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David Barclay and October Barclay

David Barclay

October Barclay

Seal by Josiah Wedgwood

UK TV Producer Humphrey Barclay tells the moving story of how his ancestor David, one of the founders of Barclays Bank, freed 28 slaves in Jamaica in 1795 and built new lives for them in Philadelphia as free black people – and how he met one of their descendants in Jamaica. Watch the compelling story on YouTube.

Read the compelling story of David Barclay, October Barclay, and the freedom of generations, written by their descendants:
David Barclay and October Barclay: 1795 to Today

Learn more at the Little October website.

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