""With respect to the necessity of cultivating moral principles in aid of refined intellectual studies "

""Why is no abbey or convent found to be absolutely regular?""

""Whoever lives in a house, the interior of which is subdivided by lath and plaster "

""Van Boskerk pedigree"" and 'Herrick pedigree""

""To the Superior Court of the City of New York, Alexander J. Davis agst Alvin Higgins, George Higgins 14th Augst, 1865 """

""This design for a school house intends to exhibit a model of fitness and close economy "

""The public are most earnestly recommended to the perusal of Loudon's remarks on fire proof buildings "

""The general running lines are horizontal. Arches not necessary. The general running lines are vertical. Arches a really fundamental principal [sic] "

""The estate of Henry Hart late of Kingsbury merch[an]t deceased in acc[oun]t wiith Hamilton McCollister Esquire Sheriff of Washington," dated June 25, 1793

""Such contumely thou no more shalt bear --Home. The quoter has ever been the best friend of the Academy of Design "

""Suburban Gothic Villa""

""Study your plans carefully, and compare them with approved examples, sometime before beginning to build "

""Resolved, that the thanks of this class are due, and are hereby presented to the Trustees of the Cooper Union " signed R.J. Halleck, Chair."

""Remarks of John Quincy Adams upon Othello & Shakespeare""

""Of the many English publications on Villa Architecture that are before the public, it is commonly received opinion that none have yet appeared which seem to be suited to the tastes and wants of the American people "

""Note D to page 4. It is recorded that the first book placed in the Library, was Flaxman's illustrations of Homer, $15.00 "

""Mr. Tuckerman will agree with me that 'good writing should be free from every impertinence.' -- Why not also good architecture?"" signed ""Alexr. J. Davis, Architect""

""Mr. President: In the year 1839 I was secretary of the A.A.F.A.""

""Mr. Harvey's exhibition. This display consists of perhaps 200 oil and water color paintings of interesting local views "

""Ladies: for you it belongs especially to cultivate the arts of taste "

""Inserted at page 12, paper on Arc. & Principles""

""Having removed a portion of my books to the family seat on the Orange Mountain, I have resolved to break up my library of history, science and art, and to offer it for sale, at low appraisement, if to the free or public libraries of N.Y. and to them onl

""Fragments, scraps, etc. mostly entered into the index rerum Malton [?]""

""Financial suggestions"" from Jay Cooke addressed to W.P. Fessenden, July 21, 1864