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Bibliography Archives and Libraries Archives of Ontario, York University, Toronto Cover Page The handle https://hdl.handle.net/1887/3134750 holds various files of this Leiden University dissertation. Author: Kennedy, O.P. Title: Northward bound: Slave refugees and the pursuit of freedom in the Northern US and Canada, 1775-1861 Issue Date: 2021-01-28 Northward Bound Bibliography Archives and Libraries Archives of Ontario, York University, Toronto Alvin McCurdy Fonds Peter Russell Fonds Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library John Askin Papers Filson Historical Society, Louisville Beatty-Quisenberry Family Papers Buckner Family Papers Bullitt Family Papers Oxmoor Collection Gorin Family Papers Guthrie-Caperton Family Papers Louisville (Ky.) Mayor’s Court. 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