[5] Pamphlet was forced to work alongside employees and slaves in Vobe's 1772 King's Arms Tavern in Williamsburg.

Before the Revolution, Pamphlet catered to William Byrd III, Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, and George Washington and "became skilled in the manners, etiquette, and services that genteel diners and travelers expected.

[8] During the American Revolutionary War and inspired by the First Great Awakening,[9] in the 1770s, Pamphlet began secretly preaching a message of equality to a congregation of free and enslaved African Americans on wooded land at Green Spring Plantation on the outskirts of the city.

[20][21][22] Colonial Williamsburg tells the stories of 18th-century African Americans including interpreters in the Revolutionary City and Sharing the Spotlight programs portraying Pamphlet.

The marker is located at the intersection of North Nassau and Scotland Streets in Williamsburg, close to the original site of the church.