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Collection: Records of Slavery

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KathyCh
KathyChI have transcribed "Ebonezer" Haviland, but the name may actually be Ebenezer. The man's signature may be found on subsequent pages.48Town Records: Deeds, Chattels and Conveyances, Property Titles to Real and Personal Property (1746 August 9-1779 May 20); Manumition of Slaves (1787 May 8-1816 April 11) (Vol. 58), 1746 August 9-1816 April 11Records of Slavery
KathyCh
KathyChThere are a couple of unusual words which I've guessed at but I'm not sure of, though the handwriting is pretty consistent: e.g. Morgetie (mortgagee?) Seizen (seizure?)43Town Records: Deeds, Chattels and Conveyances, Property Titles to Real and Personal Property (1746 August 9-1779 May 20); Manumition of Slaves (1787 May 8-1816 April 11) (Vol. 58), 1746 August 9-1816 April 11Records of Slavery
Arafua Reed
Arafua ReedHello, I added your submission to the text box and will take note that there may be some issues from time to time. Sometimes the error comes up if the text includes certain keys (I know the | key is one of them; that's where the Error message came...67Town Records, Book 4, 1681-1712Records of Slavery
RCBrooklyn
RCBrooklynThe transcription would not save (400 Server error), but here is my attempt: June the 8th Anong Dominis 1698 there appeared Mozes Forman before me Edward White esquire one of his Magesties Justice of the peace for Queens County and acknowledge thi...67Town Records, Book 4, 1681-1712Records of Slavery
RCBrooklyn
RCBrooklynThis appears to be a real estate transaction. 67Town Records, Book 4, 1681-1712Records of Slavery
Arafua Reed
Arafua Reed<p>Hi Bill,</p> <p>This entry is really great so far! First, you do not have to enter this table into the spreadsheet; we're using those only for the data given within birth certificates. </p> <p>Second, the only things I would edit are where the ...110Births of Slaves (1799-1819); School Commissioners Accounts (1830-1843); School Trustees Reports (1834-1843)Records of Slavery
Windover4
Windover4Hello, this is my first transcription of tabular data, and I did not use the spreadsheet. I tried to insert tabs, etc. so the transcription would align more with the original text, but I couldn't do that. If these need to go into the spreadsheet...110Births of Slaves (1799-1819); School Commissioners Accounts (1830-1843); School Trustees Reports (1834-1843)Records of Slavery
Arafua Reed
Arafua ReedHello! First, thank you for volunteering! In my opinion, this is the most difficult book to work with and I personally struggle with it sometimes myself. Some of these words are abbreviated Old English and Dutch-translated words, and colonial-era ...39Town Records, Book 4, 1681-1712Records of Slavery
Windover4
Windover4Hello, this was my first transcription. I tried to follow conventions, maintain original spelling, etc. In some cases, I even googled a phrase to see if it made any sense, like "turff and twiggs". In another case, I bracketed [Antoney], which s...39Town Records, Book 4, 1681-1712Records of Slavery
Arafua Reed
Arafua ReedGood morning, If there is no birth record on the page, we still ask that our volunteers transcribe the page in full in the text area field above the spreadsheet. There are manumission records and court minutes that tell of more day-to-day activiti...466Town Records, Book 4, 1681-1712Records of Slavery
jmphillips
jmphillipsThe template for this does not go with the information in the record.466Town Records, Book 4, 1681-1712Records of Slavery
jmphillips
jmphillipsThis template does not accommodate the information in the record. 21Manuscript Records of the Town of Bushwick, 1660-1825Records of Slavery
aoquinn25
aoquinn259 - First Name 8, 9, 12 - Enslaver14Records of Personal Mortgages, Slave Masters [Birth Registers and Manumissions of Enslaved People], 1799-1838Records of Slavery
aoquinn25
aoquinn251, 2 - First Name17Records of Personal Mortgages, Slave Masters [Birth Registers and Manumissions of Enslaved People], 1799-1838Records of Slavery
aoquinn25
aoquinn2513, 15 - First Name11Records of Personal Mortgages, Slave Masters [Birth Registers and Manumissions of Enslaved People], 1799-1838Records of Slavery
aoquinn25
aoquinn253 - First Name10Records of Personal Mortgages, Slave Masters [Birth Registers and Manumissions of Enslaved People], 1799-1838Records of Slavery
Arafua Reed
Arafua ReedHi, that's absolutely okay; this book is admittedly a bit difficult in some of its writing and it reads more clearly in person. Just put your best guess or [illegible], as you've done, and check "Needs Review" by the Preview and Save buttons. We w...8Slave Holders [Birth Certificates of Children], 1799-1826Records of Slavery
Arafua Reed
Arafua ReedHi, I went through them; the majority were correct, except one name that I fixed for you. Thank you for volunteering!65Manuscript Records of the Town of Bushwick, 1660-1825Records of Slavery
Arafua Reed
Arafua ReedHi, For crossed out words, you can type [crossed out: the word or phrase]. On this page, for example, there's "in the county bounds" with "county" redacted. The transcription would be "in the [crossed out: county] bounds" with the rest of the sen...10Town Records, Book 4, 1681-1712Records of Slavery
Ana Quintuna-Guaman
Ana Quintuna-Guaman For where it says "for ther good consi deration...__ ye." I believe it spells "wee"10Town Records, Book 4, 1681-1712Records of Slavery
Ana Quintuna-Guaman
Ana Quintuna-Guaman for the beginning, where you put illegible, I believe it spells out applain? 10Town Records, Book 4, 1681-1712Records of Slavery
pencil
pencilThere are a lot of words on this page I had trouble understanding, if someone could help I would appreciate it! What should we do with crossed out words? 10Town Records, Book 4, 1681-1712Records of Slavery
Ana Quintuna-Guaman
Ana Quintuna-Guaman Hello, I would like some feedback mainly on the 6 names listed if possible. Thank you. 65Manuscript Records of the Town of Bushwick, 1660-1825Records of Slavery
NSmart810
NSmart810No birth record on this page.89Births of Slaves (1799-1819); School Commissioners Accounts (1830-1843); School Trustees Reports (1834-1843)Records of Slavery
Arafua Reed
Arafua ReedHello, that word is "Witness" so "Witness my hand" with the date of the certificate following it would be the statement being made there.10Slave Holders [Birth Certificates of Children], 1799-1826Records of Slavery
chrisj941
chrisj941What is the word before "my hand"? It keeps coming up. It looks like "with of"?10Slave Holders [Birth Certificates of Children], 1799-1826Records of Slavery
chrisj941
chrisj941I'm sorry that I can't read the female slaves name8Slave Holders [Birth Certificates of Children], 1799-1826Records of Slavery
darwensi
darwensiTY!!!9Manuscript Records of the Town of Bushwick, 1660-1825Records of Slavery
Arafua Reed
Arafua ReedI'll make the corrections for this page. You've done a great job so far!9Manuscript Records of the Town of Bushwick, 1660-1825Records of Slavery
darwensi
darwensiGot it thanks! Shall I go back in and make those corrections or will you all do that?9Manuscript Records of the Town of Bushwick, 1660-1825Records of Slavery
Arafua Reed
Arafua ReedHello. For your first question: Yes, those are "and/&" symbols, not V/U's. They should be transcribed as "&". There's one entry on this page, next to "Petition for Meadows"; that is "&c." This should be transcribed as "&c [etc.]" For your second q...9Manuscript Records of the Town of Bushwick, 1660-1825Records of Slavery
darwensi
darwensiShould symbols that look like periods be transcribed as periods even if they are mixed in with commas? 9Manuscript Records of the Town of Bushwick, 1660-1825Records of Slavery
darwensi
darwensiUnser about this one: Founding "V" Name or Founding "and" Name?9Manuscript Records of the Town of Bushwick, 1660-1825Records of Slavery
Lojayen
Lojayennote that the writer's lower case e often looks like an o. For example, the word "premises" is used multiple times in this page. It is not "promises". "appear", rather than "appoar", etc.16Town Records: Deeds, Chattels and Conveyances, Property Titles to Real and Personal Property (1746 August 9-1779 May 20); Manumition of Slaves (1787 May 8-1816 April 11) (Vol. 58), 1746 August 9-1816 April 11Records of Slavery
Lojayen
LojayenThere are numerous instances in this set of documents where the lower case e looks like an o with a loop. "timbers" rather than "timbors" "premises" rather than "promises" "behoof" (archaic for benefit of ), rather than "bohoof"18Town Records: Deeds, Chattels and Conveyances, Property Titles to Real and Personal Property (1746 August 9-1779 May 20); Manumition of Slaves (1787 May 8-1816 April 11) (Vol. 58), 1746 August 9-1816 April 11Records of Slavery
Arafua Reed
Arafua ReedI'm working on a page/message board post for that now with some notes to keep in mind, hopefully I can link it within the About section so people can see it directly as they open the project here. It's also on the webpage that we created for archi...8Births of Slaves (1799-1819); School Commissioners Accounts (1830-1843); School Trustees Reports (1834-1843)Records of Slavery
LaTonya Jones
LaTonya JonesYes, it wasn’t until I spoke with Patricia, who knew the names of the enslavers at a glance, and we moved forward to the pages showing entries about children that I recognized the difference. We may want to provide guidance on the distinction betw...8Births of Slaves (1799-1819); School Commissioners Accounts (1830-1843); School Trustees Reports (1834-1843)Records of Slavery
Arafua Reed
Arafua ReedHello: yes, using the brackets around page to indicate a page number, as you have done, is good for the index. Separately, the spreadsheet is just for the birth record data, so the index text does not get inserted there, just in the text box fiel...8Births of Slaves (1799-1819); School Commissioners Accounts (1830-1843); School Trustees Reports (1834-1843)Records of Slavery
LaTonya Jones
LaTonya JonesPage is blank.11Births of Slaves (1799-1819); School Commissioners Accounts (1830-1843); School Trustees Reports (1834-1843)Records of Slavery
LaTonya Jones
LaTonya JonesPage is blank.9Births of Slaves (1799-1819); School Commissioners Accounts (1830-1843); School Trustees Reports (1834-1843)Records of Slavery
LaTonya Jones
LaTonya JonesPatricia suggested putting in brackets around the word page to indicate that the number was a page number. Please advise about what you would prefer for the index.8Births of Slaves (1799-1819); School Commissioners Accounts (1830-1843); School Trustees Reports (1834-1843)Records of Slavery
LaTonya Jones
LaTonya JonesPage is blank.7Births of Slaves (1799-1819); School Commissioners Accounts (1830-1843); School Trustees Reports (1834-1843)Records of Slavery
Debbie-Ann Paige
Debbie-Ann PaigeOn the page in upper right corner: Mic. 8/16/50. Also on this page are the index letters of the pages A through A.2Births of Slaves (1799-1819); School Commissioners Accounts (1830-1843); School Trustees Reports (1834-1843)Records of Slavery
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