Unidentified child
Title
Unidentified child
Description
African descent
Contributor
Jackie Dinan
Sex
Unknown
Location or Address
Southold
Status
Enslaved
Enslaver or Household
Joshua Benjamin
Death Date
July 20, 1781
Biographical Notes
At an annual town meeting (April 10, 1781), the town recorded payment of 1 pound, 12 shillings "to Joshua Benjamin for a "Black Child." No further information was given. This may be the same child who died a few months later. See Southold Town Records Volume 3: 61.
Source/s
Salmon Records: 54.
Biographical Text
[Died] "Joshua Benjaman Negro child."
Collection
Citation
“Unidentified child,” Plain Sight Project, accessed March 29, 2023, https://plainsightproject.org/items/show/1486.