Image Text 2 Items [Birth certificate of male child Charles] Birth certificate of Charles, born August 8, 1801, to 'Slave Rose' belonging to Egbert Benson Esquire of New York City. View Item
Image Text 2 Items [Birth certificate of Thomas] Birth certificate of Thomas, born April 29, 1801, to a slave named Hannah belonging to New York City ship chandler Frederick Babcock. View Item
Image Text 2 Items [Birth certificate of a certain male child named Edward] Birth certificate of Edward, born March 11, 1812, to a 'Negro Slave Woman named Caty' belonging to Catherine Cass, widow of Joseph Cass of New York City. View Item
Image Text 2 Items [Birth certificate of a female mulatto child by the name of Harriet] Birth certificate of Harriet, born February 10, 1810, to a 'Black girl a boun [bound?] servant the property of Thomas Stag,' at that time in the service of New York City shipwright Jacob Weaver. View Item
Image Text 2 Items [Birth certificate of a certain male child named George] Birth certificate of George, born January 22, 1809, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Margaret' belonging to Deborah Prendergast, wife of Captain Richard Prendergast of New York. View Item
Image Text 2 Items [Birth certificate of a certain male child named William] Birth certificate of William, born July 7, 1804, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Nanny' belonging to widow Elizabeth Duryee of New York City. View Item
Image Text 2 Items [Birth certificate of two Negro children Jack and Kitty] Birth certificate of Jack, aged three years and five months, and Kitty, aged nine months, transferred in ownership from Isaac Butler of Westfield, New York, to Sampson Simson. View Item
Image Text 2 Items [Birth certificate of a certain male child named William Charles] Birth certificate of William Charles, born December 20, 1805, to a 'Woman Slave Named Sarah' belonging to New York City measurer William Dodge. View Item
Image Text 2 Items [Birth certificate of a certain male child named Ephraim] Birth certificate of Ephraim, born August 23, 1812, to a 'coloured woman slave named Jennett Fisher' belonging to New York City wheelwright Hayes Pennell. View Item
Image Text 2 Items [Birth certificate of a certain mulatta child named Jenny] Birth certificate of Jenny, born June 1, 1812, to a 'Mulatta Woman Slave named Bet' belonging to New York City druggist Robert Bach. View Item
Image Text 2 Items [Birth certificate of a certain mulatto child named Eliza] Birth certificate of Eliza, born on June 4, 1804, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Molly' belonging to New York City grocer Isaac A. Abrahams. View Item
Image Text 2 Items [Birth certificate of a certain male child named Thomas] Birth certificate of Thomas, aged 'two months and fifteen days,' born to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Phillis' belonging to New York City carpenter Joseph Newton. View Item
Image Text 2 Items [Birth certificate of Ruth, a certain female child] Birth certificate of Ruth, born August 8, 1803, to a 'Negro woman Slave…named Jude' belonging to New York City butcher Alexander Fink. Addressed to Tunis Wortman Esquire, Clerk of the City and County of New York. View Item
Image Text 2 Items [Birth certificate of female child named Amelia] Birth certificate of Amelia, born July 5, 1801, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Macey' belonging to New York City merchant Thomas Farmar. View Item
Image Text 2 Items [Birth certificate of Eleanor, a female child] Birth certificate of Eleanor, born April 9, 1807, to a 'Negro woman Margaret' and her husband Pompey. Includes note that Eleanor was baptised by Reverend Mr. Harris [probably Rev. William Harris] at St. Mark's Church in the Bowery and sponsored by Margaret's owner, widow Christian Marschalk of New York City. In document, Marschalk expresses concern that a certficate had not already been submitted by her attorney, Dirck Ten Broeck [Dirk Tenbroeck], and thus submits a second. View Item
Image Text 2 Items [Birth certificate of a certain male child named James] Birth certificate of James, born January 20, 1807, to a 'Mulatto Woman Slave named Dine' belonging to New York City grocer William A. Hardenbrook. View Item
Image Text 2 Items [Birth certificate of a certain female child named Hannah] Birth certificate of Hannah, born October 15, 1805, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Kate' belonging to New York City sail maker Christian White. View Item
Image Text 2 Items [Birth certificate of a certain female child named Matilda] Birth certificate of Matilda, born November 28, 1807, to a 'Mulatto Woman named Jane' belonging to New York City guager John Herttell. In document, the word 'Slave' has been crossed out of description of mother. View Item
Image Text 2 Items [Birth certificate of boy named Thomas] Birth certificate of Thomas, born in March 1812, to 'a Black woman slave' belonging to New York City ship master Elias De Butts. Also signed by De Butts's attorney Anthony Wildon [?]. View Item
Image Text 2 Items [Birth certificate of a certain male child named Peter] Birth certificate of Peter, born January 5, 1804, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Hannah' belonging to New York City shipmaster Stephen Butman. View Item
Image Text 2 Items [Birth certificate of a Black (or yellow) male child since called William] Birth certificate of William, born April 19, 1807, to a 'female slave' belonging to New York City sail maker Peter H. Wendover. Addressed to Thomas Morris Esquire, Clerk of the City and County of New York. View Item
Image Text 2 Items [Birth certificate of a certain female child named Eliza] Birth certificate of Eliza, born April 14, 1810, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Jane' belonging to farmer Andrew McGowan [McGown] of Harlem, New York City. View Item
Image Text 2 Items [Birth certificate of a male child named Peter] Birth certificate of Peter, born in January 1806 to a slave belonging to Corenlius Kip of New York. View Item
Image Text 2 Items [Birth certificate of a male child named Charles] Birth certificate of Charles, born in July 1799 to a 'female slave' belonging to Ann Richardson of New York. View Item
Image Text 2 Items [Birth certificate of a certain male child named Peter] Birth certificate of Peter, born September 11, 1805, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Mary' belonging to New York City boarding house keeper Benajah Abrahams. View Item
Image Text 2 Items [Birth certificate of a certain female child ...] Birth certificate of [?], born November 26, 1800, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Mercy' belonging to Thomas Barclay of New York City. Damage to document on left side with text missing, including name of child. View Item
Image Text 2 Items [Birth certificate of a certain female child named Mary] Birth certificate of Mary, born April 19, 1806, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Margaret' belonging to New York City cabinet maker Abraham A. Slover. View Item
Image Text 2 Items [Birth certificate of a certain female child named Maria] Birth certificate of Maria, born August 8, 1806, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Sarah' belonging to New York City merchant Thomas Arden. View Item
Image Text 2 Items [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. View Item
Image Text 2 Items [Birth certificate of Charlotte a female Black] Birth certificate of Charlotte, aged six months and eleven days, born to 'Dina, a slave to Mrs. Phebe [Phoebe] Davis' of New York. View Item