Handwritten narrative of "Uncle Barcus"
date: label: Date
content: 1860-1899
name: label: Written by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Bachus
label: Subject of
content: Jameson Moody, American, 1785 - 1842
label: Subject of
content: Mary Susan Moody, American, 1797 - 1843
notes: label: Description
content: A handwritten narrative of the life of "Uncle Barcus" or Bachus, an enslaved man. The handwriting is cursive in pencil on red paper and reads: [Old Uncle Barcus / “Belonged to Moodys” / Body servant of Jameson / Moody in “War of 1812” / Drove carriage when Jameson / Moody and Mary Susan / Lankford eloped. / He slept on an oak board / when young and a pine / board when old because it was softer.] The back of the paper is blank.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: War of 1812, 1812-1815
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Mary Moody Northen Endowment
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.20.1.2
objectType: label: Type
content: notes, biographical
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: graphite on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 4 13/16 x 3 in. (12.2 x 7.6 cm)