The Southampton Slave Revolt of 1831: A Compilation of Source MaterialHenry Irving Tragle |
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... remained in his first hiding place five weeks and six days , * that after being discovered there he retreated to some fodder stacks in a field of Mr. Nathaniel Francis's , where he remained until Wesnesday , the 28th October , when he ...
... remained in his first hiding place five weeks and six days , * that after being discovered there he retreated to some fodder stacks in a field of Mr. Nathaniel Francis's , where he remained until Wesnesday , the 28th October , when he ...
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... remained at the feast , until about two hours in the night , when we went to the house and found Austin ; they all went to the cider press and drank , except myself . On returning to the house , Hark went to the door with an axe , for ...
... remained at the feast , until about two hours in the night , when we went to the house and found Austin ; they all went to the cider press and drank , except myself . On returning to the house , Hark went to the door with an axe , for ...
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... remained at the gate with six or eight men ; thirty or forty went to the house , half a mile distant . They remained too long , and he went alone to hasten them . During his absence a party of eighteen white men came up suddenly ...
... remained at the gate with six or eight men ; thirty or forty went to the house , half a mile distant . They remained too long , and he went alone to hasten them . During his absence a party of eighteen white men came up suddenly ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Southampton County Virginia in 1831 | 13 |
Insurrection Rebellion or Revolt? | 21 |
Copyright | |
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