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Copy of the petition made by Bristol manufacturers and other citizens to George III promoting American sympathies, including almost 1000 signatures
White hard-paste porcelain and gilding. Figure of a woman in mourning, urn, and pedestal. Extensive dedication. Height: 12.5 inches, width: 4.25 inches.
Bright, detailed floral design in enamel paint on hard-paste porcelain. Gilded edges. Cup: 2.625 inches tall. Plate: 5 inch diameter.
Tags: 1870s, 1880s, 18th-century, Bristol, china, England, manufacturing, porcelain, Richard Champion, South Carolina, tea, trade, transatlantic trade
A newspaper advertisement by wealthy land owner Philip Schuyler for a total of over 9000 acres of land
An advertisement for a runaway slave in the New-York Journal
Tags: Negro, north, northern slavery, Runaway, Slave