Freedom by Reaching the Wooden World: American Slaves and the British Navy during the War of 1812.

2012/10/31 by Thomas Malcomson · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #Colonialism, slavery, and trade #Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies #Asian American and Pacific Histories

paper · pdf · doi:10.25071/2561-5467.294

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Abstract

Perusal of the Prisoner of War exchange records in ADM 103/465, LAC, reel B-5349, reveals 24 men marked "Detained slaves," who were not returned with other men captured onboard the 10 vessels they were taken from. 31

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• War of 1812 [wikipedia]

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