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“…barely a white home occupied…”
See “…a grazing beef...,” above.
“…to be called Lizzie…”
I’m very grateful to Lisa Oakley for finding the death record of Lizzie Jackson, a detail of which which appears on this page in the printed book—no other record of Lizzie appears to have survived.
“…William…”
See “…pregnant again,” above.
The name of Anarcha’s son, as it appears in the printed book, appears on the 1870 Census Report for King George County, Virginia,
“…Eda Harper’s mother-in-law…”
Narrative of Eda Harper.
Library of Congress. (2018). Slave narratives: A folk history of slavery in the U.S., Arkansas Narratives, Vol. 3, p.164.
Eda Harper
“Frank Bell…”
Narrative of Frank Bell.
Library of Congress. (2018). Slave narratives: A folk history of slavery in the U.S., Texas Narratives, Vol. 1, pp. 60-61.
“…$500 in Confederate money…”
Narrative of Louise Matthews.
Rawick, G. P., Hillegas, J., & Lawrence, K. (1978). The American slave: A composite autobiography : supplement, series 2. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Pub, Vol. 7, Texas Narratives, p. 2604.
Louise Matthews
“Some were like turtles…”
Narrative of W.L. Bost.
Library of Congress. (2018). Slave narratives: A folk history of slavery in the U.S., North Carolina Narratives, Vol. 1, p. 145.
W.L. Bost
“…quit their slavery wives…”
Narrative of Mack Brantley.
Library of Congress. (2018). Slave narratives: A folk history of slavery in the U.S., Arkansas Narratives, Vol. 1, p. 242.
Mack Brantley
“…died of consumption…”
Narrative of W.L. Pollacks.
Library of Congress. (2018). Slave narratives: A folk history of slavery in the U.S., Arkansas Narratives, Vol. 5, pp. 357-58.
