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Promises of freedom — and what happened after
British commanders offered freedom to some enslaved people who escaped to their lines, while some Patriot enlistees were promised freedom for service. These promises were often broken. Many who reached British lines died of disease, were re-enslaved, or were carried to the Caribbean; others left as free Black Loyalists for Nova Scotia and later Sierra Leone. Each profile notes what is documented for that individual.