African Americans in slavery and freedom on the Washington Navy Yard, 1799-1865
By: by John G. Sharp
Publisher: Morgan Hannah Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: [Concord, Calif.?]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 127
Subjects: United States; United States. Navy; Washington Navy Yard; African Americans; History
Description: "This volume contains the first narrative history of the Washington Navy Yard's black workforce, both slave and free,1799 - 1865 and for the first time, provides detailed tables, and appendices, listing the names of black mechanics and laborers. Separate columns help identify slaveholders, employee job title, pay rate and source or citation for the information. This history was researched and written using primarily the records of the Department of the Navy, Washington Navy Yard, official correspondence, employee pay and muster documents and District of Columbia archival records such as: certificates of freedom, slave sales, apprenticeship indentures and last will and testaments. This is an essential volume for understanding employment on the Washington Navy Yard prior to the Emancipation Proclamation."
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-126).
Table of contents: title: Preface and Introduction; title: Transcription; title: History of African Americans in Slavery and  Freedom on WNY; title: Washington Navy Yard in 1808; title: "Well Known to be Established Custom"; title: "Unpleasant Feelings"; title: The African American Workforce in 1808; title: Slaves on the Payroll; title: Freedom; title: Slaveholders; title: Discipline and Resistance; title: Slavery and Free Labor; title: The African American Workforce 1829 -1830; title: Table 1, Domestic Servants; title: African Americans employed in the Commandants House and Officers Quarters; title: Towards Freedom 1830 -1865; title: Table 2, African Americans on the Yard List of Workers; title: Appendix A, 1808 Muster of WNY Prepared for Secretary of Navy Robert Smith; title: Appendix B, 1808 List of Officers, Servants, Slaves and Boys in Ordinary; title: Appendix C, 1830 List of African Americans Employed at WNY; title: Appendix D, 1854 Painters Payroll; title: Appendix E, Wages Paid to WNY Mechanics and Laborers 1801-1820.