"Negro Plot in Ulster County". An account of a slave conspiracy uncovered by John Schoonmaker. Schoonmaker overheard one of his slaves, York, talking to one of Johannes Schoonmaker's slaves, Joe, about a plan to set the houses of their masters on...
1803-1804 payment schedule for children of enslaved women abandoned by their masters and bound out by the overseers of the poor in Marbletown, NY. The names of the slaveholders, the names of the children, and the birthdays of the children are...
Cartes de visite; African Americans; Hats; Floor coverings;
A full length studio portrait of a young African American man in a bowler hat and long jacket wearing stripped trousers and a stripped vest with a white shirt and a bow tie.
Schools; School children; Boys; Girls; Students; Group portraits
A group of students standing in front of a brick school on Church Street in New Paltz, NY. The girls are standing on the left and the boys, including one African American boy, are standing on the right.
School children; Boys; Girls; Group portraits; Glass negatives;
A group of students, including one African American girl, from the New Hurley School sitting on a hill in front of a fence. Two girls are holding American flags.
School children; Boys; Girls; School superintendents; Teachers; Group portraits;
A group of students, including several African Americans, pose for a photograph with a teacher and two other adults. Many of the boys are holding hats. Caption on photograph reads: "Primary Room scholars - Cottekill School 1895-96. Miss Secor the...
A handwritten personal obituary of John Wynkoop stating that John was a great church man and a good citizen. According to this account the church as full, and many people had to stand, at his funeral. He died at the age of 81 after an illness.
A receipt for the services of John Hait, cobbler. Services included soling, lining, caping, bottoming and binding boots for self and "Negro". The money is recorded in pounds, shillings and pence
