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Anne Allen’s Will

Anne Allen’s Will

Like Caleb Jones, Judge Allen depended upon slaves and servants to operate his 2,000-acre estate on the outskirts of Fredericton. When Isaac Allen’s daughter died at Springhill in […]
Experienced Great Cruelties (Back)

Experienced Great Cruelties (Back)

Formerly Enslaved People and Refugees Experienced Great Cruelties (Back). Governor Carleton denied their request. The response: “They may look out for vacant lands.” Transcription: Robert Lawson & others […]
Robert Lawson and 11 Others (Front)

Robert Lawson and 11 Others (Front)

A 1785 petition for land entitled “Blacks of Maugerville”. The popular story of a Loyalist journey—and “hope restored”—was not the case for Robert Lawson and other “Blacks of […]
I Give and Bequeath all my Negroes…

I Give and Bequeath all my Negroes…

In 1802 Jacob Ellwood “willed” his slaves as property, along with his horses, cattle, and sheep, to his son William. Transcription: … And I give and bequeath all […]
Nancy’s Trial in Fredericton

Nancy’s Trial in Fredericton

Born a slave in Maryland, in this document Caleb Jones tried to justify Nancy’s enslavement to him for life. Transcription: Nancy was at the time of her birth […]