Manuscripts, Hebrew -- Czech Republic -- Prague; Illumination of books and manuscripts, Jewish -- Czech Republic -- Prague.
Illuminated manuscript on parchment completed in Prague on 28 Av 5249 (July 26, 1489), measuring 24 x 18 cm. (9 1/2 x 7 in); 922 pages, bound in 3 volumes. Each page has 2 columns of Bible text, flanked by Rashi's commentary. There are 84...
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
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.
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
Birth certificate of Eliza [?] Vanhorne, born March 11, 1804, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Sarah Vanhorne' belonging to New York City physician Daniel Proudfit.
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
Birth certificate of Phebe, born November 17, 1813, to a 'black woman named Trese [i.e. Trace?] a slave' belonging to Manhattan teacher Thos. [Thomas] H. Finlay.
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...
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
Birth certificate of Charlotte, born February 28, 1806, to a 'Mulatto Woman Slave named Sibella [Isabella?]' belonging to New York City merchant John Murray.
