An indenture of a young African-American boy named Tom to Abraham Corneilson. Abraham Cornelison was a Doctor in Clarkstown, NY. Tom was indentured until he was 28 years old. Tom was alive when New York State was gradually banning slavery in...
Black and white photograph showing the elephants from the Clarkstown Country Club visiting the Nyack Hospital. There are many children looking out the windows at the elephants, along with nurses, aides and doctors on a ledge above the windows. An...
An African American woman wears a white blouse, probably linen, with machine lace inserts, “pouter pigeon” style in that it hangs forward, above a heavier weight skirt with patch pockets. Even though the skirt seems to be “work dress” the...
An African American woman wears a dress in the style of the early 1890s. This may or may not be the same dating as the photograph. The design of the fabric of her dress is woven in. It is likely wool, and a careful look at the stitching...
Inspired by a collection of letters found by the artist while working at the American Antiquarian Society. The letters document the dealings of the slave trading firm, R.H. Dickinsin & Bros.
Photograph of an 19th or early 20th Century African-American man is mounted on the left page of a metal "book". On the right page of the "book", the form of a house is formed into the metal, and letters of the alphabet are applied in and around...
Sixteen people are posing on the steps of an unknown porch, most probably in New Paltz, NY. There are three young children, five women and eight men. Two of the men are wearing sombreros and smoking pipes. This may be a boarding house.
Will of Philip Dubois. In his will he leaves all of his slaves, stock of horses, and money to his daughter, Esther, and five grandsons, Philip, Cornelius, Isaac, Jacob, and Ludewick.
Letter written by Johannes Lefevre to his brother Peter during his Junior year at Union College in Schenectady, NY. He tells his brother that an applicant with "one fourth negro blood in his veins" has applied for admission and "as he shows his...
List of articles and enslaved Africans belonging to the late Salomon Dubois used during a public auction of his estate in 1759. The list includes who purchased articles and slaves and the price paid for each.
List of articles and enslaved Africans belonging to the late Hendricus DuBois used during a public auction of his estate in 1792. The names of the purchasers and the price paid for each item and slave are included. This document indicates that a...
