 After some hesitation, and strong objections by the free blacks in Philadelphia and New York City, Cuffe chose not to support the ACS and saw his efforts very differently as providing training and machinery and boats to the people of Africa so that they could improve their condition and rise in the world.Paul Cuffe was born on January 17, 1759, on Cuttyhunk Island, Massachusetts.He was the youngest son of Cuff Slocum and his wife Ruth Moses.