Abigail

Biography

Abigail (died December 1783), called Abby, was an African American woman enslaved by the American statesman John Jay. She died after attempting to escape in 1783 in Paris, where Jay helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris to secure America's independence. The Jay household enslaved Abigail since at least 1776; she was one of at least 17 people Jay enslaved.

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