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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06067 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1783 |
| Title | General Assembly. State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantation [with seal] + [docket] |
| Date | October 1783 |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Documenting the Revolutionary War service of four African-American soldiers, Prince Green, Pharoah Hazard, Vaughn Prince and Bristol Rhodes. Hazard served in the 1st RI Reg. Rhodes served with RI troops in 1776 and 1778, and lost a leg at Yorktown. Prince is known to have served with RI troops in 1776. Green is known to have served with the 1st RI in 1778. Printed by John Carter. With state seal on cover. Alden 1161, Evans 18153 and Moebs (Black Soldiers) pp. 244 (Hazard), 254, 269, 278 and 1126 (Rhodes), 268 (Prince) and 268 and 1126 (Greene). |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History African American Troops African American History Continental Army Government and Civics |
| People | Green, Prince (fl. 1778) Hazard, Pharoah Prince, Vaughn (fl. 1776) Rhodes, Bristol (fl. 1776-1778) |
| Place written | Providence, Rhode Island |
| Theme | Government & Politics; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; The American Revolution; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |