Several prominent New Yorkers , including Aaron Burr , John Jay and Alexander Hamilton , encouraged by Long Island 's Quaker population , formed the New York Manumission Society , the state 's first antislavery club , in 1785 , and two years later established the African Free School in New York City to educate freed slaves .
John Jay
New York City
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John Jay
New York City
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Alexander Hamilton
New York City
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Aaron Burr
PERSON
John Jay
PERSON
Alexander Hamilton
LOCATION
Long Island
LOCATION
New York City