A history of the slave or former slave Dick Negro who saved local residents from the British invasion of North Haven in 1779 and was awarded his freedom and a plot of land.
Includes the history of four Black slaves of North Branford. There is a digitized copy and transcription of an indenture agreement promising freedom to a Negro slave named Dick Tull. Included also is an article entitled Our Black Revolutionary War…
Includes the notes of a talk given by Carrie Doody on North Branford schools plus an article by A. Lauretta Plumley about Northford's history including the schools and more.