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When Women Lost the Vote: A Revolutionary Story: Elizabeth Dudley
When Women Lost the Vote: A Revolutionary Story: Sabillah Pearson
Finding Freedom: Andrew - United States Census, 1830
Andrew Ferguson moved to Indiana (which became a state in 1816) after the Revolutionary War. The 1830 United States Census, shown here, documents Ferguson’s residence in Monroe County. Ferguson is listed as a “Free Colored” man between the ages of 55 and 100. A “Free Colored” woman between the ages of 36 and 55, possibly his first wife, is listed in Andrew’s household. No other family members are documented in their household.
National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC/Ancestry.com
When Women Lost the Vote: A Revolutionary Story: Mary Kitts
When Women Lost the Vote: A Revolutionary Story: Eleanor Boylan
Finding Freedom: London - Birch Pass
In the terms of the surrender to the Americans, the British were to return all captured property—including human property. The British did not adhere to this stipulation, and instead evacuated thousands of free and formerly enslaved men and women to Canada. Birch Passes, named for British Brigadier General Samuel Birch, were given to those who could prove they sought the protection of the British forces during the war. The passes, such as this example, guaranteed a place on a departing ship. London may have received one. Cato Rammsay, an enslaved man who escaped from Norfolk, Virginia, received this Birch Pass that allowed him to go to Nova Scotia as a free person.
Passport for Cato Ramsay to emigrate to Nova Scotia, 21 April 1783; NSA, Gideon White fonds, MG 1 vol. 948 no. 196
When Women Lost the Vote: A Revolutionary Story: Miriam Venable
