Margaret--Thanks for the suggestions.  I've already plowed that ground 
and know where the hospital was--between Main and Grace Streets on 
26th.  What I'm  now trying to find out is how it was run, etc.   Maurice

Margaret Peters wrote:
> My only suggestion, if you have not already done it, would be to check 
> Richmond city maps for that period.  Many date from the period 
> 1850-1900 and are well indexed and available at the Virginia 
> Historical Society. That at least would tell you whether the building 
> was indeed there and perhaps what it was named.  It is likely if it 
> was brick that it might have survived the war and would appear on the 
> 1876 Beers map of Richmond, though obviously not then used as a slave 
> hospital.  It might also be useful to check the Mutual Assurance 
> Society records which are indexed on film and available at the Library 
> of Virginia.  A quick title search, perhaps using the Land Tax Records 
> to ascertain ownership in say 1860, might be useful as well.  Good 
> luck on a fascinating topic.
>
>
> Margaret Peters
>
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> Margaret Peters
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "jmduke" <[log in to unmask]>
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> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 9:00 AM
> Subject: Richmond Slave Hospital
>
>
>> I recently learned from an 1850s Richmond newspaper ad that there was 
>> a hospital exclusively for slaves located near 26th and Main Streets 
>> in Richmond. I've found the names of the doctors who staffed it and 
>> have consulted the usual major sources and historical institutions 
>> but can find nothing about the hospital itself. Does anyone out there 
>> in list-land have any ideas?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Maurice Duke <[log in to unmask]>
>>
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