One of the winners of the 1995 Literary Awards Contest sponsored by the Connecticut Society of Genealogists was Chains Unbound: Slave Emancipations in Greenwich, Connecticut.
In a letter dated May 22, 1995 thanking me for submitting the book for the contest, Mary Lou Rath, chair of the 1995 Literary Awards Committee wrote:
The Committee was very impressed with your book and commends you for your intensive, in-depth research which identified, by name, the host of slaves who were, eventually, emancipated in Greenwich, CT. The topic of slave names is a relative newcomer in the arena of publish genealogical works and your extraordinary book establishes a precedent for future publications on this subject; CSG wholeheartedly endorses any/all endeavors in this realm.
Here is what the notice of the award stated:
Category: OTHER
Chains Unbound (Greenwich, CT) written by Jeffrey Bingham Mead (CSG #13607): Very little has been written about slaves with an attempt to specifically identify them. The author is especially commended for his intensive, in-depth research which resulted in this monograph/book which identifies, by name, a host of slaves who were, eventually, emancipated in Greenwich, CT. This is an extraordinary book and merits your special attention.
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