Book of Negroes

This article is about the historical document. For the Lawrence Hill novel, see The Book of Negroes (novel). For the TV miniseries based on the novel, see The Book of Negroes (miniseries).
Certificate of Freedom, issued by Samuel Birch.
Book of Negroes
Date1783

The Book of Negroes is a document created by Brigadier General Samuel Birch, under the direction of Sir Guy Carleton, that records names and descriptions of 3,000 Black Loyalists, enslaved Africans who escaped to the British lines during the American Revolution and were evacuated to points in Nova Scotia as free people of colour.