloyd Garrison sending him an obituary (not included) "of our much loved friend Susan R. Doty." Stebbins recalls that Garrison visited "her pleasant home a year since with Ge... More
Document of indenture: Servant: Henly, Esther. Master: Chapman, Benjam...
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Jennie Leys autograph letter signed to [Victoria Woodhull] Martin, Mel...
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Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, New York, to Helen Eliza Garrison,...
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Letter from Mary Anne Rawson, Sheffield, [England], to William Lloyd G...
Mary A. Rawson writes to William Lloyd Garrison accepting his invitation to call on her. Rawson informs Garrison that there are many trains available to reach Sheffield and if he notifies her what time he shoul... More
Letter from Susan Taber, New Bedford, [Massachusetts], to Deborah West...
[Susan Taber?] writes to Debora Weston in regards the anti-slavery society preparing materials for a sale to raise funds. She writes of her surprise for the news of Angelina E. Grimke's marriage to Theodore T. ... More
Robert L. Hale typescript, [Nantucket, Mass.?, August 1927?] - Sacco &...
Analysis of Gov. Fuller's and advisory committee reports. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Letter from Harriet Beecher Stowe, [Andover, Massachusetts], to Philli...
Harriet Beecher Stowe writes to Mr. Phillips of Phillips, Sampson & Company in regards to her publishing deadline for her next anti-slavery novel "Dred." She writes, "Between now & the 30th are only about 12 wo... More
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, 101 Pembroke St...
Relays "messages" from James [Thomas Fields] and William [Hunt]. Is thinking of taking a house on Charles St. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Letter from Mary Anne Rawson, Sheffield, [England], to William Lloyd G...
Mary A. Rawson writes to William Lloyd Garrison expressing her gratitude for Garrison's "great kindnes" in coming to visit her. Rawson discusses her "five large volumes of autographs and portraits" which includ... More
Recipe book : including formulas for medicines and dyes : manuscript
A single manuscript book containing 70 pages of recipes and culinary instructions and 16 pages of formulas for dyes, medicines, and various cures. The manuscript is divided into two sections, the longer of whic... More
The case of Sacco and Vanzetti in cartoons from the Daily Worker
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Order to Col. Nathaniel Saltonstall, 1696 July 30
To attend the governor to meet the officers of Col. Gedney's regiment, Boston Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Document of indenture: Servant: Dean, John. Master: Williams, Joseph: ...
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Copy of letter from Amos Augustus Phelps, New York, to Rufus Anderson,...
A.A. Phelps writes to Rufus Anderson about the article Anderson published in the Missionary Herald, entitled “Extract from a communication of Doct. Hall to the Maryland Colonization Society.” Supplying informat... More