Caption on original reads: "QUEENSBORO BRIDGE, OVER BLACKWELL'S ISLAND, EAST RIVER, NEW YORK. Blackwell's Island Bridge extends over the East River from E. 59th Street and 2nd Ave., Manhattan, to Jane and Academy Streets, Long Island City. It is a...
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
Birth certificate of William, born February 19, 1804, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Charity' belonging to James Blackwell of Blackwell's Island, New York.