Manuscripts Relating to Slavery

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: R. Bunn's certificate [of the] birth of 4 coloured children; Birth certificate of Ida, born November 9, 1809, Jack, born October 1, 1811, David, born August 15, 1815, and Amelia, born April 15, 1817, all children of slave named Sarah belonging to New York City ladies shoe maker Reuben Bunn.

: [Birth certificate of Ann Maria Stevenson]; One leaf containing two separately signed documents, both dated February 19, 1803. At top, birth certificate of of Ann Maria Stevenson, born to 'the wife of a free black by the name of Joseph Stevenson' belonging to New York City physician Joshua E. R. Birch. At bottom, certificate indicating Birch's intention to 'abandon' his rights to the child. Addressed to Tunis Wortman, Esq., Clerk of the City and County of New York.

: [Birth certificate of Charlotte a female black]; Birth certificate of Charlotte, aged six months and eleven days, born to 'Dina, a slave to Mrs. Phebe [Phoebe] Davis' of New York.

: [Birth certificate of Cora a female child]; Birth certificate of Cora, born November 5, 1801, belonging to Harriet Rumsey, wife of Robert Gill of New York City.

: [Birth certificate of Cornelia Wilson]; Birth certificate of Cornelia Wilson, born May 20, 1808, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Maria' belonging to New York City dealer Isaac Abrahams. Damage to document on right side with text missing, including birth date.

: [Birth certificate of Cornelius Jackson]; Birth certificate of Cornelius Jackson, born in 'August or September' 1799, belonging to John L. Norton of New York City.

: [Birth certificate of Eleanor, a female child]; Birth certificate of Eleanor, born April 9, 1807, to a 'Negro woman Margaret' and her husband Pompey. Includes note that Eleanor was baptised by Reverend Mr. Harris [probably Rev. William Harris] at St. Mark's Church in the Bowery and sponsored by Margaret's owner, widow Christian Marschalk of New York City. In document, Marschalk expresses concern that a certficate had not already been submitted by her attorney, Dirck Ten Broeck [Dirk Tenbroeck], and thus submits a second.

: [Birth certificate of Emma]; Birth certificate of Emma, born October 3, 1803, to 'a negro woman named Hetta.' Signed by attorney at law Robert P. Lee.

: [Birth certificate of Fanny a female child and Charles a male back child]; Birth certificate of Fanny, born April 18, 1806, to 'Jane a slave', and Charles, born March 1, 1810, to 'Mary a slave,' both belonging to New York City gentleman Gabriel Furman.

: [Birth certificate of Francis Jones, a male black child]; Birth certificate of Francis Joney [Jones?], born February 8, 1802, to 'Black Slave Lavinia' belonging to Henrietta Anderson. Signed by witness J. W. Buwerton [?].

: [Birth certificate of Henry Moore]; Birth certificate of Henry Moore, born September 20, 1811, to the female slave Marian Moore belonging to Harriet [Henrietta] Clarkson, widow of New York City merchant Freeman Clarkson.

: [Birth certificate of James]; Birth certificate of James, born June 19, 1802, to 'Marianne, the wife of York' belonging to New York City surgeon William Hurst. Document cosigned by attorney Timothy Hurst. James was baptised August 1, 1802, by the Right Reverend Bishop Moore.

: [Birth certificate of John Baptiste Thompson]; Birth certificate of John Baptiste Thompson, born in January 1802, to a 'Negro Slave Amanda' belonging to New York City merchant Thomas Bibby.

: [Birth certificate of Martha or Mat, a black child]; Birth certificate of 'Martha or Mat,' born January 24, 1807, to a 'wench, Rachel' belonging to New York City teacher Stanton Latham.

: [Birth certificate of Mary a negro child]; Birth certificate of Mary, born in April 1802, to 'Mary a slave & Samuel Sperry a free man.' Signed by New York City merchant Gulian Ludlow.

: [Birth certificate of Matilda a female mulatto child]; Birth certificate of Matilda, born June 12, 1808, to 'Slave Bella' belonging to Ann Brooks, widow of New York City painter and glazier Michael Brooks. Signed by son John B. Brooks.

: [Birth certificate of Oliver a male child]; Birth certificate of Oliver, born July 31, 1807, to a 'Slave Judith' belonging to widow Eliza Clark of New York City. Also signed by witness Isaac L. Kip.

: [Birth certificate of Othello Lawbury, a mulatto male child]; Birth certificate of Othello Lawbury, born May 2, 1802, to a 'female slave named Mary' belonging to New York City attorney at law Andrew Raymond.

: [Birth certificate of Ruth, a certain female child]; Birth certificate of Ruth, born August 8, 1803, to a 'Negro woman Slavenamed Jude' belonging to New York City butcher Alexander Fink. Addressed to Tunis Wortman Esquire, Clerk of the City and County of New York.

: [Birth certificate of Sam]; Birth certificate of Sam, born January 23, 1802, to a 'servant Hannah' belonging to New York City [merchant] John Oothout.

: [Birth certificate of Stephen, a male child]; Birth certificate of Stephen, born February 18, 1805, to a 'negro girl called Hannah' belonging to New York City merchant John Lawrence.

: [Birth certificate of Stephen, a male negro infant]; Birth certificate of Stephen, aged five months and twenty-six days, born to 'Slave Isabella' belonging to New York City attorney at law Elisha W. King.

: [Birth certificate of Thomas]; Birth certificate of Thomas, born April 29, 1801, to a slave named Hannah belonging to New York City ship chandler Frederick Babcock.

: [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.

: [Birth certificate of a black (or yellow) male child since called William]; Birth certificate of William, born April 19, 1807, to a 'female slave' belonging to New York City sail maker Peter H. Wendover. Addressed to Thomas Morris Esquire, Clerk of the City and County of New York.

: [Birth certificate of a black female child named Rachel]; Birth certificate of a 'black female child Rachel,' born April 10, 1805, belonging to New York City merchant Isaac Clason.

: [Birth certificate of a black female child of the name of Dolly Prince]; Birth certificate of Dolly Prince, born March 12, 1802, to a 'slave woman named Lydia Prince' belonging to New York City merchant George Robertson.

: [Birth certificate of a black female child, now called Sal]; Birth certificate of Sal, born in November 1803, to a 'Slave by name Cate' belonging to New York City weigher Daniel Kemper.

: [Birth certificate of a certain black boynamed Cato]; Birth certificate of Cato, born March 31, 1802, and brought in to New York City from Stamford Connecticut by owner, merchant Ebenezer Davenport.

: [Birth certificate of a certain black child named Eliza Vanhorne]; Birth certificate of Eliza [?] Vanhorne, born March 11, 1804, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Sarah Vanhorne' belonging to New York City physician Daniel Proudfit.

: [Birth certificate of a certain black child named Hetty]; Birth certificate of Hetty, born 'on or about' August 1, 1802, to Susan, a slave belonging to New York City gentleman John De Lancey.

: [Birth certificate of a certain black child named John]; Birth certificate of John, born October 8, 1811, to a 'black woman a slave named Trace' belonging to Manhattan teacher Thos. [Thomas] H. Finlay.

: [Birth certificate of a certain black child named Phebe]; Birth certificate of Phebe, born November 17, 1813, to a 'black woman named Trese [i.e. Trace?] a slave' belonging to Manhattan teacher Thos. [Thomas] H. Finlay.

: [Birth certificate of a certain black female child named Dinah]; Birth certificate of Dinah, born January 7, 1800, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Sarah' belonging to New York City merchant Arch'd [Archibald] Currie.

: [Birth certificate of a certain boy child named Benjamin]; Birth certificate of Benjamin, born May 15, 1801, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Mary' belonging to New York City merchant James VanZandt. In final sentence, the word 'abandon' has been crossed out and replaced with 'retain,' so that it instead reads, 'which child I retain according to law.'

: [Birth certificate of a certain child named David]; Birth certificate of David, born October 17, 1799, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Hannah' belonging to Jonathan Pearsee of New York City.

: [Birth certificate of a certain female black child named Fanny]; Birth certificate of Fanny, born August 17, 1800, to a 'negro woman Slave named Jane' belonging to New York City ironmonger Henry Jackson.

: [Birth certificate of a certain female child by the name of Betsey]; Birth certificate of Betsey, born January 17, 1800 [1803?], to a 'slaveby the name of Catharine' belonging to widow Ann McAdams of New York City.

: [Birth certificate of a certain female child called Charlotte]; Birth certificate of Charlotte, born February 28, 1806, to a 'Mulatto Woman Slave named Sibella [Isabella?]' belonging to New York City merchant John Murray.

: [Birth certificate of a certain female child called Mary]; Birth certificate of Mary Ann, born May 4, 1807, to a 'Negro Woman a Slave named Nanny' belonging to New York City gentleman John Kortright.

: [Birth certificate of a certain female child named Amanda]; Birth certificate of Amanda, born January 16, 1807, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Phillis' belonging to widow Ann Helme of New York City.

: [Birth certificate of a certain female child named Amelia]; Birth certificate of Amelia, born February 8, 1809, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Abigail Robison' belonging to keeper of the County Prison of New York City, Thomas Hazard.

: [Birth certificate of a certain female child named Bell]; Birth certificate of Bell, born May 7, 1803, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Sine' belonging to New York City gentleman Joseph Tyler.

: [Birth certificate of a certain female child named Betsey]; Birth certificate of Betsey, born August 19, 1814, to a 'Negro woman slave named Nan' belonging to New York City teacher Andrew Smith.

: [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 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 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 female child named Brunette]; Birth certificate of Brunette, born March 10, 1806, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Hannah' belonging to widow Hannah Lewis of New York City.

: [Birth certificate of a certain female child named Charlotte]; Birth certificate of Charlotte, born August 23, 1799, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Susan' belonging to New York City merchant Gabriel W. Ludlow.

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