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[Birth certificate of a certain male child called Henry]

Birth certificate of Henry, born August 20, 1803, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Jane' belonging to New York City bookseller Hugh Gaine.

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Description
Birth certificate of Henry, born August 20, 1803, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Jane' belonging to New York City bookseller Hugh Gaine.
PID
islandora:131397
NYHS Identifier
nyhs_sc_b-05_f-19_001
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)
Gaine, Hugh, 1726 or 7-1807
Jane
Henry
Full Title
[Birth certificate of a certain male child called Henry]
Contributor
Jane
Henry
Creator
Gaine, Hugh, 1726 or 7-1807
Date Created
1804-February-21
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