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Information about Free Negros in Richmond, VA during the Civil War
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1862-11-13, Richmond Dispatch; John Haley, 1SC, drunk, sent to Castle Thunder; John Norman, free negro, ordered a “thrashing” for disturbing the peace near the “new Alms-House.”
1862-11-14, Richmond Dispatch; 2 negroes arrested for trespassing at Henningsen Hospital
1862-11-24, Richmond Dispatch; 12 Yankee sailors arrive at Libby. Also 15 regular soldiers & 2 “Yankee negroes.”
1862-11-28, Richmond Dispatch; long adv from Tredegar – want 500 negroes to work in Botetourt Co. blast furnace
1862-12-14, National Archives; Inspection report of Bellevue Hospital
1862-12-16, Richmond Enquirer; Martha Ball, nurse at GH#1, convicted of being a "woman of the town"
1863-01-01, Richmond Dispatch; 200 negro workers, Govt. duty, arrive from Madison County. Housed in Govt. warehouses “opposite Castle Thunder.”
1863-01-03, Richmond Dispatch; State Penitentiary under new director, & nearly full
1863-01-07, Richmond Dispatch; Seth Comstock, 16Me., 6’7”, into Libby. Caught with 8 negroes at Winston, NC – one his wife.
1863-01-08, Richmond Dispatch; 6 Castle Thunder escapees captured & returned. 2 named.
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