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[Birth certificate of female children Bet and Sarah]

Birth certificate of Sarah, born February 17, 1804, and Bet, born July 17, 1802, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Sarah' belonging to New York City merchant Thomas Arden.

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Birth certificate of Sarah, born February 17, 1804, and Bet, born July 17, 1802, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Sarah' belonging to New York City merchant Thomas Arden.
Full Title
[Birth certificate of female children Bet and Sarah]
NYHS Identifier
nyhs_sc_b-05_f-18_004
Mss Collection - Slavery Collection
Member of
Slavery Collection, 1709-1864. Series VII, Legal Documents. Subseries 1, Birth Certificates, 1800-1818
Genre
birth certificates
Owning Institution
New-York Historical Society
Subject (Topical)
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York
Slavery--New York (State)--New York
Subject (Name)
Arden, Thomas S., d. 1805
Sarah
Bet
Contributor
Sarah
Bet
Creator
Arden, Thomas S., d. 1805
Date Created
1804-July-17
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