The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-11-18
JOB PRINTING.
A white cir, sold into slavery.


A story SO strange as hardly TO b
believed has tor some days bee
whispcred Among our citizens. an
his 1T length taken form 80 def
nite that we cannot longer hesit.t,
in giving it to our readors. For tn
sake Of humanity we hope that som
rxplanation may yet lie given %
facts which seem 80 atrociUus. Ii
this hope We suppress all names. an,
omit also circumstances which deep
sn the crimipality OF the act, bi
which, arc not confirmed by strict le
gal evidence.
S,me ten years ago, there appear
ei in family oi this city n child
about five years al age. Her par.
entaie was unknown. or hinted oul,
IN side whispers. She was treated
rs child of the family. was admit.
re'i to our public schools as q whit,
child-was Tor some time a member
m Trinity Church 5 sy-Schooi
with other children of tho same fam
iiy. Hundreds Of children who ar,
now growing up to maturity ia uur
midst. have becn Eer associates il
plav and study.
At the death OF the lady who hac
brought her here, the child WAS com
united to a daughter OF the family
and by her put out 10 service, ut fire.
IN this city and afterwards in Pro
videuce. lu the latter city, about q
year ago, appeared two persons who
cl,iIned tn represent the girls moth.
+r. a slave in New Orleans, and car.
ried her thither, much against hel
own wishes, as represented by lhos,
who hal charge Of her. In New
Orle"n- it is supposed that che lived
for = while ~ domestic in tho fam
lily Of the daughter Of the lady who
had been her patruness here. Sh,
had now become a young woman
b teen years OF age; 80 whits that
no one who lad known her ever sus
pectei tho mixture Of negro blood
so attractive that she was worth q
thousand dollars tor purposes such
that We cannot snlly our sheet by q
palmer expression Of them Thu
mex. thing We hear OF her il the fol
lowing letter from hersel
"NKw ORLEANS Cry.
October 8, 1881
Mrs. -: ! now take my pen il
hand TO write you these few lines, t,
l"t yon know what Mr.. al,
Mrs. - are. You know them -
Last Winter my mother caue fp
me; ! Was in Providence. and Mis-,
= said my mother might sell IN
if | came hero. On the ninth a
September, | was arrested bv tw,
Police Officers, which Mr.. go
the order from Mr.. - to carry M,
TO the negro traders yard, to be sol,
TO TIE highest bidder; bu, the oi
ficers took me and locked me up il
Jail, bnt the officers took pity on III,
and put me in there for sale keeping
because, il they carried me to tn,
traders yard, my mother would nj
sec me again, for Miss - was all
the time telling me that nv mother
would sell me. But now Mr..
has turned around AMI done snch II
mean thing, everybody here thinks n
very little OF the family. ! mean
the -, for they are not any more
respected now than u COMMON work
ing man. They wan, one thousand
dollars Tor me | nev,r had thu
thought that Mr.. would do tho
like OF that. Tho officers think that
1t il a very mean thing indeed.
Innst put my letter to II close. hope
you and ali yonr family are well.
am not very well; have a very bad
cold from being in Jail. Mr. -
please writ me u lett rs soon as
You can, and when | get a letter
from you | will write you mors. II
you see -. T. II him all about il
from -. When was at the
North, they c4lle me -. When
] wanted to come back, Mr.. -
said they had dressed me up so that
! wonll not know my work. When
there, | h,h about four dollars
worth; now. never 90 out hut
hsva aixtv dn'lars' worth on my
back. II VsWport (R. ~ Ne,os.