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comes to life
By alice
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An ad in the National Intelligencer:RAN AWAY from the Subscriber, living in the upper end of Orange County, a Negro man named ROBERT, formerly the property of Parson Buckens of Stafford County and by him sold to Mr. James | Patten of Alexandria, and the said Patten sold him to William Brock barkeeper from whom the Subscriber purchased him - He is somewhat pitted with the small ppox, is about Five feet nine inches high, and between 22 and 24 years of age; had on when he went away, cotton Jacket and Overhauls, and green Waistcoat - he has been seen in the employ of Mr. James R. Dermot. Whoever will secure | |
said Negro in Alexandria jail, shall receive TEN DollarsRichard Sandford ----------------------------------------------
Autobiography
Jacobs, Harriet Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs -----------------------------------------------
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A compilation of published and unpublished slave autobiographies, narratives and interviews. The emphasis of this series is on the creation of a black community under slavery. Volumes 2 - 17 offer documents grouped by State
------------------------------------------------ A Documentary History of the Negro People in the United States. 7 vols.
E 185 .D63 1990
A chronological collection of documents dating from 1661 - 1968.
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