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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06066 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1782 |
| Title | General Assembly. State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantation [with seal] |
| Date | January 1782 |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Printed by John Carter. Stab-stitched. Contains act freeing Quaco, a former slave, as reward for providing information about Newport after it had been seized by the British (pp. 4-5). We know of four African-American Spies, one for the British in New York, and the other three for the Americans: James Lafayette Armistead (who operated near Cornwallis in 1781), Peck (who operated in the Hudson River Valley in 1781) and Quaco. Quaco is believed to have been the first African-American spy during the Revolution. The pamphlet also has documentation for payment to two African-American privates, Jehu Pomp and Solomon Caesar, serving under Lt. Col. Jeremiah Olney. With state seal affixed to cover. Alden 923, Evans 17691, Moebs (Black Soldiers) pp. 237 (Caesar), 252 (Pomp), 258 (Whitcuff); 275, 277, 284 and 286 (Armistead), 278 (Peck) and 280 (Quaco). |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History Slavery African American History Manumission Emancipation Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Spying African American Troops Continental Army Government and Civics |
| People | Quaco Bradford, William (1729-1808 |
| Place written | Providence, Rhode Island |
| Theme | Government & Politics; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; The American Revolution; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |