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[Birth certificate of male child Henry]

Birth certificate of Henry, aged three months and eight days, 'born of a female slave' belonging to New York City bookseller and stationer Samuel A. Burtus.

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Description
Birth certificate of Henry, aged three months and eight days, 'born of a female slave' belonging to New York City bookseller and stationer Samuel A. Burtus.
PID
islandora:132340
NYHS Identifier
nyhs_sc_b-05_f-18_028
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)
Burtus, Samuel A., 1776 or 7-1817
Henry
Full Title
[Birth certificate of male child Henry]
Contributor
Henry
Creator
Burtus, Samuel A., 1776 or 7-1817
Date Created
1816-May-28
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