Louis
Builuce (aka Berbice)
Age at death: 11/00/1639 O.S.
Birthplace / Origin: Dutch Guiana
Master / Mistress: Gysbert Opdych, commisary of House of Hope (Dutch fort)
Notes: Reiss says early records of Hartford mention that Opdych killed his servant Louis and cites to Greene, Lorenzo J. "Slave-Holding New England and Its Awakening." The Journal of Negro History 13, no. 4 (1928): 492-533, p. 495.
Bibliographic sources: Reiss, 72;
Reiss says early records of Hartford mention that Opdych killed his servant Louis and cites to Greene, Lorenzo J. “Slave-Holding New England and Its Awakening.” The Journal of Negro History 13, no. 4 (1928): 492-533, p. 495.
Ethnicity/Race/Tribal Affiliation:
Black (defined as Unknown origins, but listed as a person of color)
Gender:
Male