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Abbey Lindsey

“…a family whose valuation…”

The total Westcott wealth in 1828 is listed at $9,153.50. The family of Jerry and Sue is valued at $1,500.00, as appears on this page in the book.

This is from the 1828 inventory of David Westcott’s estate, conducted after he died. The inventory is held at the Montgomery County Archives in Montgomery, Alabama. The image printed in The Anarcha Quest comes from the same document.

“…Sue arrived in the mornings…”

This passage derives from the narratives of Joe Clinton, Dicey Thomas, and an unnamed formerly enslaved person from Georgia.

Library of Congress. (2018). Slave narratives: A folk history of slavery in the U.S., Arkansas Narratives, Vol. 2, p. 32 and Vol. 6, p. 291; Georgia Narratives, Vol. 4, p. 313.

“…women were required…”

From the narratives of James Bertrand, Frank Briles, and Irella Battle Walker.

Library of Congress. (2018). Slave narratives: A folk history of slavery in the U.S., Arkansas Narratives, Vol. 1, pp. 157, 251.

Rawick, G. P., Hillegas, J., & Lawrence, K. (1978). The American slave: A composite autobiography: supplement, series 2. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Pub, Vol. 10, Texas, p. 3933.

“…sun to sun…”

Narrative of Will Adams.

Rawick, G. P., Hillegas, J., & Lawrence, K. (1978). The American slave: A composite autobiography: supplement, series 2. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Pub, Vol. 2 Texas, p. 12.

Will Adams

“…can to can’t…”

Narrative of Abbie Lindsey.

Library of Congress. (2018). Slave narratives: A folk history of slavery in the U.S., Arkansas Narratives, Vol. 4, p. 257.

Abbey Lindsey

“…the horn of the overseer…”

From the narratives of Millie Evans, Irene Coates, and Henry Cheatem.

Library of Congress. (2018). Slave narratives: A folk history of slavery in the U.S., Arkansas Narratives, Vol. 2, p. 245; Florida Narratives, Vol. 1, p. 77; Alabama Narratives, Vol. 1, p. 68.

“At the end of the day…”

Narratives of William Gant and Wes Brady.

Library of Congress. (2018). Slave narratives: A folk history of slavery in the U.S., Arkansas Narratives, Vol. 3, p. 11.

Rawick, G. P., Hillegas, J., & Lawrence, K. (1978). The American slave: A composite autobiography: supplement, series 2. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Pub, Vol. 2, Texas, p. 399.

“…ten years of age…”

Narrative of Kittie Stanford.

Library of Congress. (2018). Slave narratives: A folk history of slavery in the U.S., Arkansas Narratives, Vol. 6, p. 214.

Kittie Stanford

“…as soon as they were large enough…”

Narratives of Henry Brown and Sallie Crane.

Library of Congress. (2018). Slave narratives: A folk history of slavery in the U.S., South Carolina Narratives, Vol. 1, p. 118; Arkansas Narratives, Vol. 2, p. 52.

“Anarcha was neither tall nor portly…”

Details of Anarcha’s stature are estimates based on what is known—and what I saw—of fistula sufferers in Africa. As fistula is often a result of prolonged obstructed labor (a “passenger too large for the passage”), it is common for fistula sufferers to be small in stature.

“…her job to be a playmate…”

Narrative of Randolph Johnson. This is a problematic narrative, both in that Johnson is not permitted to speak for himself, and for the obvious effort to portray a “kindly” master. I include it only because it shows that very young slaves were made to work in unusual ways.

Library of Congress. (2018). Slave narratives: A folk history of slavery in the U.S., Alabama Narratives, Vol. 1, p. 231.

Randolph Johnson

“…to keep flies off the missus…”

Narratives of Maria Sutton Clements and Frances Andrews.

Library of Congress. (2018). Slave narratives: A folk history of slavery in the U.S., Arkansas Narratives, Vol. 2, p. 25; South Carolina, Vol. 1, p. 17.