Peter Salem
Peter Salem (October 1, 1750 – August 16, 1816) was an African-American Continental Army soldier who fought in the American Revolutionary War. Born into slavery in Framingham, Massachusetts in British America, he was freed by a later master, Major Lawson Buckminster, to serve in the local militia. He then enlisted in the Continental Army, serving for nearly five years during the war. Afterwards, he married and worked as a cane weaver. A monument was erected to him in the late 19th century at his grave in Framingham.
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