by Ned Benton
January 2011
We’ve known there were slaves in Mamaroneck Township in the late 1700s. We’ve known that two local slaves, John Cox and Andrew Cole, escaped to side with the British during the Revolutionary War and…
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The historical record of slavery in the Town of Mamaroneck, New York
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Mamaroneck Slaves Found in Canada
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Joseph Stewart – “The Governor” Who Was a Slave
By Ned Benton
In the 1800s, in the DeLancey home on Heathcote Hill in Mamaroneck there was a prominent painting in the front hall of a black man. The family called him “The Governor.” With…
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Historical Society Finds More Slaves From Heathcote Hill
by Ned Benton
While the community commemorates the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. and his dream of equality this month, the Larchmont Historical Society (LHS) has uncovered additional evidence ...
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Slavery in Mamaroneck Township: Remembering Bet, Phelby, Candice, Jack, Hannibal, Telemaque…
In celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in Larchmont and Mamaroneck, the community reflects on freedom and human rights and recalls their antithesis, slavery. As we reflect this year, let's remember Bet, Phelby, Candice, Nelly, Charlot, Jack, Hannibal, Telemaque, George, Lewis and Dorathea.
Another of John Peter Delancey's slaves depicted in the Mamaroneck Library's...
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Two Local Slaves “Recaptured” After 220 Years
By Ned Benton
How did John Cox and Andrew Cole escape from slavery in Mamaroneck Township during the 1770s and end up on Nova Scotia? The story of these two men, whose connection to Mamaroneck had been lost for more…
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