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Livingston, Robert, Jr. Information given by Icholbald Hubbel concerning Robert, Jr.' s slave, Thom

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.03419 Author/Creator: Livingston, Robert, Jr. Place Written: [s.l.] Type: Manuscript Date: 1782/07/10 Pagination: 2p. 18.1 x 21.2 cm Order a Copy

The document relates information regarding the whereabouts of Robert, Jr.'s slave, Thom, who seems to have fled and now claims to be a free man. Docketed on verso.

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10th July 1702
The information given me by Iccholbald Hubbel of New Britton concerning my man Thom, <text loss> he was lately Supposed to be there still Tho if David Leesen of Simsbury in Conni <text loss> told him that he had listed [illegible] Fort Drummer in the New State, and that, when he was there, there came three Negros, who offerd to inlist for Soldiers telling the people they were freemen, and that he Leesen agreed with one of them for 53 <text loss> dollars to take his place, who called himself Thom Livingston that his master had given him free he is to serve for nine months, where the two other negros belongd he did not know, but Thom told him he was brought up a [freeman].

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25 July 1702
Mr. John Lee of Westfield informs me that he Saw my negro Thom at a place between Providence and Boston near Deadham on the 4 day of this month at <text loss> Blacksmiths at work that he belonged to me but never <text loss> from him who is near the same place but could not <text loss> See him that he was offerd 100 Dollars if he would lett him go in the service for 3 years which he meant to be [illegible] where he goes back, the 16 days [illegible] Mr. Stephen Nelson of Mendlem informs me that my negro Thom has worked with him for some time but is now gon to Darthmouth from where he intends to go to Sea that he is [strikeout] once [''illegible''] for offerd to [kill] [a boy]

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Information given by Ichabud Hubble concerning my man Tom -

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