The Book of Negroes Example

The Book of Negroes - Example

The following fields are available in the database.

There is no requirement that any of them must contain data.

      NAME: BAKER, PRINCE
       AGE: 39
       SEX: M
      RACE: B
  MILITARY: N
OCCUPATION: ?
      CITY: BOSTON
    COUNTY: NEW ENGLAND
     STATE: MA
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 OLDSTATUS: SLAVE               (FORMER STATUS)
 NEWSTATUS: FREE                (CURRENT STATUS)
   FREEHOW: RAN OFF             (FREED HOW)
  FREEWHEN: C. 1776             (FREED WHEN)
CERTIFICAT: Y                   (CERIFICATE)
 CERTIFIER: MUSGRAVE, GEN.      (ISSUED BY)
  OLDOWNER: BAKER, NATHANIEL    (FORMER OWNER)
  CLAIMANT: ?
 POSSESSOR: MARKS, NATHANIEL
  POSSREGT: ?                   (REGT. OF POSSESOR)
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  DESTINAT: PORT MOUTON         (DESTINATION)
      SHIP: CONCORD (BRIG)      (SHIP OF PASSAGE)
SHIPMASTER: ROBINSON, GEORGE
      DATE: 30/11/1783            (INSPECTION DATE)
      PAGE: 150                 (PAGE NUMBER)