Samuel Birch (1735-1811) {General}

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Identifier
NJS-PER-04787
Given Name
Samuel
Family Name
Birch
Birth Date
1735
Death Date
1811
Sex
Male
Occupation
Military and Militia
Biographical Description
General Samuel Birch was the British commander in charge of the Loyalist evacuation efforts in New York at the end of the Revolutionary War. He issued Certificates of Freedom for many Black Loyalists who evacuated in 1783. In the evacuation register, known as the Book of Negroes, holders of these certificates had the notation "G.B.C." (General Birch's Certificate) recorded after their names.
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white person
government official
Places
New York City, New York
References

"Samuel Birch," Black Loyalists: Our History, Our People, https://blackloyalist.com/cdc/people/influential/birch.htm.

Stephen Davidson, “Decoding the Book of Negroes (Part 1 of 4),” Loyalist Trails (UELAC Newsletter), June 14, 2020, https://uelac.ca/loyalist-trails/loyalist-trails-2020-24/.

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Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Birch_(British_Army_officer)
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Jesse Bayker
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