Manuscripts Relating to Slavery

: [Birth certificate of a certain female child named Roselle]; Birth certificate of Roselle, born December 24, 1803, to a 'Mulatto Wench named Betty' belonging to New York City merchant John Gerhard Coster. In document, the word 'Negro' has been crossed out and replaced with 'Mulatto.'

: [Birth certificate of a certain female child named Betty]; Birth certificate of Betty, born July 29, 1799, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Jenny' belonging to New York City counsellor at law Isaac L. Kip. Signed by witness Joseph Fellows Jun. [Junior].

: [Birth certificate of female child called Jenny]; Birth certificate of Jenny, born September 9, 1802, to a 'Slave Betty' belonging to New York City merchant Richard Duryee.

: [Birth certificate of a certain male child named Francis]; Birth certificate of Francis, born August 15, 1814, to a 'slave, a black womannamed Betty' belonging to New York City merchant James Smith.

: [Birth certificate of a certain female child named Sarah]; Birth certificate of Sarah, born February 4, 1799, to a 'negro woman s[lave] named Betty' belonging to John Sullivan of New York City. Document damage at right with text missing.

: [Birth certificate of a certain female child named Betty]; Birth certificate of Betty, born August 1, 1802, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Abigail' belonging to New York City farmer David Waldron.

: [Birth certificate of a certain female child named Betty]; Birth certificate of Betty, born February 14, 1805, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Jane' belonging to farmer Andrew McGown of Harlaem [Harlem], New York City.

: [Birth certificate of a certain female child named Betty]; Birth certificate of Betty, born August 10, 1800, to a 'Negro Woman Slave Suck' belonging to New York City merchant Thomas Harvey.

: [Birth certificate of a certain male child named Peter]; Birth certificate of Peter, born November 5, 1805, to a 'Mulatto womannamed Betty,' formerly belonging to New York City shipwright George James.

: [Birth certificate of William a black male child]; Birth certificate of William, born October 22, 1805, to a 'Slave Betty' belonging to New York City attorney at law Samuel Cowdrey.