Papers of Paul Cuffe, circa 1742-1963.

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Papers of Paul Cuffe, circa 1742-1963.

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Correspondence, accounts, indentures, ships' records for the Hero (bark) and Traveller (brig), newspaper clippings, printed material, and other papers, relating to Cuffe's business and community activities and his project for African American settlement in Sierra Leone, West Africa, to his father, Cuffe Slocum, his brother, John Cuffe, William Rotch, Jr., and the Wainer family. Includes correspondence, notes, and publications (ca. 1812-1963) of James B. Congdon and other biographers of Cuffe.

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Slocum, Cuffe.

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Cuffe, Paul, 1759-1817

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African American ship owner, political activist and founder of the Friendly Society to promote emigration to Africa. From the description of Letter to W. Roper, 1816 August 24. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 34689946 From the description of Letter to W. Roper [manuscript], 1816 August 24. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647879761 Colonist and seaman. From the description of Biography and remarks concerning Paul Cuffe, undated...

Cuffe, John, 1757-1830

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Hero (Bark)

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Whaling vessel, out of Westport, Mass., mastered by Latham Paddock. From the description of Log/journal, 1808 Nov. 3-1810 Feb. 22. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71013425 ...

Rotch, William, 1759-1850

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Ship owner and merchant involved in whale fishery. Born Nantucket, Mass., 1734. Whaling business moved to France and England in 1791 as a result of American Revolution. Retired to New Bedford (Mass.) and died in 1828. From the description of William Rotch papers, 1793-1833. (Clams, Inc). WorldCat record id: 63123131 ...

Wainer family.

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Traveller (Brig)

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Congdon, James Bunker, 1802-1880

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