In 1850 Free Blacks had to leave the state
Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows
From: RONALD CORNWELL<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, May 27, 2022 1:57 PM
To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: [VA-ROOTS] Exodus of Free Blacks
It sounds like they are removing on their own
Sent from my iPhone
> On May 27, 2022, at 10:05 AM, ANNIE MABRY <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Karen:
> Is this information a transcription? And if so, can you refer us to the original document? There appears to be some missing words.
>
> With the current information provided, it’s difficult to interpret. There are several ‘Laws’ that come to mind regarding the ‘removal of free blacks’ during that era.
> Thank you for any clarification,
>
> Annie S. Mabry
> (303) 263-6746 - Mobile
> [log in to unmask]
>
>
>> On May 27, 2022, at 8:52 AM, Karen Sutton <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>> Greetings all,
>>
>> Please take a moment to read this paragraph, and let me know what you
>> think. It is a quotation from a Northumberland County, VA Order Book.
>> Question: Please tell me what this entry says to you? Do you think the free
>> blacks wanted to leave or were forced to leave?
>>
>> “October 14, 1850”
>> It appearing to this court by satisfactory evidence that there are a number
>> of free negroes about to removed from this county out of the commonwealth
>> of Va. at their own coast and whence by our making appropriations for the
>> removal of free persons of color and for other purposes passed the 11th.
>> March 1850 which -------- directs that it shall be the duty of the county
>> and cooperating courts to charge the legal tax for the seal of the court
>> and ---- of every copy of registration by them to every free negro and to
>> acco. (accommodate) with the auditor of such tax being to raise a fund for
>> the remova1 of free negroes out of this Commonwealth. Therefore the court
>> dot direct its clerk: not to charge the tax aforesaid to any free negro who
>> obtains his papers for the purpose of removing out of the Commonwealth at
>> his or her own costs."
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Stay Safe and Well!
>>
>>
>> Karen E. Sutton
>>
>>
>> Karen E. Sutton, Ph.D.
>>
>> Class of Fall 2021
>>
>> Dept of History/Geography, Museum
>>
>> Studies and Historic Preservation
>>
>> Morgan State University
>>
>> 1700 E. Cold Spring Lane
>>
>> Baltimore, MD 21251
>>
>> [log in to unmask]
>>
>> To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at
>> https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flistlva.lib.va.us%2Farchives%2Fva-roots.html&data=05%7C01%7C%7C343505e0dd9346cee2f008da400a58ff%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637892710441068980%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=P%2B%2B2jhuA2hmlB6knaEms1ioXUcFXolYzgMu9bI%2Bs0Cw%3D&reserved=0
>>
>> This list is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
>
> To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at
> https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flistlva.lib.va.us%2Farchives%2Fva-roots.html&data=05%7C01%7C%7C343505e0dd9346cee2f008da400a58ff%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637892710441068980%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=P%2B%2B2jhuA2hmlB6knaEms1ioXUcFXolYzgMu9bI%2Bs0Cw%3D&reserved=0
>
> This list is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at
https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flistlva.lib.va.us%2Farchives%2Fva-roots.html&data=05%7C01%7C%7C343505e0dd9346cee2f008da400a58ff%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637892710441068980%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=P%2B%2B2jhuA2hmlB6knaEms1ioXUcFXolYzgMu9bI%2Bs0Cw%3D&reserved=0
This list is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at
https://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html
This list is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
|
