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Certification of the Purchase of Barkus Fox by Beriah Bill
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Title
Certification
of the
Purchase
of
Barkus
Fox
by
Beriah
Bill
Creator
Bill, Beriah
Place
Norwich (Conn.)
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
Topic
African Americans
Slavery
Slave-trade
Topic-Person
Fox, Barkus
Topic-Organization, Vessel
United States. Continental Army
Genre
Manuscripts
Description
A
document
that
certifies
that
Beriah
Bill
of
Norwich
purchased
a
Negro
man
named
Barkus
Fox
in
June
of
1777
and
enlisted
him in the
Continental
Army
.
Notes
Fragment
ofa
red
wax
seal
remains
next
to
Bill's
signature
.
Date created
11
March
1781
Identifier
File
name
:
Slave
doc.3
Source
Connecticut
Historical
Society
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