Written Sources Dublin Core Title Written Sources Description Written records related to the events of slavery in New York's Dutch and English colonial periods. Items in the Written Sources Collection (16/16) Colonial Governor Robert Hunter (1710-1720) account of the New York Slave Revolt of 1712. Governor Robert Hunter. June 23, 1712. The arrival and treatment of the Dutch's West India Company's enslaved Africans. Williamson, Simon. Writer's Program, New York City: Negroes of New York Collection. January 1, 1938/ January 1, 1939 An explanations of the 1638 Dutch law forbidding WIC slaves from personal economic gain, as well as acts of immortality in New Amsterdam. Williamson, Simon. Writer's Program, New York City: Negroes of New York Collection. April 15,1638. A description of all black denizens of the New Netherland settlement celebrating the Pinkster holiday. Curtwright, Wesley. Writer's Program, New York City: Negroes of New York Collection. January 1, 1620/ January 1, 1665. "Bill of Lading of 300 Merchantable Slaves To Be Delivered At The Manhattans, 21 July 1664." Doc. 86, pg. 198. The Curaço Papers, 1640-1665 Volume 17. Documentation of the West India Company's activities in the 17th century Caribbean islands. Gehring, Charles T., The New Netherland Research Center and the New Netherland Institute. July 21, 1664. The Dutch Church of early 17th century New Amsterdam and its stance on Black New Yorkers being Christians. Curtwright, Wesley. Writer's Program, New York City: Negroes of New York Collection. January 1, 1609/ January 1, 1665. "Land Patents: New York Colonial Manuscripts." Documentation of land lot grants to Black denizens, including ex-company slaves. Gehring, Charles T., The Holland Society of New York. January 1, 1630/ January 1, 1665 West India Company's laws extending protections towards the company's enslaved laborers. Writer's Program, New York City: Negroes of New York Collection. January 1, 1626/ January 1, 1664 Slave Trade and the Broadway Market (Wall Street) Young, Wilbur. Writer's Program, New York City: Negroes of New York Collection. January 1, 1700/ January 1, 1750 The New York Gazette's advertisements of runaway enslaved people and slave market schedules. Gould, A.J. Writer's Program, New York City: Negroes of New York Collection. January 1, 1760/ January 1, 1770 Questions of a Dutch-period slave market, and the establishment of the Slave Block in British-period New York. Curtwright, Wesley. Writer's Program, New York City: Negroes of New York Collection. January 1, 1650/ January 1, 1750 "Colony of New York, 1712" Johnson, Mat. April 6, 1712. Part 1 (pg 1-6) of The record of municipal laws affecting the activities and movements of the black population in 18th century British New York. Williamson, Simon. Writer's Program, New York City: Negroes of New York Collection. January 1, 1664/ January 1, 1784. Part 2 (pg 7-12) of The record of municipal laws affecting the activities and movements of the black population in 18th century British New York. Williamson, Simon. Writer's Program, New York City: Negroes of New York Collection. January 1, 1664/ January 1, 1784. Part 3 (pg 13-18) of The record of municipal laws affecting the activities and movements of the black population in 18th century British New York. Williamson, Simon. Writer's Program, New York City: Negroes of New York Collection. January 1, 1664/ January 1, 1784. The Duke of York Laws (1665-75). Including the 1665 English rule that no Christians can be held in slavery. The Historical Society of the New York Courts website. January 1, 1665/ January 1, 1676. View all 16 items
!["Bill of Lading of 300 Merchantable Slaves To Be Delivered At The Manhattans, 21 July 1664." Doc. 86, pg. 198. The Curaço Papers, 1640-1665 Volume 17. Documentation of the West India Company's activities in the 17th century Caribbean islands.](https://silencesofnyhistory.org/files/square_thumbnails/f96ae45530e063db5026a77933df0cc1.jpg ""Bill of Lading of 300 Merchantable Slaves To Be Delivered At The Manhattans, 21 July 1664." Doc. 86, pg. 198. The Curaço Papers, 1640-1665 Volume 17. Documentation of the West India Company's activities in the 17th century Caribbean islands.")
!["Land Patents: New York Colonial Manuscripts." Documentation of land lot grants to Black denizens, including ex-company slaves.](https://silencesofnyhistory.org/files/square_thumbnails/7fd707c709b4da0c41f11939064559b5.jpg ""Land Patents: New York Colonial Manuscripts." Documentation of land lot grants to Black denizens, including ex-company slaves.")
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