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Slavery Collection, 1709-1864. Series VII, Legal Documents. Subseries 1, Birth Certificates, 1800-1818

247 birth certificates for children born to enslaved women in New York City from 1800 to 1818. The certificates usually include information such as the enslaver's occupation, the mother's name, and the date of birth and sex of the child.

Slavery Collection, 1709-1864. Series VII, Legal Documents. Subseries 1, Birth Certificates, 1800-1818

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[Birth certificate of a Negro male child named Jack]

[Birth certificate of a certain female child named Mary]

[Birth certificate of a certain male child named Siras James]

[Birth certificate of a certain female child named Rosette]

[Birth certificate of a certain female child named Peg]

[Birth certificate of Henry Moore]

[Birth certificate of a certain boy child named Benjamin]

[Birth certificate of Ann Maria Stevenson]

[Birth certificate of a certain Negro boy named Cuff]

[Birth certificate of a certain male child named William]

[Birth certificate of a certain female Black child named Fanny]

[Birth certificate of a certain male child named Peter]

[Birth certificate of a certain male child named Thomas]

[Birth certificate of a certain mulatto child named Joe]

[Birth certificate of a certain male child named Edward]

[Birth certificate of Francis Jones, a male Black child]

[Birth certificate of a certain female child called Charlotte]

[Birth certificate of a certain male child named Abraham]

[Birth certificate of a certain female child named Charlotte]

[Birth certificate of a certain male child named Sam]

[Birth certificate of a female child named Ann Robinson]

[Birth certificate of a certain Black female child named Dinah]

[Birth certificate of a certain Black child named John]

[Birth certificate of a certain Negro child named John]

[Birth certificate of a Negro male child named Jack]

[Birth certificate of a certain female child named Mary]

[Birth certificate of a certain male child named Siras James]

[Birth certificate of a certain female child named Rosette]

[Birth certificate of a certain female child named Peg]

[Birth certificate of Henry Moore]

[Birth certificate of a certain boy child named Benjamin]

[Birth certificate of Ann Maria Stevenson]

[Birth certificate of a certain Negro boy named Cuff]

[Birth certificate of a certain male child named William]

[Birth certificate of a certain female Black child named Fanny]

[Birth certificate of a certain male child named Peter]

[Birth certificate of a certain male child named Thomas]

[Birth certificate of a certain mulatto child named Joe]

[Birth certificate of a certain male child named Edward]

[Birth certificate of Francis Jones, a male Black child]

[Birth certificate of a certain female child called Charlotte]

[Birth certificate of a certain male child named Abraham]

[Birth certificate of a certain female child named Charlotte]

[Birth certificate of a certain male child named Sam]

[Birth certificate of a female child named Ann Robinson]

[Birth certificate of a certain Black female child named Dinah]

[Birth certificate of a certain Black child named John]

[Birth certificate of a certain Negro child named John]

[Birth certificate of a Negro male child named Jack]

[Birth certificate of a certain female child named Mary]

[Birth certificate of a certain male child named Siras James]

[Birth certificate of a certain female child named Rosette]

[Birth certificate of a certain female child named Peg]

[Birth certificate of Henry Moore]

[Birth certificate of a certain boy child named Benjamin]

[Birth certificate of Ann Maria Stevenson]

[Birth certificate of a certain Negro boy named Cuff]

[Birth certificate of a certain male child named William]

[Birth certificate of a certain female Black child named Fanny]

[Birth certificate of a certain male child named Peter]

[Birth certificate of a certain male child named Thomas]

[Birth certificate of a certain mulatto child named Joe]

[Birth certificate of a certain male child named Edward]

[Birth certificate of Francis Jones, a male Black child]

[Birth certificate of a certain female child called Charlotte]

[Birth certificate of a certain male child named Abraham]

[Birth certificate of a certain female child named Charlotte]

[Birth certificate of a certain male child named Sam]

[Birth certificate of a female child named Ann Robinson]

[Birth certificate of a certain Black female child named Dinah]

[Birth certificate of a certain Black child named John]

[Birth certificate of a certain Negro child named John]