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Inspection Roll Book 1 - Page 28
12020-06-19T20:46:19+00:00Kyle Roberts91c1244de3e15a3c1e939706082536342dfd2d2d23plain2020-08-03T15:33:58+00:00Peterkin, TobiaBook 1Congress of the ConfederationInspection_roll_book_1_page28JPEGNew York City, New YorkInspection Roll of Negroes Book No. 1; Miscellaneous Papers of the Continental Congress, 1774 - 1789; Records of the Continental and Confederation Congresses and the Constitutional Convention, 1765 - 1821, Record Group 360; National Archives Building, 7th and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20408; https://catalog.archives.gov/id/17337716Manuscript, 93 pagesJillian CurranKyle Roberts91c1244de3e15a3c1e939706082536342dfd2d2d
Tobia Peterkin (b.1761) freed himself and left enslavement in Maryland in 1780. He departed New York City for Port Roseway [Shelburne], Nova Scotia on 31 July 1783.
Some themes his Inspection Roll entry suggest include migration and military service.