William Verplanck Birney was an American 19th Century painter who was born in 1858. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Driscoll Babcock have featured William Verplanck Birney's work in the ...

— Endorsement by Colonel William Birney, 28 January 1864. In the third episode of Mercy Street, we are introduced to Miles, a young enslaved boy belonging to Dr. Foster’s mother.