"Two Slave Drivers and a Backwoodsman with His Rifle."

"Two Slave Drivers and a Backwoodsman with His Rifle."

Plate 20 from FORTY ETCHINGS: FROM SKETCHES MADE WITH THE CAMERA LUCIDA, IN NORTH AMERICA IN 1827 AND 1828 by Captain Basil Hall. From the author's description: "The figure on the left in this Sketch, was a Black man in charge of a plantation in South Carolina, which we visited in the abse...

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"Two Slave Drivers and a Backwoodsman with His Rifle."
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African Americans; Slaves
description Plate 20 from FORTY ETCHINGS: FROM SKETCHES MADE WITH THE CAMERA LUCIDA, IN NORTH AMERICA IN 1827 AND 1828 by Captain Basil Hall. From the author's description: "The figure on the left in this Sketch, was a Black man in charge of a plantation in South Carolina, which we visited in the absence of the proprietor. He was a man of information, and really very well bred - though he could neither read nor write. I did not suppose it possible that a negro in the situation of a slave-driver, could be so much like a gentleman - but so it was. The other driver on the right, is a native African, born near Timbuctoo [sic]. When twelve years old, he and his family were captured, and sent into slavery. On their way to the coast a lion, it seems, attacked the party, and overthrew this lad amongst others. On his breast the marks of what he said were lion's claws are distinctly to be seen, and he told me that he remembered all the incidents which occurred on this occasion. He belongs now to a plantation in the State of Georgia. The center figure is a Backwoodsman of the State of Indiana, with a long rifle in his hand. He is one of those free and easy settlers called Squatters, who rove about in the unoccupied lands of the Western States, till they find a `location' to suit them, and then they squat down upon it, declaring themselves the lords and masters of the property. The person here represented looked the character so well, that I should not have liked much to dispute his title. The rifle he carried was upwards of four feet long in the barrel, and carried a shot so small, that upwards of 100 of them went to the pound. With this he brought down squirrels, and, as he told me, even birds on the wing. These exploits, however, I did not witness."
spelling Q0000045055Q45055"Two Slave Drivers and a Backwoodsman with His Rifle."Plate 20 from FORTY ETCHINGS: FROM SKETCHES MADE WITH THE CAMERA LUCIDA, IN NORTH AMERICA IN 1827 AND 1828 by Captain Basil Hall. From the author's description: "The figure on the left in this Sketch, was a Black man in charge of a plantation in South Carolina, which we visited in the absence of the proprietor. He was a man of information, and really very well bred - though he could neither read nor write. I did not suppose it possible that a negro in the situation of a slave-driver, could be so much like a gentleman - but so it was. The other driver on the right, is a native African, born near Timbuctoo [sic]. When twelve years old, he and his family were captured, and sent into slavery. On their way to the coast a lion, it seems, attacked the party, and overthrew this lad amongst others. On his breast the marks of what he said were lion's claws are distinctly to be seen, and he told me that he remembered all the incidents which occurred on this occasion. He belongs now to a plantation in the State of Georgia. The center figure is a Backwoodsman of the State of Indiana, with a long rifle in his hand. He is one of those free and easy settlers called Squatters, who rove about in the unoccupied lands of the Western States, till they find a `location' to suit them, and then they squat down upon it, declaring themselves the lords and masters of the property. The person here represented looked the character so well, that I should not have liked much to dispute his title. The rifle he carried was upwards of four feet long in the barrel, and carried a shot so small, that upwards of 100 of them went to the pound. With this he brought down squirrels, and, as he told me, even birds on the wing. These exploits, however, I did not witness."1827-18281820-1829African Americans; SlavesStill imagePrints; SketchesHall, BasilForty Etchings: from Sketches Made with the Camera Lucida, in North America, in 1827 and 1828E165.H16 1830v23118Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/18099
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