Town of Deerfield, MA, Wars - Revolution

Location:: Deerfield, MA
Description:: Numerous documents relating to the American Revolution in the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association Library (Box 5 8-VI) reveal the presence of African American men in the militia and Continental Army.

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Entry	Date	AA Name(s)	$	£	s	p	id
• Cesar Baley from Ap^l 1775. 8 months ,45/ 2.5	1775 Apr	Caesar Bailey,		2	5		1326
• We the Subscribers do hereby Severally Inlist ourselvs into the Service...	1776 Nov 28	,					1329
• Catto Gray 1 Reg Coat 1 waist coat 3 shirts 1 britches 3 stockings 3...	1777	Cato Gray,					2079
• Catto Gray 6 77 Catto Gray his mark x	1777	Cato Gray,	6.00			77.0	2095
• Cato Gray Do Do 100	1778 May 1	Cato Gray,	100.00				2083
• 11 Cato Gray 1	1778 May	Cato Gray,					2080
• May 15 Cato Gray Do	1778 Jul	Cato Gray,					2092
• May 15 Catto Gray 3 years on Command	1778 Nov	Cato Gray,					2076
• Cato Gray 2 coats 2 waistcoats 2 shirts 2 breeches 3 Stocking 4 shoes 1...	1778	Cato Gray,					2072
• May 15 Cato Gray 3 years on Com^d Fishkill	1779 Jan	Cato Gray,					2086
• May 15 Catto Gray 3 years	1779 Apr	Cato Gray,					2073
• May 15 Catto Gray 3 years	1779 May 15	Cato Gray,					1328
• May 15 Catto Gray 3 years	1779 Aug	Cato Gray,					2105
• May 15 Cato Gray 3 years on Duty	1779 Sep	Cato Gray,					2069
• May 15 Cato Gray 3 years	1779 Oct	Cato Gray,					2102
• May 15 Cato Gray Do	1779 Dec	Cato Gray,					2098
• Cato Gray 20 5 2 Do Do Boston Suffolk Pelham Hamshire Black...	1779	Cato Gray,					2109
• Cato Gray Do 1 6 2/3 4 30 3-6	1779	Cato Gray,					2108
• 28 Cato Gray 1 1 1-- 2 1--3 78 66 Disch^d May 15^th 1780	1780	Cato Gray,					2100

Entry	Date	AA Name(s)	$	£	s	p	f	id
• Charles Paine, a Colored man, in 18[2]8 of Deerfield, aged -- Entered...	1777	Charles Paine, Sr.,						1330