Re:A Database of Fugitive Slave Ads Reveals Thousands of Unt...
by carapace on Wednesday December 18, 2019 @03:09PM
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Washington had a slave batman whom he kept all through the Revolutionary war.
> William "Billy" Lee (1750–1828), also known as Will Lee, was George Washington's personal assistant and the only one of Washington's slaves freed immediately by Washington in his will. Because he served by Washington's side throughout the American Revolutionary War and was sometimes depicted next to Washington in paintings, Lee was one of the most publicized African Americans of his time.
> William "Billy" Lee (1750–1828), also known as Will Lee, was George Washington's personal assistant and the only one of Washington's slaves freed immediately by Washington in his will. Because he served by Washington's side throughout the American Revolutionary War and was sometimes depicted next to Washington in paintings, Lee was one of the most publicized African Americans of his time.
~ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lee_(valet)