Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Powhatan Roberts” in article 5 of The Daily Dispatch: March 7, 1864., [Electronic resource]:
...t last the bar-room of William A. Porter, opposite the Spotswood Hotel, was broken, into and robbed of seven gallons of whiskey and, a lot of cigars, valued at $1,000. A negro named William, slave of Powhatan Roberts , has been arrested and locked up, charged with the theft.
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