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Fletcher, Elizabeth - Affadavit certifying that Elizabeth Fletcher is a free woman. Top reads "District of Columbia, Washington County..."

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Title
Fletcher, Elizabeth - Affadavit certifying that Elizabeth Fletcher is a free woman. Top reads "District of Columbia, Washington County..."
Collection

Miscellaneous American Letters and Papers (MALP)

Slavery and Abolition

Fletcher, Elizabeth - Freeborn

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1835-09-15
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
Shelf locator: Sc MG 76
Topics
African Americans -- History
African Americans -- Social conditions
Slavery
Washington (D.C.)
Free African Americans
Affidavits
Genres
Documents
Notes
Content: Document certifying that Fletcher was born free in the District of Columbia.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19971708
MSS Unit ID: 24901
Archives EAD ID: 3338200
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 92e801b0-c6cf-012f-a016-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1835: Created
  • 2023: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Fletcher, Elizabeth - Affadavit certifying that Elizabeth Fletcher is a free woman. Top reads "District of Columbia, Washington County..."" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1835. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-c93b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Fletcher, Elizabeth - Affadavit certifying that Elizabeth Fletcher is a free woman. Top reads "District of Columbia, Washington County..."" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-c93b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. (1835). Fletcher, Elizabeth - Affadavit certifying that Elizabeth Fletcher is a free woman. Top reads "District of Columbia, Washington County..." Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-c93b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Fletcher, Elizabeth - Affadavit certifying that Elizabeth Fletcher is a free woman. Top reads "District of Columbia, Washington County..."