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Seaman's Protection Certificate for Robert Barnaby
April 21, 1834
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
Originally issued in 1826, this is an official copy of an early manuscript Seaman's Protection Certificate for Robert Barnaby (April 21, 1834). The certificate describes him as as "a Citizen of the United States of America," with "black complexion, black eyes, wooly hair."
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2009.14.3
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