A newspaper article reporting a slave ship captured along the coast of Cuba in 1857. The captives, aged from ten to eighteen years, described as unfortunate creatures, taken from a place called Kabinda, on the coast of Africa. Of the 500 taken,...
Little Tommy, Leah's son, is very ill and is being treated by a Dr. The Dr. thinks that Tommy is suffering from a derangement of the bile & bowels and treats him with calomel. Leah closes by asking for strength from above.
Accident or Emergency Operating Room, Nyack Hospital, NY. Information on revese of postcard reads " This room is separate and distinct from the main operating room, and is located at street level with a direct entrance to receive patients with the...
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.
Men; Soldiers; Medical aspects of war; Correspondence; Civil wars; War casualties; Wounds & injuries; Mothers;
Johannes writes to his mother describing his wounds and how he is feeling currently. He knows how anxious she has been about his condition and laments that she has "been suffering more in mind for the last week than I have been suffering in body". ...
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...
This is a postcard depicting a small wooden Protestant church located on an open, flat property at the base of a small mountain. The church is front-gabled with a cupola at the front, center of the roof. There are a few small, wide wooden stairs...
One page death notice of Levi Hasbrouck who died March 7th, 1861. A small black border surrounds the entire obituary. The paper, on which the obituary is printed on, has been folded and opens like a book, with the obituary on the first page.
