, 1865-08-29

42e ~ SQt0 III 1AN0IFflkc4 4Ens14-E1H1.
pfoycd fn the Rebel Ar1ny-Atterupts
to T:scapc-1s Taken Esaek and has
Both Feel Cut Ofr In Punishment.
tFron, the Washington Chronicle, esth.]
TIC following i simple story IRON poor
and crippled son Of Ham:
MY name l. Ric3,nrd Thomas Griffin; nm
thirty three years old. Iwas bought by NY
father, Thomas Griffin, from Mr. Caldwell, Of
Washington, who owned me until was quite
who owned farm on Tie Eas1ern Rs4.ncls,
hired me as body servant, under the follow
Ing conditions: l was to remain with him for
Ten years to 80 where he did, and to Obey his
orders. I Twas to receive, at tile end Of my
term Of service, $500, horsc, a sadale and
bride, and q suit Of clothes, and was IL. be
gain waa made, my father took me to tho City
hall in Washington, where was recorded as
q free man OF color Mr.. Naylor can sll0w the
record. We tDr. Lee md i went from Wash
IT'D ti1m i Of s5b acres. ucre be be bousht uIo
family Of slayrs. lie was engaged In business
IN Augusta, Georgia, whcrc he spent MUCH of
hts time
moved to Knoxville, Tcl4n., where le sold all
his slaycs, attempted to sell me, and bought
the Tennessee Hotel. The gentleman to
whom he wished to sell me WIS Capt Ar
mold, Of the rci'ti at1ay, ysho wns shortly al
EGiEAfH C7-QilQcu u3 luE k40AGGS IN helfIEEy.
The owner Of tho hotel ut the i,nc tie sale
Of tas property was lh1dc ha.l 4 difficulty
with Or. Lee. Capt Arnold told him Of tile At
tempt to heil ME to him, and the ini1-5ecp:r,
oua oi spese % nr. ~, tod me q about y.
~ !1te Norh;EE apout tAe lo;ef, aolns !at!e
G - ssessuang, Was Alfea 20 CaPt. W. v"
He s7ae under MAJ. Glover; was hard
lri,'kcr, very p:ofane, ard very rough. Ny
duty WE to haul forage from Knoxville to the
|an,,ttss t1,a 1,s-.or,naetar no"rad ~ Ione
i,nro wheTe lis inrn;iv rcs;}rJ ial;n~ ma
viii VIII him M Aho,,i M T a month % ait.rwar3 ,1e
Yankecs occupied Knoxville, when we moved
1 " Wc 10 d'rc
inr lie sfoci:. In file I.lF we wcat I,acs to
bones sls,r,. afterward to Marion. yirgiDia,
xv1.erc 1ras 1vnr1-,ng in fbe cs3aro4n shan,
MAKING borse-slnes.e Ne 1ntnrned IN Rrst9f
I'm thc linz l,etwesn v;rr;n;a ,nd T,,nnesen,
md iIrrin~ ttat nmeri 1rcs cmn,nrnd ~
hetarc IN hc snit1, shnn- 80 sD'P'o''a 80
aIn 'tha h. ri ri, IVA wa. e nrajn ,n,aA q ...s4op
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In1a.1aa.1 ot,osa 1,ss; 1saa a.; " ~
md 1yishtnE tn see X. X fee a. Tnar1.;ile
mn d. m atfcmnt tn ceca1se fbronrh 1ha ranoi
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ana MI %o reoSa Sae "ro
vac ~ ,-;a5 ~ Car,ain Co1or,or 49,, ;i;e'
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s.n.-o,. ~ .,,S - .,,a.',,., ~ i tne AAnhees
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ats1,t ais 10 s...nS 49, H. Htn "as ape 10 more
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raT,'c ho,no soaias 81 ss aeie @ III sos' bsoR9loN
slnt tuAlE. ocmeoody saw Gof. bro"nloT.
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m A. Nasn,.;,sa s ~ tfiua5 .s5 70 n4at nln
~ +rons-or3a,t'!r - ~ Eti ie1aseu 10 sl!s
II vas oGa;rs. .-lo.s ~ I ~ t,r' ~ ancy eatu
- "aas Aeza1a4sL n9uclk put I"o gentlemen IN |