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Inspection Roll Book 1 - Page 29
12020-06-19T20:46:19+00:00Kyle Roberts91c1244de3e15a3c1e939706082536342dfd2d2d23plain2020-08-03T15:34:47+00:00Gordon, JohnBook 1Congress of the ConfederationInspection_roll_book_1_page29JPEGNew 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
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12020-07-03T02:17:06+00:00Kyle Roberts91c1244de3e15a3c1e939706082536342dfd2d2dJohn Gordon Transcription - LeftKyle Roberts3plain2020-07-03T02:18:36+00:00Kyle Roberts91c1244de3e15a3c1e939706082536342dfd2d2d
12020-07-03T02:17:20+00:00Kyle Roberts91c1244de3e15a3c1e939706082536342dfd2d2dJohn Gordon Transcription - RightKyle Roberts3plain2020-07-03T02:19:09+00:00Kyle Roberts91c1244de3e15a3c1e939706082536342dfd2d2d
John Gordon (b.1757) freed himself and left enslavement in Maryland in 1777. He departed New York City for Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia or St John, New Brunswick in 1783.
Some themes his Inspection Roll entry suggest include migration and military service.