Seaman's Protection Certificate for Robert Barnaby

Robert Barnaby, American, born 1807 American J. N. Barker

1830

Medium: ink on paper
Genre: Citizenship papers
Museum: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Styles

citizenship papers

Tags

militaryFree communities of color

About

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."