people Flashcards
Agrippa hull-1777
Joins Continental army, assinged as orderly to general john Paterson, Battle of saratoga begins
Agrippa Hull
In 1844 when he was eighty fuve, agrippa hull paid 3 dollars to have his photograph taken. Sometime after that, an artist painted hull’s potrait from the photograph. The painting now hangs in the library of hull’s hometown, Stockbridge, Massachusetts
Agrippa hull-1759
born free in Northampton, Massachusetts
Agrippa Hull-1777-78
Endures winter with army at valley forge pennsylvania
Agrippa hull-1779
Assinged as an orderly to colonel tadeuz Kosciuszko and Continetial arm
Agrippa Hull-1780-83
fights in north and south carolina with kosciuszko and continetal army
Agrippa Hull-1783
peace treaty singed. hull discharged from army; returnd to Stock brooke Massachuesetts; begins work for 20 years as a servant to theodore sedgwick, lawyer and plotitician
Agrippa hull-1785
Buys first peice of land in stockbridge and gradually increases landholdings; marries jane darby and the eventuall have four kids. Janes date of date is unnknown
Agrippa hull-1797
travels to new york city to see kosciuzko who is touring the aunited states
Agrippa hull- 1822
marries margaret (peggy) Timbroke, the couple work as caterers.
Agrippa Hiull-1828
receives veteran’s pension
Agrippa-1831
Visits West point new york with Stockbridge citizens to view statue of kosciuszko
Agrippa hall 1848-May 21
Dies in Stockbridge, Massachusetts
Paul Cuffe
A silouhette of paul cuffe, painte dduring his visit to england is on dis play at the new bedford whaling museum in Masssachuessets
Paul cuffe-1759
born in Cuttyhunk, Massachusetts
Paul cuffe-1773
Goes to sea as a common hand
Paul cuffe-1775
captured by british navy;held prisioner for 3 months
Paul cuffe-1780
refused to pay taxes without the right to vote
Pual cuffe-1780 onward
begins shipbuilding and trading buisness captians his ships with multiracial crews
Paul cuffe-1783
Massachusetts legislature grants african american men their voting rights. Marries Alice Pequit; they eventually have seven children
Paul cuffe 1797
proposes town school but citizens reject proposal; builds cuff’s school
Paul Cuffe-1810
Sails to Africa to create a trading network with Unites states
Paul Cuffe-1811
Sails to england to promote africian trade
Paul cuffe-1812
returns to united states; cuffes crago is impounded appeals to preident for it’s return