There’s a startlng occupation listed in entry 983 of the demise ledger for the city of Newtown, Queens protecting the years 1881-1897: “The Final Slave.”
Division of Data Affiliate Commissioner Kenneth Cobb and Analysis Affiliate Marcia Kirk visited Lit NYC to elucidate how the Municipal Archives discovered that entry, what they’ve realized since then in regards to the life, demise and household historical past of Mr. George Rex, who froze to demise in Brooklyn in 1885 on the age of 89, and way more.
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