Birchtown, Nova Scotia
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Birchtown is a community and National Historic Site in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located near Shelburne in the Municipal District of Shelburne County. Founded in 1783, the village was the
1788 illustration of a Black woodcutter in Shelburne, Nova Scotia
Book of Negroes
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The Book of Negroes is a document created by Brigadier General Samuel Birch, under the direction of Sir Guy Carleton, that records names and descriptions of 3,000 Black Loyalists, enslaved Africans wh
Birchtown, Nova Scotia
…the nearby town of Port Roseway, soon renamed Shelburne. Brigadier General Samuel Birch recorded the names of these African-American settlers in the Book of Negroes. They were issued passports which established their freedom; these were signed by General Birch, and became known as General Birch Certificates. The…
Fraunces Tavern, NYC – where Birch assembled the Book of Negroes.