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Title
Certificate of Manumission for George, from John Delaney
Collection

Slavery and the Abolition of the Slave Trade collection

C

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1817-04-21
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
Shelf locator: MS Slavery C5
Topics
Slavery
Slave trade
Enslaved persons -- Emancipation
Genres
Documents
Certificates
Records (Documents)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 page (1 leaf); 8 1/2 x 8 1/2"
Description
Printed document filled in. Signed by Jacob Radcliff, Mayor, and Richard Riker, Recorder, of the City of New York. Fascimile of original at Register's Office Library, No. 2 of Manumissions, page 62, W.T. Slocum, register.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11883950
MSS Unit ID: 20774
Calendar number: #68
Manuscript identifier: MS Slavery C5
Archives EAD ID: 3152531
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d5e95ff0-28a0-0137-c955-774937a94956
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

  • 1817: Created
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Certificate of Manumission for George, from John Delaney" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1817. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-c9bd-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Certificate of Manumission for George, from John Delaney" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-c9bd-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. (1817). Certificate of Manumission for George, from John Delaney Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-c9bd-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Certificate of Manumission for George, from John Delaney