Collection Highlights
Petition to Abraham Lincoln for recruitment of black troops
Date:
ca. 1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Petitions
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Wall Street Ferry, New York City
Object Number:
1943.493e
Date:
1867
Medium:
Black ink and graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 7/8 x 5 7/8 in. ( 9.8 x 14.9 cm )
mat: 11 x 14 in. ( 27.9 x 35.6 cm )
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left in black ink: "Greynolds / Wall St Ferry 1867."
Credit Line:
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
