The Blind African Slave: Memoirs of Boyrereau Brinch, Nicknamed Jeffrey BraceUniv of Wisconsin Press, 16.02.2005 - 184 Seiten The Blind African Slave recounts the life of Jeffrey Brace (né Boyrereau Brinch), who was born in West Africa around 1742. Captured by slave traders at the age of sixteen, Brace was transported to Barbados, where he experienced the shock and trauma of slave-breaking and was sold to a New England ship captain. After fighting as an enslaved sailor for two years in the Seven Years War, Brace was taken to New Haven, Connecticut, and sold into slavery. After several years in New England, Brace enlisted in the Continental Army in hopes of winning his manumission. After five years of military service, he was honorably discharged and was freed from slavery. As a free man, he chose in 1784 to move to Vermont, the first state to make slavery illegal. There, he met and married an African woman, bought a farm, and raised a family. Although literate, he was blind when he decided to publish his life story, which he narrated to a white antislavery lawyer, Benjamin Prentiss, who published it in 1810. Upon his death in 1827, Brace was a well-respected abolitionist. In this first new edition since 1810, Kari J. Winter provides a historical introduction, annotations, and original documents that verify and supplement our knowledge of Brace's life and times. |
Im Buch
Ergebnisse 1-5 von 19
Seite xi
... March 2003 it was still absent from the world's largest library, the Library of Congress. The rare interested scholar would have expected Brace to be hard to trace. I certainly did. Nonetheless, at the urging of William L. Andrews, I ...
... March 2003 it was still absent from the world's largest library, the Library of Congress. The rare interested scholar would have expected Brace to be hard to trace. I certainly did. Nonetheless, at the urging of William L. Andrews, I ...
Seite 15
... March 7 Sloop Gambia Henry Knowles 123 March 9 Snow Two Brothers Edward Wanton 138 April 3 Snow Spattler (?) Daniel Cook 336 April 3 Ship Chesterfield Joseph Hesketh 396 Total 2601 May 13 Ship Nancy James Waddington 312 July 26 Brigg.
... March 7 Sloop Gambia Henry Knowles 123 March 9 Snow Two Brothers Edward Wanton 138 April 3 Snow Spattler (?) Daniel Cook 336 April 3 Ship Chesterfield Joseph Hesketh 396 Total 2601 May 13 Ship Nancy James Waddington 312 July 26 Brigg.
Seite 16
... Ship Neston John Jones 288 Feb. 28 Snow Prince of Brunswich William Wise 10 March 8 Sloop Dolphin Isaac Howland 128 April 10 Snow Two Brothers Zebulon Wanton 140 Total 1177 Dates Vessel's Name Commander's Name Number of Slaves 1759 June.
... Ship Neston John Jones 288 Feb. 28 Snow Prince of Brunswich William Wise 10 March 8 Sloop Dolphin Isaac Howland 128 April 10 Snow Two Brothers Zebulon Wanton 140 Total 1177 Dates Vessel's Name Commander's Name Number of Slaves 1759 June.
Seite 17
... March 3 Brigg Nancy James McDougall 91 April 9 Ship Prince Fury (?) Thomas Chaffers 375 April 22 Sloop Betsey Jeffrey Powers 2 April 22 Maj. Ship Chanfield John Leacifo (?) 3 &32* April 24 Ship Ovoonok Shitch Cowley 350 May 1 Ship Lenus ...
... March 3 Brigg Nancy James McDougall 91 April 9 Ship Prince Fury (?) Thomas Chaffers 375 April 22 Sloop Betsey Jeffrey Powers 2 April 22 Maj. Ship Chanfield John Leacifo (?) 3 &32* April 24 Ship Ovoonok Shitch Cowley 350 May 1 Ship Lenus ...
Seite 19
... March 26, 1733 (about 30 years before Brace's arrival in Barbados), a three-year-old “free mulatto child” named David Welch was baptized in St. Michael Parish (Sanders, Baptisms100). This David Welch could have been the offspring of the ...
... March 26, 1733 (about 30 years before Brace's arrival in Barbados), a three-year-old “free mulatto child” named David Welch was baptized in St. Michael Parish (Sanders, Baptisms100). This David Welch could have been the offspring of the ...
Inhalt
3 | |
A Note on the Text | 85 |
The Blind African Slave Or Memoirs of Boyrereau Brinch Nicknamed Jeffrey Brace | 87 |
Deeds of Manumission Drawn by William Welch | 185 |
Legal Documents Related to Jeffrey Braces Military Pension Application 18181821 | 193 |
Documents related to Jeffrey Braces Land Transactions and Estate | 217 |
A Brace Chronology | 223 |
Bibliography | 227 |
Andere Ausgaben - Alle anzeigen
The Blind African Slave: Memoirs of Boyrereau Brinch, Nicknamed Jeffrey Brace Jeffrey Brace Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 2005 |
The Blind African Slave: Memoirs of Boyrereau Brinch, Nicknamed Jeffrey Brace Jeffrey Brace Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2005 |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
African Albans American appears arrived Barbados Benjamin Blind born Brace British called Captain cause century chapter christian Church colonies color commanded Connecticut continued Court death describes died England English enslaved father first five forced four Franklin gave give hand human hundred Indian Island Jeffery Jeffrey Brace John Judge kind kingdom known land language least lived Lord March married Mary master memoir mentioned Milford Mills months native natural Negro never observed person poor Poultney Prentiss presents Public received Records remained river Samuel served Sheldon ship side situation slave slavery sold soldiers Stiles sufferings taken thou took town trade tree unto Vermont Welch West whipped wife William Welch witness woman women Woodbury young