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When York the slave born?

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16y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

York was a slave owned by Captain William Clark, one of the leaders of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. York was taken on the Expedition and participated fully. York's date of brith is not known, but he was about the same age as Captain Clark, who was born in 1770.

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