OVER 322 ...The Examination of Phillis Anthony taken on Oath before us the undersigned Justices of the Peace the 1st Day of Jan.y 1814 Says she was Born a slave her first master was Thomas Langdon of Fishkill her next Master was Joseph Wood of the same Town She ran away from Wood under an impression that she Did not belong to Wood having been given to his wife who had previously died a man by the name of Taylor apprehended her and brought her back to Fishkill he afterwards sold her to Robert Williams at Red Hook who removed with her to Poughkeepsie Williams sold her to Gilbert Livingston of Poughkeepsie who sold her to Codwallader D Colden then of Poughkeepsie Colden sold her to Ebenezer Badcock then of Pough keepsie for ten years Badcock sold her to Koert Dubois of Clinton Town with whom she lived more than 7 years he then gave her her freedom she had a paper from Dubois but has lost it since which time she has been in this town a number of years Phillis Anthony X her mark Sworn before us Daniel Hebard Wm W Bogardus Wm Emott