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Top of a handwritten document beginning "A List of Persons Belonging to the Continental Army Who Have Been Furnished With Family Supplies"

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Unfolded view of the front and back pages of a creased and weathered document; front features a long list of names and notations in ink

Unfolded view of the inside pages of a creased and weathered document featuring a long list of names and notations in ink

African American soldiers played an important role in winning American <span class="wordDefine" tabIndex="0" data-term="Independence" data-def="Relying on oneself and no longer being affiliated to or controlled by others. Interior Inside. When used in relation to 18th century American geography, interior generally means away from the Atlantic Coast, towards the frontier of the American colonies.">independence. This list of Connecticut soldiers who deposited a portion of their pay to provide supplies for their families during the war includes a Black soldier from Hartford named Plimoth <span class="wordDefine" tabIndex="0" data-term="Negro" data-def="A term that was widely used in the 18th century to refer to people of African descent, whether they were born in Africa, the British colonies, or elsewhere in the world. It is now seen by many people of African descent as offensive and is no longer acceptable for use.">Negro. Plimoth (or Plymouth) Negro enlisted in the 5th Connecticut Regiment in May 1777 and served through the end of the Revolutionary War in 1783.

This list of Connecticut soldiers who deposited portions of their pay to support their families during the war includes a Black soldier named Plimoth Negro.

Payroll List including Plimoth Negro, African American Soldier

War and Independence

Visitors of the Museum of the American Revolution in the Liberty Tree gallery which features a Liberty Tree

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Pride and Protest

Inside the Declaration of Independence gallery featuring a copy of the Declaration of Independence

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A high up view of the War at Sea gallery in the Museum of the American Revolution featuring a sloop

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A New Nation

Inside of the Revolutionary Generation gallery in the Museum of the American Revolution featuring photographs of the revolutionary generation

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Timeline of the American Revolution

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