Thanks David & Elizabeth.  One of these days maybe I'll find out what REALLY happened.

Joanne

[log in to unmask] wrote: There was a separate powder magazine in Shockoe Valley where powder was stored. I believe it belonged to merchants, rather than the local militia or the Manufactory of Arms. This was not the same powder magazine that was blown up during the evacuation fire in April 1865.? Gabriel and his co-conspirators talked of capturing this smaller magazine.



Elizabeth


-----Original Message-----
From: qvarizona 
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 10:48 am
Subject: Re: Gabriel's Conspiracy 1800




David,

One back-burner research project of mine is tracking down any truth to 
allegations made in a lawsuit originally brought in Botetourt Co. VA in Nov. 
1804. This suit was founded on a contract by a Rev. Gray to purchase 500 pounds 
of  gun powder from (Robert) Rowland of Botetourt Co., and it was charged that 
the powder was made and stored and subject to Gray's order for several years 
before Robert's death ca. Aug/Sept. 1800.   When Gray demanded the powder, 
admin. of Robert's estate was unable to deliver and claimed that  a few days 
before Robert's death the gun powder "... was feloniously stolen and the 
impression was that it was in possession of the negroes at the insurrection in 
Richmond (1800). "

I understand it's been awhile since your  research re. Gabriel and his plans, 
but do you recall coming across anything re. gun powder that would possibly 
provide a clue for me to follow?

Joanne



David Kiracofe  wrote: Henry,  Years ago I was doing some 
research on the suppression of the
Gabriel Conspiracy of 1800 in the Library of Virginia manuscript
collections, and came across has a report on the penitentiary.  Along
with reports of prisoner diet, expenditures of various kinds, it also
discussed what they produced in the prison workshops.  The report was in
the Governor's papers (James Monroe's adminstration).  I'm sorry I can't
give you a specific date beyond that.

Good luck.

David Kiracofe


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>>> Henry Wiencek  06/27/07 11:50 AM >>>
Having done soap, I turn to nails. Jefferson had a nailery at Monticello
in
the 1790s and early 1800s (until he was run out of business by cheap
British
imports) where he set to work slaves aged 10-16. A dissertation says
that
Jefferson's local competition for his nailery was the Virginia State
Penitentiary. The designer of the 'pen,' Benjamin Henry Latrobe,
consulted
with Jefferson on the design. The new prison was supposed to reflect the
most advanced "liberal" thinking on prison reform. I'm digging into the
sources, but does anyone know anything about the nailery at the state
prison? I'm wondering if it was Jefferson's idea, Latrobe's idea, or
someone
else's.  

Henry Wiencek


       
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