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Tobias Gilmore House, Raynham, 1781-1918. "Toby" Gilmore, born in Africa, was a patriot of the American Revolution. [graphic].
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Title
Tobias Gilmore House, Raynham, 1781-1918. "Toby" Gilmore, born in Africa, was a patriot of the American Revolution. [graphic].
Publisher
[Raynham, Ma.?] : [publisher not identified]
Publisher
MA. Raynham. 1918
Date
[ca. 1918]
Physical Description
1 print: letterpress halftone; sheet 11 x 14 cm (4.25 x 5.5 in.)
Description
Souvenir card depicting the second Raynham, Ma. residence of Black Revolutionary War soldier Shibodee Turry Wurry also known as Tobias Gilmore. Shows the two-story wooden residence with portico, hipped roof, and chimney and grassy, front grounds. Trees and shrubbery line and surround the house. Wurry born in West Africa, was kidnapped and enslaved in 1757. Captain John Gilmore of Rayham, Ma. became his enslaver and renamed Wurry, Tobias Gilmore. Gilmore enlisted in military service in 1776, during the American Revolution, to gain his freedom. In December 1781, Gilmore was discharged from service, including serving at the Battle of Fort Ticonderoga. He returned to Rayham a free man. In 1784, he purchased land in Rayham and built his first home. He built his second home circa 1800. The residence was destroyed by fire in 1918.
Notes
Title from item.
Date inferred from "1918" date in title and year of destruction of the depicted dwelling.
Description reviewed 2022.
Access points reviewed 2022.
Subject
Gilmore, Tobias, approximately 1745-1812 -- Homes and haunts.
Wurry, Tury Shibodee, approximately 1745-1812 -- Homes and haunts.
African American soldiers.
Dwellings -- Massachussetts -- Raynham
Free African Americans.
Free men -- 18th century.
Geographic subject
United States -- History -- Revolution 1775-1783 -- Participation, African American.
Genre
Ephemera -- 1910-1920.
Letterpress halftone -- 1910-1920.
Photomechanical prints -- Color -- 1910-1920.
Souvenirs -- 1910-1920.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| ephemera - souvenirs & keepsakes [P.2021.15]
Accession number
P.2021.15
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African American History Prints and Watercolors and Drawings
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