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Dissertations
Davis, Thomas J. “Slavery in Colonial New York City.” Columbia University, New York, 1974.
Kruger, Vivian L. “Born To Run: The Slave Family in Early New York, 1626–1827.” Columbia University, New York, 1985.
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