1772 Autobiography: Ukawsaw Gronniosaw
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-00027
- Source
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A Narrative of the Most Remarkable Particulars in the Life of James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, an African Prince, As Related by Himself
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Gronniosaw, James Albert Ukawsaw. A Narrative of the Most Remarkable Particulars in the Life of James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, an African Prince, As Related by Himself. Bath, Somerset, England: Printed by W. Gye in Westgate-Street, and sold by T. Mills, Bookseller, in King’s-Mead Square, 1772.
- Event Description
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Ukawsaw Gronniosaw published his autobiography in approximately 1772 in England where he lived by this time as a free man. In his book, he recounted the details of his life, including his years in slavery in the Raritan River Valley in New Jersey.
The title of the book is:
A Narrative of the Most Remarkable Particulars in the Life of James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, an African Prince, As related by Himself.
This is one of the earliest autobiographies published by a formerly enslaved person and the first such book to be published in England. - Event Type
- Autobiography
- Date
- 1772
- Date Certainty
- Approximate
- Location of Event
- Bath, England
- Primary Participants
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Ukawsaw Gronniosaw (ca. 1710-1775)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00350
Role: Subject
Age category: Older Person
Status: Free - Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker