Marriage license and certificate for Benjamin Petty and Mary Robinson
date: label: Date
content: November 7, 1871
name: label: Printed by
content: Bolling & Co., American
label: Subject of
content: Benjamin Petty, American
label: Subject of
content: Mary Robinson, American
notes: label: Description
content: A marriage certificate and license for Benjamin Petty and Mary Robinson, issued November 7, 1871 by the commonwealth of Kentucky. The marriage license is on the top of the document. It lists the bride and groom, the date, and is signed by the clerk, Rod Perry. The marriage certificate is on the bottom of the document. The certificate lists the date of matrimony, the names of the bride and groom, the place, and the names of six witnesses: [Henry Johnson, John Hamilton, George Hamilton, Rabb Hughes, Clay Elliston]. The documents both have pre-printed text surrounded by a floral boarder. Additional information was written by hand in black ink in the fill-in sections of each document. The back of the document has handwritten text in ink that reads: [1871 / Benjamin Petty, col. / To M. L / Marry Robinson col.]. There is also handwritten text in pencil that lists the names of the witnesses again. An inscription of numbers can be found at the top left corner on the verso.
place: label: Place used
content: Warsaw, Gallatin County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America
label: Place printed
content: Louisville, Jefferson County, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Emancipation
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Marriage customs and rites
label: Topic
content: Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
label: Topic
content: Slavery
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.97.7
objectType: label: Type
content: marriage certificates
label: Type
content: marriage licenses
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)