Series Subjects/Tags - New York Mercury

Abduction

Blanche Grafton
Elfrida, the Red Rover's Daughter. A Romance of New York
Pathaway; or, Nick Whiffles on the Trail. A Tale of the Northern Trapping-Grounds
Sadia
Stella Delorme; or, The Comanche's Dream

Abusive men

The Rift and the Spray

Abusive women

Blanche Grafton

Adoption

Sibylla Joy

Adultery

A Dangerous Woman; or, The Broken Troth
Downe Reserve; or, The Mystery at Wishing Well

African Americans

Cepherine
Sadia
Scotto, the Scout. A Romance of the North and South
Stella Delorme; or, The Comanche's Dream

Alhambra (Granada, Spain)

Raoul, the Knight

American loyalists

Hirl, the Hunchback; or, The Swordmaker of the Santee

American Revolutionary War stories

Hirl, the Hunchback; or, The Swordmaker of the Santee
Sea Waif; or, The Terror of the Coast. A Tale of Privateering in 1776
Thayendanegea, the Scourge; or, The War Eagle of the Mohawks

Apparitions

Noll Darker

Apprentices

Nightshade; or, The Masked Robber of Hounslow Heath

Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801

Thayendanegea, the Scourge; or, The War Eagle of the Mohawks

Artists

Guy Ravenel
Noll Darker

Assassins

The White Wizard; or, The Great Prophet of the Seminoles

Attempted murder

Guy Ravenel
Noll Darker
The Vendetta

Balls (Parties)

Blanche Grafton

Bandit, outlaw, and highwayman stories

Nightshade; or, The Masked Robber of Hounslow Heath
The Owlet
Pathaway; or, Nick Whiffles on the Trail. A Tale of the Northern Trapping-Grounds
Stella Delorme; or, The Comanche's Dream
Thayendanegea, the Scourge; or, The War Eagle of the Mohawks
Whitelaw; or, Nattie of the Lake Shore. A Tale of the Ten Mile Trace

Bankruptcy

Mortimer; or, The Bankrupt's Heiress

Battles

Sea Waif; or, The Terror of the Coast. A Tale of Privateering in 1776

Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893

Scotto, the Scout. A Romance of the North and South

Beauty contests

Downe Reserve; or, The Mystery at Wishing Well

Bermuda Islands

Sea Waif; or, The Terror of the Coast. A Tale of Privateering in 1776

Betrayal

Nightshade; or, The Masked Robber of Hounslow Heath

Betrothal

A Dangerous Woman; or, The Broken Troth
Mortimer; or, The Bankrupt's Heiress

Bigamy

English Tom

Bildungsromans

Guy Ravenel
Sibylla Joy

Biographical fiction

Thayendanegea, the Scourge; or, The War Eagle of the Mohawks

Blacksmiths

Hirl, the Hunchback; or, The Swordmaker of the Santee

Brant, Joseph, 1742-1807

Thayendanegea, the Scourge; or, The War Eagle of the Mohawks

Breach of promise

A Dangerous Woman; or, The Broken Troth
Mortimer; or, The Bankrupt's Heiress

Bricklayers

Catholina

Brides

Hollow Ash Hall
Noll Darker

Brigands and robbers

Nightshade; or, The Masked Robber of Hounslow Heath
The Owlet

Brothers

Sibylla Joy

Bull Run, 1st Battle of, Va., 1861

Scotto, the Scout. A Romance of the North and South

Canada

Golden Feather; or, The Buccaneers of King's Bridge
Hazelwood

Carrera, Rafael, 1814-1865

Pierre, the Partisan; a Tale of the Mexican Marches

Carriages and carts

Nightshade; or, The Masked Robber of Hounslow Heath

Cavalry

Scotto, the Scout. A Romance of the North and South

Chaplains

Hirl, the Hunchback; or, The Swordmaker of the Santee

Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685

Nightshade; or, The Masked Robber of Hounslow Heath

Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818

The Owlet

Chivalry

Raoul, the Knight

Civil War stories

Sadia
Scotto, the Scout. A Romance of the North and South

Comanche Indians

Pierre, the Partisan; a Tale of the Mexican Marches
Stella Delorme; or, The Comanche's Dream

Copper mines and mining

Whitelaw; or, Nattie of the Lake Shore. A Tale of the Ten Mile Trace

Courtship

English Tom
Guy Ravenel
Hollow Ash Hall

Delaware Indians

Golden Feather; or, The Buccaneers of King's Bridge

Detective and mystery stories

Blanche Grafton
Blanche; or, The Lost Diamond
Cepherine
English Tom
Guy Ravenel
Hazelwood
Hollow Ash Hall
Noll Darker
Sea Waif; or, The Terror of the Coast. A Tale of Privateering in 1776
Sibylla Joy
Thayendanegea, the Scourge; or, The War Eagle of the Mohawks
The Vendetta

Diamonds

Blanche; or, The Lost Diamond

Disguise

Hirl, the Hunchback; or, The Swordmaker of the Santee
The Owlet
Stella Delorme; or, The Comanche's Dream

Dragoons

Pierre, the Partisan; a Tale of the Mexican Marches

Drowning

Blanche Grafton

Dueling

Sea Waif; or, The Terror of the Coast. A Tale of Privateering in 1776
The Shell-Hunter; or, The Ocean Love-Chase. A Romance of Land and Sea

Dwarfs

Nightshade; or, The Masked Robber of Hounslow Heath

East India Company -- Army

Alethe; or, The Child of the Cord. A Tale of Jungle and Bungalow Life

East Indians

Alethe; or, The Child of the Cord. A Tale of Jungle and Bungalow Life

Elephants

Alethe; or, The Child of the Cord. A Tale of Jungle and Bungalow Life

England

Erminie; or, The Gipsy Queen's Vow
Golden Feather; or, The Buccaneers of King's Bridge
Hazelwood
Hollow Ash Hall
The Rift and the Spray
The Vendetta

English

Alethe; or, The Child of the Cord. A Tale of Jungle and Bungalow Life
English Tom
Golden Feather; or, The Buccaneers of King's Bridge
Hirl, the Hunchback; or, The Swordmaker of the Santee
Mortimer; or, The Bankrupt's Heiress
Raoul, the Knight
The Rift and the Spray

Escapes

Nightshade; or, The Masked Robber of Hounslow Heath

Extortion

Blanche Grafton
Cepherine

False imprisonment

Downe Reserve; or, The Mystery at Wishing Well
Guy Ravenel
Thayendanegea, the Scourge; or, The War Eagle of the Mohawks

Female offenders

Blanche Grafton
Downe Reserve; or, The Mystery at Wishing Well

Florida

The White Wizard; or, The Great Prophet of the Seminoles

Forced marriage

Blanche Grafton

Forgery

Guy Ravenel

Forgiveness

Sea Waif; or, The Terror of the Coast. A Tale of Privateering in 1776

Fortune hunters

Blanche; or, The Lost Diamond

France

Thisbe, the Princess Palmist; or, The Queen's Musketeer. A Romance of Two Centuries Ago

French

Pathaway; or, Nick Whiffles on the Trail. A Tale of the Northern Trapping-Grounds
The Rift and the Spray
Sadia
The Shell-Hunter; or, The Ocean Love-Chase. A Romance of Land and Sea

Frontier and pioneer life

Pierre, the Partisan; a Tale of the Mexican Marches
Whitelaw; or, Nattie of the Lake Shore. A Tale of the Ten Mile Trace

George, III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820

The Owlet

Ghost stories

Hollow Ash Hall
Noll Darker

Ghosts

Hollow Ash Hall

Gold

The Vendetta

Gold mines and mining

Whitelaw; or, Nattie of the Lake Shore. A Tale of the Ten Mile Trace

Great Britain

The Owlet
Sea Waif; or, The Terror of the Coast. A Tale of Privateering in 1776

Grocers

A Dangerous Woman; or, The Broken Troth

Guardian and ward

Blanche; or, The Lost Diamond

Hate

The Vendetta

Haunted houses

Hollow Ash Hall

Hawaiians

The Shell-Hunter; or, The Ocean Love-Chase. A Romance of Land and Sea

Heiresses

Mortimer; or, The Bankrupt's Heiress
Sibylla Joy

Heirs

Thayendanegea, the Scourge; or, The War Eagle of the Mohawks
The White Wizard; or, The Great Prophet of the Seminoles

Herkimer, Nicholas, 1728-1777

Thayendanegea, the Scourge; or, The War Eagle of the Mohawks

Heroes

Sea Waif; or, The Terror of the Coast. A Tale of Privateering in 1776
Stella Delorme; or, The Comanche's Dream

Hindus

Alethe; or, The Child of the Cord. A Tale of Jungle and Bungalow Life

Historical fiction

Alethe; or, The Child of the Cord. A Tale of Jungle and Bungalow Life
Nightshade; or, The Masked Robber of Hounslow Heath
The Owlet
Raoul, the Knight
Scotto, the Scout. A Romance of the North and South
Thayendanegea, the Scourge; or, The War Eagle of the Mohawks
Thisbe, the Princess Palmist; or, The Queen's Musketeer. A Romance of Two Centuries Ago

History

Alethe; or, The Child of the Cord. A Tale of Jungle and Bungalow Life
Golden Feather; or, The Buccaneers of King's Bridge
Hirl, the Hunchback; or, The Swordmaker of the Santee
The Owlet
Sadia
Scotto, the Scout. A Romance of the North and South
Sea Waif; or, The Terror of the Coast. A Tale of Privateering in 1776
Thayendanegea, the Scourge; or, The War Eagle of the Mohawks

Hounslow (London, England)

Nightshade; or, The Masked Robber of Hounslow Heath

Household employees

Cepherine

Hunters

Pathaway; or, Nick Whiffles on the Trail. A Tale of the Northern Trapping-Grounds

Imperialism

Alethe; or, The Child of the Cord. A Tale of Jungle and Bungalow Life

India

Alethe; or, The Child of the Cord. A Tale of Jungle and Bungalow Life

Indian captivities

Stella Delorme; or, The Comanche's Dream

Indian women

Whitelaw; or, Nattie of the Lake Shore. A Tale of the Ten Mile Trace

Indians

Stella Delorme; or, The Comanche's Dream
Thayendanegea, the Scourge; or, The War Eagle of the Mohawks
The White Wizard; or, The Great Prophet of the Seminoles

Indians of North America

Pathaway; or, Nick Whiffles on the Trail. A Tale of the Northern Trapping-Grounds

Indians of South America

The Shell-Hunter; or, The Ocean Love-Chase. A Romance of Land and Sea

Inheritance and succession

Catholina
Cepherine
English Tom
Golden Feather; or, The Buccaneers of King's Bridge
Mortimer; or, The Bankrupt's Heiress
Sibylla Joy
Thayendanegea, the Scourge; or, The War Eagle of the Mohawks

Iroquois Indians

Thayendanegea, the Scourge; or, The War Eagle of the Mohawks

Jealousy

Blanche Grafton
A Dangerous Woman; or, The Broken Troth
Downe Reserve; or, The Mystery at Wishing Well
Noll Darker

Johnson, John, Sir, 1742-1830

Thayendanegea, the Scourge; or, The War Eagle of the Mohawks

Johnson, William, 1715-1774

Thayendanegea, the Scourge; or, The War Eagle of the Mohawks

Judges

Erminie; or, The Gipsy Queen's Vow

Kidnapping

Cepherine
Hazelwood
Pathaway; or, Nick Whiffles on the Trail. A Tale of the Northern Trapping-Grounds
The Rift and the Spray
Stella Delorme; or, The Comanche's Dream
Thayendanegea, the Scourge; or, The War Eagle of the Mohawks

Kings and rulers

Stella Delorme; or, The Comanche's Dream
Thayendanegea, the Scourge; or, The War Eagle of the Mohawks

Knights and knighthood

The Owlet
Raoul, the Knight

Kyphosis

Hirl, the Hunchback; or, The Swordmaker of the Santee

London (England)

Blanche; or, The Lost Diamond
A Dangerous Woman; or, The Broken Troth
Elfrida, the Red Rover's Daughter. A Romance of New York

Love stories

Blanche Grafton
Blanche; or, The Lost Diamond
A Dangerous Woman; or, The Broken Troth
Downe Reserve; or, The Mystery at Wishing Well
English Tom
Erminie; or, The Gipsy Queen's Vow
Guy Ravenel
Hazelwood
Hollow Ash Hall
Mortimer; or, The Bankrupt's Heiress
Nightshade; or, The Masked Robber of Hounslow Heath
Noll Darker
Sadia
Sea Waif; or, The Terror of the Coast. A Tale of Privateering in 1776
The Shell-Hunter; or, The Ocean Love-Chase. A Romance of Land and Sea
Stella Delorme; or, The Comanche's Dream
Thayendanegea, the Scourge; or, The War Eagle of the Mohawks
The Vendetta
The White Wizard; or, The Great Prophet of the Seminoles
Whitelaw; or, Nattie of the Lake Shore. A Tale of the Ten Mile Trace

Man-woman relationships

Hollow Ash Hall
Nightshade; or, The Masked Robber of Hounslow Heath
Sea Waif; or, The Terror of the Coast. A Tale of Privateering in 1776
Stella Delorme; or, The Comanche's Dream
Thayendanegea, the Scourge; or, The War Eagle of the Mohawks
Whitelaw; or, Nattie of the Lake Shore. A Tale of the Ten Mile Trace

Mania

Hollow Ash Hall

Marriage

The White Wizard; or, The Great Prophet of the Seminoles
Whitelaw; or, Nattie of the Lake Shore. A Tale of the Ten Mile Trace

Maryland

Sadia

Mental illness

Noll Darker
Sibylla Joy

Mexican War, 1846-1848

Pierre, the Partisan; a Tale of the Mexican Marches

Mexicans

Pierre, the Partisan; a Tale of the Mexican Marches

Mexico

Pierre, the Partisan; a Tale of the Mexican Marches

Millionaires

Cepherine

Miners

Thayendanegea, the Scourge; or, The War Eagle of the Mohawks
Whitelaw; or, Nattie of the Lake Shore. A Tale of the Ten Mile Trace

Missing persons

Blanche; or, The Lost Diamond
Cepherine

Mohawk Indians

Thayendanegea, the Scourge; or, The War Eagle of the Mohawks

Mohawk River Valley (N.Y.)

Thayendanegea, the Scourge; or, The War Eagle of the Mohawks

Mothers and sons

Erminie; or, The Gipsy Queen's Vow

Murder

Alethe; or, The Child of the Cord. A Tale of Jungle and Bungalow Life
Catholina
Downe Reserve; or, The Mystery at Wishing Well
Hazelwood
Hollow Ash Hall
Pierre, the Partisan; a Tale of the Mexican Marches
Sibylla Joy
Thayendanegea, the Scourge; or, The War Eagle of the Mohawks
The White Wizard; or, The Great Prophet of the Seminoles

Muslims

Raoul, the Knight

Mutiny

Alethe; or, The Child of the Cord. A Tale of Jungle and Bungalow Life

Naval battles

The Rift and the Spray

New England

English Tom

New Orleans (La.)

Catholina

New York (N.Y.)

Elfrida, the Red Rover's Daughter. A Romance of New York
English Tom
Golden Feather; or, The Buccaneers of King's Bridge
Guy Ravenel
Hazelwood
Mortimer; or, The Bankrupt's Heiress
Noll Darker
The Shell-Hunter; or, The Ocean Love-Chase. A Romance of Land and Sea
Sibylla Joy

Nobility

Downe Reserve; or, The Mystery at Wishing Well
English Tom
Golden Feather; or, The Buccaneers of King's Bridge
Guy Ravenel
Mortimer; or, The Bankrupt's Heiress
The Vendetta

Normans

Thisbe, the Princess Palmist; or, The Queen's Musketeer. A Romance of Two Centuries Ago

Northwest, Old

Pathaway; or, Nick Whiffles on the Trail. A Tale of the Northern Trapping-Grounds

Oceania

The Shell-Hunter; or, The Ocean Love-Chase. A Romance of Land and Sea

Oregon

Thayendanegea, the Scourge; or, The War Eagle of the Mohawks

Organized crime

Cepherine

Oriskany, Battle of, N.Y., 1777

Thayendanegea, the Scourge; or, The War Eagle of the Mohawks

Outlaws

Pathaway; or, Nick Whiffles on the Trail. A Tale of the Northern Trapping-Grounds
Thayendanegea, the Scourge; or, The War Eagle of the Mohawks
Whitelaw; or, Nattie of the Lake Shore. A Tale of the Ten Mile Trace

Palmists

Thisbe, the Princess Palmist; or, The Queen's Musketeer. A Romance of Two Centuries Ago

Paris (France)

Thisbe, the Princess Palmist; or, The Queen's Musketeer. A Romance of Two Centuries Ago

Patients

Hirl, the Hunchback; or, The Swordmaker of the Santee

Penal transportation

Erminie; or, The Gipsy Queen's Vow

Physicians

Catholina

Pirates

Elfrida, the Red Rover's Daughter. A Romance of New York
Golden Feather; or, The Buccaneers of King's Bridge
The Rift and the Spray

Pirates and privateering stories

Elfrida, the Red Rover's Daughter. A Romance of New York
Golden Feather; or, The Buccaneers of King's Bridge
The Rift and the Spray
Sea Waif; or, The Terror of the Coast. A Tale of Privateering in 1776

Plantations

Stella Delorme; or, The Comanche's Dream

Potomac River

Sadia

Poverty

Blanche; or, The Lost Diamond

Pride and vanity

Downe Reserve; or, The Mystery at Wishing Well

Prisoners

Sea Waif; or, The Terror of the Coast. A Tale of Privateering in 1776

Prisoners of war

Hirl, the Hunchback; or, The Swordmaker of the Santee
Scotto, the Scout. A Romance of the North and South

Privateering

Golden Feather; or, The Buccaneers of King's Bridge
Sea Waif; or, The Terror of the Coast. A Tale of Privateering in 1776

Prophets

The White Wizard; or, The Great Prophet of the Seminoles

Racially mixed people

Stella Delorme; or, The Comanche's Dream
Thayendanegea, the Scourge; or, The War Eagle of the Mohawks

Rescues

Stella Delorme; or, The Comanche's Dream

Revenge

Blanche Grafton
Downe Reserve; or, The Mystery at Wishing Well
Erminie; or, The Gipsy Queen's Vow
Hazelwood
Stella Delorme; or, The Comanche's Dream
The Vendetta

Revolutions

Alethe; or, The Child of the Cord. A Tale of Jungle and Bungalow Life

River Edge (N.J.)

Hazelwood

Robbery

Cepherine
Nightshade; or, The Masked Robber of Hounslow Heath
Noll Darker

Robbery investigation

Blanche; or, The Lost Diamond
Guy Ravenel
Thayendanegea, the Scourge; or, The War Eagle of the Mohawks

Romanies

Erminie; or, The Gipsy Queen's Vow
Thisbe, the Princess Palmist; or, The Queen's Musketeer. A Romance of Two Centuries Ago

Royal houses

Thisbe, the Princess Palmist; or, The Queen's Musketeer. A Romance of Two Centuries Ago

Saint Croix (Me.)

Hazelwood

Scouts (Reconnaissance)

Scotto, the Scout. A Romance of the North and South

Sea stories

Elfrida, the Red Rover's Daughter. A Romance of New York
English Tom
The Rift and the Spray
Sea Waif; or, The Terror of the Coast. A Tale of Privateering in 1776
The Shell-Hunter; or, The Ocean Love-Chase. A Romance of Land and Sea

Secret societies

Cepherine

Seminole War, 2nd, 1835-1842

The White Wizard; or, The Great Prophet of the Seminoles

Ship captains

Sea Waif; or, The Terror of the Coast. A Tale of Privateering in 1776

Shipwrecks

English Tom

Shooters of firearms

Pierre, the Partisan; a Tale of the Mexican Marches

Shoshoni Indians

Thayendanegea, the Scourge; or, The War Eagle of the Mohawks

Sisters

Hazelwood
Sadia

Slaves

Sadia
Scotto, the Scout. A Romance of the North and South
The White Wizard; or, The Great Prophet of the Seminoles

Smugglers

English Tom
The Rift and the Spray

Smuggling

English Tom

Social classes

Blanche; or, The Lost Diamond
A Dangerous Woman; or, The Broken Troth
Guy Ravenel
Mortimer; or, The Bankrupt's Heiress

Soldiers

Alethe; or, The Child of the Cord. A Tale of Jungle and Bungalow Life
Cepherine
Golden Feather; or, The Buccaneers of King's Bridge
Hirl, the Hunchback; or, The Swordmaker of the Santee
The Owlet
Pathaway; or, Nick Whiffles on the Trail. A Tale of the Northern Trapping-Grounds
Pierre, the Partisan; a Tale of the Mexican Marches
Thisbe, the Princess Palmist; or, The Queen's Musketeer. A Romance of Two Centuries Ago

South Carolina

Hirl, the Hunchback; or, The Swordmaker of the Santee

Spaniards

Blanche Grafton
Raoul, the Knight

Spies

Golden Feather; or, The Buccaneers of King's Bridge
Hirl, the Hunchback; or, The Swordmaker of the Santee

Spy stories

Hirl, the Hunchback; or, The Swordmaker of the Santee

Stagecoach robberies

Thayendanegea, the Scourge; or, The War Eagle of the Mohawks

Street children

Cepherine

Suicide

Stella Delorme; or, The Comanche's Dream

Superior, Lake

Whitelaw; or, Nattie of the Lake Shore. A Tale of the Ten Mile Trace

Surrey (England)

Downe Reserve; or, The Mystery at Wishing Well

Templars

Raoul, the Knight

Texas

Pierre, the Partisan; a Tale of the Mexican Marches
Stella Delorme; or, The Comanche's Dream

Texas Rangers

Stella Delorme; or, The Comanche's Dream

Tiger

Alethe; or, The Child of the Cord. A Tale of Jungle and Bungalow Life

Trappers

Pathaway; or, Nick Whiffles on the Trail. A Tale of the Northern Trapping-Grounds

Treasure troves

The Vendetta

Trials (Mail robbery)

Thayendanegea, the Scourge; or, The War Eagle of the Mohawks

Twins

Hazelwood

Unionists (United States Civil War)

Sadia

United States

Golden Feather; or, The Buccaneers of King's Bridge
Hirl, the Hunchback; or, The Swordmaker of the Santee
Sadia
Scotto, the Scout. A Romance of the North and South
Sea Waif; or, The Terror of the Coast. A Tale of Privateering in 1776
Thayendanegea, the Scourge; or, The War Eagle of the Mohawks
The White Wizard; or, The Great Prophet of the Seminoles

Unrequited love

Elfrida, the Red Rover's Daughter. A Romance of New York
English Tom
Sadia
Stella Delorme; or, The Comanche's Dream

Vendetta

The Vendetta

Virginia

Scotto, the Scout. A Romance of the North and South

Vows

Erminie; or, The Gipsy Queen's Vow

Voyages and travels

The Shell-Hunter; or, The Ocean Love-Chase. A Romance of Land and Sea

War stories

Golden Feather; or, The Buccaneers of King's Bridge
Hirl, the Hunchback; or, The Swordmaker of the Santee
Pierre, the Partisan; a Tale of the Mexican Marches
Scotto, the Scout. A Romance of the North and South
Thayendanegea, the Scourge; or, The War Eagle of the Mohawks

Warfare

The White Wizard; or, The Great Prophet of the Seminoles

Washington (D.C.)

Cepherine

Western stories

Pathaway; or, Nick Whiffles on the Trail. A Tale of the Northern Trapping-Grounds
Pierre, the Partisan; a Tale of the Mexican Marches
Stella Delorme; or, The Comanche's Dream
Thayendanegea, the Scourge; or, The War Eagle of the Mohawks
The White Wizard; or, The Great Prophet of the Seminoles
Whitelaw; or, Nattie of the Lake Shore. A Tale of the Ten Mile Trace

Whiffles, Nick (Fictitious character)

Pathaway; or, Nick Whiffles on the Trail. A Tale of the Northern Trapping-Grounds

Widows

English Tom
Guy Ravenel

Wishing wells

Downe Reserve; or, The Mystery at Wishing Well

Wives

The Vendetta

Women

Whitelaw; or, Nattie of the Lake Shore. A Tale of the Ten Mile Trace

Women heroes

Sadia

Yellow fever

Catholina