Book of Negroes

*Book of Negroes*
Book of Negroes
The National Archives, London; Nova Scotia Museum, Halifax; National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC;
Date	1783

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 who escaped to the British lines during the American Revolution and were evacuated to points in Nova Scotia as free people of colour.

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