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Billy (slave)
Billy, also known as Will and William, was an African-American slave charged with treason during the American Revolution. The case received attention because it asserted that because Billy was a slave, that he was not a citizen of Virginia and as such, could not commit treason.
==Pre-trial life==
Very little is concretely known about Billy's life aside from his trial. He was likely born around 1754 and historians believe that he is possibly the same Billy that was owned by the wealthy planter John Tayloe II, who had one of his employees place an advertisement about a runaway "mulatto" in 1774. In the advertisement Tayloe's employee stated that Billy was a runaway slave and apart from being an extremely skilled worker, he was also capable of gaining "the good Graces of almost every Body who will listen." Historian Lathan A. Windley believes that during this time Billy purchased a forged pass with the intent to travel to another state and gain freedom.
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