Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Cockburn” in entry slavery of Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History:
...now that I am ready to gain your liberty and mine.
But not one needless drop of blood must be shed.
I have a master whom I love, and the man who takes his life must pass over my dead body.
Had Cockburn been faithful to his promises to the negroes, and landed and declared freedom to the slaves of South Carolina, no doubt many thousands of colored people would have flocked to his standard.
But he...
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| † | George Cockburn | 59 | 59 | 3 | 3 | 0 user votes | |
| Cockburn | 17 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 user votes | ||
| Alexander Cockburn | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 user votes | ||
| Sir George Cockburn | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 user votes | ||
| Henry Cockburn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 user votes | ||
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