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[Birth certificate of a certain female child named Mary]
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
Birth certficate of Mary, born August 18, 1801, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Lebell [?]' belonging to New York City [illegible] Andrew White.
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

[Birth certificate of a certain male child]
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
Birth certificate of [?], born January 13 [?] to a 'Mulatto Woman Slave named Sarah' belonging to Frederick Roorbach of New York City. Document damage at left with text missing.
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

[Birth certificate of a certain female child...]
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
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.
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

[Birth certificate of Martha or Mat, a black child]
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
Birth certificate of 'Martha or Mat,' born January 24, 1807, to a 'wench, Rachel' belonging to New York City teacher Stanton Latham.
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

[Birth certificate of a black female child named Rachel]
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
Birth certificate of a 'black female child Rachel,' born April 10, 1805, belonging to New York City merchant Isaac Clason.
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

[Birth certificate of a certain male child named Abraham]
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
Birth certificate of Abraham, born March 31, 1810, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Caty' belonging to New York City merchant James Thomson.
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

[Birth certificate of a certain male child named Adam]
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
Birth certificate of Adam, born April 28, 1802, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Peg' belonging to New York City merchant Stephen Baker.
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

[Birth certificate of a certain female child named Amanda]
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
Birth certificate of Amanda, born January 16, 1807, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Phillis' belonging to widow Ann Helme of New York City.
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

[Birth certificate of a certain female child named Amelia]
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
Birth certificate of Amelia, born February 8, 1809, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Abigail Robison' belonging to keeper of the County Prison of New York City, Thomas Hazard.
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

[Birth certificate of female child named Amelia]
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
Birth certificate of Amelia, born July 5, 1801, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Macey' belonging to New York City merchant Thomas Farmar.
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

[Birth certificate of a certain mulatto child named Andrew]
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
Birth certificate of Andrew, born August 16, 1806, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Rose' belonging to New York City clergyman William Parkinson.
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

[Birth certificate of a female child named Ann Robinson]
Birth certificates--New York (State); Slavery--New York (State)
Birth certificate of Ann Robinson, born February 25, 1800, to 'a negro wench named Ann Robinson' belonging to John Hughes of New York.
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

[Birth certificate of female slave child named Ann]
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
Birth certificate of Ann, born February 4, 1803, to a 'Slave named Rachell' belonging to New York City butcher James Carr.
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

[Birth certificate of a female child]
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
Birth certificate of Ann, born November 15 1803 [?], to a slave belonging to John Rutherford of New York City. Document damage at right hand side with text missing. Birth year is inferred from the date of the certificate, June 7, 1804. The date of...
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

[Birth certificate of a certain male child named Anthony]
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
Birth certificate of Anthony, born December 4, 1800, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Rose [?]' belonging to New York City merchant Rob [Robert] Morris.
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

[Birth certificate of a certain male child named Anthony]
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
Birth certificate of Anthony, born June 10, 1803, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Isabella' belonging to New York City merchant John Murray.
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

[Birth certificate of a certain male child named Argill]
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
Birth certificate of Argill, born in March 1808, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Phillis' belonging to New York City grocer John O'Neal.
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

[Birth certificate of a certain female child named Bell]
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
Birth certificate of Bell, born May 7, 1803, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Sine' belonging to New York City gentleman Joseph Tyler.
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

[Birth certificate of a certain boy child named Benjamin]
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
Birth certificate of Benjamin, born May 15, 1801, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Mary' belonging to New York City merchant James VanZandt. In final sentence, the word 'abandon' has been crossed out and replaced with 'retain,' so that it instead...
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

[Birth certificate of a certain female child named Betsey]
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
Birth certificate of Betsey, born August 19, 1814, to a 'Negro woman slave named Nan' belonging to New York City teacher Andrew Smith.
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

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