Abigail (slave)
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Abigail was an African-American woman, held in bondage by founding father John Jay.[1] Jay brought Abigail with him while on a diplomatic mission, in France, and Abigail tried to use French law to be freed.
In an a article about her in The New York Times historian Martha S. Jones said we know practically nothing about the milestones of her life.[1] We don't know her age, her place of birth, whether she had ever given birth. Comments about her, in letters from Jay's wife Sarah Jay, imply Abigail was married, and had to leave her husband behind.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Martha S. Jones (2021-11-23). "Enslaved to a Founding Father, She Sought Freedom in France". The New York Times: p. A11. Archived from the original on 2021-11-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20211123101037/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/23/travel/john-jay-paris-abigail-slavery.html. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
