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We the Free Blacks of New Brunswick

We the Free Blacks of New Brunswick

Three of the Free Blacks who signed this petition on March 18, 1790 were Bob Stafford (denied land in Maugerville in 1783), as well as Samuel Wright and […]
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 […]
Letter Begging for Provisions II

Letter Begging for Provisions II

Page two of a letter from Col. Isaac Allen to Col. Winslow asking for provisions for a Black man named George Black and his family. Transcription: …to see […]
Letter Begging for Provisions I

Letter Begging for Provisions I

This letter shows the difficulty “free” Black residence faced in receiving provisions. Col. Isaac Allen writes that George Black, a free man, with a wife and two children […]