Free Negroes
Information about Free Negros in Richmond, VA during the Civil War

Written Accounts

1868-03-31, Richmond Whig; two negro brothers fight at Chimborazo – one drew a knife, but was held back from using it
1868-04-27, Richmond Dispatch; Chimborazo is “a nuisance” due to the “depredations of the horde of negroes” living there. Calls for the break up of the camp
1868-05-16, Alexandria Gazette; two buildings burn down at Chimborazo. Notes that it is still occupied by negroes.
1868-06-09, Richmond Dispatch; 1 white and 2 black boys fined for having a rock battle at Chimborazo
1868-08-07, Richmond Dispatch; important details about Bellevue Hospital – once a hospital, then a place of voting, now a residence for freedmen
1868-10-23, Richmond Dispatch; “free fight” among the negroes at Rocketts; “new brick church” being built by negroes near Chimborazo
1868-10-23, Richmond Dispatch; political meeting at Chimborazo of the “Chimborazo Loyal Club” “at their hall” – resolutions passed not backing Hunnicutt
1869-04-17, Richmond Dispatch; case before the police court regarding trespassing at Chimborazo – interesting hints at informal property boundaries there
1869-05-01, Richmond Dispatch; more cases of informal property disputes at Chimborazo – details on the property owners that claim the land, so squatters, pay rent to nobody.
1869-10-25, Richmond Dispatch; adv from resident of Chimborazo, having found a day book

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