Washington

Hercules Posey 

(1748 – May 15, 1812)

“Residence of Washington in High Street, Philada.” William L. Breton, artist and
lithographer (c.1773–1855) [Public Domain via Wikipedia Commons]

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Hercules and Hemings: Presidents’ Slave Chefs – NPR.org

LaBan, Craig. “George Washington’s slave chef, who cooked in Philadelphia, disappears from painting, but may have reappeared in New York.” The Philadelphia Inquirer, Update March 1, 2019.

Momodu, S. “Hercules Washington (Enslaved Cook of George Washington) (1755?- ?).,” Blackpast.org.

Teixeira, Liana. “Centuries-old mystery solved by Westport Historical Society,” AP News, May 16, 2019.

Wolfe, Brendan. “Hercules (b. ca. 1754).” Encyclopedia Virginia. Virginia Humanities, 5 Mar. 2019. Web. 30 Nov. 2019.

Hercules Posey  – Wikipedia

 

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