“There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.” Shakespeare was a man for all seasons, but … More
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Amariah Frost Deposition in the Case of “The Inhabitants of Milford, Massachusetts versus the Inhabitants of Bellingham, Massachusetts”
I Amariah Frost, formerly of Milford in the County of Worcester, but who, since the second Day of Nover Eighteen … More
ENSLAVED JERSEY GENDER BENDER
They were born enslaved on a mountain top but never stepped away from a fight. They were beaten so severely … More
DOCTOR JOHN CORBETT’S PROBATED INVENTORY AND TRANSCRIPTION (Source Material for “The Burdens of Bess Corbett”)
An Inventory of the Estate of John Corbett late of Bellingham in the County of Norfolk & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, … More
HEROIC HAGAR OF HAVERHILL
“Black people have been here before us and survived. We can read their lives like signposts on the road and … More
POMPEY RAN AWAY
When John Adams was a young man of only 25 years of age, the future president made merry with the … More
A SHARK’S TALE: An Insurance Claim in the Slave Trade
There is nothing new about wild conspiracy theories, misinformation and misunderstandings. They are all as old as humankind. Olaudah Equiano … More