Papers: Norwich, Connecticut, 1757-1807.

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Papers: Norwich, Connecticut, 1757-1807.

Elijah Backus purchased slaves from Eleanor Lord, Ebenezer Backus, Elisha Seabury, Thomas Hopkins, and Benjamin Greene as shown by these bills of sale and receipts. An 1807 advertisement from James Backus, administrator of Elijah Backus' estate, announces a runaway slave. A letter from Benjamin Cushing, Providence, Rhode Island, 10 November 1789, concerns the whereabouts of Backus runaway slave Philis, and the difficulty he will encounter in retrieving her because of the strong abolitionist society in Providence.

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Library of Virginia

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Lord, Eleanor Locke

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Cushing, Benjamin, active 1787

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Greene, Benjamin.

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Backus, Ebenezer

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Backus was the commissioner for selling shares in the company. From the description of Certificate for one share in the Susquehannah Purchase, 1770 April 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122434217 ...

Backus, Elijah, 1726-1798

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Elijah Backus was a justice of the peace in New London, Connecticut. From the description of Documents, 1770-1783. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 234338446 Elijah Backus (1726-1798) of Norwich, Connecticut, operated an iron works. From the description of Papers: Norwich, Connecticut, 1757-1807. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122601787 Receiver of the Land Office, Kaskaskia, Illinois Territory. From the description of Letter...

Hopkins, Thomas, active 1707

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Thomas Hopkins was a Quaker. He and his son, Robert, both worked at the Friendship Salt Works in Great Egg Harbor, on the New Jersey coast, where Thomas oversaw operations. Although his permanent residence was in Philadelphia, Hopkins had living quarters at the salt works, where he stayed for days and weeks at a time. In addition to his role as supervisor at the salt works, Hopkins provided food and clothing to beleaguered prisoners during the British occupation of Philadelphia. From...

Seabury, Elisha W.

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