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The Commissioners of the Alms-house, vs. Alexander Whistelo, a black man : being a remarkable case of bastardy, tried and adjudged by the Mayor, Recorder, and several aldermen, of the city of New York, under the act passed 6th March, 1801, for the relief of cities and towns from the maintenance of bastard children.

Title
The Commissioners of the Alms-house, vs. Alexander Whistelo, a black man : being a remarkable case of bastardy, tried and adjudged by the Mayor, Recorder, and several aldermen, of the city of New York, under the act passed 6th March, 1801, for the relief of cities and towns from the maintenance of bastard children.
Author
Whistelo, Alexander
Publication
New York : Published by David Longworth, at the Shakspeare-Gallery, 1808.

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Additional Authors
  • New York (N.Y.). Commissioners of the Alms-House, Bridewell, and Penitentiary.
  • Almshouse of the City of New York.
Description
56 p.; 22 cm.
Subject
  • African Americans > New York (State) > New York
  • Almshouses > New York (State) > New York
  • Illegitimacy > New York (State) > New York
  • Paternity > New York (State) > New York
Indexed In (note)
  • Shaw & Shoemaker
Source (note)
  • of Sidney Lapidus;
Provenance (note)
  • Copy in Sc Rare C 16-71 (Lapidus Collection) inscribed: in ink, on t.p., "Lyceum of Nat. History" and "T.y." ; stamped on t.p., and throughout book, "Lyceum of Natural History, N.Y."
Binding (note)
  • Copy in Sc Rare C 16-71 (Lapidus Collection) rebound in quarter brown paper with blue paper boards.
Call Number
Sc Rare F 88-21
LCCN
86880070
OCLC
  • 17126856
  • NYPG88-B86461
Author
Whistelo, Alexander, defendant.
Title
The Commissioners of the Alms-house, vs. Alexander Whistelo, a black man : being a remarkable case of bastardy, tried and adjudged by the Mayor, Recorder, and several aldermen, of the city of New York, under the act passed 6th March, 1801, for the relief of cities and towns from the maintenance of bastard children.
Imprint
New York : Published by David Longworth, at the Shakspeare-Gallery, 1808.
Indexed In:
Shaw & Shoemaker, 14750.
Provenance
Copy in Sc Rare C 16-71 (Lapidus Collection) inscribed: in ink, on t.p., "Lyceum of Nat. History" and "T.y." ; stamped on t.p., and throughout book, "Lyceum of Natural History, N.Y." NN
Binding
Copy in Sc Rare C 16-71 (Lapidus Collection) rebound in quarter brown paper with blue paper boards. NN
Source
Gift; of Sidney Lapidus; 2015. Copy in Schomburg Center, Manuscripts, Archives & Rare Books
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Added Author
New York (N.Y.). Commissioners of the Alms-House, Bridewell, and Penitentiary.
Almshouse of the City of New York.
Lapidus, Sidney, 1937- donor.
Research Call Number
Sc Rare F 88-21
Sc Rare C 16-71 (Lapidus Collection)
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