“An abomination in the eyes of sportsmen”: The early days of professional...
On April 4, 1865, New Yorker James F. Maury wrote in his diary “Very fine day. I celebrated the capture of Richmond by breaking my leg while playing football.” Although the injury will not be new to...
View ArticleKeeping the Peace with Samuel Colt
Post written by Tammy Kiter, Manuscript Reference Librarian “If I can’t be first, I won’t be second in anything.” – Samuel Colt, 1844 Born in Hartford, CT, in 1814, Samuel Colt transformed the...
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In a set of early records from Westchester County is an unassuming reminder of the history of witchcraft in colonial New York. Although written in a daunting-to-read seventeenth century hand, the...
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