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Alani920
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Username: Alani920
Post Number: 1
Registered: 03-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, March 26, 2004 - 11:31 pm: | 
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On April 3, 2004, I will have the first Reading of my book, in the San Francisco Bay Area. I know that many of you do not live in the area, but if you do, please come by. The title of my book is, Notes And Documents of Free Persons of Color. I am self published, and some of the material is considered controversial in some corners. Each review I have received has been excellent, and I am proud of my work.
The book is a documented chronicle of Four Hundred years of a group labled, "fpc", or Free Persons of Color, by the Fredericksburg Virginia Free Negro Registry. Several of the chronicles involve George Washington, and his family, including the Chapter on Mary Bowden of Popes Creek Plantation.
Notes And Documents of Free Persons of Color is 328 pages, Non Fiction, African American History, with appendix, bibliography, index, and endnotes. It is the documented, illustrated, history of Virginia's own Creole population.
The saga begins in 1950's Pennsylvania, and winds backwards through Colonial Virginia. The historical events covered, include the Underground Railroad, Civil War, Revolutionary War, forced Indentures, and Virginia's race based laws (Henings' Statutes At Large). This is a serious work that deals with our Colonial Heritage.
Mary (born 1730)and Patty (born 1750), Bowden, were Indentured Servants to George Washingtons family. When Mary was seven years old (1737), Augustine Washington Senior, the father of George Washington, took her from her family. He proceeded to court with her, where she was adjudged to be Mulatto, and seven years old. She was then sentenced to an indenture of thirty years.
After running away several times, and having time added on to her indenture, Mary completed her time. She served almost fifty years, with the time added on, and such. However, she was almost eighty years old when she died. Her daughter, Patty was born on the Washington Plantation (then called Popes Creek), and never knew freedom. Upon her birth, Augustine Washington Junior (George Washingtons' Half brother), received her thirty year indenture. Patty was a trusted servant, so much so, that she became a Personal Servant to Elizabeth Washington. When Elizabeth married, Patty moved with her to their Fredericksburg Plantation. When Patty was thirty one, her indenture was completed, and she received her free negro papers.
The chronicles go back over four hundred years. On the Eastern Shore of Virginia, my Native Ancestors (the Pinns), were part of the Wicomico Tribe. They intermarried with the Free Blacks in the area, and eventually were redesignated as Mulatto, and then Free Negro.
Following is the information on my Bay Area Book Signing.
Where:
A World of Books
137 Pelton Center Way
San Leandro California
Time:
12:00 - 3:00 pm
Contact:
Anita Wills at (510)481-1804
Barbara Keenan, at (510) 483-5587.
Book Purchase Site:
http://www.cafepress.com/leboudin ($24.00 & tax & sh).
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Bookgirl
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Username: Bookgirl
Post Number: 39
Registered: 01-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, March 27, 2004 - 03:43 am: |
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Sounds interesting and having been raised in Philadelphia; I have a notion to check this book out. |
Soulofaauthor
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Username: Soulofaauthor
Post Number: 13
Registered: 03-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, March 27, 2004 - 08:12 pm: |
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I gotta check this one out to bookgirl.Although I brought the known world thats another one of those soul been sleeping on but this one I'm going to go ahead and read plus i see that AR their so she local and I know I need my butt whopped for not supporting my local authors more. |
Alani920
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Username: Alani920
Post Number: 2
Registered: 03-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, March 27, 2004 - 11:39 pm: |
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In the book there is mention of Great Great Grandfather, Robert A. Pinn. He was a Minister at Oak Street Baptist Church in Philadelphia (now Monumental Baptist Church). During his tenure he over saw the building of Monumental Baptist Church. He was there from 1868-1884, and assisted many freed slaves arriving in Philadelphia. There are now two churches honoring Robert A. Pinn, one is Monumental Baptist, and the other is Pinn Memorial Baptist.
Samuel Pinn, was the son of Robert, and his first wife Elizabeth (Jackson) Pinn. When the Civil War started, they were living in Lancaster County Pennsylvania. Samuel joined the 54th Massachusetts , Company D., the same unit Frederick Douglass' sons, Charles, and Lewis served in. He was commissioned Corporal by Colonial Robert Shaw, in Reedsville Massachusetts.s This was the unit that the movie Glory depicted. When their tour of duty ended the men camped at Reverend Robert Pinns home in Burlington New Jersey, on their way back to Massachusetts. |
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