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transcribe-the-full-text-here: I do hereby certify that I doctor James Van
Beuren of Flatbush had a female child born
of my negro Woman Dejaen, who is a slave
the 12th of January last named Siedy ----
Witness my hand this 27th day of Sept. 1800
To the town Clk [Clerk] of Flatbush } James Van Beuren
I Court Van Brunt of the New Lots in the town of
Flatbush Farmer do hereby certify that a female child
named Poll aged eight months was born of a slave
belonging to me. Witness my hand this thirtieth
day of August in the year one thousand eight hundred
To the town clerk of Flatbush } Court Van Brunt
I Cornelius Vanderveer of the town of Flatbush Yeoman
do certify that a female child named Francis
aged two weeks was born of a slave belonging to
me. Witness my hand this sixteenth day of October
One Thousand Eight hundred. 1800
To the town Cl'k [Clerk] of Flatbush } Cors. V. D. Veer
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Name of Child | Sex | Date of Birth | Date of Certificate | Mother's Name | Location (Town of...) | Enslaver | Transcriber's Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Siedy | Female | 1800-01-12 | 1800-09-27 | Dejaen | Flatbush | James Van Beuren | |
Poll | Female | 1800-08-30 | Flatbush | Court Van Brunt | "Poll aged eight months" at the time of certificate | ||
Francis | Female | 1800-10-16 | Flatbush | Cornelius Vanderweer | "Francis aged two weeks" at the time of certificate. |
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