Comments on: An Amazing Advertisement for Runaway Slaves

By: totaltransformation

totaltransformation — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:25:02 +0000

I mostly have copies of runaway slave ads from the Carolina Centinel.

By: totaltransformation

totaltransformation — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:23:13 +0000

I am still hanging around, but don’t post much new content. A bit busy trying to finish up my Ph.D. Glad you enjoyed the post though.

By: Renate

Renate — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:29:05 +0000

Thanks for this posting. Is this blog still active?

By: totaltransformation

totaltransformation — Sun, 10 May 2009 03:05:57 +0000

Andrew, at this time a prime field hand could sell for anywhere between 700 and 1100 dollars. The modern equivalent of $35,000 to $55,000.

By: trit

trit — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 22:23:23 +0000

This is absolutely intriguing-the complexity of the relationship between the black slaves and their masters is something that is almost unfathomable. The Masters had to think of their slaves as subhuman, but it is almost inevitable that some type of relationship would be built, and it is obvious here that a master was inevitably drawn to the companionship of this man Welcome.

By: Prentice Autry

Prentice Autry — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 22:04:33 +0000

This is a great post!! My great great grandfather was a slave owned by Isaac Wright. Do you have any other Bladen County, North Carolina slave documents?

By: Andrew Slominski

Andrew Slominski — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:20:54 +0000

Another amazing thing about this is the amount of money offered as a reward.

$100 at this time period = 5 oz. of Gold

5 oz. of Gold today = about $5000

Amazing.