In 1872, Asa Dupuy Dickinson sued the Hampden-Sydney College for nonpayment of funds for the lease of an enslaved man, David Ross, whom he owned. Dickinson was apparently awarded $804.70 for Ross's work.
Board of Trustee minutes authorizing the payment of the Administrator of Jonathan P. Cushing's estate for the hire of Lewis for the part of the year 1836 at the rate of 10 a month.
Billy Brown, a 'free man of colour,' had purchased his freedom 9 years earlier and since that time, had been employed by H-SC. Learning that the laws of Virginia required manumitted slaves to leave the state, he petitioned the Virginia General Assembly to be allowed to remain. A number of prominent white men signed the petition attesting to his character but the GA denied the petition.
Billy Brown, a 'free man of colour,' had purchased his freedom 9 years earlier and since that time, had been employed by H-SC. Learning that the laws of Virginia required manumitted slaves to leave the state, he petitioned the Virginia General Assembly to be allowed to remain. A number of prominent white men signed the petition attesting to his character but the GA denied the petition. This event chronicles the filing of his second petition, also denied.
Billy Brown, a 'free man of colour,' had purchased his freedom 9 years earlier and since that time, had been employed by H-SC. Learning that the laws of Virginia required manumitted slaves to leave the state, he petitioned the Virginia General Assembly to be allowed to remain. A number of prominent white men signed the petition attesting to his character but the GA denied the petition (he filed a second petition, also denied, several years later).
Prince Edward County, Virginia was formed in the Virginia Colony in 1754 from Amelia County. It was named for Prince Edward, second son of Frederick, Prince of Wales and younger brother of George III of the United Kingdom.
The Prince Edward Medical Institute was founded by John Peter Mettauer in Prince Edward County, Virginia, in 1837. After operating independently for 10 years, the Institute became associated with Randolph-Macon College in 1847 and was known as the Medical Department of Randolph-Macon College.
Board of Trustees Resolved that "no student shall employ any other than the servants of the College for cutting and carrying wood without the consent of the Curator"
Surgeon John Peter Mettauer published an article describing surgeries he had undertaken to relieve the occurance of vesico-vaginal fistula in two subjects: one a 34-year old woman, and the other a 20-year old woman, described as a servant and presumably enslaved. In his article, Mettauer describes operating on the latter woman at least eight times, at least twice a year, until he "relinquished the case." Though Mettauer considered the surgical procedure on the 34-year old woman successful, all of the operations on the 20-year old woman ended in failure, which Mettauer attributed to "sexual intercourse" which he believed "defeated several of the operations."
Record of inventory of enslaved persons "belonging to Briery Church" as of November 8, 1774, that identifies the purchase date of Nell, a female, and John, a boy, as February 16, 1768, for a total of 67.10.0 pounds. Briery Church was one of three local Presbyterian congregations charged with raising funds toward the founding of Hampden-Sydney College.
Record of inventory of enslaved persons "belonging to Briery Church" as of November 8, 1774, that identifies the purchase date of Nell, a female, and John, a boy, as February 16, 1768, for a total of 67.10.0 pounds. Briery Church was one of three local Presbyterian congregations charged with raising funds toward the founding of Hampden-Sydney College.
Robert Watkins was the minor, orphaned nephew of Francis Watkins and owner of an enslaved person named Agg. He was a student at Hampden-Sydney College.