Barrett's Factory Prison
Information about Barrett's Factory Prison in Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

Formerly the tobacco factory of William Barrett, located on Main street between 23rd and 24th street. Henry "Box" Brown, the famous slave who mailed himself to freedom, worked here before the war.

• Mutual Assurance Society policy 1844; depicts the area occupied by Barrett's Tobacco Factory, from the Library of Virginia

Written Accounts