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1781

Carter, John, fl. 1781

Pamphlet

Title: At the General Assembly of the Governor and company of the state of Rhode Island and Providence-Plantations.

A record of votes and resolutions of the General Assembly. One interesting subject is a trial of Quaco a enslaved person who went before the assembly for his freedom. Quaco was enslaved by Mr. Honeyman of Newport who was deceased. A British officer claimed that Honeyman promised to sell him Quaco before his death when Newport was under British control. Quaco fled and sought protection from the state.

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