IMAGE
Birth Records Item Info
- Title:
- Birth Records
- Creator:
- John A. Vann
- Date Created:
- 1850
- Description:
- A page from John Vann’s mid-19th century account book records the births of enslaved children alongside everyday plantation transactions. These entries—brief, often fragmented—trace the lives of women like Celia, Cinthia, and Cherry, whose children were born into bondage.
- Location:
- Winton, Hertford County, North Carolina
- Latitude:
- 36.40508
- Longitude:
- -76.95947
- Source:
- State Archives of North Carolina Box PC.122.5, Postage Book of Cordwell Vann and John A. Vann's miscellaneous accounts,1841-1842; 1847-1861
- Type:
- Image
- Format:
- image/png
- Language:
- eng
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Birth Records", From Plantation to Prison, Center for Digital Inquiry and Learning (CDIL)
- Reference Link:
- https://amalkir.github.io/VannPlantationArchive/items/a_10.html
Rights
- Rights:
- In Copyright – Rights Holder Unlocatable or Unidentifiable
- Standardized Rights:
- Copyright is retained by the authors of these materials, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law (Title 17 US Code). Individual researchers are responsible for using these materials in conformance with copyright law as well as any donor restrictions accompanying the materials.