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September 12, 1829
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis handwritten, single page is document is a payment request and receipt for W. Robert Hord for room and board provided by Mary R. Carter. The itemized accounting lists "Board of Lady, Self, Child, three (3) young ladies, and two (2) Servants." The total…
April 14, 1804
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA payment receipt for Mr. Edward Rouzee from Mrs. Mary Smith regarding the amount of twenty (20) dollars paid by Mrs. Smith for "services rendered to a negro woman belonging to said Rouzee." The document is signed in the bottom left corner by an agent for…
January 2, 1802
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis payment receipt describes the amount and method of payment given to Mrs. Apphia Rouzee by Mr. William Noel for "Negroe Hire" for the year 1801 and prior to 1801 by Mr. Evan Brown. A one page, single-sided document of faded black ink handwritten on…
January 16, 1811
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis handwritten, single page document is a payment receipt signed by Daniel Farmer for the hiring out of an enslaved man, Lewis, by John Rouzee. The receipt is dated January 16, 1811 at the top. The document is written in black ink. There are no…
undated
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Payment receipt for work done by Lewis Henchman from the owners of Ship Suttan” (Text).
1820
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Payment receipt from O.C. Blunt for work done by Asa Lewis on Ship Brig. Suttana” (Text).
March 18, 1824
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis single page document is a receipt of payment made by Edward Rouzee to Eliza Noel for "attendance on negro woman named Janette belonging to the estate of the late John Rouzee." The document is signed in the bottom right by William Noel on behalf of…
December 23, 1823
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA receipt for payment from Edward Rouzee to Eliza A. Noel for "attendance on negro woman Amy." Below the text to the right is the signature [her / Eliza Noel / x / mark]. Below the text to the left is the signature of witness William Noel. The document is…
January 28, 1813
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA receipt for payment by Edward Rouzee to Rosa Gray for "hire of negro man Cook the property of Gray in year 1811." The receipt is signed in the bottom right corner by William Noel for Rosa Gray. The document is handwritten in black ink. The paper is torn…
January 18, 1816
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis document is a payment request sent to Edward Rouzee requesting payment to John Pearson of twenty-five (25) dollars being half the sum charged for "your negro fellow's passage from Bermuda". The request is written and signed by James Spilman. On the…
n.d.
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “PE Press #1” (Text).
2-6-2007
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Peace Family-March Tour” (Text).
ca. 1937; printed 1981
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph featuring a man selling pies out of a window in Harlem. The man is pictured leaning out an open window with a striped awning above and a hand-lettered sign below reading [PEACE / HomeCooked Meals / 10 & 15¢]. The man wears a…
1980s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA peach and gold sequin dress designed by Peter Davy. The dress has a round neckline with a five-and-a-half-inch wide round collar. The collar is made of rows of gold plastic sequins and is backed in white synthetic fabric. The sleeves are gathered at the…
1941-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA peach sheer polyester nightgown cover from Mae's Millinery Shop. The round collar and fitted cuffs of the full-length sleeves are smocked with a geometric design in peach thread. There is a slit at the center front neck that closes with two (2) small…
1953–
Lois Patricia Golding , commonly known as Peaches Golding (born 1953), is an American-British business executive, administrator, and former academic who is Lord-Lieutenant of the County and City of Bristol. On her 2010 appointment as High Sheriff of…
1941-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGSingle strand pearl necklace that closes with a metal tab insert fastener.
Dates not recorded
Peleg Nott (fl. late 18th century) was an African American leader who in 1780 became the Black Governor of Connecticut, an elected office that nominally presided over the state's Black community, estimated at 5,885 people at the time. Although they held…
January 19, 2017
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is a Montblanc blue ink ballpoint pen with black body (a) and cap (b), used by Michele A Roberts, Executive Director of the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA), to sign the NBPA's collective bargaining agreement with the National Basketball…
1941-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOne (1) used pencil and twenty-three (23) paper receipts and notes from Mae's Millinery Shop. The receipts are dated as early as 1968 and as late as 1997. The pencil (.1) is wood painted yellow with a worn down eraser.
February 20, 1788
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA newspaper with yellowed and brittle pages. The paper consists of a single sheet, folded to make four pages. The text is arranged in four vertical columns under a header that reads [The Pennsylvania Packet, and Daily Advertiser. / Price Four-Pence…
2000-02-01
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPeople carrying loads near the Niger River Bank. Original Carousel number, 12, slide number, 72.
1969
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “People standing and washing laundry on the bank of the Niger River outside of Gao, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).
1970
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “People walking along the bank of the Niger River outside of Diafarabé, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).
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