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“…her cough even worse.”
See “…could tell from her cough…,” above.
“…discharged as cured…”
See “…four days before Christmas 1856…,” above.
“…a work gang on the York River Railroad…”
The Fredericksburg News, January 5, 1857.
“The men resisted application…”
The National Anti-Slavery Standard, January 24, 1857, p. 3. Originally published in the Fredericksburg Herald.
“…a letter was found…”
I have combined two different printed versions of the letter, one from the National Anti-Slavery Standard, and one from Herbert Aptheker’s American Negro Slave Revolts.
Aptheker, H. (1936). American Negro slave revolts. (Science & society, 1.) New York: Science & Society, p. 350.
“…refused to detail the plot.”
The National Anti-Slavery Standard, January 10, 1857, p. 2.
“…so that he would not expire…”
See “The men resisted application…,” above.