Press release announcing the establishment of a $500 scholarship by the Electra Supply Company in Poughkeepsie. The scholarship was to be awarded to a graduating male or female senior with intent to complete their education at at four year...
Notice dated August 2, 1802 offering a 2 dollar reward for the return of a 13 year old girl slave named Mary. Mary ran away from Ann Long of Poughkeepsie.
Notice dated January 24, 1803 offering a ten dollar reward for the return of a slave named Susanna and her son, Abraham. The two ran away from Robert Gill. The notice states that Susanna's husband, Peter, a free man, may have helped her and her son...
Notice dated July 9, 1804 offering a ten dollar reward for the return of a 19 year old slave named Sam. Sam ran away from Gilbert Livingston of Poughkeepsie, NY.
Handwritten letter dated June 15, 1836, from David Boyd, owner of a tanning business in Poughkeepsie, NY, to his 11-year-old son John Gary Boyd. John is a student at the Academy School, located on Huguenot Street in New Paltz, NY. He is obviously...
Correspondence; Women; School children; Schools; Books; Holidays; Sleds & sleighs;
Handwritten letter from Rachel Eltinge, to her friend Lillian, while she is was a student at the Poughkeepsie Female Academy. Lillian has sent Rachel some books to read and mentions she will be attending a school in Tarrytown. Rachel wishes that...
Hattie is happy to be a housekeeper and won't be coming back to school at present (Poughkeepsie Female Academy). She is wondering if Rachel has seen any of the boys and if she has heard from any of their friends from school. Letter shows minor...
Letter from Roelif Eltinge to his daughter Rachel. Rachel is upset that she’s had a change of room-mates at her boarding school. He cautions her not to jump to conclusions about them, and not to ask for a change without good reason. But he also...
Correspondence; Women; School children; Schools; Education;
Rachel responds to a letter from her oldest sister, Sarah, although she saw her when she was home for the weekend. She is excited and goes into great detail describing a surprise birthday party given for Rev. Wright by day students and boarders,...
A letter from Rachel Eltinge to her father, Roelif. She says she hasn’t anything interesting to write. She writes to him about the surprise birthday party and gifts that were presented to Mr. Wright, her teacher. She points out that she has...
Rachel writes to her father expressing deep sadness for having not received a letter or a visit from anyone. She wonders how she will pay for things and get her laundry is no one contacts her. She ends the letter with hope of hearing from her...
Rachel writes to her mother explaining the activities of her absent school companions. Because everyone is gone, many of them having gone home, Rachel is especially homesick and says she wouldn't mind staying but would prefer to come home this...
Rachel’s father’s letter is being delivered by her cousin, Roelif, (who has the same name as her father) reassuring her that she hasn’t been forgotten. He has sent apples and the chestnuts she’s been longing for.
He tells her of a visit...
Rachel writes to her father first mentioning a walk in the woods . She complains that several girls got lost and everyone had to wait for them so not to get in trouble. She continues to talk about her lessons and trying to work on them, still...
