Cuffe

[ kuhf-ee ]

/ ˈkʌf i /

Paul, 1759–1817, U.S. merchant, seaman, and philanthropist: advocated U.S. Black emigration to Africa.

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According to the records of the Westport monthly meeting of Friends, Cuffe requested membership with that body in 1808.
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 8, 1923|Various
Aye, aye, sir--that can't be denied, Captain Cuffe; yet it's a hard life that passes altogether without hope.
The Wing-and-Wing|J. Fenimore Cooper
Cuffe states that several of the most respectable inhabitants signed this petition.
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 8, 1923|Various
This has been a bad day's work for England, depend on it, Captain Cuffe!
The Wing-and-Wing|J. Fenimore Cooper

At last Cuffe built a school house with his own funds on his own farm and offered its use to the public.
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 8, 1923|Various