Theatrical productions; Military parades & ceremonies;
In May 1783, General George Washington met Sir Guy Carleton, Commander-in-Chief of His Majesty's forces in America at the Onderdonck House in Piermont. This picture and others, Nyack Library images #1578 to 1611, were taken at the 1983 reenactment...
The Tall Ship comes to Rockland: The sloop Providence is an authentic full-sized replica of the Continental Navy ship which was the first war command of John Paul Jones. The ship sailed up the Hudson River to Piermont, NY, May 14-15, 1983, as part...
This is a manuscript letter from Robert Fulton to an associate of the Livingston family regarding an ongoing financial dispute between himself and member(s) of the Livingston family.
War; Soldiers; Casualties; War correspondents; Physicians; Death; War casualties;
Dr. West writes to Josiah to alert him that Johannes has taken a turn for the worse. New symptoms have set in and the Captain's condition is a critical one. He advises Josiah to return to Winchester as soon as he can.
Churches; Religious communities; Religious facilities; Religious groups;
The letter when folded served as its own envelope. Mr. Simon Dubois at N. Paltz is written on the back of the letter in one of the top central units. Henricus Dubois has been requested for a second time to appear before the consistory of the...
Churches; Religious communities; Religious facilities; Religious groups;
The letter when folded served as its own envelope. Mr. Henricus Dubois upon the Ganse- Plaats (literally, "place or square of the geese") is written on the back of the letter in one of the top central units. Henricus Dubois has been requested...
Churches; Religious communities; Religious facilities; Religious groups;
The letter when folded served as its own envelope. Mr. Hendricus Dubois in de Preecink van N. Paltz is written on the back of the letter in one of the central units. The document is torn at one of the folds, at the center of the leaf. After...
Needlework is silk embroidery and watercolor on silk of a scene from "Lady of the Lake," by Sir Walter Scott's. The needlework is titled on the bottom of the glass "Hylah Bevier., Blanche and Fitz James, 1813,"" note that Bevier is spelled wrong....
Newspaper clipping about the names slaves took after they were set free around 1825. Many took the sir name of their masters. Judy Jackson said that some took the given names of their father and added a termination to it, such as Jackson and...
DeWint House or Washington's headquarters: Erected in 1700, this house is the oldest and one of the most picturesque of Washington's headquarters during the American Revolution. It is the only one of his headquarters still standing in Rockland...