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A History of
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identifies Salem standing to Thomas
Grosvenor's right. Professor David Brion Davis, citing evidence from Professor Sidney Kaplan, states that the African American to Thomas Grosvenor's right "was not Peter Salem".
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on April 19, 1775. He is on the roll of
Captain Simon Edgell's militia company from Framingham as having served four days from April 19, 1775. On April 24, he enlisted in Captain Drury's company of Colonel
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The identification of the black soldier in
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Patriots of Color: A Peculiar Beauty and Merit, African
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Salem spent the rest of his life living peacefully. He married Katy Benson in
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Setting the Record Straight: American History in Black & White
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