Official Documents and Proclamations
Lord Dunmore's Proclamation
The full text of the crucial proclamation that started all these events in motion.
Virginia Congress's Response
The Virginia Assembly's response to Dunmore, condemning him for endangering the safety of these poor innocent negroes.
Treaty of Paris
The full text of the final 1783 peace treaty.
Carleton's Orders
Guy Carleton's instructions to give certificates of freedom to those blacks who could fufill the Philipsburg criteria.
Certificate of Freedom
Text and image of one of General Birch's Certificates.
Brindley Town Survey
A letter describing the initial survey of Brindley Town and describing the conditions there.
Johnston Case
A assault charge against one George Johnston (or against her?)
Annapolis Muster List
A muster list of the blacks at Annapolis and Digby in 1784.
Sierra Leone Ad
The Handbill that was posted to promote the Sierra Leone Colony.
Bill for Birchtown Survey
Hildrith and Burling's bill for the surveying of Birchtown.
Farmer's Indenture
A complex deal involving the indenture of Jupiter Farmer to George Harding in return for a town lot.
Horton's Indenture
James Horton indentures himself and his family for six years.
Farmer's Estate
Official records for Jupiter Farmer's estate in 1829.
Farmer's Will
Jupiter Farmer's Last Will and Testament.
George Buys Land
Purchase agreement where David George buys a farm lot from James Masimore for 17 shillings in 1785.
Postell Case
Mary Postell's sworn statement declaring here freedom in her court case.
Road Petition - Birchtown
Stephen Blucke's petition that money be granted to repair the road from Birchtown to Shelburne.
List of Indentured Servants
A list of the indentured servants in Shelburne in 1784, prepared for the audit of the abuse of King's Bounty in 1784.
Colonel Blucke's Company
Muster list of Colonel Blucke's company of Black Pioneers in Birchtown.
Blucke's Fine
Stephen Blucke is ordered to pay a fine of one shilling for an unnamed offence.
Land Sale
Jacob Aaron, a black man, purchases two town lots around Birchtown in 1797.
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