Four-page letter and envelope dated February 3, 1897, from Daniel McFarland in South Bend, Indiana to Lysander Spooner in Boston, Massachusetts, inquiring about mutual acquaintances and briefly discussing several of Spooner's pamphlets.
One-page letter from Thomas Hazard, Keeper of City Prison New York, to Peter Gansevoort of Albany regarding the release of his slave. Includes rate of expense for imprisoned slaves.
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
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.
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.
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
Birth certificate of George, born June 7, 1812, to a 'molato [mulatto] woman slave named Venus' belonging to New York City livery stable keeper William Sandford.
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
Birth certificate of Lucey, born April 6, 1807, to a 'Mulatto Woman Slave named Venis [Venus]' belonging to New York City grocer William Sandford. In document, Sandford's occupation, 'Livery Stable Keeper' has been crossed out and replaced with...
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
Birth certificate of Patty Hyatt, born October 14, 1812, to a 'Black Wooman [Woman] known by the name of Else' belonging to New York City inn keeper Benjamin Titus.
