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[Birth certificate of a certain female child named Peg]

Birth certificate of Peg, born May 4, 1812, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Yawn' belonging to New York City merchant John Vreeland.

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Description
Birth certificate of Peg, born May 4, 1812, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Yawn' belonging to New York City merchant John Vreeland.
PID
islandora:130935
NYHS Identifier
nyhs_sc_b-05_f-20_073
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
Type
Text
Subject (Topical)
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York
Slavery--New York (State)--New York
Subject (Name)
Vreeland, John
Yawn
Peg
Full Title
[Birth certificate of a certain female child named Peg]
Contributor
Yawn
Peg
Creator
Vreeland, John
Date Created
1812-December-21
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