Lewis was an African American man enslaved by Captain
William Hickcox. Hickcox's estate inventory, taken in
1737, included "Filis the negro woman," valued
at £100, and "Lewis the negro man," valued
at £140. Neither Lewis nor Fillis appeared in the
estate distribution in 1739, nor were they mentioned in
Hickcox's will. Lewis and Filis were among the first African
Americans to be enslaved in Waterbury.
The second of three pages. Halfway down are "Lewis
the negro man" valued at £140 and "Filis
the negro woman" valued at £100. Collection
of the Connecticut State Library, State Archives.
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