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37900
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His narrative is the only known account of maritime life in North Carolina written by a former slave. Moses Grandy, born abt. 1786 in Camden Co., NC, was a ferryman and canal boat operator, trying to buy his freedom.
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Carolina Trees & Branches
(NoCar F 262 A33 C37), Vol. 10 Issue No. 4, ,
p101-103, il
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2.Moses Grandy: A Slave Waterman’s Life (part 2) by Carolina Trees & Branches Vol. 11 Issue No. 1,
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37922
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Moses Grandy, was a slave boatman, who carried out shingles from the Great Dismal Swamp; had a series of bad owners; finally worked out his freedom and lived as a free-black; lived in New England; went to sea; slave laws kept him from Elizabeth City, NC; Moses bought his family and tried to buy other enslaved relatives; and about lives of slave watermen.
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