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Town Book for Castletown For the Entry of Black Children, 1799-1827, page 16

Birth certificate for female child named Chat, born of Bet on September 12, 1808, signed by John Tysen, followed by deed of manumission for Henry Ryes, a 22-year old man freed April 24, 1811, signed by David Mersereau on April 30, 1811.

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Birth certificate for female child named Chat, born of Bet on September 12, 1808, signed by John Tysen, followed by deed of manumission for Henry Ryes, a 22-year old man freed April 24, 1811, signed by David Mersereau on April 30, 1811.
NYHS Identifier
nyhs_cast_orig_019.tif
Mss Collection - AHMC -Castleton (N.Y.)
Member of
Town book for Castletown for the entry of Black children, 1799-1827
Genre
birth registers; registers (lists); free papers
Owning Institution
New-York Historical Society
Type
Text
Subject (Topical)
Slaves--New York (State)--Richmond County
Slavery--New York (State)--Richmond County
Slaves--Emancipation--New York (State)--Richmond County
Slave records--New York (State)--Richmond County
Chat
Bet
Tysen, John
Ryes, Henry
Mersereau, David
Subject (Geographic)
Castleton (New York, N.Y)
Full Title
Town Book for Castletown For the Entry of Black Children, 1799-1827, page 16
Creator
Castleton (New York, N.Y.)
Digital Format
image/tiff
Digital Origin
digitized other analog
Date Created
all of the dates: 1808-September-12, 1811-April-24, 1811-April-30
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