Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-26

DIS, proclamationS, manuscripts
checks, bills. receipts and expense ac-
counts relating to the American slave
trade. said TO be the most complete
and valuable collection Of it's kind in
existence. is to be found in the Ma
tional Capital says the Washington
Herald
The collection contains more than
being rare handbills Offering rewards
Tor runaway slaves. They arc printed
in large black letters with wooden
type. and some OF them contain wood
cuts OF negro running away from
plantation with bundle thrown
STAFF
Many OF these posters came from
the states bordering upon the Dis
trict and some actually were posted
in the National Capital
inc following is typical OF the word
. ing OF the posters
One thousand five hundred dollars.
reward. Ran away from my farm
near Washington city in June last a
negro man. Jim Bell. twenty-five wear.
OF age. about > feet or 10 inches
hlSh, quite black, stout build. "A little
thick In speech, and usually affects
smile when Spoken to-
Ana last Saturday night, eth in
slant. two others Observation-Disclosures"
Sewcll. about thirty-h years OF age
'a' muiatto. feet 10 or II inches
high, straight and sprightlv fellow
Win cunning and artful look, plays
on the fiddle, has "A wife and family in
Washington; and Barney" CovinEtou
'"entE.two years old, about > feet q
or 10 inches high, copper color, has
downcast and timid look
i Will give the above reward for
the three. or $500 for any one IL taken
IN free State and 5000 apiece IL taken
IN Maryland or the District OF Colum-
bia; in either case they must be Sc
cured in the jail in Maryland or the
instruct or Columbia so that may get
them again.
GEORGE ". YOUNG.
September 30. 1856"
one or the handhilis bears the name
of Maryland clergyman, for in the
early part OF the century many min
,sters mad no scruples about main
tanning slaves. II follows:
Twenty-Five dollars reward will be
paid for tho delivery to me or in
WASHINGTON city Jail of the following
described muiatto woman. who ran
away on the 18th inst:
tu,itia Hall nineteen years old. 5
ieet Inches tall, black glossy hair.
when in good humor has a pleasant
countenance. full face. thick. chunky
hgure. left handed, large foot
Her clothing was: mixed straw
bonnet. trimmed with blue ribbon.
piue muslin dress. one pink lawn dress.
two dark calico dresses. one white
basque trimmed with blue.
REV. d. MOTHER.
"Darnestown, Montgomery County.
Md.
September &c. 1861"
recent visitor at the arr stor.
was looking over the handbills. when
suddenly he gave voice 10 along. low
whistle Of surprise.
Well, I'll be hanged" he exclaimed
lf the fellow who signed this poster
WASH my cousin. then I'm a liar"
Among the collection is a recein,
for a slave boy named John. dated in
1891 and issued by the grandfather of
prominent local stock broker The
sum of SLIGO was paid for the how,
according to the receipt
The pieces included in the collec-
ton cover the entire slave period from
before the Revolution until after the
issuance of the Emancipation Procla-
nation and the ratification Of the
Thirteenth Amendment to the Consti-
tuition.
number of the receipts bear the
captions
Crawford. Frazer & Co, Atlanta,
Ga. negro brokers"
There are many curious old wood
prints OF the slaves and slave brokers'
When the slaves were placed on sale
AZ auction. according to the prints,
they were CARRIED In full dress suits.
standing collars and high silk hats.
This reEalia was lent to them just
during the formalities of the sale
\ curious old appraisal statement.
dated 1872, gives the following esti-
mated values of slaves:
Sam, E55; Frank, f45: Rachael, ESQ"
The collection includes a check for
$500 in payment for one slave
Instead of being sold outright, many
of the slaves were hired out for speci-
fed periods OF time. These contracts
for hire usually involved very curl
Gus stipulations. One man agreed to
hire out his slave for a year for $50.
provided that the slave must not
pillow or cut with the scythe and
cradle. He must be we'll and humane.
ly treated, we'll clothed with good
suit of summer and winter clothes,
and be returned to me with a good
new hat. blanket. shoes and socks"
Many slaves during the Civil War
were taken by the Federal troops as
contraband and were compelled 10
work at digging trenches. The coliec-
ton includes rolls containing long lists
of names OF such slaves.
One receipt reads:
Received the sun, of $4,000 for Mary