Scope and Contents Typescript notes made by or for Francis Patrick Garvan (1875 - 1937) in his capacity as Assistant District Attorney in New York City, a position he held from 1900 to 1910. The notes included here include the years 1900 through 1906. Level of detail varies, but there is typically a brief synopsis of the case, sometimes references to press coverage, and a note on the disposition of the case. Note: there are no materials included here related to the trials of Harry Thaw, Nan Patterson, Roland...

Scope and Contents Blank leatherbound book of 142 numbered pages (some numbered incorrectly), containing chemical names and recipes. Printed book label of Simon Veeder on front pastedown, with motto "Ne Scriptura evanesceret." A later owner has inscribed his name underneath the label: "John J. Vrooman, April 5th, 1920." Recipe notes also written on front pastedown.The bulk of the material seems to date from the middle decades of the nineteenth century (say 1830 to 1860 or...

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Manuscript part-book in an unknown hand on two folded sheets, headed "Die Seeschlacht & die Meerkatze: Rolle der Lisette." Gives the lines for Lisette and brief notations on the other characters. The play was first published in 1809. The watermark on the paper is not easily identifiable, but the handwritten seems to date from the early decades of the nineteenth century.

Scope and Contents Letter from Anne MacVicar Grant of Laggan (1755 - 1838) to the Irish poet James Wills (1790 - 1868). Written from Grant at Brae House to Wills at Blackwell Lodge in Kilmurry, County Kilkenny. Grant transmits a five pound note to Wills from the publisher William Blackwood as partial compensation for the loss of some Wills manuscripts which had gone missing while in the post to Blackwood. Grant offers to forward additional verse from Wills to Blackwood and tries to explain what might have...