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Negro Girl

first name
last name
gender: female
birth, death year: -- , --
first, last year in records: 1757, 1757
confidence level: only enslaver known
freed status (year freed): enslaved
enslaver(s): Williams, Thomas;
location(s): Deerfield, MA
place of origin

Bio

Dr. Thomas Williams of Deerfield, Massachusetts mentioned in a 1757 letter "our poor Negro Girl." She was seriously ill and he described her symptoms and treatments.

Primary Source Entries for Negro Girl

Entry	Source	Vol Name	Date	entry id
• "our poor Negro Girl"	Dr. Thomas Williams Letter to his Father in Law	Single	1757 Aug 23	915

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