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Jeff Liberty: African-American Revolutionary War Veteran

Posted on02/14/202302/14/2023Leave a comment

Author: Nick Bellantoni It was an offer he had yearned for, hardly dared to hope for, and was relieved to receive.  Jonathan Farrand, a Captain in the Continental Army, proffered his 55-year-old African captive, Jeff, Read More …

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      • Aaron, Edward and Esaw Carter: Brothers in Arms, Fighting for Freedom
      • Abimelech Uncas: On Command with Indians
      • Denied! The Story of the Duplex Family Through Pension Records
      • Deserter Ads, People of Color, and Racial Descriptions at the Redding Encampment
      • Enslavement and Service: The Paradox of the American Revolution
      • Paging Doctor Cuff Wells: Continental Doctor
      • Postwar Poverty
      • The Strategic Location of the Redding Encampment
      • The Urge to Enlist: Why Connecticut Natives and Whites Fought Side by Side
      • Jeff Liberty: African-American Revolutionary War Veteran
      • Judith Lines, Camp Follower and Widow of Two Revolutionary War Soldiers
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