Collection Highlights
Petition from Lydia Heckle to Marinus Willett, Mayor of New York, re: Miranda expedition, May 16, 1807
Date:
1807
Object Number:
MSS.NewYorkCity.Misc.1
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Governor Tryon and the Regulators
Object Number:
1954.154
Medium:
Graphite and white gouache on card laid on board
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 x 14 in. ( 25.4 x 35.6 cm )
mat: 11 x 14 in. ( 27.9 x 35.6 cm )
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower edge outside image in graphite: "Book IV c VII b 1562 -- Block 10 --"; verso inscribed at upper left: "Finished cartoon / Governor Tryon and the Regulators / Darley"
Description:
A confrontation with the regulators in the interior of North Carolina during the troubles which plagued the frontier countries during Governor William Tyron's administration of the province, 1765-71.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dorothy C. Barck
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
