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"In relation to Foreign Nations." Draft of Federalist #64
Date:
ca. 1788
Object Number:
MSS.JohnJayPapers.1

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Wash stand
1890-1930
Doll
1920-1935
Doll: blond w/painted boots
1870-1900
Doll: boy in gray pants
1920-1960
Doll: boy in waist coat
1930-1940
Doll: Canadian Mountie
1919-1960
Doll's skirt
1875-1900
Costume figurine
1900-1950
Doll: dutch girl on stuffed base
1940-1960
Doll: ethnic girl w/braids
1920-1960
Doll: fur covered
1860-1900
Doll: French girl w/basket
1890-1910
Doll: French woman w/black headdress
1930-1940
Marble board game w/2 marbles
1800-1900
Marble game board
1800-1875
Marble game
1825-1875
Marionette
1800-1820
Sand toy
ca. 1850
Mechanical toy (drummer in uniform)
1825-1875
Miniature container
1875-1900
Portable lockstitch sewing machine
ca. 1890
Miniature teapot with lid
1875-1925
Wind toy: wood choppers
1860-1890
Miniature whisk
1900-1930
Automatic Waltzer
ca. 1890-1910
Sewing book
1850-1900
Wire stand in pouch
ca. 1875
Box
1750-1800
Zebra
1875-1925
Humpty Dumpty Circus
1903-1935
German WWI Mauser model '98, 1916 breech loading rifle: inscribed
1916
Doll: girl in christening gown w/necklace
1850-1890
Doll: girl in ethnic dress w/braids and orange apron
1920-1960
Doll: girl in short white dress
1860-1900
Doll: Mexican man on donkey
1940-1960
Doll: girl under garments
1850-1880
Doll
1840-1880
Anne Boleyn
1950-1970
Collection of 3 skirts
1850-1900
Doll: in long white dress
ca. 1875
Miniature tree
1900-1930
Minute man
1875-1925
Model hand pump fire fighting cart
1874
Music box
1887-1900
Still bank
1880-1900
Service bell in the form of a pig
ca. 1900
Miniature mold
1900-1930
Mold
1900-1930
Mug with hinged lid
1850-1900
Music box
1870-1890
Music box
1850-1900
Myriorama
1824
Napoleon Bonaparte, mounted
1875-1915
Powder box
1880-1920
1791 1 cent
Badge
1889
Lieutenant Robert Henley Naval Medal
1817-1878
Model '98 Mauser Spandau 1916, breech loading rifle: inscribed
Medal Commemorating the Centennial of the Southern Railway System
1930
Doll: in red and black dress
ca. 1858
Doll
1880-1910
Doll: man
1890-1920
Doll: man
1850-1900
Doll: Martha Washington
1950-1976
Doll: Mexican girl in ethnic dress
1920-1960
Doll: w/lace cap and blue apron
1860-1900
Doll: pig
1890-1920
Doll: peasant girl on base
1870-1900
Doll: peasant girl w/polka dot dress
1920-1960
Doll: pilgrim girl
1930-1940
Queen Elizabeth I
1950-1970
Winchester '22 lever action rifle, missing side site: inscribed
Sesquicentennial International Exposition Commemorative Medal
1926
Medal: Columbus Celebration, 1892
Table for the ship model of the "Chesapeake"
1930
Knife and sheath
1830-1880
The Lightning Dart Wheel: The Pet Game of the Day
1874
Cannonball
1760-1783
Set of pistol holders: two
1845-1855
Fan
1870-1900
Drawer pull
1875-1920
Medal Commemorating the Construction of a Fair Exhibition Building?
ca. 1853
Medal:...Church of Saint John the Divine
ca. 1900
Medallion: Peace of Versailles
Tourniquet in case
Flair pistol w/rope: inscribed
The Improved Game of Snap
1889
Flair pistol: inscribed
1930-1950
Box
1900-1940
Whale's Tooth
1910-1940
Fragment of church bell melted in the Great Fire of 1835
1674
Card case
1870-1875
Pistol
ca. late 1860's
Boy on Trapeze
ca. 1888
Mechanical bank: Jumbo the Elephant
1880-1900
Machete and scabbard
1880-1898
Still bank: Pass Around the Hat
1850-1900
Civil War artillery shell
1855-1865
Sleigh
ca. 1710
Moore's Patent Firearms Company Number One Deringer, National Arms Standard Production
1865-1870
Flare pistol
Moore's Patent Firearms Company Front-Loading Revolver
1864-70
Mirror
1900-1920
Sword case
ca. 1850
Pair of suspenders
Pair of flintlock dueling pistols with case and accessories (57)
1780-1800
Earthenware fragment
1500-1700
Key from New York State Prison
ca. 1796-1797
Accessory pouch for belt
1943
Coin Purse
1833
Belt buckle
1860-1865
Shaft Horse
Miniature dust pan
1875-1900
Miniature baskets (2)
1900-1930
Miniature candlesticks (pair)
1900-1930
Miniature pressing iron trivet
1890-1920
Box lock cannon barrel flint pistol
1760-1780
Garrison cap
1940-1945
World's Columbian Exposition Souvenir Medal
1893
Belt plate
1860-1865
Vinaigrette
1800-1875
Copperplate for Yellow-billed Magpie (Pica nuttalli), Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri), Western Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica), Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana), Havell plate no. 362 in John J. Audubon's "Birds of America"
1837
Copperplate for Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia), Little Owl (Athene noctua), Northern Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium gnoma), and Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus), Havell plate no. 432 in John James Audubon's "Birds of America"
19th century
Copperplate for House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) Havell Plate no. 83, from John J. Audubon's series "Birds of America"
1830
Whistles (3)
1800-1865
Gold sovereign w/chain: Georgius lll, De: Gratia
Seat to stool
ca. 1900
Miniature bird figurine
1900-1940
.22 Winchester single action rifle: inscribed
Cannonball ball 5 1/2 lbs.
1660-1783
Quill pen made from a Bald Eagle feather, used by John James Audubon
c. 1820-1850
Plow
1800-1875
Architect's Sign
ca. 1837
Tadeusz Kosciuszko Bicentennial Medal
1946
Steyers straight pull carbine: inscribed
1900-1918
Knapsack
1883
Spur-trigger pistol
1870-1890
Elevated railway sign
1900-1950
Miniature wall clock
1930-1950
Birds (2)
1875-1925
Miniature vase
1875-1900
The Smashed Up Locomotive
ca. 1890
Casket
1880-1920
Astrolabe
1750-1780
Lieutenant Stephen Cassin Naval Medal
1818-1878
Belt plate
1860-1865
Miniature candlesticks (pair)
1900-1930
Miniature tilt top table
1986
Miniature Armchair
ca. 1987
Hudson-Fulton Celebration Souvenir Medallion
1909
Hudson-Fulton Celebration Souvenir Pin
1909
Hudson-Fulton Celebration Souvenir Pin
1909
Washboard
1930-1950
Toy lamb
1760-1830
Badge
1870-1920
Belt plate
1860-1870
Miniature candlestick
1875-1900
Breast plate
1900-1918
Buckle collection
Plaquette: Congress on Hygiene and Demography
1912
Button
1996
John James Audubon Commemorative Medal
1962
Sulphur in bottle w/cork
Plume
1850-1880
Ink stand
1900-1930
Signal lantern
1883-1900
Blouse
1942-1946
Patent butter churn
ca.1858
Button
James Buchanan Indian Peace Medal
1856-1861 or later
Molding plane (one of nine)
1875-1900
Doll: white gown
1890-1910
Doll, boy
1800-1850
Compass
1800-1899
Miniature Furniture, Tilt-top Table
ca. 1983
Miniature Furniture, Large Corner Cabinet
ca. 1983
Miniature Furniture, Swivel Desk Chair
ca. 1983
John Tyler Indian Peace Medal
Probably 1843
Miniature Furniture, "Butler's" Tray Table
ca. 1983
Miniature Furniture, Tea Table
ca. 1983
Miniature Furniture, Dining Room Table
ca. 1983
Martin Van Buren Indian Peace Medal
Probably 1837
Button
Pin
Button
Civil War mortar shell
1855-1865
Copperplate for Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis), plate no. 138 in John J. Audubon's "Birds of America"
19th century
Parasol: black w/inlay handle, carved tip
1830-1870
John Quincy Adams Indian Peace Medal
1825 or later
Miniature Furniture, Bentwood Rocker
ca. 1983
Miniature Furniture, Roll Top Desk
ca. 1983
Miniature Furniture, Six-Drawer Chest
1975
Miniature Furniture, Bombay Chest
ca. 1983
Miniature Furniture; Lowboy
ca. 1983
Wagon box
1800-1840
Flagstaff finial from the Hudson River steamboat "Mary Powell"
Sulky
ca. 1900
Maria Spatz
Mid-19th century
NY fire alarm telegraph station
Marquis de Lafayette Medallion
ca. 1800
form for lobster pot end
1825-1900
Belt and buckle
U.S Regulation Tin Canteen, Model 1858
1860-1870
Button
1700-1850
Powder horn
1849
Bullet mould
1800-1850
The New-York Historical Society Centennial Medal
ca. 1904
Sternboard
1850-1880
Medal with ribbon flag
Cornerstone from the Bridewell Prison (1775-1838), City Hall, Park, New York Cit
ca. 1775
Sword and scabbard in case
ca. 1862
Scroll saw
1810-1830
Shoe form
1800-1850
Model: subway car for the New York City "E" Line
ca. 1960
Bullet mould
1800-1850
Pitcher
1835-1855
Fire helmet
1900-1920
Button
Pin
Button
Coll. of 2 coins: Silver dollar, Liberty, 1799 & 1800
Tobacco shop figure
ca. 1877-1890
Camera with case and accessories
1913-1930
Medal
1892
Woolworth Building 75th Anniversary Medallion
1988
The Game of Lost Heir
ca. 1900
Bullet mould
1800-1850
Cover, photography accessory
1850-1870
Ointment jar with stopper
1830-1880
Bayonet and scabbard
ca. 1973
Bullet mould
1850-1870
Bullet mould
1850-1870
Die
1800-1838
The Improved Game of Avilude or Game of Birds
1891
Matchbox
The Game of Auction
1893
Button
Button
Button
1940
Bullet mould
1850-1870
Haverford College, Pennsylvania, 1876
1876 or later
Medal w/ribbon: Hudson /Fulton Celebration...
Coin: Vermont Auctori, Immune Columbia, 1785
Collec. of 6 coins: Massachusetts, Common Wealth
Coll. of 3 coins: Nova Caesarea, 1788 (New Jersey)
"Flowing Hair" dollar
1795
Coll. of 3 coins: US. half cent, 1807, 1809, 1828
Cap: Mauyo's Committee of Women on National Defense Open Air
ca. 1917
Collection of campaigne material in case
Badge: delegate 1901 State's Fireman's Assoc.
ca. 1901
Doll: in long white dress
1890-1910
Doll: Slavic woman in kerchief
1920-1960
Sweat scraper
1830-1875
Doll: Slavic girl figure
1920-1940
Doll
1920-1960
Fireman's belt: asst. foreman
1850-1900
Martin Van Buren Indian Peace Medal
1839 or later
Looking Glass from the "Ansonia"
1850-1900
Badge: Volunteer Firemens Assoc. 2037
1890-1915
Squeak toy (bird in cage)
1875-1900
Squeak toy (robins)
1875-1900
Storekeeper's desk
1820-1880
Doll
1860-1880
Clockwork toy
ca. 1880
Button
Button
Medal
1913
Bullet mold
1800-1850
Renaissance revival sofa
1850-1870
Miniature plate
1900-1930
Mechanical box: boy and girl on seesaw
ca. 1850
John James Audubon Commemorative Medal
1962
Miniature candlestick
1900-1930
Miniature sewing basket
1920-1940
Miniature sewing basket
1920-1940
Doll's nightgown
1870-1920
Doll w/hood
ca. 1910
Doll: girl in brown and red dress on stand
1860-1880
Doll: masked figure w/disjointed legs
1940-1960
Bullet mold
1800-1850
Bullet mould
1800-1850
Fan
1870-1900
Flint lock musket, officer's presentation fitted for bayonet: inscribed?
1828-1830
Jumping jack
1800-1820
Bullet mould
1800-1850
Pills
1850-1900
Pill box
ca. 1863
Dollhouse furn: pier table
1920-1940
Soldier on horse
1875-1915
Indian Stone ax head or adze
Late Woodland period
Collection of domestic & wild animals
1870-1910
Coll. of 3 figures: walking man, mounted lady, Uncle Sam
1870-1910
Collection of 9 moveable field fortifications
1870-1910
Lantern: etched:...Martin...Capt. Z. Roosa?
ca. 1871
Shoulder straps (pair)
1863
Toggles and chain
1900-1940
Whale tooth
1910-1940
Daguerrotype triptych
1861-1865
Apparatus for slicing wicker
1825-1900
Bullet mould
1800-1850
Animal bone
ca. 1734
Sedan chair
1870-1900
Pull toy (soldier on horseback)
1850-1900
Toy chest of drawers
1825-1875
Egg beater
ca. 1920-1950
Buttons
1880-1892
Bullet mould
1800-1850
Game of Visit to Camp
1870-1886
Peter Coddles Esq. and his Trip to New York
1883-1895
Peter Coddle's Trip to New York
ca. 1890
Game of Star Authors
ca. 1890
Chain
1850-1870
Hat cover
1944
Sword belt fragment
Belt and cutlass scabbard holder
1850-1862
Cartridge belt
1890-1898
Belt, buckle and clips
Forage cap
1860-1880
Leather fragments
Sword case
1850-1870
Officer's cape
1898
Sword sheath
1850-1870
Epaulet box
1850-1900
Bottle w/label: Osgood's India Cholagogue New York
1840-1860
Fire helmet
1850-1900
Pincushion
1840-1880
Needle wax
1840-1880
James Monroe Indian Peace Medal
1860-1885
Medallion: George Clemenceau 11 Nov 1918
Fire helmet frontpiece: 47,322
1850-1900
Bayonet found in New York City
1775-1815
Lincoln Tunnel Dedication Medal
1937
Dress helmet ornament (fragment)
1880-1900
Bottle ticket
ca. 1815
Sauk Indian Chief Keokuk (1783-1848)
ca. 1870
Coin: Caroline Queen Consort of England
Bullet mould
Artillery shell
1870-1890
Fan
1870-1900
Buttons
1893-1898
James K. Polk Indian Peace Medal
1846
Grover Cleveland Indian Peace Medal
1887-1896
Colt Bisley Model Single Action Army Revolver
1894-1915
Model of the "Alabama"
1939
Sectional Animals
1900-1920
The Game of Sir Hinkle Funny-Duster
ca. 1903
Schenkel shell, Id'd
1850-1862
Projectile point
1500-1700
Belt
1850-1875
Shoulder belt
1900-1938
Spoon
ca. 1750-1850
Pretty Picture Blocks
ca. 1890
Conversion of the Colt Model 1861 Navy Revolver
ca. mid-1870's
Buttons (31)
1760-1783
Brass objects (4) excavated at a Revolutionary War military hut
1760-1783
Master Commandant Oliver H. Perry Naval Medal
After 1880
Medal: Mem. to Lafayette, Brooklyn May 10, 1917
Medallion with ribbon: God and our country
Letter:from Stack's Aug. 9, 1939 to Dr. Paulson Cur. of ...
Medal w/pin and document in box, docu: re: pin
Federal Hall Medalet
1889
Hat
1942
James P. Kimball Mint and Treasury Medal
ca. 1891
Medal: 7/26/1866 Congressional medal to the Rescuers of ...
Badge: delegate S.N.Y.V.F. Hicksville NY Oct. 1908
1908
Coach
ca. 1770
Opera glasses
ca. 1900
Stone fragment
1500-1700
Colt New Army and Navy Revolver, Standard Model 1895
1895
Dolls' house chair
1920-1960
Cannon ball
1750-1800
Button
1888-1898
Model 1842 U.S. Percussion Musket
1849
Bomb shell fragment
1800-1865
Button
1880-1892
Bomb shell fragment
1800-1865
Hat cord
1860-1890
Barshot:5lb.square head type
1760-1783
Medal: 275th anniversary of Staten Island
1936
Medal Honoring Major General G.K. Warren
ca. 1864
Cast of medal:Robert Fulton,1809-1909
1909
Cast of medal:NY to Albany,Clermont trip
1909
French Heroes Fund Medal
1918
Holland Society Plaquette
ca. 1911
Medal w/ ribbon: N.Y.-Brooklyn, the 8th Wonder
International Philatelic Exhibition Souvenir Medal
1913
Medal: Abraham Lincoln Republican Candidate 1860
1860
Philadelphia Centennial Exposition Souvenir Medal
1876
Ribbon
1900
Medallion in case: Adam J. Slemmer 1861...
Andrew Jackson Indian Peace Medal
1831
Marquis de Lafayette Commemorative Medal
1789 or later
Piece of national flag volunteer from Mexico, in envelope
ca. 1846
Envelope w/ seal: George A. Marie, Esq. Librarian NYHS
Seal in box
ca. 1909
Sugar cutter
1790-1840
Button
1880-1893
Bottle fragments (29)
1760-1783
Cannon ball: 5 1/4 lbs.
1730-1758
Buttons
1890-1898
Collection of Arrowheads (3)
1500-1700
Button
1888-1898
Whale's tooth
1920-1960
Ladle
ca. 1850-1900
Matchbox
1800-1850
The Circle of Friends of the Medallion 6th Issue
1912
Colonel George Croghan Military Medal
After 1840
The Society of Medalists 3rd Issue
1931
The Society of Medalists 7th Issue
1933
Medal w/ribbon: Centennial Abraham Lincoln MCMlX
James A. Garfield Presidential Medal
1881
Medallion w/ribbon: General U.S Grant
Sash w/pin: Reception to the Presid. and the V.P. of the US
ca. 1897
Medal: Newburgh, Services Rendered in W.W 1917-1918...
Saviors of the Liberty of the World Medal
1919
Medal: Robert A. Van Luyck ... 1898
Medal church war cross
Captain James Lawrence Naval Medal
After 1840
Medal: Port Smith, R.I. 1638-1938
Snuffbox
ca. 1800-1830
Wine glass fragment
1760-1783
Brace or bitstock
1850-1900
Miniature Furniture, Semi-Circular Chest with Inlaid Top
1980
Snuffbox with lid
1800-1825
Snuff box w/lid
1800-1825
Medallion: Hebrew Technical Institute...
1912 or later
Snuffbox with lid
ca. 1812-1820
Snuff box w/lid: Jenny Lind portrait
1840-1850
Snuff box: inlaid
1800-1830
Snuff box: shell-shaped w/figure reliefs
1800-1850
Snuffbox
1800-1900
Windup toy
1870-1900
Folding hoof pick: stone remover
1880-1910
Sesquicentennial International Exposition Official Souvenir Medal
1926
Medallion: Joseph Pancoast...1805
Lieutenant William Burrows Naval Medal
1817-1880
Medal in Box: Pan American Expo 1901 ...
Medal: Centennial Inauguration ...Washington
Medal: Washington Memorial Chapel,Valley Forge P.A
1976 or later
100th Anniversary of American Independence Medal
1876
Medal w/ribbon &Pin:James G.Harbourd,Rep.Nat'l Conv.1932
Medal: Southern Railway System Centennial...
"The Stourbridge Lion" Commemorative Plaquette
1929
Skirt
1942-1946
Medal w/ribbon: Anniv. Dinner Sons of St. Patty
Medal w/ribbon: Unveiling of John of Arc
New York Crystal Palace Exhibition Advertising Medal
1853
New Jersey Civil War Veteran Medal
Medal w/ribbon: Commorate 13th Reg. to Yorktown
Medal w/ribbon: Robert A. Van Wyck
Needle case
1790-1840
Single barrel shotgun:...Portland Maine...Aug.1st.1880
1890-1920
Cylindrical container w/rectangular slot in side
1880-1950
Pan
ca. 1904
Pull toy (roosters)
1850-1900
Squeak toy (tiger)
1875-1900
Whistle
1850-1900
Semi-mechanical bank
1925-1940
Pull toy (bird)
1850-1875
Toy figurines: pioneer and infantrymen, rural life figures
1870-1910
Collection of 2 figures & a plant
1870-1910
Richter's Comet Blocks
ca. 1902
Collection of carved animals (11)
1850-1900
Collection of palm trees: 3
1870-1910
Medal: Manhattan Club Reception June 12,1907,Sammy Tilden...
1877
Medallion: Major General Edmund P.Gaines
General Motors 25th Anniversary Medal
1933
Rhode Island Revolutionary War Medal
1779
Medal:1853 Le 15 Auot Anniversaire Fe'te de Emperuer
Medal:Victoire De Magenta Gagnee Le 4 Juin 1859
Medal: Die Fur Ihre -1813 und 1814 (iron cross)
National Museum of Mexico Centennial Medal
1925
Medal: 2 lions w/ shield
Grover Cleveland Presidential Campaign Medalet
1888
Medal: Hudson Fulton Celebration...
Medal in envelope: St. Patricks Cathedral New York
1879
St. Louis World's Fair Commemorative Plaquette
1904
Dinner bell
1862
Hard Times token
ca. 1837
Soldiers (672)
1870-1910
Textile processing tools (12)
1750-1850
Pull toy (cow)
1880-1920
Doll in plaid scarf
1900-1930
Doll scarf: black w/cherry pattern
1925-1950
Doll w/beaded hat
1920-1960
Doll w/embroidered dress
1860-1880
Doll's pocketbook
1840-1880
Doll: ethnic girl w/black dress
1930-1940
Doll: girl in blue dress on stand
1860-1900
Doll: pilgrim boy
1930-1940
Doll: Slavic dancer
1900-1940
Schuyler Colfax
Plaster mold for medallion, in container; in pieces
1825-1925
Medal w/ribbon: Grant and Colfax
Medal: for President Theodore Roosevelt
Manly Medal
1790
Medal in box: Britannian 1797 2 pence
1797
Badge and 2 lapel pins in box
Alsace Medal
ca. 1914
Medal: discus thrower

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